Enhance your ICSE Class 10 Poetry & Short Story preparation with the Almond Books Treasure Chest Workbook. With comprehensive explanations, worksheets, and solutions, this workbook simplifies the understanding of each poem and story, enabling you to craft impactful answers effortlessly.
Contents of this book:
Section 1: Treasure Chest Poems (1 to 5)
- About the Poet
- Plot, Setting, Title
- Summary, Themes, Style
- Line-by-line Explanation
- Literary Devices and Word Meanings
- Multiple-Choice Questions
- Extract-based Questions
- Sample Papers (New Pattern)
- Crosswords (for Classroom activity only)
- Answers
Poems included
- Haunted Houses – H.W. Longfellow
- The Glove and the Lions – Leigh Hunt
- When Great Trees fall – Maya Angelou
- A Considerable Speck – Robert Frost
- The Power of Music – Sukumar Ray
Section 2: Treasure Chest Short Stories (1 to 5)
- About the Writer
- Characters
- Plot, Summary, Themes
- Setting, Title, Appreciation
- Word Meanings
- Multiple-Choice Questions
- Extract-based Questions
- Sample Papers (New Pattern)
- Crosswords (for Classroom activity only)
- Answers
Short Stories included
- With the Photographer – Stephen Leacock
- The Elevator – William Sleator
- The Girl Who Can – Ama Ata Aidoo
- The Pedestrian – Ray Bradbury
- The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet