NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8: Memories of Childhood

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NCERT Solutions for class 12 English Memories of Childhood are provided in the article below. This lesson is written by the two authors, Zitkala-Sa an Indo-American writer, and Bama, a Tamil writer. This lesson is an extract from their autobiographical book, that portrays the racial violence and marginalizations they had to face in their lives. This lesson is also about the women’s oppression and exploitations they had to face being women writers.

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8

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Memories of Childhood Summary

In this lesson, ‘Memories of Childhood’, being a Native American woman, Zitkala-Sa represented how the women's oppression have a huge impact on her childhood. On the other hand, Bama, the Tamil Dalit writer talks about the theme of untouchability in the Indian Caste system.

The lesson begins with an Indo-American girl Simmons, who described her first day at school and how she had faced racial discrimination there.
Simmons made a few mistakes without understanding the rules and was made fun of by the other students in her school. Her classmates had forced her to cut her hair shot as per the ‘American culture’, which crushed Simmon’s spirit.
The second part is about Bama, the Tamil Dalit writer, who used to wonder about every small thing on her way back home from school.
One day she was made realized by her brother that they belong to the lower caste family, and the only way to earn respect is by making an honorable place in the society. Hence, Bama tried hard to come first in every exam.

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CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

1.
You are Mr. Abhishek Sharma. You are planning to celebrate your parents’ 50^th wedding anniversary in a grand manner. Draft a formal invitation card for your friends and relatives. Mention all necessary details.

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2.
Read the following extract and answer the following questions:
The make-up room had the look of a hair-cutting salon with lights at
all angles around half a dozen large mirrors. They were all
incandescent lights, so you can imagine the fiery misery of those
subjected to make-up. The make-up department was first headed by
a Bengali who became too big for a studio and left. He was succeeded
by a Maharashtrian who was assisted by a Dharwar Kannadiga, an
Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the
usual local Tamils. All this shows that there was a great deal of
national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan began
broadcasting programmes on national integration. This gang of
nationally integrated make-up men could turn any decent-looking
person into a hideous crimson hued monster with the help of truck-
loads of pancake and a number of other locally made potions and
lotions.
(Poets and Pancakes)
(i) Why does the author compare the make-up room to a salon?
(ii) Select the correct option from those given in brackets to fill in the blank.
The term ‘crimson hued monster’ refers to the make-up applied to actors to make them look ugly so that they look \underline{\hspace{1.5cm}} (beautiful/terrified) on screen.
(iii) Complete the following sentence appropriately.
The make-up team’s ability to transform actors reveals two things about their skills:
First, their _ and second, their use of _.
(iv) Give textual evidence to prove that the make-up team reflected national integration.
(v) Explain the phrase ‘fiery misery’ with reference to the given extract.
(vi) What does the following line from the extract showcase?
“With the help of truck-loads of pancake and a number of other locally made potions and lotions.”
(A) creativity
(B) normalcy
(C) exaggeration
(D) simplicity

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3.
Your school is organizing an Inter-House Science Model-Making Competition. As President of the Science Club, draft a notice to inform all House members from IX – XII about the competition and specify the number of registrations invited per house. Include other necessary details. You are Mitali/Mukesh. Put your notice in a box.

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4.
What was Zitkala-Sa’s reaction when she realized that her hair was going to be cut? (Memories of Childhood)

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5.
Bama and Zitkala-Sa have proven that education is the antidote to all social evils. Analyse their characters in terms of their struggles and their will to win. (Memories of Childhood)

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6.
You are Kirti / Keshav of 7, M.G. Road, Jhansi. You are disturbed by students littering parks during one-day picnics. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily suggesting ways to inculcate civic sense among students. Use the given cues to draft the letter.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8: Memories of Childhood

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8

Memories of Childhood Summary

CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

1.
You are Mr. Abhishek Sharma. You are planning to celebrate your parents’ 50^th wedding anniversary in a grand manner. Draft a formal invitation card for your friends and relatives. Mention all necessary details.

4.
What was Zitkala-Sa’s reaction when she realized that her hair was going to be cut? (Memories of Childhood)

5.
Bama and Zitkala-Sa have proven that education is the antidote to all social evils. Analyse their characters in terms of their struggles and their will to win. (Memories of Childhood)

6.
You are Kirti / Keshav of 7, M.G. Road, Jhansi. You are disturbed by students littering parks during one-day picnics. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily suggesting ways to inculcate civic sense among students. Use the given cues to draft the letter.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8: Memories of Childhood

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8

Memories of Childhood Summary

CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

1.You are Mr. Abhishek Sharma. You are planning to celebrate your parents’ 50th wedding anniversary in a grand manner. Draft a formal invitation card for your friends and relatives. Mention all necessary details.

4.What was Zitkala-Sa’s reaction when she realized that her hair was going to be cut? (Memories of Childhood)

5.Bama and Zitkala-Sa have proven that education is the antidote to all social evils. Analyse their characters in terms of their struggles and their will to win. (Memories of Childhood)

6.You are Kirti / Keshav of 7, M.G. Road, Jhansi. You are disturbed by students littering parks during one-day picnics. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily suggesting ways to inculcate civic sense among students. Use the given cues to draft the letter.

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1.
You are Mr. Abhishek Sharma. You are planning to celebrate your parents’ 50^th wedding anniversary in a grand manner. Draft a formal invitation card for your friends and relatives. Mention all necessary details.

4.
What was Zitkala-Sa’s reaction when she realized that her hair was going to be cut? (Memories of Childhood)

5.
Bama and Zitkala-Sa have proven that education is the antidote to all social evils. Analyse their characters in terms of their struggles and their will to win. (Memories of Childhood)

6.
You are Kirti / Keshav of 7, M.G. Road, Jhansi. You are disturbed by students littering parks during one-day picnics. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily suggesting ways to inculcate civic sense among students. Use the given cues to draft the letter.