3 Mark Questions for Class 12 English. Try first, then reveal the answer. These are exam-oriented practice items, not copied board papers.
Practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. These are original exam-oriented questions for revision — not official CBSE board papers and not a guarantee of any exam question. Always match the textbook issued by your school and the latest PDFs on ncert.nic.in and cbseacademic.nic.in.
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Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain The Last Lesson in about three points, with one example.
Answer
M. Hamel’s last lesson. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain The Last Lesson in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Linguistic chauvinism. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain The Last Lesson in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Little Franz’s regret. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain Theme in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Theme: value of one’s language. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain The Last Lesson in about three points, with one example.
Answer
The Last Lesson is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Last Lesson · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Lost Spring in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Mukesh in Firozabad. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Lost Spring · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Lost Spring in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Poverty and the vicious circle. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Lost Spring · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Title in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Title: lost spring of childhood. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Lost Spring · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain Lost Spring in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Reportage style. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Lost Spring · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Lost Spring in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Lost Spring is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Lost Spring · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Lost Spring · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Deep Water in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Aversion to water. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Deep Water · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Deep Water in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Instructor and practice. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Deep Water · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Deep Water in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Fear can be overcome. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Deep Water · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain Deep Water in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Autobiographical. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Deep Water · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Deep Water in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Deep Water is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Deep Water · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Deep Water · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain The Rattrap in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Crofter, ironmaster, Edla. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rattrap · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain The Rattrap in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Kindness reforms. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rattrap · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain The Rattrap in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Christmas guest. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rattrap · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain The Rattrap in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Irony. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rattrap · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain The Rattrap in about three points, with one example.
Answer
The Rattrap is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rattrap · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rattrap · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Indigo in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Sharecroppers and indigo. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Indigo · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Self-reliance in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Self-reliance: schools, hygiene. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Indigo · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Indigo in about three points, with one example.
Answer
First satyagraha in India in this narrative. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Indigo · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain Indigo in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Biography/report. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Indigo · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Indigo in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Indigo is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Indigo · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Indigo · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Poets and Pancakes in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Poet from England visit. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Poets and Pancakes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Poets and Pancakes in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Humour in a studio. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Poets and Pancakes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Poets and Pancakes in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Subdued humour. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Poets and Pancakes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain Poets and Pancakes in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Memoir. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Poets and Pancakes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Poets and Pancakes in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Poets and Pancakes is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Poets and Pancakes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Poets and Pancakes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Eco in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Eco: work ethic and interstices. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Interview · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain The Interview in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Name of the Rose. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Interview · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain The Interview in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Two parts. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Interview · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain The Interview in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Wit. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Interview · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain The Interview in about three points, with one example.
Answer
The Interview is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Interview · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Interview · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q413 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Going Places in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Danny Casey fantasy. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Going Places · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q423 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Going Places in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Family realism vs dream. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Going Places · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q433 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Going Places in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Coming of age. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Going Places · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q443 Mark3 marksDifficult
Explain Going Places in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Unreliable hope. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
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Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Going Places · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q453 Mark3 marksModerateRevision pick
Explain Going Places in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Going Places is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 12 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Going Places · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q463 Mark3 marksModerate
Explain Textbook first in about three points, with one example.
Answer
Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
Explanation
Three-mark questions want a short explanation, not a full essay. Link the idea to a figure or an activity.
Meta
Class: Class 12 · Subject: English · Chapter: Going Places · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
FAQs
Are these official CBSE board questions?
No. They are original practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. Official sample papers are published on cbseacademic.nic.in.
Will these questions appear in the board exam?
Nobody can promise a question. Use them for revision of frequently tested concepts and exam-style practice.
Is the chapter list the latest NCERT list?
Yes, the catalog follows current NCERT textbooks used in CBSE schools (including new middle-stage books such as Ganita Prakash and Curiosity). Always match the book issued by your school.
Where are NCERT solutions?
Open the NCERT-style practice link on this subject or chapter. For word-for-word textbook exercise answers, use the NCERT book itself; we do not copy solution keys from other websites.
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