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Arman
Subject: English
, asked on 17/9/21
What are the three different phases of Kushwant Singh's life ? Describe them in brief (120-150 words)
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Arman
Subject: English
, asked on 17/9/21
Compare and contrast the portrait described by Kushwant Singh of his grandmother and grandfather?
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Balaji
Subject: English
, asked on 27/8/21
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. (4+4=8) A. In the afternoon the second thing happened. Hana working hard on unaccustomed labour saw a messenger come to the door in an of icial uniform. Her hands went weak and she could not draw her breath. The servants must have told already. She ran to Sadao, gasping, unable to utter a word. But by then the messenger had simply followed her through the garden and there he stood. She pointed at him helplessly. Sadao looked up from his book…. “What is it?” he asked the messenger and then he rose, seeing the man’s uniform. “You are to come to the palace,” the man said. “The old general is in pain again.” “Oh”, Hana breathed, “is that all?
” i. The word ‘unaccustomed’ in the passage means the same as
a. unseasoned
b. tiresome
c. unaffected
d. Extraordinary
ii. Why was Hana ‘gasping unable to utter a word’?
a. She was doing unaccustomed labour b. She felt that there was an emergency c. She was terrified on seeing the soldier in uniform d. She thought of the dire consequences that traitors might face
iii. Sadao rose on seeing the man’s uniform because
a.He became scared of seeing a soldier at his doorstep. b.He rose on seeing that the man was a high official c.He realised that he was in trouble and got ready to face it. d.He understood that the General wanted to meet him.
iv. The last question by Hana shows
a.her curiosity b.her frivolousness c.her relief d.her caring nature B. Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There’s probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe.......... because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape ............ maybe that’s how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea. i. The narrator says that Grand Central was growing like a tree because……………… a. it had a lot of greenery around b. he stumbles upon new corridors and staircases every day. c. it had lots of new platforms being created frequently. d. it was continuously under construction for as long as the eye could see. ii. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence ‘pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots’. a. metaphor b. simile c. imagery d. Personification iii. Why did anybody not know about the long tunnel? a. it is a secret tunnel under the city b. it is kept hidden from public view c. it is a kind of magical tunnel where time intersects d. because it was not meant for general public iv. What were the speaker’s feelings when he described the Grand Central? a. he was shocked b. he got upset c. he became anxious d. he was fascinated
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Riya Singh
Subject: English
, asked on 4/8/21
The futility of holding material possessions is very well reflected in this chapter. Elucidate according to the chapter the address
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Deepanshi Verma
Subject: English
, asked on 1/8/21
where i could get non subjective live class notes
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Mrigna Kathil
Subject: English
, asked on 15/7/21
Justify the title 'Portrait of a lady'?
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Pa₹idhi ₹ankawat
Subject: English
, asked on 27/4/21
Chapter-2 The lost spring!
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Aayushi Thapaliya
Subject: English
, asked on 18/4/21
Expert please Explain this last paragraph of should wizard hit mommy
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Herbert
Subject: English
, asked on 2/4/21
How is Mukesh different from Saheb in the chapter Lost Spring?
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Yash
Subject: English
, asked on 22/3/21
Write at least 14 to 15 dialogues between a person and its demotivated team member by encouraging him to overcome his problems and working efficiently.
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Simarpreet Singh
Subject: English
, asked on 4/3/21
What are the issues that the play, ?Mother?s Day? creates awareness about?
Include examples from the text that connect the play to the real life.
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Ananya Srivastava
Subject: English
, asked on 16/2/21
Pl pl answer BOTH these questions, using deep meaning and key words.
Chap-The summer of beautiful white horse
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Yash
Subject: English
, asked on 5/2/21
Explain the line " His work has been acclaimed as an outstanding testimony of difference that a single man could make, when it comes to live his own dreams " .. Explain this with respect to chapter Outsider Art hornbill class 11.
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Aadya Chandra
Subject: English
, asked on 1/2/21
Experts, please answer the following question in reference to chapter 7 of Snapshots 'Birth':
Andrew's visit to the Morgan's gave him pleasure and satisfaction that he had not achieved earlier. Justify.
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Shreya Gupta
Subject: English
, asked on 24/12/20
How to begin a travelogue? Do we have to mention date ,day or time
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” i. The word ‘unaccustomed’ in the passage means the same as
a. unseasoned
b. tiresome
c. unaffected
d. Extraordinary
ii. Why was Hana ‘gasping unable to utter a word’?
a. She was doing unaccustomed labour b. She felt that there was an emergency c. She was terrified on seeing the soldier in uniform d. She thought of the dire consequences that traitors might face
iii. Sadao rose on seeing the man’s uniform because
a.He became scared of seeing a soldier at his doorstep. b.He rose on seeing that the man was a high official c.He realised that he was in trouble and got ready to face it. d.He understood that the General wanted to meet him.
iv. The last question by Hana shows
a.her curiosity b.her frivolousness c.her relief d.her caring nature B. Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There’s probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe.......... because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape ............ maybe that’s how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea. i. The narrator says that Grand Central was growing like a tree because……………… a. it had a lot of greenery around b. he stumbles upon new corridors and staircases every day. c. it had lots of new platforms being created frequently. d. it was continuously under construction for as long as the eye could see. ii. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence ‘pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots’. a. metaphor b. simile c. imagery d. Personification iii. Why did anybody not know about the long tunnel? a. it is a secret tunnel under the city b. it is kept hidden from public view c. it is a kind of magical tunnel where time intersects d. because it was not meant for general public iv. What were the speaker’s feelings when he described the Grand Central? a. he was shocked b. he got upset c. he became anxious d. he was fascinated
Include examples from the text that connect the play to the real life.
Chap-The summer of beautiful white horse
Andrew's visit to the Morgan's gave him pleasure and satisfaction that he had not achieved earlier. Justify.