HSC Science (General) 11th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Recall your favorite crime story on TV. Discuss with your friend how you could prevent the villain/thief from committing the crime/theft.

The feeling of a person when he commits a mistake are __________________.

1. He tries to justify it.
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. _________________

The person who makes mistake or commits crime should be punished because _________________.

1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________

Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch was heading towards Mrs. Adis’s House. It was -

1. a dark moonless night.
2. _________________________
3. _________________________

Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch didn’t knock before entering Mrs. Adis’s house.

The reason was - 

1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________

‘She went to one of the kitchen drawers’.

Look at the sentence carefully. The underlined word tells us that she went (some time ago) to a particular place (at one of the kitchen drawers). Now discuss with your partner and tell the class what you did ‘yesterday’ and what your friend did ‘yesterday’. Complete the table. One is done for you.

Imagine your friend/younger brother or sister has committed a grave mistake that has resulted in a great loss to the college property or to your family. He/she seeks your advice to come out of the situation/problem. Write a dialogue between you and your friend/brother/sister who describes the entire situation and seeks help from you. Take the help of the following points.

• Introduction
• Confessing the mistake
• Seeking help
• Your advice/suggestion
• Concluding part

Search in your college library or on the internet for at least five stories where a king or any great person has forgiven a losing king, culprit, or offender. There are many such stories that you might have read in your history books. One such story is of Alexander and Porus. Find at least five stories and write their summarised version in your notebook.

Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reportage

Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reporter

Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reported speech

Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reportorial

You might have read war stories or watched war movies. Make a list of the factors which make them interesting.

Narrate in your own words a similar based on text to the class.

Imagine that you are about to interview the writer. Write 10 to 15 questions regarding the operation.

Enlist any four facts which made the capturing of Tiger Hill a national challenge.

Different arms and ammunitions are mentioned in the excerpt. Find their names.

Wars are not fought only on the battlefield. Comment.

Prompt reporting is of strategic importance during a war. Refer to the above extract and explain.

Complete the flow chart showing the events on the day of the assault.