This page lists every LitGram guide for Class 12 English, chapter by chapter, in NCERT order. It covers Flamingo and Vistas, the two books for CBSE English Core and RBSE English, and the poems of Kaleidoscope, NCERT’s English Elective book. Each row says whether a guide is ready.
Class 12 English paper pattern
The CBSE English Core paper is a three-hour written paper of 80 marks, plus 20 marks of internal assessment in school. The figures below are from the official CBSE sample paper for 2025-26. RBSE students read the same books; check your own board’s question pattern with your school.
| Section | What it tests | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| A | Reading skills: unseen passages | 22 |
| B | Creative writing skills | 18 |
| C | Literature: Flamingo and Vistas | 40 |
Flamingo carries 27 of the 40 Literature marks and Vistas 13. Short answers take 40-50 words for 2 marks, and long answers 120-150 words for 5 marks. Extract questions carry 1 mark per part.
| Question | Book | Type | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Flamingo poetry | Poetry extract, six parts | 6 |
| 8 | Vistas | Prose extract, four parts | 4 |
| 9 | Flamingo prose | Prose extract, six parts | 6 |
| 10 | Flamingo | Five of six questions, 40-50 words each | 10 |
| 11 | Vistas | Two of three questions, 40-50 words each | 4 |
| 12 | Flamingo | One long answer, 120-150 words | 5 |
| 13 | Vistas | One long answer, 120-150 words | 5 |
Flamingo prose (Class 12 English)
Flamingo has eight prose chapters. Three are short stories: The Last Lesson, The Rattrap and Going Places.
| No. | Chapter | Author | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Lesson | Alphonse Daudet | The Last Lesson: summary, analysis and MCQs |
| 2 | Lost Spring | Anees Jung | Lost Spring by Anees Jung: summary and questions |
| 3 | Deep Water | William Douglas | Deep Water: chapter summary and analysis |
| 4 | The Rattrap | Selma Lagerlöf | The Rattrap in Hindi: summary, meanings and Q&A |
| 5 | Indigo | Louis Fischer | Guide coming |
| 6 | Poets and Pancakes | Asokamitran | Poets and Pancakes: translation and question answers |
| 7 | The Interview | Christopher Silvester; Umberto Eco | The Interview: summary in detail |
| 8 | Going Places | A. R. Barton | Guide coming |
Flamingo poetry
Question 7 is always a poetry extract, so learn the five poems line by line.
| No. | Poem | Poet | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Mother at Sixty-six | Kamala Das | My Mother at Sixty-six: analysis and questions |
| 2 | Keeping Quiet | Pablo Neruda | Guide coming |
| 3 | A Thing of Beauty | John Keats | Guide coming |
| 4 | A Roadside Stand | Robert Frost | Guide coming |
| 5 | Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers | Adrienne Rich | Guide coming |
Vistas (supplementary reader)
Vistas carries 13 marks: one extract, two short answers and one long answer. Long Vistas questions often ask you to compare two chapters, so know each main character well.
| No. | Chapter | Author | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Third Level | Jack Finney | Guide coming |
| 2 | The Tiger King | Kalki | Guide coming |
| 3 | Journey to the End of the Earth | Tishani Doshi | Guide coming |
| 4 | The Enemy | Pearl S. Buck | The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck: study guide |
| 5 | On the Face of It | Susan Hill | On the Face of It: summary and guide |
| 6 | Memories of Childhood | Zitkala-Sa; Bama | Guide coming |
Kaleidoscope poems (English Elective)
Kaleidoscope is NCERT’s Class 12 book for English Elective, with short stories, poems, non-fiction and two plays. These are its eight poems; five already have guides.
| No. | Poem | Poet | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lecture Upon the Shadow | John Donne | Guide coming |
| 2 | Poems by Milton: On Time; On Shakespeare | John Milton | On Time, line by line and On Shakespeare, line by line |
| 3 | Poems by Blake | William Blake | Guide coming |
| 4 | Kubla Khan | S. T. Coleridge | Kubla Khan: study guide |
| 5 | Trees | Emily Dickinson | Guide coming |
| 6 | The Wild Swans at Coole | W. B. Yeats | The Wild Swans at Coole: study guide |
| 7 | Time and Time Again | A. K. Ramanujan | Guide coming |
| 8 | Blood | Kamala Das | Blood by Kamala Das: study guide |
How to use these guides before the exam
Start with the chapters that carry long answers. Every Flamingo prose chapter can give a 5-mark question, so read those guides first, then the poems for Question 7.
Write practice answers to the word limits above. Examiners mark reasons and links between ideas, not retold stories. When a question names two chapters, give each one equal space.
Keep the official NCERT books open beside each guide: the official contents of Flamingo and Vistas (NCERT PDFs). New guides are added to this page as they are published.
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