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KEEPING QUIET, BY PABLO NERUDA CBSE GRADE 12, ENGLISH CORE

KEEPING QUIET BY   PABLO NERUDA mkchandran.blogspot.com Read the following extracts and answer the following: 1. Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. (a)Name the poem and the poet of these lines. (b)Why does the poet ask us to count to twelve? (c)Why does the poet ask us to keep still? (d) Find words from the line which mean. (ii) Say number (iii) Quiet and motionless. Ans: (a)It is from “Keeping Quiet”, by Pablo Neruda who was a Nobel Prize awardee for Literature (b)Number 12 is an important number in the calendar. There are only twelve numbers on the clock to measure hours as well as 12 months in a year. Therefore, the poet indirectly asks us to count till the day or an year ends. (c)The poet asks us to be silent because too much rush and unwanted conversations will lead us to the dark pits of misfortune (d) (i) count (ii) still   2.  For once on the face of the Earth let’s not speak in any language, let’s stop for one second, an...
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MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX, CBSE ENGLISH CORE (301), GRADE XII

  CBSE GRADE XII, ENGLISH CORE (301) MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX BY. KAMALA DAS EXTRACT BASED ANSWERS AND SHORT ANSWERS mkchandran.blogspot.com   Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow: 1.  Driving from my parents’ home to Cochin last Friday morning, I saw my mother, beside me doze, open mouthed, Her face ashen like that of a corpse And realized with pain That she thought away and looked but soon…..…….. Questions (a)Where was the poet driving to? Ans: The poet was driving to Cochin Air Port, from where she would go to Calcutta and meet her husband who was working there. (b)What did the poet notice about her mother? Ans: The poet noticed that her mother was dozing, open mouthed. She also noticed that she was very tired and wan. (c)Why was her mother’s face looked like that of a corpse? Ans: Her mother was very old and tired. Her face seemed to be ashen like that of a dead body because she was wan and pale (d)”That she tho...
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                                             ON GOING PLACES, GRADE 12, ENGLISH CORE (CBSE) SHORT ANSWERS AND LONG ANSWER mkchandran.blogspot.com     Q1. What were the dreams of Sophie? Why did Jansie discourage them?   Ans :  Sophie wanted to open an amazing boutique in the city. At the same time, she wanted to be an actress and have the boutique as a side business. She also wanted to be a fashion designer. But Jansie asked Sophie to be sensible and stop dreaming impossible things because both of them earmarked to be apprentices in a biscuit factory.   Q2.Did Geoff believe Sophie when she narrated her meeting with Danny Casey? Ans:   No, Geoff didn’t believe what Sophie had narrated about her meeting with Danny Casey. He said, “It can’t...
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    GRADE 12 ENGLISH CORE (CBSE) ON THE FACE OF IT SHORT ANSWERS AND A LONG ANSWER mkchandran. blogspot. com 1. Who was Derry? What did he suffer from? Ans: Derry was a handicapped   boy of fourteen. One side of his face was burnt   by accidently spilled acid. He thought that everyone hated him. He was filled with harsh and bitter experience that he had faced from the public. He was highly depressed. 2. Why does Mr. Lamb leave his gate always open? Ans: Mr. Lamb keeps his gate always open because he likes all the people. He doesn't fear anyone including strangers. He is an embodiment of love and peace. He is ready to welcome anyone who enters his garden. 3. What qualities of Mr. Lamb attracted Derry to him? Ans: Mr. Lamb gave Derry enough confidence and self respect. He encouraged him to develop a positive attitude. Derry's meeting with Lamb became a turning point in his life. Derry cultivated enough confidence. Mr. Lamb motivated him with wor...
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LETTERS TO EDITOR, GRADE XII (CBSE), ENGLISH CORE

      LETTERS TO EDITOR CBSE GRADE XII, ENGLISH CORE (SECTION-B, WRITING) mkchandran.blogspot.com FORMAT 1. Sender's Address (without the name of the sender) 2. Date (Leave one line gap here) 3. Receiver's Address (Example: The Editor,                     The Hindu,                     Chennai - 16) 4. Sub: (Sub: is enough, no need for full spelling   'Subject' ) 5. Salutation (Example: Respected Sir,                    Dear Sir) 6. Introduction 7. Body of the letter 8. Conclusion (with your suggestion) 9. Leave taking (Example: Yours faithfully                  ...
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