Chapter 8 The Tale of Melon City
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Chapter 7 Birth
Chapter 7 Birth NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers Birth About the Author Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish novelist and physician. During the First World War, Cronin served as a surgeon sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve before graduating from medical school. After the war, he […]
Chapter 6 The Ghat of the Only World
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Chapter 5 Mother’s Day
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Chapter 4 Albert Einstein at School
Chapter 4 Albert Einstein at School Text Book Questions and Answers Albert Einstein at School About the Author Patrick Pringle was born in 1935 in Rochester, New York. He was a freelance writer and photographer, wildlife biologist and educator. He was the editor, executive editor of Nature and Science during 1965 – 1967. He won […]
Chapter 3 Ranga’s Marriage
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Chapter 2 The Address
Chapter 2 The Address Text Book Questions and Answers The Address About the Author Marga Minco (pseudonym of Sara Menco, born 31 March 1920) is a Dutch journalist and writer. Born in Ginneken to an Orthodox Jewish family, Minco began work as a trainee journalist. In the early part of World War II Minco lived […]
Chapter 1 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
Chapter 1 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Text Book Questions and Answers The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse About the Author William Saroyan (13 August 1908 – 18 May 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 […]