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OvHs Hig ret he Act Taey- Thee = John Milton 23-25 ‘tem o ranted in any orm or by any means elecronic, mechanical photocopying, recording or er cis vaics dpa ntata G5 Pesta 2 The Tables Turned - William Wordsworth 26-28 F Information comained in this book has been obtained from sources beli 3. The Builders H.W. Longfellow 29-31 4. AnyWoman ‘atharine Tynan 92-34 5. AChallenge to Fate ~ Sarojini Naidu 35-37 NON-DETAILED TEXT * The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain 38-43 * 2D-PGM (PASS GUARANTEE MATERIAL) 45-54 3D -RM (RANKERS' MATERIAL)Content Reading Comprehension (unseen) Reading Comprehension (Non-detailed) Language of Advertisements Interpretation of Non-Verbal Information Describing a Process Letter writing |. Curriculum Vitae ‘Completing a form Conversation Practice Note Making Vocabulary -Matching |. Word Stress BOARD MODEL PAPERR, Page.No 101-123 124-134 135-156 157-175, 176-195 196-202 203-223 224-237 238-254 255-274 275-290 291-295 296-300 |. OF STUDIES . THE SECRET OF WORK PROSE - Francis Bacon 02-05 | Some Books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be digested] Swami Vivekananda 06 - 09 [ Work is Worship- Work s a mixture of Good and Evil- Worklike a Master ] |. JCBOSE ~ Aldous Huxley 10-13 | Simple experiments of Bose on Plants - Plants feel- Plants have heartbeats) . In Celebration of Being Alive - Dr Christian Barnard = 14-17 [Barnard says, One should celebrate ‘for being LEARNING FROMTHE WEST -NRNarayanaMurthy 18-21 [Westerners - Soclety centered; Indians - Family centered]1. OF STUDIES Francis Bacon A: Reference: ilosopher, statesman, He is regarded asthe ‘Father of English Essay’ ‘Contexts Bacon begins the essey with list of tree utilities of studies, He reveals how the Secondly, knowledge acquired throu man speaks and cornmunicates with “Thirdly, studies improve the ability ofa leamed person to deal with various problems. Jeamed man makes beter judgement of matters and issues concerned. General Relevance: The essay is enriched with intellectual wisdom, practical knowledge and. sudy tis. otis considered oe the most beneficial essay forthe students and young individuals 2. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. cen from the essay “Of Studies”, written by Sir Francis Bacon, «great philosopher, statesman. He is regarded as the ‘Father of English Essay’. ‘Context: Bacon describes about the treatment of studies by various people. He says how crafty ‘men, simple men and wise men treat studies. Explanation: By ‘erafty men’, Bacon means ‘cunning and clever person’, Such people try to underestimate studies, as they donot se the utility of studies inthe right sense. ‘Ontheother hand, ‘simplemen’ always admire and respect studies. They are fond of book reading. ‘But the third type, the ‘wise men’, really make the best use of studies in their real life situations ‘Thus, Bacon illustrates thatthe corrupt men denounce education, the common men approve ‘education whereas the wisemen utilise education. se: The esty is evished with intltal wisdom, practical knowledge and considered tote te most beneficial eta fr th studentsand young individuals {Meaningo } Stsman = Respect poticaleader(ruongc) Omament= decorative tom; Goqsenty = Suonty, conn» cfcies psencnienr) eater 3, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ‘Az Reference:The given lines ae taken from the essay “OFSt tesman, He is regarded asthe‘ all books are not to be readin the same manner. He explains how various types ofbooks are tobe used Explanation: Some books are to be tasted . That means there are some general books like magazines which are to be reed casually. They just deserve reading a few pages. ‘Some books are to be swallowed. The books like textbooks ae tobe read completely and quickly. ‘A few books are to be chewed and digested. These are very valuable books like religious & philosophical books. They are to be read till the essence is digested. Thus, some books are to be ead casually while ome other books are tobe read seriously. Certain books are tobe read thoroughly to apply them in pr General Relevance: The essay is enriched with it wisdom, practical knowledge and study tips. So it is considered tobe the most beneficial essay for the students and young individuals. I! man: conference a ready man; and wting an exact man.{MAR -20] cen from the essay “OF Studi fis regarded as the ‘Father: writen by Sir Francis Bacon, a point quickly, think quickly, and reply quickly. By ‘writing’ Bacon means, writing tent and language as we profound knowledge is ‘writers, authors ete, Authors need great command ove ‘he ultimate stage of perfect learning, So a writs sual wisdom, practical knowledge and for the students and young individuals. The essay is enriched with sidered tobe the most benefc (Hteanings)} deserve = justly Casually = randomly ‘Swallowed=eat up hurtly Chewed = Crunch debates discussion essence = spit ‘conference = meeting debater= person who argues formally Profound = Deep, extreme Nien ee ee£SRENGLI " 4, Whit did Bacon men tn the tine “Some Books af oe tat me ooks ae to be tasted ther oe swallowed, PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS and some fow to be chened and digested? “ss 1. What according to Bacon is Az Introduction: The essay “OI hhuman mind nd also as source of enhancing one For Bacon some books are only meant to ANA 20) Francis Bacon, a great philosopher, The essay informs various aspects zo the body”. Studies actually cues the diseases of mind just of a body. for lungs and walking for digestion. Similarly, 2. Scholastic philosophy is good for muddle thinking, The study of bad memory. Thus every defect of the y the study of pro —__—(iaiags} thetoric= power of speech ‘argument = debate discourse = discussion experitse = proficiency condemns = rticize solely =entrely = edcuatonal muddle = confuse asserts = declaes enhance = improve \Wit= abilty to use words cleverly ‘emphasizes =highights Cramming = overloadingomenousmar) [7] —______—Satedal 2. THE SECRET OF woRK ‘Swami Vivekananda 1. The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure, Reference:The given line is taken from the lesson “The Secret of Work’, written by Swami ‘Vivekananda, a Hindu monk and philosopher. His popular quotation ‘Arise, awake and stop not 4 Marks : Inthis essay, Vivekananda reveals the nature and secrets of work. He offers solutions the miseries ofthe world \: Vivekananda says thatthe miseries ofthe world cannot be cured by phy ignorance is the mother of al evils and cause of human misery. He jon of this problem is to make mankind pure. It means that man has to change his character and become perfect, He has to be educated and enlightened spiritually. He must ‘work continuously without attachment. Then only the miseries of the world can be solved. General Relevance: One must work with love and liberation without expecting anything in return, Every at of love, brings happiness. We should work lke masters of our mind and treat work as worship. 2. Every work must necessarily be a mixture of good and evil; yet we are commanded ‘to work incessantly, {Board Paper} [As Reference:The given lines are taken from the lesson “The Secret of Work’, written by Swami Vivekananda, a Hindu monk and philosopher. His popular quotation ‘Arise, awake and stop not til the goal is reached i an ever inspiring one tothe youth. ‘Context: In this essay, Vivekananda reveals the nature and secrets of work. He tells the Explanation: Every work is mixture of good and evil. This isthe secret of work. Good and evil sctons will have their own consequences, Good actions bring good and’ ad to bad. We have to work continuously without any attachments. Then can be free of bondage. Every work we do leaves an impression on the subeon: ion of the mind. ‘The sum total of such impressions makes our character. General Relevance: One must work with love and liberation without expecting anything in ‘etum. Every ac of love, brings happiness. We should work like masters of our mind and treat 3; a ‘Work with freedom, inspired by love’ There s no true love possible in the slave|MAR -20] Reference:The piven line is taken from the lesson ‘The Secret of Work’, written by Swami ‘Vivekananda, « Hindu monk and philosopher. His popular quotation “Arise, awake and stop not til the gol is reached! isan ever inspiring one tothe youth, work as worship, “The idea of merey and selfless charity can be put into practice; that is, by locking upon .opher. His popular quotation “Arise, awake and is heavenly. To be good, we all have to be rey and “selfless charity’ can be put into at ‘work as worship’. We have to dedicate the result of our work to God. id blessedness. fon without expecting anything in (Meanings) work a worship Meaninge} ‘eigoner ——_misoies = csvoss ignorance unawareness rightened- aware consequences outcomes bondage = slavery stconecouss innermost Iberation= relist ‘monk = bondsman selfish = egocentric bls ~joy ——-mercy= pity charity = trust blessedness= dlvine favour oer eee slave = invariably =always:sesnenounwar) —————_[F}- ———*#ttiaints PARAGRAPH | QUESTIONS according to Swami Vivekananda? 1, How can the miseries ofthe world be cured IMAR-20), ction: The lesson “The Seeret of Work’ written by Swami Vivekananda, a Hindu fake and stop not ill the goal is reached” As Introd and philosopher. His popular quotation {san ever inspiring one to the youth In this ess work, He offers solutions to cure the miseries of the world “Main Answer: According 1o Swami Vivekananda, ignorance: He fels that, physical help alone cannot cure the miseries ofthe wor changes, his miseries ean not be solved. The only solution tothe problem isto make manking pure, Man aso be educated and enlightened, He has o become spiritually strong’ to get relief from the miseries ofthe world, Otherwise, his needs will goon increasing, which leads to more miseries Vivekananda quotes the words ofthe Bhagavad Gita which suggests to work continuously. ‘Man must work incessantly without atachment Unless man’s character 2. What does Vivekananda say about a man of ch wake and stop not isan ever inspiring one tothe youth. In this essay, Vivekananda reveals the nature and secrets of, work. He offers solutions to cure the miseries of the world. kara’. Samskara comes out of rippli ‘bring goodness and bad actions lead to bad. We have to work continuously without any attachments, ‘Then ony, our soul canbe freed from bondage. Every work we do leaves an impression on our ‘mind subconsciously The sum total of such imptessions makes our character. We have to do good work without expecting result inorder to compared toa tortoise. The tortoise imo pieces, i nothing can be drawn against his will and wish | good character. Aman of character can be fet and head inside th sill ot come out. In the same way, ia man contro Even if you break it mn inner forces, ‘pling = series of waves ry act of love brings happiness. “Attachment comes only when we expect aretur. Working like slaves results in selfish attachment the bliss of nom-amachment. We should work continuously without expecting anything in rtum, Explain the things that guide the conduct of human beings. [Board Paper] ‘s written by Swami Vivekananda, a Hindu wake and stop not til the goals reached” ‘essay, Vivekananda reveals the nature and secrets of ‘work. He offers solutions to cure t the world, Main Answer: Might and) the conduct of men. The exercise xy are the two things that Every act of work with love brings happiness, peace and blessedness‘SMateriate Aldous Huxley you happened to be ines are taken fom the lesson "J C Bose”, written b ster. He was nominated seven times for Noble prize in Ii ‘Context: In his essay Hux Bose in their experimentation. He also describes th Explanation; Faraday invented Eletriiy. Husley General Relevance'Studens should develop strong desire and interest in sence and technology: “The great scientists conducted experiments with simple instruments and became successful ‘We watched the growth of a plant being traced out automatically by a needle on a sheet of smoked glass. Reference: The given lines are taken from the lesson “J C Bose”, writen by Aldous Huxley, ‘wellknown English writer. He was nominated seven times for Noble prize in literature. The resent essay is taken from Context; Inthis essay, Huxley explains how simple equipment is used by J.C. Bose to discover mysterious growth of plans ley's book of travels, “Testing Explanation: One day, Huxley visited the Bose Institue in Caleutta to meet J.C-Bose. There, Huxley observed the simple equipment used by Bose, to make visible the growth of plans. Bose ‘sed alti clockwork, some needles and some filament {in Bromide, a poison. Once the plant started taking in the ‘actual moment of death in a plant could be recorded accurately ‘Genera Relevance: Students should develop strong deste and interest in science and technology, ‘The great scientists conducted experiments with simple instruments and became successful ‘cunosty = interest mysterious = stange astounded = surprised ‘spasm jerk ee pgREMGLISHIAP) r}__suiateriats |. Walking the anaesthetized tree immediately took root in its new place and nourished. [Board Pape Bose", written by Aldous Hi for Noble prize in literature, The op strong desire and interest in siete and technology. rnducted experiments with simple instruments and became successful. chloroform was dropped in to the water. The graph became the record taken from the lesson “J C Bose", writen by Aldous Huxley, 1 another place withthe hep sive to a big tree, Later its roots and bran ‘dying man would do. The actual moment of death in Relevance: Students should develop strong desire and interest in science an technology. ‘The great scinsists conducted experiments with simple instruments and became successful, fatal = kiling ‘amputated= cutott prescribed = specitiod nourished =foed See anaesthosia= sedative‘#SRENGLISH(AP) PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS Explain the views of Huxley about she instruments for exPEFiCa nueduction: The esay,“}C Bose” is winen by Aldous Hunley wel OWN ra even times for Noble prize in literature, The present es + tnthis essay, he describes how mysterious things tation. ‘writer, He was nominal from Huxley's book o offplans are discovered by J.C. Bose using simple equipment. the experimentation of science and technol Main Answer: Huxley fels necessary to have an advanced Faraday and J.C. Bose Faraday, who was in search of periment instruments suchas ta vessel, jampots, wire, wax and silk. Bose's experimentation wi more simple than Faraday. But Bose's new instrument disclosed the mysteries in pls proved hat any planta ively as any ving beings Explain the experiments of Bose about the growth and reaction of a plant. Introduction: The essay, “JC Bose” is writen by Aldous Huxley, a well known English |" wen times for Noble prize in literature. The present essay is taken ie equipment, “Main Answer: One day, Huxley happened to vist the Bose Institute at Calcutta, There he met Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, a great Indian scientist. Bose proved by experimentation that both of plants are discovered by J.C. Bose using s wed by Faraday, Bose used inleclockwork, some needles and some fila Huxley observed te experiments made by Bose such as, the growth of pl automatically with a needle ona sheet of smoked glass, reaction ofa pl inhis experiment. identified feeding ofa plant, transplantation of an anaesthetised tree andthe recording of heart beats of tags} disclosed = reveal, pen ¢SRENGLI Bs ee : Introduetion: The abe How did JC Bose record the heart beats of a plant? [Board Paper} [MAR -20] Introduction: The essay, “J C Bose” is writen by Aldous Huxley, a well known English ‘writer. He was nominated seven times for Noble iterture. The present essay is taken from Huxley's book of travels 1c". Inthis essay, he describes how mysterious things of plants are discovered by J.C, Bose using simple equipment. Main Answer:Bose strongly believed that plants had a sensitive nervous system. Just ike animals, simul could be measured and recorded. His be ‘vas strengthened of hs experiments, For stance in one of his experiments, the plant was dipped in ‘poison, Once the pl staking inthe poison, it became unsteady, proving that smental factors such as temperature, chemicals electricity, gases and humidity. The mote responses he got from the plants, the more detailed his efforts became, Bose was astounded to discover that an eletrc death spasm occurs in plants when they die, and that ‘moment of death ina plant could be accurately recorded. How did J C Bose prove that plants experience pain like other living beings? 1, “J.C Bose” is written by Aldous Huxley, a well known English ‘writer He was nominated seven times for Noble prize literature. The present essay is taken from Huxley's book of travels, this essay, he describes how mysterious things are discovered by J.C. Bose using simple equipment, Main Answer:Trees and plants have feelings t00, J.C-Bose conducted some experiments 10 ‘demonstrate that they behave like othe jing beings. He invented some instruments to record the feelings ofthe trees and plants, He was totally successful to establish that trees and plants in expressing feelings lke other living beings. The plants and tees are not shows that p s respond like other living beings. Through hs tudy, Bose proved that plants are Sensitive to pain and affection.| *! ING ALIVE ‘IN CELEBRATION OF BEING Foor ar (Baarmons) tan accident I had few year ago. tn Celebration of Being Alive”, written by Dr. ferformed the world’s first 4 Marks. 1. My lomy though probaly stem om Ae Reerece: Titi taken fn te een aos Bande ns South Aen carson HE sche ea pt open ay, Bara dees eso ea enon be or ee One =) ‘Bamard and his wife were crossing 4 road after a happy meal. A car aa roe at noth oer ssf he on. Then nar ar Sock ti i over Baad ued foelvenbeoken hand aperorted sr cul boar Tis ie ade Barr ink hat salen nss0 aoe ony He wuld th gpy earad ager ese eh ‘Sept spins uni ile ba ook er ebay, sr re Beara: et the ee ing ote nest frog serene. fad come to andestnd at he expres sling makes + pon sete ne samt from the two handicapped 2. My son, it is God's wil, That's the way God tests you. ‘As. Reference:This fine is taken fiom “In Celebration of Being Alive”, written by Dr. Chistian Bamard. He was a South Aftican cardiac surgeon. He performed the world’s frst successful human hear transplant operation, Context: the essay, Bamard_ describes the lessons he had learnt ftom the two handicapped hil patients inthe hospital. Explanation: Dr. Bamard’s father viewed ‘suffering as the will of God and a test to man's patience’. He thought that suffering would make a person a beter one. One cantot become 3 sn after experienc ‘suffering. Just a5 we cannot appre: ‘warmth without experiencing clod, we cannot enjoy suffering. Dr. Bamard tually disagreed with his father’s a person, He dd not see anything noble abou a patient in pain and anguish, General Relevance: ‘Bemard narrates about the acident to bring out the unexpected suffering experienced by them. He had come to understand that the experience of suffering makes a person a better one, perforated =forming holes prevalent=wide spread tiled culated agony =misory brooding= brushing ennebles = dignity“ angush=sutfeing __waling= weeping ae eee nrST- ns SRI sessg nes DSEgOONTONESIN DR OOONPOSEEREEStEC SOS ‘ & Reference: These lines are taken from the lesso S Materials It opened my eyes to the Fact that J was missing something in all my thinking about suffering. Reference: These lines are taken from the lesson “In Celebration of Being Alive”, written by Dr. Christin Bamard. He was a South Affican cardiac surgeon. He performed the world’s frst successful human hear transplant operation. ‘Context: Inthe essay, Bamard_ describes the lessons he had learnt from the two handicapped ns inthe hospital, jon; Dr. Bamatd hada distorted view of suffering But the and a handicapped mechanic, taught a profound lesson to him. In ‘than what you have lo General Relevance: Bemard narrates about the secide ‘experienced by them, He had come to understand person a better one. ing out the unexpected sufering 1e experience of suffering makes a You don't become a person because you person because you are suffering: but you become a better experienced suffering, De. Christian Barnard, He was a South African ¢ successful human heart transplant operat Context: Inthe essay, Bamard_ describes the lessons he had leamt from the ro handicapped and « handicapped mechs celebration of being alive but not just something for pleasur alive is more important than the suffering they are experiencing. One cannot become a better Person by brooding over his suffering. One becomes a better per suffering Just as we cannot appreciate light without knowing darkness, and cannot apprevite ‘Warmth without experiencing clod, we cannot enjoy eal happiness unless we have experienced suffering ler experiencing General Relevance: Bernard narates about the accident to bring out the unexpected ‘experienced by them. He had come to understand thatthe experience of su Person a better onead? How did he react to the accident? What was the accident that Dr Barnard bs ian Barard, ‘human hear tntroduetion:The lesson “In Celebration of Being Alive” is written by Dr first sues that he had faced and the was a South A 1g a road after @ happy meal. A the road. Then another ted, car knocked him into his wife. She was thrown out into the other 5 cat fom the opposite direction struck her. His eleven ribs were broken and lung wasp What were the views of Dr Barnard’s father about suffering? In what way did Barnard’s views differ from his father's? [Board Paperl troduction: The lesson “In Celebration of Being Al vas a South Aftican cardiac surgeon. He performed the wo ‘eansplant operation. In this lesson, he narates about th that he had faced and the lessons he leamed from the episode. in Answer: Dr. Bamard’s father viewed ‘suffering as the wll of God and & test to man’s patience’. He thought that sufeing would make a persona bet ‘beter person by brooding over his suffering, We cannot appreciate light withoutknowing darkness ‘We cannot appreciate wari without experiencing cold Likewise we cannot enjoy real happiness 1 have experienced suffering. Dr. Bamard totally disagreed with his petson. He did nat see anything noble about ® view that man beings and suffering en in and anguish, ora child wal ward, SRENGLI (Cross Children’s hos [Ay Introduction:The less was a South Aftican transplant operation, lesson, he narrates about the accident that he had faced and the lessons he learned from the episode. Main swer: The driver was a one- armed boy. He had 2 harmful tumor and his shoulder and arm were cut off He was not likely to live long. The mechanic was seven years old boy. He was iby scraping his feet onthe f loping along behind the trolley. Though be could not see he ‘was able to push the trolley. Thus the choice oftheir roles was suitable hospital. Dr. Bamard learnt that suffering samt thatthe business of iving isthe celebration usement and recreation, He has come to of suffering makes a person a beter one. One can’t appreciate 18s. Similarly warmth can be appreciated if one has experienced more important ‘han what you have lost. Fi suffering makes a man better’ agrees with his father’s words and says “the experience ofyassmen west 5. LEARNING = NR Narayana Murthy (weormo1s) 1d commitin = itis about decent is speech, Mr. Murthy propounds the ide of community beh contrasts and compares the phenomena in Eutope with the life that i in Ida Explanation: In the west Merit alone rues, Wester people respect the talented. They appre encouraged and incompeteney is punished They have ight from a very young age, parents teach thei the values thatthe present day Indians ‘of Infosys. Ins speech, he sugEests away that ‘ofthe community It cannot be implemented by ra A ing from the West", a speech delivered and Padma Shri awardee. He i the chief mentor A ‘by NR Narayana Murthy, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awardee, He is the ‘of infosys. In is speech, he suggests the values thatthe present day Indians should lear from the suggests the values that the present day Indians should leam from the west ‘Context: Ins speech, Mr. Murthy propounds the idea of community beh contrasts and compares the phenomena in Europe with the a “Explanation: Indians always put self and family i aviour inthe West. He (Children consider ‘with husband and wife Aiferent from our attitude towards the family. We have apathy in addressing community matters ‘We see serious problems around us but do not try to solve them. We behave as if they are someone else's responsibility. General Relevance: Narayana Murthy feels that every citizen of India should devel confidence, faith in his/her own ideas. They need hard working nature to make glorious propounds = suggest ‘modest=humble incompetency = incapabilty intensities budup ‘enormous = many mortocracy = admirabo privllges = opportunites prejudices =bias embrace =grasp{20} PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS. Frcs we aout learn from the West, [Board Paper sc Introdaton Th son “Laring om ie Wes isa speech dtvered by NR. Naayan : 1a Shri awardee. He is the chief mentor of Infosys. In his Tran should lam om he wes 1. Give a list ofthe lessons that Narayana Marth he public good: West has a much greater focus on loyalty to society than tothe {nthe West, people approach societal problems proactively. Indians must obtain this possible. inthe west, respective of your positon, Jatively corruption free in the is another integral part ofthe Wester value system. In the West, people lesson to by ‘you are held accountable for what gh froma very young age, Western parents teach ther children remselves. Hence, these children grow up tobe strong, confident adults Inthe West, parents teach their children to be punctual. Thus, they grow up to be Honoring contracts: In the West, contractual obligations are seldom dishonored, 2. ‘Our attitude towards family life is not reflected in our attitude towards community bbchaviour. Explain this statement keeping in view the points made by Narayana Murthy in the essay “Leurning from the West”. ‘Az Introduction: The lesson “Learning from the West” isa speech delivered by N.R. Narayana ‘Murthy, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awardee. He isthe chief mentor of Infosys. In his speech, he suggests the values thatthe present day Indians should lear from the west Main Answer: Indians always put self and family interest before that ofthe comm parents make enormous sacrifices forth care of aged parents; and marriage is held to be a sacred ie. Unfortunately, our {s very different from our atiude towards the family. We havea x Ae S-Material « “‘ndians become intimate even without being friendly’, Mustrate this statement with Murthy’s speech, ‘Az Introduction: The lesson “Leaming from the We 4s a speech delivered by NR. Narayana Murthy, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awardee. He isthe chief mentor of Infosys. In his speed ie Suggests the values thatthe present day Indians should lear from the West. 1. We become intimate peech about this. One day MD about removing him from the bottom 10 1. Murthy ceminded of what Rudyard Kipling once said: A westerner ean be timate while an eastemer tends o be intimate without being friendly fo drive home when he quotes Henry IMAR -20] Beecher? How did he co sptech delivered by N.R. Narayana 1 chief mentor of Infosys. In his speech, he suggests the values that the present day Indians should leam from the west. “Main Answer: The point that Narayana Murthy wants to drive home i that, we have to remember lack of commitment to the common good. We ing the Westem values into our own culture . We it. Most of our behavior comes from greed, lack of self-confidence, lack of| 3, and lack of respect forthe society. There is enough inthis world for ‘everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed. We have to work towards a society here we would do unto others what we would have others do unto us. Let us all be responsible Citizens who make our country a great pla is the price of greatness. We have to extend our family values beyond the boundaries of our home,sSRENGLISH(AP) Ta} POETRY 41. Onbis Having Arved atthe Age of Twenty Three - John Milton 23-25 [have reached 23 years -butn vain time has stolen my age- beter surrender to Gos] 2, THETABLES TURNED - William Wordsworth 26 - 28 [Dear triend- say Bye Bye to books - Hi to Nature] 3. THEBUILDERS - H.W.Longfellow 29-31 [We are the bullders of our own building called Lite Itearefully ‘Remember! Building something worthwhile takes tr 4. ANYWOMAN -Katharine Tynan 32-34 [Mother everything to children; No Mother - No other ‘God could not be everywhere, therefore He made Mothers] 5. ACHALLENGE TO FATE - Sarojini Naidu 35-37 Oh! Fate ! Come on! Challenge! You fool! Do whatever you do I don't care] NON-DETAILED TEXT * The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain 38-43 ‘S Material = John Milton 4 Marks ‘well known for his epic poem “Paradise Lost This poem is an autobiographical sonnet Context: The poet regrets that ime has stolen away his 23 yeas of age so quickly. He says he has wasted his time on purpaseless career sofa Explanation: The poet personifiestime as a thief of youth, Time has stolen away all fis age. his age. The poet laments th thas to do aot afterwards laments = repens metaphor=analogy image worthwhile