Category Archives: Class 11 Extra Questions

Think it Out 1. Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal? Ans. The poet’s grouse against or irritation with his son’s behaviour is, in fact, a common feature in every home. It is a universal experience, not a personal one. The father always resents the activities of his grown-up children. The… Read More »

Think it Out 1. Identify the stanza that talks to each of the following : Individuality       rationalism        hypocrisy Ans. individuality         Stanza 3 rationalism                  Stanza 1 hypocrisy                     Stanza 2 2. What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?   Ans.   The process of growing up involves at least three steps.… Read More »

Think it Out 1. There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this?   Ans.   The two voices in the poem are those of the poet and the rain. The poet first asks the question: Who art thou?’ The rain replies in her own voice: ‘I am the Poem of the… Read More »

Think it Out 1. What do you notice about the beginning and the ending of the poem?  Ans. The poem begins with silence and stillness on the top of the laburnum tree. The poem ends with the sinking of the tree into old silence and stillness. 2. To what is the bird’s movement compared? What is the basis… Read More »

Think it Out 1. What does the word `cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used? Ans. The word ‘cardboard’ denotes the snapshot posted on cardboard in the frame. This word has been used to denote that just like cardboard, human life is mortal. Both fade away with time. 2. What has the camera captured? Ans.… Read More »

Extra Questions, Notes, Assignment and study material for Class 11th as Per CBSE Syllabus Poem- 5 English Language and Literature            Father to Son                                                                                                        By- Elizabeth Jennings Introduction of the lesson- Father to Son Introduction  This poem has an autobiographical tone, an exclusive experience of the poet in relation to his own son.… Read More »

Extra Questions, Notes, Assignment and study material for Class 11th as Per CBSE Syllabus Poem- 4 English Language and Literature Childhood By- Markus Naito  Introduction of the lesson- Childhood Introduction  Childhood is the golden period of life. A child is close to God or an angel. The reasons are obvious. He is simple and carefree. He has not… Read More »

Extra Questions, Notes, Assignment and study material for Class 11th as Per CBSE Syllabus Chapter- 3.1 English Language and Literature          The Voice of the Rain                                                                                                        By- Walt Whitman Introduction of the lesson- The Voice of the Rain Introduction to the Poem The Voice of the Rain is the statement of facts in an… Read More »

Extra Questions, Notes, Assignment and study material for Class 11th as Per CBSE Syllabus Poem- 2 English Language and Literature           The Laburnum Top                                                                                                        By- Ted Hughes  Introduction of the lesson- The Laburnum Top Introduction  This short poem just depicts a scene in the wilderness. Laburnum tree stands there, silent and still. It… Read More »

Extra Questions, Notes, Assignment and study material for Class 11th as Per CBSE Syllabus Chapter- 1.1 English Language and Literature         A Photograph                                                                                                        By- Shirley Toulson Introduction of the lesson- A Photograph Introduction to the Poem The poem captures three different moods and situations in three stanzas. The first one tells about a snapshot… Read More »

Textbook Questions 1. Narrate ‘The Tale of Melon City’ in your own words.  Ans. Once in a city there ruled a just and peace-loving king. He generously got an arch gate built over the highway. He thought foolishly that the gate would improve the general quality of life. One day, the king’s crown was lost when it touched… Read More »

Textbook Questions 1.”I have done something, oh, Cod! I’ve done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?   Ans.   Andrew was fresh from the medical school. He was still working as an assistant to Dr Edward Page in Blaenelly. He had yet to prove his merit. He got a chance soon… Read More »

Textbook Questions 1. What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?  Ans. Shahid was a Kashmiri by birth but settled in America. He was an academician, a learned and popular teacher of English literature. He himself was a creative writer, a poet. His voice was at once lyrical and disciplined. His students almost worshipped him. Though… Read More »

Textbook Questions 1. This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family. (a)    What are the issues it raises? Ans.   The play ‘Mother’s Day’ is a humorous but realistic presentation of the status of the mother in the family. She plays the dual role of… Read More »

Textbook Questions 1. What do you understand of Einstein’s nature from his conversations with his History teacher, his Maths teacher and the head teacher? Ans. Albert Einstein from his boyhood showed the signs of his future greatness. He was far ahead of the classroom teaching. He was extraordinary, unlike the boys of his age and class. He was… Read More »