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’?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal)( William wordsworth)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How does the poet feel at the death of his loved men?

Ans1) The poet is very much troubled mentally at the death of his loved one. Her death has thrown the poet in a deep shock.

Q2) What does the poet say about his loved ones?

Ans2) The poet says that after death her beloved has neither motion nor force. She can neither hear nor see .she has become lifeless. Now she is  not disturbed by passage of time.

Q3) Why does the poet say that his loved one is rolling round in the way of the earth?

Ans3) The poet says that because as the earth revolves round it axis daily she is also moving in the diurnal course.

Q4) What are the ideas contained in the poem ‘A slumber did my spirit seal’?

Ans4) Poet believes in the eternal power of nature. The poet feels grieved at the death of his loved. The nature remains busy in doing its activities.

Some more questions for practice.

Q4) Explain the line ‘Rolled in Earth’s diurnal course?

Q5) In what way does the earth remain engaged round the clock?

Q3) Write down the imagery of the nature as portrayed by the poet.

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (The snake trying )(W W E Ross)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What is the snake trying to escape from?

Ans1) The snake trying to escape from the attack of sticks. It is a very clever and careful creature and it tries its best to save itself from death.

Q2) Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?

Ans2) The snake is harmless for children. It is small and green in colour and looks very graceful.

Q3) What does the poet wish for the snake?

Ans3) The poet wished the snake to be saved. He says ‘Let him go away over the water.’ So that it won’t have the hit of the stick.

Q4) Write the central idea of the poem ‘’the snake Trying”?

Ans4) All creatures love their life. Like the snake in this poem all try to save themselves in case of danger. We should show sympathy towards the animals.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Describe the appearance of the snake?

Q2) Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?

Q3) Where did the snake vanish in the end?

Q4) How will you react on seeing a snake?

Q5) Write your views on saving the wild-life?

Q6) Write a note on ‘All creatures have importance in this universe’?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (On killing a tree)(Gieve Patel)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Can a ‘simple jab of knife’ kill a tree? Why not?

Ans1) A simple jab of the knife can not kill a tree. Its roots go on curling inside the deep Earth. They keep it well protected and it needs so much power for pulling and cutting down.

Q2) What is the meaning of ‘bleeding bark’? What makes it bleed?

Ans2) ‘Bleeding bark’ here points to the mark of cutting on the bark with heavy and unbearable blows of axe. The continuous and rough blows of an axe make the tree bleed.

Q3) What is the meaning of ‘anchoring earth’ and ‘earth cave’?

Ans3)‘Anchoring earth’ here refers that the roots of the tree that held it firmly in the earth. They hold it properly. ‘Earth cave’ means that after uprooting a tree an opening is formed which is usually deep. It is called ‘earth cave’.

Q4) How do the roots look like when they are pulled out?

Ans4) When the roots are pulled out, they are white and wet. The roots are the most sensitive part of the tree. The real strength of the tree lies in its roots.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity.

Q2) What finally kills the tree?

Q3) What does he mean by ‘the strength of the tree exposed?

Q4) What  is the significance of the last phase in the life of the tree ?

Q5) What are the ideas contained in the poem ‘On killing a Tree’?

Q6) There are some ironical details in the poem. Substantiate your answer with facts.

Q7) How does the poet create the feeling of sadness in the poem?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (The Duck And The Kangaroos )(Edward Lear)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How did the duck force the kangaroo to fulfill his desire?

Ans1) The duck Spoke very politely. The Duck told kangaroo that it would sit quietly. Thus both would be able to go over the land and the sea.

Q2) How did kangaroos react to duck’s request?

Ans2) The kangaroo said that he required some thought. He had an objection that the duck’s feet were wet and cold. This might make duck sick.

Q3) Write the central theme of the poem.

Ans3) The poem gives us a message that we can get the things if we are polite in our behaviour. We should pay attention towards the feelings of others.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Why did the Duck want to visit different places. ?

Q2) How did the Duck plead with the kangaroo?

Q3) What items were purchased by the Duck to clarify his position?