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Unit 1 Short Stories:  Two Little Soldiers     By Guy de Maupassant Summary The story is about two friends who fall in love with the same girl. Luc and Jean are soldiers living in the barracks. When they are free from duty on Sundays, they spend time in a forest under the trees. There is a spot which reminds them of home and their area, so they love to go there. They talk, eat, drink and enjoy there. Every time they meet a young village girl going to milk her cow. After some talks, both begin to love her.…

Unit 1 Short Stories 5. Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe Summary of Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe The story is about the effect of civil war in Nigeria. Jonathan Iwegbu is happy to survive the war. He feels very lucky and grateful for five blessings: himself, his wife and three out of their four children. As a bonus he finds his old house to move the family with some repair. He also gets his old bicycle back and makes money using it. The whole family begins to work. He gets some money from the government for returning rebel money. One…

Unit: 4  The Wish Roald Dahl Summary of The Wish by Roald Dahl The story presents a boy’s exciting mind game. On the carpet in his house, he imagines red parts as hot coals, black parts as snakes and yellow areas as safe. He motivates himself with a puppy as the prize if he can safely go across. He steps carefully on the yellows trying not to fall on the reds and blacks. Big gaps at places make his job more difficult. At last, he loses control. His hand falls on a black part. He cries as if the snake…

Unit-3 God Sees the Truth but Waits Leo Tolstoy   Summary of God Sees the Truth but Waits This is the story of a merchant named Ivan Aksionov, who is accused of another’s crime. On the way to a business trip, he is arrested for the killing and robbing another merchant, with whom he had stayed in the same hotel. He spends 26 years in jail. He keeps praying, hoping for justice some day. He gains respect from fellow prisoners. One day the real killer named Makar comes there. Ivan is angry but later forgives him. Ivan’s goodness finally forces…

Unit-2 The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe Exercise, Summary and Theme Short Summary “Oval Portrait” tells the story of a young artist who falls in love with a portrait he discovered in an abandoned castle. The painting depicts a beautiful young woman, and as the narrator observes her, he becomes increasingly fascinated by her expression. He finds a book that tells the story behind the portrait, revealing that the woman in the painting is the artist’s wife. The artist, because of his passion for art, neglected his wife and spent countless hours perfecting the painting. In the end, the…

Unit-1        Education and Humanity Education First                      Grammar Exercise from the Book (Page-8) Alphabetical Order/Word classes/ Parts of speech Rules: Always alphabetize names by the first letter of the last name. A before B, and so on. If the first letters of the last name are the same, order according to the second letter. In alphabetical order a come before b and so on. Example: Apple comes before apply because (Apple) ‘e’ comes before apply ‘y’   B) Arrange the following words in alphabetical order. i. advance, analysis, amuse, assure, allergy, attain,…

Unit-1 The Selfish Giant Oscar wilde Summary The story is about the change of heart and character caused by love. An unkind giant does not allow children to play in his beautiful garden. Spring does not come at his place and winter stays. One day he sees flowers come to trees as children play on them, so he makes his garden free. A sweet little child, whom he helps to climb a tree, comes back years later with marks of nails on his hand and feet. He says these are the marks of his love, he has come to take…

Unit 19 Travel and Tourism Discovering West Nepal – The Wild Frontier Exercise from the Book: Ways with words A. Find the words from the text which mean the following. a. became fuller and softer by shaking: fluffed b. sound mental health: sanity c. consisting of or easily breaking into small pieces: crumbly d. neither very hot nor very cold: temperate e. land that does not have enough water to support the growth of plants: arid region f. only slightly warm: lukewarm B. Find the meanings of the following words in an English dictionary write their word classes and use…

Unit 18 Immigration and Identity Identity Crisis in Immigrants Exercise Ways with words A. Find the words from the text to solve the crossword puzzle below. The meanings of the words are given in the clues. Across 2. as is certain to happen : Inevitably 4. famous and respected: Eminent 6. a temporary stay: Sojourn 7. knowing everything: Omniscient Down 1. the state of being preoccupied: Preoccupation 3. anxious or fearful that something bad will happen: Apprehensive 5. a person of mixed white and black ancestry: Mulatto B. Find the meanings of the following words in a dictionary as they are…

Unit : 17 Globalisation and Diaspora What Lost Identity? The Diaspora and Globalisation Exercise From the Book: Ways with words A. Choose the words from the box for the following meanings. confront, refugee, ravage, assimilation, enclave, usurp a. the severely damaging or destructive effects of something Ans: ravage b. someone forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster Ans: refugee c. to face a difficult situation Ans: confront d. take a position of power or importance illegally or by force Ans: usurp e. the process of becoming a part of a group, country,…

Class 11 New Compulsory English Unit 16: Critical Thinking – What Is the Soul? Exercise Solutions Exercise: Ways with Words A. Crossword Puzzle The words for the crossword are taken from the text. Solve them using the meaning clues: Across 3. Emergence or origination Impossible to achieve or overcome – Insuperable Appropriate or suitable – Apt Force back – Repel Up to now – Hitherto Down Unquestionable, impossible to doubt – Indubitable Never done or known before – Unprecedented Obviously or clearly – Evidently Moved with a violent, irregular action – Agitated Conservative – Orthodox B. Vocabulary from the Text…

Unit 15 War and Peace Shall there be Peace? Exercise From the Book Ways with words A. Match the words on the left side with their meanings on the right. Ans:  a. proclaim                      i. declare b. unswerving                 ii. steady or constant c. magnanimous             iii.  generous or forgiving d. trample                       iv. crush e. tremendous                 v. huge f. inevitable         …

Unit 14               Power and Politics              Napoleon Bonaparte  Ways with words A. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. a. Many portraits of Napoleon show him with his right hand placed inside his coat. i. shape ii. hairstyle iii. sketch iv. movement b. Napoleon won one victory after another, defeating the Austrians in eighteen battles. i. beating ii. joining iii. fighting iv. directing c. Portrait painters thought this pose made men look more dignified. i. good-looking ii. young iii. intelligent iv. energetic d. They announced France a…

Unit 13 Career and Entrepreneurship   Mahabir Pun: A Visionary Social Entrepreneur Ways with words A) Find the words from the text which mean the following. The first letter has been given. a) making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc. Ans: Comfortable b) having a degree from the university Ans: Graduated c) without being connected with or influenced by something or by each other Ans: Independently d) the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something Ans: Innovation e) familiar with something, having read, seen or experienced it Ans: Acquainted f) a person who…

Unit 12 Fantasy                  Down the Rabbit Hole Ways with words A) Find the meanings of the following words and phrases from a dictionary and make sentences by using them. peep into,  pop down, remarkable,  hedge,   wonder,   tumble,   doze off,   earnestly,  tiny,  creep a) peep into Ans:  look through She peeped into the room and saw her father sleeping on her bed.  b) pop down Ans: Go somewhere quickly to do something: She is popping down to  the coffee shop to get some coffee.  c) remarkable Ans: likely to be noticed   It was a remarkable prize for such…