This unit has a story “A Short Monsoon Diary” which consists of a few excerpts from Ruskin Bond’s diary in which he explains the silent miracles of nature, the monsoon season and life’s little joys and regrets by exploring the …
The story, “A Visit to Cambridge” is a travelogue that highlights the exchange of views between two ‘differently-abled’ people. In this prose, through a tour to Cambridge, both discuss their perspectives about their lives in a wheelchair and the reaction …
The story, “This Is Jody’s Fawn”, is about a young child, Jody and his emotional attachment to the fawn whose mother was killed to save his father’s life. The story mainly highlights moral values such as justice, compassion, care and …
This unit has a story “The Summit Within” which mentions the successful Indian expedition of Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia to Mount Everest in 1965. This story reveals his experiences, feelings and the challenges that he faced while accomplishing this adventurous feat. …
This unit has a story “Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory”, which is a story composed by Satyajit Ray with a surprise ending. This interesting tale, with a humorous touch, tells the story of a sophisticated executive tricked by his friend …
The story “Glimpses of the Past” depicts the history of India’s war of independence against CBSE All In One NCERT Based Science , Social Science , Mathematics , English and Hindi rule with the help of pictures and strips of …
The Tsunami Comprehension Check Question 1: Say whether the following are true or false. 1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami. 2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami. 3. Meghna …
The Best Christmas Present in the World Comprehension Check Question 1: What did the author find in a junk shop? Answer: The author found a nineteenth-century roll-top desk which was put up for sale in a junk shop. It was …