Class 11 English Core NCERT Notes — Hornbill & Snapshots

Chapter-wise summaries • Word meanings • Q&A • Extract-based MCQs • Writing skills

This page lists chapter links for Hornbill and Snapshots (NCERT Class 11 English Core). Open any chapter to read a short summary, meanings, solved questions, and MCQs. Writing skills resources are included below.

NCERT Hornbill Class 11 cover

Reading Skills (Class 11)

  1. The Portrait of a Lady
    Khushwant Singh

    A Photograph
    Shirley Toulson

  2. We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can All Be Together
    Gordon Cook and Alan East
  3. Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
    A. R. Williams

    The Laburnum Top
    Ted Hughes

    The Voice of the Rain
    Walt Whitman

  4. The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
    Nani Palkhivala

    Childhood
    Markus Natten

  5. The Adventure
    Jayant Narlikar
  6. Silk Road
    Nick Middleton

    Father to Son
    Elizabeth Jennings

Snapshots (Class 11)

  1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
    William Saroyan
  2. The Address
    Marga Minco
  3. Mother’s Day
    J. B. Priestley
  4. Birth
    A. J. Cronin
  5. The Tale of Melon City
    Vikram Seth

Writing Skills (Class 11)

Exam Practice, Grammar & Additional Resources (Class 11)

Use these resources to practise CBSE Class 11 English Core skills, strengthen grammar, and prepare for competency-based and examination questions. New guides will be linked here as they are published.

1. Reading Skills

  1. Class 11 Unseen Passage Practice — Factual, Discursive and Case-Based Passages Coming soon
  2. Case-Based Unseen Passage with Charts and Tables Coming soon
  3. Class 11 Unseen Poetry: Comprehension and Practice Questions Coming soon
  4. Vocabulary in Context: Meaning, Synonyms and Inference Coming soon

2. English Grammar and Practice Questions

  1. Class 11 English Grammar 2026–27: Tenses, Clauses and Practice Questions
  2. Tenses: Rules, Usage and Gap-Filling Practice Coming soon
  3. Clauses: Types, Identification and Practice Questions Coming soon
  4. Determiners: Rules and Practice Questions Coming soon
  5. Modal Auxiliaries: Uses, Rules and Exercises Coming soon
  6. Active and Passive Voice: Rules and Sentence Transformation Coming soon
  7. Error Correction and Editing: Class 11 Practice Questions Coming soon
  8. Cloze Tests and Gap-Filling Exercises Coming soon
  9. Sentence Reordering and Transformation Coming soon
  10. Mixed Grammar Practice Test with Answers and Explanations Coming soon

3. Writing Skills: Additional Practice

  1. Classified Advertisement Writing: Format, Examples and Practice Coming soon
  2. Poster Making: Format, Examples and Practice Questions Coming soon
  3. Speech Writing: Format, Sample Answers and Practice Coming soon
  4. Debate Writing: Structure, Arguments and Sample Answers Coming soon

4. Literature Practice and Question Banks

  1. Hornbill Poetry: Complete Poem-Wise Study Guides Coming soon
  2. Hornbill Poems: Extract-Based MCQs with Answers Coming soon
  3. Hornbill Prose: Competency-Based Questions and Answers Coming soon

5. Assessment and Project Work

  1. Class 11 English Listening and Speaking Assessment: Preparation Guide Coming soon
  2. Class 11 English Project Work: Guidelines, Topics and Presentation Tips Coming soon

Novel

  1. Up from Slavery — Booker T. Washington

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