Summary of “Virtually True” ‘Virtually True’ is a science fiction. The story is based on interactive psycho-driven games. One day Michael, the narrator of the story, read an article in the newspaper about “Miracle Recovery”. It states, “A boy whose condition was critical but stable had been recovered from coma.”Michael remembered that the boy who he had read in the news paper was none other than SEBASTIAN SHULTZ whom he met about weeks ago in the computer Games. Michael’s father who was a fan of computers bought him a new computer from the computer fair in which latest technology Games…
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Summary of “A Shady Plot” A Shady Plot is a short ghost story by Elsie Brown. The story deals with the appearance of supernatural and spiritual things. The writer, John Hallock was urged by Jerkins to write a new ghost story for his magazine. Usually John was full of ideas but that day he could not make a start. He started talking to himself. Then, suddenly he heard the ghost Helen’s voice. He was surprised. She spoke on behalf of all the people who had turned to ghosts and warned the writer to stop from calling them often. She said…
Summary of “A Shady Plot” A Shady Plot is a short ghost story by Elsie Brown. The story deals with the appearance of supernatural and spiritual things. The writer, John Hallock was urged by Jerkins to write a new ghost story for his magazine. Usually John was full of ideas but that day he could not make a start. He started talking to himself. Then, suddenly he heard the ghost Helen’s voice. He was surprised. She spoke on behalf of all the people who had turned to ghosts and warned the writer to stop from calling them often. She said…
Summary of “The Letter” “The Letter” is a touching story of Ali who is all alone and waits for his only daughter’s letter for five long years. He receives that letter only at his grave. Ali was a brilliant hunter who derived pleasure from the terror of the dying birds. But his daughter hated his merciless hunting desire. After his daughter’s marriage, he was left alone. His daughter, Miriam left home with her husband, a soldier in a regiment in Punjab. Having understood the meaning of love and separation, he could no longer enjoy the screams of dying birds. Therefore,…
Summary of “Mrs Packletide’s Tiger” Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger is a humorous story. The author makes fun of almost all the characters. Mrs. Packletide is an important character who wanted to outshine Loona, a boastful lady. Loona had a joy- ride in an Algerian aviator. Mrs. Packletide was jealous of Loona’s adventurous trip. She planned to kill a tiger to do something more exciting and adventurous than Loona. Mrs. Packletide offered a thousand rupees to villagers for arranging an Opportunity to shot a tiger without much risk or exertion. An old tiger that had given up hunting and confined himself to…
Summary of “Two Gentlemen of Verona” The story of two gentlemen of Verona is a beautiful and heart touching story of two small boys who worked really hard in the city of Verona. The writer and his friend were driving through lower hills of the Alps happen to meet two boys. They were selling wild strawberries. When asked about their age and name, they told him that Nicola, the elder was 13 whereas Jacopo, the younger, was 12. They were brothers and were selling wild strawberries. They proudly told the writer that they did many jobs like polishing shoes, selling…
The Book That Saved the Earth Class 10 Read and find out : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 63 Q1 : Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’? Answer : The twentieth century was called the ‘Era of the Book’ because in those days there were books about everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people ‘how to’, ‘when to’, ‘where to’ and ‘why to’. They illustrated, educated, punctuated and even decorated. NCERT Solutions for Class-10 Chapter 10 Q2 : Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century? Answer : The Martians tried to…
Bholi Class 10 Read and find out : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 54 Q1 : Why is Bholi’s father worried about her? Answer : Bholi’s father was worried about her as she had neither good looks nor intelligence. He did not know how he would find a suitable groom for her. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 9 Q2 : For what unusual reasons is Bholi sent to school? Answer : The tehsildar had performed the opening ceremony of the primary school for girls that had just opened in Ramlal’s village. He told…
The Hack Driver Class 10 Read and find out : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 47 Q1 : Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place? Answer : The lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a law case. He had expected the place to be a sweet and simple country village. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 8 Q2 : Who befriends him? Where does he take him? Answer : The lawyer was…
The Necklace Class 10 Read and find out : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 39 Q1 : What kind of a person is Mme Loisel – why is she always unhappy? Answer : Mme Loisel was a pretty young lady born in a family of clerks. She felt that she was born for all the delicacies and luxuries. Instead, she had to live a simple and economical life. She completely disliked her circumstances. This made her angry and unhappy. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English – Footprints Without Feet Chapter 7 Q2 : What kind of a person…