10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-10(The Tale of custard the dragon)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What information do you get a about Belinda?

Ans1) Belinda lived in a little white house. She had four pets namely –a little black kitten, a little yellow dog and a little grey mouse. Her little pet dragon was very friendly and loving by nature.

Q2) What was specific about her pets expect dragon?  

Ans2) Blinda had named all of them differently. The little black kitten was called Ink. The little grey mouse was Blink and little yellow dog was sharp like Mustard. They all were proud of their bravery.

Q3) How was the dragon?

Ans3)  The dragon was named Custard. It had big sharp teeth. On the top there were spikes on his body. It’s underneath body had scales. Its mouth was like a fire place and its nose was like a chimney. There were daggers on his toes.

Q4) What were the reactions of the pets on seeing the pirate?

Ans4) When they see the pirate, Belinda turned pale and cried for help. Mustard fled away with a terrified yelp and Ink reached the bottom of the mouse hole but the dragon attacked the pirate.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How did the dragon react then?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-9(Fog) (Carl Sandburg)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What is very much specific about the fog?

Ans1) The fog is a natural phenomenon. It falls during the winter season on the cold and chilly weather. It comes suddenly and moves away very silently. It does not spare anyone- the city, the tree or the harbour.

Q2) What does the poet compare the fog with?

Ans2) The poet compares the fog with a cat. Like cat it arrives suddenly. It leaps over its prey giving it no chance of safety. And then it moves away silently.

Q3) What is the central theme of the poem ‘Fog’?

Ans3) A fog comes silently and moves away silently. We should learn a lesson from it. We should indulge in our duty without being loud or any disturbance for others.

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-8(The Trees)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) If there are no trees in the forest, what will be the result?

Ans) In the absence of trees ecological balance would be disturbed. All the activities of the beasts and birds would stop. They need protection from hunting and other natural calamities.

Q2) What does the poet feel at night?

Ans2)The poet feels that night is fresh and the full moon is showering its mercy on living beings equally. She also experiences the smell and voice of the leaves and the lichen in the ears.

Q3) Write the central theme of the poem ‘The Trees’.

Ans3)The poet wants to show that everything has deep desire to acquire freedom. It is necessary for our growth and well –being. We must confirm to the natural laws.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) What does the poet compare the thoughts with?

Q2) How has the poet shown the importance of the moon?

Q3) Can there be a forest without trees? Where are the tress in this poem, and where do they go?

10th class-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-7(Animals)

 Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Write the central theme of the poem ‘Animals’?

Ans1) The poet presents a universal message that animals are not selfish and cruel like human beings. We must learn from them their virtues.

Q2) What are the things which are not done by the animals?  

Ans2) The animals do not bewail over their condition and weep for their sins. They do their duties as the God has allotted them to perform.

Q3) Why do the animals have no mania of owing things?

Ans3)  Animals do not have the mania of possessions as they are completely satisfied with their life. They do not kneel before others and do not remember even their ancestors.

Q4) How do the animals show their relations? 

Ans4) The animals show their relations by their faithfulness, service and love.

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-6(Amanda)( Robin Klein)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What does the poet instruct Amanda in the first stanza?

Ans1) In the first stanza the poet instruct Amanda to sit straight. She should not bend her shoulders. She should not bite her nails.

Q2) Who is Amanda? What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?

Ans2) Amanda is a small girl. If she were a mermaid she would enjoy life by swimming happily in the sea

Q3) What does the poet ask Amanda in the third stanza?

Ans3) The poet asks Amanda if she has finished her school homework. He also asks about cleaning and tidying her room. He wants to know whether she has cleaned her shoes.

Q4) What does the poet asks Amanda in fifth stanza?

Ans4) The poet instructs Amanda that she should not eat chocolate. He reminds her about her acne. He even expects from her that she will look at him when he talks with her.

Q5) What message does the poet want to convey through the poem, ‘Amanda’?

Ans5) The poet wants to convey the message that small children should be advised on some matters but we should not disturb them to a large extend. Children have their own mood and their own world.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How does Amanda feel about cleanliness?

Q2) How does Amanda feel life in a tower?

Q3) What idea does the poet form of Amanda?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-5(The ball poem)( John Berryman)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What message does John Berryman want to convey through this poem?

Ans1) The message that the poet wants to convey is the importance of loss and responsibility in life.  We should not forget the importance of possessions.

Q2) How does the boy feel at the loss of his ball?

Ans2) The boy very much troubled at the loss of his ball. His ball falls in water. He is much upset as he has a long association with the ball.

Q3) “Money is external’ What does the poet mean by this expression taken from the ball?

Ans3) He makes the boy understand about his responsibility as the loss is immaterial. He can purchase another ball. He explained that the world is full of possessions and money is external item

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Write the sum and substance of the poem “The Ball Poem.”?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-4(How to tell wild animal)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) The poet has mentioned some of the wild animals of the forest and water. What are they?

Ans1)  The poet mentions many wild animals in the poem. They are the lion, the tiger, the bear, the hyena, the leopard and the chameleon, etc. The crocodile is water animals.

Q2) How you can identify the Asian lion and the Bengal tiger?

Ans2) The lion is large and tawny beast. It will roar on seeing a man. A tiger has a greeting quality. It has black stripes on its yellow coloured body. It will immediately attack and eat a person.

Q3) Write the summary of the poem ‘How to tell wild animal’?

Ans3) The poet mentions many wild animals in the poem. They are the lion, the tiger, the bear, the hyena, the leopard and the chameleon, crocodile etc. A lion will roar on seeing a human being. A tiger with black stripes on its body will immediately attack and eat a man. Leopard has spots on his body. It leaps on its enemy. A bear always shows affection. A crocodiles is a treacherous type of water animal and a hyena will show merry smiles. All these animals are our enemies.But a chameleon is a simple and sympathetic type of creature. It is always found on a tree. It has neither wings nor ears.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How will you differentiate between a leopard and a bear?

Q2) Write down about the chameleon?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-3(A tiger in the zoo) (Peter Niblett)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How does the tiger feel in the cage?

Ans1) The tiger feels uneasy in the cage. It roars growls and snarls. It always remains in anger and goes on moving the few steps on the pads of velvet quiet.

Q2) How does a tiger create terror for the villages?

Ans2)The villagers become fearful on seeing the tiger moving around the villages. They are afraid lest it should attack and kill them. Its bare fangs and cruel paws can pierce the body in no time.

Q3) What does the tiger do at night?

Ans3) The tiger does not rest even at night. It hears the last voice of the patrolling car. It keeps stares at the brilliant stars.

Q4) After a deep contemplation the tiger does not want to remain in wild. Why?

Ans4) The tiger has thought about the consequences of remaining in a wild. It has arrived at a conclusion that the hunters might shoot him. He has the fear of being drowned by water. Or it may be served with poisoned food.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Where does the tiger stay for its prey?

Q2) Mention some of the activities of the tiger?

Q3) How does Peter Niblett compare the life of tiger in a cage and in the wild?

Q4) Which different senses have been presented by the poet in this poem?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-2(Fire and ice)( Robert Frost)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1)Write down two different views about the end of the world?

Ans1)  People say that the world will end either in fire or in ice. World is transitory, nothing is perennial in this universe.

Q2)How does Robert Frost caution the common man?

Ans2) Man is selfish, full of avarice, lust, indifference and hatred. He should not forget the bitter reality that everything in this world is transitory. Death is inevitable.

Q3) Write the Sum and substance of the poem ‘Fir and ice’?

Ans3) The crystal clear message of the poet is that anything in this world is not eternal. Everything will perish either in fire or ice. We should not forget this supreme reality. We should keep ourselves above all selfish matters.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) What does ‘ice’ stand for? How is it sufficient to bring destruction?

 

Q2) What does ‘fire’ stand for? How is it sufficient to bring destruction? 

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-1(Dust of snow )( Robert Frost)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What does Robert Frost want to convey though the poem ‘Dust of snow’?

Ans1) Life presents before us both sorrow and happiness. We should not surrender to difficulties. The poet is depressed due to shaking down of snow by a crow but he saves rest part of the day and hope for betterment.

Q2) How has the poet observed ‘nature’ in the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?

Ans2)The whole poem is set in a natural landscape. A crow shakes down the dust of snow on him from a hemlock tree. Hence a crow, the hemlock tree and the snow are the representatives of the nature.

Q3) When the dust of Snow was shaken down on him, how does Robert Frost feel?

Ans3) A crow shakes down the dust of snow on him from a hemlock tree. The crow and the hemlock tree both are considered as ominous in nature. So, the poet is quite depressed.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Should we stop doing our activities when he come across some ominous happenings?

Q2) Write the sum and substance of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?