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MEGHALAYA STUDENTS MUST PASS ALL SIX SUBJECTS

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MEGHALAYA STUDENTS MUST PASS ALL SIX SUBJECTS   The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) has announced that from the 2026–27 academic year, students must pass all six subjects to qualify in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination. This change will not affect students appearing for the SSLC exams in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 academic years. It will also not apply to students who need to reappear for failed subjects in 2026–27 or later. The Board issued this notification in accordance with a letter from the Meghalaya Education Department (No. EDN.122/2024/12, dated 28 August 2024, Shillong), following Cabinet approval granted on 9 August 2024 for various examination reforms to be implemented from the 2024–25 academic year onward. According to the notification, the SSLC examination will be conducted twice in the same academic year. Starting from 2025, the First Main Examination will be held every year in February, followed by a Second Supplementary Examinat...
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THE HUMAN SEASONS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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THE HUMAN SEASONS CLASS-12 ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Compare the four seasons with human life.                                         OR Summarize the poem,  'The Human Seasons' . Answer:   In 'The Human Seasons', John Keats beautifully compares the four seasons of nature with the stages of human life. He begins by saying, “Four seasons fill the measure of the year; / There are four seasons in the mind of man,” showing that human life follows a natural cycle.                    Spring represents childhood. It is a time of freshness, curiosity, and joy, when the mind is open to new experiences, just as nature blooms with flowers. Summer stands for youth. This is the period of energy, passion, and growth, when a person expl...
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MOTHER'S DAY IMPORTANT NOTES CLASS 11 SNAPSHOTS

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MOTHER'S DAY BY J.B. PRIESTLY IMPORTANT NOTES CLASS-11 (SNAPSHOTS) -------------------------------------- 1. Describe the characters of Mrs Pearson and Mrs Fitzgerald. Answer:  Mrs Pearson is a pleasant woman in her mid-forties. Although she is attractive, she is constantly worried because of her family’s behaviour. She is caring and calm, but also nervous and apologetic. She works tirelessly day and night and is quite submissive. In contrast, Mrs Fitzgerald is a confident elderly woman. She is bold and outspoken. She has a deep voice, a cool temperament, and enjoys smoking and drinking. She also knows fortune-telling and lives life according to her own rules. 2.   How did Doris and Cyril react after seeing their mother acting differently? Answer:  Doris and Cyril began discussing their mother’s sudden change in behaviour. Doris was worried that their mother might have hit her head and gotten a concussion, but Cyril disagreed. Doris pointed out that their mother loo...
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THE SILK ROAD IMPORTANT ANSWERS FOR CLASS-XI (SNAPSHOTS)

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THE SILK ROAD CLASS-XI (SNAPSHOTS) IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ----------------------------------------------------- Q. The narrator, while travelling to Mount Kailash, observed many changes in the landscape. Discuss. Answer: The narrator and his companions took a short-cut to leave the Changtang region. Tsetan knew a route that would lead them southwest, almost straight towards Mount Kailash. This path required them to cross several fairly high mountain passes. Starting from the gently rising and falling hills of Ravu, the short-cut led them across wide open plains, empty except for a few gazelles grazing in the dry grasslands. As they moved ahead, the plains became more rocky than grassy, and soon they saw a large herd of wild asses.                Further on, the hills grew steeper, and they saw a few drokbas living alone and taking care of their flocks. This route eventually brought them to snow-covered mountains and then...
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FATHER TO SON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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  FATHER TO SON CLASS-11 HORNBILL   QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS --------------------------------------  1. What is the conflict in the poem? Answer: The main conflict lies in the emotional gap between the father and the son. Although they live under the same roof, they fail to understand each other, and their relationship is filled with silence. The father feels sorrow for the lost connection and wishes to rebuild it, reflecting the pain caused by the difference between generations. 2. How does the father describe his knowledge of his son? Answer : The father confesses that he barely knows his son. Even though they have lived together for many years, he feels like his son is a stranger to him. This distance and lack of communication make the father realize that their relationship has failed in understanding each other. 3. What does the father mean when he says, " prodigal son "? Answer:  The father mentions the “prodigal son” as a reference from the Bible that stands for...
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THE ADDRESS CLASS 11 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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THE ADDRESS BY MARGA MINCO CLASS - XI (HORNBILL) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ---------------------------------------- 1. ‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’ Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it? Answer:  The statement shows that the woman and the narrator already knew each other. The story is about a girl who wants to get back her mother’s old belongings from an older woman called Mrs. Dorling. Before the war, the girl’s mother had moved her valuable things to the house of Mrs. Dorling, a trusted acquaintance. But after her mother died in the war, Mrs. Dorling thought no one would come to claim them. When the girl finally went to collect the items, she was shocked. The statement makes it clear that Mrs. Dorling is selfish, as she wants to keep the antiques even though they are not hers. She pretends not to recognize the girl and refuses to let her enter the house. 2. The story is divided into pre-War and post-...
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THE VOICE OF THE RAIN IMPORTANT ANSWERS

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THE VOICE OF THE RAIN WALT WHITMAN CLASS - XI (HORNBILL) IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS -------------------------------------------------------- 1. There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this? Answer: There are two voices in the poem. One of the voices belong to the rain and the other voice belongs to the poet. The lines that indicate the voice of the rain are ‘I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain’ and and the lines which indicate the voice of the poet are ‘And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower’. 2. What does the phrase “strange to tell” mean? Answer:  The poet feels "strange to tell" when the rain responds, since it is lifeless and cannot speak. To the surprise of both the poet and the readers, the rain gives an answer, which the poet translates for us. 3. There is a parallel drawn between rain and music. Which words indicate this? Explain the similarity between the two. Answer:  T...
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