How does the narrator remember his mother in ‘Strong Roots’ Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: From Strong Roots’, we come to know that Kalam’s mother’s name was Ashiamma. She was of aristocratic origin-one of her forebears received the honorable title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British Government. She was a generous, hardworking woman … Read more
Write how Abdul Kalam presents his father in his autobiographical writing ‘Strong Roots’ Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: Jainulabdeen had a great personality. He } was tall and handsome. Kalam himself told us that though his father neither had much formal education nor much money, he was very wise and generous. agents … Read more
“But the thought of laughter only made me feel troubled and lonely.”— Why did the narrator feel so? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The narrator in the short story ‘The Eyes Have It written by Ruskin Bond thought that he should laugh for the girl when she asked him why … Read more
How does the girl describe the narrator? What is the narrator’s reaction to this description? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The girl co-passenger of the blind narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It compliments the narrator by saying that he is a very courageous young man. She also … Read more
“I’m tired of people telling me I have a pretty face.”-Who said this, to whom and when? What did the person spoken to reply? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The girl said the above line to the narrator when the narrator complimented her by saying that she had an interesting … Read more
“Few girls can resist flattery.”—Who said the line? Why did the speaker say so? What reaction did he get from the listener? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The blind narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ said the above line. It was a soliloquy. He initially thought that his … Read more
“I was becoming quite daring, but it was a safe remark.”-What was the remark? What was so daring about it? Why was it safe? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The blind narrator remarked that the face of the girl, his fellow passenger, was interesting. The narrator wanted to conceal his … Read more
“You have an interesting face,” – Who said this? To whom was it spoken? When did the speaker make this remark? What was the reaction of the person spoken to? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The line mentioned above was said by the narrator of Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The … Read more
“Do you see any animals?” — Who asked this and to whom? What was the reply? How could the person give the answer? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The girl who boarded the train at Rohana asked this question to the blind narrator. In reply to this question the narrator said … Read more
“Why don’t you look out of the window?”- Who said these words to whom? Why? Describe the action of the listener. Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks Ans: The girl said these words to the narrator. The girl said these words to the narrator, her fellow-traveller, because he asked her to tell him … Read more