ISC (Commerce) Class 12 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.

1. As soon as we lit the candle, the power supply was restored.
   (Begin: No sooner………. )
2. The bee is more industrious than all other creatures.
   (Use: ‘most industrious’)
3. The old woman was too slow to catch the bus.
   (Begin : The old woman was so……… )
4. “I’ll do it tomorrow,” he promised.
   (Rewrite in indirect speech)
5. Though Reema got an expensive gift she was not happy.
   (Begin: In spite of……… )
6. I prefer reading a book to watching a movie.
   (Begin: I would rather…….. )
7. I have never seen Mr. Roy lose his temper.
   (Begin: Never…….. )
8. She found your keys in the garage.
   (Begin: The keys……… )

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Whom does Iris refer to as ‘her’?

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Why was the person addressed afraid of “her”?

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What is meant by “dove drawn”?

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What had the “darling” informed Miss Meadows?

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Where was Miss Meadows as she thought these thoughts?

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What was the effect of Basil’s letter on Miss Meadows?

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Who is Sophocles?

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What did he hear on the Agean?

Answer the following question as briefly as possible and with close reference to the relevant text.

Referring closely to the conversation between Prospero and Ferdinand at the beginning of Act IV of The Tempest, bring out Prospero’s concerns as a father.

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How does Prospero prove, “the rarer action is in/virtue than in vengeance” in the final act of The Tempest?

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Referring closely to the short story, The Sound Machine, describe the encounter between Klausner and Mrs. Saunders. How did it affirm his belief in his own invention?

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“Then paint the cut with iodine.” With reference to this line, what is your understanding of Klausner? Do you sympathise with him? Give your reasons.

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Referring closely to the short story, The Singing Lesson relate what Basil wrote in his letter to Miss Meadows. What do you conclude about Basil from the tone and wording of the letter?

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Referring closely to the short story, B. Wordsworth relate two important lessons that the young narrator learnt from his friend, B. Wordsworth. How were these lessons relevant?

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Referring closely to the poem, We are the Music Makers, refer to any two examples given by the poet which identify poets and singers as “movers and shakers.”

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Discuss how in the poem Dover Beach the poet, Mathew Arnold, reposes faith in love as a beam of hope amidst the surrounding despair.

In the Masque in Act IV of the play The Tempest, how does Ceres know that Juno is coming?

What does Cares say to bless the young couple?

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?