ISC 2024 English Literature Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 English Paper 2 (Literature in English) from the 2024 board examination, code 1224-801B. It carries 80 marks and lasts three hours, with an extra fifteen minutes for reading only. All five questions are compulsory, and Section B answers must stay within the word limits printed on the paper. Section A has ten multiple-choice questions and ten sentences to be completed with a reason. Section B has three twenty-mark questions, one each on Shakespeare's The Tempest, the prose collection Echoes and the poetry collection Reverie, each ending with an internal choice. The set pieces include Fritz, The Story of an Hour, Quality, The Singing Lesson, B. Wordsworth, Birches, Dover Beach, The Dolphins and John Brown. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

English Literature

Year

2024

Paper code

1224-801B

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

5

Pages

6

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  20 marks

  Question 1: ten multiple-choice questions. Question 2: ten sentences to be completed with a brief reason

• Section B

  60 marks

  Question 3 on The Tempest, Question 4 on Echoes and Question 5 on Reverie, twenty marks each, with an internal choice in the last part and printed word limits

Topics covered

• The Tempest
• Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo
• Music in The Tempest
• Fritz
• The Story of an Hour
• Quality
• The Singing Lesson
• B. Wordsworth
• Birches
• Dover Beach
• The Dolphins
• John Brown

Questions from this paper

1. With close reference to Act III of The Tempest, describe Alonso's response to the perceived loss of his son, Ferdinand.
2. How do Prospero, Ferdinand and Caliban perceive Miranda? Give one example of each perception from the acts studied.
3. Despite being half monster and half human, Caliban comes across as superior to Stephano and Trinculo. Justify the statement from the acts studied.
4. Describe the event that led Shankar to suggest digging under the Deodar tree in the short story Fritz.
5. With reference to Quality, trace the Gessler brothers from "Id is an Ardt!" to the realisation that their work is being taken away from them.
6. What prompts the poet's desire for a temporary escape in Birches, and why does he wish to come back to earth?