HSC Commerce इयत्ता १२ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound No other tree could live.

1. Which tree is referred to in the above lines?
2. How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper?
3. Why does Toru Dutt use the expression ‘a creeper climbs’?

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung

In crimson clusters all the bough among!

1. Who is the giant here?
2. Why is the scarf colourful?

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

“Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton,

And Time the shadow”, and though weak the verse

That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,

May Love defend thee from oblivion’s curse.

1. What does the poet mean by the expression ‘May love defend thee from oblivion’s curse?’
2. What does the expression ‘fain’ convey?
3. What does the poet convey through the expression ‘Fear, trembling Hope’?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Dear is the Casuarina to my soul;

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech,…

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those

Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,

Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round

The rugged trunk indented deep with scars”,

Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound

No other tree could live. But gallantly

The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung......”

Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“A gray baboon sits statue-like alone’’

Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“The water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.”

Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear Like the sea breaking on a shingle -beach?

Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree.

First, read the question given below, then listen to the poem, read aloud by the teacher, or played on an audio player. Then answer the question based on your listening of the poem.

Midnight Wonders
I was tossing in my bed in the midnight hour, struggling to get a wink of sleep, but my eyes lay on the clock tower.

I looked upon the dark sky; it was adorned with sparkling pearls, which giggled at me and put a shine to my curls.

I gazed at the chubby moon, which was white and glistening like milk. Gave me a lovely, motherly smile through her lips as rosy pink.

All these magnificent objects made my mind calm. My eyelids started drooping. I was grateful for their wonderful charm.

Nature had arrived to aid me when I was trying to catch sleep. She, with her caring palms, lulled me to slumber, so deep.

1. The poet was tossing in the bed awake because ______

1. he was worried
2. he was struggling to sleep
3. it was daytime
4. he was tired

2. The ______were ‘sparkling as pearls’.

1. moon
2. sun
3. stars
4. meteoroids

3. The ______gave the poet a motherly smile.

1. sun
2. stars
3. moon
4. sky

4. ______made the poet’s eyelids droop.

1. nature
2. rosy lips
3. songs
4. tiredness

5. ______is the title of the poem.

1. Wonders
2. Midnight Wonders
3. Nature
4. Midnight dreams

Imagine you are going on a trek or an adventure. It requires grit and a strong will to survive the odds and emerge unscathed. Most importantly, you should carry an emergency kit.

Choose the ten most essential items from the box below and complete the table.

Share your list with your friend.

Describe the pathetic condition of Pi in the middle of the ocean.

Who was Richard Parker?

Richard Parker's survival seemed incredible to Pi. Why?

Why was the great beast not behaving naturally?

Why was Pi not afraid of the hyena?

Describe Pi’s struggle to find drinking water.