Macbeth – summary from Tales from Shakespeare, Class – 11, WBCHSE

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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‘On Killing a Tree’ by Gieve Patel – questions and answers(L.A.Q.), class – 12, WBCHSE

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

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‘On Killing a Tree’ by Gieve Patel, questions and answers(S.A.Q.), Class – 12, WBCHSE

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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‘Meeting at Night’ by Robert Browning, Questions and Answers(L.A.Q.), Class 11, WBCHSE

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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‘Meeting at Night’ by Robert Browning, questions and answer(S.A.Q.), Class – 11, WBCHSE

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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‘The Eyes Have It’ by Ruskin Bond, questions and answers(L.A.Q.) Class – 12, WBCHSE

1)“Then I made a mistake.” – What mistake did the speaker make? Why was it a mistake? What removed the speaker’s doubts? What did the speaker do then? [1+2+1+2 = 6]  [H.S. – 2017] Ans. The speaker in the story ‘The Eyes Have It made a mistake by asking the girl what it was like outside.

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‘Karma’ by Khuswant Singh, questions and answers(S.A.Q.), class – 11, WBCHSE

1)Where did Sir Mohan Lal wait before the train arrived? [Class 11 – 2014] Ans.  Sir Mohan Lal waited in the first-class waiting room of a railway station before the train arrived. 2)Where was the mirror in which Mohan Lal looked at himself? Ans.  The mirror was in the first-class waiting room of a railway

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As You Like It – questions and answers(S.A.Q.), Class – 11, WBCHSE

(Multiple Choice Question can be easily covered with the following questions and answers) What was the Provence  called in France?  Ans – Dukedom.   2)Who banished the lawful duke? Ans –His younger brother, Duke Fredrick. 3)Who was the usurper ? Ans – Duke Fredrick. 4) Who was Rosalind ? Ans – The daughter of the

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