12 Class English Guess Papers Important Questions Pdf Notes, Important questions are repeated every year in exams.
Important questions from Book II (Modern Prose)
1. What are planets and how did they come into existence?
2. What conditions are necessary for life? Do such conditions generally exist?
3. What happened when the wandering star came near the sun?
4. What is the planetary system?
5. What are stars?
6. How did our earth come into existence?
7. What are super superstitions? Name some superstitions still present in our society.
8. How have scientists helped us in the production and preservation of food?
9. How has the scientific method helped us in our fight against diseases?
10. What part did astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past? Give examples.
11. What are the two types of boys who fail in college? (why boys fail in college)
12. What place would you accord to sportsmanship in college?
13. How do health problems lead to the failure of the boys in college?
14. What was Daiches’ attitude toward the weekend as a school boy?
15. What was Daiches’ general view about school life?
16. How did Daiches spend his summer holidays?
17. What types of books were presented by the British public to soldiers?
18. Why should bad books be destroyed?
19. Describe the author’s midnight adventure to throw the books in the river.
20. How did Jerome K. Jerome suspect that his liver was out of order?
21. Why did Jerome K. Jerome think that he was an acquisition to the medical class?
22. He thought he was doing the doctor good turn by going to him. Why? (A man Who was a Hospital)
23. Why did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?
24. After his misadventure in the bank where did Leacock keep his money?
25. Discuss the Chinese agriculture system.
26. How does China rely on its own resources?
27. Write a note on the Chinese women.
28. What does hunger mean on a large scale as viewed by the author?
29. How do famines occur?
30. What is the main reason for the population increase today?
Important questions from Book II (Heroes)
1. What did the Abbasid caliph say on receiving the head of his governor?
2. What did Abd al-Rahman do to make himself strong and beautify his capital?
3. Why did not Churchill do well in the examinations?
4. How did he do his Latin paper?
5. Churchill was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and Greek. Was it a gain or loss?
6. Give an idea of the size of the Sahara. How does it compare with England?
7. What had Christopher’s foster mother to do with his desire to see distant places?
8. How did he manage to get a seat in a weapons carrier?
9. What did the driver of the truck tell Christopher about three Englishmen who had attempted to cross the
desert?
10. Describe the journey through the land of Thirst and Death.
11. What are antiseptics and what is the antiseptic method?
12. What was the chief defect of the antiseptic method?
13. Describe how Fleming discovered penicillin.
14. What part is played by the white cells in the blood of a human body?
15. Describe the early life of Pasteur.
16. Give some instances of Pasteur’s patriotism.
17. What do we mean by spontaneous generation?
Important questions from the Novel: Good-bye Mr. Chips
1. How did Mr. Chips spend his last days?
2. What memories of Katherine haunted Mr. Chips?
3. How did Mr. Chips meet with Katherine Bridges?
4. What do we mean by spontaneous generation?
5. Briefly describe the death scene of Mr. Chips.
6. How did Mr. Chips tool his first class?
7. Who was Mrs. Wickets?
8. What were the activities of Mr. Chips after his retirement?
9. What changes did the marriage bring in Mr. Chips?
10. Why was the summer of 1896 special for Mr. Chips?
11. What were your political views of Katherine?
12. Describe the quarrel between Ralston and Mr. Chips.
13. What types of people were supplied by Brookfield?
14. What was presented to Mr. Chips on his retirement?
15. Who was Merivale? What did he say about Chips’ health?
16. How did the death of Katherine change Mr. Chips?
17. What was Chips’ will?
18. What was the reaction of the parents to the quarrel between Ralston and Mr. Chips?
19. Write a brief note on Mr. Chatteris.
20. Briefly describe Brookfield.
21. Who was Ralston?
22. How was Mr. Chips in the matter of discipline?
23. What did Mr. Wetherby advise Mr. Chips on the day of his interview?
24. What kind of fellow was Mr. Wetherby?
25. How did Mr. Chips measure his time when he lived a Mrs. Wickets?