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Admin Comprehension Exercise – 8 Creative Writing – 46 Study the passage and answer the questions that follow Excerpt from The Wire, written by Ms. Patasani Cyclone Fani, which wreaked havoc in Odisha on May 3, has created four new mouths in Lake Chilika, one of … Read more
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Explanation – Act III Act III, Scene 1 Salarino and Solanio get into a conversation. The prospect of Antonio facing an irreversible financial calamity cast a gloom on them. Salarino says he heard the news of one of Antonio’s … Read more
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Questions and Answers Act I, Scene I Q1. Where Antonio’s friends have gathered, and what does he say about his sadness? Answer .. They are in a street in Venice where they generally meet. They all want to see … Read more
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Explanation – Act I Act 1, Scene 1 Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice, made his riches through marine trade. On one occasion, he stands with his two friends, Salarino and Solanio. Antonio feels gloomy and somewhat dejected. He … Read more
Precis (Summary) Writing – 10 Creative Writing – 45 The following write-up has 202 words. Summarize it in a manner, so that the word count is between 70 to 75 words, and all the important facts are included. Passage First established as a state capital … Read more
Birth by A. J. Cronin Note to the reader … As you read the story, you might come across portions of sentences written in metaphoric way. These might pose problem in your understanding them. These portions have been underlined and are immediately followed by their meanings … Read more
A Shady Plot by Elsie Brown Para 1, 2 &3 .. Jenkins, the publisher, implored me to write another ghost story, because these were the sort of stories that titillated his readers. Such contents boosted his circulation. He felt his readers just loved my ghost … Read more
A Dog Named Duke by William D. Ellis (Learn the underlined words) Para 1 .. It is a story of 1953. Chuck Hooper was a strong, well-built young manbubbling with energy. Athletic and friendly, he had been a footballer during his university days. Now, he worked … Read more
The Brook by Tennyson — Analysis Stanza by stanza analysis Stanza 1 .. I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. Here Tennyson, a keen observer of Nature, personifies … Read more
Comprehension Exercise – 7 Creative Writing – 44 Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from The Wire dated 12. 5. 2019 Over 300 domesticated yaks were found dead in the higher reaches of North … Read more