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Christmas Morning Adapted from Little Women By Louisa May Alcott. Quick Answers: 1. List: a. the five gifts Mrs. March received Ans: Slippers, handkerchief, cologne,  a rose and a pair of gloves. b. the names of the four sisters Ans: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. c. the three items from the Christmas breakfast that the girls took to the Hummel home Ans: Muffins, Buckwheats and Bread d. the two words that describe how Mrs March felt when she received her gifts Ans: surprised and touched e. one word that describe how the March felt after giving away their Christmas breakfast Ans: happy. Reference to contex 2. She remembered her mother’s promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little crimson-covered book. a. Who remembered her mother’s promise? Ans: Jo remembered her mother’s promise. b. When did she remember this promise? Ans: She remembered this promise after waking up in the grey dawn of Christmas Morning. c. What did she do next? Ans: She woke up Meg by wishing her ‘M...

Hunting Snake | Judith Wright Summary of the Poem: The poet and her companion while strolling in a pleasant autumn weather one day suddenly cone across a snake that is on a hunting spree.  Looking ferocious with flickering tongues it moves into the parting grass in search of a prey taking no notice of the onlookers. The author and her companions are simply spellbound seeing it’s beauty with the diamond shaped scales on its body glazing under the bright sunlight. The onlookers, oblivious of its real intention, simply follow its graceful movement almost in a spell. At last, when the snake disappears into the grassland in search of a prey, the author and her mate realize the deadly nature of the snake. Finally they get rid of their spell and breathe a great sign of relief. Looking at each other and taking a deep breath, they continue walking to start a new day. Some important question-answer: 1. How was the weather when the poet and her companion were taking a walk? Ans: The seas...

Points: Date of birth — 5 November, 1988, Delhi. Father — Prem Kholi, criminal lawyer. Mother — Saroj Kholi, homemaker. Showed interest in cricket at the age of three. Enrolled at West Delhi Cricket Academy, when nine. Right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pacer, outstanding fielder. Test debut 2011 — captain of Indian team 2014. More than 8000 runs in Test Matches —more than 12000 runs in ODI. Received Arjuna Award —2013, Padma Shri Award – 2017, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2018. VIRAT KOHLI Virat Kohli, one of the best cricketers of India. He was born on 5th November in the year of 1988 in Delhi. He is the son of  Prem Kholi, who was a criminal lawyer. His mother, Saroj Kholi, is a homemaker. Virat showed deep interest in cricket from a very tender age of three years. When he was nine years old, he was enrolled at the West Delhi Cricket Academy. Besides being a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pacer, Kholi is also an outstanding fielder. He made his test debut in ...

SUBSTANCE WRITING OF A POEM • ‘Substance’ is the theme or subject-matter of a work of art. It is, in this sense, the most important part, the chief or real meaning of any kind of writing. •• Writing the substance of a poem is to write the main idea of the poem or the stanza given. The substance should be written in a clear and precise manner. ••• How to write the substance of a poem or a stanza 1. Read the poem carefully. 2. Try to guess the meaning of the unknown words. 3. Grasp of main idea or thought expressed in the poem. 4. Try to understand the ‘figures of speech’ (i.e. symbols, simile, metaphor, analogy, irony, etc.) used in the poem. 5. Underline the important words or phrases. 6. Discard the unimportant words or phrases. 7. Read the poem once again. 8. Formulate your reflection on the main idea of the poem. 9. Make a draft of the substance. 10. Make necessary corrections upon the draft. 11. Make fair copy of the substance. •••• Don’ts: 1. Don’t add anything that is not in the ...

Narration Changes Do as Directed 1. “What have you written, Father?” Swami asked apprehensively. Ans: Swami asked his father apprehensively what he had written. 2. He said to me, “Did you see the blind man?” Ans: He asked me whether I had seen the blind man. 3. Samuel said, “Swaminathan, where is your homework?” Ans: Samuel asked Swaminathan where his homework was. 4. The man said to me, “Did you have tea?” Ans: The man asked me if I had tea. 5. Rahul asked Dipa, “Will you go to school today?” Ans: Rahul enquired Dipa if she would go to school that day. 6. Father said to Swami, “Have you no school today?” Ans: Father asked Swami if he had no school that day. 7. Our games teacher said to us, “Health is wealth.” Ans: Our games teacher said to us that health is wealth. 8. Rohit said to his sisters, “Why are you rebuking me without any reason?” Ans: Rohit asked his sisters why they were rebuking him without any reason. 9. He said to me, “Have you read Shakespeare’s Hamlet?” Ans: He asked m...

Write a letter to the editor of an English daily stating reasons why plastic carry bags should be banned. Your letter may include the following points: Large scale use of plastic carry bags — choking sewerage system — waterlogging on roads — drains overflowing — pollution of land and ocean — must be banned to save environment — use of substitutes like jute bags and paper bags. To  The Editor  The Telegraph Prafulla Sarkar Street Kolkata – 700001 Sub. : Ban on plastic carry bags Sir/Madam, Through the columns of your esteemed daily I want to inform you that the usage of plastic carry bags have increased tremendously and there are various harmful consequences. As plastic do not decompose, the ones dumped into the drains choke the sewage system completely. Due to this reason, waterlogging has become a major problem during monsoons. Only way to protect the planet is by banning and replacing it with jute and paper bags. If you kindly look into this matter it will be very helpful. ...