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The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse by William Saroyan Complete explanation for the short story included in the CBSE/NCERT Class 11 syllabus The story is set in Armenia which was a part of the Soviet Union. The mountains of Southern Caucasus roll over to … Read more
Comprehension Exercise – 25 Creative Writing – 80 Study the article and answer the questions that follow How an Internship Changed Everything for Me (The Wire) Last October, I interned for nine days, a seemingly insignificant period of time, at the Office of Mr. Harish … Read more
Comprehension Exercise – 24 Creative Writing – 79 Study the article and answer the questions that follow Text sourced from BBC Olympiakos was Giannis’ team. He idolised their Brazilian forward Giovanni and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry. His and Thanasis’ playground commentaries featured them in the … Read more
Precis (Summary) Writing – 20 Creative Writing – 78 The following passages have a total of 398 words. Write its summary in less than 140 words. Passage France returned more than 400 stolen artifacts to the government of Pakistan on Tuesday, including ancient busts, vases, urns and goblets, … Read more
Comprehension Exercise – 23 Creative Writing – 77 Study the article and answer the questions that follow Giannis Antetokounmpo: NBA star’s rise from ‘hustling’ on Athens streets to MVP award As he perches his near 7ft frame on a bench press at the paint-peeled Filathiltikos … Read more
Comprehension Exercise – 22 Creative Writing – 76 Read the following news item and answer the short questions that follow Article sourced from BBC Malaysian authorities have seized more than 5,000 baby turtles discovered in luggage at Kuala Lumpur airport. Two Indian men were arrested … Read more
Madam Rides the Bus by Vallikkannan Part i Valliammai is a 8-year-old village girl who has few friends to spend time with. She stands near the front door of the house and sees the people, animals, vehicles etc. passing by in either direction. Their sight … Read more
Mijbil, the Otter by Gavin Maxwell Complete Explanation with Questions and Answers for the short story Mijbil, the Otter included in the CBSE/NCERT Class 10 syllabus A note to explain this story This lesson has been taken from Gavin Maxwell’s best-seller ‘The Ring of Bright … Read more
Amanda for CBSE Class X About the author ..Robin Klein is an Australian writer of great renown. She was born in a family of nine children. Rearing so many children must have been an uphill task for her mother. As a child, she must have … Read more
Comprehension Exercise – 21 Creative Writing – 75 Study the article and answer the questions that follow Assam temple bids adieu to turtle hatchlings (The Hindu) They are being shifted to a zoo for the greater cause of reintroducing the species into the wild. For … Read more