Compulsory English Grade 11 Question with Solution

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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Summary of “Malini”

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

This is a famous drama composed by Rabindranath Tagore. This play takes place n a Hindu kingdom. Malini, the king’s daughter has been taught by Buddhist monks. She wants to leave the palace and help to solve the problems outside. The Brahmins are worried and are threatening to rebel against the king. They are demanding that Malini is sent away from the kingdom. Malini leaves the palace. Many Brahmins...

  

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1) What are the different kinds of verbal errors? Explain them.

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

The writer had given many examples of verbal errors. There are four groups of verbal errors. They are tongue slips, mistranslations, bloopers and spoonerism. Tongue slips are the slight mistakes while talking. Bloopers are low levels of errors made on radio and TV program. Spooner is made when giving lecture or instruction. Mistranslation is a mistake done while translating....

  

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Summary of “Oops! How’s That Again?”

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

It is an essay written by roger Rosenblatt. This essay describes the mistakes people make while speaking and why they make these mistakes. The writer discusses the psychological reasons. The verbal errors are divided into four categories. They are tongue slips, Mistranslations, bloopers, spoonerism etc. tongue slips are common mistakes made by peoples. The speaker says some things when he means to...

  

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Summary of “Concrete Cat “

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

The concrete cat is a concrete poem composed by Dorthi Cgarles. The poem draws a picture of the cat on the paper. The picture is drawn with words, but not sentences. The world cat does not appear, but the other words are the names of the body of a cat, for example eye, mouth, paw and whisker. Other words are added to put the cat in place, for example dish and litter box. These tell us the cat is...

  

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Summary of “Keeping things Whole”

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

It is a poem composed by Mark Strand. In the poem the poet wants to keep thing whole. He doesn’t want anything to be broken. He requests for wholeness against the fragmentation that goes on in life. He says that when he is in the field he doesn’t find himself. He looks at different things as parts not as a complete whole. This thing always happens in the world because this is the way of the life....

  

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Summary of "Unchopping a Tree"

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

This is an essay written by W.S Merwin. In this essay he talks about chopping and unchpping a tree. Unchopping a tree is impossible. If we try we may join the parts and erect a tree but we can’t give life to it. So, we should think before we chop down the tree. The writer tells us to preserve the environment and nature. We should protect the trees. Green trees keep the environment green, clean and...

  

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Summary of “The Nightmare Life without Fuel”

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

This is an essay written by Isaac Asimov which focuses on the problem of fuel crises. Fuel in the world is decreasing. He wants the people to use the fuel wisely and to fin new sources energy.          According to the author there are some advantages of fuel crisis also. The air will be cleaner. There will be no pollution. Few people can walk until late night without fear....

  

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1) What change did the poet see in the poplar field when he came back after 12 years?

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

When the poet came to the poplar field after 12 years he saw many changes there. The poplar field was no more there. The trees were cut down. The black birds also gone away and the poet couldn’t here their song. The poet couldn’t sit under the shadow of the trees. It made him sad....

  

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Summary of “The Popular field”

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

This poem is composed by William Cowper. The poem compares the chopping of the tree to a man’s life and death. The poplars are cut down now there is neither any shed nor the wind that play and sing in the leaves. There is no longer the whispering sound of the trees. Before twelve years. The poet had enjoyed beautiful view of the poplar field. He had seen the reflection of trees on the river. He used...

  

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2) Discuss the three day blow as a dramatic story.

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

It is a dramatic story. Because it has some features of the drama. There is less narrative and more actions and dialogue of the character. There is scenes setting and description of the nature. The central idea is also expressed through the mouth f the characters. The story is divided into some scenes. The combination of actions, dialogues and the narration makes it a dramatic story....

  

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1) What did Nick and Bill Talk about?

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

Nick and Bill are the two main characters and good friends in this story. At first they talk about base ball. They about book and writer and at last they start talking about each others fathers. Then they talk about Nick’s girl friend and her mothe...

  

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Summary of “The Three Day Blow”

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

The three day below is a story written by Ernest Hemingway, a famous noble prize winner. The title refers to a storm which lasts for three days. The story is about two American boys named Nick and bill. They are good friends. Nick visits bill’s house and they drink alcohol and talk. They talk about base ball and books. Later on, they talk about the relationship Nick has with a girl called Marjorie....

  

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2) Why does she keep talking to herself?

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

She is a very old woman. She talks because there is no one to talk with and she is alone. It is the nature of old people. Her monologue shows her suffering pain, feeling of kindness and courage. It shows her clear and complete life story....

  

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1) What are the Obstacles faced by phoenix Jackson on her way to the town?

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

Phoenix goes to the town to get medicine for her grandson. On the way she faces many obstacles. It was very difficult to walk on the hilly path, run up and down in the forest. She is cut in the thorny bush. She is attacked by a dog and fells into the ditch. Her journey is full of suffering and struggle. Finally she reaches the town facing many difficulties....

  

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Summary of "A Worn path"

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

A worn path is a famous and interesting story written by Eudora Wetly. It is based on Egyptian mythology. The story is about an old black woman called Phoenix Jackson. She has a grand son who is sick. She lives in a house away from the town. The story describes her journey from her house to the town. The journey is full of struggles and obstacles. She gets her dress cut in a thorn. she falls in to...

  

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2) What do you mean by many things fell that year?

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

Many things fell in 1939 that was the beginning of the destructive Second World War. Due to that art, virginity, cultural, tradition, faith in marriage and many other things fell. Many women became widows. The importance of marriage and family also fell. Women lost their faith in marriage. It was the tragedy. In this way it was the fell of peace, prosperity, hope and destiny of the whole worl...

  

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1) Explain the daughter's attitudes to marriage.

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

The writer's mother got married in 1939 and past her life with her husband. But it caused the fall of art, virginity, and faith in marriage. It caused the fall of destiny of woman. Many women lost their husband. So, the writer is against the importance of marriage and family. For her marriage is a pain. It is tragedy. The woman could make their sexual relationship after marriage but now it is common...

  

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Summary of "Look at a Tea Cup"

  Saturday, December 25, 2010    

Look at a tea cup is an essay written by Patricia Hampl. There are two major things in this essay. They are: the relationship between a mother and her daughter and the connection between the past and the present. Both of these things are represented by a tea cup.      The tea cup was bought by the mother in 1939 when she got married to American who had been Czechoslovakia. In...

  

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Friday, December 24, 2010

1) What are the advantage of having a single child and disadvantages of having plural children?

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

One child is an appendage of the parents. Having a single has many advantages. Parents can live free and happy life. They can make their child what ever they like. One child is easy to care and bring up. Peace, privacy, happy life and free environment are possible. More then one child makes the family complicated. Happy, peaceful free and private life of the parents is disturbed. They make noise,...

  

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Summary of “Speaking of children”

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

Speaking of children is an essay written by Barbara Holland. It is about the children and its effects on family. One child doesn’t disturb the life of the parents and it is an appendages. The parents can live freely and happily. They can make him/her whatever they like easily. A single child is easy to care and bring up. There are good chances of peace, privacy, happy family and free environment....

  

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Summary of "My Heart Leaves up When I Behold"

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

This poem is composed by William Wordsworth, a famous English poet. This poem is about the pleasure felt by the poet when he sees a rainbow. This pleasure and happiness has been the same for the whole of the poet’s like. The poet hopes he will still feel the same when he sees the rainbow when he is an old man. When this feeling stops it is better to die. The child is father of the man is a paradox...

  

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1) Describe the woman who visited Mr. Saklota’s pharmacy late at night.

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

One storming winter, when Mr.Sakota was preparing annual report, a young woman visited his pharmacy. The woman was thin and her skin was pale. Her hair was untidy. She requested for an Ame for her baby. She has mysterious eyes. Mr. Sakota was surprised and thought that she was from another world...

  

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Summary of "The Loving Mother"

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

The loving mother is a supernatural story. It is borrowed from Japan. Shoji Sakota was a pharmacist. One night he was working late when a woman knocked at the door. When the woman came in she asked for only an Ame for her baby. Other two nights the same woman came and asked his friend to take her photograph. When the photograph was developed there was everything but no image of the woman. So, they...

  

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2) What made Armando think that someone was going to rob him?

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

The main thing which made things worse was Armando’s fear or nervousness. The cashier counted the money loudly. Many people in the bank looked at Armando as he had worn the hat on backward. The heavy man who looked at him twice in the bank followed him and got in the same bus. He put his hand in his pockets as if he were looking for pistol. Three boys who talked to the fat man got off with Armando...

  

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1) Why is Armando Afraid of the heavy man on the bus?

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

Armando had put his hat on backwards.Everyone is the bank looked at him. A heavy man also looked at him twice. While waiting for the bus, the fat man was next to him. Armando trembled with fear and his heart was beating faster. He thought that the man was following him. When the fat man put his hand in his pocket Armando thought that he was looking for a pistol to rob him. On the bus three boys were...

  

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Summary of "Fear"

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

Fear is psychological story. Armando is a poor shoes maker. He, with his wife has collected fifty thousand pesos. They have a dream to buy a small house. Armando went to a bank, in Mexico City to draw fifty thousand pesos. In the bank Armando became very nervous. He thought people wanted to rob his money. He was so nervous that he put his hat backwards. Armando got on the bus to return back home....

  

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2) why did the doctors have a look of surprise on his face when Elda told him that her little daughter died in September?

  Friday, December 24, 2010    

The doctor was called by a little girl for the treatment of her sick mother. While coming to the house of Elda,the little girl walked so fast that the doctors couldn’tt talk with her. When Dr.Braun entered the room of Elda, the little girl ws still there who closed the door, However, when Elda told him that her only daughter died in September, the doctor had a look of surprise on his face. He looked...

  

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

1) What did Dr. Braun discover when he went with the little girl who came to his house?

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

when Dr. Braun went with the little girl who came to his house discovered that the sick women lying in the bed was no one but Elda who used to work in the same hospital where the doctor worked. He also found that the woman was suffering from pneumonia. Most surprisingly he discovered the mysterious fact that the little girl was the ghost of the daughter of Elda who died in the last Septembe...

  

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Summary of "The House Call"

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

The house call is supernatural story. It is taking from Germany. Doctor Braun was the famous surgeon. He was sitting alone on the dining room. He was tired due to long operation. He was woken up by the knock at the door. A little girl was requesting the call doctor for her sick mother. Although wife didn't allow, the doctor went with the little girl. She was wearing a cotton dress, old shoes and...

  

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2) What evidence is there to show that the Soto family was poor?

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

When Roberto Soto knew that Rosa Soto had given away Carmen’s Play things and clothes, he became unhappy. He wanted to save them because he was hopeful they would have another child. They searched the beautiful little doll in the house and even in the village. These evidences are enough to prove that Soto family was poor. They lived in the village and Roberto Worked in the field. These are the additional...

  

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1) How were Carmen and Evangelina alike and different ?

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

When Evangelina grew, she looked more and more like Carmen. Her actions and characters were also like that of her sister Carmen. Seening this similarity, the priest told that good healed Carmen and sent back in the earth in the form of Evangelina. The difference between them was that Carmen was sick but Evangelina was healt...

  

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Summary of "The Lost Doll"

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

The lost doll is supernatural story. The main characters in this story are Rosa and her two daughters, Carman and Evangelina. Carman was Rosa’s First child. Carman died when she was four years old. The doctors told Rosa she wouldn’t be able to have anymore children. Rosa she gives the things of Carmen always used to carry. After one year Carmen died. Rosa gave birth to another child Evangelina. Evangelina...

  

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2) Why does Janet want to take Kim to her parent’s farm for a few days?

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

Janet wants to take Kim to her parent’s farm for a few days so that she can get rid of her troublesome recurring dream. The recurring dream gives Kim a lot of trouble. She is mentally tired and disturbed. She is taken to the countryside by her roommate with a hope that she can get relief in the peaceful environme...

  

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1) Why do some people have recurring dreams? Give your opinion.

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

Dream is the sequence of senses and feelings occurring the mind during sleep. Some people have recurring dream. However, it is true to some extent that the wishes, fear and the feelings and experiences of various events and scenes are manifested into the dream. Though a person is dreaming in one place, his/her spirit goes to haunt reason of recurring dream is the deep wishes, fear, feelings, experiences...

  

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Summary of "The Recurring Dream"

  Thursday, December 23, 2010    

The recurring dream is supernatural story. It is borrowed from England. The story is set in England. The main character is Kimberly Clark. Her Short name is Kim. Kim is a young and beautiful woman who lives in London. She has a good job. But she is sad because the same dream comes every night. She Dreams about a house in the country side, where an old man is sleeping. In the dream she enters...

  

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