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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. ...

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 XI Refund - Fritz Karinthy Vocabularies excelled - v. to be very good at doing something parody - n. (disapproving) something that is such a bad or unfair example of something that it seems ridiculous disquited - adj. anxious or worried incredulously - adv. not willing or not able to belive in something unprecedented - adj. that has never happened, been done or been known before eccentricities - n. behaviour that people think is strange or unusual or an unusual act or habit exaggerated - adj. made to seem larger, better, worse or more important than it reall is or needs to be unparalleled - adj. used to emphasize that something is bigger, better or worse than anything else like it chuckling - to laugh quietly pedagogical - n. the study of teaching methods / adj. (formal) concerning teaching methods before hand - adv. ear...

Unit-2 Lesson-2 A Red Red Rose Robert Burns Understanding the Text Short Question Answer To which two things does the speaker compare his love in the first stanza? - The speaker compares his love with a red rose and the melody in the beginning stanza the poem is a romantic poem where speaker has tried to describe his feelings for his beloved and tried to immoratalize his beautiful feelings for her. What does the speaker promise in the 2nd and 3rd stanzas? - In the second stanza, the speaker promises the never ending love since he says that he will love his beloved till the sea dries and till humanity exists. Similarly, in the 3rd stanza the poet has mentioned that his feelings for his beloved will be constant and stable even if the rocks will melt with the sun and there will be only sands on this planet. He indicates the end of all the living creatures on Earth and tries to show ...

Grade 11 God Sees The Truth but Waits Leo Tolstoy Vocabularies riotous - adj. noisy or violent especially in a public place. spree - n. unrestrained activity of drinking alcohol adjoining room - n. a hotel room that shares a wall with another room. inn - n. a small hotel usually in a country. dawn - n. early morning samovar - n. a large container for heating water, used especailly in Russia for preparing tea. troika - n. a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast. alighted - v. come down from a horse or vehicle unstrapped - release (someone or something) by undoing straps. flung - v. pp of fling fling - v. to throw somebody or something somewhere with force, especially because you are angry perish - v. suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden or untimely way petition - v. make a formal...

The Selfish Giant- Oscar Wilde Answer these questions. Look at this picture. Is it a real man or mythical human? - In my point of view, it is a mythical human. Since the story "The Selfish Giant" was first published in the anthology "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" in 1888, who learned an important lesson himself and also helped others to learn the lesson of love, kindness and sharing. Is it a good to be selfish? - No it is not good to be selfish. We have got a precious life and we must live it by sharing, providing love and care if we want to lead our life in a beautiful way. How do selfish people behave? - Selfish people behave rudely, impolitely and in a cruel manner. They do not consider the suffering and pain of others. Also they are quite insensitive towards others' feelings.  Understandi...

Unit-2 Poems Corona Says - Vishnu S. Rai Answer the following questions. Who is the speaker in the poem? - Corona is the speaker in the poem. Corona is talking to all humans. Who claim that they are superior to all? - Humans claim that they are superior to all. They do not only claim but also act as if this earth is made only for us not for other living creatures. Why has the speaker come to the Earth? - The speaker has come to the Earth to make humans aware that they have been detroying mother nature like trees, plants, birds and animals. The speaker wants humans to stop all the destructive activitis and make them realize that it's their responsibility to conserve the greeneries as well as living-being like animals and birds. In addition, the speaker wants to show humans that the level of pollution has been risen only due to commercial activities...

Unit-2 Poems Corona Says - Vishnu S. Raj Answer the following questions: What is pandemic? Describe a pandemic that you have heard about in the history. - An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population is a pandemic outbreak of a disease. Pandemics only occur every 100 years. Although, it's difficult to predict about the occurence of it. It may come anywhere, in any country aroud the world. Is Corona Virus a pandemic? How? - Obviously, Corona Virus is a pandemic because it started from China, a country in South East Asia and gradually it spread out in most of the countries around the world. There are hardly a few countries, where people do not have to suffer from Corona Virus disease. Due to the globalizaion and the rapid movement of people now...

A Very Old man with Enormous Wings Summary and Short Question Answers Summary Pelayo encounters a homeless, frightened elderly man with enormous wings in his yard one day while hunting crabs in a rainfall that had lasted for days. The elderly guy is unclean and feeble, and he speaks a language that is difficult to understand. In the end, Pelayo and Elisenda assume that the elderly man was an angel who had attempted to save their ill kid by attempting to take him or her to paradise. Pelayo's next-door neighbour urges him to kill the angel with a wood, but once their kid heals, he and Elisenda forgive their visitor. Having the elderly guy living in their chicken coop attracts a lot of attention from interested onlookers. Priest Father Gonzaga, a local priest, informs the villagers that the elderly guy, who seems to be untidy and does not speak Latin, probably isn't an angel. As a result, Father Gonzaga decides to seek the advice of his bis...