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HBSE Class 12 English Flamingo (Prose Section) Important Question Answer


Chapter 1 – The Last Lesson Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. What caused bustle when the school began ? (The Last Lesson)


Q2. Did M. Hamel get angry with Franz for being late ?


Q3. How was M. Hamel’s class different the day Franz went late to school ?


Q4. How does M. Hamel pay a tribute to the French language ?
OR

What did Mr. Hamel say about the French language ?


Q5. Who did M. Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz ?


Q6. What was Franz expected to be prepared with her school that day ?


Q7. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?


Q8. Why was Franz afraid of ?


Q9. What did the blacksmith say to Franz ? Most Important


Q10. “What a thunderclap these words were to me!” Which were the words that shocked and surprised little Franz ?


Q11. What dread did Little Franz have when he started for school in the morning ?


Q12. What had been put up on the bulletin board ?
OR
What special news was running on the Bulletin Board that day ?


Q13. How was M. Hamel dressed on his last day in the school ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. Reproduce in your own words what Franz did or thought on his way to school. Most Important


Q2. Write a character sketch of Franz.


Q3. How did M. Hamel and his students show their love for their language on the day of the last lesson ?


Q4. What impression do you form of M. Hamel on the basis of your study of the story “The Last Lesson”.
OR
How do you estimate M. Hamel as a man with a ruler and as a man with a gesture ?


Q5. Describe the feelings, emotions and behaviour of Mr. Hamel on the day of the last lesson.


Q6. The order from Berlin aroused a particular zeal in the school. Comment.
OR
What changes did the order from Berlin cause that day ?


Chapter 2 – Lost Spring Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps ? Where is he and where has he come from ? Most Important


Q2. Does Saheb remember his native land ?


Q3. How can Mukesh realise his dream ? 


Q4. Why is Mukesh’s father a failed man ?


Q5. Who was Mukesh ? What was his aim of life ?
OR
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family ?


Q6. What forces conspire to keep the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty ?


Q7. What makes the city of Firozabad famous ? Most Important


Q8. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry. Most Important
OR

How and why do the people in Firozabad lose the brightness of their eyes/eyesight ?


Q9. Would you agree that promises made to poor children are poorly kept ? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text ?


Q10. What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities ?


Q11. What did Saheb sometimes find in a heap of garbage ? What was the impact of this finding ?


Q12. What is the complete name of Saheb ? What is the contrast in his name and what he is in reality ?


Q13. Where were the ragpickers living at Delhi ? How many ragpickers were living there ?


Q14. Is Saheb happy working at tea-stall ? Explain a little.


5 Marks Questions


Q1. What did the writer see when Mukesh took her to his home ? Most Important
OR
What did the writer see when Mukesh took her to his home in Firozabad ?


Q2. “It is his Karam, his destiny that made Mukesh’s grandfather go blind.” How did Mukesh disprove this belief by choosing a new vocation and making his own destiny ?


Q3. How does the writer describe Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi ?


Q4. Write a brief note about the town of Firozabad.
OR
The bangle makers of Firozabad make beautiful bangles and make everyone happy but they live and die in squalor. Elaborate.


Chapter 3 – Deep Water Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. Why was Douglas determined to get over the fear of water ? Most Important


Q2. Who threw Douglas into the swimming pool ?


Q3. What is the misadventure that William Douglas speaks about ?


Q4. How did the misadventure affect Douglas ?


Q5. Where did Douglas finally learn to swim ?
OR

What did Douglas do to get over his fear of water ?


Q6. What kind of person is William Douglas ?


Q7. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire ? Most Important


Q8. Mention any two long term consequences of the drowning incident on Douglas.


Q9. Which factors led Douglas to decide in favour of Y. M. C. A. pool ?
OR

Why did Douglas think that the YMCA pool was safe ? 


Q10. When did the writer join the Y. M. C. A. pool and why ?


Q11. What special method did the instructor use to teach the writer (Douglas) to swim ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. What was misadventure at the Y.M.C.A. pool that the writer William Douglas speaks about ?
OR
What is the ‘Misadventure’ that William Douglas speaks about ? Describe.


Q2. How did Douglas develop an aversion to water ?


Q3. How did Douglas overcome his fear of water ? (Deep water) Most Important
or
What efforts did Douglas make to overcome his fear of water ? When and how did he conquer it ? Most Important


Chapter 4 – The Rattrap Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. Why did the peddler think that the world was a rattrap ?
OR
What idea came to peddler’s mind when he was thinking of his own rattraps ?
OR

Who gave the peddler unwanted joy ?


Q2. What doubts did Edla have about the peddler ? Most Important


Q3. Why did the rattrap peddler take his way through forest ?


Q4. Why did the Crofter show thirty kronor to the rattrap peddler ?


Q5. Why didn’t the stranger tell the ironmaster that he was not Nils Olof ?


Q6. When did the iron man realize his mistake ? Most Important


Q7. Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler ? Most Important


Q8. Why did the peddler decline the invitation of the ironmaster ? Most Important


Q9. Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle ?


Q10. Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler ? Most Important


Q11. What did the peddler sell and how did he make those things ?


Q12. Did the peddler respect the faith shown in him by the crofter ?


Q13. What was the change that peddler felt in himself at last ? What did he do them ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. How did the peddler show his gratitude to Edla ?


Q2. Edla is a better judge of character than her father. Justify.


Q3. Do you think that the peddler is a criminal or a victim of circumstances ? (The Rattrap)


Q4.How did Edla bring about a change in the life of Peddler ?


Chapter 5 – Indigo Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. Who was Louis Fischer in “Indigo” ? What did Gandhi tell him ?


Q2. Where did Raj Kumar Shukla meet Gandhi ?


Q3. What did Gandhi tell Rajendra Prasad and other lawyers ?


Q4. What did Gandhi tell Raj Kumar Shukla when he requested him to visit Champaran ?


Q5. Why did Shukla meet Gandhi ?
or
Why did Rajkumar Shukla go to meet Gandhiji ? Most Important


Q6. Why did Gandhiji chide the lawyers ?


Q7. How could Gandhi persuade the lawyers to follow him into jail ?


Q8. How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad’s house ? Most Important


Q9. Why did Gandhiji go to Lucknow in December 1916 ? Who met him there and why ?


Q10. What issues did Gandhiji undertake in Champaran ?


Q11. How did Gandhiji express his inability to accompany Rajkumar Shukla ?


Q12. Where did Gandhiji decide to go first and why ?


Q13. How did Gandhiji make the peasants fearless and self-reliant ?


Q14. Why was Shukla considered a yeoman ?


Q15. How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers ?


Q16. Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of 25 percent refund to the farmers ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. How was the Champaran episode the first victory of civil disobedience in modern India ? (Indigo)


Q2. Do you think truth prevails against all odds ? Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life ?
OR

What was Champaran episode ? Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life ?
OR
The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhiji’s life. Elucidate. Most Important


Q3. Write a character-sketch of Rajkumar Shukla.


Chapter 6 – Poets and Pancakes Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. What was pancake and what was it used for ?


Q2. Who was Subbu’s Principal ? Most Important


Q3. Who was the Boss of Gemini studios ? Most Important


Q4. Did the people at Gemini Studios have any particular political affiliations ?


Q5. Name the poets who visited Gemini Studios.


Q6. Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the studios ?


Q7. Rati Agnihotri may not have even heard of it ? What was ‘It’ ?


Q8. What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to makeup ?


Q9. Who was Subbu ? Write his complete name.


Q10. What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini studios ?


Q11. What is the example of national integration that the author refers to in ‘Poets and Pancakes’ ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. Write a brief character sketch of Subbu. (Poets & Pancakes)


Q2. Write a brief note on the make-up department of the Gemini Studios. Most Important


Chapter 7 – The Interview Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities ? (The Interview)


Q2. What are some of the positive views on interviews ? Most Important


Q3. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed ? Most Important


Q4. What did Lewis Caroll have a horror of ? (The Interview) Most Important


Q5. What did Eco do after dinner ?


Q6. How does Eco find time to write so much ?


Q7. What does Eco say about his philosophical interest ?


Q8. What is distinctive about Umberto Eco’s academic writing style ?


Q9. What did the publisher think of “The Name of the Rose” ?


Q10. What do you understand by the expression ‘thumbprints on his windpipe’ ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar ? How did he find the time to write so much ? (The Interview) Most Important


Chapter 8 – Going Places Important Questions 2024


2 Marks Questions


Q1. What was the special fascination of the teenager Sophie ?


Q2. What did Sophie tell Geoff about Danny Casey ?


Q3. What does the story “Going Places” tell us about Sophie’s brother Geoff ?


Q4. How is Geoff a part of Sophie’s day dreams ?


Q5. Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey ?


Q6. What were Sophie’s dreams about her future ?


Q7. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person ?


Q8. What shows that Sophie belonged to a poor family ?


Q9. What were Sophie’s plans after school ? Most Important


Q10. Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey ? Most Important
OR
Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey ? Explain a little in two to three lines.


Q11. Why did Sophie wish to become an actress ?


Q12. What happened when Sophie and her family went to watch the match on Saturday ?


Q13. What was the autograph riddle ? Could it be solved ?


Q14. What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of ? Why does Jansie discourage her ?


5 Marks Questions


Q1. How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father ? (Going Places)


Q2. What impression do you form of Sophie’s character from the story “Going Places” ? Most Important


Q3. Do you agree with the way Sophie tries to fulfill her dreams ?


Q4. Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind. Why or Why not ?


Q5. What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to ? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status ?


HBSE Class 12 English Flamingo (Poetry Section) Important Question Answer 2024


Poem 1 – My Mother at Sixty-six Important Questions 2024


Q1. How do you know that Kamala Das’ mother is old and weak ?


Q2. What is the main idea of the poem “My Mother at Sixty-Six” ? Most Important
or
Justify the title of the poem, ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’.


Q3. What were the Poet’s feelings as she drove to Kochi airport ?


Q4. What do the parting words of poet to her mother and her smile signify ?


Q5. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels ? Most Important


Q6. Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’ ?


Poem 2 – Keeping Quiet Important Questions 2024


Q1. What is the sadness that Pablo Neruda refers to in the poem ?


Q2. What symbol from nature does the poet use to prove that keeping quiet is not a total inactivity ?


Q3. Why does the poet urge us to keep quiet ? Most Important


Q4. Does the poet of “Keeping Quiet” advocate total inactivity and death ? What is your opinion ?
or

Do you think the poet, Pablo Neruda advocates total inactivity and death ? Why/Why not ?
or
Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death ? Most Important


Q5. What is the central idea of the poem “Keeping Quiet”.
OR
What message does the poet want to give through the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ ?
OR
What does the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ teach us ?


Q6. What will counting upto twelve and keeping still help us achieve ? Most Important


Q7. What symbol from nature does the poet involve to say that there can be life under apparent stillness ?


Q8. Why does Pablo Neruda want war industries to suspend their production ?


Poem 3 – A Thing of Beauty Important Questions 2024


Q1. What is the message contained in the poem “A thing of Beauty” ?
OR
Write the central idea of the poem. (A Thing of Beauty)


Q2. List the things that cause suffering and pain. (A Thing of Beauty)


Q3. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem.


Q4. Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments or do they make a lasting impression on us ?


Q5. How does literature give us joy ?


Q6. What spreads the pall of despondence over our dark spirits ? How is it removed ?


Q7. How do beautiful things help us to live a happy life ?


Q8. What image does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty of the earth ?


Poem 4 – A Roadside Stand Important Questions 2024


Q1. Where was the roadside stand put up and what for ? Most Important
OR
Where and how was the road side stand built and why ?


Q2. What does the poet say about polished traffic ? (A Road Side Stand) Most Important


Q3. What were the various things put up for sale at the roadside stand ?


Q4. What is the central idea of the poem ‘A Roadside Stand’ ?


Q5. What is the man at the stall waiting for all the day ?


Q6. What do the rich people who drive past the stall feel about it ?


Poem 5 – Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger Important Questions 2024


Q1. What or whom is Aunt Jennifer terrified with in the third stanza ?


Q2. How will Aunt Jennifer’s hands look when she is dead ?


Q3. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are fluttering through her wool ? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull ?  Most Important


Q4. Do you sympathise with Aunt Jennifer ? What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt Jennifer ?


Q5. What is suggested by the image ‘massive weight of uncle’s wedding band’ ?


Q6. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character ? What might the poet be suggesting, through this difference ?


Q7. What will happen when Aunt Jennifer is dead ?


Q8. Why are Aunt Jennifer’s hands terrified ?


Q9. What is the central idea of ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ ?


 

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