NCERT · Class 12

NCERT Class 12 English: Chapter List and Official PDFs

All 28 chapters of the NCERT Class 12 English textbook(s), with the section headings of each chapter and a link to the official PDF on ncert.nic.in. Open a chapter to see what it covers.

28 chapters3 books

Flamingo

Chapter 1: The Last LessonC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: The Last Lesson
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Working with words
Noticing form
Writing
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P1: My Mother at Sixty-sixC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the poem: My Mother at Sixty-six
Think it out

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 2: Lost SpringC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Lost Spring - Stories of Stolen Childhood
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Thinking about language
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P2: Keeping QuietC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the poem: Keeping Quiet
Think it out
Try this out

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 3: Deep WaterC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Deep Water
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Thinking about language
Writing
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P3: A Thing of BeautyC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the poem: A Thing of Beauty
Think it out

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 4: The RattrapC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: The Rattrap
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Working with words
Noticing form
Thinking about language
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 5: IndigoC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Indigo
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Working with words
Thinking about language
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 6: Poets and PancakesC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Poets and Pancakes
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Noticing transitions
Writing
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 7: The InterviewC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: The Interview
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Noticing discourse linkers and signallers
Writing
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 8: Going PlacesC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Going Places
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Working with words
Noticing form
Thinking about language
Writing
Things to do
About the Unit

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Kaleidoscope

Chapter S1: I Sell my DreamsIV. Textbook

Reading the text: I Sell my Dreams
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Appreciation
Language Work
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P1: A Lecture Upon the ShadowIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: A Lecture Upon the Shadow
Understanding the Poem
Language Work
Try this out
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter N1: FreedomIV. Textbook

Reading the text: Freedom
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Appreciation
Language Work
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter S2: EvelineIV. Textbook

Reading the text: Eveline
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Appreciation
Language Work
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P2: Poems by MiltonIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: Poems by Milton
Understanding the Poem
Language Study
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter S3: A Wedding in BrownsvilleIV. Textbook

Reading the text: A Wedding in Brownsville
Understanding the text
Talking about the text
Appreciation
Language Work
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P3: Poems by BlakeIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: Poems by Blake
Understanding the Poem
Language Work
Try this out
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P4: Kubla KhanIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: Kubla Khan or A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment
Understanding the Poem
Language Study
Try this out
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P5: TreesIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: Trees
Responding to the Poem
Language Study
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P6: The Wild Swans at CooleIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: The Wild Swans at Coole
Understanding the Poem
Language Study
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter P7: Time and Time AgainIV. Textbook

Reading the poem: Time and Time Again
Responding to the Poem
Suggested Reading

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Vistas

Chapter 1: The Third LevelC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: The Third Level
Reading with Insight

Official NCERT PDF (English) · हिंदी माध्यम PDF

Chapter 2: The Tiger KingC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: The Tiger King
Reading with Insight

Official NCERT PDF (English) · हिंदी माध्यम PDF

Chapter 3: Journey to the End of the EarthC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Journey to the End of the Earth
Reading with Insight

Official NCERT PDF (English) · हिंदी माध्यम PDF

Chapter 4: The EnemyC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: The Enemy
Reading with Insight

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 5: On the Face of ItC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: On the Face of It
Reading with Insight
How about...

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Chapter 6: Memories of ChildhoodC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

Reading the text: Memories of Childhood
Reading with Insight

Official NCERT PDF (English)

Free sample questions

Three sample questions with answers. Full explanations — and the rest of the question bank — are free to read after you sign up.

Q1. In the Viennese household that hired Frau Frieda, what was her only obligation?

To teach music and voice to the two children.
To decipher the family's daily fate through her dreams.
To manage the estate and finances of the refined financier.
To cook the family's breakfast every morning.

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Correct answer: B. To decipher the family's daily fate through her dreams.

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Q2. Why does Dr Margolin say that 'according to Jewish law' he is a single man?

He had never registered with the Senciminer Society.
He had been married to Raizel in Sencimin earlier.
He and Gretl had had only a civil ceremony.
He had been divorced in Berlin before coming to New York.

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Correct answer: C. He and Gretl had had only a civil ceremony.

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Q3. 'And mutual fear brings peace' suggests that in the world of Experience, peace

is brought by divine mercy
rests on fear and not on love
is the reward of humility
arises from honest friendship

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Correct answer: B. rests on fear and not on love

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Chapter lists follow the NCERT textbooks as available to us; textbooks are revised from time to time, so confirm on ncert.nic.in.

Flamingo

Kaleidoscope

Vistas

Free sample questions

Q1. In the Viennese household that hired Frau Frieda, what was her only obligation?

Q2. Why does Dr Margolin say that 'according to Jewish law' he is a single man?

Q3. 'And mutual fear brings peace' suggests that in the world of Experience, peace

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