‘The Proposal’ by Anton Chekhov – Questions and Answers(S.A.Q.), Class 12, WBCHSE

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(Multiple choice questions can be easily covered with the following questions and answers) 1)What is the format of the play ‘The Proposal’? Ans. One-act-play. 2)When was the play performed? Ans. In 1890. 3)How many characters does the play have? Ans. Three characters. 4)What were their ages? Ans. Lomov – in his middle thirties.          Chubukov […]

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Daybreak by H.W. Longfellow – questions and answers(L.A.Q.), class 11, WBCHSE

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1)Narrate the wind’s activities as presented in the poem ‘Daybreak’. [Annual Exam 11 – 2015, 2018] [5]                                                        OR Give the substance of the poem ‘Daybreak’.[5] Ans. In ‘Daybreak’, Longfellow presents the wind as a human being who wakens the natural phenomena at the very beginning of the day. Coming out of the sea, the

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Daybreak by H.W. Longfellow – Questions and Answers (S.A.Q.), Class 11 WBCHSE

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1)Who announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2015, 2018] Ans. The wind announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’. 2)From where did the wind come in ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2014] Ans. The wind came from the sea in ‘Daybreak’ 3)What did the wind say to the mists? Ans. The wind

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‘Thank You Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes – Questions and answers(S.A.Q), Class 12, WBCHSE

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1)When and where did Roger and Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones meet? [H.S. – 2019] Ans. Roger and Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones met at 11 o’clock at night on a street. 2)What was Mrs Jones carrying? Ans. Mrs Jones was carrying a large purse. 3)What did the purse contain? Ans. The purse contained everything

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Jimmy Valentine by O. Henry – questions and answers(S.A.Q.), class 11, WBCHSE

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1)Where did Jimmy Valentine work during the ten months of his imprisonment? [class 11 – 2019] Ans. Jimmy Valentine worked in a prison shoe shop during his ten months of imprisonment. 2)What did Jimmy Valentine do in the prison shoe shop? Ans. Jimmy Valentine used to stitch uppers of shoes in the prison shoe shop.

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‘Asleep in the Valley’ by Arthur Rimbaud – questions and answers(L.A.Q.), class 12, WBCHSE

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1)His smiles/ Is like an infant’s…………” – Whose ‘smile’ is referred to here? Why is his smile compared to the smile of an infant? (OR. Explain the comparison in the given line.) How does nature take care of him? [1+3+2 = 6] [H.S. – 2019, 2022] Ans. The smile of the young soldier in Arthur

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