TamilNadu Board Class 12 English Exam 2024 : Most Important Question with Answers

Tamil Nadu Board Inter 12th 2024 exams are going on and your English Paper is on 5th March 2024. You have only a few hours left for the English  exam. 

Important questions for the Tamil Nadu Board Inter 2nd Year English exam 2024 are given here. Practice a variety of important questions to get full marks in your English exam. Answers to all questions have been provided for reference.

In this, every important question has been sorted and collected, which is very important for your paper, so that the student can score good marks in less time. Answers to all the questions are given together.

POETRY – APPRECIATION QUESTIONS

1. THE CASTLE

1. Who does ‘we’ refer to?

Ans. We’ refers to the soldiers in the castle.

2. What could they watch from the turret wall?

Ans. Through the turrets they were able to watch the mowers and no enemy was found up to the distance of half- a mile.

3. What was the firm belief of the soldiers?

Ans. The soldiers believed that the walls of the castle were so high, smooth, that no man could climb up the wall and get into the castle.

4. Which aspect of the castle strength is conveyed by the above line?

Ans. Nobody can step one foot into the castle No clever trick can work out to get into the castle.

5. What happened to the castle?

Ans. The castle was captured by the enemies because a wicked warder let the enemies through a wicket gate.

2. OUR CASUARINA TREE (Toru Dutt)

1. Which tree is referred to in the above line?

Ans. The tree referred to in the above line is Cauarina tree.

2. Why does Toru Dutt use the expression ‘a’ creeper Climbs?

Ans. The tree is embraced by the creeper and flowers are hung in crimson clusters and it looks like a giant wearing a red scarf.

3. Why is the scarf colourful?

Ans. The creeper on the tree has bloomed with crimson flowers and it seems as though the giant is wearing a colourful scarf.

4. What does the expression ‘fain’ convey?

Ans. The expression ‘fain’ conveys how eager the poet would consecrate the trees memory to her loved ones.

5. What does the poet say through the expression “Fear trembling hope”?

Ans. The poet conveys human state of mind through the expression, “Fear trembling hope”.

3. ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE (William Shakespeare)

1. Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?

Ans. The second stage of life is being referred to here by the poet.

2. Which figure of speech is employed in the second line?

Ans. Creeping like snail – simile.

3. Explain bubble reputation

Ans. Bubble reputation is empty glory. Short live dhonour

4. Whom does justice refer to ?

Ans. Justice refers to a judge , some one very respected .

5. How does he behave with the people around him?

Ans. He behaves firm and serious with the people around him.

4. ULYSSES (Alfred Tennyson)

1. Did he enjoy what he was doing?

Ans. Ulysses did not enjoy what he was doing. He did not like to rule over his country because he wanted to travel to new places.

2. How is every hour important to Ulysses?

Ans. Every hour brings new experiences and new knowledge to Ulysses. So it is important to him.

3. Bring out the significance of the ‘sceptre’

Ans. Sceptre is an ornament rod carried by rulers as a symbol of sovereignty.

4. The above lines convey the undying spirit or Ulysses. Explain:-

Ans. Ulysses says death is the end of all. But before he dies, he wants to do something great.

5. What was Ulysses propose in life?

Ans. Ulysses purpose in life was to sail, to new places beyond sunset, and beyond the western stars to gain knowledge.

5. A FATHER TO HIS SON (Carl August Sandburg)

1. How should one face life?

Ans. One should face life with hard work that with stands all struggles.

2. Identify the figure if speech in the above line?

Ans. Figure of speech Life is a soft loan – Metaphor.

3. Identify the figure of speech in the above line:-

Ans. Figure of speech: silent rooms -personification.

4. Identify the figure of speech in the above line :-

Ans. Figure of speech: time as a stuff – simile.

5. How does free imagination help the world?

Ans. Free imaginations bring changes to the world which resents change.

6. INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP (Robert Browning)

1. Whose action is described here?

Ans. The French General Nepoleon’s action is described here.

2. What is meant by ‘prone brow’?

Ans. Nepoleon the French General was seriously thinking about the news of his country’s victory. It is meant by ‘prone brow’.

3. Why did the boy contradict Nepoleon’s words?

Ans. Nepoleon thought that the boy was wounded but really he was going to die so the boy contradicted Nepoleon’s words.

4. Who is compared to the mother eagle in the above lines?

Ans. The French General Nepoleon is compared to the mother eagle, in the above lines.

5. Explain the Comparison:-

Ans. On seeing the wounded soldier, the feelings of Nepoleon were just like those of the mother eagle, who becomes sad, when she finds her young ones badly bruised on the verge of death.

PROSE – APPRECIATION QUESTIONS

1. TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

1. Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?

Ans. The narrator met two small boys at the outskirts or Verona.

2. Why did the narrator not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?

Ans. The driver did not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys, because of the boys were shabby in appearance.

3. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?

Ans. The boys visited Poleta every Sunday. Jacopo asked the narrator to drop them there in his car. Since the driver had the Sunday off, the author himself took them in his car.

4. What was Lucia suffering from?

Ans. Lucia was suffering from tuberculosis of the spine.

5. What made the boys work so hard?

Ans. The money needed for their sister’s treatment made the boys work so hard.

2. A NICE CUP OF TEA

1) Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization?

Ans. The countries in which tea is a part of civilization are Eire, Australia and New Zealand.

2) According to the author what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?

Ans. ‘A nice cup of tea’ refers to the Indian Tea.

3) Why does the author prefer the cylindrical cup to a flat cup?

Ans. The author prefers that one should drink out of a good break – fast cup that is the cylindrical type of cup, because this cup holds more.

4) Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk?

Ans. The author advises to move the cream from the milk because milk that is too creamy will always give tea a sickly taste.

5) What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?

Ans. The second golden rule in the preparation of tea is that Tea should be made in small quantities. That is in a tea – pot.

3. IN CELEBRATION OF BEING ALIVE

1. What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?

Ans. Dr. Barnard experienced not only agony and fear but also anger He asked himself why should this happen to them.

2. When and where did the accident occur?

Ans. A few years ago Dr. Barnard and his wife met with an accident, while crossing the street

3. How was the unattended trolley put to use?

Ans. A boy with amputed left hand and a mechanic with amputed shoulder and arm fearlessly moved the trolley and served the food to the patients.

4. What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?

Ans. Dr. Barnard compares this entertainment to Grand prix and Indianapolis500 Car Race

5. Why did the choice of roles prove easy for them?

Ans. The mechanic provided motor power with his head to the trolley was totally blind and the driver who started the trolley by scraping his foot on the floor had only one arm so the choice of roles proved easy to them.

4. THE SUMMIT

1. Name an equipment and tool carried by the climbers during their expedition:-

Ans. Oxygen set is an equipment and ice axe is a tool carried by the mountaineers during their expedition.

2. What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?

Ans. Hillary found two Oxygen bottles in a tiny hollow.They had been left there on earlier attempt by Evans and Bourdillon.

3. What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large over hanging ice Cornices?

Ans. Edmund Hillary cut a line of steps down the snow; to escape the large over hanging ice Cornices.

4. What did Hillary do with his wet boots?

Ans. Hillary heated his shoes over the flames of the stove and softened the shoes.

5. What did Hillary mean by saying, we had had enough to do the job but by no means too much?

Ans. By these words Hillary means that they had to undergo a lot of difficulties while climbing, but those hard times were very less in front of their success.

5. Father to His Son

1. How would the poet’s advice help his son who is at the threshold of manhood?

Ans. The poet’s advice helps his son face life’s challenges and sudden betrayals daringly.

2. A tough will counts.’ Explain.

Ans.  One’s physical strength doesn’t matter. Any person with a strong will can achieve great feats. A frail flowering plant succeeds in splitting a rock due to its hard will. Thus a tough will (i.e.) “rich soft wanting” determines one’s success.

3. What happened to the people who wanted too much money?

Ans. The people who wanted too much money has left dead before they really die.

4. What are the poet’s thoughts on ‘being different’?

Ans. The poet says that instead of being one among many, his son should be different if it is work with ease and nature.

5. Question (c)What happened to the people who wanted too much money?

Ans. The people who wanted too much money has left dead before they really die.

6. ON THE RULE OF THE ROAD

1. What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?

Ans. A great confusion of the traffic would be the consequence of the old lady’s action.

2. Why should individual liberty be curtailed?

Ans. Individual liberty should be curtailed because it may affect public liberty

3. According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
Ans. According to the author, we are much more conscious of the imperfection of others in this respect than of our own.

4. What is the foundation of social conduct?

Ans. A reasonable consideration for the rights of feelings of others is a foundation of social conduct.

5. What does the traffic police man symbolize?

Ans. The traffic policeman symbolizes public liberty