ISC English Paper 2 2023: The Literature in English or the English Paper 2 for ISC 2023 boards has been conducted today, February 14, 2023, from 2 PM to 5 PM. Given the heavy amount of reading it takes and the way the question paper is usually set, many students find it to be a somewhat difficult subject. As per the reviews, the paper was moderate with Section B questions from The Tempest being a bit on the lengthier side than similar questions from the Echoes. We have provided an answer key here for ISC English Literature 2023 paper as well so that students can cross-check their answers and thus, estimate their approximate scores.
ISC English Paper 2 2023 Answer Key
Section A in the paper is objective while Section B is descriptive. Moreover, many opinion-based questions are also asked in Section B. We have provided here the answer key for the objective questions in the paper here:
Question 1:- (i) By Judo's gait
- (ii) That their barns will never be empty.
- (iii) Loss of his son.
- (iv) Drown it deeper than plummet's sound.
- (v) Miguel Street.
- (vi) To kill the dog and crawl into its carcass for warmth.
- (vii) Joy that kills.
- (viii) The French coast where the light gleams and goes.
- (ix) By the sun's warmth.
- (x) Explorers.
ISC English Paper 2 2023 Question Paper
After the paper concludes at 5 PM, its question paper PDF copy will be updated here:
ISC English Paper 2 2023 Question Paper – Click Here |
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ISC English Paper 2 2023 Student Reviews
The opinions of the students on the paper, their first reactions to it, and such are being updated here:
- The paper was reported to be of a moderate difficulty level.
- The long answer type questions on 'The Tempest' were a bit tricky and somewhat lengthy.
- The MCQs and 'Complete the sentence' questions were a bit on the easier side.
- The questions on Echoes were moderate.
- The overall expected good score is 60+ marks.
ISC English Paper 2 2023 Analysis
Based on the opinions of the subject experts, an analysis for the following parameters will be added here:
Parameter | Analysis |
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Overall difficulty level | Moderate |
Section A | |
Difficulty level of Question 1 (MCQs) | Easy |
Difficulty level of Question 2 (Complete the sentences) | Easy to Moderate |
Expected good score of Section A | 17+ |
Was Section A lengthy? | No |
Section B | |
Difficulty level of Question 3 (The Tempest) | Moderate to Difficult |
Difficulty level of Questions 4 & 5 (Prose) | Moderate |
Expected good score of Section B | 40+ |
Was Section B lengthy? | The Tempest (Question 3) was said to be a bit lengthy |