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UNIT 1: LOVE AND REMINISCENCE Grandmother Ray Young Bear                                                             1 Write a summary of the poem. The American-Indian poet presents reminiscences of his grandmother. He draws her picture as a loving and inspiring person with the help of images. The memory of his grandmother takes him back to his childhood. He remembers her wearing a purple scarf and coming back from the market with a plastic shopping bag in her…

Unit-3 Essays Scientific Research is a Token of Humankind’s Survival Vladimir Keilis-Borok Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. What does a scientist get instead of big money? Ans: A scientist gets  freedom, camaraderie and independence instead of big money.  b. What was the problem that the nuclear powers had faced? Ans: The problem was the following. Suppose that:(i) the nuclear powers had signed agreement to stop the test of the new nuclear weapons, and (ii) one of the participants had violated this agreement and secretly made an underground nuclear explosion. The problem is: how can the other…

Unit-19 What is poverty? Jo Goodwin Parker Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. What is poverty according to Parker? Ans: Parker defines poverty mainly as living in lack of even basic requirements. There is not enough diet nor medical care and sanitation for a healthy life. Poverty is shameful as it destroys honor while begging for help. And the future is hopeless. There is never enough money, so Parker lives in smell and dirt. There are insects, unchanged old mattress and rotting garbage. There is no indoor toilet, nor hot water. Prices rise before she has saved enough…

Unit-18  What I Require from Life B. S. Haldane Exercie, Summary and Theme Understanding the text (Page 272) Answer the following questions. a. How does the writer distinguish between a peaceful age and a heroic age? Ans: In a peaceful age, we can live and hope for better life. It is easy to fulfill basic needs like food, clothes and shelter. But, as the writer says, a heroic age is the time of wars. Life itself is at risk. b. Why does the writer want more freedom of speech than most people? Ans: As a writer, he needs more freedom…

                                 Unit-17  How to Live Before you Die? Steve Jobs Theme of Unit-17  How to Live Before you Die? The then CEO of Apple Computer, Steve Jobs’ speech ‘How to Live Before You Die’ adopts a tripartite structure and uses autobiographical anecdotes to communicate a message of resilience and personal integrity. This inspiring speech was delivered at Stanford University 2005 commencement address. https://youtu.be/0IwjFcYWnpk Exercise from the Book Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. What is the story about Steve Jobs’ birth? Ans: His…

Unit 3 Essay Sharing tradition                     Frank LaPena  Exercise From the Book (Page: 259) Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. According to LaPena, what is the importance of the oral tradition? To what extent do you agree with his opinions and why? Ans: According to LaPena, oral tradition is in helping maintain the values of culture, and oral tradition is also an art form. Yes, I agree with his opinion because it helps to share and transmit ancestors culture, skill and knowledge to next generation.  b. Who preserve and…

Unit 2 Poem:  The Gift in Wartime Tran Mong Tu Summary The speaker is talking to her husband who was killed in war. She offers red roses and her wedding dress at his grave. Her youth has ended with his death. His badge, bravery medals and the blood from his dress make her sad. Her eyes are full like summer clouds. Her life is changed from spring to winter. His lips do not smile, eyes cannot see and arms do not welcome her. She hopes to meet him after this life. And she will carry the pieces from explosion so…

Unit-14  Who are you, little i E.E. Cummings Summary The poem talks about a childhood experience of enjoying the beauty of sunset. We see a little child who is perhaps five or six years old. He is looking outside from a high window, watching the sunset. The sun looks golden at this time of the day in the month of November. This scene of setting sun signals the end of day. After a while night must come. The child feels this beautiful scene of golden sunset is a good way to end the day. It is a joyful moment, whoever…

All the World’s a Stage: Class 11 English Unit-13 Exercise Solution Unit-13 All the World’s a Stage by William Shakespeare Summary Shakespeare describes human in seven stages. This world is like a stage where human beings come and go playing their different roles. First, one is a crying baby and then grows into a child forced to school. Then comes the young age of the lover, who changes into a dutiful soldier full of energy. The fifth stage is of a wise and mature judge wearing fine clothes. Then one enters retired life with eyes becoming weak and voice becoming…

Unit-12 A Red, Red Rose Robert Burns Summary The poem describes the deep feelings and commitment of a true lover. Love is a beautiful thing like the blooming red rose of June. It is a pleasant feeling as sweet as a piece of music. The speaker falls deeper in love day by day. He will love her until the seas dry and rocks melt. He promises to love her till the end of life. She should trust him and wait while he is away. He will surely return to his only love. Even the distance of ten thousand miles cannot…

POEMS Unit-11 Corona Says Vishnu Singh Rai (Nepali Poet) Summary The poet presents coronavirus as the speaker to suggest human nature as the cause of their own suffering. Forgetting that wars have killed millions, humans curse corona because lock-down made them like caged animals. But it also reduced pollution and the earth got some rest. They feel superior and use plants and animals for their benefits. But this planet equally belongs to other lives, not just humans. Therefore, they show their presence like coronavirus. More dangerous ones may come in the future. And our life could be difficult like ancient…

Unit-4 One Act Plays Refund Fritz Karinthy Summary This play is about a man named Wasserkopf who comes to demand a refund from the school he left 18 years ago. He could not get a good job and also missed a recent chance. He feels the teachers did not teach him well at school. To deal with him, they set a test and say he will get refund if he fails. All subject teachers ask him questions, and he gives wrong answers. But they prove him right with tricks. In this way, he passes the test and does not get…

  Unit 4 One Act Plays A Sunny Morning Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quintero Summary This play is about two lovers, Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura, who happen to meet after 50 years. They recognize each other but  hide their identities. He says he is Gonzalo’s cousin and she says she has heard Laura’s story. They recall the romantic past by adding false stories about their own deaths. He used to pass her house and they would exchange flowers. But her parents wanted her to marry another man. Gonzalo beat him and ran away. Their love was not successful. Although…

Unit 4 One Act Plays Trifles  By Susan Glaspell   Summary This play describes different points of view regarding Mr. Wright’s Death in his own house. Some officers are investigating the case after a neighbour visited the house and reported about the death. The wife was arrested because she was at home during the event. But she says he must have hanged himself while she was asleep. Two neighbouring women help to search the house and find some objects. The men think these are trifles. The men find no sure evidence. The women find a dead bird which Mrs. Wright…

Unit-7  An astrologer’s day R. K. Narayan Summary The story describes a day in the life of a typical Indian astrologer with an unexpected event. He sits in a busy marketplace. Though a fraud, he can convince people by saying what they want to hear and offering solutions. At the end of this day comes a stranger, who challenges him to tell exact details. The astrologer recognizes him and gives every detail. That man, Guru Nayak, was nearly killed with a knife and pushed into a well years ago. In fact, the astrologer himself did it. But he lies that…