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Class XII - Invitations & Replies Invitations and Replies: (50 Words, 4Marks)  Invitations are generally printed cards through which we invite our guests on some auspicious occasion like wedding, birthday, wedding anniversary, house warming, inauguration of a shop/factory etc. I nvitations are of two types: (a) Formal (b) Informal.  They can be printed on cards (with center setting) or can be drafted in the form of letters. An invitation is complete information. It answers the questions: who, whom, when, where, what time and for what. The important components of an invitation therefore are:- o The occasion o Name(s) of the invitee(s)  o Name(s) of the host(s)  o Date, time and venue o Name(s) of the chief guest or special invitees , in case of an official invitation A-CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMAL INVITATIONS  1- Meant for a lot of invitees (Card Form- Center Setting) • These are written in the third person. • In case a VIP is invited as the chief...

WORKSHEET 1.     THE RATTRAP Q. 1. What did the peddler sell and how did he make the things ? Q. 2. Why did the peddler have to resort to both begging and petty thievery? Q. 3. When did an amusing idea suddenly strike the peddler and what was it? Q. 4. How does the author employ the metaphor of  'rattrap'  effectively in the   story?  Q. 5. Why was the old crofter so friendly and generous with the peddler ? Q. 6.  Did the peddler expect such a hospitality? Q. 7. What did the old crofter do with the pouch and why ? Q. 8. How did the peddler prove false to his host, the old crofter ?                                             Q. 9. Why did the peddler decide to take his way through the forest ? Q. 10. What did the ironmaster say to the peddler when he saw him in the   forge ? Why did he invite him ...

CHAPTER 1. The Strange Man’s Arrival  Summary  A stranger arrives in Bramblehurst railway station. He is bundled from head to foot with only the tip of his nose showing. He enters the Coach & Horses Inn and demands a room and a fire. Mrs. Hall, the owner prepares a supper for him and offers to take his coat and hat, but he refuses to take them off. When he finally removes the hat, his entire head is swathed in a bandage. Mrs. Hall thinks he has endured some accident. She tries to get him to talk about himself, but he is taciturn with her, although not particularly rude. Notes  This introduction to the Invisible Man through the eyes of the town people is actually about midway through his own story. He has already gone from place to place trying to keep his cover and has committed two acts of violence, one against his own father and the other against the proprietor of a costume shop whom he tied and gagged in order to be able to steal clothing and mon...