Class 12 English - Vistas - Chapter Should Wizard hit Mommy NCERT Solutions | What do you think was Jo’s problem

What makes Jack feel caught in an uglymiddle position?

Why is an adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child’s?

What is the moral issue that the story raises?

What is your stance regarding the two endings to the Roger Skunk story?

How does Jo want the story to end and why?

Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling?

What possible plot line could the story continue with?

Why does Jack insist that it was the wizard that was hit and not the mother?

Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?

Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?

The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?

What does the third level refers to?

‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica.’ How is the study of this region useful to us?

What kind of a person was Evans?

It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?

What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?

What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?

Bama’s experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?

Will Hana help the wounded man and wash him herself?

Will the clues left behind on the question paper put Evans back in prison again?

What is the author’s indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of human beings?

Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?

What does the third level refers to?

How would you describe the behaviour of the Maharaja’s minions towards him? Do you find them truly sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find a similarity in today’s political order?

You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.

The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?

What will Dr Sadao do to get rid of the man?

There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.