Find out the correlates of Yin and Yang | Class 11 English - Hornbill Chapter Landscape of Soul, Landscape of Soul NCERT Solutions

Three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

The way in which the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died.

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.

Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.

Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risks involved?

The odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.

Can you think of a song or a poem in your language that talks of homecoming?

(i) List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
(ii) What were the results of the CT scan?
(iii) List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
(iv) Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life...”

Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.

Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.

Locate the lines in the text that support the title ‘The Ailing Planet’.

Three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.

Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.

(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.

Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris?

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.

How would you say ‘a dilapidated drum’ in your language?

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?