Q1. The Suggested Reading given with 'Mother Tongue' is the poem 'Hindi' by
- Padma Sachdev
- Philip Larkin
- Wole Soyinka
- Raghuvir Sahay
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Correct answer: D. Raghuvir Sahay
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NCERT · Class 11
NCERT Class 11 English: Chapter List and Official PDFs
All 38 chapters of the NCERT Class 11 English textbook(s), with the section headings of each chapter and a link to the official PDF on ncert.nic.in. Open a chapter to see what it covers.
38 chapters3 books
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Chapter 1: The Portrait of a LadyC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: The Portrait of a Lady
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Thinking about language
- Working with words
- Noticing form
- Things to do
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 1: A PhotographC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the poem: A Photograph
- Think it out
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter WS1: Note-makingA. Reading Skills
- Note-making: introduction and worked example
Chapter 2: We’re Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be TogetherC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: We’re Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be Together
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Thinking about language
- Working with words
- Things to do
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter WS2: SummarisingA. Reading Skills
- Summarising: process and worked examples
Chapter 3: Discovering Tut: the Saga ContinuesC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Thinking about language
- Working with words
- Things to do
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 3: The Laburnum TopC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the poem: The Laburnum Top
- Find out
- Think it out
- Note down
- List the following
- Thinking about language
- Try this out
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 3: The Voice of the RainC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the poem: The Voice of the Rain
- Think it out
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 4: ChildhoodC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the poem: Childhood
- Think it out
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 5: The AdventureC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: The Adventure
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Thinking about language
- Working with words
- Noticing form
- Things to do
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 6: Silk RoadC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: Silk Road
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Thinking about language
- Working with words
- Noticing form
- Things to do
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Chapter 6: Father to SonC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the poem: Father to Son
- Think it out
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Snapshots
Chapter 1: The Summer of the Beautiful White HorseC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
- Try this out
- Questions after the story (4 tasks: what makes the story interesting; why the horse was returned; nostalgia and a childhood incident; the Garoghlanian tribe of Armenia)
Chapter 2: The AddressC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: The Address
- Questions after the story (4: clue in ‘Have you come back?’; pre-War and post-War times; why the narrator wants to forget the address; human predicament after war)
Chapter 3: Mother’s DayC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the play: Mother’s Day
- Questions and activities after the play (5: issues raised and resolution; writing about the issues today; drama as a medium for social message; enacting the play; plays/films with a social-reform message)
Chapter 4: BirthC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the text: Birth
- Questions after the excerpt (3: ‘I’ve done something real at last’; textbook medicine versus a practising physician; medical procedures that save life)
Chapter 5: The Tale of Melon CityC. Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
- Reading the poem: The Tale of Melon City
- Notes (teacher guidance)
Woven Words
Chapter 1: The LamentIII. Textbook
- Reading the text: The Lament
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Appreciation
- Language Work
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P1: The PeacockIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: The Peacock
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter 2: A Pair of MustachiosIII. Textbook
- Reading the text: A Pair of Mustachios
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Appreciation
- Language Work
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P2: Let Me Not to the Marriage of True MindsIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter 3: The Rocking-horse WinnerIII. Textbook
- Reading the text: The Rocking-horse Winner
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Appreciation
- Language Work
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P3: ComingIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: Coming
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter 4: The Adventure of the Three GarridebsIII. Textbook
- Reading the text: The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Appreciation
- Language Work
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P4: Telephone ConversationIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: Telephone Conversation
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter 5: Pappachi’s MothIII. Textbook
- Reading the text: Pappachi’s Moth
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Appreciation
- Language Work
Chapter P5: The World is too Much with UsIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: The World is too Much with Us
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter 6: The Third and Final ContinentIII. Textbook
- Reading the text: The Third and Final Continent
- Understanding the text
- Talking about the text
- Appreciation
- Language Work
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P6: Mother TongueIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: Mother Tongue
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P7: Hawk RoostingIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: Hawk Roosting
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter P11: Ode to a NightingaleIII. Textbook
- Reading the poem: Ode to a Nightingale
- Understanding the Poem
- Try this out
- Suggested Reading
Chapter 21: My WatchEssays
Chapter 22: My Three PassionsEssays
Chapter 23: Patterns of CreativityEssays
Chapter 24: Tribal VerseEssays
Chapter 25: What is a Good Book?Essays
Chapter 26: The StoryEssays
Chapter 27: BridgesEssays
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Q2. From which collection of poems by Sujata Bhatt is 'The Peacock' taken?
- Monkey Shadows (1991)
- The Stinking Rose (1994)
- Brunizem (1988)
- Interpreter of Maladies (1999)
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Correct answer: C. Brunizem (1988)
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Q3. Which poem by Philip Larkin is given as 'Suggested Reading' for 'Coming'?
- 'The Lake'
- 'Ambulances'
- 'Telephone Conversation'
- 'To the Cuckoo'
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Correct answer: B. 'Ambulances'
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