Poem 5: The School Boy   Summary The speaker of poem is a school boy who love to rise in summer morning, when birds are singing on the trees. The boy gets entertained by the company of the hunter who blows his clarion from a distance field and sweet lullabies of skylark. But the thing … Read more

The Great Stone Face-II   Summary Ernest still lived in his native valley. He was simple hearted man. He always worked for the betterment of the world. Though he was considered to be an ordinary man yet he was humble and rich in thoughts. With the passage of time, Ernest became old. He had wise … Read more

Poem 1: The Ant and the Cricket   Summary This poem is about a silly young cricket and an ant. Cricket was only singing all day long and used to enjoy his good times during summer season. He didn’t plan anything for the future. When winter arrives, cricket couldn’t find a small amount of food … Read more

This is Jody’s Fawn   Summary Jody’s father, Mr. Baxter, had been bitten by a rattle snake. He killed a doe and used its heart and liver to suck out the venom from his wound. The next morning he felt much better but his son, Jody, felt bad to have left the doe’s fawn all … Read more

Poem 2: Geography Lesson   Summary The poem is about the way earth looks from different altitudes. It is divided into three parts. When the jet takes off and starts to climb up in the sky, you can have full height view of the city. The city grew as per its necessity and did not … Read more

Poem 3: Macavity: The Mystery Cat   Summary Macavity is a mystery cat because no crime agency was ever able to arrest this criminal mastermind during or after his committing a crime. He is too clever to leave any evidence of his guilt. He is a puzzle for every detective agency in the world including … Read more

Poem 4: The Last Bargain   Summary of Poem One morning, speaker walking on the stone paved road and asking out to hire him. Firstly, a king came near him and told that he would hire him with his power but his power counted for nothing so he disliked his agreement. During mid-day, an old … Read more

Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory   Summary It was habit of Bepin Choudhury to stop on a book shop present in New market to purchase the books of his interest. But one day, he encountered with Parimal Ghose,who had recognised Mr. Bepin Babu but Bepin refused to identify him. As proof, Mr.Ghose narrate him Ranchi … Read more

The Summit Within   Summary This story is experiences of Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia, a member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest. Ahluwalia was full of humility when he stood on the summit of Everest. He thanked God for his physical success. It was the highest of the goals for him. While getting … Read more

A Visit to Cambridge   Textual Questions and Exercises Q1. “Cambridge was my metaphor for England.” To the writer, (i) Cambridge was a reputed university in England. (ii) England was famous for Cambridge. (iii) Cambridge was the real England Ans. Cambridge was the real England. Q2. The writer phoned Stephen Hawking’s house (i) from the … Read more