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Answer following questions in short. Q1) Name some stick –and-ball games that you have witnessed or heard of. Ans1) Cricket, hockey, table-tennis, lawn –tennis, baseball are some stick –and-ball games. Q2) The paresis were the first Indian community to take to cricket. Why?  Ans2) The Parsies were in close contact with the British due to their interest in trade. They were the first Indian community to westernize. So, they formed the first Indian community of cricket. Q3) The rivalry between the Parsis and the Bombay Gymkhana had happy ending for the former. What does ‘a happy ending’ refer to? Ans3) The Parsis won the match and got the revenge of their dispute regarding the use of Public Park . Q4)Do you think cricket owes its present popularity to television? Justify your answer. Ans4)I think cricket owes its present popularity to television. Television has expanded the audience by broadcasting cricket into small towns and villages. Satellite televis...

Answer following questions in short.  Q1) Did the front wheel really wobble? What is your opinion? Give a reason for your answer ? Ans1) The front wheel was perfectly all right. It wobbled only if the man shook it violently. It began to wobble only after repair because some of the balls were lost. Q2) In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed? Ans2) When the author returned from the tool shed he found that the man was holding the front wheel between his legs. He was moving it round between his fingers. The remaining part of the bicyle was lying on the stony path beside him. Q3) What special treatment did the chain receive? Ans3) Firstly he tightened the chain too much that it refused to move. Then he loosened it a little too much. Q4) Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and the machine.  Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them. Ans4) Cycle was in good working condition but the friend set to ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What do you understand by the ‘flash point’ of a fuel? Ans1) The Flash point or kindling temperature of the fuel is the temperature at which fuel like paper, coal or wood begins to burn. Q2) What are some common uses of fire? Ans2) The common uses of fire are to cook food, warm our homes in winter and to generate electricity. Q3) In what sense is fire a “bad master”? Ans3) Fire a bad master if it gets out of control. It can burn homes, shops and vast areas of forests. It can also kill and injure hundreds of people every year. Q4) What are the three main ways in which a fire can be controlled or put out? Ans4) The three main ways in which a fire can be controlled or put out are based on taking away one of the three things needed for burning a) stop supply of fuel.. b) Prevent oxygen from reaching it. This can be done by throwing a damp blanket or spraying carbon dioxide or sand. c) Bring down the temperature below...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Can anyone’s age be as minus number? What does “minus 87” mean? Ans1) Anyone’s age cannot be a minus number. Here “minus 87” means a person who have to wait for 87 years to born. Q2) What trees does Mr. Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest? Ans2) Mr. Wonka mentioned about the Douglas fir, Oak Cedar and the Bristlecone pine. He says that the Bristlecone pine lives the longest. Q3) How long does the Bristlecone pine live? Where can you find it? Ans3) The Bristlecone pine lives for over 4,000 years and one can find them upon the slopes of wheeler Peak in Nevada , U.S.A Q4) Why does Mr. Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention? Ans4 ) Mr. Wonka collected the items from the oldest things in order to invent a medicince – Vita Wonk to make people live longer. But this is not the right way to begin inventions. Q5) What happens to the volunteer w...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What did Nishad give Mr. Nath? Why? Ans1) Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Naphtha thought that Mr. Nath was poor and hungry. Q2) What is ‘strange’ about Mr. Nath‘s Sundays? Ans2) On Sundays, a tall, fair, stout men wearing spectacles came meet Mr. Nath and he used to talk a lot. Q3) Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday? Ans3) The monsoon broke and a heavy downpour flooded the streets. Therefore, no traffic could move and thus Maya and Nishad got an unexpected holiday. Q4) What does Nishad find out about Mr. Nath from Ramesh? Ans4) Nishad finds out from Ramesh that Mr. Nath takes two meals in a day and he drinks two cups of tea, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. He is not particular about what he eats. He always took the same food- two chapattis, some Dal and a vegetable. He pays cash and tips well. Q5) Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr. Nath? How does he feel about him? Ans5) Nishad did not a...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What was the autho’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker? Ans1) The author thought that Mr. Gessler was the best shoemaker in the city. He had skill, pride and respect for his trade as any other artist. So, the author considered him a perfect artist. Q2) Why didn’t the author visit the shop frequently? Ans2)  The shoes made by Mr. Gessler were always long lasting. Therefore, he visited the shop very infrequently. Q3) What was the effect on Mr .Gesseler when the author complained about a certain pair of boots? Ans3) Once the author told Mr. Gesseler that there was creaking on a pair of boot.  Mr. Gesseler was taken by surprised and asked him to get the pair back. He said if he could not do anything with them he would return the money. Q4) What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against “big firms”? Ans4) Mr. Gessler complained that the big firm got business by advertisement and not by work. They didn’t have self ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two paragraphs? Ans1) The old farmer was a kind person. He had no children. He and his wife reared a little dog named Muko, as his baby. They fed him fish from their own chopsticks and all the boiled rice he wanted. They treated him very nicely. The farmer also gave food to the birds. Q2) What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold? Ans2) The dog took the old man to a place and began scratching the ground. The old man dug the earth and found the hidden gold. Q3) How did the couple spend the gold? Ans3)The couple bought a piece of land, arranged a feast for their friends and gave plentifully to their poor neighbours. Q4) What did the greedy neighbours find on digging the ground? Ans4) The greedy neighbours found a dead kitten whose smell made them drop their tools and shut their noses. Q5) How did the spirit of the ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What is the secret that meena shares with Mridu in the backyard? Ans1) Meena told Mridu about the small kitten that they found a kitten outside the gate. Their mother did not know about it. They put it inside a torn football lined with sacking and filled with sand. It took milk from a coconut half –shell. Q2) How does Ravi get milk for the kitten? Ans2) Ravi told his mother that he was feeling hungry and wanted to drink milk. Mother gave him milk. and asked him to keep the tumbler back. Ravi promised her that he would wash it after finishing the milk. Q3) Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him? Ans3) He said the kitten’s ancestors was the Mahabalipuram  Rishi-Cat, which was the emblem of the Pallava dynasty. And the mahabalipuram Rishi –cat was descendants of the cat-goddess of Egypt . We do not believe him. Q4) What was the noise that startled mridu and frightened Mahendran? Ans4) Lalli ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Why did the king want to know answers to three questions? Ans1) The king thought that if he knew the right answers to his three answers he would never fail in any work. Q2) Some said the king should go to magicians. Why? Ans2) The king was looking for the answers of his three question. One of the questions was to find right time for doing something. This needed looking into the future. That’s why some said the king should go to magicians Q3) In answer to the second question whose advice would be important to the king? Ans3) The advice of priest, doctor and soldiers would be important to the king. The priests would seek the blessings of God against natural calamities. The doctors would help the king fight diseases and live long. The soldiers would save the country from foreign invaders. Q4) What suggestions were made in answer to the third question? Ans4) Suggestions made in answer to the third question were that The ki...