H.S.English suggestion 2020, WBBSE

H.S.English suggestion 2020, WBBSE

Higher Secondary 2020 English Suggestion

Date of Exam : 14th March, 2020

PROSE:

The Eyes Have It

1) "Then I made a mistake....... " who made the mistake? was there really any mistake? How did the speaker get rid off his doubt?

2)"I wondered if my words had touched her, or whether she thought me a romantic fool. " Why did the speaker doubt that he might be thought a 'romantic fool'?

3)How did the narrator try to flatter the girl? How did she receive his flattery?

4)"You have an interesting face." who said this and to whom did he/she say? How did the person spoken to react?

How did the speaker mend his/her comment?

Strong Roots

1)"His answer filled me with strange energy and enthusiasm." Whose answer had such impact? Who was thus impressed? What was the answer?

2)What did Dr. Kalam's father tell him about the 'relevance of prayer'?

3)What do you mean by 'fear-ridden vision of destiny'? What vision, between these two, should be chosen and why?

4)Do you think, after reading Dr. Kalam's 'Strong Roots', material as well as emotional security is necessary in childhood? 

Thank You Ma'am

1)What is the moral of the short story 'Thank You Ma'am'?

2)"Eat some more, son". Who says this? What is offered by the speaker to the listener? What feature of the speaker's character is revealed in this line?

3)"I am very sorry lady, I'm sorry". Who is the speaker? was the speaker really sorry? When was the speaker a changed person?

4)What did the things that Mrs. Jones wanted from Roger? What did Roger want?

Three Questions

1) How did the enemy of the Tsar become his friend???? Describe it.

2)How did the Tsar find out the answers to his three questions?

3)Do you think that the three answers to the questions are the fundamental pillars of life?

4)What did the Tsar do to tend the wounded man?

POEM:

On Killing a Tree

1) How does the tree heal itself in the poem 'On Killing a Tree'?

2) Describe in detail the growth of the tree in the first stanza of the poem 'On killing a Tree'.

3) ''It takes much time to kill a tree. "Why does the poet think so? Do you support the poet's view? If so, why and if not, show the reason.

4) Write a note on irony as reflected in the poem" On Killing a Tree".

5)"And then it is completely done" How is a tree completely done/killed?

Asleep in the valley

1) What message dose the poem give us?

2) How does the picture of the soldier describe the tragedy of the war?

3) Look at the word 'asleep'. What do we normally associated with the word? When does the reader recognize that the soldier is sleeping in a different sense?

4) How does the picture of the soldier describe the tragedy of the war?

Shall I compare Thee to a Summer's Day

1) What does the poet compare this young person to? Identify at least three qualities that make the person superior to the simile.

2) How does imagery in the sonnet no. 18 help to express the thought?

3) How does Shakespeare treat the themes of time and love in Sonnet 18?

The poetry of Earth 

1) What are the voices of poetry in the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth'? How do those voices show that poetry of earth can never stop?

2) Bring out the contrast used in the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth'.

3) How does keats present the cycle of season in the 'Poetry of Earth'?

DRAMA:

The Proposal

1) Describe the Character of Lomov in the play.

2) Is Chubucov a sensible father? How do you know?

3) Discuss the reasons why the marriage proposal is important to all the character.

4) Write a note on the significance of the title of Chekov's play ‘The Proposal '.

5) How does Chekov employ irony to intensify his play ' The Proposal’

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY AND UNSEEN PASSAGE

For Unseen Passage, you have to practice  from Your Text Book, Test Paper and Current Newspapers. 

Grammar section contains  Narration change, Article and Preposition, Error finding etc. 

WRITING SKILLS

Letter Writing

1) Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily expressing your view on increasing violence against women in our society.

2) Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily expressing your concern about price rise of daily uses.

3) Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily about Sound pollution in your locality.

4) Write a letter to a store manager complaining about the goods which you bought from that store.

5) Write a letter to a store manager requesting to repair DVD player.

6) Write a letter to a store manager to exchange the wrist watch which you bought from that store.

7) Write a letter to a firm of booksellers complaining delay in executing an order.

8) Write a letter to the post master for enquiry about a missing parcel

Report Writing

1) Land slide in Kalimpong

2) Magic show held on your school

3) Annual function of your school

4) Blood donation camp

5) Bank Robbery

6) A plane crash

7) Kohli Leads to India into T20 final

Précis Writing

Practice from Test Paper

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