10th English Public Exam: Most Repeated 2-Mark Questions (2019-2025)
Preparing for the 10th English Public Examination 2026 requires a smart approach. Analyzing previous years' question papers (from 2019 to 2025) shows that certain questions from the Samacheer Kalvi textbook are frequently repeated.
Below is a curated list of "Most Important 2-Mark Questions" from both Prose and Poetry sections.
I. Prose Section (Short Answers)
These questions usually appear in Part II - Section 1 of the question paper.
Unit 1: His First Flight
Why did the young seagull fail to fly?
Answer: He was afraid that his wings would not support him.
What did the young seagull’s mother do to make him fly?
Answer: She flew near him with a piece of fish in her beak but stopped just out of reach, forcing him to dive out of hunger.
What was the first catch of the young seagull's older brother?
Answer: His first catch was a herring.
Unit 2: The Night the Ghost Got In 4. Why did the narrator’s mother throw a shoe through the window?
Answer: To break the glass and wake up her neighbor, Mr. Bodwell, so he would call the police.
Who were the people who lived in the house?
Answer: The narrator, his mother, his brother Herman, and their grandfather.
Unit 3: Empowered Women Navigating the World 6. What does the term 'circumnavigation' mean?
Answer: It refers to traveling all the way around something, specifically the entire world, by water.
Mention the special features of INSV Tarini.
Answer: It is a 56-foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India. It used wind energy and had advanced navigation systems.
Who were the crew members of Navika Sagar Parikrama?
Answer: It was an all-woman crew consisting of six members: Vartika Joshi, Pratibha Jamwal, Swathi Patarapalli, Aishwarya Boddapati, S. Vijaya Devi, and Payal Gupta.
Unit 6: The Last Lesson 9. What was the order from Berlin?
Answer: The order stated that only German should be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine, replacing French.
Why was Franz reluctant to go to school that day?
Answer: He was late for school and he had not prepared his lesson on Participles.
II. Poetry Section (Appreciation Questions)
In the exam, lines are given, and students must answer two sub-questions.
1. Poem: Life (Henry Van Dyke)
"Let me but live my life from year to year, With forward face and unreluctant soul;"
(a) How does the poet want to live his life?
Answer: He wants to live his life with a positive attitude and a willing heart.
(b) What kind of soul does the poet have?
Answer: He has an 'unreluctant' or willing soul.
2. Poem: I am Every Woman (Rakhi Nariani Shirke)
"A woman is beauty innate, A symbol of power and strength."
(a) What is the meaning of the word ‘innate’?
Answer: It means inborn or natural.
(b) How is a woman described here?
Answer: She is described as a symbol of power and strength.
3. Poem: The Ant and the Cricket
"My heart was so light, That I sang day and night,"
(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
Answer: 'I' refers to the cricket.
(b) Why was his heart light?
Answer: Because the weather was warm and gay during the summer.
Study Plan for Students
Step 1: Memorize these repeated questions first.
Step 2: Practice writing them to avoid spelling mistakes.
Step 3: Focus on the "Glossary" words to answer the 1-mark synonym/antonym sections.
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