HSC Science (Electronics) 11th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Choose the correct alternative for the given line. Focus on the inference of the poet.

‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by’

The line means - __________________.

‘Earth has not anything to show more fair.’

This line expresses the poet’s feelings. The sight he saw from the bridge is beautiful. There are a few more lines similar to the above. With the help of your partner find them and discuss what they express.

The poem creates a delightful picture of the city, rich in its natural beauty. Work in pairs, groups and pick out the lines from the poem which give the pictorial effect to the poem. Write it in your own words.

Find out the words and phrases which describe the following. One is done for you.

The pride of any city is its skyline.

Write 5 lines about the place where you reside and what makes you feel proud of it.

Compose a poem in an imaginary village. Try to maintain the rhyme scheme in the poem. You may begin like this….

Settled on the bank of a river
      Like a queen
Is my beautiful village
    Full of bushes green.

Write an appreciation of the sonnet. Refer to the points to be covered for appreciation.

• About the poem/poet/title
• Theme
• Poetic devices, language, style
• Special features/novelties/focusing elements
• Values, message
• Your opinion about the poem

Write a summary of the sonnet. Refer to the earlier poems for the points to be covered for writing the summary.

• Title
• Introductory paragraph (about the poem, type, nature, tone)
• Main body (central idea, the gist of the poem)
• Conclusion (opinion, views, appeal).

While building a bridge, a group of people comes together. They are architects, designers, engineers, officers, masons, politicians, building material suppliers, carpenters, etc. Write about the qualifications of these people. Choose any career from the list above and complete the table.

Given below are a few famous bridges in India. Find out more information about them and write in your notebook.

1. The Howrah Bridge.
2. Laxman Zhula
3. Pambum Bridge
4. Worli Sea Link

State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

The nose can use spectacles.

State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

Eyes have to be shut when the Nose wears/puts on the spectacles.

State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

Eyes cannot use spectacles.

Discuss with your partner and match the following expressions given in column A with their interpretations in column 'B'.

Comment on the following characters depicted in the poem, in a sentence or a phrase.

“Lend thy ears to all but few thy tongue”…. is a famous quote by William Shakespeare. Justify.

Compose two lines of your own on any sensory organ.

Write the appreciation of the poem.

• About the poem/poet/title
• Theme
• Poetic devices, language, style
• Special features/novelties/focusing elements
• Values, message
• Your opinion about the poem

Write a summary of the poem.

• Title
• Introductory paragraph (about the poem/ type/nature/tone)
• Main body (central idea/gist of the poem)
• Conclusion/ opinions/views/appeal.

Pick out examples of Inversion from the poem.