Chapter 10: The Sermon at Benares
Thinking About the Text(Page 135) Question 1.When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house? What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?Answer:After the death of her only son, Kisa Gotami was…
Chapter 7: Glimpses of India
Part I A Baker from GoaPage 86 Question 1.What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?Answer:The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the good oldPortuguese days and their love of bread and loaves. The writer says that…
Chapter 8: Mijbil the Otter
Oral Comprehension CheckPage 106 Question 1.What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?Answer:The writer had gone to Southern Iraq in the year 1956. He took a fancy to the idea that instead of keeping a…
Chapter 8: The Trees
Thinking about the Poem(Page 100,101) Question 1.1. Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest.2. What picture do these words create in your mind: “….. sun bury its feet in shadow…..1′?…
Chapter 7: Animals (poem)
Thinking About the Poem(Page 84) Question 1.Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and live with animals…”. What is the poet turning from?Answer:In this line here, the poet…
Chapter 10: The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Thinking about the poem (132) Question 1.Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.Answer:The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little girl, and her pets: a little black kitten, a little…
Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom
Oral Comprehension CheckPage 18,19 Question 1.Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstones?Answer:The ceremonies took place in the campus of the Union Building of Pretoria,…
Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank
Activity(Page 49) Question 1.Do you keep a diary? Given below under A are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’?(You may look up…
Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 1: A Letter to God
Oral Comprehension CheckPage 5 Question 1.What did Lencho hope for?Answer:Lencho hoped for a good rain as it was much needed for a good harvest. Question 2.Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?Answer:Lencho compared the…
Chapter 9: Fog
Thinking About the Poem(Page 115) Question 1.1. What does Sandburg think the fog is like?2. How does the fog come?3. What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to? CBSE 20124. Does the poet actually say that…
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