CBSE Class 11 English Writing Skills Notes

SECTION B

Writing Skills

Q3. : Advertisement

Point to Remember : Advertisement are of two types -

(i) Classified : Categorised in separate columns, occupy less space, more economical. Written in short phrases and words, Language-simple, concise and compact, give title and contact address.

(ii) Non Classified or Display : Commercial purpose more space, visually attractive, with catchy slogans, Varying font size or shape, (language - colourful), lucid and appealing overall arrangement.

(b) Classified Advertisements are covered under different headings :

- Situation vacant/situation wanted

- Sale and Purchase of Property/vehicles/Household Goods etc.

- Missing persons/ Pet animals.

- Lost and found

- Travels and Tours/Packers and Movers.

- Educational Institution/Language Course/Hobby classes.

- Matrimonials/Alliance.

- Change in Name

1. Situation Vacant/Wanted

Points to Remember :

- Keep Heading - Situation Vacant/Wanted

- Begin with 'Wanted' or 'Required'

- Mention name of the employee with address.

- Mention the no. of posts lying vacant.

- Mention requried age limit and qualification (educational and professional)

- Pay scale and perks of the post concerned

- Mode of applying and whom to apply

- Time limit for submission of application

- Contact address and Ph. No.

1, You are the principal of Roman Public School. Delhi You need part time teacher to teach dance to the students of your school. Draft an advertisement in not more than 50 words to the published in the Hindustan Times, New Delhi under the classified columns.

2. You are the Manager, Super Software Solution Ltd. Draft an advertisement for your company for the post of Chief Programmer (Solutions) giving details as per your requirement.

3. You are the General Manager of a leading Newspaper. You need an editor for your newspaper. You need an editor for your newspaper. Draft an advertisement in not more than 50 words to be published in the times of India, New Delhi under the classified columns.

4. You are the Principal of a reputed Public School. Draft an advertisement for your school for the post of Maths teacher mentioning all details as per your requirement.

5. Meena Rani of K-7, Sundar Vihar has very good knowledge of classical dances of India. She wants to take classes for the same. Draft a suitable advertisement for Publication in Hobby Classes section of the newspaper in about 50 words.

2. Sale and Purchase
(a) Property

- Begin with for Sale/Purchase or Available/Wanted

- Type of house (Flat, independent floor/house/office etc.)

- Size floor. no of rooms. etc.

- Surrounding centrally located, facing park, nearby market, school, hospital, bank bus stand etc.

- Use adjectives like airy, well ventilated, fully furnished, brand new, newly constructed.

- Company or Bank Lease Preferred.

- Expected price : fixed/negotiable

- Contact address and Ph. No.

1. You propose to sell your flat as you are going abroad. Draft an advertisement for the same to be published in the Times of India under classified columns.

Contact Details : Om Properties, H Block, Dilshad Garden, 9810 ------(M)

2. You own a freehold flat in North Delhi and want to sell it. Draft an advertisement  for a local daily giving all necessary details.

(b) VEHICLE FOR SALE

- Model No. Year of Manufacturing

- Colour, accessories (New seat cover, mats, music system, A/C etc.)

- Single hand driven, good condition, new tyres, non-accidental, scratchless, mileage, authorised CNG kit/diesel version.

- Insurance, Road Tax, and Pollution Certificate

- Expected price Rs.2,00000/- (fixed/negotiable)

- Contact address and telephone no.

1. You want to sell you Alto K-10 as you are transferred abroad Draft an advertisement for the classified column of a local daily giving particulars of model mileage etc.

2. You plan to sell your motor-bike- Draft a suitable advertisement is not more than so words under the classified columns of a local daily, giving all necessary details.

(c) Household/Office Goods

- Item, brand and year of manufacturing

- General condition - excellent working condition, looks brand new etc.

- Specify material in case of furniture.

- Price offered/expected

- Contact address and Ph. No.

1. Your family is moving out of Delhi as your father has been transferred to Bengaluru - You intend to sell off some household items. Draft an advertisement for the same.

2. You want to sell off some office furniture such as computer tables, a filing cabinet, vchairs, cupboards etc as you are moving into your new office. Draft an advertisement for a local daily.

6. LOST AND FOUND
1. Begin with 'Lost' and 'Found'
2. Brief physical description ------------- Name of the object/article, Brand, Colour, Size, Condition.
3. When/Where lost or found.
4. Reward if any
5. Contact address and Ph. No.
6. For 'Lost' give all details whereas for 'Found' the details need not be given completely.

1. You have lost your bag in Metro between Pratap Nagar and Kohat Enclave while going for an Interview. It contains a file having important certificates. Draft an advertisement for a local daily under column 'Lost and Found' in not more than 50 words.

2. You found a wallet in the school playground Draft a notice for school notice board in not more than 50 words

3. You have lost a library book in the school draft a suitable notice for the schoolnotice board. Invent all necessary details.

4. You found a mobile handset at the DTC bus stop. Draft a suitable notice for publishing in the Lost and Found column of a local daily. Give all the necessary details.

TO LET

1. Begin with Wanted or 'Available

2. Type of accommodation - Size, floor, No. of rooms etc.

3. Location and surroundings

4. Rent expected, Bank and company Leases preferred

5. Contact address, email address or telephone No.

1. You want to let out a portion of your newly constructed independent house. Write an advertisement to be published in the 'To Let' classified columns of TheTimes of India in not more than 50 words.

Q. You intend to let out your HIG Flat located in East Delhi. Write an advetisement for the same to be published in the 'To Let' calssfied columns of 'The Hindustan Times' is not more than 50 words.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED

1. Accommodation required : No. of rooms, size, floor

2. Location and surrounding : area, colony, facilities.

3. Contact Add. (Ph. No.)

1. You want to hire a flat in a good locality in West Delhi. Draft an advertisement under the classified column " Accomodation Wanted" giving your requirements and capacity to pay.

2. You want purchase a floor in a residential society of Rohini, Draft a suitable advertisement is not more than 50 words. 

Missing Person/Pet Animals
- Begin with 'Missing'
- Physical description

(a) Person
................ Name, age, sex, height, complextion, built ........... clothes and other identifying features.

(b) Pet animal ................. name, breed, colour of fur or skin.

- Since when and from where missing.
- Reward/message if any
- Contact address and Ph. No.

1. You are the sister of a boy who has been missing from his home for the last two days. Draft an advertisement under the caption 'Missing' for a local newspaper provide necessary details and also offer a reward

2. Your grand mother aged 80 years, mentally upset has been missing for three days. Draft an advertisement for "Missing" Columns mentioning all details. (Word Limit : 50).

3. Your Cat named Tessa is missing since 15 May, 2012. Draft an advertisement under the "Missing" Column of a local daily newspaper providing all details in about 50 words. 

4. You are Pankaj of East Patel Nagar. Your pet dog named Brando is missing Since 18 May 2012. Draft an advertisement for the 'Pet Missing' column of a daily newspaper in about 50 words.

NOTICE 

Format : The word 'Notice', date, Heading, Writer's name with designation name of the Issuing agency (school).

Content : What : Event/Activity/Heading.

When : Date and Time

Where : Venue

Who : Particpants/organisers, Chief Guest if any

How : Process and contact (to whom) 

Expression : Overall organisation, accuracy and fluency

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS
1. You are Ranjan/Rachna the Head boy/ girl of the school, G. G. S. S. S. No.
1 Rohini. Write a notice about the debate competition in the school on the topic 
"Utility of Mega Events" for common man.

1. You are the In-Charge of Cultural Club of your school. Draft a notice for your school. Draft a notice for your school Notice Board inviting students to participate in Dance Competition Sign as Mohan/Mahima.

2. As the Head Girl/Head Boy of your school, write a Notice for your school notice Board asking the studentd to participate in Science exhibition. Invent necessary details. You are Kalpana of 'The Indian School'

3. You are Aarti Gupta, the In-charge of cultural club of your school. Write a notice about painting competition to he held at Pragati Maidan.

4. You are Harsh Mohan, the sports secretary of your school. Write a notice for your school, Notice Board about the Annual Sports Day to be held in your school.

5. Write a notice for your school notice Board about a declamation contest to be held in your school on the topic 'Pollute and Perish.'

Poster Designing
Purpose : to create social awareness, to advertise current general problems.

Layout :
- Eye catching and visually attractive.
- A catchy slogan
- Simple drawings/sketching
- Letter of different size and shape
- Proportionate spacing

Content :
- Highlight the main topic
- Include all the important details like time, venue and date, in case of an event.
- Name of the issuing authority, organisers etc.

Expression :
- Appropriate and accurate language
- Creativity
- Overall organisation

Common Topics for Posters

1. Clean city campaign/Green Delhi, Clean Delhi

2. World Environment Day/Save Environment

3. Book Fair/Exhibition/Career Mela etc.

4. Save water/Water harvesting

5. Prevention against Malaria/Dengue

6. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan/Each one Teach one etc.

7. Prevention against Terrorists attacks/ Be an Alert citizen.

8. Say 'No' to crackers/Polybags/Plastics.

9. Road Safely/Car-pooling/Air pollution etc.

10. Save girl child

11. Child Labour

12. Harmful effects of smoking/Drugs/Drinking.

13. Save Power/Save Energy

14. Donate Blood

15. Help Old People

16. Save Earth - Save Humanity

1. You are Prem/Priyas of Kamal Public School your school is going to organise Annual Function at Shah Auditorium. Draft a Poster to invite the parents of the students and the Principals of the other neighbouring school.

2. National Book Trust is going to organise Book Fair in memory of Mahatma Gandhi on 2 Oct. Design a poster on the Book Fair highlighting the importance of books.

3. Eco club of your school is celebrating Van Mahotsava. Draft a Poster highlighting the importance usefulness of plants. You are Asit/Seema of Rajat High School, Delhi.

4. You are Mamta/Mahip, the head girl/boy of ABC Public School, Delhi Design a poster to highlight the importance of 'Water Conservation'.

5. Draft a poster on 'Earth Day'. You are Rajan/Rajni of 'Vriksh Mitra Club'.

QESTIONS NO. 4

1. You are the social worker from NCPCR Delhi. You happen to visit and interact with the families of ragpickers in slum area. Write your experience in 100 150 words highlighting their problems, living conditions, daily routine, their future etc.

2. You are Shubham / Surabhi student of class XI. You visited Shimla during the educational tour organised by Directorate of Education, Delhi. The toy train you boarded from Kalka delighted you the most. Write an account of your Journey in 150 words.

3. Give a brief discussion of your visit to the Parliament House where the session was going on, in 150 words, giving details of the venue, security, behaviour of the members of parliament, Role of ministers and opposition leader etc.

4. Akshit / Akshita wants to celebrate his/her birthday in a hotel on a grand scale. His/ her birthday in a hotel on a grand scale. His / Her mother gives insructions for organisaing the function. Use the input write the instruction in 150 words.

5. Youngster have fallen a prey to videogames on computer as well as in Malls. They waste a lot of time in playing these games which are fall of violent actions. They neglect their study and bunk the classes. Write your views in 100150 words. You are Vaibhav / Vaishali.

6. Last week you were encountered with a frightening experience when you were watching the english movie on your T.V. Write your experience in 150 words.

7. You are Sunita. You and your friends have same harrowing tales of the sufferings of girls at the hands of greedy dowry seekers. Capture your experiences  on “Evils of Dowry System” in about 150200 words.

ARTICLE

1. Himani/Hemant a student of class XI, Vishal Bharti School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi feel depressed at the pollution caused by vehicular traffic noise, flowing of industrial effluents into Yamuna River, frequent and unending traffic jams, crackers, polythene bags etc. She/he decides to write an article as ‘Pollution Control Drive’ for publication in ‘The Indian Express’. (150200 words)

2. Youths form the very back bone of a nation as they are a great store house of energy and strength. Using this input write an article in (150200) words on “The Role of Youth in National Development” to be published in “The Indian Express” you are Puneet/Purnima of Vandana International School Delhi.

3. The fast food counters are mushrooming in every town and city. Though fast food is fast to cook and fast to eat, it is also fast to Kill. You are Mohan/Meenu. Write an article in (150200) words on ‘Fast Food A Great Health Hazard” to be published in your school magazine.

4. You are Swati / Sarthak of Rukhmani Devi Public School, Delhi and commute to your school every day by the newly started Metro Rail. You notic its benefits of travelling, controlling air pollution and traffic jams. Write an article for a local news paper on the same. Your article should be within (150200) words using following input under the title “Metro Rail A Boon for Traffic. 

5. Internet is a window to global information. It has brought the distant parts of the world closer and made it a global village. Write an article on the “Craze for Internet among the modern Youth” and revolutionary change in the life of a common man, by using input from the following picture word (150200)

6. From the time we get up till we go to bed we use gadgets to make our life more comfortable and leisurely. You are Sangeeta/Sandeep of Roop Nagar, Delhi : Write an article in (150200) words.

7. Raj/Rajni is perturbed after reading a report about the miserable condition child laboures in India in the newspaper. She wants to express her strong feelings against the exploitation of children through an article to be published in his/her school magazine. (Word Limit : 150200)

8. You feel pained to notice that modern youth, the yuva generation now is aping western culture in dress, manners and life style blindly write an article against the aping of western culture by the younger genration in about (150200) words.

REPORT (Question No. 5)

1. You are a press reporter. Recently the railways cancelled a few trains due to floods. Passengers were stranded at the New Delhi Railway station. Write a report in about (150200) words. high lighting the problems faced by the passengers by using the following inputs.
1. More than thousand passengers on the platform
2. Total Chaos
3. No authentic information available
4. Inadequate food, tea and baby milk
5. Road travel very expensive
6. No electricity.
7. Unhygienic condition.

2. You are Veena / Angad of SKV, Rohini, Recently you had the honour of having participated as a leader of your school team in the Republic Day parade in Delhi, in which your school won the first prize. Write a report in not more than (150200) words about this memorable event for publication in your school magazine.

3. Your school has recently celebrated “Tree Plantation Week” organising a number of interhouse competitions highlighting the need for ecological balance for man’s happiness. As the secretary of the “Nature Club” of your school, prepare a report in 150200 words for your school magazine.

SPEECH (Question No. 4)

1.Some colleges conduct entrance test for admission to undergraduates courses like
English (Hons) and Journalism (Hons). Do you think that the entrance test is the right method of selecting students?
Write a speech in about (150200) to be delivered at morning assembly of your school.

2. Inspite of Scientific and Technological advancement, man is still superstitious. He has landed on the moon and thinking of settling down there. But still he consults Pandits and Astrologers whether a particular day is auspicious to send the satellite into the space. Write a speech in about (150200) words on some of the interesting superstitions. Your school is organising “Senior Citizens day” you have to speak in the moring assembly about.) 'Are senior citizen’s in India being neglected by their Children?'
The speech should not be more than (150200) words.

3. Corruption has eaten into the vitals of public life as it is rampant at every step. None of the public dealing offices go without corrupt practices. So many scams are reported in the news papers every day. You are Himanshu/Heena of Mont Fort School, Ashok Vihar. Prepare a speech on “The Menace of Corruption in India”, in about (150200 words) to be delivered in the morning assembly of your school.

4. You have been selected to represent your school in an all India School Debate competition. The topic for the debate is :’In the opinion of this house ValueBased Education is the only remedy for decreasing the Crime rate amongst the educated folk’. Write a speech in not more than 200 words in favour or against the motion, giving arguments for your stand.

LETTER (Question No. 5)

1. You are Sadhana / Shubham, summer time is a difficult time for all the dwellers of Metro Cities because of the acute shortage of water as well as the supply of polluted water. In some areas they are getting polluted water even after process of filtration. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner to take effective steps for proper supply of clean water and make arrangements to store rain water that can be utilized in other work. Also give suggestions to create awareness among the people to save water.

2. Every day many innocent lives are lost because of drunken and reckless driving on city road; Growing number of pubs and night clubs are the root cause for this Suggesting ways to curb this menace, write a letter to the editor of local newspaper. You are Lalita/Lalit of Sec11,
Rohin. (Heavy fines ............ suspension of driving license ......... impounding of vehicle.)

3. Incidents of quacks (untrained Doctors) face poilets, untrained truck & bus drivers are on the rise, risking the lives of innocent citizens. Write a letter to the editor suggesting ways like deterrant punishments heavy fines and inprisonment to curb this menace.

4. You attended a career counselling programme organised by “Career India” You had the opportunity of listening to professionals from various fields like food, technology, fashion technology and media management. Write a letter to the Editor & a local newspaper suggesting that such programme should be arranged in Govt. Sr. Sec. Schools. You are Sakshi/Saksham, student of class XI.

5. You are Rakesh / Rakhi of Patel Nagar, Delhi. In Metropolitan cities, incidents of rape, eveteasing and murders are on the increase. Residents are in a state of panic as the police are often slow to react to emergency calls. Write a letter to the editor of newspaper “Hindustan Time’ highlighting ineffenciency of the police and suggest some remedial measures that can be adopted.

6. You are Pratibha/Pramod of Mont Fort School, Ashok Vihar. You are interested in doing a short term course in computer programming during summer vacations. Write a letter to the director of the institution enquiring about the duration of such a course and the terms and conditions for admission.

7. Write a letter to the Principal/Vice Chancellor about the problem of ragging being forced by freshers, which at times even force the students to drop out. It may also adversely affect their academic standards sign the letter as Ritu/Rakesh. (word limit 150200).

8. Abduction & rape of young working girls is on the rise in the city. Write a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper suggesting about the steps to be immediately taken by Govt. of make our city a safer place at night for working women you are Soha/ Sohan of Kamla Nagar, Delhi.

9. Rising prices of essential commodities like L.P.G. Gas, Milk fruits, Vegetables, Petrol & diesel are crushing the back bone of the common man. Write a letter to the editor for publication in a local Delhi as you are Sudha/Samarth of D.P.S. Mathura Road. Delhi (Word limit :150200)

10. Reading habbit of students is on the decline as books on current topics, news paper, English magazines, comics etc are not available in your school library. Instead they are wasting their time in less fruitful activities like watching T.V., talking on mobile and surfing the net. Write a letter to the Principal requesting him to make immediate arrangements for the availability of these books in school library.

QESTIONS NO. 6(A)

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

i) Children love picnics and outings of their parents e.g. of with though they are
equally happier doing things with (a) __________
them around the house. A parent may make (b) __________
his child feels special by following some simple (c) __________
rituals, Bed times stories, the game of cards or (d) __________
simply talking and laugh together before going to (e) __________
bedsome
give children a wonderful sense (f) __________
of well being. They hardly ever forgot these moments (g) __________
and cherish them throughout these lives. (h) __________

ii) Medha Patekar had been venturing into the forests since (a) _______
a long time, warnings from colleagues not with holding (b) _______
But she ensured that her team would abide in her (c) _______
regulations strictly, lest they will land themselves in (d) _______
hazardous situations. Many a times her forest related (e) _______
sense, which was superior than that of her (f) _______
team members, proved its worthy by preventing (g) __________
disasters so saving many lives. (h) __________

iii) I will never forget one of my childhood (a) __________
experience, I was trying to, climb a tree (b) __________
When my foot slipped and I fell and faint. (c) __________
My friends could not see me breathing and thought I had dead (d) _____
They all run away and left me. Mean while I regained (e) __________
consciousness and found that I could not more nothing (f)__________
I could neither get up or cry for help. (g) __________
I was having a terrible headache and pain in the back. (h)__________

iv) Advertisements can be extreme useful if they (a) __________
are useful. Obviously those can help you to (b) __________
decide what to buying. For example, if you break (c) __________
your pen and want to buy other, the first thing (d) __________
should be to look at much advertisements. (e) __________
This may help you to chose the best type. However (f) __________
advertisements can be harm if they try to exploit (g) __________
the public. It has been founded that young people expecially teenagars are affected the most. (h) __________

v) The fact which we sometimes forget is (a) __________
that we human being are also a part of (b) __________
nature. We might live on tall cement (c) __________
buildings, we might travelling in cars and (d) __________
aeroplanes, but we can not live with food, (e) __________
water and air. if we continue pollute our (f) __________
Water resources, soil and air, we will soon finding (g) __________
that all our computers and LCD will help us to survive (h) __________

vi) Automated Teller Machines (ATM) has revolutionised (a)__________
banking and made life easiest. (b) __________
Bank customers could now withdraw (c) __________
money of their account any time and (d) __________
some where in their own country or (e) __________
even from the world. However (f) __________
like any other electrical gadget, (g) __________
they could also malfunction. (h) __________

vii) Madhu lost her father when she is still (a) __________
a child. Her uncle looked at all the property (b) __________
that she inherit from her father (c) __________
since a few years her uncle worked very (d) __________
sincerely. Afterwards he thinks, “This (e) __________
property should make me rich. How long (f) __________
should I kept serving my niece? (g) __________
I must do anything. (h) __________

viii) One day an one eyed man was travelling (a) __________
through a bus who was feeling uneasy (b) __________
because he was carrying a big bag on him (c) __________
shoulder. Anyone sitting next to him said,” (d) __________
why didn’t you keep your bag (e) __________
beneath the seat”. The man smiled (f) __________
and said, “It was too big to (g) __________
be kept their.” (h) __________

ix) Tools made the early man much powerful (a) __________
than the stronger of animals. They were (b) __________
very simple and ordinary. But we shall remember (c) __________
that these were the first tools make by (d) __________
human beings. For these tools the everyman (e) __________
took the first great step towards make (f) __________
my life better. Since that time human (g) __________
beings have been made better and better tools (h) __________

x) More of the fun and excitement in your life. (a) __________
comes from use your senses. senses open up (b) __________
a world who is full of sights, sounds, smells (c) __________
tastes and things to touch. The sharpen your (d) __________
senses and the more you use it, the (e) __________
more enjoyable each of these become for (f) __________
you. For instance a painter would see (g) __________
shades and shape. (h) __________

QUESTIONS : 7

In the unedited passage given below, one word has been omited in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.

i) It was from of the thrillers that (a) __________
he read that he got an idea to (b) __________
eliminate girl’s friend’s USbased (c) __________
fiancee, was to visit India (d) __________
September. In a bid to arrange (e) __________
money a murder weapon, Bikram Singh (f) __________
devised a plan of extorting money a (g) __________
businessman making threat calls (h) __________

ii) In an accident, maksood, 19, was run by (a) __________
a DTC bus is Mangolpur area Friday morning (b) __________
Police said Maksood on his way to work in his (c) __________
two wheeler the bus hit him. (d) __________
“He rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, (e) __________
he succumbed to injuries”. said a senior (f) __________
Police officer. A case of rash negligent (g) __________
driving registered against the driver. (h) __________

iii) Congress leader demanded the centre take (a) __________
a quick decision the issue of a separate (b) __________
Telangana, and said that there no compromise (c) __________
On the demand. “The demand justified democratically (d) _________
Constitutionally politically, “Mr. K. Jana Reddy said. (e) __________
Formation separate Telangana state (f) __________
benefit congress politically and enhance (g) __________
its credibility the Lok Sabha Election 2014. (h) __________

iv) The Gujarat High Court Monday expressed (a) __________
concern six witneses retracting (b) __________
earlier statements that contested the (c) __________
state polic version of death of Mumbra girl (d) __________
Ishrat Jahan. The six witnesses, who earlier opposed (e) __________
the police theory of Ishrat dying in encounter (f) __________
With the security forces, now changed their (g) __________
position saying their statements recorded (h) __________
under duress.

v) When he was younger had fallen sick, everyone (a) __________
in the neighbourhood had come to ask his health (b) __________
Now, when his days drawing to a close, no one (c) __________
Visited him. Most of old friends were dead. His (d) __________
sons had grown up; One was working a local (e) __________
garage, the other had stayed in Pakistan he was at the (f) __________
time of partition. The children had bought kites (g) __________
from him ten years ago were now adults, struggling for living (h) __________

vi) Jimmy immediately turned go, but as (a) __________
he reached the door, he hesitated, and (b) __________
said, “May I not see the one, sir, for (c) __________
a moment?” He believed Mini had not (d) __________
changed. He thought she come running to (e) __________
him as she to do. He had brought in (f) __________
memory of former days a nuts and (g) __________
grapes. His money had all gone he was in prison (h) __________

vii) Investigations have been going on a long (a) __________
time to produce environment friendly plastic in (b) __________
the sense that it decays becomes a part (c) __________
of soil like rotting vegetables scraps do. (d) __________
The scientists of Imperial Industries been able (e) __________
to develop just a plastic called “Biopol.” (f) __________
It manufactured by microbes. Bottles, film (g) __________
and fibers be made out of it. (h) __________

viii) Psychologists found that playing with toys and (a) __________
games serves vital functions in a child’s life, (b) __________
including: Helping him to discover environmental (c) __________
developing ability to concentrate, releasing (d) __________
emotional tension, and communication others. (e) __________
The fact is that toys are essential to the (f) __________
mental physical development (g) __________
of child. (h) __________

ix) The main sources of pollution the urban (a) __________
liquid sewage the industrial liquid waste. Then (b) __________
There is surface run off from cultivated fields often (c) __________
contains pesticides and inseticides. People dump (d) __________
thousands of dead bodies and animals the (e) __________
river day. If the liquid sewage (f) __________
treated before throwing it in to the river (g) __________
We produce some electricity to run the pumping (h) __________
set and to lighten up some near by places.

x) During the last decades there has been (a) __________
considerable advancement in field of agriculture, (b) __________
dairy farming, breeding fish etc. All (c) __________
developments have given more food (d) __________
and nutritious food to the people (e) __________
All this improved the nutrition of the (f) __________
People is in no way less important (g) __________
the wonder drugs, the gift of medical science (h) __________

QUESTION NO. : 8

Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
e.g. : Children / vacations / can’t / for fun / meant / are / compromise / and Vacations are meant for fun and children can’t compromise.

i) comes from / the / most of / flavour / its / of / aroma / food.

ii) grew up / of the / amidst / Siddharth / pleasure / the / at / royal court / Kapilvastu.

iii) measured / intensity / in / decibel / Noise / is / units.

iv) and / eased up / tourist / study / visas / has / America / for Indians.

v) high levels / contains / and sugar / of / junk food / fat / salt.

vi) On adequate / and / depands / preparation / indomitable / success / determination.

vii) Amendment Bill 2006 / passed / the juvenile / on / Justice / August 8, 2006 / The Parliament.

viii) West Bengal Bhutan / The technical / are / at / network / the / currently / an / railway / advanced stage / studies / for

ix) As soon as / arrested / the / were / terror / suspects / plot / all the / and / was thwarted.

x) unaffected / the 2004 / was / jawa island / by / tsumani

xi) because of / Delhi / earthquakes / its locatons / prone to / is.

xii) debate / is not / or a / test / group / formal / discussion / discussion / a

xiii) to save / the working / the counsellors / couples / should / regularly / their marriage / consult.

xiv) major / cotton / the textile / shortage of / a / industry / is / good quality / facing.

xv) to / all / should be / schools / these students / transferred / English medium / other.

xvi) to generate / sincere / in the / the Govt. / rural areas / make / efforts / should / employment.

xvii) should be / all the / in bad / residents / of / condition / The / buildings / notices / served.

xviii) to meet / regularly / India / requirements / its / the sugar / imports.

xix) between / countries / taking place / water wars / developing / are / many.

xx) its approval / The Union / sixth / gave / for the / of / pay commission / cabinet / setting up / the.

xxi) New Delhi / India / fair / inaugurated / International / Education / the / on / 45th / July 15, 2006, / was / in .

xxii) widely / in / English / India / one / language / of the / spoken / is / most.

xxiii) growing / of the / India / economies / rapidly / is / of / one / world / the

xxiv) to oversee / better / the state / steps / setting up / the / take / infrastructure / should / active / of

xxv) slaves / have / machines / modern gadgets / made / us / to. (90)

SECOND : D (Textual Questions)

1. The Portrait of a Lady - Khushwant Singh
Gist of the lesson
Khushwant Singh is one of the prominent Indian writers and columnists. He has written on various themes and issues. In this lesson he gives a detailed account of his grandmother who had a long association with him. The old, stout, short and a little bent grand mother is clad in white clothes and keeps on telling beads of her rosary. During their long stay in village, the grand mother used to wake up the narrator in the morning and accompanied him to school. She took care of all small things and continued her regular prayers and reading of scriptures. On the way back home she fed stray dogs with stale chapatis. Shifting to city home was a turning point as it increased distances in their relationship. Now, the author was going to a city school and  studying all modern day subjects. The grand mother was not able to help the author in his studies and she felt disturbed as there was no teaching of God and scriptures. The grand mother devoted her time in praying, spinning and feeding sparrows. She did not get disturbed when the author was leaving for abroad and saw him off maintaining her peace and calm. Seeing her old age, the narrator thought that that could be his last meeting with his affectionate grandmother. But, contrary to his thinking after a span of five years the grandmother was there to receive him. She celebrated her grandson’s home coming in an ususual way by beating a drum and singing. She had a peaceful end and every one including sparrows got aggrieved at the demise of a bold, religious, practical, responsible and loving person.

2. We are not afraid to die ....
If we can all be together. Gordon
cook and Alen East
It is description of a sea adventure experienced by the narrator and his family. The narrator, his wife mary, son Jonathan and daughter Suzanne were accompanied by two experienced sailors America Lerry vigil and Swiss Herb Seigler. In July 1976 they set sail from plymouth, England in Wave Walker, a specially built boat. The first part of the journey was pleasant and everything went on smoothly up to Cape Town. Unfriendly weather and gigantic waves of Southern Indian Ocean compelled the sailors to slow their speed, drop storm jib and take other precautions. The danger was so implicit that the sailors completed liferaft drill and attached life lines and life jackets. On  2 January 1977 agiant wave hit wavewalker and caused much damage to it. The sailors got injured and the narrator was thrown overboard but he managed to get hold of wave walker’s guard rails. Inspite of his multiple injuries, he took hold of the wheel. In an atmosphere of fear and panic mary took charge of the wheel whereas larry and Herb started pumping out water. The narrator managed to stretch and cover convas across the gaps to prevent water from entering the ship. Their hand pumps stopped working and electric pumps shortcircuited.
They were distressed and busy in pumping, steering, repairing and radio signalling. They studied charts and calculatively decided to reach a nearby island. They all were too busy in rescue work and did not take any meal for two days. Children were injured too but they did not draw attention of their parents and just allowed them to save Wavewalker. The children said that they were not afraid to die if they could all be together. The narrator became more determined and strong seeing children’s courage. Finally they reached. Ile Amsterdem, a volcanic island where they were welcomed by 28 inhabitants. Thus, the collective strength and never failing optimism of the sailors made it possible to come out of the  jaws of death.
Though, Jonathan and Suzanne did not do anything to save Wavewalker but their courage, forebearance, faith and optimism gave extra strength and persistence to the narrator and his team.

3. Discovering Tut : The Saga Continues
A.R. Williams
A powerful dynasty ruled Egypt. Tut the last king of this dynasty died When he was just a teenager but the cause of his death was not known. That tomb was discovered in 1922 and investigation was done on 5 January, 2005. Some people opposed the investigation and thought that it would disturb pharaoh’s peace. That was buried with gold arte facts and every day things like board games, bronze razor, lines garments, cases of food and wine. Howard carter faced tough time in removing Tut’s mummy from the solid gold coffin. The ritual resins could not be removed with Sun heat and carter had to chisel it away to raise the kings remains. In 1968 an anatomy professor revealed that Tut’s breast bone and front ribs were missing. Amenhotep IV promoted the ‘Aten’, the sun disk and moved his capital from Thebes to Akhenaten. He smashed the images of Amun and closed its temples. During his short reign of 9 years. Tut’s restored the old God and traditional ways. After scanning and Xraying Tut’s mummy, it was placed back in his tomb. Zahi Hawaas, the secretary general of Egypt’s council of Antiquities was relieved to know that nothing wrong had gone with their popular child king.

4. The Ailing Planet : The Green Movement’s Role
Nani Palkhivala
This article written by Nani Palkhivala appeared in ‘The Indian Express’ on 24 November 1994. It focuses On the deteriorating condition of the earth because of man’s growing lust to exploit all the natural resources. The earth has been turned in to a barren land. The Green movement is the only answer to solve many problems. The entire human race is involved in the Green Movement which was started in 1972. There has been an irrevocable shift from the mechanistic view to a holistic and ecological view of the world. There is a growing world wide conciousness that the earth itself is living organism an enormous being of which we are parts. But its vital signs reveal a patient in declining health. The efforts of the environmentalists have gone futile. The immediate need is to promote the concept of sustainble development’ as mooted by the world commission on Environment and Development in 1987. The author feels that it is a matter of relief that the people have now started thinking of saving the planet by thinking of development as a means to control population, the mother of all problems

5. The Browning Version
Terence Rattigan
The present extract is from The play “The Browning Version” written by Terence Rattigan which is focussed on a good but impopular school teacher Mr. Crocker Harris. It vividly brings about the agony of a dedicated teacher who has a strict attitude towards his students. It starts with the conversation between a school boy Taplow and another teacher Frank. Teachers like Frank encourage student like Taplow to make comments on their fellow teachers. Frank asks Taplow not to wait for CrackerHarris and leave. But Taplow waits for him. In between Millie, the wife of Crocker Harris arrives there and sends him to chemist’s shop with a presecription. The play exhibits that the boy Taplow is much afraid of his teacher and has to stay till his arrival. In this extract the author brings out the character of Crocker Harris through Taplow in a direct contrast to Frank.

HORNBILL (POETRY)

1. A Photograph
by Shirley Toulson
The poet discribes the photograph that captures interesting moments of her mother’s childhood when she went for a sea holiday with her two cousins. Poet draws a contrast between the sea in which the girls are standing and their transient feet to suggest shortness of human life and slow changing sea. Poet also recollects how her mother would have laughed at the photograph and felt disappointed at the loss of her childhood joys. Now poet’s mother has been dead for twelve years. In this situation she feels very sad and lonely. This loss has left her speechless. But she has learned to reconcile with this loss with great difficulty.

2. The Voice of the Rain
By Walt Whitman
The poet gives imaginative description of the answer given by a soft falling shower. When poet asks it “Who are You”? It says that it is the poem of the earth and it is everlasting. The poet compares the rain to a song. Just as a song rises from the heart of a poet and gives pleasure and joy to the poet similarly Rain originates from the earth and the bottomless sea, takes a vague shape of clouds and comes down to make its birthplace (earth) clean, pure and beautiful.

3. Childhood
By Markus Natten
In this small and beautiful poem the poet recalls his childhood and wonders where it has gone. He narrates various stages where he lost his childhood. The poet is in a fix as he is unable to understand about his childhood. He is trying to reason out its timings. He wondered whether it was at the age of eleven, when he started reaching logical conclusions based on his reasoning power.
The second possibility is when he reached his adulthood where people do not act what they preach.
The third possibility seemed to be when he could produce his own thoughts and practise independently. In the final stanza the poet is trying to locate the place where his childhood has disappeared.
He realizes that the adolescence follows childhood in the same way as childhood had replaced infancy.
Thus he concludes that his childhood went to some forgotten place that was hidden in an infants face.

4. Father to Son
by Elizabeth Jennings
The poem discribes a father’s agony over a sense of estrangement from his son. They have lived in the same house for years. Yet they behave as strangers.
The father gave his son all love and care when he was a little child. He wanted him to grow up into a man of his choice. He had his own likes and dislikes. However there was hardly any communication or conversation between them which made the father not to understand why in his grief he becomes angry with his son. As both of them intensely love each other, they are always in search of some excuse to forgive themselves.
Thus its a clash between two generations and their ego, though both of them have love and feeling for each other.

QUESTION NO. 9

Read the following extract and write the options that you consider the most appropriate  in your answer sheet.

1. A Photograph

1. Now she’s been dead nearly as many years As that girl lived. And of this circumstance
There is nothing to say at all.
Its silence silences.

a) “This Circumstance” stands for the moment .........
i) made by the poet.
ii) entertained by the photographer
iii) captured by the camera.
iv) escaped from the sea waves.

b) Its silence silences means
i) which is all pervading
ii) which is not pervading
iii) which bothers everyone
iv) which is not good for human beings.

c) Circumstances means ...
i) problems
ii) the external conditions that affect an action.
iii) opportunities
iv) none of these

2. A sweet face.
My mother’s that was before I was born. And the sea, which appears to have changed
less, Washed their terribly transient feet.

a) The time referred to here is the time before the birth of the ........
i) poet’s mother
ii) poet’s father
iii) poet
iv) photographer

b) Which / who has not changed much ?
i) Sweet face of mother
ii) photograph
iii) sea
iv) beaches and hotels.

c) The last line shows a contrast between the sea and ...........
i) the animals
ii) the human beings
iii) the forest
iv) the rivers

d) Trace a word from the extract which mean “Momentary”.
i) Terribly
ii) Appears
iii) Transient
iv) change

2. The Voice of the Rain.

1. And who art thou? said I to the softfalling
shower, Which, strange to tell, gave me
an answer, as here translated. I am the poem of Earth, said the Voice of the rain,
Eternal I rise impalable out of the land and
the bottomless sea,

a) Who does 'thou' referred to here?
b) What is strange about the rain?
c) Why does 'rain' call it self the 'Poen of the earth'?
d) Which Figure of Speech is used in the line ' I am the poem of Earth'?

2. And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin, And make pure and beautify it;
(for song, issuing from its birth place, after fulfilment, wandering Reck’d or unreck’d, duly with love returns)

4. Childhood

1. When did my childhood go?
was it the time I realised that adults were not
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly,
was that the day!
a) Name the Poet of the above lines.
b) What did poet realise about adults?
c) Why is the poet feeling sorry?
d) Trace the word from the extract which means to teach moral values.

2. Where did my childhood go?
It went to some forgotton place,
That’s hidden in an infant’s face,
That’s all I know.
b) Where did the poet in childhood go?
c) Why does the poet call it a forgotten place?
d) Find out the word which means the same as 'hidden'.

5. Father to Son

1. We speak like strangers, there’s no sign of understanding in the air
a) This child is built to my design
b) How can the poet's behaviour be descirbed here?
c) Shaping from sorrow a new love explain
d) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as 'grief'.Yet what he loves I cannot share.
a) Who does he ‘refer’ to here?
b) Why do 'they speak like strangers'
c) Why is the poet sad here?

2. I would have him
prodigal, returning to
His father's house, the home he knew,
Rather than see him make and move.
His would I would for give him too,
Shaping from sorrow a new love.
a) What does the father want his son to do?

QUESTION NO. 10
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS :

Answer these questions in upto 40 words

1. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
1. Why was it hard for the author to believe that his grandmother had once been young and pretty?
2. The author and his grandmother were good friends. Support your answer with suitable examples.
3. Why was the grandmother distressed with education in city school?
4. What change came over the grandmother when the author returned home from abroad?
5. How do the sparrows react at the death of the author’s grandmother?
6. How do you know that the author’s grandmother was a religious lady?
7. How did the grand mother pass her time in her city home?
8. Why does the narrator call his grandmother a ‘winter landscape’?

2. WE’RE NOT AFRAID TO DIE ....
1. What preparations were made by the narrator before their round the world voyage?
2. Describe the efforts made by the captain to protect the ship from sinking?
3. How did Sue and Jonathan behave during the crisis hours?
4. What destruction was caused to the ‘Wave Walker’ when hit by the storm?
5. How did Larry and Herbie help during all those crucial hours?
6. Why was the narrator getting a hug from his children?

3. DISCOVERING TUT : THE SAGA CONTINUES
1. Who was Tut? Why was his demise a big event?
2. Who was Howard Carter? What was his discovery?
3. Why was King Tut’s mummy subjected to a CT scan?
4. What were the everyday things buried along with Tut’s mummy?
5. Carter had to Chisel away Tut’s mummy. How did he justify it?
6. Why was Carter’s investigation resented?
7. Why did Ray Johnson describe Akhenaten as “Whacky”?
8. Why did Egyptians store daily use items along with the mummies of their popular kings and queens?

4. THE AILING PLANET : THE GREEN MOVEMENT’S ROLE
1. What does the earth’s vital sign reveal? What is our duty?
2. What does the notice in the zoo at Lusaka read? What does it signify?
3. ‘Forest precede mankind; deserts follow’. Explain this statement?
4. What are the four principal biological systems of the earth. How are they useful for us?
5. Development is the best contraceptive. Eleborate?
6. What role has the Industry to play in this era of responsibility?

5. THE BROWNING VERSION
1. Why did Taplow go to school on the last day?
2. Why did Crocker Harris not disclose Taplow’s result?
3. What do you learn about Mr. Frank as a teacher from this lesson?
4. Why did Taplow laugh at Crocker Harris’s joke?
5. Why does Tallow Cal Crocker Harris a man of principles?
6. Who is Millie? Why does she send Taplow to the chemist?
7. Why did Taplow keep on waiting, even after knowing that Crocker Harries was ten minutes late?

QUESTION NO. : 10

POETRY
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. A PHOTOGRAPH (BY SHIRLEY TOULSON)
1. What does the word ‘Cardboard’ denote in the poem ‘A Photograph’?
2. What does the picture taken by the Uncle show?
3. What does the phrase “transient feet” suggest?
4. What are the feelings of the poetess when she sees her mother’s photograph?

2. THE VOICE OF THE RAIN By Walt Whitman
1. Why does rain call itself ‘the poem of Earth’?
2. Why does the rain descend ‘on the Earth’?
3. How does rain give back life to its origin?
4. Why is the rain described as eternal?

3. CHILDHOOD By Markus Natten
1. What are the poet’s feelings at the loss of his childhood?
2. What does the poet observe about the behaviour of adults?
3. What does the poet feel about his own mind in the poem “Childhood”?
4. What changes are involved in the process of growing from childhood to adulthood?

4. FATHER TO SON By Elizabeth Jennings
1. What kind of relationship exists between father and his son?
2. How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem?
3. Explain the phrase ‘silence surrounds us’?
4. How is father trying to build a bridge between his son and himself?

SHORT QUESTION FROM SNAPSHOTS

1. What kind of relationship exists between father and his son?

QUESTION NO. 11

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS :

Answer these question in 150 words.

1. The Portrait of a Lady
1. Grandmother has been portrayed as a strong lady and an affectionate grandmother. Write a brief character sketch of the grandmother in the light of above statement?
2. How was grandmother’s life in the city different from her life in the village?
3. Describe the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he went abroad for further studies?

2. “We’re Not afraid to Die ...
1. “We’re note afraid to die .....” is a story of team work, optimism and courage. Support this statement with suitable examples from the story?
2. Describe the destruction caused by the storm to the ‘Wave Walker’? What measures were taken by the narrator and his crew to prevent its sinking?
3. Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions inspite of the risks involved?

3. Discovering Tut : The saga continues
1. Who discovered Tut’s mummy”? What were the funerary treasures and everyday things buried along with it?
2. How did Carter manage to separate Tut’s mummy from its coffin? Why was it subjected to repeated scrutiny?
3. Why was Howard Carter’s investigaton not approved by the experts? What argument did he give in his defence?

4. The Ailing Planet : The Green Movement’ Role
1. What are the four principal biological systems of the earth according to Mr. Lester Brown? How do they sustain humanity? What would happen to them if overexploited by man?
2. How has the growth of World population become the strongest factor distorting the future of humans? What does the author suggest?
3. What has made the earth sick? What remedial measures you would like to suggest to improve its health?

5. The Browning Version
1. Compare and contrast Mr. Crocker Harris and Mr. Frank as a teacher and as a person.
2. What opinion do you form about Taplow as a student from the play ‘The Browning Version’?
3. Frank was encouraging Taplow to mimic his teacher Crocker Harris. Support your answer with suitable instances from the play?

QUESTION : 12

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer these questions in about 150 words.

1. The Summer of the Beautiful white horse.
1. Aram and Mourad belong to Gargholanian tribe. What are the hallmarks of their tribe?
2. Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience Stricken or because they were afraid? Support your answer with suitable arguments.
3. Do you agree with Aram’s remark that Mourad was considered the natural descendant of Uncle Khosrove? Explain.

2. The Address
1. In what respect was the narrator’s second visit different from her first visit to Mrs. Dorling?
2. ‘The Address’ is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment.
3. Justify the title of the story ‘The Address’?

3. Ranga’s Marriage.
1. Describe the role played by the narrator in arranging Ranga’s marriage?
2. Do you think astrologers manipulate things in arranging marriages in modern times? Discuss.
3. Give the character sketch of Ranga

4. Albert Einstein at School
1. The school system often curbs individual talents. Discuss this statement with reference to the lesson ‘Albert Einstein at School’.?
2. What do you learn about Einstein’s nature from his conversation with his history teacher, mathematics teacher and Yuri?
3. What was Einstein’s plan to get away from the school? How did Yuri help him?
4. What changes have been incorporated in the present education system? Describe in short.

5. Mother’s Day
1. ‘Mother’s Day’ is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family? What are the important issues it raises? How does the play resolve the issues?
2. What difference do you find in the attitude and personalities of Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Fitzgerald?
3. What change do you observe in the behaviour of Doris, Cyril and Mr. George?
4. What problems are being faced by mothers these days? Have they become stronger and more independent than earlier?

6. Birth
1. Give an account of efforts made by Dr. Andrew Manson to revive the still born child?
2. There lies a great difference between textbook medicine and the world of a practising physician? Discuss this statement with reference to the story ‘Birth’?

8. The Tale of Melon City.
1. Suggest few instances in the poem “The Tale of a Melon City’ which highlight humour and irony.
2. How has the poet made fun of governance system by using the phrase ‘Just and placid’.
3. How was the blame for the arch passed on? Who was utimately punished?

SNAPSHOTS

QUESTION NO. 13

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer these questions in 3040 words.

1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse.
1. When and why did Mourad come to Aram’s house?
2. How does Aram justify Mourad’s act of stealing the horse?
3. Where did the boys hide the horse everyday?
4. What do you learn about uncle Khosrove’s temperament after reading this story?
5. Who is John Byro? Why did he not accuse the boys of stealing his White Horse?
6. What happened when Aram rode the horse alone?
7. Why was Mourad considered the natural descendant of Uncle Khosrove?

2. The Address
1. Who is Mrs. Dorling? What opinion do you form about Mrs. Dorling on the basis of the Lesson “The Address”.
2. How was the narrator received by Mrs. Dorling when she visited her for the first time?
3. What arguments were given by Mrs. Dorling for taking away things from narrator’s house?
4. The narrator visited Mrs. Dorling many years after the War. Why did she wait so long?
5. Describe the narrator’s feelings when she found herself in the midst of her mother’s belongings?
6. Why did the narrator resolve to forget ‘the address’?

3. Ranga’s Marriage
1. Why did people rush to Ranga’s house?
2. What were Ranga’s views about marriage?
3. Who is Ratna? Why does the author consider her the most suitable bride for Ranga?
4. What did the writer tutor Shastri to do?
5. How has the author made fun of English Language in the story ‘Ranga’s marriage’?
6. Why did Ranga name his son as ‘Shyama’?

4. Albert Einstein at School
1. Why did Einstein refuse to learn dates and facts?
2. Why did Albert feel miserable. When he left school after having an argument with the history teacher?
3. Why was Einstein not happy in his lodgings?
4. What did Mathematics teacher think of Einstein?
5. Who is Elsa? What advice does she give to Eintein to pass the examination?
6. What were the reasons given by the head teacher for expelling Einstein?
7. What was Einstein’s future plan for further education after leaving school at Munich?

5. Mother’s Day
1. Give any two instances from the Lesson to show that Mrs. Pearson was treated like a servant by her family?
2. How does Mrs. Fitzgerald help Mrs. pearson to get back her lost respect in her family?
3. What shocks Cyril when he comes back home?
4. Who is Charlie Spencer? How does Mrs. Pearson show her dislike for him?
5. What advice does Mrs. Fitzgerald give to Mrs. Pearson after they change back their personalities?
6. At the end of the play how does Mrs. Pearson plan to spend evening with her family?

6. Birth
1. Who was Andrew Manson? Why was Joe Morgan waiting for him?
2. What was the conflict in Andrew’s mind regarding marriage?
3. How did the child appear when it was born?
4. What last effort was made by Andrew to revive the child?
5. “I have done something ; Oh, Good! I’ve done something real at last.” Why does Andrew think so?

7. The Tale of Melon City
1. Where and why did the King order the construction of an arch?
2. What happened when the king went down the thoroughfare?
3. Who was the wisest man? What was his verdict?
4. Why did the King order to hang someone immediately?
5. What was the criteria for choosing a person to be hanged? Who was found fit finally?
6. What do you learn about the ministers from their behaviour?
7. How was a melon crowned to be the new King of the country?

 Please refer to attached file for CBSE Class 11 English Writing Skills