12th Class English Important Questions & Essays Guess Paper 2026

2nd Year English Guess Paper 2026 

Class: 2nd Year  |  Subject: English

Punjab Boards (All BISE)

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SECTION 1: MODERN HEROES (Short Questions)

Note: Focus heavily on Mustafa Kamal, Sir Alexander Fleming, and Louis Pasteur. Understand the questions conceptually as wordings might change in papers.

·                     Q1: Why was Churchill afraid of examinations?

·                     Q2: Why did Churchill prefer English?

·                     Q3: Which subject was taught to Churchill?

·                     Q4: Why does Churchill dislike the examination system?

·                     Q5: Why was Mr. Somervell's method of teaching different? (Very Important)

·                     Q6: What was the most noticeable feature of the desert city?

·                     Q7: Describe Christopher's journey through the land of thirst and death.

·                     Q8: Why were Fleming's family called a medical family?

·                     Q9: What is Lysozyme and how/who discovered it?

·                     Q10: Which part is played by white cells in the blood of human body?

·                     Q11: Write a note on Penicillin as a wonder drug.

·                     Q12: How can we say that Pasteur was a great patriot?

·                     Q13: Give an account of the early life of Fleming and Pasteur.

·                     Q14: How did Pasteur discover the method of making vaccines? (Most Important)

·                     Q15: Which was the first human disease to which vaccination was applied?

·                     Q16: Describe Pasteur's treatment of Hydrophobia.

·                     Q17: Why was Pasteur rejected from the army?

·                     Q18: Discuss the economic and social reforms of Mustafa Kamal. (Most Important)

·                     Q19: What was Mustafa Kamal's brave reply to Sultan Mehmed?

·                     Q20: How did Churchill do his Latin paper? (Very Important)

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SECTION 2: MODERN PROSE (Short Questions)

·                     Q1: How did our earth come into being?

·                     Q2: What are Temperature Belts and why can't life exist outside them? (Very Important)

·                     Q3: Why is the universe so frightening?

·                     Q4: Why is there no life on stars? (Repeated Question)

·                     Q5: How has the scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of food?

·                     Q6: Compare the sanitary conditions of the past with the present.

·                     Q7: Who are lazy bluffers? (Most Important)

·                     Q8: Why do bright students fail in examinations?

·                     Q9: How does financial pressure lead to the failure of students?

·                     Q10: Why did the writer not like school life?

·                     Q11: How did the writer feel on Friday and Sunday nights?

·                     Q12: What were unexpected respites? (Very Important)

·                     Q13: Why did the writer call himself a hospital?

·                     Q14: How did the doctor examine J.K. Jerome?

·                     Q15: What was the prescription given to the writer by the doctor?

·                     Q16: Why did the manager think Leacock was a detective? (Very Important)

·                     Q17: Write down at least two blunders committed by Leacock in the bank.

·                     Q18: Why has the world changed its attitude towards China? (Very Important)

·                     Q19: What is the major cause of increase in population?

·                     Q20: What does hunger mean to the author? (Very Important)

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SECTION 3: GOODBYE MR. CHIPS (Short Questions)

Core Chapters to Focus: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, and 13.

·                     Q1: Who was Mr. Wetherby? / Answer the first question about Chips' entry.

·                     Q2: How did Chips measure his time? (Most Important)

·                     Q3: Describe the death scene of Mr. Chips.

·                     Q4: How and when did Katherine die?

·                     Q5: Why did Mr. Chips not like Melbury Public School? (Very Important)

·                     Q6: How did Katherine influence Chips? / What changes did she bring? (Most Important)

·                     Q7: What was Chips' status at Brookfield at the age of 50 and 60?

·                     Q8: Why was Ralston not a popular personality?

·                     Q9: Why could Chips not write a book?

·                     Q10: What were Katherine's political views? (Repeated Question)

·                     Q11: What did Chips receive on 1st April? / What was the April Fool trick?

·                     Q12: How popular was Katherine in Brookfield? (Very Important)

·                     Q13: Who was Garrison and why was he nervous?

·                     Q14: What kind of books were read by Chips?

·                     Q15: What kind of novel is Goodbye Mr. Chips?

·                     Q16: What was Chips' Will? (Most Important)

·                     Q17: How did Chips serve his visitors/guests? (Very Important)

·                     Q18: What was the social and academic status of Chips?

·                     Q19: When and where did Katherine and Chips get married?

·                     Q20: When and why did Mr. Chips retire?

·                     Q21: Where was Brookfield situated?

·                     Q22: Who were Cartwright, Forrester, Linford, and Colley? (Must Prepare)

·                     Q23: What kind of people did Brookfield produce?

·                     Q24: Write down four qualities of Ralston.

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SECTION 4: MOST IMPORTANT IDIOMS & PHRASES

Instruction: Practice making simple sentences of these most repeated idioms.

* A jail bird	* In a fix	* Bear out	* Run down
* A narrow escape	* Kith and kin	* Cheek by jowl	* Sink
* Live wire	* Make both ends meet	* Fair weather friend	* Through thick and thin
* Break into	* Part and parcel	* Go to dogs	* Take after
* Break out	* Under a cloud	* Heart and soul	* Turn down
* Bosom friend	* A dark horse	* Lame excuse	* Take down
* Cut down	* A French leave	* Lick the dust	* A black sheep
* Go up	* At daggers drawn	* Look down upon	* Up to the mark
* Few and far between	* By fits and starts	* Put off	* Work out
* Cast out	* By hook or by crook	* Red letter day	* Look after
* Make up	* Null and void	* Off and on	* Face the music
* Cut a sorry figure

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SECTION 5: ENGLISH ESSAYS (Creative Section)

Note: Prepare SET A in the exact numerical order provided. If you have time for extra safety, then prepare the burning issues in SET B.

SET A: Priority Wise (Top Most Important)

1.                  Education for Women / Role of Women in Society / Women Empowerment (Top Priority)

2.                  A Visit to a Historical Place / Hill Station / Zoo (Highly Expected)

3.                  Uses and Abuses of Science / Science a Blessing or a Curse / Wonders of Science

4.                  Uses and Abuses of Computers / Mobile Phones / Internet / Social Media

5.                  My Aim / Ambition / Choice / Dream in Life

6.                  My Favorite Personality / A Great Personality

7.                  Technical Education and its Importance

8.                  Patriotism / Why I Love Pakistan

9.                  My Favorite Book

10.              Traffic Problems in Big Cities

11.              Dignity of Labor

12.              First and Last Day at College

SET B: Current & Burning Issues (Optional Safety)

·                     Unemployment (Most Important in Set B)

·                     Inflation / Rising Prices and Poverty (Most Important in Set B)

·                     Smog / Pollution (Most Important in Set B)

·                     Beggary

·                     Festivals (Eid-ul-Fitr / Eid-ul-Azha)

·                     Drug Addiction

·                     City Life vs Country Life

·                     Economic Crisis / Energy Crisis

SECTION 6: URDU TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION (Paragraphs)

Instruction: Practice the translation of paragraphs starting with these lines from any standard help book or past papers.

1.                   موبائل فون موجودہ دور کی ایجاد ہے۔ (Important)

2.                   پاکستان بنیادی طور پر ایک زرعی ملک ہے۔

3.                   تندرستی ہزار نعمت ہے۔

4.                   مسلمانوں کو قائد اعظم رحمتہ اللہ علیہ پر پورا اعتماد تھا۔

5.                   ہم پاکستان کے نوجوان ہیں۔

6.                   موجودہ زمانہ سائنس کا زمانہ ہے۔

7.                   اس وقت پاکستان ملکی اور بین الاقوامی مسائل میں گھرا ہوا ہے۔ (Most Important)

8.                   حضرت محمد صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم مکہ میں پیدا ہوئے۔ (Very Important & Easy)

9.                   تاریخ کا علم ہم سب کے لیے ضروری ہے۔

10.               کامیابی کے لیے مسلسل محنت ضروری ہے۔

11.               علامہ اقبال ہمارے قومی شاعر ہیں۔

12.               مجھے کتابیں پڑھنے کا بہت شوق ہے۔

13.               کتابیں بہت بڑی نعمت ہیں۔ (Most Important)

14.               رشوت ستانی اور بدعنوانی۔۔۔ (Must Prepare)

15.               دنیا میں دکھ سکھ دونوں ہی ہیں۔

16.               دہشت گردی بہادری نہیں بزدلی ہے۔ (Most Important)

17.               دنیا میں دو قسم کے لوگ ہیں۔۔۔

IMPORTANT TIP FOR OBJECTIVE (MCQs):

For securing 100% marks in the objective portion, thoroughly prepare the objective papers from all boards of the years 2024 and 2025.

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