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EnglishCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 301/5/1 · 4 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 English 2026: question 11

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 301/5/1, section C, question 11, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11 · 4 marks · Short answerThe Tiger King

Answer any two of the following three questions in 40 – 50 words each:

  1. (i)

    The Tiger King's royal power is both his strength and his greatest weakness. Discuss. (The Tiger King)

    2 marks
  2. (ii)

    What prompted Sadao to put the unfinished report into the secret drawer of his desk? (The Enemy)

    2 marks
  3. (iii)

    'Because if I don't go there, I'll never go anywhere else in this world again." What does the statement reveal about Derry's transformation? (On The Face Of It)

    2 marks

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 301/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Keep to 40-50 words.

Hint 2

For (i), give one point for strength and one for weakness.

Hint 3

Use events from the lesson as evidence.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

Verified: two independent solves agree and the official marking scheme matchesChecked 2026-11-01

  1. (i) Power let the Tiger King do as he pleased: launch a huge tiger-hunting campaign, issue orders and impose or exempt taxes, and no one could defy him. But it made him arrogant and blind to reason, so he believed he could defy fate, which caused his downfall.

    2 marks

  2. (ii) Sadao was unsure whether to hand the enemy prisoner over to the police and how the old General would react. He feared being called a traitor for saving the enemy, so he hid the report.

    2 marks

  3. (iii) The statement marks Derry's awakening. He resolves to break out of self-pity and isolation and to stop obsessing over his burnt face. It is his first step to reclaiming independence and entering the world again.

    2 marks

Answer: Any two of (i) to (iii) answered as above.

Where the marks are

  • Each answer: content (1 mark) and expression (1 mark); (i) needs both strength and weakness; any two answers (4 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: The Tiger King (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)

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