CBSE 12 English Exam 2026-27: Top 30 Most Expected Questions for Last Minute Revision

The CBSE 2026-27 Class 12 English board exam is one of the most important exams for students. During the final preparation phase, students should focus on revising important questions, key concepts and high-scoring topics instead of starting new chapters.

To help students with their preparation, we have compiled the 30 most expected CBSE Class 12 English questions with answers. These questions cover important sections based on the latest CBSE syllabus, previous year paper trends and expert analysis.

Students can use these important questions for quick revision and strengthen their preparation. Focus on understanding answer formats, important themes and writing practice to perform better in the exam.

Top 30 CBSE Class 12 English Expected Questions 2026-27

The following questions are based on frequently asked topics from the CBSE Class 12 English syllabus. Practicing these questions can help students revise important themes, characters, and ideas from the literature chapters.

1. Why was M. Hamel dressed in formal clothes in school? (CBSE 2023)

2. When do the residents of Alsace realize how precious their language is to them? (CBSE 2023)

3. What does the contrasting imagery of the church clock and the Prussian trumpets represent in The Last Lesson? (CBSE Sample Paper 2025)

4. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day? (Delhi 2011, 2012; AI 2016)

5. Comment on the significance of the villagers sitting at the back in M. Hamel’s classroom. (CBSE SQP 2021)

6. “We’ve all got a great deal to reproach ourselves with,” said M. Hamel. Comment. (Delhi 2017)

7. Describe the irony in Saheb’s name. (2023)

8. To which country did Saheb’s parents originally belong? Why did they come to India? (All India)

9. For Saheb, how was work at the tea stall different from rag picking? (CBSE 2020)

10. The description of Seemapuri creates a very dismal picture. Explain. (CBSE 2023)

11. How did the near drowning experience at the pool affect Douglas? (CBSE 2015, 16, 18)

12. Why did Douglas’ mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the YMCA pool? (CBSE 2011, 13, 14, 15, 19)

13. What were Doug’s feelings when he was pushed into the pool? (CBSE 2023)

14. How did Douglas develop an aversion to water? (Delhi 2012)

15. Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain von Stahle? (CBSE 2022, 10)

16. Why did Edla decide to entertain the peddler against the wishes of her father? (CBSE 2014, 15, 19)

17. What made the peddler finally change his ways? (CBSE 2010, 19)

18. Edla is a contrast to her father, the ironmaster. Explain. (CBSE 2023)

19. What were the terms of the indigo contract between the British landlords and the Indian peasants? (CBSE 2011, 15)

20. Describe the role of Rajkumar Shukla in Indigo. (CBSE 2023)

21. Why did Gandhi agree to the planter’s offer of a 25% refund to the farmers? (Delhi 2009, 2023)

22. Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her meeting with Danny Casey? (CBSE 2011, 12, 20)

23. Why did Sophie long for her brother’s affection? (CBSE 2010, 23)

24. What are some of the positive views on interviews? (CBSE 2020)

25. What does the poet’s smile in the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ show? (CBSE 2008, 14)

26. Why has the poet mentioned ‘merry children spilling out of their homes’ in the poem? (CBSE 2020)

27. Why does the poetess look at ‘young trees’ and ‘merry children’? (CBSE 2018 SQP)

28. Why does Kamala Das compare her mother to ‘a late winter’s moon’? (Delhi 2017)

29. What did the poet realize with pain? (AICBSE 2016)

30. Interpret the use of visual imagery by Kamala Das in her poem to depict the passage of time. (CBSE Sample Paper 2025)

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