Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Poets and Pancakes NCERT Solutions | Why is the Englishman’s visit refe

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.

Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?

Why was the legal adviser referred to as the opposite by others?

How did the author discover who the English visitor to the studios was?

What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?

How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?

What does The God that Failed refer to?

Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios?

What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?

Subbu is described as a many-sided genius. List four of his special abilities.

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?

Which country did Danny Casey play for?

Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?