ISC 2022 English Literature - Specimen paper (Semester 1), Paper 1 with Answers
All 27 questions of the ISC 2022 English Literature - Specimen paper (Semester 1), Paper 1, in printed order. Open a question to read it in full and see its answer.
- Q1(i) What is Ferdinand doing at the beginning of Act 3 Sc I? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(ii) Why has Prospero given him this task? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(iii) What is Ferdinand willing to become for Miranda? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(iv) What does Ferdinand pray should happen if he speaks false? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(v) Ferdinand shares a Latin root word to describe Miranda in Act III Scene I. Which word does he use? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(vi) What does Stephano mean when he says that Caliban has “drown’d his tongue in sack” in Act III Scene II? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(vii) Which aspect of Caliban’s nature is revealed through his words, “bite him to death, I prithee”? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(viii) Why does Gonzalo say, “I need must rest me” in Act III Scene III? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(ix) To whom is Alonso referring in Act III Scene III, when he says, “he is drown’d”? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q1(x) What do Antonio and Sebastian talk about while Alonso is resting in Act III Scene III? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q2(A) Read the lines given below and choose the correct option given after each question. [1x10=10] A. Miranda: I am a fool To weep at… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q2(B) Read the lines given below and choose the correct option given after each question. [1x10=10] B. Antonio: I’ll believe both And… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q3(i) In the short story, To Build a Fire, the protagonist travels alone. At what temperature is he warned against travelling alone? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(ii) What are we told about Louisa Mallard right at the beginning of the story? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(iii) What is the term used for the Man in the short story, To Build a Fire? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(iv) What is the breed of the dog which accompanies the man? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(v) Who had warned the man against travelling alone in such cold weather? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(vi) What is Jack London’s attitude to the Alaskan wilderness in the short Story, To Build A Fire? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(vii) In the short story, The Story of an Hour, what is Mrs. Mallard’ immediate reaction to the news of her husband’s death? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(viii) In the short story, The Story of an Hour, how was the news of her husband’s death broken to Mrs. Mallard? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(ix) How many characters are there in the short story, The Story of an Hour? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q3(x) Mrs. Mallard, in the short story, The Story of an Hour spreads her arms out. Why does she do so? 1 mark · MCQ
- Q4 Read the lines given below and answer the questions by choosing the correct option after each: [1x10=10] At the man’s heels… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q5 Fill in the missing information from the story The Story of an Hour. [1x5=5] Mrs. Mallard was informed of her husband’s death… 5 marks · Short answer
- Q6 Choose the correct option after each question: [1x10=10] In the poem, Crossing the Bar, which voyage is the poet referring to?… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q7 Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option after each: [1x10=10] An aged… 10 marks · Short answer
- Q8 Given below are sentences from the poem Crossing the Bar Fill in the gaps in the sentences from the options given after each: [1… 5 marks · Short answer