CBSE Revision Notes

CBSE Notes for The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary

The story opens with Mourad coming to Aram’s house at four in the morning one fine day. He tapped on the window to Aram’s room. When Aram looked out of the window, he was taken aback and startled to see Mourad riding a beautiful white horse. In fact, he was so dazed that Mourad had to say “Yes, it’s a horse. You are not dreaming.” All this was too unbelievable because Aram knew that they were too poor to be able to afford to buy a horse. The only way Mourad could possess it could be by stealing. They were too honest to lie and yet too crazy to ride a horse. Please refer The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for Class 11 English Snapshots

In order to help you prepare well for the English Snapshots subject, we have curated the NCERT solutions for class 11 English snapshots, which is now available on our website for downloading. The NCERT Class 11 English Snapshots Notes free PDF solutions can be used as a guide to prepare for the exams. You can use them as a reference to attempt previous year question papers and give mock exams before appearing for the actual tests.

• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary
• The Address Summary
• Ranga’s Marriage Summary
• Albert Einstein at School Summary
• Mother’s Day Summary
• Birth Summary
• The Tale of Melon City Summary

CBSE Notes for Father to Son Summary

The father sees his son as the ‘the prodigal son’ who would soon return to his father’s house which was once his very own. The father is unable to understand why in his grief he becomes angry with his son.

As there is still love between both of them, they try to find out a way to resolve their differences but that seems futile. Elizabeth Jennings says that fathers and sons all over the world should learn to live on the same globe and same land. The poem talks about the universal problem – lack of communication and understanding. Please refer Father to Son Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for Childwood Summary

In the final lines, the poet concludes the speculations in his mind regarding his lost childhood. He now tries to understand where his childhood has gone. Though he is not aware of the day he lost his childhood, he knows that it has gone to some forgotten place, that is, on the face of an infant. The poet believes that though his childhood has become a memory for him, it has become a reality for some other child. Childhood is a cyclic process, where it leaves one person and goes to another. Please refer Childwood Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for The Voice of the Rain Summary

The poet compares the rain to a poem/song. A song is born in the heart of a human and after giving pleasure and joy to one and all come back to the creator in the form of appreciation. Similarly, rain originates from the Earth and the bottomless sea; soars up to heaven taking the form of clouds and comes down to give joy to its birthplace (Earth) and makes it clean, pure and beautiful. Please refer The Voice of the Rain Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for A Photograph Summary

The poet recollects how her mother laughed at the photograph and felt disappointed at the loss of her childhood joys. The sea holiday was her mother’s past at that time, while her mother’s laughter is the poet’s past now. With great difficulty and at different periods of time, both reconcile with their respective losses and the pain involved in recollecting the past. For the poet, the death of her mother brings great sadness and an acute sense of loss. The painful ‘silence’ of the situation leaves her with no words to express her grief. Thus, the ‘silence silences’ her. Please refer A Photograph Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for The Browning Version Summary

Frank admits envying Mr Crocker-Harris for the effect he has on his students. He asks Tap low if Mr Crocker-Harris beat his students. However, Taplow tells Frank that unlike one or two other teachers, Mr Crocker-Harris is not a ‘sadist’. He is not the sort of a person who would beat students and vent out his frustration on students. He is hard like a nut all shrivelled up. He is heartless.

He possesses no feelings at all. Tap low admits that in spite of all this, he likes Mr Crocker-Harris. At this point, Millie, the wife of Mr. Crocker-Harris arrives there and sends Taplow to a chemist’s shop with a prescription. Please refer The Browning Version Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role Summary

According to Mr Lester R. Brown, there are four biological systems, namely fisheries, forests, grasslands and croplands. They form the basis of the global economic system. They supply food to us and raw materials for our industries. But in large areas of the world, these systems are reaching unsustainable levels. Their productivity is being damaged.

For the first time in human history, we are concerned about the-Survival of not just the people but of the planet. In this era of responsibility, an industry can play a crucial role. Today, many industrialists and politicians have realized their responsibility in preserving the natural resources for the future generation. Please refer
The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues Summary

The lesson also provides a comprehensive awareness of ancient Egyptian culture. The ancient Egyptians believed that there was life after death. That is why the Pharaohs were buried with the tremendous amount of wealth including things of daily use so that they could use them in their life after death. It was also believed that gold would guarantee their resurrection. Please refer Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues Summary for more information.

CBSE Notes for We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can All Be Together Summary

The first part of the journey, that is, about 105,000 kilometres up to Cape Town passed off very, pleasantly. On the second day out of Cape Town, -they began to encounter strong gales. Gales did not worry the narrator. But the size of the waves was alarming – up to 15 metres, as high as the main mast.

On 25th December, the writer’s ship was in the southern Indian Ocean, 3500 kilometres to the east of Cape Town. The family celebrated their new year on board the ship. Please refer We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can All Be Together Summary for more information.