Grammar and Other Items CBSE Class 12 PYQ Chapter Wise

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Grammar and Other Items PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 12: Grammar and Other Items (English Core) had 8 questions across the 50 official CBSE Class 12 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 4 of them. Asked in 4 of 10 years; last in 2019. The concepts asked in the most papers: The Invisible Man, Silas Marner.

Year-wise question count

Asked in 4 of 10 years.

Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

How to practise Grammar and Other Items PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year’s Grammar and Other Items questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.

CBSE Class 122019

• Q.11 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Invisible Man: Why Mrs Hall welcomed a guest at the inn and how the stranger behaved PDF
• Q.12 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Invisible Man: How the novel shows morals decaying without social restraints PDF

CBSE Class 122018

• Q.12 (English Core (1/1)) · Long answer · Silas Marner: How Raveloe villagers' view of Silas Marner changes over the novel PDF
• Q.13 (English Core (1/1)) · Long answer · Silas Marner: How Godfrey Cass differs from his younger brother Dunstan PDF

CBSE Class 122017

• Q.12 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Invisible Man: Character of Marvel as an opportunist PDF
• Q.13 (English Core (1/1/1)) · Long answer · The Invisible Man: How Dr Cuss's encounter with Griffin ended in disaster PDF

CBSE Class 122016

• Q.12 (English Core (1/1)) · Long answer · The Invisible Man: How Mrs Hall showed excitement when Griffin came to stay at the inn PDF
• Q.13 (English Core (1/1)) · Long answer · The Invisible Man: Marvel as the only character who interacts with Griffin and gains PDF

Other English Core chapters

• Reading Comprehension PYQs
• Writing Skills PYQs
• Literature: Flamingo PYQs
• Literature: Vistas PYQs

FAQ

How many Grammar and Other Items questions come in CBSE Class 12?

In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2017 and 2 in 2016. Not asked in the other 6 years. That is 8 questions in all, about 7% of English Core.

Which Grammar and Other Items topics repeat in CBSE Class 12?

Asked in the most papers: The Invisible Man, Silas Marner. The concept table lists every one with its count.

Are these official CBSE Class 12 questions?

Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 12 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.