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West Bengal Higher Secondary 2018 English Suggestion
Part-A: This
part contains descriptive type questions from Prose, Poem and Drama portion.
Unseen passage, Writing skills, and grammatical questions also include on this
part. Total marks from Part-A is 60.
PROSE
A.
Answer any two questions in about 100 words.
1.
How did Tsar’s enemy transform to a loyal friend? How did Tsar nurse the
wounded man?
2. What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar and why did he need
correct answers to those questions? How did he learn the answer?
3. How Tsar spent the night at hermit’ s place? After waking up, what did he
see?
4. Describe the parting of the girl from the
narrator in the train. How did the narrator and the girl reminisce about the
scenic beauty of Mussoorie?
5. What is the ironical twist in the end of the
story ‘The Eyes Have It’.
6. Describe the significance of the title of the
story, ‘The Eyes Have It’.
7. “She was an interesting girl.” – Whom made
this remark? What was the impact of the speaker? Whom did he say this?
8. How did the narrator try to flatter the girl?
How did she receive his flattery?
10. “Eat some more, son” – Who is the speaker?
What is offered by the speaker to the listener? What picture of the speaker’s
character is revealed in this line?
11. Describe the character of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones /
Roger.
12. Why did Roger not try to run away later
although he had the opportunity to do so?
13. Justify the title of the story ‘Thank You,
Ma`am’. How did Mrs. Jones treat Roger at her residence?
14. “Why don’t you say this, to the people who
come to you” – Who says this and to whom? What is referred to by the word
‘this’? Why do the people come to the person spoken to?
15. What has remained the routine for Abdul
Kalam’s father even when he was in his late sixties? What does Abdul Kalam say
about his emulation of his father?
16. What did Kalam’s father tell him about the
relevance of prayers? What was APJ Abdul Kalam’s father’s attitude to
adversity?
17. What do you mean by ‘fear ridden vision of
destiny’? What is other vision? What vision should be preferred and why?
POEM
B.
Answer the question in about 100 words.
1. Justify the title of the poem
‘On Killing a Tree’.
2. Describe in brief, the power and strength of a tree to withstand man’s
cruelty.
3. Why does it take “much time to kill a tree”? How is the tree finally killed?
4. Describe the underlying tone of the poem, ‘On
Killing a Tree’.
5. Describe the complete life cycle of a tree as
depicted in the poem, ‘On Killing a Tree’.
6. Why does Keats feel that the poetry of earth
is never dead?
7. What picture of summer is presented in ‘The
Poetry of Earth’? How has it been carried on to the picture of winter?
8. Justify the title of the poem ‘The Poetry of
Earth’.
9. How does Shakespeare compare the beauty of
this friend to that of a Summer’s day in Sonnet 18?
10. How does Shakespeare establish the triumph
of verse over time and mutability in Sonnet No. 18?
11. Discuss the central idea of the poem, ‘Shall
I Compare Thee to a Summer Day.’
12. What does the poet mean by, ‘the eye of
heaven’? What is the implication of the sentence “And every fair from fair
sometimes declines”?
13. “A soldier, very young, lies open-mouthed” –
Who is the soldier referred to here? Narrate in your own words how the soldier
lies in the valley.
14. Justify the title of the poem, ‘Asleep In
the Valley’.
15. Describe the surrounding where the soldier
lay in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’.
16. What message does the poet want to spread
through his poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
DRAMA
C.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 100 words.
1. Describe the character of
Chubukov as a sensible father / Ivan Vassilevith Lomov.
2. Why did Lomov think about taking a decision about getting married? Whom did
he want to marry and why?
3. What are the functions of the song in the play?
4. “Hurry up and get married” – Who said this and to whom? How did the speaker
conduct the marriage of Lomov and Natalya?
5. Justify the title of the play, ‘The Proposal’ by Anton Chekhov.
6. Do you find the play funny? Write some supporting sentences, about your
answer.
7. “Oh, what a burden, to be the father of a grown-up daughter!” – Who is the
father? Who is the daughter? Why is the daughter a burden to the father?
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
This portion contains do as
directed type questions, fill in the blanks with appropriate article and
preposition, Word corrections etc. Read carefully your textbook and practice
questions papers for this part.
UNSEEN PASSAGE
There no any suggestions for
Unseen passage, you have to practice more and more the test papers. You may
follow any English Daily, it’s can help you for this portion.
WRITING SKILLS
• A. Letter Writing :
1. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily expressing your concern
about, High Price Rise of daily commodities / Global Warming / Problems of Loud
Speakers/uses of Plastic Bags/misuse of mobile Phones / Strike in Bengal / Road
Safety.
2.Write a letter to the store manager, requesting for repair of the TV Set /
complain about the bad quality goods you purchased from their shop/inquiry of
some goods price.
3. Delay of Postal Delivery, Missing of Mobile Phone, Missing of Library Card,
Requesting Loan for a new business, bad conditions of roads.
• Report Writing :
Annual Sports report on school magazine, Magic Show organized by the school,
Tree Plantation Program, Farewell function of a respected teacher, Swach Bharat
Aviyan, Safe Drive Save Life Campaign, Teachers’ day celebration, Road
Accident, Blood Donation Camp.
Part-B: This
portion contains only 20 marks with very short answer type questions and MCQ
type questions. For this portion, read carefully your textbooks and practice
questions papers.
