GRADE X CHAPTER WISE SOLVED WORKSHEET (SESSION 2022-2023)

FIRST FLIGHT PROSE QUESTIONS (Short / Long / Extract Based)

A LETTER TO GOD
Question 1. What does the postmaster do to answer Lencho’s Letter?
Answer. The postmaster decided to answer the letter, but as Lencho very badly needed some
money, he asked for money from his employees. He himself gave part of his salary and several
of his friends joined him. He could gather only seventy pesos. He put the money in an envelope
addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only one word as signature: God.
Question 2. How did the rain change? What happened to Lento’s fields?
Answer 2. The rain began on a pleasant note. The air was fresh and sweet. But suddenly a
strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. It did not
pass quickly. For an hour the hail rainedon the field and the corn was total.
Question 3. How did raindrops bring disaster to his crops?
Answer 3. The raindrops soon turned into a hailstorm and destroyed his crops and ruined his
hopes.
Question 4. Why did he go out in the rain?
Answer 4. He went out in the rain to feel the happiness of rain on his body.
Question 5. Why were the raindrops like ‘new coins’ for Lencho?
Answer 5. Lencho thought that the raindrops would help him get a good harvest and thus he
can earn money. So the raindrops were like new coins for Lencho.
Question 6. Write the character sketch of Lencho.
Answer 6. Lencho was a simple farmer who was very hardworking. He was completely
dependent on the yield of his fields. He had good knowledge of farming. His crops had always
been good. He knew his crops needed a good downpour to get good yield. But when the rain
changed into a hail storm his crop was totally destroyed. He became very sad. But since he had
strong faith in God, he didn’t lose hope. He needed God’s help. He knew how to read and write.
He wrote a letter to God asking for help. He was fully confident that he would get the money.
When he didn’t get as much money as he had asked, he became unhappy. He was not ready to
be happy with what he received. He felt that he was being cheated. But he was not ungrateful
to God. He felt angry thinking that the people in the post office are crooks and they had stolen
the rest of the money. So he wrote another letter to God, instructing him to send money
directly to him, not through the post office.Lencho’s innocence and staunch belief in God are
clearly depicted in the story.
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NELSON MANDELA : LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Question 1. What did Nelson Mandela pledge when he was sworn in as
President?
Answer 1.Nelson Mandela pledged freedom and justice for all the black and
coloured people of South Africa.He promised to uphold the constitution of his
country and devote himself to liberate his people from the bondage of poverty,
deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Question 2. What according to Nelson Mandela is true freedom?
Answer 2.According to Mandela, true freedom means, not to be obstructed in
leading a lawful life.
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Question 3. What were Nelson Mandela’s views on the policy of Apartheid?
Answer 3. Nelson Mandela says that Apartheid created a deep and lasting wound
in his country. It cast a shadow on the people of South Africa - deep wounds that
would take many years to heal. The oppression and brutality that the people of
the nation had been subjected to had no parallel. From this situation arouse a
spirit of aggression in the minds of men and produced men of extraordinary
courage, wisdom and generosity. Mandela believed that the greatest wealth of
South Africa are the people of the nation. The more the oppression rained on
them the more the spirit to fight back was triggered in the minds of the people. In
the end victory for the people of South Africa prevailed and they attained
Independence on 10th May 1994.
Question 4. What were the difficulties Nelson Mandela encountered while
fighting for freedom ?
Answer 4. Nelson Mandela underwent extreme hardships and suffering. He was a
true patriot and sacrificed his personal comforts and that of his family’s while
demanding freedom and equality for all his countrymen. He and his comrades
were oppressed, punished and imprisoned for resisting the white rule. He was
imprisoned for almost thirty years. His persistence and sacrifice culminated in the
independence of South Africa.
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TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING – I HIS FIRST FLIGHT , II-THE BLACK AEROPLANE
Question 1. How did his parents try to make him fly?
Answer 1.First, they invited him encouragingly. Then scolded and threatened to leave
him alone to starve unless he flew away.
Question 2. Describe the young seagull’s expression when he saw his mother with food.
Answer 2.The young seagull uttered a joyful scream because he thought that his
mother was bringing food for him. He tried to come nearer to her as she flew across.
Question 3. How does the author describe the young Seagull’s fear of flying?
Answer 3.The young Seagull was afraid of flying though he wanted very much to
fly.When he flapped his wings he became afraid. The sea stretched down beneath. He
felt certain that his wings would never support him. So he bent his head and ran away
back to the little hole. He could not get himself to fly like his siblings.
Question 4. Which country was the pilot of the plane flying towards?
Answer 4. The Pilot was flying towards England.
Question 5. Why did he not go back to Paris?
Answer 5.He wanted to get home and enjoy breakfast with his family.
Question 6. “I’ll take the risk” What is the risk ? Why does the pilot of the old Dakota
take it ?
Answer 6. The risk was of flying the old Dakota aeroplane into the storm. The pilot took
it as he wished to reach home as soon as possible and to be present at the breakfast
table with his family in the morning.
Question 7. What shocked the narrator after landing safely ?
Answer 7. The narrator was shocked to land safely after struggling against the black
storm. Besides, he wanted to thank the other pilot who showed him the way, but he too
nowhere to be seen. It was a sort of secret help, of which no one was aware.
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FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Question 1. Why did Anne think that she could confide more in her diary than in the
people?
Answer 1 .Anne Frank did not have a friend with whom she could share her feelings.
Though she had spent a good time with her friends but she was unable to share her
views and thoughts with them. When she got her diary, she decided to share everything
with it because she believed that nobody would be interested in her musings. So, she
treated her diary as her best friend. She felt that it would keep her life a secret and
would not react like people. She confided everything in the diary; her family, her
fear,her loneliness, her life and considered it her best friend and named it ‘Kitty”.
Question 2. What does Anne Frank tell about her family in her diary?
Answer 2. Anne Frank tells that she has very lovely and caring family.Her parents and
her elder sister love her a lot. There are about thirty people nearby her whom she can
call friends. She has loving aunts and a good home but she wants to have a true friend
with whom she can share her feelings and thoughts.
Question 3. Why does Anne Frank think that ‘paper’ has more patience than ‘people’?
Answer 3. Anne believes that paper has more patience than people because it listens to
her more patiently and silently it does not react like other people and also because she
can confide in her diary all her secrets.
Question 4. Describe your views about Mr Keesing as a teacher.
Answer 4. Mr Keesing seems to be a strict teacher. He actually believes taking action
with good intention and prefers development in children. He tries to control Anne’s
talkative habit, but as soon as he is convinced that it does not affect her studies, he
overlooks her shortcoming.

Question 5. Why did Anne decide to write a diary?

Answer 5.Anne decided to write a diary because she could not confide in anyone and
felt lonely.
Question 6. Why was Anne Frank disturbed even when she had loving parents, relatives
and friends? Answer 6. Anne Frank was disturbed even after being surrounded by so
many people because she didn’t have any true friend.
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GLIMPSES OF INDIA - A BAKER FROM GOA,COORG, TEA FROM ASSAM

Question 1. How did the baker make his entry?

Answer 1.The baker used to enter with the Jingling sound of his specially made bamboo staff.
His one hand supported the basket on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the
ground.
Question 2. Describe the dress of the bakers.
Answer 2. The bakers had a peculiar dress earlier known as the Kabai. It was a one-piece long
frock reaching down to the knees.
Question 3. ‘During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and
guide.’ What does this statement imply in relation to the character of the baker?
Answer 3. This statement tells us that the baker was a very respected person in the Goan
society because he would guide the children about good behaviour (when he mildly rebuked
them for peeping into his basket and giving respect to the elders (when he wished “Good
morning” to the lady of the house) etc. He was very informal with the children and so the
author considered him as a friend and companion. He was not simply a vendor interested in
selling what he made. Thus, he was an important character in the Goan society of those days.
Question 4.Describe Coorg’s weather. When is it most pleasant for the tourists to visit Coorg?
Answer 4. The weather of Coorg is pleasant during the months from September to March.
During that time,the weather is perfect with some showers thrown in for good measure. During
the monsoon, it receives heavy rainfall.
Question 5.How has the Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery recognised in modern India?
Answer 5. The Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery has been recognised by awarding the
Coorg Regiment with the most number of gallantry awards. Besides, the Coorgis are the only
Indians allowed to carry firearms without a license.
Question 6. Why is Coorg called the land of rolling hills?
Answer 6. Coorg is called the land of rolling hills because it is situated on the gentle sloping hills
that are covered with lush green rainforests. The hills on which it is located seem to be rolling
down to a beautiful panoramic view which make it look like a piece of heaven on Earth.
Question 7. Why did Pranjol’s father say that Rajvir had done his homework before visiting
Assam? Answer 7. Rajvir was very excited about visiting the tea garden and thus, he studied a
lot about it before visiting the tea garden. Thus, Pranjol’s father said that Rajvir had already
done his homework before visiting Assam.
Question 8. ‘This is a tea country now’. Explain this with reference to Assam.
Answer 8. Assam has the world’s largest concentration of tea plantations in the world. A large
number of tea gardens can be found there. Most of the tea grown in Assam is supplied all over
the world. Question 9.Where were Rajvir and Pranjol going and why?
Answer 9. Rajvir and Pranjol were going to Assam as Pranjol had invited Rajvir to spend summer
vacation there.
Question 10. In what ways is China related to tea?
Answer.Tea was first drunk in China. The words ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese.
Question 11. What did Rajvir see while looking outside from the train?
Answer 11.Rajvir saw much greenery while looking outside from the train. He was amazed to
see the soft: green paddy fields first and then the green tea bushes.
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MIJBIL THE OTTER
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Mijbil, as I called the otter, was, in fact, of a race previously unknown to science, and was at
length christened by zoologists Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwelli, or Maxwell’s otter. For the
twenty-four hours Mijbil was either hostile or friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent,
choosing to sleep on the floor as far from my bed as possible.
Question 1. Who was Mijbil?
Answer 1.Mijbil was the name of the otter brought by the narrator.
Question 2. How did the otter behave for the first twenty-four hours?
Answer 2.The otter was indifferent and stayed as far as possible from the narrator for the first
24 hours. Question 3.Find exact word from the extract which means ‘having no particular
interest’.
Answer 3. ‘Indifferent’ from the extract means ‘having no particular interest’.
Question 4.Why is the otter called ‘Maxwell’s otter’?
Answer 4.The otter was christened by zoologist Maxwell. So, in his honour, it was called
Maxwell’s otter.
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MADAM RIDES THE BUS
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
The bus rolled on now cutting across a bare landscape, now rushing through a tiny hamlet or
past an odd wayside shop. Sometimes the bus seemed on the point of gobbling up another
vehicle that was coming towards them or a pedestrian crossing the road. But lo! somehow it
passed on smoothly leaving all obstacles safely behind. Trees came running towards them but
then stopped as the bus reached them and simply stood there helpless for a moment by the
side of the road before rushing away in the other direction.
Question 1. Find a word from the passage which means ‘village’.
Answer 1.Hamlet
Question 2. How did the trees appear from the moving bus?
Answer 2.The trees appeared to be coming towards the moving bus.
Question 3. What did the bus pass by?
Answer 3.The bus passed by a bare landscape, a tiny hamlet or an odd wayside shop.
Question 4. How does the author describe the landscape?
Answer 4.The author says that the landscape was bare.
Question 5.From which story have these lines been taken?
Answer 5.These lines have been taken from the story, ‘Madam Rides the Bus.’
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THE SERMON AT BENARAS
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
At about the age of twenty five, the Prince, thereof shielded from the sufferings of the world,
while hunting out glanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and
finally a monk begging for alms.These sights so moved him that he at once became a beggar
and went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.
Question 1. Fill in the blank –
The Prince was ___________ by the effect of sights.
(i) moved (ii) carried away (iii) not moved (iv) not disturbed
Answer. (i) moved
Question 2. Find a word from the passage that means the same as ‘looked at’.
(i) shielded (ii) glanced (iii) procession (iv) enlightenment
Answer.(ii) glanced
Question 3. What was the age of Gautama Buddha when he had thereof shielded himself from
the sufferings of the world ?
(i) twenty two (ii) twenty four (iii) twenty eight (iv) twenty five
Answer. (iv) twenty five
Question 4. The Prince left the palace in search of –
(i) freedom (ii) treasure (iii) knowledge (iv) enlightenment
Answer.(iv) enlightenment
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THE PROPOSAL
Short Answer Questions :
Question 1. Why is Lomov anxious to marry Natalya?
Answer 1. Lomov wants to settle the question of his marriage. He thinks that now he should not
delay. He thinks about Natalya. She is a skilled housekeeper. She is educated and is not bad to
look at. At this age, he should not expect a better girl than her. He is suffering from some
serious diseases.Because of these reasons. He is anxious to marry Natalya.
Question 2. How does Lomov speak warmly of Chubukov’s family in the beginning? Why does
he change his stand?
Answer 2. In the beginning, Lomov speaks quite warmly about Chubukov’s family. He reminds
Natalya that he knows the Chubukovs since his childhood. His aunt and uncle to had great
respect for her family. Both the families have been most friendly and close neighbours. Lomov
changes his opinion about the Chubukovs when he picks up a quarrel with Natalya and
Chubukov over the ownership of Oxen Meadows.
Question 3. Justify the title of the play. ‘The Proposal’ Or What is the theme or the message of
‘The Proposal’?
Answer 3. Anton Chekov has aptly titled the play, ‘The Proposal’. The title justifies the main
theme—the marriage of Natalya and Lomov. No doubt, both Lomov and Natalya want to be life
partners. However,unnecessary quarrels over Oxen Meadows and their dogs Squeezer and
Guess temporarily spoil their game. The message is very clear. The main issue must not be
clouded and lost sight of by indulging in unnecessary and avoidable quarrels.
Long Answer Questions :
Question 4. Describe the incidents of humour in the play, ‘The Proposal’?
Answer 4. ‘The Proposal’ is certainly a humorous play. The very entry of Lomov in a formal I
dress and the way Chubukov greets calling him ‘darling’, ‘my treasure’ or ‘my beauty’ make one
laugh. Marriage proposal, supposed to be romantic turns to be humorous as the way Natalya
and Lomov indulge in arguments over petty issues like ownership of Oxen Meadows and
superiority of dogs makes the play humorous. The critical terms that the characters I use for
each other like a scarecrow, turnip ghost, blind hen, stuffed sausage, etc., force one to laugh.
The hysterical fit of Natalya when she comes to know about the proposal and the wailing of
father and daughter when they think Lomov is dead create immense humour. Finally, the way
Natalya puts her hand in Loom’s under continuous arguments indicating acceptance of the
proposal is really humorous. Thus we see that the whole play is replete with humour, making it
a humorous play.
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 POETRY QUESTIONS (Short / Long / Extract Based)
DUST OF SNOW
Read the given extracts to attempt the questions that follow:
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Question 1. According to the extract, a ______ was sitting on a _____ tree.
Fill with correct choice. (a) cuckoo, hemlock (b) pigeon, banyan (c) crow, hemlock (d) parrot,
mango Answer. (c) crow, hemlock
Question 2. Why didn’t the poet pick better example as of an oak tree or a nightingale bird?
(1) Crow represents dark and foreboding similar to poet’s sad mood.
(2) Hemlock is a poisonous tree that can be marked as a symbol of regret.
(3) Nightingale is a sad and gloomy bird.
(4) Oak tree is expressed in depressed state while the poet was happy.
(5) Poet was sad and regretful.
(a) (1), (2) and (5)
(b) (2) and (4)
(c) Only (1) (d) (3) and (5)
Answer. (a) (1), (2) and (5)
Question 3. What does the dust of snow stand for?
(a) Beauty and Happiness (b) Resilience and Satisfaction (c) Defence and Strength (d) Gloom
and Sadness Answer. (a) Beauty and Happiness Question.
Question 4.Which option lists who is speaking these lines?
(a) Robert Klein (b) Robert Frost (c) Leslie Norris (d) John Berryman
Answer. (b) Robert Frost
Question 5. Pick the option that best captures the irony of the poem Dust of Snow.
(a) The Nature and its elements. (b) The Crow and poisonous Hemlock. (c) Dust of Snow and
poet’s Happy Mood. (d) Poisonous Hemlock and the medicinal Rue.
Answer. (d) Poisonous Hemlock and the medicinal Rue.
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FIRE AND ICE

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice Is also great
And would suffice. (Fire and Ice)
Question 1. The poet says ‘And would suffice’. What does it mean in this extract?
(a) Hatred is also sufficient to destroy mankind.
(b) Hatred won’t be sufficient and only desires can end the world.
(c) Greed and lust are sufficient to harm people.
(d) Humankind is eternal.
Answer. (a) Hatred is also sufficient to destroy mankind.
Question 2. Why does the poet feel ice is also great, according to the extract?
(1) Sinful desires are growing among mankind.
(2) Vengeance and lust are destroying people.
(3) Hatred is growing among people.
(4) Self-pride is man’s first friend.
(5) Ice symbolizes hatred.
(a) (1), (2) and (5)
(b) (2) and (4)
(c) Only (1)
(d) (3) and (5)
Answer. (d) (3) and (5)
Question 3. Which word from the extract is synonymous to ‘deteriorate’ or ‘fall apart’?
(a) Suffice (b) Perish (c) Ice (d) Hatred
Answer. (b) Perish
Question 4. How are ice and fire similar to each other though they have contradictory traits?
Answer 4.Both ice and fire are similar in the in the sense that both of them would destroy
everything in the world.
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A TIGER IN THE ZOO
Short Answer Questions :
Question 1. Explain why the Tiger ignores the visitors at the zoo?
Answer 1.The Tiger is caged it has no freedom to roam the vast jungles. He is constrained by
the space available in the cage. He is angry and restless. He suppresses his anger by proudly
walking the length of his cage and ignoring the visitors who have come to see him.
Question 2. What does the poet mean when he says that the Tiger’s strength is behind the
bars?
Answer 2.The poet means that since the Tiger is locked in the cage, he has no freedom and
therefore he cannot use his strength. He is angry and restless but proudly walks the length of
his cage.
Long Answer Question :
Question 3. Explain how the poet contrasts the Tiger in the cage to the Tiger in the jungle?
Answer 3. The poet says that since the Tiger is caged it has no freedom to roam the vast
jungles. He is constrained by the space available in the cage. He is angry and restless but
proudly walks the length of his cage, ignoring the visitors who have come to see him. All he can
do is stare at the brilliant stars with his brilliant eyes. The poet contrasts this with the Tiger in
the jungle, who is free, to roam the wild, sliding through long grass, and enjoying his liberty. He
goes near water holes and where he can find deer. He snarls around houses at the edge of the
jungle frightening the villagers by baring his fangs and his claws.
Question 4. Mention the poetic device used in the preceding extract : “Baring his white fangs,
his claws”. (a) Alliteration (b) Simile (c) Consonance (d) Oxymoron
Answer. (c) Consonance
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HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS
Short Answer Questions--
Question 1. What happens to you when the lion roars?
Answer 1.When the lion roars, it is very scary and we feel that we are going to die.
Question 2. What do you mean by ‘tawny’?
Answer 2.‘Tawny’ means brownish-yellow in colour.
Question 3. What are the features of an Asian Lion?
Answer 3.An Asian Lion is large and brownish-yellow in colour.
Question 4. How can you distinguish between a hyena and a crocodile?
Answer 4. It is not easy to distinguish among wild animals. But a hyena and a crocodile can
easily be distinguished. A hyena laughs as it swallows its victim, whereas a crocodile will have
tears as it kills its victim.
Question 5. How can you identify the Asian lion and the Bengal Tiger?
Answer 5. The Asian Lion has a large body and a brownish-yellow colour. It roars loudly when it
attacks its prey. The very roar is enough to terrorise one to death. On the other hand, the
Bengal Tiger is a noble animal which attacks the prey silently. It has black stripes on its yellow
coat.
Question 6. How does a leopard behave when he sees someone?
Answer 6. A leopard has black spots all over its body. As soon as it sees someone, it leaps over
him at once.There will be no use of crying with pain. It will not show any mercy, but keep on
pouncing continuously on its victim.
Question 7. How does the poet describe the bear?
Answer 7. The poet describes the bear in a humorous way. He says that as soon as a bear sees a
human being, it hugs him tightly. It clasps its prey tightly with both its hands and squeezes him
to death. If he is still alive, he gives him another tight hug to kill him.

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THE BALL POEM
Question 1. Why does the poet say ‘No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’?
Answer 1.The poet says so as the loss of the ball is of a major consequence to the boy.
Question 2. What has happened to the boy?
Answer 2.The boy was very sad as he had lost his ball.
Question 3. Where did the ball go?
Answer 3.The ball went into the water.
LONG ANSWER –
Question 5. How did the boy really react to the loss of the ball or was he fearful of something or
someone……..? Can our attention be directed toward his family and other people? Are there
any lessons to be learnt?
Answer 5. (i) The boy was not fearful of anyone, in fact, he was really upset about the loss of
the ball. The ball was valuable for him. He was shocked, remained fixed, trembled with grief
staring at the place where the ball had fallen. His family must not have been affected by the
loss as a ball is an easily available and inexpensive item. (ii) The loss of the ball teaches a lesson
to us. Money is external in the sense that it can give you only outer happiness or pleasure not
inner. Money cannot buy the emotions and heavenly virtues. It cannot be linked with old
memories. Moreover, self-consolation, realization or understanding is more effective and
lasting than done by an external agency or a person.
Question 6. Should the boy be allowed to grieve for his ball? If his loss is irreparable or
irretrievable then how should one handle it? What lessons can be learnt?
Answer 6. Yes, the boy should be allowed to grieve for his ball, as he had that ball for a long
time. He had many old memories associated with it since his childhood. Moreover, when a
person is trying to come over his grief on his own, then one should not intrude or disturb him as
it may break his chain of thoughts and may irritate him. One should have self-consolation, and
self -understanding in order to bear the loss. Self-realization and understanding are more
effective and lasting than when it is done by an external agency or a person.
Question 7. Why does the poet say, ‘I would not intrude on him?’ Why doesn’t he offer him
money to buy another ball?
Answer 7. When a person is trying to come over his grief on his own, he is busy making himself
understand certain things if then, someone intrudes or disturbs, and his chain of thoughts is
broken. It makes him irritated. Moreover, self-consolation, realization or understanding is more
effective and lasting than when it is done by an external agency or a person. The poet knows it.
So he does not intrude on him. His offer of money to buy another ball is useless for the boy
wants the same ball he is attached to and has been playing for a long time. No other ball will be
able to take its place.
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AMANDA
Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:
Don’t eat the chocolate, Amanda !
Remember your acne, Amanda !
Will you please look at me
when I’m speaking to you Amanda !
Question 1. What Amandas shouldn't eat ? (i) candy (ii) ice-cream (iii) chocolate (iv) cake
Answer 1.(iii) chocolate
Question 2. Which word in the passage refers to ‘memorize’ ? (i) speaking (ii) thought (iii)
remember (iv) told
Answer 2. (iii) remember
Question 3. Who is scolding Amanda ? (i) Amanda’s mother (ii) Amanda’s father (iii) Amanda’s
teacher (iv) Amanda’s grandfather
Answer 3.(i) Amanda’s mother
Question 4. What is Amanda suffering from ? (i) acne (ii) dandruff (iii) pimples (iv) rashes
Answer 4.(i) acne
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THE TREES
Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:
I sit inside,
doors open to the verandah
Writing long letters
In which I scarcely mention
the departure of the forest
from the house.
The night is fresh,
the whole moon shines in a sky still open
the smell of leaves and lichen still reaches
like a voice into the rooms.
Question 1. Where does the doors open ? (i) verandah (ii) balcony (iii) garden (iv) backyard
Answer 1.(i) verandah
Question 2. What is the name of the poem ? (i) The Animals (ii) The Trees (iii) The Ball Poem (iv)
How to Tell Wild animals
Answer 2.(ii) The Trees
Question 3. The figure of speech used in the last line “still reaches like a voice into the rooms”.
(i) imagery (ii) simile (iii) alliteration (iv) metaphor
Answer 3.(ii) simile
Question 4. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘fragrance’ ?
(i) perfume (ii) deodorant (iii) air-freshner (iv) smell
Answer 4.(iv) smell
Question 5. Name the poem and the poetess.
Answer 5. Poem: The Trees, Poetess: Adrienne Rich.

Short Answer Questions :

Question 6. What picture do these words create in your mind: “… sun bury its feet in
shadow…”? What could the poet mean by the sun’s ‘feet?’
Answer 6. The sun’s feet are the rays of sun that reach the earth after falling on the leaves of
the trees and finally, reach the earth’s surface.

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FOG
Short Answer Questions :
Question 1.What image does the poet give to the fog? What are the similarities between that
image and fog?
Answer 1. The poet looks at fog as a living creature and compares it to a cat. The fog moves like
a cat on little cat feet and sits on haunches like a cat.
Question 2.How does the poet compare fog to a living being?
Answer 2. The poet compares the fog to a cat. The silent steps of a cat and the way it sits on its
haunches is very similar to the way fog comes and surrounds the city and looks over it.
Long Answer Questions:
Question 3.Nature has many wonders that people take for granted and never pay attention to.
How is the poem ‘Fog’ different from this perspective?
Answer 3. Fog is a very small poem written by Carl Sandburg. He has described the process of
arrival of the fog into a city and the harbour. He has very beautifully compared it to a cat. The
poet has taken utmost pleasure in nature and natural phenomenon like fog. Fog is so special to
the poet that he cared enough not only to write about it, but also thinks of its resemblance with
other things in the world. In his close attention to fog, he found fog resembles a cat, in the way
it moves and sits on its haunches. The fact that such a resemblance was found by the poet
shows how connected he is to various things in nature. This poem serves as a motivation for
people, who take nature for granted to find such interesting comparisons and similarities
around them.
Question 4.Difficulties come but they are not to stay forever. They come and go. Comment
referring to the poem ‘Fog’.
Answer 4. Difficulties, when faced by people, tend to leave them hopeless and shattered. It
takes a lot of courage to overcome any problem and to solve it. If we take a clue from the poem
and compare difficulties to fog, we find that just like fog, difficulties also come and go. Fog is a
very small poem written by Carl Sandburg. He has described the process of arrival of the fog
into a city and the harbour. He has very beautifully compared it to a cat. One need not be
hopeless and lose courage when problems come, one should rather think of it as fog, meaning
that it has not come to stay but will always leave, like fog.
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THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON
Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:
Belinda tickled him,
she tickled him unmerciful,
Ink, Blink and Mustard,
they rudely called him Percival,
They all sat laughing in the little red wagon
At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.
Question1. Who tickled the dragon ? (i) ink (ii) blink (iii) mustard (iv) Belinda
Answer1.(iv) Belinda
Question2. Who is Belinda ?
(i) a lady (ii) a little girl (iii) an old woman (iv) a married woman
Answer 2.(ii) a little girl
Question 3. Find the word in the passage that means same as ‘unkind’.
(i) unmerciful (ii) rudely (iii) percival (iv) cowardly
Answer 3.(i) unmerciful
Question 4. Where all sat laughing ?
(i) in little room (ii) in library (iii) in little red wagon (iv) in study room
Answer 4.(iii) in little red wagon
Question 5. What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza ?
(i) abab (ii) aabb (iii) abba (iv) aaab
Answer 5. (ii) aabb
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FOR ANNE GREGORY
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
”I heard an old religious man
But yester night declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
and not your yellow hair.”
Question 1. What, according to the poet, is more essential in the eyes of God?
Answer 1.God loves an individual for himself/herself alone.
Question 2. How is God’s love different from the love of the young lovers?
Answer 2.Young lovers love her hair that represents physical beauty whereas God loves an
individual for being himself/herself.
Question 3.To whom is the first stanza of the poem addressed? What does the speaker say to
her? Answer 3. The first stanza of the poem is addressed to a lady named Anne Gregory. She
had a great influence on the poet. He had great respect for her. He tells her that although she is
a noble lady, yet nobody would love her for herself alone.
Question 4.What does the woman say she can do to make herself more desirable to young
men? What does this show?
Answer 4. The woman says that she would dye her hair brown, black or in carrot colour. This
shows that young men give more importance to physical appearance than inner beauty.
Question 5. What is the theme of the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’?
Answer 5. The poem conveys the idea that physical beauty may be important for young men or
human beings. But God does not love human beings for their physical beauty. In this poem, the
poet gives an example of a lover who loves the yellow hair of a young lady but does not like her
ramparts. The lady disapproves his love.
Question 6. What makes a young man not to love the woman referred to in the first stanza?
Answer 6. The woman has beautiful yellow hair. The poet says that never shall man love her
only for herself but only for her external looks

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