You all know that CBSE Board Exam is coming in February. So, I have brought CBSE Board Class 12 English Important Questions 2024 which are being asked the same for last 3-4 years. Try to solve these questions for securing high marks in your board examination.
You can also check the Important Questions for Hindi and Other Subjects.
CBSE Board Class 12 English Important Questions 2024: Objective
1. What quality of the villagers can be inferred through these lines?
(A) gullible
(B) futuristic
(C) hypocritical
(D) ambitious
2. Choose the option that displays the same poetic device as used in the first line of the extract.
(A) I’m as happy as I can be.
(B) Life is a roller coaster ride.
(C) Nature is God’s gift to us.
(D) The dazzling divas enchanted all.
3. What does the phrase ‘a bower quiet’ indicate?
(A) serenity
(B) morality
(C) superiority
(D) diversity
4. The benefits of a thing of beauty for humans include.
(A) healthy body
(B) calm mind
(C) struggle-free life
(D) better relationships
(D) hope to carry on
5. Select the option that best describes Derry and Mr. Lamb in the extract.
(A) Derry: introvert; Mr. Lamb: friendly
(B) Derry: fearful; Mr. Lamb: domineering
(C) Derry: friendly; Mr. Lamb: weird
(D) Derry: friendly;
6. Which of the following best summarises Mr. Lamb’s attitude towards the bees?
(A) Beauty is being true to yourself.
(B) There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.
(C) Beauty is the promise of happiness.
(D) The beauty of the world lies in the details.
7. The harm done to the actress was a/an
(A) well-planned act.
(B) unintentional act.
(C) act of jealousy.
(D) act of male dominance
8. Stages of worldly experience’ in the given context would refer to.
(A) good education to gain knowledge.
(B) situations that require one to be street smart.
(C) smaller, not so important roles in acting.
(D) training in soft skills.
9. The harm done to the actress was a/an.
(A) well-planned act.
(B) unintentional act.
(C) act of jealousy.
(D) act of male dominance.
10. Stages of worldly experience’ in the given context would refer to ‘
(A) good education to gain knowledge.
(B) situations that require one to be street smart.
(C) smaller, not so important roles in acting.
(D) training in soft skills.
CBSE Board Class 12 English Important Questions 2024: Subjective
1. Read the passage given below :
* Too many parents these days can’t say no. As a result, they find themselves raising ‘children’ who respond greedily to the advertisements aimed right at them. Even getting what they want doesn’t satisfy some kids; they only want more. Now, a growing number of psychologists, educators and parents think it’s time to stop the madness and start teaching kids about what’s really important values like hard work, contentment, honesty and compassion. The struggle to set limits has never been tougher – and the stakes have never been higher. One recent study of adults who were overindulged as children, paints a discouraging picture of their future: when given too much too soon, they grow up to be adults who have difficulty coping with life’s disappointments. They also have distorted sense of entitlement that gets in the way of success in the work place and in relationships.
* Psychologists say that parents who over indulge their kids, set them up to be more vulnerable to future anxiety and depression. Today’s parents themselves raised on values of thrift and self-sacrifice, grew up in a culture where ‘no’ was a household word. Today’s kids want much more, partly because there is so much more to want. The oldest members of this generation were born in the late 1980s, just as PCs and video games were making their assault on the family room. They think of MP3 players and flat screen TVs as essential utilities, and
* What parents need to find, is a balance between the advantages of an affluent society and the critical life lessons that come from waiting. saving and working hard to achieve goals. That search for balance has to start carly. Children need limits on their behavior because they feel better and more secure when they live within a secured structure.
* Older children learn self-control by watching how others, especially parents act. Learning how to overcome challenges is essential to becoming a successful adult. Few parents ask kids to do chores. They think their kids are already overburdened by social and academic pressures. Every individual can be of service to others, and life has meaning heyond one’s own immediate happiness. That means parents eager to teach values have to take a long, hard look at their own:
(i) Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight questions from the nine given below:
(1) What is challenging for today’s parents?
(2) What will be the consequence of over indulging children?
(3) Why do parents get caught in the buying blitz?
(4) How do children learn critical life lessons?
(5) What is the impact of advertisements on children?
(6) Why do children need limits on their behaviour?
(7) How do older children learn self-control?
(8) Find a word in the passage which means ‘research’. (Paragraph 2)
(9) Find a word in the passage which means ‘wealthy’. (Paragraph 3)
(ii). Read the passage given below:
(1) Ratan, a global brand in Dairy products, works on a business model popularly known as, “The Ratan Model. This model aims to provide value for money to the customers and protect the interests of farmers simultaneously.
(2) The Ratan Model is a three-tiered structure that is implemented in its Dairy production: Firstly, Ratan acts as a direct link between milk producers and consumers that removes the middlemen. Secondly, farmers (milk producers) control procurement, processing and marketing. Thirdly, it is a professionally managed organization.
(3) One can understand the Ratan Model better by taking cognizance of ‘Ratan’s Target Audience’, where it has targeted the mass market of India with no premium offerings and works on providing the best quality products at affordable prices.
(4) So Ratan formulates its pricing policy on the low cost price strategy which has attracted a lot of customers in the past and it continues to do so.
(5) Another stance used by Ratan’s Target Audience is based on customer-wise targeting and industry wise targeting. This strategy divides the target audience on the following two bases:
(6) Industry Based Target Audience: Ratan has segmented milk for various industries such as ice-cream manufacturers, restaurants. coffee shops, and many similar industries. Further, it has segmented butter, ghee and cheese for bakeries, snack retailers, confectioneries, and many more.
(7) The target audience study tells us that Ratan has a strong presence in both Business to Business and Business-to-Customers.
(8) Ratan’s marketing campaigns and strategies are implemented in a very attractive way. For example, the story of the ‘Ratan Girl’ is a popular ‘ad’ icon. It is a hand drawn cartoon of a young girl.
3. You are Narendra, living in Bharatpur. Your cousin, from the same city has opened a beautiful Resort ‘Serenity’. He has extended an invite to you to spend a weekend there. Draft a letter of acceptance in not more than 50 words mentioning the date of arrival, duration of stay and meal preference.
4. Attempt any five of the six questions given below, within 40 words each.
(i) What made the Peddler accept Edla’s invitation?
(ii) How did the settlement of 25% refund to the farmers change the plight of the peasants? (Indigo)
(iii) Aunt Jennifer deserves our sympathy ? Elaborate.
(iv) How can the ‘mighty dead’ be described as a thing of beauty’ ? Explain.
(v) How does Mr. Lamb overcome his feelings of loneliness?
(vi) Why did the woodland creatures shun Roger Shunk? How did this affect Roger?
5. Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
(i) For most women, bangles are dreams in glass but for bangle makers of Firozabad they are a vicious circle that they cannot escape. Describe the vicious circle.
(ii) What are the instances in the story (The Rattrap) that show that the character of the ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?
6. An International Book Fair is being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 7th to 14th February 2020. As Librarian, Goodwill Public School, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, write a notice informing the students about the fair. Give all other necessary details. (50 words)
7. Prepare a poster highlighting the dangers of drunk driving advising motorists to abstain from alcohol before taking the wheel. (50 words)
8. Imagine that you are the Principal, Mayur Public School, Mall Road, Mathura. Write a letter to the Sales Manager, Apsara Publishing House, Mandir Marg, Mathura, placing an order for some books for your school library. (Minimum four titles and number of copies). (120-150 words)
9. You are a social worker. You are upset as some reputed schools are admitting as many as 50-60 students in a section just to make extra money. This inappropriate teacher-student ratio adversely affects the academic standards. Write a letter to the Editor, The Nation, Delhi highlighting this unfair practice. You are Rahul/Rashmi, 41/178, Hind Colony, Delhi. (120-150 words)
10. Through advertisements, commercial products are promoted by celebrities from various fields like sports, films, etc. Such advertisements have become a big business. They leave a strong influence on all, but specially on young minds. Write an article in 150-200 words on “The Impact of Advertisements on the Younger Generation’. You are Rishabh/Ritika.
11. Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
(i). At the end of the storytelling session, why does Jack consider himself ‘caught in an ugly middle position’?
(ii). It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. How did Zitkala-Sa face oppression as a child and how did she overcome it?
(iii). How does the perception and attitude of the villagers of Raveloe towards Silas Marner change from the beginning to the end of the novel?
12. You are Faiz/Falak Mazumdar living at 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla. You decide to hold a dinner party to congratulate your grandparents on their golden wedding anniversary. Draft a formal invitation in not more than 50 words to all family members to attend a grand dinner at home.
13. You are Harish/Harshita of 12, Seva Nagar, Pune. You want to sell your flat as you are shifting to another city for work. Draft a suitable advertisement in not more than 50 words to be published in The Pune Times under the classified columns.
14. You are Neeraj/Neeraja Shekhar, Principal, Vasant Public School, Pune. Your school has just started a music department. Write a letter to the Manager of Melody House, Pune, wholesale suppliers of musical instruments, placing an order for musical instruments for the school. Ask for a discount on the catalogue prices. (120-150 words)
15. You are Faiz/Falak Mazumdar living at 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla. You decide to hold a dinner party to congratulate your grandparents on their golden wedding anniversary. Draft a formal invitation in not more than 50 words to all family members to attend a grand dinner at home.
