Class 10 English Chapter 8 The Hack Driver Questions and answers Page No 47: Question 1: Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place? Answer: The lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a law […]
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 […]
Class 10 English Poem 6 Amanda Questions and answers Page No 62: Question 1: How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this? Answer: Amanda is a school going girl, who must be about 9−10 years old. The things that her mother scolds her for are all typical instructions given to a […]
Class 10 English Poem 5 The Ball Poem Questions and answers Page No 47: Question 1: Why does the poet say, “I would not intrude on him”? Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball? Answer: The poet says “I will not intrude on him” because he wants the boy to learn the […]
Class 10 English Poem 4 How to Tell Wild Animals Questions and answers Page No 45: Question 1: Does ‘dying’ really rhyme with ‘lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does? Answer: No, ‘dying’ does not rhyme with ‘lion’. It is for this reason that the poet has used ‘dyin’ so […]
Class 10 English Poem 3 A Tiger in the Zoo Questions and answers Page No 30: Question 1: Read the poem again, and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks. (i) Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the case and in the wild. Arrange them […]