Class 12 English Rattrap Practice Questions: Prepare for the class 10 English exam with the help of practice questions released by the CBSE board. These questions with answers, have been released by the board exclusively for the ongoing academic year 2024-2025. In this article, we have provided the CBSE practice questions and answers for the Class 12 English Chapter Rattrap. These questions are designed to help students understand the key themes and concepts of the chapter. All the important questions with answers are available here in PDF format.
About Rattrap
Rattrap from in Class 12 English Book Flamingo, is a short story written by Selma Lagerlöf. The story revolves around a peddler who sells rat traps and how he experiences life’s challenges and moral dilemmas. The story is about the themes of kindness, redemption, and the impact of human connections. The peddler initially sees the world as a trap, much like his rat traps, but through his encounters with a kind-hearted man and his daughter, he learns about compassion and the possibility of change, ultimately discovering the importance of integrity and the transformative power of kindness.
Importance of CBSE Practice Questions
The Class 12 practice questions for Rattrap chapter will enhance students’ comprehension skills and provide a clear insight into the exam format, ensuring they are well-prepared for the board exams.
Additionally, the board has provided the sample answer and marking scheme to help students understand the expectations of examiners, improve their answer writing techniques, and allocate their content effectively for scoring high.
Check and download all questions and answers below.
CBSE Practice Questions for Class 12 English Chapter - Rattrap
Free Response Question / Subjective Question
Q. In the story 'The Rattrap', explain what the rattrap symbolises with an example from the story. What can you infer about the nature of human suffering from this symbol? Answer in 120–150 words.
Sample Answer: The rattrap in the story symbolises things or material benefits that human beings desire. These material things often inspire greed as we become ready to go to any length to possess them. We tend to be short‐sighted and overlook the consequences in our quest to get these benefits. This results in us getting trapped in a vicious cycle that we find hard to get out of. For example, in the story, the crofter's money becomes the peddler's rattrap after he steals it. Stealing forces him to escape, which causes him to get lost in the forest. What this shows about human suffering, I think, is that desire that makes us greedy eventually leads to negative consequences. If we are happy with what we have, we would never enter the inescapable cycle of suffering and material benefits would not make us act in ways that eventually cause suffering.
Also Check CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2024-2025
Suggested Format and Marking Scheme
Content
♦ Explains the symbolism of the rattrap [1 mark]
(desirable things in life/temptations/generosity of people)
♦ Supports the explanation with an example from the text [1 mark]
(the crofter's shelter, food and/or money becomes the peddler's rattrap/the ironmaster's hospitality/the ironmaster's kind insistence to the peddler to join them for dinner)
♦ Infers the text's perspective on human suffering [1 mark]
(desire and greed lead to suffering/contentment with our natural state can help us avoid suffering/ humans inherently suffer because we have desires that blind us)
Any other valid interpretation supported by the text will also be accepted.
Organisation
♦ Presents a logical connection between the ideas
Full marks will be awarded if the criteria has been met.
Half of the allotted marks will be awarded if the criteria needs improvement.
0 mark will be awarded if the criteria has not been met.
Language Mechanics
♦ Uses correct grammar, spelling and other language mechanics
Full marks will be awarded if there are only one or two minor errors.
Half of the allotted marks will be awarded if there is one major error.
0 mark will be awarded if there is more than one major error.
Q. Do the following statements about life apply to the peddler in 'The Rattrap'? Why or why not? Do you think you are similar to the peddler in this regard? Answer in 120–150 words.
We are responsible for our own lives; every choice we make shapes the life we lead.
Sample Answer: I think the given statement about life does not apply to the peddler from 'The Rattrap'. Such a statement would apply to people who have the privilege of choice in their lives. The peddler was a poor man, and though there is no background story about why he ended up becoming a peddler, it is possible that he was born into a poor family. A person like that has little to no choice in life because he has to survive in the world. When survival is the aim, one's choice automatically comes down to the option that will keep one alive. I think I am different from the peddler in this regard as I do have choices in my life and some freedom to do what I want. Therefore, I think I do shape my life with every choice I make.
Suggested Format and Marking Scheme
Content
♦ States an opinion regarding the prompt [0.50 marks]
(yes/I agree/it applies/no/I disagree/it does not apply)
♦ Analyses the statement and justifies the opinion [1.50 marks]
(yes: the peddler could have found a job and honestly earned more money/the peddler could have ignored the crofter's money/the peddler could have been honest and upfront with the ironmaster/ the peddler could have chosen to see the world with compassion;
no: the peddler was poor and the poor do not always have the privilege of choice/one cannot always control the circumstances that life throws one in/sometimes the choices are not very different so one might have ended up in the same place anyway)
Any other logically relevant response will also be accepted.
♦ Compares or contrasts own situation with the peddler's [1 mark]
(I think I am the same the peddler as I l do not have freedom of choice/I think I am different from the peddler in this regard because I can choose)
Organisation
♦ Presents a logical connection between the ideas
Language Mechanics
♦ Uses correct grammar, spelling and other language mechanics
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NCERT Books for Class 12 English
NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English - All Chapters
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