CHAPTER 3 A: Answer the following questions: Question 1: Name the three major civilizations that rose and fell in the Mesopotamian Valley.Ans:The three major civilizations that rose and fell in the Mesopotamian Valley are: Question 2: Explain briefly the three-tier social structure of Mesopotamia.Ans: THe Mesopotamian civilization were divided into three classes: The upper class … Read more
Television , “ the idiotic thing” is claimed as a dangerous threat to childhood. During childhood, the imagination of human beings works in magical ways which require nourishment. At this tender stage, the imaginative factors require nurture and nutriment. Television kills the abilities of a child when it consumes its contents. Therefore, the poet is … Read more
Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions: Reference to the Context on “Abou Ben Adhem.” PASSAGE 1 Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold:— … Read more
1-“Tembu, the boy, opened his eyes in the dark…returned to swallow them up.” a)Who is Tembu? Where is he? Why does he wonder if his father was ready to leave the hut? Ans: Tembu is the twelve years old son of Baldeo, a khalasi at a small station signal stop. Tembu is lying in a … Read more
The Bet -Anton Chekhov The Bet by Anton Chekhov is the story of a bet that stakes a banker’s two million roubles against fifteen years of a younger lawyer’s life.In fact, it is a tragedy of these two people: the banker, who flaunts his money and the lawyer, who hankers for it. The story brings … Read more
This tale recounts Helen Keller’s discovery of language, through the teaching of Annie Sullivan, after losing her sight and hearing in early childhood. When the Helen family comes to know about the illness, they are flabbergasted. Helen is sent to a blind school where she meets with a teacher Annie Sullivian. Helen is lost and … Read more