Tuesday, May 12, 2020

The Eyes Have It by Ruskin Bond

Descriptive Type Questions & Answers from "The Eyes Have It" by Ruskin Bond

                      CLASS--12th

1) "...... my voice startled her."— Who is the speaker here? Who is mentioned as " her"? Why was she "startled" by the voice of the speaker? What did she do afterward? 

Ans- The speaker of the above mentioned line is the narrator of the short story "The Eyes Have It".
       The blind girl who was accompanying the narrator on the journey is mentioned as " her".
         The girl was "startled" by the voice of the narrator as she was unaware of anybody else's presence in the compartment. 
         The girl gave a little exclamation and said that she was unaware of anyone else's presence. As the girl was blind, she couldn't realise the presence of anyone until she heard the voice. 

2) "Yes, October is the best time"—Who is the speaker? On what occasion is the remark made and to whom? Why is October the best time? 

Ans- The speaker of the above mentioned line is the narrator. 
          When the girl who was travelling with the narrator in the same compartment asked the narrator about his destination, the narrator replied that his destination was Mussoorie. The girl then expressed her desire to visit Mussoorie. This marked the beginning of a conversation between the narrator and the girl regarding the hills and the narrator said that October is the best time to visit the hills. 
              October is the best time to visit the hills because at that time the hills are covered with wild dahlias, the sunshine is delicious and at night one can sit in front of a logfire and drink a little brandy. The roads also become quite and deserted as the tourist season gets over. 
3) "Then I made a mistake"—What 'mistake' did the speaker make? Why was it a 'mistake'? What removed the speaker's doubts? What did the speaker do then? 
Ans- The speaker made of asking the girl, his fellow-traveller, what it was like outside the train. 
          The speaker thought it to be a mistake as it was unusual of people with proper eyesight to ask such a question. The speaker was afraid that the girl might discover the truth that he was blind. 
               When the girl asked the speaker why he didn't look out of the window himself, it was then that the speaker's doubts were removed. 
                  To establish his lie as the truth, the speaker moved easily along the berth and felt for the window ledge. He faced the open window pretending to study the landscape like any other person with proper with proper eyesight and tried to convince the girl that he could see. 
4)"Do you see any animals? "— Who asked this and to whom? What was the reply? How could the person give the answer? 
Ans-     The blind girl who was travelling with the narrator asked this question to the narrator of the short story 'The Eyes Have It'. 
          In reply to this question, the narrator told no because he was pretty sure that there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra. 
                    The narrator wanted to hide the matter that he was blind. So, when asked by the girl that whether he could see any animals outside, the narrator pretended to be looking out of the window before answering the girl's question. The narrator was very familiar with the surrounding areas of Dehra, so he replied confidently that he could not see any animals outside. 
5)"You have an interesting face"— Who said this? To whom was it spoken? When did the speaker make this remark? What was the reaction of the person spoken to? 
Ans- Above mentioned line is told by the narrator of Ruskin Bond's short story ' The Eyes Have It'. 
          The narrator said this to the girl who was travelling with him in the train. 
               The narrator faced the girl after turning from the window and sat in silence for a while before the narrator made this remark. 
                  In reply, the girl gave a clear, ringing laugh and said that as she was tired of hearing that her face was a pretty one the narrator's compliment was welcoming as a gallant young man. 
6) " I'm tired of people telling me I have a pretty face. "— Who said this, to whom and when? What did the person spoken to reply? 
Ans- The girl said this line to the narrator when the narrator praised her by saying that she had an interesting face. 
         At the time of the journey, the narrator was speaking carefully in order to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind. Once he became quite daring and said to the girl, " You have an interesting face." Hearing it, like all other girls the girl failed to resist flattery. She laughed pleasantly and replied that the narrator's remark was nice to hear as she was tired of hearing that she has a pretty face. The girl also addressed the narrator as a very gallant young man. 
7) "The voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream"— Who thought so? Whose voice is referred to here? Why was the voice so special? 
Ans- The narrator thought so. 
        The voice referred to here is that of the girl who was travelling with the narrator in the same compartment. 
            The blind narrator on his journey met a girl whom he started to like from the very beginning. Since the short train journey didn't give him enough time to draw a mental image of the girl, he simply used his ears. The narrator considered the voice of the girl to be special as her voice reminded him of the sparkle of a mountain stream. He grew so fond of her voice that he was ready to sit with her for any length of time, just to listen to her talking. 
8) She would forget our brief encounter;" — Who said this and about whom? What is the brief encounter referred to here? Why did the speaker think so? 
Ans- The narrator said this about the girl who was travelling with him in the same compartment from Rohana to Saharanpur. 
           The lively and light-hearted conversation between the narrator and the girl about the beauty of the hills of Mussoorie in October and about the view of landscape from the train's window between Rohana and Saharanpur has been described as the brief encounter. 
                       When the narrator informed the girl that her station will arrive soon, she felt quite relieved. On the contrary, the narrator was ready to sit in the compartment for any length of time just to hear the girl talking. The journey that was cherished by him was of little importance to her. This differing emotion made the narrator feel that she would forget their brief encounter. 

9) " She was an interesting girl."— Who said this to whom and when? What else did the person say? What reply did he get? 
Ans- The narrator of Ruskin Bond's short story "The Eyes Have It" said this to the male co-passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur. When the man told the narrator that he was not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who had just left, then the narrator said the line quoted above. 
           The narrator asked his fellow-passenger, if he could tell him whether the girl, who departed a few minutes back kept her hair long or short. 
                  The man who broke into the narrator's reverie sounded bewildered hearing the question. He replied that he didn't remember the length of the girl's hair since it didn't catch his glimpse. He said that it were the beautiful eyes of the girl that attracted his attention. The twist in the tale got revealed when the man told the narrator that the girl's eyes were of no use to her as she was completely blind. 
10) 'She was completely blind'— Explain the irony in the given line. 
Ans- The climax of the story is the most exciting or important part of it. In this short story of Ruskin Bond it is at the climax, when the narrator learns that the girl he had been conversing with was 'completely blind'. His second fellow traveller informed him that the pretty girl's beautiful and attractive eyes were of no use to her. The shock made the narrator speechless. So long he had been continuously trying to conceal the fact from her that he was blind but now he had realized with disappointment that all his efforts to hide the truth had been vainly employed and fate had played a ruthless prank on him. 

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

My Own True Family by Ted Hughes( Class 10th)

Long Answer Type Questions

1) Where did the poet creep in? 

Ans- The poet crept in an oakwood. 

2) Who is 'I' here? 
Ans- Here the word 'I' refers to the poet, who has taken the form of a young boy in the poem. 
3) What was the poet looking for? 
Ans- The poet was looking for a stag.
4) Whom did the poet meet? 
Ans- The poet met an old woman. 
5) Describe the appearance of the old lady in the oakwood? 
Ans- The lady was old and unsteady. She held a stick in her hand and her dress was worn out like rags
6) What did the old woman say? 
Ans- The old woman said the poet that she hid his secret inside her little bag. 
7) What does the poet mean when he says 'I came twice awake'? 
Ans- The old woman had cast a spell on the poet and as he agreed to look inside her bag, he realized that he has been tricked and in no time, he found himself tied to a stake. The poet tried to convey the sense of shock and wonder through the above mentioned expression. 
8) By whom was the poet surrounded? 
Ans- The poet was surrounded by a strange looking tribe of the oak trees. 
9) When did the poet come twice awake? 
Ans- The poet came twice awake when the old woman opened her little bag. 
10) What would happen to the poet if he failed to make the promise? 
Ans- If the poet failed to make the promise, the black oak bark would wrinkle over him and root him amongst the oaks. 

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Short Answer Type Questions & Answers from On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel

1) What type of poem is " On Killing a Tree"? 
Ans- "On Killing a Tree" is an ironical poem of free verse. 
2) What kind of task is to kill a tree? 
Ans- Killing a tree is a hard and laborious task. 
3) How does a tree grow? 
Ans- The grows up slowly by drawing its essential needs from the earth's crust and sunlight, air, water from the atmosphere. 
4) What does the tree absorb from nature? 
Ans- The tree absorbs sunlight, air and water from the nature for growing up. 
5) Why is the bark of a tree is referred to as leprous hide? 
Ans- The bark of a tree is referred to as 'leprous hide' because the bark is rough and has marks similar to the skin of a leprosy patient. 
6) What sprouts out of the 'leprous hide'? 
Ans- Leaves sprout from the leprous hide. 
7) "But this alone won't do it"– What does 'this' refer to here? 
Ans- In the above line 'this' refers to the hacking and chopping of a tree. 
8) What causes the bark of a tree to bleed? 
Ans- Hacking and chopping cause the bark of a tree to bleed. 
9) What do you mean by 'bleeding bark'? 
Ans- As the poet compares the cutting of a tree to the killing of the same, the metaphorical expression ' bleeding bark' is used to depict the effect of hacking and chopping. 
10) From where would the curled green twigs rise? 
Ans- The curled green twigs would rise from the healed bark. 
11) How much time, according to Gieve Patel, does it take to kill a tree? 
Ans- According to Gieve Patel, killing a tree requires a lot of time. 
12) What does the phrase 'earth-cave' refer to? 
Ans- The phrase 'earth-cave' refers to the hollow that is formed when roots are pulled out of the earth. 
13) Which part of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet? 
Ans- The root is, the most sensitive white and wet part of a tree. 
14) What scorch and choke the tree after it is pulled out? 
Ans- The sun and air scorches and chokes the tree after it's pulled out. 
15) 'And then it is done.'– Which act is referred to here? 
Ans- Here the act referred to is that of killing a tree. 

Friday, April 24, 2020

A Day in the Zoo (Gerald Durrell) 

         Short Answer Type Questions

1) What is the source of the piece ' A Day in the Zoo'? 
Ans- The piece ' A Day in the Zoo' is an extract from ' Menagerie Manor'. 
2) How long does a zoo owner have to work? 
Ans- A zoo owner has to perform his duty twenty- four hours a day. 
3) When does the day begin in a zoo?
Ans- In a zoo, the day begins just before dawn.
4) Whose song can be heard early in the morning?
Ans- The song of Robin can be heard early in the morning.
5) How has the author described the cries of the tauracos?
Ans- The cries of the touracos has been described as rich, fruity & slightly hoarse by the author.
6) What do the peahens do?
Ans- On the velvet green lawns the peahens search for food in the dewy grass.
7) How does a male peahen dance?
Ans- A male peahen dances with its burnished tail raised like a fountain.
8) When do the zoo staff arrive?
Ans- The zoo staff arrive at 8 o'clock in the morning.
9) How do the zoo staff start their day?
Ans- The zoo staff start their day by cleaning the zoo.
10) Where do the monkeys and other mammals live?
Ans- The monkeys and other mammals live in the long, two storied granite house. 

Monday, April 20, 2020

Write a paragraph about Aacharya Jagadish Chandra Bose. 

Ans- Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose is one of the greatest scientists of all time. He was born on November 30, 1858 at Rarikhal, Dhaka( now in Bangladesh). His father's name is Bhagwan Chandra Bose. He started his early education from the village Pathshala at Faridpur. After coming to Calcutta, he got admitted in St. Xavier's School & later in St. Xavier's college. He earned his BSc & DSc degrees from the University of Cambridge, London. He started his career as a professor in Presidency College. Sir J. C. Bose researched on electromagnet & plant's life. They feel pain like human beings do. He also invented wireless telegraph. He set up the Bose Institute in Calcutta in 1917. This great scientist breathed his last on November 23, 1937.

Sunday, March 1, 2020

    Asleep in the Valley by Arthur Rimbaud

1)  Justify the title of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’.

Ans- nding te soldier lay in the poem ‘Asleep in the   The title of the poem “Asleep In The Valley” tells us about someone who is sleeping in a calm, peaceful valley in close contact with Nature. The nature is very pleasant with its slow stream, the flood of sunlight, flowers, greenery and buzzing insects. In the title, the two main words represent different meaning other than their surface meaning. ‘Asleep’ denotes the eternal sleep i.e. (that is) death and ‘valley’ symbolizes a paradise like place. The title seems ironical. It brings out the futility and brutality of war in a gentle implicit way. Actually the title suggests that the soldier is not taking rest but has been brutally killed in the war. Thus the title is apt and suggestive to the theme of the poem.

2) Write the theme of the poem ' Asleep in the Valley'.                      Or

Consider ' Asleep in the Valley' as a war poem.

                                    Or

Discuss 'Asleep in the Valley' as an anti-war poem. 

Ans-The theme of the poem ' Asleep in the Valley' is the futility of war. Rimbaud, being himself a soldier had witnessed the horror of war, and in this poem he has expressed the pity of war. The poem presents before us a picture of a soldier who is resting in a valley amongst the flowers and humming insects. With one hand on his chest, the soldier lies open-mouthed smiling like an innocent child. This picture suddenly turns into a brutal one when we find the ' two red holes' in his side. The bullet marks at the side of his body sets the soldier in contrast with the whole landscape. The beauty of nature is abruptly changed because its warmth can't revitalize the young soldier whose life is destroyed before it was fully bloomed. The recurrent image of the sun is perhaps the remainder of its incapability to revive the dead soldier. The valley signifies the landscape transformed into a valley of death. With all these symbols and images the poet tries to show the futility of war which is the theme of this poem. 

3) Give a brief description of the surrounding the soldier lay in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’.

Ans-The poem is written like a telescope which focuses on different parts of the valley and zooms in on the details. The poet focuses on a panoramic view of the valley, from which he moves to the mountains and then the body of the soldier in the meadow. A small stream is flowing through the valley. There are various types of flowers and bushes in that valley. He zooms in on the soldier's feet which are among the flowers. His pillow is made of fern. Rimbaud waits until the last line of the poem to reveal that the soldier is dead. 

4) " A soldier, very young, lies open-mouthed, " —Where was the soldier found lying and how? How does the poet describe the soldier's face? Why, according to you, was he lying open-mouthed? 

Ans- The soldier was found lying in a small green valley under the open sky. 
          The young soldier was lying open-mouthed with his head placed on a pillow made of fern. His feet were covered with the flowers of the valley. He was sleeping peacefully in the warmth of the sun and one of his hands was upon his chest. 
           The soldier's face was looking pale against the brightness of the sun. There was a gentle and innocent smile on his face like an infant's smile. 
            According to me, the soldier was lying open-mouthed because he was dead and nothing could disturb his peaceful, eternal sleep. 
                    

Valley’

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

               Thank You Ma'am 

                                    -Langston Hughes

1) Justify the title of the story 'Thank You Ma'am'. 

Ans- The word 'thank you' expresses gratitude but the title expresses more than just gratitude. This story is about a boy named Roger who decides to steal a purse to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. But this attempt of stealing changes his life and helps to understand the worth achieving something through hard work. When he tries to snatch Mrs. Jones' purse, but he is caught and dragged to her house. Then she freshens him up, makes him comb his hair and offers him food. Moreover, she advises him never to engage himself again in any evil activities. She even gives him ten dollars so that he could buy suede shoes. So Roger's respect for her and his desire to express a lot as homage to the kind-hearted lady makes him utter ' Thank You Ma'am' . Thus, the title of the story is appropriate. 

2) " Do you need somebody to go to the store,....? " — Who is the speaker? To whom did the speaker say this? Why did the speaker want to go to the store? What did they have in supper? 

Ans- The speaker of the above quoted line is Roger, who attempted to snatch the purse of Mrs Jones.                                              The speaker said this to Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones. 
          Roger was so moved by Mrs Jones' motherly affection that he wished to earn a place in her heart by becoming helpful and good. Hence, he asked her if she needed someone to go to the store maybe to get some milk or something. 
             Mrs Jones heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made cocoa out of canned milk and cut her ten-cent cake. The two had all these in supper. 

3) Why did the boy in "Thank You Ma'am" not run away though he found the door open? 

Ans- When Mrs Jones caught Roger, he pleaded with her to set him freed and looked for an opportunity to run away. Later after being taken to Mrs Jones' house, he got an opportunity to escape as the door was open but he did not feel the urge to. He got another chance to flee with Mrs Jones' purse when she was busy preparing supper, but he didn't do so. Mrs Jones' kindness, her caring attitude towards him, her addressing him as 'son' and above all the unfolding of her past, brought a change in Roger. He didn't want to lose her trust again. Hence he didn't run away despite getting a few opportunities to do so. 

4) " You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong. "– Who speaks to whom? Did the speaker manage to teach what he/she claimed to teach? Give reasons for your answer. 

Ans- Here the speaker is Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones and she is speaking to a boy named Roger. 
        The speaker, Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones tried to teach Roger what is right and what is wrong. Roger wanted a pair of blue suede shoes and so he attempted to snatch her purse but got caught. Mrs Jones when came to know that he had nobody to teach him, took the responsibility of teaching him. She took him home, fed him like her own son and gave him ten dollars so that he could buy blue suede shoes. Her motherly affection moved him so much that he didn't try to escape from her house or steal money from her purse in spite of getting an opportunity to do so. Instead he wanted to help her in her work. Mrs Jones told him to avoid wrong means to fulfil his desires. Therefore, from the above discussion it can be said that the speaker managed to teach him what she claimed & reformed Roger. 

Sunday, January 26, 2020

             HS 2020 ENGLISH SUGGESTION 

            "On Killing a Tree" By Gieve Patel

1) Justify the title of the poem " On Killing a Tree ".
Ans- The word " killing" means complete destruction of an object's existence from the earth. In this poem, the poet describes how man encourages deforestation, defying the eternal bond between the earth and the tree . When someone hacks and chops a tree, it does not die but bleed. This indicates that they are the living beings. But man ignores their usefulness and to fulfill their needs involve themselves in cutting down the trees, which according to the poet is, akin to murder. Thus the poet keeps his protest before us against this disgusting crime through a unique ironical criticism, wherein the murderers are more harsh and vigorous in their act of killing a tree. The title appropriately indicates the very essence of the poem and thus the title is appropriate. 
2) " It takes much time to kill a tree"-- Why does it take much time to kill a tree? According to the poet how is the tree finally killed? 
                                     OR 
How does a tree offer resistance to its destruction? How does its resistance fail? 
Ans- To kill a tree, killer needs to follow some discreet process. No amount of "hacking and chopping" will be enough as a tree will heal its wound soon. Small twigs will sprout again and will grow slowly to regain its former structure thereby offering resistance to the destruction of a tree. 
         To stop this, the tree should be uprooted entirely. As the earth has been acting as its anchor for ages, it should be separated from the earth. A strong rope must be tied around it, and with its help it should be snapped out from the ground. Thus the strength of the tree— the root will be exposed, and then it must be left to die slowly in the scorching sun where it will gradually turn brown, hard, twisted and withered. This is how a tree's resistance will be failed and the entire killing process will be completed. 
3) "And then it is done"—What does 'it' refer to? How it is done? 
Ans- Here 'it' refers to the act of killing a tree.
         A tree has life and man out of greed and selfishness wants to destroy it completely. Since the tree has grown for years slowly consuming the earth, therefore it can't be killed with a simple jab of the knife. The tree will overcome 'hacking and chopping' by growing small stems which will give the tree life again. So by creating a deep hole in earth man pulls out the root which is the strength of the tree. Then they scorch and choke the tree in the sun and air, then make it undergo the process of browning and hardening. At last, they triumphantly say that "it is done".
4) The poem ' On Killing a Tree' describes man's cruelty and violence to nature. — Discuss. 
Ans- A tree is man's greatest friend as it helps the latter to sustain, by providing food and oxygen. But man treats it like a foe to fulfill their needs. Man doesn't think how much harm they cause to themselves. Act of killing the trees destroys the ecological balance. The poet builds up the irony by presenting the act of cutting down a tree in the form of an explicit account of killing the same. The mindless act of deforestation is no less than a heinous crime, committed by the greedy man. That is why the poet in this poem has made the tree itself receive punishment in the hands of its murderers. This is the irony behind the meticulous act of killing a tree as depicted in the poem.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

              HS 2020 ENGLISH SUGGESTION

       Descriptive Type Questions and Answers              From Strong Roots By APJ Abdul Kalam

1) Describe the locality where APJ Abdul Kalam lived in his childhood. 
Ans- Kalam had spent his childhood in their ancestral house in Rameswaram with his parents and siblings. The famous Shiva Temple of Rameswaram was located in their locality. The locality was predominantly Muslim, yet quite a lot of Hindu families lived in peace with their Muslim neighbours. Kalam, along with his father visited a very old mosque in their locality for evening prayers. The People of all religions gathered outside the mosque after their evening prayers to receive Kalam's father's blessings to get cureness the invalids because they believed that he possessed the healing power. Many people would cure and went back to thank him. The high priest of the Shiva temple of Rameswaram Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, had high regard for Kalam's father and discussed spiritual matters with him. This spirit of brotherhood was prevalent in the town. 
2) What did Kalam's father tell him about the relevance of prayers. 
Ans- In APJ Abdul Kalam's prose piece 'Strong Roots', we
see that when Kalam was a child, he was convinced that their prayers reached God. When he grew older, he asked his father about the relevance of prayers. Kalam's father gave a meaningful answer. He said that prayers help us to transcend our body and become a part of the cosmos
which knows no division of wealth, age, caste or   creed.
So prayers help us to overcome the narrowness of mind
, separatist tendencies and control negative emotions like anger and hatred. Kalam's father also conveyed complex spiritual concepts in lucid Tamil. He pointed out that every human being is a specific element within the whole of the manifest divine being. Hence one should not be afraid of sufferings and problems, rather try to analyse its relevance and reasons. Adversities should be treated as opportunities for introspection. Thus, he enriched  young Kalam with spiritual wisdom.
3) " I normally ate with my mother. " -- Who ate with his mother? Name his mother. Where did he eat with his mother? What did he eat with his mother? 
Ans- The great Indian scientist and 11th   president       of India , Dr APJ Abdul Kalam ate with his mother. 
           His mother's name is Ashiamma. 
           Abdul Kalam usually ate with his mother, sitting on the floor of the kitchen of their ancestral house. 
           Kalam and his mother ate South Indian food . His  mother would place a banana leaf before him, on which she then ladled rice and aromatic sambar, a variety of sharp, home-made pickle and a dollop of fresh coconut chutney. 
4) "Why don't you say this to the people who come to you..... " -Who says this and to whom? What is referred to by the word 'this'? Why do the people come to the person spoken to? 
Ans- Abdul Kalam says this to his father, Jainulabdeen . 
Jainulabdeen has explained to his son that every human being is an integral part of the entire spiritual cosmos. He has said that one should not be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems, in human life as adversity provides people with opportunity for introspection. This philosophical teaching of Jainulabdeen is referred to as 
'this'. 
          The distressed people come to Jainulabdeen for they consider him to be medium in their effort to please the demonic forces with prayers & offerings. 
5) What do you mean by "fear-ridden vision of destiny"? What is the other vision? Which is to be preferred and why? 
Ans- In APJ Abdul Kalam's " Strong Roots", Jainulabdeen speaks of two dissimilar visions of destiny. "fear-ridden vision of destiny" refers to fate which is created out of fear of the divine being, i,e, God. 
          The other vision of destiny is the vision that makes us able to search for the enemy of fulfillment existing within ourselves. People must understand that all their sufferings and problems are a result of their drawbacks. 
           The second vision of destiny is to be preferred. In the opinion of Kalam's father none should fear troubles and failures. On the contrary they should consider adversity as an opportunity for introspection. Once an individual is able to spot his/her drawbacks, he or she will will be able to search out the enemy of fulfillment within oneself. Thereby, writing one's own destiny all by oneself. 

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

       "All about a Dog"By A.G.             Gardiner

    MCQ Type questions & answers

                      Class---IX

1) The narrator was travelling  by- bus.                                                         2) The night was- very cold. 

3) The wind was blowing from the-east. 
4) The younger woman carried a little- Pekinese dog. 
5) The younger woman was suffering from- cough. 
6) The bell was pulled by the-conductor. 
7) The conductor had a general grievance against- the passengers. 
8) The conductor shivered-at the door. 
9) The conductor stepped on to the-pavement. 
10) Passengers of the bus were on the side of-the lady and her dog. 
11) The dog sat- blinking. 
12) The passengers wanted to get back their-fares. 
13) The number of constables joining the policeman was- two. 
14) The conductor's behaviour was like that of- a victorious captain. 
15) The number of policeman to whom the woman expressed her anger was- three. 
16) The problem the bus faced was with the- engine. 
17) The last passenger of the bus was- the narrator. 
18) The conductor said ' Good Night' to the author quite- amiably. 
19) Law should be followed- in true spirit. 
20) To the policemen, the woman passenger expressed her --anger. 


"Leela's Friend" By RK NARAYAN    ( Short Answer Type Questions)                              Class-XI

1. What was Mr Sivasanker brooding over standing in the veranda of his house? 
Ans- Standing in the front veranda of his house, Mr Sivasanker was brooding over the servant problem. 
2. What was Mr Sivasanker's first impression of Sidda? 
Ans- The impression Mr Sivasanker had about Sidda, was that, Sidda didn't seem to be a bad sort and looked tidy. 
3. Why did Sidda leave the old master's house? 
Ans- Sidda left the old master's house because he left the house. 
4. What kind of job did Sidda do in the Sivasanker household? 
Ans- In the Sivasanker's household, Sidda had to wash clothes, tend the garden, run errands, chop wood and look after Leela.
5. Who asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky? 
Ans- Leela asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky. 
6. How, according to Sidda, could Leela touch the sky? 
Ans- According to Sidda, if Leela stands on a coconut tree, she could touch the sky. 
7. What was Leela's box filled with? 
Ans- Leela's box was filled with catalogue 
, illustrated books and stumps of pencils. 
8. What did Leela ask Sidda to draw? 
Ans- Leela asked Sidda to draw a cat and crow. 
9. " I told you to take it off and put it in the box " ---What does 'it' refer to here
Ans- Here, 'it' refers to Leela's gold chain. 
10. Where did Leela's mother find the chain?
Ans- Leela's mother found the chain inside a tamarind pot. 

       "LEELA'S FRIEND" BY RK             NARAYAN ( CLASS--XI) 

MCQ Type Questions and Answers

1. ' Leela's Friend' is written by--- RK Narayan. 
2. The source of the story'Leela's Friend' is-- Malgudi Days. 
3.Where does Mr Sivasanker first meet Sidda?---Mr Sivasanker first meets Sidda at the gate in front of his house. 
4. What is Mr Sivasanker's first impression of Sidda---Mr Sivasanker's first impression of Sidda is that he doesn't seem a bad sort. 
5. Leela was---5 years old. 
6. Sidda was hired because---Leela decided he had to stay. 
7. Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of---the moon. 
8. Sidda knows---the moon. 
9. Leela's box was full of---Catalogues, illustrated books and stumps of pencils. 
10.Leela knew---2 or 3 letters. 
11.Leela lost her--- gold chain. 
12. Leela's mother found the gold chain in the---tamarind pot. 

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Tales of Bhola Grandpa by Manoj Das(MCQ type Q & A ) Unit-1

1. The hut of Bhola Grandpa was overshadowed with- Bokal tree. 
2. In the bokal tree there lived- monkeys. 
3. On the way back from the festival, Bhola Grandpa tightly held on to the two fingers of his- grandson. 
4. A gang of pirates were burying a- large box. 
5. While returning from the festival, the road was- long and foggy. 
6. The narrator was riding on the shoulders of - the village chowkidar. 
7. The number of men who accompanied Bhola Grandpa to the festival to look for his grandson were- two. 
8. The grandson had taken shelter under- a cow's belly. 
9. The gang of pirates were burying a large box under- sand-dunes. 
10. Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure because- it was a dream. 

Tales of Bhola Grandpa by Manoj Das Class--IX ( Short Answer Type Questions) Unit-- 1

1) Where did Bhola Grandpa and his wife live? 
Ans- Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of the narrator's village. 
2) What overshadowed their hut? 
Ans- A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut. 
3) Who lived in the bokal tree? 
Ans- A small troop of monkeys lived in the bokal tree. 
4) When did Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail? 
Ans- Bhola Grandpa Grandpa let out a loud wail when he realized that he has lost his grandson at the festival. 
5) Where had the grandson found a cosy shelter? 
Ans- The grandson had found a cosy shelter under a cow's belly. 
6)What were the gang of pirates doing? 
Ans- The gang of pirates were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by the narrator's village. 
7) Why was everybody surprised while returning from the festival? 
Ans- When Bhola Grandpa realised that he had lost his grandson at the festival , he let out a loud wail. This surprised everybody. 
8) Why was no real treasure found under the sand dunes? 
Ans- No real treasure was found under the sand dunes because Bhola Grandpa realised and confessed that his account of the pirates was a dream which he had seen during his midday nap. 
9) How many men did the narrator's father choose to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival? 
Ans- The narrator's father chose two sharp-eyed men from the party to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival. 
10) On whose shoulders was the narrator riding on while returning from the festival? 
Ans- The narrator was riding on the village chowkidar's shoulders while returning from the festival. 

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Short Answer Type Questions from "The Snail" by William Cowper ( Madhyamik Examination) 

1) What does the snail usually stick itself to? 
Ans- The snail usually sticks itself to the grass, leaf, fruit or wall. 
2) What makes the snail well-satisfied? 
Ans- The self-sufficient nature of the snail with no want of others, makes him well-satisfied. 
3) How does the snail stick to his place? 
Ans- The snail sticks to his place very closely without the fear of falling down. 
4) What is the house of the snail? 
Ans- The house of the snail is his shell . 
5) Where does the snail find safety? 
Ans- The snail finds safety within his shell. 
6) What does the snail do when danger comes? 
Ans- When danger comes, the snail immediately shrinks into his house with much displeasure. 
7) What kind of a life does the snail live? 
Ans- The snail lives a self-sufficient life. 
8) How does the snail live? 
Ans- The snail lives a lonely life. He neither has belongings of his own, nor any desire. He lives well-satisfied with himself. 
9) What is the meaning of "chattel"? 
Ans- " Chattel" means personal belongings. 
10) What is the treasure for the snail? 
Ans- The treasure of the snail is himself. 

Short Answer Type Questions from "The Cat" By Andrew Barton Paterson. ( Madhyamik 2020) 

1) What do most people think about cats? 
Ans- Most people think that the cat is a stupid animal, fond of ease and cares little for anything but mice and milk. 
2) What does the cat do throughout the day? 
Ans- Throughout the day, the cat loafs about the house, takes things easy and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house. 
3) When should we watch the cat? 
Ans- We should watch a cat as the shades of the evening fall. 
4) What does the cat care for the most? 
Ans- The cat cares the most for mice and milk. 
5) What does a cat do to pass time? 
Ans- To pass time, a cat watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two. 
6) When is a cat particularly civil and why? 
Ans- If there is a guest at the table, the cat is particularly civil to him because the guest is likely to have the best of what is cooked. 
7) Why does the cat scratch the guest in the leg? 
Ans- To get some food from the guest, the cat keeps waiting but instead of giving him food, the guest strokes him. The cat is bored from this and finally it scratches the guest in the leg. 
8) What does the cat expect from the guest? 
Ans- The cat expects a portion of the meal served to the guest. 
9) How does the guest behave with the cat? 
Ans- Instead of giving the cat some food, the guest stoops down and strokes the cat. 
10) How does the family react when the cat rakes the guest's leg? 
Ans- The family feels delighted at the smartness of the cat. 
11) What does the cat do after getting the food from the guest? 
Ans- The cat purrs and retires to a safe distance from the guest's boot before eating his food. 
12) Who is the cat particularly civil to? 
Ans- The cat is particularly civil to the guest on the table. 
13) How is the cat's movement in the evening? 
Ans- The cat's movement becomes lithe and pantherlike. 
14) What does the cat do on top of the shed? 
Ans- On the top of the shed, the cat arches his back and rakes his claws once or twice through the soft bark of the old roof. 
15) Why are the cats compared to King Arthur's knights? 
Ans- King Arthur's knights were a chosen few noble fighters of England who were brave and performed every difficult task with ease and perfection. Here, the cats show their skills of hunting as grim fighters in the backyard. So, they are compared to King Arthur's knights. 
16) Who are the enemies of the cat? 
Ans-The enemies of the cat are dogs and small boys with stones. 
17) What does the cat do in his own backyard? 
Ans- The cat saunters down his own backyard. 
18) How does the cat cross the fence? 
Ans- The cat springs to the top of the fence and drops lightly down to the other side. 
19) Why does the cat stretch himself? 
Ans- The cat stretches himself a few times to see if every muscle is in full working order. 
20) Where and why do the cats go as they grow older? 
Ans- Cats go in for sports to the suburban backyards which are their hunting ground. 

       Madhyamik English Suggestion 2020

           The Cat- By Andrew Barton Paterson 

                MCQ type questions & answers

1) Most people think that the cat is an --- unintelligent animal. 
2) Most people think that the cat is fond of--- ease. 
3) The backyards are used by the cat as---hunting places
4) The cat is particularly civil/polite to the--- guest.
5) While the cats gather they become--- grim. 
6) The cat hurts the guest's --- leg. 
7) A cat gets a great deal of more satisfaction out of--life
8) A cat is an athlete, acrobat and a--- grim fighter. 
9) After finishing tea, the family gathers around the---fire.
10) All day long the cat hangs about the--- house. 
11) All day long the cat allows to be pestered by the--- members of the house. 
12) The cat is cautious about the boys, as the boys carry--- stones.