Referring closely to any two instances from the Acts studied, show how music is used to influence the course of events / action in the play. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 200-250 words.
No answer yet.
The Tempest - William Shakespeare - ISC Class 12 English Literature Questions with Answers, Page 2
67 past-paper questions on The Tempest - William Shakespeare from ISC Class 12 English Literature papers (2024-2022), newest first, in full. Questions 21-40 are on this page, 20 to a page. Tap "Show answer" under a question to see its answer.
Nothing matches. Try fewer letters.
What role does Ariel play in Act IV of the play, The Tempest?
- (a)He helps the conspirators to plot against Prospero.
- (b)He assists Prospero in presenting the “vanity” of his art.
- (c)He guides Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio towards self-realisation.
- (d)He protects Ferdinand and Miranda.
No answer yet.
Provide two details from the play to show the growing love between Miranda and Ferdinand when the former visits the latter. What are Prospero’s feelings as he secretly observes the two? Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
No answer yet.
Antonio: (Aside to Sebastian) Let it be tonight;
For now they are oppress’d with travail, they
Will not nor cannot use such vigilance
As when they are fresh.
What does Antonio refer to when he says “Let it be tonight...” in Act III, Scene iii of the play, The Tempest?
- (a)The murder of Alonso and Gonzalo.
- (b)The murder of Ferdinand.
- (c)Sebastian and Antonio’s escape from the island.
- (d)Sebastian and Antonio’s plan to steal Stephano’s liquor.
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question.
In Act V Scene i of the play, The Tempest, the Boatswain does not remember how he arrived at Prospero’s cell because...
No answer yet.
With any two supporting details from Act V, explain what Prospero’s reconciliation with his enemies and renunciation of his magic indicate about his character. Write your answer in about 200-250 words.
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question.
In the poem The Dolphins, the poet says that the dolphins are in their ‘element’ and yet not free because ______________________________.
No answer yet.
Prospero: Though with their high wrongs I am struck to th’ quick?
Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my fury
Do I take part:
Which quality of Prospero is reflected in the decision that he takes eventually in Act V Scene i of the play, The Tempest?
- (a)Honesty
- (b)Understanding
- (c)Rationality
- (d)Forgiveness
No answer yet.
Despite being a half monster and half human, Caliban comes across as superior to Stephano and Trinculo. Justify the statement with supporting evidence from the Acts studied in 200-250 words.
No answer yet.
Caliban: No noise, and enter.
Do that good mischief which may make this island
Thine own forever, and I, thy Caliban,
For aye thy foot-licker.
In the above lines taken from Act IV Scene i of the play, The Tempest, what does Caliban refer to by the phrase “good mischief”?
- (a)The act of chasing the strange sounds.
- (b)The act of killing Prospero.
- (c)The act of marrying Miranda.
- (d)The act of stealing the gaudy clothes.
No answer yet.
Which one of the following qualities describes the narrator’s character in the short story Fritz?
- (a)He is arrogant.
- (b)He is rational.
- (c)He is indifferent.
- (d)He is ambitious.
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question.
In the short story, Fritz, Jayanto was told by his uncle to address the doll as Fritz because...
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question.
In Act III Scene i of The Tempest, Miranda says that she does not remember the face of any woman because ____________________________.
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question.
In the poem John Brown, John Brown’s mother boasted about her son going to war because _________________________________.
No answer yet.
Referring closely to the interaction between Prospero and Alonso in Act V of the play, describe the changes that you notice in both these characters.
No answer yet.
With close reference to Act V, describe how Prospero has used the spirits of “hills, brooks, groves” to give shape to his magical acts. What does he finally decide to do with his magical powers?
No answer yet.
In Act V, Scene I of the play The Tempest, Alonso says, “Irreparable is the loss.” What is the irreparable loss being referred to here?
- (a)Loss of his kingdom.
- (b)Loss of his crew members.
- (c)Loss of his ship.
- (d)Loss of his son.
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each:
(i)
In Act III Scene I of The Tempest, Miranda disobeyed her father and crept out to meet Ferdinand because
(ii)
At the end of Act III of The Tempest, Prospero is not surprised at the love that has bloomed between Miranda and Ferdinand because
(iii)
In Act III Scene II of The Tempest, Caliban is annoyed with Trinculo because
(iv)
In Act V of The Tempest, Prospero embraces Alonso because
(v)
In the short story, To Build a Fire, the man carried his lunch wrapped in a handkerchief, next to his skin because
(vi)
In the short story The Story of an Hour, Richards hurried to give the news of Bently Mallard’s death to Mrs. Mallard because
(vii)
In the short story, The Sound Machine, Mrs. Saunders turned and ran up the garden into her house because
(viii)
In the poem, The Darkling Thrush, all humankind had sought their household fires because
(ix)
In the poem, Birches, the poet often dreams of going back to his childhood because
(x)
In the poem, We are the Music Makers, the poet declares that music makers are considered failures because
No answer yet.
With close reference to Act V, examine how Shakespeare presents the idea of forgiveness and reconciliation at the end of the play.
No answer yet.
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each:
At the end of Act III, Scene III of the play The Tempest, Gonzalo urges the other Lords to follow the “three men of sin” because
No answer yet.