Comprehension - ISC Class 12 English Language Questions with Answers
51 past-paper questions on Comprehension from ISC Class 12 English Language papers (2026-2017), newest first. Open one to see its answer.
- (1) It was a mellow October morning in the countryside. Judson Webb entered the primitive living room of his mountain camp and… 2026 · 20 marks · Comprehension
- (1) Once, I went to stay for the hunting season with some friends in a large country house in Picardy. My friends were fond of… 2026 · 20 marks · Case based
- ‘The same commissionaire had not saluted him on any of his several visits during the previous week…’ Why did this happen? What… 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: He looked… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- (1) The students at Tomoe school loved climbing trees. Little Totto-chan’s favourite tree was at the edge of the ground near the… 2025 · 20 marks · Case based
- Using material from Paragraphs 6 to 9, write in not more than 100 words, what would Helen Keller like to do for the first two… 2025 · 8 marks · Long answer
- Why do you think Kenny chose the quietest period for his plan? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- Using material from Paragraphs 2 to 5, write in not more than 100 words, Kenny’s meticulous planning in his bid to be arrested at… 2025 · 8 marks · Long answer
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- (1) On an ice-crusted ridge, 3000 feet above the sea level, Emma Nicholson takes a deep breath behind her respirator. She checks… 2025 · 20 marks · Case based
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: The sailors… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- What does the phrase ‘subtleties of expression’ mean in the context of this passage? Why does Helen Keller wish to see them? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- How do you think Kenny knew every detail about Harrods? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- How does the writer indicate right at the beginning that Kenny Merchant was up to no good? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: The… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: The rooftop… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: The… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- What difference would sight make to her with regard to her friends? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- What was Kenny’s purpose in ensuring that the surveillance cameras caught him in their frame? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- Why did Kenny plead guilty to the accusation/indictment? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: The… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- Mr Parker is described as a ‘tiny cog in Kenny’s well-oiled machine’. Explain the meaning of this phrase. 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- (1) “Can I see the Manager?” I said, and added solemnly, “Alone.” I don't know why I said “Alone.” “Certainly,” said the… 2025 · 20 marks · Case based
- Why do you think Helen Keller would not be able to sleep on the day after receiving her sight? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- For the word given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the same word unchanged in spelling, but with a different meaning… 2025 · 1 mark · MCQ
- What do you understand about Helen Keller’s character from the advice she gives to people who have the gift of sight? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- Find a single word from the passage that will exactly replace the underlined word or words in the following sentence: His service… 2025 · 1 mark · One word
- According to Helen Keller, why would it be a blessing if all human beings became blind and deaf for a few days? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- Why do you think she says she is sure that sight must be the most delightful of all the senses? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- What evidence is provided in the passage that Helen Keller harboured an attitude of gratitude? 2025 · 2 marks · Short answer
- (1) The transatlantic steamship 'La Provence' was a swift and comfortable vessel. The passengers constituted a select and… 2024 · 20 marks · Case based
- (1) The Police Superintendent is walking across the market square followed by a constable. Suddenly he hears a loud shout, "So… 2024 · 20 marks · Case based
- (1) Mrs. Knight’s school, to which Katy Carr went, was a low, one-storey building, and had a yard behind it, in which the girls… 2023 · 20 marks · Case based
- (1) Something happens to cats after we have enjoyed a delicious meal. Call it a feline sugar hit or a rush of good feeling… 2023 · 20 marks · Case based
- A long time ago, it had caused a terrible scandal in noble Lorraine. A young girl, beautiful and rich, Suzanne de Sirmont, had… 2022 · 5 marks · Case based
- (ii) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a different meaning from that… 2022 · 5 marks · Short answer
- (b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below: [10] 1. What makes the narrator say that no one suspected anything?… 2022 · 10 marks · Short answer
- (b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below: [10] 1. What made the narrator think that someone had come? 2. Harry… 2022 · 10 marks · Short answer
- (ii) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a different meaning from that… 2022 · 5 marks · Short answer
- I heard the main door creak open directly above our heads. My first natural impulse was to shout, to get help from whoever had… 2022 · 5 marks · Case based
- (1) At the Literary Society’s meeting, Isola read out the letters written to her Granny Pheen, when she was but a little girl… 2021 · 20 marks · Case based
- (20) The stitching took only a few minutes and by the end of it, Jake was bright-eyed and alert, paws shifting impatiently, ready… 2020 · 25 marks · Case based
- (1) At the Literary Society’s meeting, Isola read out the letters written to her Granny Pheen, when she was but a little girl… 2019 · 25 marks · Case based
- (1) My father and I left the hall and made our way out to walk across to headquarters. There were street lights round the square… 2019 · 25 marks · Case based
- (1) I could hear the squeaking that heralded the evening arrival of the bats. I listened to the noises of the approaching night… 2018 · 30 marks · Case based
- (1) My father and I left the hall and made our way out to walk across to headquarters. There were street lights round the square… 2017 · 30 marks · Case based