Welcome to Gurukul with Arya Gautam
Important Questions for Board Exam
1. 1.What did Lencho write to God? How did he send the letter?
Ans- Lencho's fields were destroyed by the hailstorm. But he had great faith in God. So, he decided to write a letter to him in the letter he requested God to send him 100 pesos. He needed the money to feed his family.
He sent the letter through mail. He wrote it on plain paper, put it into an envelope went to the post office. He wrote only "To God" as address on the envelope.
2. What does Maddie want to do?
Ans. Maddie wants to tell Wanda that she never meant to insult her. She was sorry for everything. She did not want Wanda to leave that place. She wants to tell her that she was very much troubled over the incident..
3. Why did Hari Singh feel bad after stealing the money?
Answer- Anil had trusted Hari Singh completely and also taught him how to co Anil also) started teaching him how to read and write. Thus, when Hari stole money from Anil, he had broken Anil's trust.
4. Why did Hari Singh change his name every month?
Answer: Hari Singh was a fifteen year old boy who introduces himself to Anil as Hari Singh. He was an experienced thief. He changed his name every month for his own safety from the police and his former employers.
5. Who was max? why did he enter Ausable's room?
Ans- Max was another secret agent. he had come to know that the very night a sacret report was going to be delivered to Ausable. that report was about the new missiles so he entered a Ausable's room to get that report by force.
6. What did Rajvir and Pranjol discuss in their journey?
Ans. Pranjol and Rajvir were going to Assam in a train. Rajvir had been invited by Pranjol to see the tea plantation. In the way they sipped hot tea. Rajvir told that over 8,00,000,000 tea cups were daily sipped in the world. They were reading the detective stories.
Or, What did Rajvir see in the Dhekiabari Tea Estate managed by Pranjol's father?
Ans. The tea estate at Dhekiabari was managed by Pranjol's father. Rajvir saw acre upon acre of tea bushes on both sides of the gravel road. They were all pruned to the same height. Groups of tea-pluckers, wearing plastic aprons were plucking the newly sprouted leaves. It was the second sprouting period.
7. How is wanda seen as different by the other girls?
Ans. Wanda is a poor and shy girl. Her name Petronski sounds funny to other girls. Wanda is always seen in her faded, blue shabby dress. But she says she has one hundred beautiful dresses at home. Other girls, especially Peggy, make fun of her. They tease her. They ask her about her dresses, shoes etc.
8. Why does the poet want to turn and live with animals?
Ans. The poet talks about animals with love and affection. He says that he has found the animals very peaceful and self- contained. They do not complain of their condition. They don't weep for their sins. In short, they are not like the human beings
9. Who was Fowler? Why did he enter Ausabie's room?
Ans. Fowler was a writer. He entered Ausable's room because he want to known how Ausable trackled dangerous situations. He wanted to know more about his work.
10. Discuss the role of the teacher in moulding the personality of Bholi.
Ans. A teacher is truly an artist who makes his pupils new things. Bholi is a new piece of art of her teacher. From the very beginning, she shows love which was never shown by Bholi's mother. It is her teacher's firm faith, determination and devotion which sows a
new seed of a different Bholi in her. With the passage of time, Bholi sops being a dumb cow by the love and encouragement of her teacher. Bholi rightly refuses to marry Bishamber. She dedicates herself to the service of her parents, who always neglected her. It is all due to her teacher's sincere love and encouragement.
11. How did Mr. Herriot treat Tricki's illness?
Ans. Mr. Herriot knew that Tricki was not suffering from any serious ailment. It was a victim of overeating and lack of physical exercise. He took Tricki to his surgery. He kept it with other dogs. It showed no interest in other dogs. Other dogs of the surgery also found it to be an uninteresting partner to play with. For two days Tricki was not given any food to eat but plenty of water.
At the end of the second day, Tricki showed some interest in its surroundings. After the third day, Joe, the greyhound, showed interest in it. It befriended Tricki after sniffing and rolling him over, Soon Tricki started enjoying their company. Tricki had to try hard to get its food among other dogs. Next day an extra bowl was put out for him. Soon it started playing with other dogs. Limited diet and plenty of physical exercise improved it's condition. Tricki had been transformed into a lithe hard muscled animal. Mrs. Pumphery said with joy that it was all the triumph of Mr. Herriot's Surgery.
12. Or. Who was Anil? Write a character-sketch of Anil.
Ans. Anil was a writer. He was an easy going and careless man. He spent whatever he earned by writing for magazines. He lived in the present and did not care a pin for future. He was a simple and kind-hearted person. He was trusting and generous. He agreed to feed Hari Singh when he said that he could cook. However, he did not turn him out of his house when he proved a hopeless cook. Rather he decided to teach him both to cook and to read and write. Though he knew that Hari Singh made money from daily purchases yet he did not mind it. Rather he trusted Hari Singh fully. He gave him every opportunity to mend or reform himself.
Anil was a noble-minded person. He chose not to expose Hari Singh's attempted theft. He was Hari Singh's reformer. He turned a thief into a respectable person.
13. Was Anne an intelligent girl? Give instances in support of your answer.
Ans. Anne was an intelligent girl. There are several instances of her intelligence in the lesson. When Mr. Keesing asked her to write an essay on 'A Chatterbox', she knew that he had punished her for talking too much in the class. In her essay she argued intelligently that talking was a student's trait. She added that she could not cure herself of the habit because she had inherited the trait from her mother.
When Mr. Keesing asked her to write an essay on 'Quack, Qacak, Quack, Said.
14. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly?
Ans. The young seagull hesitated and feared to fly. He thought that his wings would not support him. And it would fell down in the sea and die. Hence the seagull failed to fly.
15. Where is coorg? What is the main crop of coorg?
Ans. Coorg, often known as Kodagu, is Karnataka's smallest district, lying halfway between Mangalore and Maysore. Coorg's primary crop is coffee. The air is thick with energizing coffee. In prominent areas of town, colonial houses and coffee estates are hidden under tree canopies.
16. Where is coorg? What is the main crop of coorg?
Ans. Coorg, often known as Kodagu, is Karnataka's smallest district, lying halfway between Mangalore and Maysore. Coorg's primary crop is coffee. The air is thick with energizing coffee. In prominent areas of town, colonial houses and coffee estates are hidden under tree canopies.
17. According to Robert frost, what do 'Fire' and 'ICE' stand for?
Ans. Fire' stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict, and fury. 'Ice' stands for cruelty, intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indifference, and hatred. And the poet believes that both fire and ice are good enough to destroy the world.
18. According to Robert frost, what do 'Fire' and 'ICE' stand for?
Ans. Fire' stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict, and fury. 'Ice' stands for cruelty, intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indifference, and hatred. And the poet believes that both fire and ice are good enough to destroy the world.
19. How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
Ans. Ausable was different from other secret agents. It is because he lived in a small room in the musty corridor of a gloomy French hotel which was on the sixth and top floor. There was nothing thrilling or adventurous about it. On the top of that, he was extremely fat and short in height.
20. Who was Horace Danby and what kind of a person was he?
Ans. Horace Danby was a fifty years old man, who robbed from the rich to satisfy his wish of buying expensive and rare books. He made locks and was successful at his business. He was a respectable person but not completely honest. In the story he was outwitted by the beautiful lady and was sent to Jail.
21. Write a character sketch of Matilda.
Ans. Matilda is the prominent character of the story "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant. Her character reflects the vanity of human desire to show off.
She is a gorgeous but unhappy young woman who longs to join the wealthy upper class to which she believes her beauty entitles her. She is unhappy with her middle-class life. Mathilda is dissatisfied and 10 long years in poverty and distress just because of her childish desire to be among the rich.
22. What made Hari Singh come back to Anil.
Ans. Hari Singh decided to come back to Anil because he felt that when Anil would come to know about the theft, he would feel sad, not for the loss of money but for the loss of trust. He did not want to lose his trust. Moreover Hari Singh was well aware that Anil had promised him to teach him read and write. Hari Singh was well aware of the fat that a village to write then he could earn much more than he could earn by robbing people.
All these things made Hari Singh come back to Anil who had shown a trust on him.
23. Paper has more patience than people. "Elucidate.
Ans. Anne Frank admits that she had many friends but not a single friend whom she could confide her feelings with. Anne believes that paper has more patience than people because it listens to her more patiently and silently. It does not react like other people and also because she can confide in her diary all her secrets. This made her to start writing diary on a regular basis during the war time. And now her diary is read worldwide as a suffering of the people during the war.
24.. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
Ans:- Lencho wrote a letter to God because he was in desperate need of money to support his family. His crops had been destroyed by a hailstorm and he had no other means of income. In his letter, he expressed his faith in God and asked for help.
25. Papers has more patience than people. Explain.
Ans:- paper has more patience than people because it listens to her more patiently and silently it does not react like other people.
26. Describe how the fog come and what from it assumes.
Ans:- the fog comes silently and slowly.it comes on the little feet of a cat she is sitting on its haunches. she is looking over the harbour and the city then it move on.
27. Where has the boy lost his ball? What is the effect of the loss of his mind?
Ans:- The boy lost his ball in a harbor. The boy felt an emotional shock at his loss.
28. What is a dust of snow? What does the poet say has changed his mind?
Ans:- A "dust of snow" could mean a freckle of snow or it could also refer to the little white flowers that can be found on hemlock tree. This "dust of snow" changed the poet's mood. The poet's mood changed from that of dismay to joy.
29. Give a character sketch of Matlida.
Ans:-Matilda was a pretty and young lady. She was born in the family or clerks and was married to clerk. Having been born in a poor family she has no dowry, no hopes, no means of becoming known, loved or married by some rich man of dignity. She always suffered from proverty both at the homes of her husband and parents.
She wa a short tempered but tactful lady. She convinced her poor husband to buy her a party dress simply by rejecting the invitation to the ball. She was of a showy nature and loved only delicacies and luxuries. She borrowed a necklace only to be noticed by the spectators. She repented when the neclace was lost. She suffered poverty for ten years after replacing the false necklace with a genuine necklace. She ever remained in distress she was not a considerate and contented character
30. Discuss the role of the teacher in moulding the personality of Bholi.
Ans:- Bholi's teacher played an important role in changing the course of her life. She was polite and friendly which touched her heart. She encouraged Bholi every time and was affectionate towards her. She asked Bholi to put aside her fear of not being able to speak properly.
31. Who was Griffin? What kind of man was he?
Ans:- Griffin was an Intelligent Scientist. Griffin was a Rather a lawless person He could make himself invisible. But Griffin was a lawless scientist indeed. He was a lawless and criminal-minded person. Griffin misused his scientific discovery by a number of misdeeds.
32. Which twin obligation does every man have in life?
Ans:-
The first is his obligation to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children. The second duty is his duty to his people, his community and his country. Each man has to fulfil these two obligations according to his position and abilities.
33. Q.How did the young seagull make his first fligh?
Answer
The young seagull made his first flight by spreading his wings and taking the leap from the cliff after being coaxed and threatened by his mother. He initially fell, but then his wings began to lift him up, and he started to fly, soaring and gliding through the air with his mother's guidance.
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