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Comprehensive English Materials (Explanations and answers) for BSE and CHSE Odisha Board students. The entire Alternative English syllabus has also been covered here.
Eveline Introduction …. This story was written by James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882-1941). This short story centered around a 19-year-old Irish girl was later included in his book named Dubliners. James Joyce was a writer, a literary critic and a novelist. Through his unique … Read more
Unit 1 … Q1. What impression of Sri Moharana do you get from the story? Answer .. Sri Moharana, despite being the most affluent person in the village, was neither arrogant, nor scornful towards the underprivileged people around him. His pucca house received a fresh … Read more
Use of ‘somewhat’ in sentences. Example 1… Sasmita had gone to her friend’s birthday party wearing a traditional Sambalpuri saree whereas all others came wearing western clothes. Sasmita felt somewhat awkward as others stared at her often. Example 2 .. The temperature at Rench today … Read more
China’s long strides in science leaves the U.S. in unease, while India flounders in its efforts to draw level After a period of stubborn denial, America now concedes that its rival China has done close to it in many areas of science and technology. The … Read more
Trnslate the following sentences to English, … 1. ତୁମର ବୟସ ୨୫ ବର୍ଷ ହୋଇଗଲାଣିଏବଂ ତୁମେ +୨ ପାସ୍ କରି ନାହଁ। ଏହି ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ରେ ତୁମକୁ ଚାକିରି ମିଳିବା ଅସମ୍ଭବ। 2. ଟ୍ରକ୍ ଟି ଅଧା ରାସ୍ତାରେ କୌଣସି କାରଣରୁ ଅଚଳ ହୋଇଗଲା। 3. ତା’ର ଏକୁଟିଆ ଡ୍ରାଇଭର ଟ୍ରକଟିକୁ ଛାଡ଼ିଦେଇ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ସହରକୁ ଯିବା ପାଇଁ ନିରାପଦ … Read more
Learning new words through sentences .. Grueling … The election officials who worked from 8am to 8pm on the polling days had to cope with the grueling heat conditions throughout India. Or New recruits to the army are deliberately put through grueling climate conditions to … Read more
Exercise for young learners (1)…. Alert woman helps rescue six girls being ‘trafficked’ to Delhi (This news appeared in The Hindu dated June 3, 2024.) ALISHA DUTTA NEW DELHI Six minor girls from Jharkhand who were being brought to the national capital on a … Read more
Degree Change Questions…. 1.The Sepoy mutiny of 1857 was the deadliest in Indian history. (Change to 1st and 2nd degree) Ans. No other incident in Indian history was as deadly as the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. (First degree) Ans. The Sepoy Mutiny … Read more
Section IV The Wonder World of Science Activity 1 (Relation between parts of a text) If you are asked to divide the lesson into 5 sections in order to make notes, where could you possibly draw the lines separating the sections? First section … … Read more
The Tree by Manoj Das Questions for discussion Section 1. Q1. How does the writer describe the river in spate? Did it cause havoc in the village? What was the time of the flood? Ans .. The onset of monsoon brought dark black clouds in … Read more