Smart English Suggestion by Sandip Sir: for semester IV Class -XII- 2026

Smart English Suggestion by Sandip Sir: for semester IV Class -XII- 2026
✅ FINAL SUGGESTION
CLASS XII – ENGLISH – SEMESTER IV (WBCHSE)
🟦 PROSE SECTION
📖 1. Alice in Wonderland – Down the Rabbit-Hole (Lewis Carroll)
🔹 Selected 20 SAQ (2 marks each)
1. What did Alice notice at the side of the well?
2. Who was Dinah?
3. Why did Alice follow the White Rabbit?
4. Why was Alice surprised to see the White Rabbit?
5. Which action of the Rabbit made Alice burn with curiosity?
6. Why did Alice not like the book her sister was reading?
7. Where did Alice find the caption ‘DRINK ME’?
8. What did Alice see on the glass table?
9. How was the taste of the drink of the ‘DRINK ME’ bottle?
10. Why was Alice worried before drinking from the bottle?
11. What did Alice think of the distance of her fall?
12. What did Alice find after opening the little door?
13. Why did Alice go back to the table?
14. What happened when Alice drank the potion?
15. What mistake did Alice make after shrinking?
16. What unusual thing did the White Rabbit do?
17. Where did Alice find herself when the Rabbit was lost?
18. Why did Alice find it useless to wait by the little door?
19. “Come, there’s no use in crying like that!” — Who said this and to whom?
20. What did Alice do after getting tired of sitting by her sister?
🔹 Selected 5 DAQ (6 marks)
1. Describe Alice’s experiences during her fall down the rabbit-hole.
2. Describe the long hall in your own words.
3. Why did Alice venture to taste the bottle labelled ‘DRINK ME’?
4. How does Lewis Carroll create an unusual setting in the story?
5. What kind of story is Alice in Wonderland – Down the Rabbit-Hole? Justify.
📖 2. Three Questions (Leo Tolstoy)
🔹 Selected 20 SAQ
1. Why did the Tsar want answers to the three questions?
2. Why was the Tsar not satisfied with the learned men’s answers?
3. Whom did the Tsar decide to consult finally?
4. Why did the Tsar put on simple clothes?
5. Where did the hermit live?
6. What was the hermit doing when the Tsar first saw him?
7. Who wounded the bearded man?
8. Why did the bearded man ask forgiveness of the Tsar?
9. What did the Tsar promise the wounded man?
10. What did the wounded man promise the Tsar?
11. According to the hermit, what is the most important time?
12. Who is the most important person according to the hermit?
13. What is the most important thing to do?
14. Why did the Tsar fall asleep?
15. “You have already been answered!” — Who said this and why?
16. What did the Tsar take to bandage the wounded man?
17. How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man?
18. Why was the Tsar glad at the end?
19. What lesson does the Tsar learn finally?
20. Why did the hermit not answer directly?
🔹 Selected 5 DAQ
1. How did the hermit answer the Tsar’s three questions?
2. What role does the bearded man play in the story?
3. How did the enemy of the Tsar become his friend?
4. Analyse Three Questions as a story of wisdom and humanity.
5. What lessons can one learn from the story Three Questions?
🟦 VERSE SECTION
📝 1. Hawk Roosting – Ted Hughes
🔹 20 SAQ
1. What does the hawk mean by “I sit in the top of the wood”?
2. What does ‘sophistry’ mean?
3. What physical power does the hawk possess?
4. What does the hawk symbolize in the poem?
5. Explain ‘air’s buoyancy’.
6. What does the hawk say about its manners?
7. Why does the hawk believe nothing has changed?
8. What does ‘hooked head and hooked feet’ suggest?
9. What tone dominates the poem?
10. What does the hawk say about creation?
11. What does the hawk mean by ‘perfect kills’?
12. What does the word ‘roosting’ mean?
13. How does the hawk justify killing?
14. What does the hawk say about control over life and death?
15. Who is the speaker of the poem?
16. What insight does the poem give into power?
17. What does the sun symbolize?
18. What is meant by ‘the allotment of death’?
19. What attitude of the hawk is revealed?
20. Who composed the poem?
🔹 5 DAQ
1. Discuss the hawk as a symbol of power and dominance.
2. Explain the significance of the title Hawk Roosting.
3. Analyse the central theme of the poem.
4. How does Ted Hughes use animal imagery in the poem?
5. Bring out the tone and attitude of the hawk.
📝 2. Sonnet 73 – William Shakespeare
🔹 20 SAQ
1. What is suggested by ‘that time of year’?
2. What does ‘twilight’ symbolize?
3. Who is referred to as ‘thou’?
4. What is meant by ‘ruined choirs’?
5. What does ‘black night’ symbolize?
6. What does ‘glowing of such fire’ suggest?
7. What happens to the trees in autumn?
8. How is youth described?
9. What mood dominates the poem?
10. What image is used to describe ageing?
11. What does ‘ashes of his youth’ mean?
12. What does love become in the final couplet?
13. What does the poet expect from his friend?
14. What is meant by ‘consumed with that which it was nourished by’?
15. What effect does love have in the face of death?
16. What figure of speech is used?
17. How is time portrayed?
18. What does ‘seal’ suggest?
19. What emotion is expressed repeatedly?
20. Who is the poet of Sonnet 73?
🔹 5 DAQ
1. Analyse the theme of ageing and mortality in Sonnet 73.
2. Discuss the imagery used in the poem.
3. How does Shakespeare use contrast in Sonnet 73?
4. Explain the significance of the final couplet.
5. How does the poem reflect love’s triumph over time?
📝 3. The Greenhouse Effect – Carl Dennis
🔹 20 SAQ
1. What is meant by ‘greenhouse effect’?
2. What does ‘giant dust bowls’ refer to?
3. What will happen to the Plains States?
4. What does ‘grain belts’ mean?
5. Why will people be poorer?
6. What does the poet warn about the future?
7. What is the tone of the poem?
8. What imagery is used in the poem?
9. What is the central concern of the poet?
10. Who is the poet of the poem?
11. What does ‘new Great Powers’ suggest?
12. What will happen to public buildings?
13. Why will tax base be small?
14. What does ‘play them off’ mean?
15. What does the poet prescribe as remedy?
16. What environmental problems are highlighted?
17. What does the poet say about human responsibility?
18. What message does the poem convey?
19. What metaphor is used for climate change?
20. What does the poem challenge readers to do?
🔹 5 DAQ
1. Discuss the theme of climate change in the poem.
2. How does Carl Dennis use imagery to convey danger?
3. Explain the title The Greenhouse Effect.
4. How does the poem warn humanity about inaction?
5. Bring out the irony used in the poem.
🟦 DRAMA SECTION
🎭 Riders to the Sea – J. M. Synge
🔹 ONLY 10 DAQ
1. Sketch the character of Maurya.
2. Justify the title Riders to the Sea.
3. Discuss the theme of fate and destiny in the play.
4. How is the sea presented as a symbol of destruction?
5. Assess Riders to the Sea as a modern tragedy.
6. Discuss the final scene and its significance.
7. How does Maurya achieve acceptance at the end?
8. Bring out the symbolic elements in the play.
9. How does the play depict man’s struggle against nature?
10. How does the play reflect universal motherhood?
✅ GRAMMAR SUGGESTION (WBCHSE Class XII – Semester IV)
🔹 A. Joining / Transformation (ONLY 20)
(Focus: Relative, Adverbial, Noun Clause, Infinitive, Apposition, Though/Too)
Most Probable 20:
1. Garbage causes pollution. It may be recycled.
2. The little children saw the Giant. He was playing in the garden.
3. My parents went to Shillong. It is a beautiful hill town.
4. Have you met my brother? He is an MA in English.
5. Mr Basu lives in a nice flat. It is at Ultadanga.
6. You saw the man. He is my uncle.
7. The house was burning. The fire-fighters entered into it.
8. Walk slowly. You will fall.
9. Study attentively. You will not score high marks.
10. Excessive mechanisation brings unhappiness. Human faculties are slighted.
11. Do not read the letter. It is confidential.
12. Mahatma Gandhi was a true son of the soil. It is known to all.
13. Subhas Chandra Bose is a true patriot. It is known to all.
14. He is very old. He cannot walk fast. (too…to)
15. The girl was very strong. She could not be defeated.
16. She went to Amritsar. She wanted to visit the Golden Temple.
17. Shakespeare was a great playwright. He wrote ‘Othello’.
18. Rabindranath was a great poet. He composed ‘Gitanjali’.
19. The teacher is late. This is unusual.
20. The game was over. We returned home.
🔹 B. Change of Narration (ONLY 10) Fill in the blanks type questions will be set*
(Conversation → Indirect Speech)
Most Important 10:
1. Davy – Faraday conversation (trade change)
2. Father – Son (late from school)
3. Traveller – Peasant (nearest inn)
4. Customer – Chemist (headache)
5. Rina – Raja (Tatanagar, aunt nurse)
6. Father – Son (medicine, sleep)
7. Swallow – Statue (Happy Prince)
8. Raju – Kanu (meeting Apu)
9. Coolie – Lachmi (travelling alone)
10. Policeman – Visitor (wrong side driving)
(From Ray and Martin Prashna Bichitra Scanner part)
✍️ WRITING SECTION SUGGESTION
🔹 A. Essays (ONLY 10)
(High-frequency + syllabus-safe)
1. Education is Important for Every Individual
2. Discipline
3. Students and Cellphone
4. Educational Value of Games and Sports
5. Importance of Reading
6. Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities in Education
7. Social Media / Impact of Social Media on Society
8. Safe Drive, Save Life
9. Importance of Wildlife Conservation
10. Health is Wealth
🔹 B. Email Writing (ONLY 10)
Formal & Exam-Friendly:
1. Email to a hotel enquiring about rooms and cost
2. Email to Head of Institution seeking leave
3. Email to Editor about rash driving
4. Email to Headmaster requesting seminar on plastic ban
5. Email to a company enquiring about products via website
6. Email inviting someone to a seminar/event
7. Email to college administrator about admission process
8. Email complaining about noise pollution
9. Email applying for clerk/typist post
10. Email to local councillor requesting a public library
🔹 C. Blog Writing (ONLY 10)
(From essay themes, adapted as blogs – WBCHSE trend)
1. Role of Technology in Modern Education
2. Online Learning vs Classroom Learning
3. Books vs Screens
4. Problems of Teenagers
5. Online Gaming and Its Impact
6. Global Warming
7. Importance of Tree Plantation
8. Cyber Crime
9. Friendship
10. A Day That Changed My Life
🎯 FINAL EXAM STRATEGY (For Students)
• Grammar: Practice structure, not memorisation
• Narration: Focus on tense + reporting verbs
• Essay/Blog: Prepare 6–7 fully, skim others
• Email: Learn format, change content only

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