The poem Childhood begins with the poet pondering over ‘when’ was it that he lost his childhood. He wonders if it was the time when he crossed the age of eleven or the time when he started realizing that there is no real existence of heaven and hell as they could not be geographically located in maps. Full Summary of “Childhood” : Think it out : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 59 NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill – Chapter 8 – Childhood Q1 :Identify the stanzas that talks of each of the following. Individuality rationalism hypocrisy…
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The play presents a conversation between a lower fifth grade science student, Taplow and Frank, a teacher. Full Summary of The Browning Version : Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 50 NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill – Chapter 7 – The Browning Version Q1 :Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. Remove slackers muck kept in got carried away cut sadist shrivelled up Answer : emove: a division in a school slackers: unmotivated and lazy students muck: useless, of no practical good kept in: grounded, detained, work after the official…
The chapter comments on the deteriorating condition of our planet. It speaks of the problems faced by our planet, reasons for its poor condition and the changing view of the world for the planet. Full Summary : The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role Summary Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 43 NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill – Chapter 6 – The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role Q1 :Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. a holistic and ecological view inter alia sustainable development decimated languish catastrophic depletion ignominious…
The Voice of the Rain is a poem that celebrates rain and its natural-cycle for the benefit of earth and the life it supports. The poem begins with the poet asking for the identity of the soft-falling rain shower. Much to the surprise of the poet, the rain replies to his question. And, the poet translates this ‘voice’ of the rain for his readers. For Full Summary : Think it out : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 42 NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill – Chapter 5 – The Voice of the Rain Q1 : 1. There…
NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill -Chapter 4 – Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 22 Q1 :Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. forensic reconstruction scudded across casket grey Resurrection funerary treasures Circumvented computed tomography eerie detail Answer : Forensic reconstruction- It refers to the process of creating a face on the skull and see how the owner of the skull looked like. Here, it refers to the construction of the bust of King Tut based on the data received from CT scan. Scudded across-…
This is a story of extreme courage and skill exhibited by a family of four. A little more nervousness would throw off-balance and the inevitable-death would swallow everyone up. Along with the adults, the two children too are worth mentioning as they showed exemplary courage and understanding even in the face of death. Fear and fear factors are associated with death. The idea of losing one’s life can throw even the mightiest out of gear. Hence, natural calamities like Earthquake, tsunamis and floods strike us with fear. These are the things that cause immeasurable loss of life and property. Full…
A photograph descries 3 stages. In the first stage, the photograph shows the poet’s mother standing at the each enjoying her holiday with her two girl cousins. She was 12 or so at that time. The second stage takes us twenty or thirty years later. The mother would laugh at the way she and her cousins Betty and Dolly were dressed up for each holidays. In the third stage, the poet remembers the mother with a heavy heart. The photograph revives a no strategic feeling in the poet. Full Summary of “A photograph” : Exercise : Solutions of Questions on…
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 3 Class 11 English Chapter 1 NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill – Chapter 1 – The Portrait of a Lady Q1 : Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. the thought was almost revolting an expanse of pure white serenity a turning-point accepted her seclusion with resignation a veritable bedlam of chirrupings frivolous rebukes the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum Answer : the thought was almost revolting – The thought that the author’s grandmother was once young and pretty raises a doubt in…
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 118 Q1 :An index number which accounts for the relative importance of the items is known as (i) weighted index (ii) simple aggregative index (iii) simple average of relatives Answer : An index number which accounts for the relative importance of the items is known as weighted index An index number in which different items of the series are accorded weight age according to their relative importance is known as Weighted Index Numbers. It is the weighted average of the prices of different goods. Q2 :In most of the weighted index…
Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 104 Q1 :The unit of correlation coefficient between height in feet and weight in kgs is (i) kg/feet (ii) percentage (iii) non-existent Answer : As there is non-existent of correlation between the height in feet and weight in kilograms, so the unit of correlation between the two is zero. Q2 :The range of simple correlation coefficient is (i) 0 to infinity (ii) minus one to plus one (iii) minus infinity to infinity Answer : The range of simple correlation coefficient is from (-) 1 to (+) 1 Q3 :If rxy is…