The Browning Version The Browning Version Notice These Expressions Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. Question 1.remove Answer:promotion to the next class Question 2.slackers Answer:lazy, careless, unmotivated students Question 3.muck Answer:rubbish, useless Question 4.kept in Answer:detained, held back to stay after school hours Question 5.got carried away Answer:got very […]
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The Ailing Planet : The Green Movements Role Question 1.a holistic and ecological view Answer:a complete and comprehensive view of ecology which takes into account all species Question 2.sustainable development Answer:development that takes care of the present needs and ensures at the same time that there are enough resources for the future generation Question 3.languish
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Landscape Of The Soul Understanding The Text Question 1.(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples. Answer:The Chinese view of art is trying to achieve the essence of inner life and spirit. Wu Daozi’s painting was an example of this.The European view of art is to create illusionistic likeness. Quinten
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Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues Question 1.forensic reconstruction Answer:It refers to rebuilding the facts about life and death by putting back together the evidence to examine a crime scientifically. The reconstruction of King Tut’s mummy was done to find solutions to the mysteries surrounding his death. Question 2.funerary treasures Answer:It refers to the valuables and
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We’re Not Afraid to Die…if We Can All Be Together Question 1.I honing our seafaring skills Answer:It refers to the efforts made by the narrator and his wife to perfect or sharpen their knowledge of navigation, handling of the boat and equipment and other sea skills. Question 2.ominous silence Answer:It refers to the silence just
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The Portrait of a Lady Question 1.the thought was almost revolting Answer:The thought that the author’s grandmother was once young and pretty raises a doubt in the mind of the author. He finds it too hard to believe, as he had always seen her in the same old and wrinkled physical condition for the last
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Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Question 1.How do ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ add to our understanding of the tiger’s attitudes? Answer:The words ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ refer to the fearlessness and confidence of the tigers. They are male and enjoy freedom. Question 2.Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are ‘fluttering’ through her wool in the second stanza? Why
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A Roadside Stand Question 1.The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or to the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about? Answer:The lines that bring out the irritation of the
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A Thing Of Beauty Question 1.List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem. Answer:The things of beauty as mentioned in the poem include the bounties of nature such as the sun, the moon, old and young trees and simple things like sheep, daffodils and streams of water in the forest and the heroic tales
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Keeping Quiet Question 1.What will ‘counting up to twelve and keeping still’ help us to achieve? Answer:Counting up to twelve and keeping still will help us to understand ourselves and to introspect. We will be able to realize the real impact of our selfish actions on each other and, finally, on the entire humanity. Question
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