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  Grade-11 Unit-11 Arts and Creation                                                        Grammar C. What do the following idioms mean? Use them in sensible                sentences. i. a hot potato - The issue of climate change is a hot potato that politicians are hesitant to handle. ii. once in a blue moon -  Seeing a shooting star is a rare occurrence that happens once in a blue moon . iii. a bed of roses - Starting a new business may seem like a bed of roses , but it requires hard work and dedication. iv.  when pigs fly - Getting my cat to enjoy swimming is as likely as pigs flying . v. miss the boat - I missed the boat on buying the stock when it was cheap. vi. zip your lip - Before you say something you might regret,...

  Grade-11 Unit-11 Arts and Creation Grammar B. Complete the following sentences with correct relative pronouns and write whether the clauses are defining or non-defining. a. That's the house where I was born. b. My aunt Nita, who is a journalist, is coming to visit next week. c. People who lke outdoor activities will love our holidays. d. The early 1960s, when the Beatles first started, was a very exciting time in pop culture. e. My essay on Shakespeare, which I found quite difficult, got a really good mark in the end. f. The Mayans, who lived in Central America, built many stunning temples. g. That's the girl whose brother is in your class. h. The snake which was in the garden last week belongs to our next-door neighbor. C. Join the following pairs of sentences with appropriate relative clause. a. He is a musician. His albums have sold millions. - He is a musician whose albums have sold millions. b. Amelia speaks English and Chinese fluently. She is from Shanghai. - Amelia wh...

Grade-11 Unit-10 Home Life and Family Relationship Ways with Words Fill in the blanks All my efforts to convince her for the tour were futile The lost traveller huddled up aunder a shelter made of branches and leaves. Her rude behaviour was the main cause of irritation for him. She moved awkwardly in the room, thinking that I was watching. She is mumbling something, but I can't hear her. When I met my sister after a long time, she talked to me in a feeble voice. Grammar Complete the following sentences with however, although or in spite of. In spite of the fact that he is an octogenarian; he still leads an active life. I still enjoyed the week however the weather was bad. He has passed MA. However, he hasn't got a job. Although I had a headache, I enj...

Grade-11 Unit-9 Democracy and Human Rights Vocabularies Find these words in a dictionary and writer their meanings as they are used in the text. liberty - the condition of not being constrained by goverment / authority to live your life as you desire conflict - state when contrasting opinions / attitudes among persons / organizations ideology - a set of principles on which a system is based oppression - abuse of power / authority that is harsh / dewarding privilege - anything which people may be pleased and grateful to have or persons dignity - the quality of being deserving of honor and gratitude surrender - the act of being forced to lose power of something reconciliation - state of an improved connection that has been damaged Grammar Complete the sentences with should or shouldn't. Use o...

 Grade XI Model Questions (Pre-board) 2078 (2022)  Compulsory English  Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far  as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.   Time: 3:00 hrs.                                                                                                     Full Marks : 75 Attempt all the questions.  1. Read the text and complete the tasks that follow. 15   How to stay fit, happy and healthy   If you’ve been listening to the news you already know about our national   obesity levels rising by the day. It has never been more important to watch   what you are eating and to g...

Grade 11 Unit-1 An Astrologer's Day Answer the following questions. How does the astrologer's appearance help him attract customers? How does he help the customers satisfy their needs? - The astrologer does a lot of things to make his customers / common people believe on him. He has covered his forehead with sacred ash and vermillion. His eyes sparkle with a sharp abnormal gleam which is an outcome of a continual searching loop for customers, which his clients take to be a prophetic light and feel comfort. The power of his eyes is considerably enhanced by their position - place as they are between painted forehead and the dark whiskers which stream down his cheeks. Even a half - wit's eyes sparkle in such a setting. To crown the effect, he wound a saffron coloured turban around his head. This color scheme never failed people are attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. ...

Syllabus Second Term Examination Grade 11 Section-1 Language Development - Unit-1 to Unit-8 Section-2 Literature - Unit-1 Short Stories (All) - Unit-2 Corona Says, A Red Red Rose, Who are you little eye - Unit-4 Refund (One Act Play) Model Question Pattern Unseen Passage - 15 marks 5 Short Questions from Literature - 2X5=10 marks 2 Long Questions from Literature - 5X2=10 marks Writing Part (4,5 and 6) - Paragraph writing / Email / Letter / Essay etc. 25 marks in total 7. Grammar 1X10=10 marks 8. Grammar 1X5=5 marks

Grade 11 Civil Peace Chinua Achebe Vocabularies hazy - foggy (filled with fog/mist) inestimable - beyond calculation / measure commandeer - take arbitrarily / by force amenable - disposed / willing rummage - search haphazardly accumulate - get / gather together monumental - of outstanding significance edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls destitue - poor enough to need help from others blunt - not sharp rusty - covered with / consisting of an oxide coating miner - laborer scuffle - fight / struggle in a confused way at close ruffian - a cruel and a brutal fellow imperious - having / showing arrogant superiority parched - extremely thirsty sob - weak aftermath - the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event ...

Grade 11 Civil Peace Chinua Achebe Understanding the text Answer the following questions Why did Jonathan think of himself as 'extraordinary lucky' ? - Jonathan thought of himself as 'extraordinary lucky' because after the Nigerian civil war, which continued for three years from 1967 to 1970, he himself survived, along with his wife and children. Not only this miraculously he found his old bicycle safe and even his house was not destroyed due to war. What are the 'five blessings' for which Jonathan is grateful? - The 'five blessings' for which Jonathan is grateful are his head, his wife Maria's head and the heads of three out of their four children. All of them are able to survive in the civil war. Why did Jonathan mistrust the officer who wanted to take his bicycle? What does this tell you about the situation is Nigeria...

Grade 11 Two Little Soldiers Guy de Maupassant Understanding the Text Answer these questions. Why do the two soldiers spend their free time on Sundays away from the barracks out in the countryside? - The two soldiers spend their free time on Sundays away from the barracks out in the countryside because they find the spot very fascinating and it also reminds them of their home. Hence, they do not feel happy anywhere else except this spot, where they arrive on their weekend. They just love to walk around together through the forest and farms, crossing the roads and stopping for a while on the bridge and looking at the water. These scenes provide them pleasure and they feel quite relaxed. Why does the girl become the topic of conversation for these soldiers? - The girl becomes the topic of conversation for these soldiers because both soldiers equally love her. Although they feel...

Grade 11 Two Little Soldiers Guy de Maupassant Vocabularies efficient - being effect without wasting time/effoert or expenses. denouement - n. the ourcome of a comples sequence of events / the final resolution of the main complications of a literary or dramatic work. compatibility - n. a feeling of sympathetic understanding / fellow feeling sympathy barracks - n. a building or group of buildings used to house military personnels. courbevoie - n. curveway strides - n. a step in walking or running / the distance covered by a long step scarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand ill - fitting capes ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity ankle - n. the part or joint connecting the foot with the leg. colombes - n. dove Chatou - n. an impressive country house in France ...

Unit-1 Lesson-2 The Oval Portrait - Edgar Allan Poe Points to Remember "The Oval Portrait” opens with the unnamed narrator and his servant, Pedro, making “forcible entrance” into an abandoned chateau in the Apennine Mountains. For reasons never made clear, the narrator is severely injured, slightly delirious, and therefore incapable of spending the night in the open air. The two men hole up in a remote bed chamber whose decorations are “rich, yet tattered and antique.” It is an oddly-shaped room that is full of nooks due to the chateau’s “bizarre architecture.” The chamber boasts a number of tapestries, “armorial trophies,” and “an unusually great number of very spirited modern paintings in frames of rich golden arabesque.” The paintings arouse the narrator’s interest. Wishing to contemplate them, he commands Pedro to light a tall candelabrum that stan...

NEB MODEL QUESTION GRADE XI English (Sub. Code:0031)  candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.  The figures in the margin indicate full marks. Full Marks: 75  Time: 3 hours 1. Read the text and do the tasks. 15 Mt Everest grows by nearly a metre to new height: The world's highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China have jointly announced. Until now the countries differed over whether to add the snow cap on top. The new height is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft). China's previous official measurement of 8,844.43m had put the mountain nearly four meters lower than Nepal's. Everest Officials at Nepal's foreign ministry and department of the survey said surveyors from both countries had coordinated to agree on the new height. The agreement to jointly announce the new measurement of the Earth's highest point was made during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to t...