Important Notes

1. A change came over the king when he was in the forest. What was it? A. The king gradually learnt about the beauty of the world around him and he learnt to care for creatures smaller than himself. He grew strong, wise and selfless. He learnt to play the tamarind drum melodiously. 2. How did the god punish the king? Why did he punish him? A. The god punished the king by making two horns on his head. The horns may spoil the handsomeness of the narcissistic king. So, the punishment was appropriate. 3. The king warned the barber against doing something. What was it? A. The king warned the barber not to reveal the secret of having horns on his head to a single living soul. 4. What happened when the royal musician played the tamarind drum? A. When the royal musician played the tamarind drum, it intoned that the king had horns on his head. 5. The kings love and admiration for himself was abnormal. In what ways? Or How did the king spend his time? A. The king looked at himself constantly in mirrors, in pools of water and even in other peoples eyes when they spoke to him. 6. Unfortunately for the king. What was unfortunate? A. Unfortunately for the king a bad tempered god happened to hear the words of the king. The god was very annoyed and punished the king with growing two horns on his head. 7. What makes the poets and the readers lists strangely similar to each other? What common qualities do you find in the two lists? A. Each list of the lovely things warms the heart and comforts and endures. This is the common quality of the two lists. 8. Why does the poet particularly mention the month of April? A. The month of April is the time for trees to give new-born leaves and buds. And it is the time of the spring season. 9. What was it about the letter and her husbands behaviour that made Polya suspicious? A. Polya found a nice and clean letter with good hand writing in her husbands jacket. It smelled of perfume. Ivan seemed to be taking more care of his moustache and his clothes. This made Polya suspicious. 10. What made Polya want to read and write? A. Polya found a nice and a clean letter with good hand writing in her husbands jacket. It smelled of perfume. She thought that her husband was exchanging the love letters with well-educated ladies. This made Polya wants to read and write. 11. Why did Polya burst into tears when she read the letter? Or After reading the letter, why did Polya feel sad and insulted? A. The Maria Blokhinas letter indirectly helped Polya become literate. It was not a loveletter. She suspected her husband for no reason. So, Polya felt sad and insulted. 12. What is the main aim of Chipko movement? A. The main aim of the Chipko movement is to protect trees from the villagers and the contactors. It teaches the villagers better land use, nursery management and reforestation methods.

13. What does Bahuguna think are the three ways in which villagers can fight poverty and deforestation? A. Bahuguna suggested the following three ways. 1. The change in the system of land ownership. 2. They must change their eating habits. 3. They must increase the forest productivity. 14. Why does Bahuguna prefer to talk to children about Chipko? A. Bahuguna prefers to talk to children about Chipko. Because the children will take the message home and spread it to their parents. This is a living medium. 15. Why is Bahuguna so keen on preventing deforestation in the Himalayas? A. The deforestation in the Himalayas has become a major ecological problem. Its results felt in the Ganges plain. The Himalayas are dying and if they are not saved, all of India will be turned into a desert. 16. Bahuguna was influenced by the Gandhijis methods. How? A. Bahuguna was influenced by the Gandhijis methods of non-violence and civil disobedience. He followed the Gandhijis foot marches in his Chipko movement. 17. What does Bahuguna think is the root cause of poverty in Tehri Garhwal? A. Bahuguna thought that the deforestation is the main cause of poverty in Tehri Garhwal. 18. Several funny things happened to Jim. Which of them do you think is the funniest? A. Jimmy grew a plug that looked like tail is the funniest thing that happened to Jim. 19. What is the moral of Jimmy Jet and his T.V. Set? A. The moral of this poem is Doing anything too much is harmful to us. 20. What made the manager think that the narrator worked for Pinkertons Detective Agency? A. The narrator wanted to meet the manager alone. The narrators behaviour something suspicious. So, the manager thought that the narrator worked for Pinkertons Detective Agency. 21. The narrator made one last mistake before leaving the bank. What was it? A. The narrator asked the clerk to give the fifty-six dollars in fifties and in sixes. It was the last mistake of the narrator. 22. Why did the narrator try to look like a man with quick temper? A. By mistake the narrator wrote fifty-six instead of six on the cheque. He felt that one of the clerks insulted him while he was writing the cheque. So, the narrator tried to look like a man with quick temper. 23. I become an irresponsible idiot. Why? A. The narrator was a person of anxiety and nervousness. Every thing about a bank rattles the narrator. So, he became an irresponsible idiot. 24. Why did the narrator use the word alone? A. The narrator thought that in order to open an account he should meet the manager alone. There is no particular reason to use the word alone. Because of his anxiety and nervousness he used the word alone. 25. How long did the narrators financial career last? A. The narrator ended up withdrawing all of his money (fifty-six dollars) which he had deposited on that day. His financial career was not successful.

26. How were John Blandford and Hollis Meynell going to recognize each other? A. Hollis Meynell was recognized by a little red rose which she promised to wear. John Blandford was recognized by an old copy of the book Of Human Bondage which he held in his hands. 27. Lieutenant Blandford0 had asked Hollis Meynell for her photograph several times but she had refused. Why? A. Lieutenant Blandford had asked Hollis Meynell for her photograph several times. But, she had refused. Because if his feeling for her any reality, her looks wont matter. She had preferred to the reality of the feeling and not to the external beauty. 28. What and why did Lieutenant Blandford not hesitate to do? A. Blandford did not hesitate to meet that old woman whom he felt his spirit to his bravery. She was not his quality of woman. But, she was his precious and the best friend. 29. What did Miss Meynell do at the central station to test the Blandfords love for her? A. Miss Meynell asked an aged woman to wear a little red rose on her coat to see whether Blandford would like to meet her without giving preference to the external beauty and age. 30. Why is the word rainbow used to describe the colour of the bangles? A. Bangles are available in many colours like the seven colours of a rainbow. 31. The bright bangles are signs or tokens of something. What is it? A. The bright bangles are tokens of radiant lives of happy daughters and happy wives. 32. What are the three stages in the life of a woman that the poet skillfully linked the bangles of different colours with? A. The three stages of in the life of a woman are, the maidens stage, the bridal stage and the fruitful womans stage. 33. Some are meet for a maidens wrist. Which bangles does the poet think are suitable for maidens? A. Bangles for maidens come in three colours mainly. They are Silver and Blue of the clouds, the Red of the buds and the Light Green of the new-born leaves. 34. Why does a bride laugh and cry on the same occasion? A. The bride laughs because she is going to get marriage. She cries because she is going to leave her parents, relatives, friends and her native surroundings (place). 35. Why was there so much excitement when Tutenkhamens tomb was discovered? A. A lot of treasure was found in Tutenkhamens tomb and it was not robbed like others for hundreds of years. So, there was so much excitement when the tomb was discovered. 36. Who made the discovery of the Tutenkhamens tomb? What did they find there? A. Two English men, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the Tutenkhamens tomb on 4th November 1922. They found a lot of treasure in the tomb. 37. What was the curse of Tutenkhamen? A. Some local Egyptians believed that there was a curse on those who helped in opening the tomb. It was that something bad would happen to them. 38. What happened when the last excavator climbed out of Tutenkhamens tomb? A. When the last excavator climbed out of the tomb, a sudden sand storm blew up and they saw a hawk flying overhead. This is signified that the spirit of the dead king left his tomb and cursing those who had opened it.

39. Who was the first man went into the tomb? How did he die? A. Howard Carter, a professional archaeologist, was the first man went into the tomb. He died of natural causes after several years. 40. What are the common features in the lives of Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha Chandran? A. Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha Chandran are physically challenged. All of the three members have overcome their handicap with their passionate effort. 41. What was her fathers tribute to Sudha Chandran? A. Sudha made a historic comeback by giving a public recital in Bombay on 28th January 1984. Her father just touched her feet. It was his tribute to a great artist. 42. The seed of achievement lies in the human mind. How is this true in Sudha Chandrans life? A. Sudha lost her right leg in a road accident. She learnt to dance with a Jaipur foot and overcome her handicap. She came back to the world of Bharatanatyam with her passionate effort. 43. What is the message of Sudha Chandran? A. Sudhas message is that the seed of achievement lies in the human mind and when this realization comes there is no looking back. 44. Sudhas search began What did this search lead to? A. Sudhas search began to comeback to the world of Bharatanatyam. She acquired a Jaipur foot. She practiced to balance, bend, stretch, walk, twist, turn and finally dance. 45. What role did Pramod Sethi play in Sudha Chandrans return to the stage? A. Dr.Pramod Sethi developed an artificial limb, Jaipur foot. It is made from vulcanized rubber filled with sponge. He fitted it to Sudha and helped her to comeback to the world of Bharatanatyam. 46. Why do you think Sudha made the film Kalabhimani? A. Sudha Chandran decided to spread the inspiration and the dedication in the life of a deaf artist, Balanna. So, she produced the film Kalabhimani. 47. Why is the wanderer always thinking about his true identity? A. His mother died when he was in the cradle. His supposed father was far away. There is no one to tell him who he is. So, he is always thinking about his true identity. 48. What is the question the wanderer always asks himself? What is his own answer? A. The wanderer always asks himself, Who are you really wanderer? His own answer is, May be I am a king! 49. I am glad you made the mistake. Why was the narrator happy that the young man had made a mistake? A. The narrator was alone on the Christmas day first time in her life. She was greatly relieved when the young man came into her room. She was very happy to the young mans kind offer. 50. How did the narrator spend her childish Christmas? A. The narrator spent her childish Christmas with a house full of relations, a Christmas tree in the window and a stocking full of presents. 51. What incidence do you find between the narrators Christmas and Francis Randels Christmas? A. Both were alone at Christmas for the first time in their lives. Francis Randel meets a ghost of middle aged woman in his room, where as the narrator meets the ghost of Francis Randel.

52. What kind of a person was Francis Randel? A. Francis Randel was an excitable, serious and odd-looking man. He was a writer also. 53. What are the places where the death carriage passed by? A. A school, a play ground, the fields and the setting Sun are some of the places the death carriage passed by. 54. Why did death drive his carriage slowly? A. Death drove his carriage slowly because he knew no haste and he was very polite and good mannered. 55. How many were there in the carriage? Who were they? A. There were three in the carriage. They were the poetess, the death and the immortality. 56. In what way are the dogs different from their owners? A. While the owners are busy fighting about their dogs through letters, the two dogs are discussing their masters foolishness in writing letters to each other. The dogs think that their owners are fighting like a couple of cats. 57. What did Gandhijis meal consist of? What was it an evidence of? A. Gandhijis meal consisted of goats milk, cooked and raw vegetables, and a mixture of ginger, sour lemons and strained butter with juice of aloe. I t was an evidence of Gandhijis vegetarianism. 58. The conversation was important. How was it important? A. The conversation between Patel and Gandhiji about the rumours of disagreements between Patel and Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. So, this conversation was important. 59. Who were Abha and Manu? A. Abha was the young wife of Kanu Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatmas cousin. Manu was the granddaughter of Mahatmas another cousin. 60. Who were Gandhijis time-keepers? A. Abha and Manu were Gandhijis time-keepers. 61. Who were Gandhijis walking sticks? A. Gandhijis walking sticks were Abha and Manu. He used to lean his forearms on their shoulders while his walking to the prayer ground. 62. How can you say that Gandhiji loved punctuality? B. Suddenly, Gandhiji stopped his conversation with Patel to attend to the prayer meeting. He said at the prayer ground that he was late by ten minutes and he did not like being late. 63. Why did Abha pick up Mahatmas watch and show it to him? A. Gandhiji forgot about the evening prayer talking to Patel. He liked to be punctual. So, Abha picked up his watch and showed it to him as it was the time to his prayer. 64. So you are serving me cattle food, he said and laughed. What was Gandhiji talking about? A. Gandhiji was talking about the carrot juice which was given by Abha that morning. 65. What kind of world does Tagore wish to have? C. Tagore wished to have such a world which has not been broken into fragments by narrow domestic walls.

66. When does our country become a heaven of freedom? A. When we live without any fear and when we are truthful and workaholics, our country becomes a heaven of freedom. 67. What do you mean by Where knowledge is free? A. According to Tagore, everyone should be allowed to acquire knowledge without restrictions. 68. Why did people of Venice love and respect Antonio? Or what kind of a man was Antonio? A. Antonio was a very rich merchant of Venice. He was a very kind hearted man. He lent money to the poor and the needy without charging any interest. 69. Why was Bassanio always in need of money? A. Bassanio often spent more than he had. So, he was always in need of money. 70. Why did Bassanio want to borrow money from Antonio? A. Bassanio needed money to make himself as rich and important as other nobles of Portia. 71. What kind of a man was Shylock? Why did Shylock and Antonio hate each other? A. Shylock was a greedy money lender. He charged very high rates of interest. Antonio did not like Shylocks cruel methods of making money. Shylock did not like Antonios kind methods of lending money without any interest. 72. What kind of a bond did Shylock want from Antonio? A. Shylock wanted a cruel bond from Antonio. If Antonio failed to repay the money in time, then Shylock had the right to cut off a pound of flesh from any part of Antonios body. 73. Why was Portia unhappy about the arrangement for her marriage? A. Portia can neither choose the man she likes nor refuse the man she dislikes. She has to marry the winner of the test. 74. Why did many princes and noblemen want to marry Portia? Or What kind of a lady was Portia? A. Portia was a noble, young, rich and a very beautiful lady of Belmont. So, many princes and noblemen wanted to marry Portia. 75. Portias bridegroom was to be chosen through a test. What was the test? A. Portias father wrote a will. According to the will, there were three caskets made of gold, silver and lead. If a man chooses a right casket, he could marry Portia. 76. Who, in Nerissas opinion was the most suitable husband for Portia? A. In Nerissas opinion, Bassanio was the most suitable husband for Portia. 77. Why was Portia unable to talk to Falconbridge? A. Portia was unable to talk to Falconbridge because he can not speak Latin and she cannot speak English. 78. Why was Shylock against Jessica marrying Lorenzo? A. Shylock was against Jessica marrying Lorenzo. Because Lorenzo was a Christian and Shylock was a Jew. Shylock thought of Christians as his enemies. 79. Shylock did not want to go to Bassanios dinner. Why? A. Shylock did not like to leave her daughter alone in the house due to procession. 80. What instructions did Shylock give his daughter before he went to Bassanios dinner? A. Shylock instructed his daughter to shut all the doors and windows from inside and not to come out to see the procession.

81. Describe briefly how Jessica escaped from her fathers house? A. Jessica escaped from her fathers house with a box full of money, gold and jewellery. She ran away with her lover, Lorenzo, dressed as a boy. 82. What were the three promises the man had to make? A. The three promises, the man who failed to choose the right casket had to make, were 1. He should never think of marrying any woman. 2. He should never reveal to anyone which casket he had chosen and what it contained. 3. He must leave Belmont immediately. 83. What did the silver casket contain? A. The silver casket contained a picture of an idiot and a written piece of paper. 84. What did the golden casket contain? A. The golden casket contained a skull and a piece of paper in which the following words were written: All that glitters is not gold. 85. Which casket did the Prince of Arragon choose? A. The Prince of Arragon chose the silver casket. He thought that he could get what he deserved as written on the silver casket. 86. What did Portia and Nerissa hope to happen? A. Portia and Nerissa hoped to happen that the young, noble man from Venice may be Bassanio. 87. Why was Shylock happy and sad at the same time? A. The news of the loss of the ships of Antonio made him happy. The news of the escaping of his daughter with his money and gold with Lorenzo made him sad. 88. Why was Antonio arrested and thrown into prison? A. Antonio was unable to pay his debt to Shylock in the right time. Shylock complained to the Duke of Venice. So, Antonio was arrested and thrown into the prison. 89. What did Antonio write in his letter to Bassanio? A. The Antonios letter contained a bad news about Antonio that he lost his ships and his wealth. He was unable to pay his debt and he would like to see Bassanio before his death. 90. How did Shylock justify his decision to take revenge on Antonio? A. Antonio always insulted Shylock in the public. He spoiled Shylocks business by lending money to the poor and the needy without interest. Shylock was waiting for a chance to take revenge on Antonio. 91. Portia made an appeal to Shylock at the beginning. What was the appeal? A. Portia made an appeal to Shylock to show mercy on Antonio and to take three times the amount. 92. Why did Portia ask Shylock to arrange a doctor? Did he agree? A. Portia asked Shylock to arrange a doctor to stop bleeding while he was cutting the flesh from Antonios body. But, Shylock did not agree. Because, it was not mentioned in the bond. 93. What appeal did the Duke make to Shylock? What was Shylocks reply? A. The Duke of Venice made an appeal to show mercy on Antonio and to give up the money that Antonio had to repay. Shylock replied that he wanted a pound of flesh according to the bond.

94. Portia said that Shylock had the right to have a pound of flesh. But, she put some conditions. What were they? D. Portia said that Shylock had the right to have a pound of flesh. But, she said that there was no bleeding of a single drop while he was cutting the flesh from Antonios body. And, Shylock had to cut exactly one pound of flesh only. 95. What was the crime Shylock had committed? A. The crime, Shylock had committed was that the plotting against the life of a citizen of Venice, Antonio. 96. How was Shylock to be punished for his crime? A. Shylock was to be punished as the half of his wealth would be given to Antonio and the other half would go to the state of Venice. 97. Antonio was prepared to return his half of Shylocks wealth on a condition. What was the condition? A. The Antonios condition was Shylock had to give his wealth to his daughter, Jessica and her husband after his death. 98. Shylock wanted to leave the court suddenly. Why? A. Shylock wanted to leave the court suddenly. Because he was disappointed by the judgement of the Duke and he was tired and got upset. He failed to take revenge on Antonio. 99. What gift did Bassanio offer the lawyer? Did she accept it? What did she say? A. Bassanio offered the lawyer the amount of three thousand ducats. She did not accept it. She said that the satisfaction was her payment only. 100. What present did the lawyer want? Was Bassanio ready to give it? Why? A. The lawyer wanted the ring of Bassanio as a present. Bassanio was not ready to give it. Because, the ring was given by his wife and he promised her not to give it to others. 101. How did the quarrel between Portia and Bassanio end? A. Bassanio asked Portia to pardon him and he would never part with the ring in future. Antonio stood surety to Bassanios promise. Thus the quarrel ended. 102. What good news did Portia bring for Antonio? A. The good news that Portia brought for Antonio was that three of Antonios ships reached safely to Venice with lots of wealth. 103. What was the gift that Lorenzo and Jessica got? A. Lorenzo and Jessica got all of the wealth of Shylock at the time of his death according to the deed of gift signed by Shylock. 104. Why did Portia and Nerissa fight with Bassanio and Gratiano? E. Bassanio and Gratiano gave their rings to the young lawyer and to the lawyers clerk respectively. They broke their promises which they had made to their wives. So, Portia and Nerissa fought with Bassanio and Gratiano. 105. In what way is the narrators Christmas meeting similar to Francis Randels Christmas meeting? In what way is it different? A. The similarity was that the people who spoke to them in the two meetings were ghosts. The difference was that Francis Randel died after the meeting, where as the narrator was alive after the meeting.

UNWRITTEN REGISTRY - Elaine V. Emans Each, for his own remembering, has a list Of lovely things, and yours may be unlike Mine as the day from night: a river kissed By sun is in my own, a flaming spike Of hollyhocks may be in yours, while snow, Light-swirling but persistent, is as fair To me as music. You have hours that glow Jewel-like and exquisite, and I have rare Mornings and afternoons and midnights, too. Youve loved a city you cannot forget, And a hill and wood in April: you, Bird song and voices Ive not known. And yet My list is strangely similar to yours: Each warms the heart, and comforts, and endures.

BANGLE-SELLERS -Sarojini Naidu Bangle-sellers are we who bear Our shining loads to the temple fair.. Who will buy these delicate, bright Rainbow-tinted circles of light? Lustrous tokens of radiant lives, For happy daughters and happy wives. Some are meet for a maidens wrist, Silver and blue as mountain-mist, Some are flushed like the buds that dream On the tranquil brow of woodland stream; Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves To the limpid glory of new-born leaves. Some are like the fields of sunlit corn, Meet for a bride on her bridal morn. Some, like the flame of her marriage fire, Or rich with the hue of her hearts desire, Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear, Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear. Some are purple and gold-flecked grey, For her who has journeyed through life midway, Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast, Who serves her household in fruitful pride, And worships the gods at her husbands side.

WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR -Rabindranath Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever widening thought and action---Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.

A JOB APPLICATION-LETTER Iskapalli, 28-03-2014. To The Personnel Manager, Ashok Books Ltd., Gandhi road, Karimnagar-505002.

Sir, In response to your advertisement in THE HINDU on 27-03-14, I am applying for the post of a junior secretary in your office. I am nineteen years old. I have passed S.S.C. with 75% of marks from Z.P.High School, Iskapalli in 2009. I know the type-writing at the speed of 45 w.p.m. and I also know the short hand at the speed of 90 w.p.m. I know the basic skills of computing. I can attract people with my pleasant talk. Now, I am working as an office assistant in a reputable office. My salary is Rs.3000/- a month. I am enclosing my bio-data and the copies of necessary certificates. If you give me a chance, I can dedicate my services to your office. If appointed, I would expect a salary of Rs.4000/- a month. I am waiting for my interview letter. Thanking you sir, Yours faithfully, xxxxxxxxxxxx. Address on the envelope: The Personnel Manager, THE HINDU, 4-104, 2nd Lane, Karimnagar-505002
- B.SRINIVASULU M.Sc., M.A., B.Ed.,

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