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Snapshots#Ranga's Marriage# class XI

 # Ranga's Marriage> The material #question & answer# <mcq> will be helpful to prepare for the cbse Term 1 Exam QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK A. Reading With Insight Question 1: Comment on the influence of English—the language and the way of life— on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator’s attitude to English? Answer: According to the narrator the use of English has increased in the past ten years. Ten years back people did not understand a simple word like ‘change’ for money but now during the vacations English is openly spoken by the school going children in the village. The Narrator has a very optimistic attitude for the language. He himself makes an effort to learn the common new words. The story is a true mirror on the growing influence of English. Today every one knows the meaning of ‘pure’ , ‘program’, ‘current’ for electricity, light, lamp, name of the days and months, etc. Question 2: Astrologers’ perceptions are based more on hearsay and conje...

Ch. 1, Snapshots # cbse # class XI

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Children are innocent and therefore beautiful. We must understand and behave accordingly.  The children in this story were greatly attracted to horses and dreamt to possess one, though being poor it was impossible to do so.  They took a neighbors horse with every intention of returning it.    Chapter 1 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse By William Saroyan This will help CBSE class XI to prepare for Term I Word Meanings Delightful: Adj: Pleasant, joyful                                                                                 Magnificence :N: extremely beautiful Daybreak: dawn                                              Armenian : offi...

Snapshots#The Address#class XI

  Word Meaning Chink – narrow opening Fleetingly – for a short time  Musty – stale  Enamel – an opaque or semi-transparent substance that is a type of glass Jamb – side post of a window, fireplace or doorway Acquaintance – stranger or social contact  Lugging – carry a heavy object with great effort Pityingly – feeling sorrow Crick – cramp or spasm in muscles  Reprovingly – critically showing disapproval  Beckoned – signaled  Liberation – Liberty or Freeing someone/something  Endured – suffered Vain – hopeless  Hanukkah – The Feast of Lights, a Hebrew festival in December Cumbersome – unmanageable Midst – middle Muggy – humid, unpleasantly hot  Pewter plate – plate made of a gray alloy of tin Jingling – ringing Summary The story is about the human predicament that follows the pre-War and Post-War period.  Mrs. S who was a Jews was a rich lady whereas, Mrs. Dorling was a non-Jews. The girl,  daughter of Mrs. S, had lost her house...

Mother's Day (English Lesson, Class XI)

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Note: This word file will help the Teacher and the Student to make notes. Words to learn are highlighted & meanings are given in dark blue. The following play is a humorous portrayal of the status of the mother in a family. Let’s read on to see how Mrs Pearson’s family reacts when she tries to stand up for her own rights. Characters MRS ANNIE PEARSON GEORGE PEARSON DORIS PEARSON CYRIL PEARSON MRS FITZGERALD  The action takes place in the living-room of the Pearsons’ house in a London suburb. Pearsons’ house: the house belonging to Pearson Family Time:  The Present Scene:  The living-room of the Pearson family. Afternoon. It is a comfortably furnished, much lived-in room in a small suburban semi-detached villa . If necessary only one door need be used, but it is better with two — one up left leading to the front door and the stairs and the other in the right wall leading to the kitchen and the back door. There can be a muslin-covered window in the lef...