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Click for Questions & Answers   Introduction William Blake was a poet and painter. He had little formal education. “Inventions to the Book of Job” is his finest work as an artist. ‘The School Boy’ is a lyric from his work ‘Songs of Experience’. Synopsis ‘The School Boy’ is a beautiful poem written by William Blake, a poet and painter. This poem evokes feelings of early childhood in every reader. One who reads the poem cannot help reflecting on one’s past and remain regretful. The loss of freedom and absence of nature’s company during the formative years continue to haunt the deprived souls even now. Like the speaker of the poem, children in general love to play and learn outdoors; the joy of sunshine and beauty of nature give them unlimited joy and happiness. The poet here apparently raises serious questions against formal education. However, his argument is not against education. Theme The school boy, the speaker o

                                                                                          Click for Questions &Answers                                                                                                          “The Gentlemen of the Jungle” is a fable written by Jomo Kenyatta who was an African political leader and the first president of Kenya. This story reflects the attitude of Kikuyu people of Kenya toward European laws and commissions. It was in the late nineteenth century the European powers divided Africa among themselves. This story begins in a context where an ‘act of kindness misunderstood as weakness’. Once, an elephant made a friendship with a man. One day, due to a heavy thunderstorm, the elephant went to his friend for shelter. The kind man offered to let the elephant put his trunk inside his hut as he had room only for him and the trunk of the elephant. But the cunning elephant pushed his head inside and flung the man out. The man started to g

He llo  Students! Let me share with you  10 useful tips  to help you write your answers better. 1.       Good handwriting creates the best impression. Keep practising. 2.       Maintain legibility: answers should be within the margins. 3.       One mark questions should always be answered in short. (in a word, phrase or a sentence max.). Highlight the right point. 4.       A paragraph answer question should be answered precisely to the point. 5.        Focus on correct grammar and right construction. 6.         Underline the key points  and “quote” lines wherever necessary from the text book. 7.     For 4 mark answer, a short  introduction & conclusion  would be ideal. For a 6 marker, elaborate on the details. 8.       Fill-in-the blanks questions from grammar should be answered in a complete paragraph and underline the right answers. 9.        “Indirect Speech” based questions should be solved as many as possible.  10.   Fin

Hi, Everyone! Just remember: Take care of your handwriting. Write neatly. Highlight the key points. Do not write too much / too less. Attempt all the questions, leave nothing. 

Happy New Year 2019 My warmest greetings t o all of my dearest students! May this year turn out to be very fruitful year for you, for you will cross an important milestone in your life! You have now reached a stage where all of your hard work so far will culminate in great accomplishment which will pave for a brilliant professional career ahead. Like a well-trained athlete who gives out the best at the nick of the moment, you should prepare yourselves for the ultimate arena, the Board Exams. Keep your spirits high, the preparatory exam scores should take you further up. Just do not waste your time analyzing what went wrong. Start out with a new vigour. There is the time that waits for you to peak. Believe in the best; give it your best, and leave the rest to the Mightiest Spirit. Thanks for your lovely comments and wonderful suggestions so far. I hope my sincere attempts to guide you in English will be of some help. I wish you all the very best, once again!

Greetings to students of a new academic year 2018! It's the second week of June and the classes have begun rather early in all seriousness this time. As it happens with you, the students of II P.U. courses, you catch up with the need without any delay.  I just wish you all  a very rewarding year. Stay committed to your hard work. From my end, I'll strive hard to extend the best help required in English. Keep reading my blog.. Good Luck!

Hi Students Thank you very much for visiting my blog in very large numbers. Your sincere appreciation, valuable suggestions and earnest requests have been great motivation for me. I'll explore further avenues to make learning easy and aesthetically enjoyable. Thank you Give your best every time Leave the rest to the Prime Spirit. All the best for your English Exam.