CBSE Class 12 English Question Bank 2026-27

Work through every prose chapter, poem and supplementary reader in the CBSE Class 12 English Core course, with 315 independently authored questions and a model answer for each one.

Every chapter carries the same set: 10 MCQs at 1 mark, 3 short answer questions, and 2 long answer questions at 5 marks. Every MCQ is followed by an Examiner’s Tip explaining the literary or contextual point that makes the right answer right, so the book trains analysis rather than recall.

What’s inside:

• 315 questions across 21 chapters, authored for Future Topper

• 210 MCQs, each with four options and an Examiner’s Tip on the thinking behind the answer

• 63 short answer questions with keyword-rich model answers of the length the examiner expects

• 42 long answer questions with structured model essays, introduction through developed paragraphs to conclusion

• Equal depth for poetry and prose, with poetic devices, tone and imagery named explicitly rather than described loosely

• Writing guidance built into every answer, telling you what the marker is looking for and where candidates usually lose marks

• Two rationalised Vistas chapters retained for extra practice, each carrying a notice that it is not in the prescribed syllabus

• A study strategy and a board exam strategy section covering MCQ elimination, answer length by mark value, and essay structure

Chapters covered: The Last Lesson · Lost Spring · Deep Water · The Rattrap · Indigo · Poets and Pancakes · The Interview · Going Places · My Mother at Sixty-Six · Keeping Quiet · A Thing of Beauty · A Roadside Stand · Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers · The Third Level · The Tiger King · Journey to the End of the Earth · The Enemy · Should Wizard Hit Mommy (practice only) · On the Face of It · Evans Tries an O-Level (practice only) · Memories of Childhood

How to use it: Read the NCERT chapter in full first. For prose, fix the characters, plot and two or three key quotes; for poetry, fix the speaker, tone and central image. Attempt all 10 MCQs under time before looking at any Examiner’s Tip. Write short answers in three or four sentences, beginning with the direct answer and then the textual evidence. Build every long answer as introduction, two or three developed paragraphs with quoted support, and a conclusion. One chapter a day covers the book in three weeks.

Closing: Ideal for Class 12 students targeting 90+ in English Core, and for anyone who knows the texts but loses marks on the writing.

Independent educational practice material. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CBSE or any government body. The term CBSE is used only to indicate alignment with the Class 12 English Core curriculum.