ISC 2024 Mizo Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Mizo paper (code 808) from the 2024 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and is split into a 40-mark Language section and a 40-mark Literature section. Section A has a 400-word essay, a prose passage on hard work and honesty (with short answers, fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice parts, or a summary), and a grammar and idiom question. In Section B candidates answer four of twelve questions from three of the four prescribed books: Ṭhi-hna Bu, Thlahrang, Hawilopari and the play Lalngaihawmi. Sample questions below are translated from Mizo.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Mizo

Year

2024

Paper code

808

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

7

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  15 marks

  Essay of about 400 words in Mizo on one of six topics

• Section A, Question 2

  15 marks

  Unseen passage with three 3-mark answers, three fill-in-the-blanks and three multiple-choice items

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Grammar: kinds of nouns, multiple-choice items on parts of speech and idioms, fill in the blank, and explaining two idioms

• Section B

  40 marks

  Literature: four of twelve questions (Questions 4–15), ten marks each, from any three of the four prescribed textbooks

Topics covered

• Essay writing in Mizo
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Nouns, adjectives and interjections
• Tense
• Mizo idioms and phrases
• Ṭhi-hna Bu
• Thlahrang
• Hawilopari
• Lalngaihawmi (play)

Questions from this paper

1. Write an essay of about 400 words in Mizo on the importance of protecting the environment.
2. State what kind of noun each of these words is: thingkung (tree) and darthlalang (mirror).
3. The writer of 'Hmangaihna' says that whatever the reason we love each other, it is good as long as it lasts a lifetime. Do you agree? Give reasons.
4. Do you find the story Thlahrang interesting or not? Explain why.
5. Explain why Hawilopari was so reluctant to leave her village.
6. Describe the character of Khupi in the play Lalngaihawmi.