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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An Elementary School Classroom In A Slum Question 1.Tick the item which best answers the following.(a) The tall girl with her head weighed down meansThe girl(i) is ill and exhausted(ii) has her head bent with shame(iii) has untidy hair (b) The paper-seeming boy with rat’s eyes meansThe boy is(i) sly and secretive(ii) thin, hungry and
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My Mother At Sixty-Six Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? Answer:Whenever the poet looks at the colourless and pale face of her mother, her old familiar pain surfaces realising that her mother was ageing and would die soon. Question 2.Why are the young trees described as
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Going Places Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school? Answer:Both the girls belong to poor families. As per their economic background, they would find a job in a biscuit factory after schooling. Question 2.What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? WTiy does Jansie
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The Interview Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.What are some of the positive views on interviews? Answer:The positive views on interviews are that it is a medium of communication and a source of truth and information. Some even look at it as an art. These days we know about the celebrities and others through their interviews. Question
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Poets And Pancakes Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up? Answer:The writer means the misery caused by the incandescent lights that poured out intense heat. The make-up room of the Gemini Studios had bright bulbs in the room full of large mirrors that reflected the
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