1)’You are a bit of all right, old chap’ – Who is the speaker? Who has been referred to as ‘old chap’? What picture of the person’s character here spoken to is revealed in this line? [1+1+3 = 5] [Annual Exam 11 – 2017] Ans. The speaker is the mirror of a first-class waiting room […]
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1)’ I normally ate with my mother’ – Who ate with his mother? Name his mother? Where did he eat with his mother? – What did he eat with his mother? [1+1+1+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2018, 2022] Ans. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the author of the prose ‘Strong Roots’, ate with his mother. Name
‘Strong Roots’ by APJ Abdul Kalam – Questions and Answers (L.A.Q.), Class 12, WBCHSE Read More »
1)What is the source of ‘Strong Roots’? Ans. ‘Strong Roots’ is taken from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiography, Wings of Fire(1999) 2)In which town was Dr APJ Abdul kalam born? [H.S. -2016] Ans. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was born in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras state. 3)Who were Kalam’s parents? Ans.
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[Multiple choice question can easily covered with the following questions and answers] 1)Who was the king of Scotland? Ans. Duncan. 2)Why was Macbeth held in great esteem throughout Scotland? Ans. For his great valour and skill in wars. 3)Who was the thane of Glamis? Ans. Macbeth. 4)Who stopped Macbeth and Banquo while they were returning
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1)Why did Macbeth want to murder Banquo and his son? How was Banquo murdered? [2+3 = 5] [Annual Exam. Class 11 – 2019, 2020] Ans. After ascending the throne of Scotland, Macbeth did not rest in peace as the weird sisters prophesied that the children of Banquo would be the kings of Scotland. So Macbeth
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Introduction: Macbeth is one of the most brilliant plays about evil. The evil in the form of three witches and their predictions controls the whole theme of the play and creates a great confusion in the life of Macbeth. Macbeth is based on Holinshed’s ‘Cronicles of Scotland’. Duncan was the king of Scotland. Macbeth, the
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1)It takes much time to kill a tree’ – Why does it take much time to kill a tree? According to the poet, how is the tree finally killed? [3+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2015, 2018] Ans. A tree has grown slowly consuming the nutrients from the earth. It has fed upon the crust and
‘On Killing a Tree’ by Gieve Patel – questions and answers(L.A.Q.), class – 12, WBCHSE Read More »
1)‘It takes much time to kill a tree.’ – What does the poet Gieve Patel mean by the statement? Ans. The poet Gieve Patel means that it is not easy to kill a tree. 2) ‘Slowly consuming the earth’ – What does the expression ‘consuming the earth’ mean?[H.S. – 2019] Ans. ‘Consuming the earth’ means
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1)Justify the title of the poem ‘Meeting at Night’.[5] [Annual Exam. Class 11 – 2015, 2018] Ans. Robert Browning’s ‘Meeting at Night’ describes the two lover’s earnest desire to meet at night secretly. The poem shows how a lover surpasses all the obstacles only to meet his beloved. Perhaps some socio-personal problems create obstacles to
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1)What is the colour of the sea in the poem “Meeting at Night”?[Annual Exam 11. – 2015, 2018] Ans. The sea is grey in the poem “Meeting at Night”. 2)What does the phrase ‘grey sea’ suggest in the poem ‘Meeting at Night’? Ans. In the poem meeting at Night, ‘the grey sea’ suggests that it
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