INVITATION & REPLIES

I Invitation card type

1. Write a formal invitation for the marriage function of your daughter in not
more than 50 words.

Mrs. and Mr. Madan Sharma

Solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion of the marriage of their
grand daughter

SONALI
(Daughter of Mrs. Savita and Mr. Rahul Sharma) With

SHRIDHAR
(Son of Mrs. Sushma and Kapil Sharma) on
17th May, 2024 at 7.30 p.m.
at
Red Carpet, Party Lawn, Preet Vihar, Marg, Delhi-110031

With best compliments from

Vinod Sharma & All Relatives

R.S.V.P.
MadanSharma
B-36, Rajdhani Enclave Vikas Marg, Delhi
Ph. : 9971620445

2. Modern Public School, Delhi is organizing an Inter School Music,

Competition. You have decided to invite noted classical musician, Mohan
Gandhi as the judge and guest of honor. Draft a formal invitation for him in
50 words. You are Neeraj / Neetu, Cultural Secretary.
 The Principal, Staff and Students of
Modern Public School
Cordially invite

Mohan Gandhi
As
the guest of honour
and judge for
Inter School Music
Competition On
April 30, 2024

From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

At
school
Campus
We hope you shall accept our humble request and grace the occasion.

Neetu Jha
(Cultural Secretary)

II. INVITATION LETTER TYPE

1. You are the Secretary of the Ritz Students’ Association, St. Peters
School, Nainital. The 20thAlumni Meet will be held on Sunday, the 28 th
January, 2024 at 8.00 p.m. at Plaza Hotel. Write invitation letter to all the
old students of the school to attend the meet.
Ritz Students’
Association St.
Peters School
Nainital

10 December, 2023

Dear Alumna / Alumnus

Subject: Invitation ‘Annual Day Function’

The 20th Alumni Meet of St. Peters School, Nainital will be held on Sunday, 28 th
January, 2024 at 8 p.m. at ‘The Plaza Hotel’. Old students, along with their spouses
will be our guests of honor. Kindly assemble at 8.00 p.m. in the banquet hall for a
get-together, dance and dinner party.

Please confirm your seats by sending ₹ 700 to the undersigned.

Meenakshi
(Secretary
 Formal Acceptance:

1. You are Mr. Harsh Malhotra of 25, Rama Vihar, Gurugram. Draft a formal
reply to Mrs. & Mr. Chawla accepting the invitation to attend the birthday
party of their son. Invent other details yourself.

25, Rama Vihar

Gurugram

25th January, 2023

Dear Mr. Chawla

Mrs. and Mr. Harsh Malhotra thank Mrs. and Mr. Chawla for inviting them on the occasion of
15th Birthday of their son, Master Santosh Chawla on Monday, 30th January, 2023 at Om
Sweets, Sec. 23, Gurugram at 8p.m., which they are delighted to accept. It's their great
pleasure to attend the ceremony. They wish the young boy many happy returns of the day.
Best Wishes
Harsh Malhotra

LESSON 2 -LOST SPRING-

Anees Jung
STORIES OF STOLEN CHILDHOOD

I. With reference to the extract answer the following

questions.

. ‘‘The young men echo the lament of their elders.’’

1. Select the option which indicates Anees Junge’s view on young men.
(a) They don’t take any initiative.
(b) They are as poor as their elders.
c) They are as helpless as their elders.
(d) They don’t support their elders.

2. From this chapter, it is evident that the author has an attitude of:
(a) sympathy
(b) apathy
(c) empathy
(d) bewilderment

3. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE about ragpickers in Seemapuri.

(a) Children are equally involved in rag picking as their parents.
(b) The ragpickers settle down in a place permanently.
(c) Rag picking has accomplished itself as a skill and form of art.
(d) Ragpickers live in unsteady shanties on the outskirts of Delhi

4. Give a word that is synonym to “Lament”

Moan, regret, cry
5. what does the above line in the extract mean?
“ the young men echo the lament of their elders refers to a common complaint or a cry for not
having enough money to do anything except make bangles for a living which doesn’t
provide them with apt amount of food.

II Answer the following questions in 40 – 50 Words

1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where
has he come from?
Ans. Saheb is a poor rag-picker. Every morning he comes to probe the garbage
heaps in the author’s neighborhood. He is searching for gold in the garbage dumps.
He lives in Seemapuri area of Delhi. He has come from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2. What explanation does the author give for the children not wearing
footwear?
Ans. The rag-pickers were poor children. They always went about barefoot. They
had become used to it. Even if they had shoes, they look for excuses not to wear
them. Some even said that going barefoot was a tradition among them.

3. How does the author describe the area of Seemapuri?

Ans. Seemapuri is a place on the periphery of Delhi. Those who live here are
Bangladeshis. They came here in 1971. They live in structures of mud. They have
roofs of tin and tarpaulin. They are all rag-pickers. They have no sewage, drainage
or running water.

4 Who is Savita? What is she doing? What does the writer wonder about?
Ans. Savita is a young girl. She is soldering pieces of glass. Her hands are moving
mechanically. The writer wonders if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she is
making. They symbolize an Indian Women’s Suhaag.

5. Why don’t the poor bangle makers organize themselves into a cooperative?
Ans. There are cruel middlemen. They don’t let the bangle makers from any
cooperative. They put the police after them. They are caught and beaten by the
police. They are put into the jail on false charges of illegal acts. The poor bangle
makers have no leader to guide them.

6. What forces conspire to keep the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad

in poverty?
Ans. There are Sahukars, Middlemen, Policemen, Bureaucrats and Politicians. All
these form a vicious circle. Poor bangle makers have been trapped in it for
generations. Now they have come to accept it as something natural.

7. How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
Ans. Mukesh belongs to a family of bangle makers. These people think it a god-
given lineage. Mukesh wants to be his own master. He wants to become a motor
mechanic. He wants to break away from the family tradition.

III Answer the following in detail.

Justify the title of the story ‘Lost Spring.’
Ans. ‘Lost spring’ is an apt title for this story. Spring is the best season of a year.
Being full of colour, fragrance and freshness. It is also a season of renewal and
growth. The childhood of human life is often linked with spring, as it marks the
beginning of human life and has a tremendous scope for growth. It is full of joy,
 pleasure and play. Children anywhere in the world are a great source of joy. But,
ironically, millions of children like sahib and Mukesh experience no spring in their
lives. Their childhood is consumed in making a living. Education, play and pleasure
are not for them to enjoy. They must work to support themselves and their families.
Thus ‘Lost Spring’ deal with two themes – the first theme deals with the miserable
plight of street children forced into labor early in life and denied the opportunity of
schooling. The second theme runs parallel to the major theme is the callousness of
society and the political class to these people’s misery. There is an utter lack of
compassion, empathy and commitment for the upliftment of these children of a
lesser God. Thus, the author has metaphorically compared childhood with spring
season. So the title is apt and sensitizes the reader to the miserable plight of the
poorest of the poor and emphasizes the urgent need to end the vicious circle of
exploitation through education, awareness, co-operative organization and
empowerment.

LESSON 1- Vistas
THE THIRD LEVEL NOTES

I Answer the following in 40 to 50 words

1. What do you learn about Galesburg, Illinois during 1894?

Ans. Galesburg has been described peaceful place that was not ravaged by the two
world wars. It has old framed houses, huge lawns and splendid trees with expanded
branches. The men would smoke cigar talk quietly. The women would be waving
palm leaves fans. They have ample time for themselves.

2. What do you know about the 'First Day Cover '?

Ans. When a new stamp is issued in any country, stamp collectors buy some and
use them to mail envelopes at their address on the very first day of release. They
put a blank paper in the envelopes. The postmark proves the date of issue. The
envelope is called a first day cover. It remains unopened.

3. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley?
Why? How did Charley’s psychiatrist friend interpret his unique
experience?
Ans. Yes, the third level was a medium of escape for Charley from the unhappy
modern - Grand Central Station. Charley did not agree with his psychiatrist friend
when the latter called his experience of visiting the third level ‘a waking-dream wish
fulfillment.’ His friend tried in- vain to make him realize that his hallucinations are
a result of his strong desire to escape to the peaceful times of the 1890s.

II Answer the following in detail

1. The story reveals refuge from reality to illusion. Do you think it is
obvious to escape from reality of life?
Ans. Jack Finney portrays Charley's transition from reality to imaginary world
through the story the Third Level. lt seems probable as the author employs
authenticity to the experience. Charley worked late night at the office and was in
hurry to reach his apartment to be with his wife Louisa. He thinks of taking the
subway since it seems faster than bus. Grand Central Station has been described
mysterious and mushrooming with subways, staircases and corridors that leads to
many ways and places. Moving through the tunnel Charley recounts his past
experience that appears safe and quite normal. Modern world is full of insecurity,
fear, war, worry and tension. He wants to escape from the harsh realities of modern
world. His friend Sam also agrees with the escape theory. They claim that our
hobbies also lead us to a temporary escape from reality. Finally, his Psychiatrist
friend reaches the Third Level and suggests Charley and his wife Louisa to keep on
searching till they get it. The story weaves psychological phenomenal yarn to make
it obvious.