Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Core

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 The old man strikes up a friendship with the boy who is very withdrawn and defiant.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?

The actual pain or inconvenience caused by a physical impairment is often much less than the sense of alienation felt by the person with disabilities. What is the kind of behaviour that the person expects from others?

Will Derry get back to his old seclusion or will Mr. Lamb’s brief association effect a change in the kind of life he will lead in the future?

Use Your Imagination to Suggest Another Ending to the Above Story.

Should criminals in the prison be given the opportunity of learning and education?

What kind of a person was Evans?

What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?

Will the exam now go as scheduled?

Did the Governor and his staff finally heave a sigh of relief?

Will the injured McLeery be able to help the prison officers track Evans?

Will the clues left behind on the question paper, put Evans back in prison again?

Where did Evans go?

Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans’ having the last laugh?

When Stephens comes back to the cell he jumps to a conclusion and the whole machinery blindly goes by his assumption without even checking the identity of the injured ‘McLeery’. Does this show how hasty conjectures can prevent one from seeing the obvious? How is the criminal able to predict such negligence?

What could the Governor have done to securely bring back Evans to the prison when he caught him at the Golden Lion? Does that final act of foolishness really prove that “he was just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible governor, that was all”?