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My Mother Charlie Chaplin Complete explanation and answers for all the questions from the lesson ‘My Mother’ included in the CHSE +2 book ‘Invitation to English – 2’. Introduction Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889-1977), known popularly by his screen name Charlie Chaplin endured himself to millions … Read more
Notice Writing – 1 Creative Writing – 15 Writing a notice for the school notice board Dos and Don’ts Dos 1. Be formal and brief. 2. Give the date of the notice. 3. Mention the date, time, and venue (if any) prominently 4. If any … Read more
Composition – 2 Creative Writing – 14 Writing a composition based on a story. For CBSE, CHSE, ISC Class XII students. A page from a Salt-harvester’s diary I am a woman born to fight the odds of life, smilingly. I live in a village about … Read more
Resume Writing – 2 Creative Writing – 13 A resume to enable you to get into a college of your choice Specimen 1 I have always been a laggard in my studies all my life, and there is no way I can show some spectacular … Read more
A Question of Trust by Victor Canning Horace Derby (50) was a bachelor, who made locks for a living. He had two helpers to aid him in his trade. Summer brought him bouts of hay fever that made his housekeeper worry about him. Although he … Read more
A Tiger in the Zoo by Leslie Norris A tiger is the lord of the jungles. He is the most ferocious, and the most dreaded. He is as agile , he is muscular. But, humans trap them using their superior brain. Once trapped, the tiger … Read more
Vocabulary Exercise – 6 English Skill Building – 6 Learn new words and phrases with practical examples Beholden In India, voters have an impression that both BJP and Congress, the two main political parties are beholden to corporate interests. This is largely true. Russians may … Read more
Vocabulary Exercise – 5 English Skill Building – 5 Learn new words and phrases with practical examples Odyssey For Kanheya Kumar, the odyssey from Begulsarai to JNU and back has been very eventful. He has recorded his experiences in his book ‘From Bihar to Tihar.’ … Read more
The Stories about Flying His First Fight by Liam O’ Flaherly The timid seagull suffers because he is afraid to be on his own. ……………The young seagull was left to its fate. His two brothers and his sister had taken to their wings the previous … Read more
Precis (Summary) Writing – 2 Creative Writing – 12 Write the summary of the following article Passage taken from the BBC India’s 100 million tribespeople are, in the words of a historian, its invisible and marginal minority. Despite affirmative action, most of them continue to … Read more