Commerce (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Core

How would you explain the reluctance of the soldier to leave the shelter of the doctor’s home even when he knew he couldn’t stay there without risk to the doctor and himself?

What explains the attitude of the General in the matter of the enemy soldier? Was it human consideration, lack of national loyalty, dereliction of duty or simply self absorption?

While hatred against a member of the enemy race is justifiable, especially during war time, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices?

Do you think the doctor’s final solution to the problem was the best possible one in the circumstances?

Does the story remind you of ‘Birth’ by A. J. Cronin that you read in Snapshots last year? What are the similarities?

Is there any film you have seen or novel you have read with a similar theme?

Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story telling?

What possible plot line could the story continue with?

What do you think was Jo’s problem?

What is the moral issue that the story raises?

How does Jo want the story to end and why?

Why does Jack insist that it was the wizard that was hit and not the mother?

What makes Jack feel caught in an ugly middle position?

What is your stance regarding the two endings to the Roger Skunk story?

Why is the adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child?

This is a play featuring an old man and a small boy meeting in the former’s garden. The old man strikes up a friendship with the boy who is very withdrawn and defiant. What is the bond that unites the two?

Who is Mr. Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden?

Do you think all this will change Derry’s attitude towards Mr. Lamb?

What is it that draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb in spite of himself?

In which section of the play does Mr. Lamb display signs of loneliness and disappointment? What are the ways in which Mr. Lamb tries to overcome these feelings?