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05. The Snake and The Mirror

By Saurabh
SUMMARY In this story, the narrator is a homeopathic doctor. He narrates his encounter with a snake in a frightening and humourous way. One night, the doctor was sitting in his room and admiring himself in the mirror. Suddenly, a snake falls on his shoulder and coils itself around his left arm. Luckily, the snake turns its head and looks into the mirror. Then, it uncoils itself from the doctor's arm and moves closer to the mirror. The doctor, thus, gets an opportunity to escape. Think About The Text I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30–40 words). Q1 . “The sound was a familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the sounds stop? Ans – The doctor heard the familiar sound of rats running on the roof of his room. He thought that the sound was made by the rats that were his housemates. It gives an impression that the house was full of rats. ...
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04. A Truly Beautiful Mind

By Saurabh
  SUMMARY The chapter recounts the life of Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of the 20th century. Einstein was considered unusual by his mother. He was highly skilled in mathematics and physics. After graduating in 1900, he worked as a technical expert in 1902 where he assessed other people's inventions and secretly developed his own ideas. He became world famous after he published his General Theory of Relativity in 1915. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. He worked for world peace and democracy in the later years of his life. Thinking About The Text Q1 . Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you. (i) Einstein’s equation                                                   9 (ii) Einstein meets his future wife  ...
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01. The Fun They Had

By Saurabh
  SUMMARY Thinking About The Text Activity Calculate how many years and months ahead from now Margie’s  diary entry is. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. Q1 . How old are Margie and Tommy? Ans – Margie is 11 years old and Tommy is 13 years old. Q2 . What did Margie write in her diary? Ans  – Margie wrote that Today Tommy found a real book in her diary. Q3 . Had Margie ever seen a book before? Ans  – NO, Margie had never seen a book before. Q4 . What things about the book did she find strange? Ans  –  Margie found that the text of the book were stood instead of moving and the pages of the book were yellow and crinkly. Q5 . What do you think a telebook is? Ans  – A t elebook is a book which one can read on a television screen. Q6 . Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates? Ans  –  Margie’s school was next to her bedroom. NO, she had not any classmates. Q7 . What subjects did Margie and...
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02. The Sound of Music

By Saurabh
  Part I Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound without Hearing It Thinking About The Text  I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. Q1 . How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? Ans - Evelyn was 17 years old when she went to the Royal academy of music in London.  Q2 . When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? Ans  - Her deafness was first noticed when she was about eight years old. It was confirmed when she was 11 years old.  II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30–40 words). Q1 . Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say? Ans  - Pursussionist Ron Fobes helped her to continue with music. He began by turning two large drums to a different notes. He asked her not to listen to those drums through her ears but try to sense the sound of those drums in some other manner. Q2 . Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs. Ans ...
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03. The Little Girl

By Saurabh
  SUMMARY This story is about a little girl named Kezia whose feeling for her father change from fear to understanding. Kezia lived with her mother, father and her grandmother. She was afraid of her father and avoided meeting him. Every morning before going to office Kezia's father came into her room and gave her a casual kiss. Kezia felt a glad sense of relief when her father went out to work. Kezia was so afraid of her father that she stuttered in front of him. Kezia's grandmother encouraged Kezia to get to know her parents by sending her on every Sunday down to the drawing room to have a talk with her mother and father. One day Kezia had a cold and due to it she didn't go outside. Her grandmother suggested her to make a pin-cushion of yellow silk as a gift for her father's upcoming birthday. Kezia stitched the three sides of the pin-cushion casting. Now she wanted to stuff it with something. By mistake Kezia had used the papers of her father's very important spee...
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