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 […]
Class 10 English Poem 2 Fire and Ice Questions and answers Page No 15: Question 2: For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for? Here are some ideas: Greed Avarice Cruelty Lust Conflict Fury Intolerance Rigidity Insensitivity Coldness Indifference Hatred Answer: ‘Fire’ stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict and fury. ‘Ice’ stands for cruelty, […]
Class 10 English Poem 1 Dust of Snow Questions and answers Page No 14: Question 1: What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed? Answer: A “dust of snow” could mean a freckle of snow or it could also refer to the […]
Class 10 English Chapter 11 The Proposal Questions and answers Page No 157: Question 1: 1. This play has been translated into English from the Russian original. Are there any expressions or ways of speaking that strike you as more Russian than English? For example, would an adult man be addressed by an older man […]
Class 10 English Chapter 10 The Sermon at Benares Questions and answers Page No 135: Question 1: When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not? Answer: When Kisa Gotami’s son died, she went from house to house, asking if she could […]