ISC English Literature 2019 Question Paper with Answers
All 30 questions of the ISC English Literature 2019 Question Paper, in printed order. Open a question to read it in full and see its answer.
- Q1(a) Prospero : Ariel, thy charge Exactly is perform’d; but there’s more work. What is the time o’ th day? Ariel : Past the… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q1(b) Antonio : Then let us both be sudden. Gonzalo : (Waking) Now, good angels Preserve the king! Alonso : Why, how now? Ho! Awake?… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q1(c) Stephano : Put off that gown, Trinculo [Reaches for it]. By this hand, I’ll have that gown. Trinculo : Thy grace shall have it… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q2(a) Morell : (snapping his fingers) Thats nothing. Have you raised the wages? Burgess : (triumphantly) Yes. Morell : What! Burgess… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q2(b) Morell : What have I done – or not done – my love? Candida : (With serious vexation) my own particular pet scrubbing brush has… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q2(c) Morell : (With proud humility) I have nothing to offer you but my strength for your defence, my honesty for your surety, my… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q3(a) Referring closely to the conversation between Prospero and Miranda in Act 1 Scene ii, answer the following: Narrate what Prospero… 8 marks · Short answer
- Q3(b) Referring closely to the conversation between Prospero and Miranda in Act 1 Scene ii, answer the following: How does Miranda… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q3(c) Referring closely to the conversation between Prospero and Miranda in Act 1 Scene ii, answer the following: What do you conclude… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q5(a) Referring closely to the second act of the play ‘Candida’, answer the following: Give an account of the conversation between… 8 marks · Short answer
- Q5(b) Referring closely to the second act of the play ‘Candida’, answer the following: What opinion do Marchbanks and Burgess have of… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q5(c) Referring closely to the second act of the play ‘Candida’, answer the following: What does the conversation reveal about… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q6 Miss Proserpine Garrett is a true representative of the middle class who inspires pity as well as admiration. Give your views… 20 marks · Long answer
- Q7(a) Referring closely to the events of the second day of the Feast of the New Year, answer the following: Describe the wrestling… 8 marks · Short answer
- Q7(b) Referring closely to the events of the second day of the Feast of the New Year, answer the following: How did Ekwefi and Ezinma… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q7(c) Referring closely to the events of the second day of the Feast of the New Year, answer the following: What does the account tell… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q8 Comment on the role of Nwoye and the manner in which he finds relief and peace from his father’s oppressive tyranny. 20 marks · Long answer
- Q9 Give an account of the visit of Obierika to Okonkwo. What news does he bring and in which way is he a good friend to Okonkwo? 20 marks · Long answer
- Q10(a) Referring closely to the essay Voice of Humanity, answer the following: Describe the poet Rabindranath Tagore’s first visit to… 8 marks · Short answer
- Q10(b) Referring closely to the essay Voice of Humanity, answer the following: What creative activities did the poet indulge in upon his… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q10(c) Referring closely to the essay Voice of Humanity, answer the following: What are the poet’s thoughts about humanity? 6 marks · Short answer
- Q11 Referring closely to the essay, On Going Out for a Walk, relate the writer’s belief and views on walking for “walking’s sake”. 20 marks · Long answer
- Q12 Referring closely to the essay On the Choice of a Profession, discuss the factors one must keep in mind while choosing a… 20 marks · Long answer
- Q13(a) Referring closely to the short story To Build a Fire, answer the following: Describe the man’s repeated attempts to keep himself… 8 marks · Short answer
- Q13(b) Referring closely to the short story To Build a Fire, answer the following: Contrast the attitudes of the Man and his Dog towards… 6 marks · Short answer
- Q13(c) Referring closely to the short story To Build a Fire, answer the following: What does the man finally learn from his experience? 6 marks · Short answer
- Q15 Referring closely to the short story The Story of the Hour, give an account of the thoughts and conflicts which go through Mrs… 20 marks · Long answer
- Q16(a) Referring closely to the poem The Darkling Thrush, answer the following: Describe the bleak picture of the day as described by… 8 marks · Short answer
- Q16(b) Referring closely to the poem The Darkling Thrush, answer the following: How does the atmosphere suddenly change? 6 marks · Short answer
- Q16(c) Referring closely to the poem The Darkling Thrush, answer the following: What are the poet’s feelings at the end of the poem? 6 marks · Short answer