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THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE Word Meanings  • Arise - to occur as a result of a particular situation / wake up and go • Cabin - - a small house or shelter • Clay - a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks • Wattles - sticks twisted together as a material for making fences, walls • Glade - a small open area of grass in a wood or forest • Veils - a thin layer that stops one from seeing something • Glimmer - a faint unsteady light • linnet - a small brown and grey bird of the ‘Finch’ family • Lapping - to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid. • Roadway- a road or the part of a road used by vehicles • Core - the most important or central part of something Answers to Text book questions 1)What kind of place is innisfree? Think about: i)The three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza 1) ii) What he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza 2) iii) What he ...

THE TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND *ANSWER THESE QUESTION 1. Explain what the reasons for the following are. (i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good. (Ans)Einstein hated the regimented environment of his school in Munich. He always argued with his teachers. His mind was not made for the normal strict and disciplined environment of a school. That is why he left school to enjoy independence. (ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich. (ANS)Switzerland was more liberal than Munich. Einstein must have hoped to find a less stifling environment in Switzerland compared to that in Munich. So he wanted to study in Switzerland. (iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally. (ANS)Einstein found Mileva to be different than his family members and the people at the university with whom Einstein used to be constantly at odds. Unlike them she used to appreciate arts and finer things of life. Her mindset matched with that of Einstein. So, Einstein saw a friend in Mileva. (...

Rain on the roof Vocabulary Word Meanings Word Meanings 1) hover- float over something 2) humid- with high level of water vapour  3)melancholy- sad 4) bliss- perfect happiness 5) fancies- imaginations  6)recollection- memories 7)agone- (archaic) past Answers to Text book questions 1 Ans) (i) “Humid shadows” refer to the dark clouds that produce rain. (ii) “Starry spheres” refer to the night sky abounding in stars. (iii) “What a bliss” refers to the happiness of the poet. When it rains, the poet gets into his Snug bed in the cottage and enjoys the patter of rain upon the roof. (iv)This refers to the various imaginary thoughts and fantasies that are aroused in the poet’s mind. (v) This phrase means that numerous memories intermingle to form a beautiful picture that the poet recollects. 2. What does the poet like to do when it rains? Ans.When it rains, the poet feels delighted to lie with his head pressed against the pillow of his cottage chamber b...

THE LITTLE GIRL I. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences 1.Why was Kezia afraid of her father? (ANS)Kezia was a little sensitive girl. He was a strict person, who always used to give commands to everybody else in the house. He always scolded her and told her to do things properly and in a certain manner. So Kezia was always in afraid of him. 2.Who were the people in Kezia’s family? (ANS)Apart from Kezia, there was Kezia’s mother and father, her grandmother and a cook named Alice in the family. 3. What was Kezia’s father’s routine? i. before going to his office? . ii. after coming back from his office? iii. on Sundays? (ANS)i. Before going to office the father used to give a casual kiss to which she responded with “Goodbye, Father”. ii. After coming back from office he would ask his mother to bring a cup of tea, newspaper and his slippers. iii. On Sundays he would stretch out and sleep on the sofa with his handkerchief covering his face and his feet o...