12TH ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWERS PART 1 FEB 4 2026

 

The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
Answer : Though the boys earned enough money,they did not spend
moneyon clothes and food becausethey had to pay every week for the
treatment of their sister.

Were the boys saving money to go to the States? How do you know that?
Answer : The boys did not have any idea of going to the States. They told the narrator they had some other plans for the money they earned.

Why did the author avoid go ng to Lucia's room?
Answer : The author saw the boys talking to their sister in the hospital. He avoided going inside the room because he decided not to interfere in the family get-together.

What was Lucia ailing from?
Answer : Lucia was ailing from tuberculosis.

What made the boys Join the Resistance movement against the German?
Answer : The boys lost their father and the house because of the war.
When the Germans started ruling them, they hated them. So they joined the resistance movement against the Germans.

What made the boys work so hard?
Answer : Their wish to cure their sister of tuberculosis made them work so hard.

Why didn't the boys disclose their problem to the author?
Answer : The boys wanted to keep their family matter with themselves. So
they did not disclose their problem to the author

Where did the narrator drive through?
Answer : He drove through the foothills of the Alps.

What did the narrator buy from the two boys?
Answer : The narrator bought the biggest basket of strawberries from the two boys?

Where did the boys undertake the shoe shine work?
Answer : They undertook the shoe shine work beside the fountain in the public square.

How did the narrator and others get attracted towards the boys?
Answer : The boys were childish and innocent. Nicola had a very attractive smile. In the faces of those boys there was seriousness which was farbeyond their years

Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
Answer : Nicola and Jacopo were brothers. Nicola was 13 and Jacopo seemed to be 12. They looked shabby with a worn jersey and a shortened army tunic. They had brown skins, tangled hair and earnest eyes.

What were the various Job undertaken by the little boys?
Answer : The little boys sold fruit to the tourists, shoe-shined at the public squire, guided the tourists to different tourist centers and sold newspapers.

How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Answer : On every Sunday the boys used to travel to a village Poleta, 30 kilometres from their place. They usually hired cycles to go there. Jacopo asked the narrator to take them to Poleta in his car. He readily accepted and took them to Poleta in his car.

Who took the author to the cubicle?
Answer : When the author and the boys reached a good looking villa the boys went inside. Out of curiosity the author followed them. He rang the bell, and a nurse opened the door. Now he realised that it was a hospital. The nurse took him to the cubicle.

Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to In the cubicle.
Answer : The two boys were sitting near a girl of about twenty. She wore a pretty lace jacket. Her eyes were soft and tender. She resembled the two boys. The nurse informed the author that she was Lucia, the sister of those boys and she was being treated for tuberculosis.

Recount untold suffering undergone by the sibling after they were rendered homeless.
Answer : They lost their father in the War. Shortly after they lost their house in bombing. So the three children were thrown into the street. They all suffered from near starvation and severe cold. For few months they lived in a make -shift shelter they managed to build. Then the girl was affected by tuberculosis.

Ment on the countries which tea is a part of civilization
Answer : Briton, Erie, Australia and New Zealand have tea as part of their civilization.

Which tea does the author prefer China tea or Indian tea?

Answer : The author prefers Indian tea to China tea.

According to the author, what does the phrase 'a nice cup of tea' refer to?
Answer : The idiom 'a nice cup of tea' means that something suits someone nicely.

What I the second golden rule In the prep ration of tea?
Answer : The second golden rule is that tea should be made in teapot in small quantities. The teapot should be made of china or earthenware.

How doe Army te taste?
Answer : Army tea tastes of grease and whitewash.
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Answer : Tea lovers generally like strong tea