12th Standard - XII Std. - English - Unit 1 to 4 - Prose Short Answers- Important Questions - Previously Asked Questions in Government Question Paper

Previously Asked Short Answers - Standard XII 

Prose - 1  Two Gentlemen of Verona

1. The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?

2. What were the various jobs undertaken

by the little boys?

3. Who did the narrator meet at the

outskirts of Verona?

 4. How did the narrator help the boys on

Sunday?

5. Describe the appearance of Nicola and

Jacopo.

6. What made the boys work so hard?

7. What was Lucia suffering from?

Prose - 2 A Nice Cup of Tea

1. Which tea does the author prefer–

China tea or Indian tea?

2. According to the author, what does the

phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?

3. What is the second golden rule in the

preparation of tea?

4. Do tea lovers generally like strong tea

or weak tea?

5. Why does the author refer to himself

as being in ‘a minority’?

6. How does adding sugar affect the taste

of tea?

7. What are the author’s views on China

tea?

 8. Does the author like drinking tea with

sugar? Give reasons.

Prose - 3 In Celebration of Being Alive

1. When and where did the accident

occur?

2. How was the unattended trolley put to

use?

3. What roles did the duo take up?

4. What does Dr. Barnard compare this

entertainment to?

5. What happened in the grand finale?

6. What was the profound lesson that

Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?

7. How did the boy who played the

mechanic lose his eyesight?

Prose - 4  The Summit

1. What did Hillary do with his wet boots?

2. Name an equipment and a tool carried

by the climbers during their expedition.

3. What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?

4. How did the mountaineers belay?

5. What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary

gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How

did they do it?

6. The soft snow was difficult and

dangerous. Why?