ISC Class 12 English Literature Important Questions 2027 (Repeated in Board Exams)
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8 question patterns that appeared in two or more of the analysed papers (4 board + 3 official sample papers (2023–2026)). The numbers change; the question does not.
Macbeth (Acts III-V)
1. Macbeth Act IV Sc iii: why Malcolm suspects/tests Macduff (complete the reason)
2×Board 2025Board 20261 marks
In Act IV Scene iii of the play, Macbeth, Malcolm tells Macduff that he has none of the "king becoming graces" because ______.
Atithi / Guest
2. Atithi: Motilal Babu's plan to marry Charushashi to Tarapada (complete the reason)
2×Board 2025Sample 20251 marks
In the short story, Atithi, Motilal Babu is initially reluctant to marry his daughter to Tarapada because ______.
The Cookie Lady
3. The Cookie Lady: why Mrs. Drew needs Bubber's visits - she drains his youth (complete the reason)
3×Board 2025Board 2026Sample 20251 marks
In the short story, The Cookie Lady, Bubber felt exhausted on his way back home after his meetings with Mrs. Drew because ______.
There Will Come Soft Rains
4. There Will Come Soft Rains: MCQ on the fire that destroys the house at the end
2×Board 2026Sample 20251 marks
Read the two statements from the short story, There Will Come Soft Rains, and choose the correct option from the ones given below.
Statement I: '...the solvent spread on the linoleum, licking, eating, under the kitchen door, while the voices took it up in chorus: "Fire! fire! fire!"'
Statement II: 'While scurrying water rats squeaked from the walls, pistolled their water, and ran for more. And the wall sprays let down showers of mechanical rain.'
(a) Statements I and II are similar.
(b) Statements I and II are not related to each other.
(c) Statement I is the reason for Statement II.
(d) Statement II is the reason for Statement I.
Telephone Conversation
5. Telephone Conversation: does the conversation separate rather than unite the speaker and the landlady? (10 marks)
2×Board 2025Board 202610 marks
What do you infer about the speaker in the poem, Telephone Conversation? Do you feel that the landlady and the speaker could have come to a mutual understanding? Give reasons for your answer in 200-250 words.
Tithonus
6. Tithonus: how the boon of immortality becomes a curse (5 marks)
2×Board 2026Sample 20255 marks
How does a boon become a curse for Tithonus in the poem, Tithonus?
Answer in 100-150 words incorporating the following details.
• Boon of immortality
• Implications of the boon on his life
Beethoven
7. Beethoven: suffering, determination and the creation of great music (10 marks)
2×Board 2026Sample 202510 marks
The poem, Beethoven, illustrates Beethoven's determination and his ability to adapt himself to circumstances to create divine music.
Justify the statement with close references to the poem, in about 200-250 words.
Small Towns and the River
8. Small Towns and the River: why the dead are placed pointing west (complete the reason)
2×Board 2026Sample 20251 marks
In the poem, Small Towns and the River, the poet says that 'The dead are placed pointing west' because ______.