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            THE HOUR OF TRUTH                                        - Percival Wilde 1. Why was Mr Gresham arrested?           Mr Gresham was arrested because he misappropriated the money of the bank. 2. Why didn ’t Baldwin explain his position to the papers?           Baldwin did not explain His position to the papers because he did not think it necessary to tell them. 3. What was the change in the attitude of the members of the family when they came to know the amount of the bribe?                          The amount of the bribe was huge, 100,000 dollars. When the family members came to know the amount was such a huge one, they were all looking for excuses to make Baldwin do as Gresham wanted him to do. So far they were all honest people. But when the big temptation came, they were willing to compromise their principles. 4. How did Baldwin react to the opinion of his family?         He told them that by accepting the bribe he would be doing a dishonourable thing. Even if outsiders

                  AMIGO BROTHERS                                                   - Piri Thomas THINK AND WRITE 1. There are lots of similarities and differences between Antonio and Felix. List them. Similarities : They both are young boys of 17. They both are Puerto Ricans. They both want to become a light weight champion of the world. They both work out hard. They both run in the mornings. They both live in the same building on the Lower East side of Manhattan. They love each other very much. Neither of them wants the other to be hurt, although they both want to win. Differences : Antonio was fair, lean and lanky. Felix was dark, short and husky. Antonio’s hair was always falling over his eyes, while Felix wore his black hair in an Afro style. Felix weigtiecfl 34 pounds, but Antonio weighed 133 pounds. 2. What is the main conflict in the story?           The main conflict in the story is that of ambition. Both Antonio and Felix want to be champions. But only one of them can be a cha

                    MENDING WALL                                         - Robert Frost Activity - I (Paragraph writing) Elaborate the idea in the following line in a paragraph: “Good fences make good neighbours.”           Good fences make good neighbours means it is good to have some limits between neighbours so that their relations will remain healthy at all times. If there is unlimited freedom between neighbours, trouble will soon start. Suppose you grow goats in your house. Your neighbour has a vegetable garden. If there is no fence your goats will go and eat up the vegetables of your neighbour. Will he like it? Suppose your neighbour’s children come and open your fridge and eat up all the good food you have kept there. Will you like it? So there must be some boundaries between-neighbours and only then there will be good relations. Activity - II ( Appreciation) The central idea of the poem: The central idea of the poem is that nature does not like separation and that is why it ten

          PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK                                        - Annie Dillard Introduction :-          Annie Doak, known as Annie Dillard is an American poet and naturalist. She was born on April 30, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Getting inspired by the writers like Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman, Dillard writes compressed lyric poetry and prose. Dillard’s essays of contemplation on the world of nature made her popular in the mainstream literature. She is also a naturalist theologian, collagist and a singer. Her major works are Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (1974), Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974), Holy the Firm (1977), Living by Fiction (1982) and An American Childhood (1987). An American Childhood is her autobiography.           Dillard’s essays were highly poetic and deeply philosophical. She puts together her ideas as a theologian and naturalist when she says ‘strange things become familiar and vice versa'. She had a very joyful childhood and she

              EXCERPTS FROM MEMOIRS                  - Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto About the Author        Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto ( Pablo Neruda) the internationally acclaimed Latin American poet, was born in 1904 in Parral, Chile. In 1920 he went to Santiago to study and published his first book of poems, La Cancion de la fiesta (1921); and his second collection, Crepusculario (1923), brought him instant recognition. In 1924 he published the enormously popular Veinte poemas de amory una cancion deseperada (Twenty Love poems and Songs of Despair). From 1927 to 1945 he served as Chilean counsel in Rangoon, Java, and Barcelona, and was writing continuously. Greatly influenced by events in the Spanish Civil War, Neruda joined the Communist Party after the Second World War, and his changed attitudes registered  themselves in his poetry. From now on he regarded poetry not as an elite pursuit but as a " statement of human solidarity addressed to 'simple people'. Can

                          ഈ വർഷത്തെ പ്ലസ് വൺ പ്രവേശനത്തിന്റെ ട്രയൽ അലോട്ട്മെന്റ് ( സാധ്യതാ ലിസ്റ്റ് ) 2021 സെപ്റ്റംബർ 13-ന് രാവിലെ 9 മണിക്ക് പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കും. പൊതു വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ വകുപ്പിന്റെ അഡ്മിഷൻ ഗേറ്റ് വേ ആയ  www.admission.dge.kerala.gov.in എന്ന വെബ് സൈറ്റിലെ  “Click for Higher Secondary Admission” എന്ന ലിങ്കിലൂടെ ഹയർ സെക്കണ്ടറി അഡ്മിഷൻ വെബ് സൈറ്റിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച്  Candidate Login-SWS എന്നതിലൂടെ login ചെയ്ത് Candidate login ലെ  Trial Results എന്ന ലിങ്കിലൂടെ അപേക്ഷർക്ക് ട്രയൽ റിസൽട്ട് പരിശോധിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്. ട്രയൽ റിസൽട്ട് പരിശോധിക്കുന്നതിന് വേണ്ട സാങ്കേതിക സൗകര്യങ്ങൾ അപേക്ഷകർക്ക് വീടിനടുത്തുള്ള സർക്കാർ/ എയ്ഡഡ് ഹയർ സെക്കണ്ടറി സ്കൂളുകളിലെ ഹെൽപ് ഡെസ്കുകളിൽ നിന്നും തേടാവുന്നതാണ്.             2021 സെപ്റ്റംബർ 22 ന് പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്ന ആദ്യ അലോട്ട്മെന്റിന്റെ ഒരു സാധ്യതാ ലിസ്റ്റ് മാത്രമാണ് ട്രയൽ അലോട്ട്മെന്റ് ലിസ്റ്റ്. അതു കൊണ്ട് തന്നെ ട്രയൽ റിസൾട്ട് പ്രകാരം ലഭിക്കുന്ന അലോട്ട്മെന്റ് ലെറ്റർ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഒരു സ്കൂളിലും പ്രവേശനം നേടാനാവില്ല. പ്രവേശനം നേടുന്നതിന് ആദ്യ അലോട്ട്മെന്റ് ലിസ്റ്റ

                      HOREGALLU                                          - Sudha Murthy Read And Respond  The author wishes there were many more of ‘horegallus’ in the world. Comment .         A horegallu is a stone bench on which tired people can rest and regain their energy. Such stones are usually under shady trees. Tired travellers unburden themselves, sit, and talk to some sympathetic listener. Life is a journey and we all are travellers. Each one of us carries burdens of various sorts. If there is some patient and sympathetic listener, we can unburden ourselves and feel relieved. The horegallu will not solve your problem but it gives you a temporary relief. The author expects each of us to be a horegallu. THINK AND WRITE 1. Do you think that the grandfather and Ratna were doing some tremendous social service? Explain.        I do think that the grandfather and Ratna were doing tremendous social service. They used to sit down and calmly listen to the problems people have. They lis

THINK AND WRITE 1. Sketch the character of Nomita. You may analyze the sentences given below: Why, why does she keep on begging like this? “Stop it! What a common, vulgar man you are!” Nomita laughs a laugh that can bring an attractive flush to a white face.        Nomita is the wife of Ajit. They live in a joint family. Altogether there are 26 members in that family. Nomita comes from a very poor family. But she is very beautiful and that is how she gets married into a rich family. Her mother, who is a widow, was the one who managed to find a rich boy for her daughter. Nomita has no brothers or sisters. She is referred to as ‘queen’ by her mother.        Her mother frequently writes to Nomita requesting her for money. She used to write in postcards which could be read by anyone. Nomita is ashamed that her mother is always begging for money. To prevent others from reading, Nomita asks her mother to write letters in an envelope. The requests are so frequent that Ajit says that there is