Organisation : Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations
Class : Class XII
Document Type : Specimen Question Paper
Subject : Literature English Paper – 2
Semester : 1 And 2
Year : 2022
Website : https://cisce.org/publications.aspx
ICSE Class XII Question Paper
Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) Class XII Literature English Paper 2 Specimen Question Papers Semester 1 and 2 for the year 2022.
Related / Similar Question Paper : ICSE Class XII English Language Paper -1 2022
Class XII Literature English Paper-2 Questions
Section A – The Tempest
1. Choose the correct option given below each question.
(i) What is Ferdinand doing at the beginning of Act 3 Sc I?
a) Cursing Prospero
b) Gathering wood
c) Crying
d) Plotting to escape
(ii) Why has Prospero given him this task?
a) To punish him.
b) To humiliate him.
c) To test his sincerity in love.
d) To take revenge.
(iii) What is Ferdinand willing to become for Miranda?
a) King of Naples.
b) A patient log- man.
c) Marry her and become her husband.
d) To be Prospero’s slave for Miranda’s sake.
(iv) What does Ferdinand pray should happen if he speaks false?
a) A blight will fall on him
b) The Gods will be angry
c) His best aspirations may be inverted to mischief.
d) Miranda will marry someone else.
(v) Ferdinand shares a Latin root word to describe Miranda in Act III Scene I. Which word does he use?
a) Beautiful
b) Admired
c) Dearest
d) Royal
(vi) What does Stephano mean when he says that Caliban has “drown’d his tongue in sack” in Act III Scene II?
a) He was drowned in a sack.
b) He had drunk so much that he could not speak.
c) He was lost in thought.
d) None of the above
(vii) Which aspect of Caliban’s nature is revealed through his words, “bite him to death, I prithee”?
a) Savagery
b) Uncivilised
c) Roughness
d) All of the above
(viii) Why does Gonzalo say, “I need must rest me” in Act III Scene III?
a) He is feeling sleepy.
b) He does not want to go with Antonio and Sebastian and Antonio.
c) He is exhausted.
d) He wants some time to look around the island.
(ix) To whom is Alonso referring in Act III Scene III, when he says, “he is drown’d”?
a) Prospero
b) Ferdinand
c) Adrian
d) Francisco
(x) What do Antonio and Sebastian talk about while Alonso is resting in Act III Scene III?
a) About abandoning the King’s party
b) About making another attempt to murder Alonso.
c) About seizing the island for themselves.
d) None of the above.
2. Read the lines given below and choose the correct option given after each question.
A. Miranda: I am a fool
To weep at what I am glad of
Prospero: Fair encounter
Of two most rare affections!
(i) To whom is Miranda speaking?
a) Prospero
b) Ferdinand
c) Ariel
d) Alonso
(ii) Of what is Miranda glad?
a) Ferdinand reciprocates her love.
b) That she can leave the island.
c) That her father has not been able to find out about her love.
d) That she will be the queen of Naples.
(iii) What do her words reveal about her?
a) She is simple.
b) She is ambitious.
c) She is humble.
d) She is compassionate.
(iv) What is Prospero’s reaction to her happiness?
a) He is angry with his daughter for not following his commands.
b) He is happy with her.
c) He decides to punish her for confessing her love to Ferdinand.
d) He decides to put obstacles in the way of her love.
(v) Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Miranda in the context of the quoted lines?
a) She respects her father.
b) She has a streak of independence in her.
c) She is conniving
d) She has a soft heart.
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