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Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 in the German city of Ulm. Without any prediction or recognition of his future endeavors, his mother thought that Einstein was a freak. She found Albert’s head too large. Einstein still was not talking when he reached the age of two-and-a-half years. But when he finally learned… Continue reading Summary of“A Truly Beautiful Mind”: 2022
This story reflects upon the arrogance of the colonizer to forcibly take away the rights of those who are colonized. “The last lesson” stresses the importance of education and the necessity to respect and learn one’s own language. This story draws our attention to the unfair practice of linguistic chauvinism. It refers to an unreasonable… Continue reading The Last Lesson Theme by Alphonse Daudet: 2022
What does the notice “The world’s most dangerous animal” at a cage in the zoo of Lusaka signify? In the zoo in Lusaka, there is a cage where the notice reads “The world’s most dangerous animal” and inside the cage is a mirror where you can see a reflection of yourself. The point is to… Continue reading The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role Solved Question and Answer: 2022
This article by Nani Palkhivala focuses on issues related to the deteriorating condition of the earth. Nani Palkhivala talks about the Green Movement that started nearly twenty-five years ago and has proved to be one of the single most important movements that have gripped the imagination of the entire human race. The world’s first nationwide… Continue reading Summary of “The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role” by Nani Palkhivala: 2022
1. Why does Taplow feel that Mr Harris is “hardly human”? Taplow had missed a day the previous week when he was ill. So, he was asked to do extra work in order to compensate for it. But Taplow feels that taking extra work would make no difference as Mr.Harris had already told him that… Continue reading The Browning Version: Solved Short Questions and Answers: 2022
1. What was Roger Skunk’s problem? Because of Roger Skunk’s foul smell, none of the other little creatures played with him. He used to face a lot of humiliations from other tiny animals. They used to call him “Roger Stinky Skunk” and they ran away from him. Roger was left alone every time. 2. How… Continue reading Solved Short Question and Answer for “Should Wizard Hit Mommy?: 2022
A fourteen-year-old boy named Derry slowly enters Mr Lamb’s garden without having any knowledge of his presence. Mr Lamb figures out that someone is in his garden and cautions Derry about the apples lying on the ground for he could trip on them. Startled by this, Derry confesses that he entered the garden only because… Continue reading Summary of “On the Face of It” by Susan Hill: 2022
Jack and his four-year-old daughter, Jo, had a custom of their own according to which Jack told Jo a story every day. This started when Jo was two years old and now Jack’s head felt empty as he had created a new story every day. However, all the stories followed the same pattern- a creature,… Continue reading Summary of “Should Wizard Hit Mommy” by John Updike: 2022
The author, Kenneth Anderson, begins the story by narrating how he got his wife her pet sloth bear by accident. Two years ago when they were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore, people were shooting and driving away the wild pigs from the fields. When they thought everything was over, a black sloth bear… Continue reading Summary of “The Bond of Love” by Kenneth Anderson: 2022
We take you to a detailed list of solved questions and answers for the extract ‘The fun they had’. This includes short solved questions, reference to extract questions and long questions. Solved Short Questions: The Fun They Had 1. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have classmates? Margie’s schoolroom was right next to her bedroom, where… Continue reading The Fun They Had: Solved Question and Answers: 2022
