ISC (Science) ISC Class 12 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

How does Prospero ask to be to be released from his “bands” in the Epilogue of the play, The Tempest?

“When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills."
Which one of the following explains why the short story, The Story of an Hour ends with the phrase "...of joy that kills"?

1. To convey a sense of irony.
2. To make the readers judge Mrs. Mallard.
3. To convey Mrs. Mallard’s sheer sense of shock.
4. To explain Brently Mallard’s shock at the incident.

In the short story, Fritz, what had happened to Fritz according to Jayanta?

In the short story, Quality, what causes the death of the younger Gessler brother?

“So was I once myself a swinger of birches."

What mood of the poet is captured in the above lines taken from the poem, Birches?

What is the central idea of the poem, John Brown?

What is the phrase 'The Century's corpse outleant' in the poem, The Darkling Thrush, a metaphor for? 

In Act V, Scene I of the play, The Tempest, Ariel reminds Prospero that it was the sixth hour because ______.

At the end of the Masque in Act IV, Scene i of the play, The Tempest, Ferdinand feels that Prospero's behaviour is unusual because ______.

In Act III Scene ii of the play, The Tempest, upon hearing the music of Ariel, Stephanis says that the island will prove to be a “brave kingdom” to him because ______.

In Act V Scene i of the play, The Tempest, the Boatswain does not remember how he arrived at Prospero’s cell because ______.

In the short story, B. Wordsworth, when the narrator’s mother refuses to buy B. Wordsworth's poem, B. Wordsworth remarks 'It is the poet's tragedy' because ______.

In the short story, The Story of an Hour, it is Josephine who breaks the tragic news of Brently Mallard’s death to Mrs Mallard because ______.

In the poem, John Brown, John Brown drops his medals into his mother's hands because ______.

In the poem, The Darkling Thrush, the poet uses the words “evensong" and “carolling” to describe the thrush's song because ______.

In the poem “Birches,” the poet observes that the birches are bent because ______.

With close reference to Act III, describe Alonso's response to the perceived loss of his son, Ferdinand. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.

How do Prospero, Ferdinand and Caliban perceive Miranda? Give one example of each of their perceptions, from the Acts studied, to support your answer. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.

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.

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.