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English Core · 2026 · 2 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q10
Why did the visit of the English poet lead to confusion among the staff at Gemini Studios? (Poets and Pancakes)
Why did the visit of the English poet lead to confusion among the staff at Gemini Studios ? (Poets and Pancakes)
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no knowledge of his background / no one knew his purpose of visit / strong accent which they could not understand / speech was full of literary references which were of no interest to the Gemini staff / speech was too long and lacked context
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