10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-10 (The Sermon At Benares)(Betty Renstaw)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)Who was the Gautama Buddha?

Ans1) Gautama Buddha was a prince wose full name was Siddhartha Gautama. He started his schooling at the age of twelve and returned after four years. He was married to yashdodhara. They had a son and lived a happy, royal life.

Q2) While going for hunting what did Gautama see? Write down its effect?

Ans2) Gautama saw a sick man, an aged man, a funeral procession and a monk begging for alms. These sights shocked him deeply and he realized that the world is full of sorrows. He left the house and went out to seek enlightenment.

Q3) Why was Kisa Gotami wandering?

Ans3) Kisa Gostami was a lady who lost her only son. She was wandering in grief. She rushed from one house to another in search of medicines. But people called her insane.

Q4) What did the Buddha ask the lady to do?

Ans4) The Buddha asked the lady to bring a handful of mustard seed. But he warned her she must bring them from a house where no one had lost a child, husband, or a friend. Then he would help her.

Q5) What did Gotami feel on seeing the light of the city?

Ans5)Gotami went to many houses in search of mustard seeds but she failed to find a single house without a dead person. Then she sat down at the wayside and looked at the city. The city was bathing in the light. But when night fell, all light went off. She realized that the fate of men was like the light.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How did Gautama known as the Buddha?

Q2) What does the Buddha advice?

Q3) How does weeping and grieving affect us?

10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-9 (Madam rides the bus)(Vallikkannan)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?

Ans1)   The conductor called Valli ‘madam’ because she was bold and was traveling alone. She needed no assistant from anyone. Salutation ‘madam’ suited her personality. Moreover conductor was a jolly fellow.

Q2)  why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does he see now?

Ans2) Valli arranged money and information about this journey with great difficulties. She wanted to see everything with her own eyes. So she stood on the seat to look outside. She saw that the bus was going along the bank of a canal. The road was very narrow. Beyond it were the palm trees, mountains, and field etc.

Q3) What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?

Ans3) Valli was not happy when elderly man called child. She was very smart and mature girl. She did not want to be called herself a child. She told the man that there was no child. She had paid thirty paise like everyone else

Q4) Why did not Valli want to make friendship with the elderly woman?

Ans4) Valli did not like the elderly woman for her big holes in the ears. She was wearing very ugly earrings. She was asking very irrelevant questions to Valli. Moreover she was chewing the betel-nut. Its juice could fall at any moment. So Valli was avoiding her.

Q5) What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?

 Ans5) A young cow came right in front of the running bus. The driver had to slow down the bus. He blew the horn very loudly. This frightened the cow even more and galloped faster. This made Valli laugh heartly.

Q6) Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?

Ans6) When Valli was returning back she saw the young cow, that came in front of the bus while her way to city, lying dead by the roadside. The site was quite horrible. Valli became very sad lost all her enthusiasm and excitement. She was no more interested to look out of the window.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)  Why did Valli feel jealousy on listening to the sights of the town?

Q2) What did Valli see beyond the bank of a canal?

Q3) Why did Valli refuse to get down the bus?

Q4) What was the topic of discussion between Valli’s mother and the aunt?

 

Q5)  How did Valli’s aunt remark that Valli was grown up lady?

10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-8 (Mijbil the otter)(Gavin Maxwell)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) When it came to author’s mind to have an otter?

Ans1) Author had a pet dog named jonnie who died. The author felt some lonely. He visited southern Iraq in 1956. There this thought came to his mind that that he should have an otter rather than a dog.

Q2) what is the most common characteristics of an otter?

Ans2) The otter are very fond of water. They become wild on seeing it. . They do not like the water to be stored. They make it flow by rolling, jumping, and plunging in the water.

Q3) what was done by mijbil after two days?

Ans3) Initially otter was indifferent. After two days, he became aware of his surrounding. He escaped from the bedroom and was found in the bathroom. There he struggling with a chromium tap for water. He managed to open it to get full flow.

Q4) What was the amusing scene of the otter in the plane?

Ans4) Author placed mij in a box to hide him from airline staff. But mij escaped from the box and disappeared speedily down the craft. A woman stood up screaming- a rat, a ra. When the author tried to catch, his face was covered in curry. The author sat on his seat quite disappointed, then in no time it came on his knee and started nuzzling author’s face.

Q5) what did the Londoners says about mijbil?

Ans5) The Londoners had not seen an otter. They had no knowledge about it. They thought that it belonged to a small group of animals called mustelliness. Others guessed it as a baby seal or a walrus mister. Some called it a hippo and a brontosaur.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) write down the otter’s stay with the author in the beginning

Q2) what is the general quality of an otter?

Q3) what compulsive habits were developed in mij?

 

Q4) what does author’s friends tell him about Tigris?  

10th class-cbse english (First Flight)(short answers) chapter-7 (Glimpses of India-Tea from Assam)(Arup Kumar Datto)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What did Pranjol tell Rajvir about Assam?

Ans1) Pranjol told that Assam is heartland of tea cultivation in India. It is their commercial crop. Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. It exports tea to other countries in the world.

Q2) What is the Chinese legend about tea?

Ans2) A Chinese emperor liked to drink boiled water. Once while boiling the water, some leaves fell into the pot. The boiled water gave a delicious flavor. They were tea- leaves. Since then these leaves are used as beverage.

Q3) Write down the Buddhist legend about tea.

Ans3) Once a buddhist ascetic was meditating. During his deep mediation he fell asleep. The monk became furious on himself. He cut his eyelids and threw them on to the ground. There grew ten tea plants. Their leaves can remove sleep.

Q4) How are the tea leaves collected in Assam?

Ans4) Tea leaves collection is a labour intensive work. In Assam this work is done by ladies. Ladies in groups carry bamboo baskets on their backs. They wear plastic aprons. They pluck tea- leaves and collect them into their basket

10th class -cbse english(First Flight)(short answers) chapter-7 (Glimpses of India-Coorg)(Lokrsh Abrol)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How one can reach coorg?

Ans1) There were road, rail and air routes to reach the coorg. From banglore there are two roads, both were about 250-260 km. The route through Mysore is the most common. The other route was through Neelamangal kurigal and chanrayanapatna.

Q2) Write down Alexander’s story about coorg descent?

Ans2) There are many stories about Coorg’s decent. According to the one story they are the Greek descent. When Alexander’s army was retreating after a long war, a part ot it moved along the south coast. After a long and tiring journey when their return became impossible, they settled there and married the locals.

Q3) What is the story of coorg for Arab origin?

Ans3) There are many stories about Coorg’s decent. One of them linked their history to the Arab origin. They were long, black coat with an embroidered waist -belt known as ‘kuppia’, it resembles the dress ‘kuffia’ that is worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.

Q4) For which search do the visitors go to coorg?

.Ans4) Coorg is a heaven on the earth. It is known for its serenity, peace and greenery. It has the largest Tibetan settlement of India that is run by the Buddhist monks. Most of the visitors come here in search of the heart and soul of India.

10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-7 (Glimpses of India-A Baker from Goa)(Lucio Rodrigues)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What does the author tell about the baker when he was a child in Goa?

Ans1) The author told that during his childhood, the baker were the most important person of the society. He visited a house twice a day. The jingling sound indicated his arrival.

Q2) How can one recognize a baker?

 Ans2) A baker is recognize by his musical entry of jingling of the bamboo stick. He supported the basket on his head with one hand and  banged the bamboo on the ground with the other hand.

Q3) How would the children behave on the arrival of a baker?

Ans3) The children would rush towards the baker. They climbed on a bench to peep into the basket. Ladies f the house purchased loaves for the elders and the bangles for the children.

Q4)What used to be the dress of a baker?

Ans4)The baker wore a dress known as kabai. It was a peculiar dress. It consisted of a single piece frock down to the knees. Later in the childhood of the author the dress of bakers changed. Now he wore a shirt and trousers shorter than full length but longer than half pants.

10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-6 (The hundred dresses (part-2))( El Bsor Estar)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)How did Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father?

Ans1) After listening to the note from Wanda’s father Maddie was deeply stirred. She was feeling guilty of becoming mute supporter of Peggie in teasing Wanda. She decided to write to peggy to stop making fun of Wanda anymore.

Q2) What excuses does Peggy   think up for her behaviour? Why?

Ans2) Peggy was much disturbed on listening letter of Wanda’s father. She was feeling bad. But she tried to pacify by thinking that she had never called her a foreigner and she had even not made fun of her name. She had only made fun of Wanda for her claim of having hundred dresses in her closet. She thought either Wanda was a liar or she was too dumb.

Q3) What did Peggy and Maddie write in their letter to Wanda?

Ans3) By writing a letter to Wanda Peggy and Maddie wanted to express their new feelings about her. They informed her that she had won the contest. They asked about her new place and new teacher. They told that her dresses were very beautiful. Actually they felt deeply sorry and wanted to convey this in the letter.

Q4) What did Wanda write in her letter to Miss Mason?

Ans4) Wanda, in her letter to teacher Miss Mason, wished Merry Christmas to all girls. She told that her new teacher was also nice. She gifted her hundred dresses to the girls. She gave green dress to Peggy and blue one to Maddie.  Peggy and Maggie concluded she was not angry and she loved them.

Q5) What did Maddie make Peggy realize?

Ans5) Maddie was disturbed even after getting gift from Wanda. At her home when she was looking at the picture of the dress she saw that there was a face drawn in the picture that looked like her. She became happy and rushed to the Peggy. She sowed her that a face was also drawn in her picture that resembled Peggy’s face. They concluded that Wanda was not angry.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How did Maddie view Wanda at the end of the story?

Q 2) What are Maddie‘s thought as they go to Boggins Heights?

Q3) What did Jan Petronski write in the letter?

10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-5 (The hundred dresses (part-1))( El Bsor Estar)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did other girls see Wanda different from them? How did they treat her?

Ans1) To other girls Wanda’s name was funny. It was different from the usual names in that area. Moreover Wanda lived on Boggins Heights and her clothes were not so clean. She was a laughing stock of other girls. They made fun of her hundred dresses.

Q2) Who was peggy? Why and how did she make fun of Wanda?

Ans2) Peggy was the most popular, pretty and rich girl in the school. Peggy made fun of Wanda because she always wore a faded blue dress. Peggy and her friend surrounded Wanda and asked her to tell how many dresses she had in her closet. Then they burst into laughter.

Q3)  How can you estimate that Peggy was a soft girl?

Ans3) Peggy was a soft girl. It was her habit to protect smaller children from bullies. On seeing an animal mistreated, she cried for hours together. She was cruel to Wanda only because she always claimed to have hundred dresses in her closet that Peggy thought could not be true.

Q4) When did Maddie feel embarrassed? What did she do then?

Ans4) Maddie felt embarrassed when Peggy teased Wanda by asking questions on dress. She would say nothing, but she thought if Peggy had not disturbed Wanda. She was pained at heart.

Q5) Who won the girl’ medal? Do you think the winner deserved it?

Ans5) Wanda petonski had won the girls’ medal. She rightfully deserved it because she had designed one hundred dresses. All were different, colourful and beautiful. She was very talented and praised by all.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?

Q2) Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why did she say so and how did she prove that?

Q3) Why did Maddie think that Peggy would win the contest?

10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-4 (From the diary of Anne frank)( Anne frank)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did Anne keep a diary?

Ans1) Anne had many ideas and views that she wanted to share. But she had no real friends. So she decided to keep a diary and tell all her secrets to it.

Q2) Explain “teachers are the most unpredictable creatures”.

Ans2) When result was about to be declared, Anne was thinking that there are so many dummies in the class that about a quarter of the class should be kept back. But she believed that no one can predict result as it depended on the moods of the teacher and teachers are the most unpredictable creatures.

Q3) How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her first essay?

Ans3) Anne tried to justify that talking is a student’s trait. She tried to control many times. But she failed because she had inherited this trait from her mother. She could do nothing about the inherited trait as her mother was more talkative than her.

Q4) What was the last essay for Anne and write its result?

Ans4) Anne was tired of writing on the same topic again and again. She wanted to write the last essay differently to covey her message to the teacher. Anne was too worried. Her friend Sanne came to her help to write it in verse. Thus she wrote it like a poem. The teacher was impressed.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did Mr.keesing punish Anne?

Q2) In what way a diary is different from a real friend?

Q3) Give two instances to show that Anne was in good books of her teachers?

Q4) Why was the whole class quacking in boots?

Q5) Anne Frank felt suffocated. How?

Q6) How did students conduct in the class?

10th class -cbse english(NCERT BOOK-First Flight)(short answers) chapter-2 (NELSON Mandela: A LONG Walk To Freedom)(Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What ideals does Mandela set out for the future of south Africa in his speech?

Ans1) Nelson Mandela said we got political freedom but we should pledged to liberate all the people from poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discriminations.

Q2)What is Mandela’s opinion regarding oppressor and oppressed?

Ans2) In the eyes of Mandela both oppressor and oppressed are deprived of their humanity. Oppressor is a prisoner of hatred. And oppressed has no confidence in humanity. He is also in the similar manner. So, both needs to be liberated.

Q3) Mandela had ‘hunger for freedom’. How did it change his life?

Ans3) Mandela longed for freedom since his boyhood.  He desperately wanted freedom. But as a student he wished freedom only for himself. Gradually his hunger for freedom increased many fold. It became the greater hunger for the freedom of his people. This changed him and he joined the African National congress.

Q4) Why did the inauguration ceremony take place in the amphitheatre formed by the union Buildings in Pretoria?

Ans4) The first democratic, non –racial government was taking birth in South Africa. A ceremony was organized in the amphitheatre formed by the union Buildings in Pretoria. It was attended by dignitaries from more than 140 countries around the world. Thousands of South Africa men, women and children of all races sang and danced with joy on this memorable day of 10^th   May 1994.

Q5) What freedom meant to Mandela in childhood?

Ans5) Meaning of freedom for Mandela during childhood was very restricted. It meant to to be free to run in the fields, to swim in the clear stream, free to roast mealies and ride the broad backs of slow moving bulls.

Q6) What was the incident involving a white guard in jail that helped Mandela to continue his struggle against the racial government?

Ans6) In the prison Nelson Mandela and his comrades were kept in extreme painful condition. During those days a guards showed sympathy towards them just for few moments. This reinstalled Mandela faith on the belief that a man’s goodness is a flame which could be hidden but never extinguished.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How did the military generals conduct on that day?

Q2) What does Mandela refer to as ‘an extraordinary human disaster?

Q3) What hope does Mandela express for his country in his speech?

Q4) What were the pledges taken by Nelson Mandela?

Q5) Why does Mandela address the freedom as ‘new born liberty’?