Class 10 English Chapter 2 The Thief’s Story Questions and answers Page No 8: Question 1: Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story? Answer: In this story, ‘I’ refers to the thief. Page No 8: Question 2: What is he “a fairly successful hand” at? Answer: He was “a fairly successful hand” at stealing […]
Class 10 English Chapter 1 A Triumph of Surgery Questions and answers Page No 1: Question 1: Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki? Answer: Mrs Pumphrey was worried and distraught because Tricki would not eat anything. It even refused its favourite dishes. It had bouts of vomiting. It spent all its time lying on […]
Class 10 English Poem 11 For Anne Gregory Questions and answers Page No 141: Question 1: What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them? Answer: The “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear” refers to the beautiful yellow coloured hair […]
Class 10 English Poem 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon Questions and answers Page No 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 black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog, a little pet […]
Class 10 English Poem 9 Fog Questions and answers Page No 115: Question 1: (i) What does Sandburg think the fog is like? (ii) How does the fog come? (iii) What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to? (iv) Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things […]
Class 10 English Poem 8 The Trees Questions and answers Page No 100: Question 1: (i) Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest. (ii) What picture do these words create in your mind: “… sun bury its feet in shadow…”? What could the poet mean by the sun’s […]
Class 10 English Poem 7 Animals Questions and answers Page No 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: The poet is turning away from living with other humans as he finds them […]