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The Diary of a Young Girl Summary By Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl By Anne Frank Taxed Based Questions

Very Long Questions Based on Theme and Plot Involving Interpretation and Inference (150-200 words & 10 marks each) Question 1. How did Anne and her family reach the ‘Secret Annexe’ ? Answer: The Frank family received a call-up notice. The family got scared. The vision of the concentration camps and lonely cells was frightening. So, […]

Early Life (June 12,1929-June 15,1942) Anne Frank, a courageous girl, was gifted a red and white checkered diary by her friend on her thirteenth birthday. She named it Kitty and started writing her feelings and happenings around her as she never had a good friend. Kitty turned to be her friend in which she confided […]

The Story of My Life Summary By Helen Keller (Unabridged Edition) The Story of My Life By Helen Keller  Text Based Questions

Very Long Questions Based on theme and Plot Involving Interpretation and Inference (150-200 words & 10 marks each) Question 1 What were the qualities that attracted everyone towards Helen before she fell victim to her mysterious ill¬ness ? Give your views. Answer: Value Points: (i) bright and happy child (ii) eager, self-asserting disposition (iii) as […]

About the Author Helen Adam Keller was bom on June 27,1880. She was an American author, political activist and lecturer. Her father’s name was Arthur H. Keller. He was a captain, a former officer of the Confederate Army. Her mother was Kate Adams Keller. The Keller family originated from Switzerland. Helen contracted an illness when […]

Chapter 1: A Letter to God Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Chapter 3: Two Stories about Flying Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank Chapter 5: Glimpses of India Chapter 6: Mijbil the Otter Chapter 7: Madam Rides the Bus Chapter 8: The Sermon at Benares Chapter 9: The Proposal

The Proposal Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Thinking About the Play Question 1. What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says ‘And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son”? Find reasons for your answer from the play. […]

The Sermon at Benares Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Thinking About the Text 1. When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not? Ans: She asks for medicine to cure her dead child. She does not get it. Because the […]

Madam Rides the Bus Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Oral Comprehension Check – I Question 1: What was Valli’s favourite pastime? Answer: Valli’s favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house and watching what was happening in the street outside. Question 2: What was a source of unending joy for […]

Mijbil the Otter Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Oral Comprehension Check (Page 84) Question 1. What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for? Answer. Maxwell thought Camusfearna, which was ringed by water, would be a suitable place to keep an otter instead of a dog. Question 2. Why does he go […]

Glimpses of India Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Part I A Baker from Goa (Page 64) Question 1: What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about? Answer: The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the Portuguese days and their famous loaves of bread. Question 2: Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do […]

The Hundred Dresses 2 Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Oral Comprehension Check (Page 74) Question 1. What did Mr Petronski’s letter say? Answer: Mr Petronski’s letter was to inform the principal and Miss Mason that Wanda would not come to school as she was fed up of being bullied in the school. They […]

The Hundred Dresses Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Oral Comprehension Check (Page 65) Question 1. Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why? Answer: Wanda Petronski used to sit on the corner most benches, lost in her world, where rough boys usually sat. She was a very poor, shy and quiet girl […]

From the Diary of Anne Frank Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Activity (Page 49) Question 1. Do you keep a diary? Given below under A are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may look up the terms […]

Two Stories about Flying Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 I. His First Fight Thinking about the Text (Page 36) Q1. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a […]

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Oral Comprehension Check (Page 18,19) Q1. Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone? Answer: The ceremonies took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in Pretoria. In India, buildings like the […]

A Letter to God Solutions For All Chapters First Flight 10 Oral Comprehension Check (Page 5) 1. What did Lencho hope for? Answer: Lencho hoped for rain. 2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’? Answer: He said the raindrops were like new coins because they promised a good harvest. 3. How […]

For Anne Gregory Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking About the Poem Question 1. What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloued /Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them? Answer: The young man in the poem praises the great honey-colored hair […]

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking about the poem 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 girl, and her pets: a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, […]

Fog Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking About the Poem Question 1. 1. What does Sandburg think the fog is like? 2. How does the fog come? 3. What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to? CBSE 2012 4. Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? […]

The Trees Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking about the Poem  Question 1. 1. Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest. 2. What picture do these words create in your mind: “….. sun bury its feet in shadow…..1′? What could the poet mean by the […]

Animals Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking About the Poem (Page 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: In this line here, the poet wants to turn from human […]

Amanda Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking about the Poem Question 1. How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this? Answer: Amanda is about a 9-10 year old school going girl. She is being scolded for things typical for that particular age. Her parents are trying to inculcate […]

The Ball Poem Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking About the Poem (Page 47) In pairs, attempt the following questions 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 would not intrude on […]

How to Tell Wild Animals Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking about the Poem Question 1. Does ‘Dyin’ really rhyme with ‘lion’ ? Can you say it in such a way that it does? Answer: No, ‘Dyin’ does not rhyme with ‘lion’. If we change the pronunciation of lion by speaking it […]

A Tiger in the Zoo Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking About the Poem Question 1. Read the poem again and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks. 1. Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the cage and in the wild. Arrange […]

Poem 1: Dust of Snow, Fire and Ice Poem 2: A Tiger in the Zoo Poem 3: How to Tell Wild Animals, The Ball Poem Poem 4: Amanda Poem 5: The Trees Poem 6: Fog Poem 7: The Tale of Custard the Dragon Chapter 8: For Anne Gregory

Fire and Ice Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking about the Poem (Page 15) Question 1. There are many ideas about how the world will ‘end’. Do you think the world will end some day? Have you ever thought what would happen if the Sun gets so hot that it ‘bursts’ or […]

Dust of Snow Solutions For All Chapters First Flight Poem 10 Thinking about the Poem 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: The ‘dust of snow’ means the fine particles or flakes of snow. The sudden shower in […]

Chapter 1: A Triumph of Surgery Chapter 2: The Thief’s Story Chapter 3: The Midnight Visitor Chapter 4: A Question of Trust Chapter 5: Footprints without Feet Chapter 6: The Making of a Scientist Chapter 7: The Necklace Chapter 8: Bholi Chapter 9: The Book that Saved the Earth

The Book that Saved the Earth Solutions For All Chapters Footprints Without Feet 10 Read and Find out (Page 63) Question 1. Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the book’? Answer: There were books for everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people what to do, how to do, when to do […]

Bholi Solutions For All Chapters Footprints Without Feet 10 Read and Find Out (Page 54) Question 1. Why is Bholi’s father worried about her? Answer: Bholi was not like other children. She fell off a cot as a child due to which her brain was slightly damaged. She learnt to speak very late and used […]