WBCHSE HS English (First Language) Practice Questions - West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Class 12 English First Language (ENGA) Exam - WBCHSE HS English (First Language) Practice Questions - West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Class 12 English First Language (ENGA) Exam

Question 1

In Pearl S. Buck's essay 'India through a Traveller's Eyes' (added to WBCHSE English A Class XII Semester 3), what quality of ordinary Indian villagers does Buck especially admire?

Their dignity, hospitality, and deep-rooted cultural life despite poverty Their exclusive interest in modern industrial technology Their rejection of all religious tradition Their preference for living only in large metropolitan hotels

Correct Answer:

Their dignity, hospitality, and deep-rooted cultural life despite poverty

Question 2

According to Ernest Hemingway's short story 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place' (WBCHSE English A Class XII Semester 4 replacement prose), why does the older waiter defend letting the old man stay late in the café?

Because a clean, well-lighted café can give lonely people dignity against the emptiness of night Because the café must maximize alcohol sales after midnight Because the old man is a celebrity customer who must never be refused Because local police require cafés to remain open until dawn

Correct Answer:

Because a clean, well-lighted café can give lonely people dignity against the emptiness of night

Question 3

In William Wordsworth's sonnet 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge', what time of day makes London appear 'all bright and glittering' to the speaker?

Early morning, before the city's full daily activity has begun Noon, when markets are at their busiest Late evening during heavy industrial smoke Midnight during a thunderstorm

Correct Answer:

Early morning, before the city's full daily activity has begun

Question 4

In Pearl S. Buck's 'India through a Traveller's Eyes', which contrast shapes much of her reflection on India?

India's ancient cultural depth versus contemporary hardship and unemployment among youth India's total absence of religion versus China's ritual life India as a land without villages versus a purely urban civilization India's rejection of hospitality toward foreign visitors

Correct Answer:

India's ancient cultural depth versus contemporary hardship and unemployment among youth

Question 5

In O. Henry's 'A Retrieved Reformation', what alias did Jimmy Valentine adopt when he moved to Elmore, Arkansas?

Ralph D. Spencer Ben Price Mike Dolan Billy Jackson

Correct Answer:

Ralph D. Spencer

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