HS Class 12 English MCQ Set 2025 | Test Exam | 40 Questions

HS Class 12 English MCQ Test 2025
40 Most Important Questions
(Prose, Poetry, Drama, Grammar/Comprehension)

Prose (10 MCQs)

1. In “The Eyes Have It”, the fellow passenger is:

A) Blind B) Deaf C) Old D) Young girl

2. “Strong Roots” is an extract from:

A) Ignited Minds B) Wings of Fire C) Discovery of India D) My Experiments with Truth

3. “Thank You Ma’am” was written by:

A) Langston Hughes B) Ruskin Bond C) Leo Tolstoy D) William Shakespeare

4. In “Strong Roots”, who was Kalam’s spiritual mentor?

A) His teacher B) His father C) His brother D) His uncle

5. What did the girl carry in “The Eyes Have It”?

A) Basket B) Slippers C) Books D) Dog

6. “Thank You Ma'am” theme is:

A) Crime B) Revenge C) Forgiveness & kindness D) Money

7. APJ Abdul Kalam's birthplace mentioned in “Strong Roots”:

A) Lucknow B) Rameswaram C) Kolkata D) Chennai

8. "The Eyes Have It" narrator tried to hide his:

A) Happiness B) Blindness C) Wealth D) Name

9. Who is Mrs Jones in “Thank You Ma’am”?

A) Roger’s aunt B) Shopkeeper C) Caring stranger D) Police

10. The lesson “Strong Roots” conveys:

A) Power of prayer B) Importance of food C) Value of family love D) Science

Poetry (10 MCQs)

11. Who wrote "On Killing a Tree"?

A) William Shakespeare B) Gieve Patel C) Kamala Das D) P.B. Shelley

12. "Asleep in the Valley" is a poem about:

A) Soldier B) Farmer C) Lover D) Mother

13. “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” is a:

A) Ballad B) Sonnet C) Ode D) Lyric

14. The poet of “Asleep in the Valley”?

A) Arthur Rimbaud B) William Wordsworth C) P.B. Shelley D) John Keats

15. "On Killing a Tree" deals with:

A) Growing a tree B) Saving trees C) Destroying trees D) Watering plants

16. The “poetry of earth” refers to:

A) Silence in winter B) Voice of the grasshopper and cricket C) Trees’ pain D) Oceans

17. "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?" was written by:

A) Kamala Das B) Robert Browning C) William Shakespeare D) Arthur Rimbaud

18. In “Asleep in the Valley”, ‘in his side there are two red holes’ means:

A) Wound marks B) Birthmarks C) Patches D) Decoration

19. “On Killing a Tree” teaches:

A) How trees grow B) Pain of destroying trees C) Water cycle D) Joy of farming

20. "The Poetry of Earth" is written by:

A) P.B. Shelley B) John Keats C) Kamala Das D) William Blake

Drama (10 MCQs)

21. “The Proposal” is written by:

A) Anton Chekhov B) Leo Tolstoy C) William Shakespeare D) Ruskin Bond

22. Lomov wants to marry:

A) Vassily B) Natalya C) Olga D) Vera

23. The land dispute in “The Proposal” is over:

A) Oxen Meadows B) Pine Valley C) Green Farm D) Birch Woods

24. Lomov’s physical ailment mentioned is:

A) Headache B) Heart palpitations C) Fever D) Toothache

25. Natalya’s father is:

A) Ivan Ivanovich B) Stepan Stepanovich C) Vasili Vasilyevich D) Alexei Alexandrovich

26. Lomov regards Oxen Meadows as:

A) His property B) Public land C) Government land D) Natalya’s property

27. Natalya is:

A) Married B) Unmarried C) Widow D) Teacher

28. Which animal is discussed in “The Proposal”?

A) Cat B) Dog C) Cow D) Eagle

29. The cause of frequent quarrels in "The Proposal" is:

A) Wealth B) Land & dogs C) Crops D) Horses

30. The ending of "The Proposal" is:

A) Tragic B) Comic C) Suspense D) Sad

Grammar & Unseen (10 MCQs)

31. Choose the correct passive: “They make cakes.”

A) Cakes are made by them. B) They are made by cakes. C) Cakes is made by them. D) Cakes have made by them.