CBSE CLASS 10 BOARD 2024 ALL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

CBSE  CLASS 10   BOARD  2024 ALL IMPORTANT  QUESTIONS 

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 CBSE Class 10 English Grammar Important MCQs - Gap Filling Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the note about the wangala Festival of Meghalaya. 

1. The Wangala (i) __________ festival for the Garo in Meghalaya, Assam and Nagaland. It is a postharvest festival (ii) __________ the end of the agricultural year. It is popularly known as ‘The Hundred Drums’ festival. During the signature dance, the leading warrior (iii) __________ with synchronised 7 dance steps and specific hand-head movements. 

(i) (a) is important  ( b) are an important  (c) was the important  (d) is an important 

(ii) (a) being celebrated for marking ( b) celebrated to mark ( c) celebrate to mark  (d) being celebrated for mark 

(iii) (a) leads the youngsters ( b) lead the youngsters ( c) was leading the youngsters  (d) had led the youngsters 

Answer: (i) (d) is an important (ii) (b) celebrated to mark (iii) (a) leads the youngsters 

2. Tansen Sangeet Samaroh (i) ____________ every year in the month of December in Behat village of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. It is a 4-day musical extravaganza. Artists and music lovers from all over the world (ii) ___________ here to pay tribute to the Great Indian Musical Maestro Tansen. The event is organized at the tomb of Tansen by Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala, under the department of culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Artists from all over India (iii) ____________ to deliver vocal and instrumental performances. 

(i) (a) celebrates (b) is celebrated (c) celebrated (d) was celebrated 

(ii) (a) was gathering (b) will gather (c) gather (d) is gathering 

(iii) (a) are invited (b) has been inviting (c) is inviting (d) invited 

 Answer: (i) (b) is celebrated (ii) (c) gather (iii) (a) are invited 

3. Located 80 km north of Udaipur Forest, Kumbhalgarh Fort (i) ________ fort in Rajasthan after Chittorgarh Fort. The fort wall spans a length of 36 kilometers and is therefore known as "The Great Wall of India". Kumbhalgarh Fort (ii) _________ Aravalli range is the birthplace of Maharana Pratap, the famous king of Mewar. This is the reason that Rajputs (iii) __________ in the hearts of this fort. In 2013, the fort was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee. 

(i) (a) was the second largest (b) is the second larger (c) is a second largest (d) is the second largest (ii) (a) spreads in the (b) spread in the (c) spreading in the (d) spread on the (iii) (a) have a special place (b) has a special place (c) had a special place (d) having a special place 

Answer: (i) (d) is the second largest (ii) (b) spread in the (iii) (a) have a special place 

4. Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases (i)__________ absorb sunlight and solar radiation that has (ii) ___________ surface. Normally, this radiation would escape in space-but these pollutants, which can last for years to centuries in the atmosphere, trap the heat and cause the planet (iii) ____________ That's what's known as the greenhouse effect. 

(i) (a) collected in the atmosphere (b) collects in the atmosphere (c) collect into the atmosphere (d) collect in the atmosphere 

(ii) (a) bounced off the earth's (b) bouncing off the earth's (c) bounced of the earth's (d) bounce off the earth's 

(iii) (a) to get hottest (b) in getting hotter (c) to get hotter (d) to get hot 

Answer: (i) (a) collected in the atmosphere (ii) (a) bounced off the earth's (iii) (c) to get hotter  

CBSE Class 10 English Grammar Important MCQs – Tenses 

Fill in the blanks with the correct use of tenses.

 1. My mother _______________ up early in the morning. a) get b) gets c) will be d) shall be 

Answer: b) gets 

2. The children _______________ in the field now. a) has played b) are playing c) plays d) will had played 

Answer: b) are playing 

3. I _______________ her for several years. a) has known b) have known c) knows d) knew 

Answer: b) have known 

4. It ________________ raining since morning. a) have been b) has been c) is d) was Answer: b) has been 

5. He ______________ his house seven days ago. a) left b) leave c) leaves d) is leaving Answer: a) left 

6. I __________________a letter when he came to my house. a) am writing b) was writing c) will write d) wrote 

Answer: b) was writing

 7. The train _______________ before he reached the station. a) has left b) was left c) had left d) is left 

Answer: c) had left 

8. It ______________ raining since morning when you rang me up. a) had been b) has been c) have been d) was 

Answer: a) had been 

9. If he works hard, he ______________ pass.  a) will b) shall c) will be d) shall be 

Answer: a) will 

10. The cook _______________ cooking food at this time tomorrow. a) shall be b) will be c) shall d) will 

Answer: b) will be 

11. This road _____________ to the post office.   a) is leading b) leads c) has lead d) lead 

Answer: b) leads 

12. By next Monday he ______________ staying at my uncle’s house for three weeks. a) will have b) shall have c) will have been d) shall have been 

Answer: c) will have been 

13. Gambling __________ ruined many careers. a) is b) was c) has d) have 

Answer: c) has 

17. Our servant____________ us two weeks ago. a) leave b) leaves c) is leaving d) left 

Answer: d) left 

18. The movie _______________ started when I reached the cinema hall. a) has b) have c) had d) had been 

Answer: c) had 

19. The candidate __________________ speaking for ten minutes. a) had b) had been c) was d) is Answer: b) had been 

Fill in the blanks with correct form of modals  

1.I wish she________ reach here soon.(Desire)

 a)Should b)Would c)Will d)Shall 

Answers: b)Would 

2.I________ accompany you without fail.(Commitment) 

a)Shall b)Will c)Would d)Can 

Answers :b)Will 

3.Walk steadily lest you________ stumble.(Advice) 

a)Would b)Should c)Could d)Ought to 

Answers :b)Should 

4.The sky is clear, it________ rain today.(Less Possibility)

 a)May b)Might c)Could d)Should 

Answers :b)Might

 5. You________ respect your elders.(Moral Obligation) 

a)Should b)Could c)Would d)Ought to 

Answers: d)Ought to 6.You________not stay here.(Necessity) 

a)Need b)Can c)Will d)Would

Answers: a)Need

7. My uncle________ go for a walk every morning. (Habit in Past)

 a)Must b)Should c)Would d)Used to 

Answers: d)Used to 

8.You have fever so you________ see a doctor. (Emphatic Advice) 

a)Must b)Should c)Can d)Will 

Answers: a)Must

 9.She________ be seventy now.(Certainty of belief) 

a)Would b)Need c)Must d)Could 

Answers: c)Must 

10.The clouds are dark it________ rain. (Possibility) a)Will b)Can c)May d)Might Answers :c)May

CBSE Class10 English Determiners MCQs 

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

 Q1.__________sisters are married. A. Each  B. Every  C. Both  D. Any Q2._________students should attend the conference.  A. Both B. Each C. Every  D. None of These 

Q3.We should inform__________ customers about this scheme. A. little B. every C.an D. all 

Q4.They have spent__________ money for their son’s wedding. A. many B. enough 

C. few D. the few 

Q5.Now a days__________ candidates pass the exams. A. a little B. neither C. either D. most 

Q6.__________dead line is met. A. Neither B. Most C. Many D. Much 

Q7.Can I borrow__________ sugar? A. much B. some C. the few  D. a few

  Answer

1  c  , 2 a , 3 d ,4 b ,5 d , 6 a 

 

CBSE Class10 English Subject Verb Concord MCQs

 Q1. This  part of the book___________ boring. A. is  B. are C. has D .have

 Q2. Either of the two candidates__________ eligible.  A.is  B. have C .are  D. has been  

Q3. Most of the workers_____________ on the strike. A.is  B. have C. has D. are 

Q4.My neighbourhood___________ very popular. A. are  B.is  C. were  D. has 

Q5. Neither you nor your sister should___________ to them.  A. talk  B. talks C. talked D. talking 

Q6.Twenty years_________ the minimum age to fill this form.  A. are  B.is C. has D. have 

Q7 The teacher and the students__________ just arrived.  A .has  B. have  C. will  D. are 

Q8. Everyone____________ been informed about the incident.  A. have  B. are  C. were D. has 

Q9 Neither the principal nor the teachers___________ convinced.  A. has  B. were C. was  D. have 

Q10.According to the news, the shower__________ to take place. A. are B.is C. were D. has 

 Answer  Key Q. No. Answer Q. No. Answer 1 A  2 A  3 D  4 B  5 A  6 B  7 B  8 D  9 B  

10 B 

                                      LITERATURE QUESTIONS 

EXTRACT BASED COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

 1. The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned he exclaimed, ―These aren‘t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The  big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are five‘s.‖ 

Questions: a. Who is the person described here? 

Ans: Lencho, the farmer is described here.  

b. Why did he go out in the rain? 

Ans: He went out in the rain to feel the happiness of rain on his body. 

c. Why were the rain drops like ‗new coins‘ for Lencho? 

Ans: Lencho thought that the raindrops would help him get a good harvest and thus he can earn money. So the raindrops were like new coins for Lencho. 

d. How did raindrops bring disaster to his crops? 

Ans: The raindrops soon turned into a hailstorm and destroyed his crops and ruined his hopes. 

With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. The boys exposing themselves to  rain,  ran  out  to collect the frozen pearls. 

Questions:  a) Why was Lencho satisfied? 

Ans: He was satisfied because his fields got good rains. 

b)        What does he compare the raindrops to?   Ans: He compared them to coins.

 c) What do the ‗frozen pearls‘ refer to?  Ans: The frozen pearls refer to hail stones. 

d) Trace the word in the passage which means ‗covered with‘.   Ans. draped 3. ―

Long Answer Questions [100-150words]  

1. The postmaster represents such people who still believe in helping others. 

Write a character sketch of the postmaster pointing out his good qualities.  

Points The postmaster of the story is a kind, generous, helpful, amiable, and God-fearing man. He received a letter from Lencho which was written to God asking for hundred pesos so that he could sow his fields again. The postmaster did not want to shake the writer's faith in the almighty, and thus, out of virtuous intentions, decided to collect money for "an act of charity. He also signed the letter in the name of God  to conceal his identity as he wanted Lencho to think it was actually a reply from God. This shows  that  he was a very good man at heart. 

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS – (100-150 words) 

1. What were the difficulties Nelson Mandela encountered while fighting for freedom 2. What were Nelson Mandela‘s views on the policy of Apartheid? 

Answers – Main Points 1. Nelson Mandela underwent extreme hardships and suffering. He was a true patriot and sacrificed his personal comforts and that of his family‘s while demanding freedom and equality  for  all  his countrymen. He and his comrades were oppressed, punished and imprisoned for resisting the white rule. He was imprisoned for almost thirty years. His persistence and sacrifice culminated in the independence of South Africa. 

2. Nelson Mandela says that Apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in  his  country.  It  cast a shadow on the people of South Africa - deep wounds that would take many years to heal. The oppression and brutality that the people of the nation had been subjected to had no parallel. From this situation arouse a spirit of aggression in the minds of men and produced  men  of  extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity. Mandela believed that the greatest wealth of South Africa are the people of the nation. The more the oppression rained on them the more the spirit to fight back was triggered in the minds of the people. In  the end victory for the people of South  Africa prevailed and  they attained Independence on 10th May 1994. 

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (100 - 150 Words) 

1. How does the author describe the young Seagull‘s fear of flying? 

2. Do you think hunger was a good motivation for the young Seagull in his flight?  Answers 1. The young Seagull was afraid of flying though he wanted very much to fly. When he flapped his wings he became afraid. The sea stretched down beneath. He felt certain that his wings would never support him. So he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole. He could not get himself to fly like his siblings. 

2. The young seagull was greatly afraid of flying --- did not dare to come out and fly --- had no self- confidence - Parents, brothers and sister decided to leave him alone – left for twenty four hours --- no food to eat --- very hungry --- parents rebuked --- would die of hunger --- getting mad with hunger --- mother bought a piece of fish --- offered him --- but was not able to catch it - called out to her – but she did not come any closer - so he dived for it as he was hungry --- fell and started going downwards --- next moment wings spread outwards --- wind rushed through him --- started flying high --- screamed with joy as he was finally flying --- thus made his maiden flight. 

EXTRACTS FROM THE TEXT 1. ‗He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing; he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him.‘

 (a) What did the young seagull do? 

(b) What was the seagull afraid of? 

(c) Why did he close his eyes one at a time?

 (d) What could his brothers and sister do which he was not able to? 

Answers (a) The young seagull wanted to catch the attention of the others. So he pretended to fall asleep on the brink of the ledge  

(b) The seagull was afraid to fly. 

(c) He was pretending to fall asleep. 

(d) They could fly but he was not able to. 

CHARACTER SKETCH OF ANNE FRANK  

Anne Frank was born on 12th June 1929 in Frankfurt Germany. She was four years old when  her  father went to Holland to find a better place for them to live. She was very intelligent and always wanted to become a writer. 

She was a very good reader as well; she continued reading books, translated chapters, wrote down the vocabulary and worked hard on her skills. Like any child, she loved her parents but later grew a dislike towards her mother as she compared her to Margot. She was always jealous of her. She believed that time would come when the problems would be over. She felt lonely. Though she was amidst thirty people, she could hardly call anyone as her true friend. Anne died of typhus in the concentration camp at Berger-Belsen in late February or early March of 1945. 

GLIMPSES OF INDIA 

Main Points of the Story

   The Portuguese in Goa were lovers of bread 

  Those eaters of bread have now gone but is makers still exist. 

  During the childhood days of the narrator, a baker used to be their friend, companion and guide.

   The baker came twice a day – once in the morning and again while returning home   After finishing his sailing. 

  The jingling thud of the baker‘s bamboo woke up the sleeping children.

   The loaves were delivered to the servants of the house. 

  The children would peep into the baker‘s basket for the bread bangles. 

  The children would eat bread with hot tea. 

  The marriages were incomplete without the popular bol bread. 

  Bolinhas was a must during Christmas and all other festivals. 

  The makers wore a particular knee length frock known as kabai. 

  Baking was a profitable profession. Bakers had a plump physique testifying to this. 

  The bakers collected their bills at the end of the month 

Question 1 We kid would be pushed aside with a mild rebuke and the loaves would be delivered to the servant.  But we would not give up. We would climb a bench or the parapet and peep into the basket, somehow. I can still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. Loaves for the elders and the bangles for the children. 

(a) Who are ‗we‘ in the extract? 

(b) Why were the children pushed aside? 

(c) Which word/phrase in the extract means the same as ‗an expression of disapproval/a scolding‘? 

(d) What was there in the basket? 

Answer (a) ‗We‘ in the extract refers to the narrator and his friends. 

(b) The kids were pushed aside so that the breads can be delivered to the servants. 

(c) The word ‗rebuke‘ from the extract means ‗an expression of disapproval/a scolding‘. 

(d) There were some loaves for the elders and some bangles for the children. 

The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their   plump physique was an open testimony to this. Even today any person with a jackfruit-like physical appearance is easily compared to a baker. 

(a) Where did the baker record his accounts? 

(b) Why did the baker and his family never starve? 

(c) Which work in the extract is a synonym of ‗build‘? 

Answers (a) The baker recorded his accounts on some wall in pencil. 

(b) The baker and his family never starved because baking was a profitable profession. 

(c) ‗Physique‘ from the extract is the synonym of ‗build‘. 

Short Answer Questions (30-40 Words)

1. What did the baker do first once he reached a house? 

Ans. The baker would first greet the lady of the house by saying ―Good Morning‖. He would then place the basket on the vertical bamboo and deliver the loaves to the servant. 

 2. How did the baker make his entry?

 Ans. The baker used to enter with the Jingling sound of his specially made bamboo staff. His one hand supported the basket on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the ground. 

 3. How do we get to know that the makers of bread still exist? Ans. The narrator states that the eaters of loaves might have vanished but the makers are still there. He further says that those age old, time tested furnaces still exist and the fire in the furnaces had not yet been extinguished.

  4. What is the importance of breads for the Goa s? OR Why was the Baker‘s furnace essential in a traditional Goa village? 

Ans. Different kinds of breads are important during the different occasions. Bolinhas had to be prepared during Christmas and other festivals. The mothers used to prepare sandwiches on the occasion of their daughter‘s engagement. So, the baker‘s furnace was essential. 

PART II: GLIMPSES OF INDIA – COORG 

Main Points of the Story 

  Coorg is situated between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore. 

  It is called the land of rolling hills. 

  Coorg is inhabited by a proud race of martial men, beautiful women and wild creatures.   It is the smallest district of Karnataka. 

  Coorg is the home of evergreen forests, spices and coffee plantations. 

  September to March is the most pleasant season for the tourists. 

  During this period, weather is perfect and the air breathes of coffee.

   The people of Coorg are fiercely independent people.

   They are possible of Greek or Arabic origin. 

  It is said that a part of Alexander‘s army settled there and married amongst the locals. 

  Their long black coat with an embroidered waist-belt Kuppia resembles the kuffia worn by the Arabs. 

  Coorgi homes are known for their hospitality. 

  The Coorg Regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian Army. 

  The first Chief of the Indian Army, General Cariappa, was a Coorgi. 

  The river, Kaveri, obtains its water from the hills and forests of Coorg. 

  High energy adventures with river rafting, canoeing, rock climbing and mountain biking are quite popular in Coorg.

   Birds, bees, butterflies, Malabar squirrels and langurs find shelter in the rainforests of Coorg. 

  The top of the Brahamagiri hills gives you a panoramic view of the misty valley of Coorg. India‘s       largest Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe is famous for its Buddhist monks and temple. 

Short Answer Questions (30-40 Words) 

How has the Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery recognised in modern India?

 Ans: The Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery has been recognised by awarding the Coorg  Regiment with the most number of gallantry awards. Besides, the Coorgis are the only Indians allowed to carry firearms without a license. 

PART III: GLIMPSES OF INDIA – Tea from Assam 

Main Points of the Story 

  Tea is really a very popular beverage in India. 

 You can bear the vendor shouting ―chai-garam-garam chai‖ at every railway station. 

 More than eighty crores of cups of tea are drunk every day throughout the world. 

 It was green, green everywhere and Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before.  The landscape changed and tea bushes took the place of green paddy fields. 

 A sea of tea-bushes stretched as far as the eyes could go. 

 Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. 

 No one really knows who discovered tea. One Chinese legend says that a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the boiling water. 

 The leaves gave it a delicious flavour. They were tea leaves. 

 Words like Thai‘ and thine are from the Chinese language. 

 According to an Indian legend, an ancient Buddhist ascetic cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy    during meditation. 

 Ten tea plants grew out of his eyelids. 

 Rajvir saw acre upon acre of tea bushes and nearly all of them were neatly pruned to the same height. 

 Groups of tea-pluckers with bamboo baskets on their backs were plucking newly sprouted leaves. 

 A tractor was pulling a trailer-load of leaves. 

 Rajvir asked Pranjol‘s father if it was the second-flush or sprouting period. 

 The sprouting periods lasts from May to July and this period yields the best tea. 

MIJBIL THE OTTER 

Extract based comprehension questions: 

1. Mijbil, as I called the otter, was, in fact, of a race previously unknown to science, and was at length christened by zoologists Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwelli, or Maxwell‘s otter. For the twenty-four hours Mijbil was either hostile or friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to sleep on the floor   as far from my bed as possible.  

Question a) Who was Mijbil? 

b) How did the otter behave for the first twenty-four hours? 

c) Find exact word from the extract which means ‗having no particular interest‘. 

d) Why is the otter called ‗Maxwell‘s otter‘?  

Ansewrs  a)          Mijbil was the name of the otter brought by the narrator 

b) The otter was indifferent and stayed as far as possible from the narrator for the first 24 hours. 

c) ‗Indifferent‘ from the extract means ‗having no particular interest‘. 

d) The otter was christened by zoologist Maxwell. So, in his honour, it was called Maxwell‘s otter. 

Short Answer Questions (30-40 words) 

Q1.What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom? What did it do two days after that?

 A. When Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom, for half an hour he went wild with joy in the water, plunging and rolling in it, shooting up and down the length of the bathtub underwater, and making enough slosh and splash for a hippo. Two days later, it escaped into the bathroom and Maxwell saw it opening the tap, all by itself.  

Q2.Why did Maxwell put the otter back in the box? How do you think he felt when he did this? 

A. Maxwell removed every bit of the shredded inner lining so that Mij won‘t hurt himself. He then kept the otter back in the box as they had to reach the flight on time. He must have felt pity and be worried about Mij.  

Q3.Why does Maxwell say the airhostess was ―the very queen of her kind‖?

 A. When Maxwell boarded the flight, he took the air hostess into confidence about the latest incidents. Being understanding, friendly and kind, she advised him to keep the box on his lap. Thus, the way she listened and helped him, led to an admiration that made the narrator say that she was ―the very queen  of her kind‖.

Q2.Why did Maxwell decide to have an otter as a pet? How did he get it?

 Ans. Maxwell‘s pet dog Jonnie died. He felt alone without a pet. This  time he decided to change his  pet. He decided to own an otter as his pet. His place, Camusfearna was ringed by water. It would be a suitable place for this new experiment. One of his friends suggested that he could get an otter in the Tigris marshes. Otters were as common in the Tigris marshes as were mosquitoes. They were often tamed by the Arabs as pets. Maxwell got his mail after five days. He carried it to his bedroom to read. There he found two Arabs squatting on the floor. A sack lay beside them.  There  was  something moving and twisting in it. The Arabs handed him a note from his friend. It read, ―Here is your otter …‖ The sack was opened. And there emerged a Unique creature from the sack. Later on, this otter was named Mijbil by Maxwell. 

MADAM RIDES THE BUS 

The bus rolled on now cutting across a bare landscape, now rushing through a tiny hamlet or past an odd wayside shop. Sometimes the bus seemed on the point of gobbling up another vehicle that was coming towards them or a pedestrian crossing the road. But lo! Somehow it passed on smoothly leaving all obstacles safely behind. Trees came running towards them but then stopped as the bus reached them and simply stood there helpless for a moment by the side of the road before rushing away in the other direction. 

 Questions: (a) From which story have these lines been taken? 

(b) What did the bus pass by? 

(c) How does the author describe the landscape? 

(d) How did the trees appear from the moving bus? 

(e) Find a word from the passage which means ‗village‘. 

 Answers:  (a) These lines have been taken from the story, ‗Madam Rides the Bus.‘ 

(b) The bus passed by a bare landscape, a tiny hamlet or an odd wayside shop. 

(c) The author says that the landscape was bare. 

(d) The trees appeared to be coming towards the moving bus. 

(e) Hamlet 

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: (30-40 Words) 

Q1. What was the favourite pastime of Valli? 

Ans. Valliammai or Valli was eight years  old. Her favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway  of her house. From there, she watched what was happening in the street outside. For her, standing at the front door was as enjoyable as any of the games other children played. 

Q2.Why did Valli find the elderly woman absolutely repulsive? 

Ans. The elderly woman who was sitting beside Valli in the bus  looked absolutely repulsive  to  Valli. She had big holes in her ears and had ugly earrings in them. She didn‘t relish the smell of the betel nut that she was chewing. The betel juice was about to spill over her lips at any moment. She couldn‘t be social with such a woman. 

Q3. What dampened Valli‘s enthusiasm during the return journey? 

Ans During her return journey, Valli saw a young cow lying dead by the side of the road. She was the same lovable and beautiful cow that she saw only a little while ago. Now, it looked so horrible and frightening as it lay there. There was a fixed stare in her lifeless eyes  and she  was  smeared with  blood. The sight dampened her enthusiasm and she stopped looking outside. 

THE SERMON AT BENARES

Extract Based Comprehension Questions Exercises: 

1. ‖The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares, most holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges; that sermon has been preserved and is given here. It reflects the Buddha‘s wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering.‖ 

Questions: (a) Name the holiest of the dipping places on the River Ganges where the Buddha preached his first sermon. 

(b) What does Buddha‘s first sermon reflect?

 (c) What did Gautama do after getting on light emend? 

(d) How was he known as then?  

Ans.  (a)        Benares. 

(b) Buddha‘s wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering. 

(c) After getting enlightenment, he began to teach and share his new understandings with the common people.

 (d) As he started preaching, he was known as Buddha, meaning,  the awakened or the  enlightened one. 

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (100-150 Words) 

Q 1. ―The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and combined with pain‖ With this statement of the Buddha, find out the moral values that Kisa Gotami learnt after the death of her child. 

Ans. After the death of her only son, Kisa  Gotami went to the Buddha. Firstly, she went to every neighbour, asking for medicine for her dead son. She had lost all her senses. She forgot that no medicine could bring back the dead. Then she went to Buddha for making her son alive.  Buddha asked her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no death had occur. But she couldn‘t find such a house. The Buddha made her realise that death is common to all. It also shows the detachment from mundane life. Only grieving cannot bring peace of mind. 

Q 2. Why did Kisa Gotami understand the message given by the  Buddha  only  the  second time? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding? 

Ans. Kisa Gotami had lost her only son and in grief, she carried her dead son to all her neighbours to get him cured and restored back to life. Finally, she went to the Buddha  asking him  for  medicine to cure her boy. The Buddha felt that she needed to be enlightened about the truth of life - that death and sorrow are inescapable. He could see that grief had blinded her, and it would be difficult for her to accept the truth. So the Buddha told her to procure mustard seeds from a house where none had died. Kisa Gotami went from door to door. Then she realized that there was no house where no one had died and that death is common to all. She came back to the Buddha where He sermonized her that life in this world is troubled and filled with sorrows. He gave her examples of ripe fruits and earthen vessels whose ‗lives‘ are short. This way he made her realize that death is unavoidable and none — even the near and dear ones — can save anyone from death.

11: The Proposal 

Extract Based comprehension 

Questions 1. Its cold… I‘m trembling all over, just as if I‘d got an examination before me. The great thing  is, I must have my mind made up. If I give myself time to think, to hesitate, to talk a lot, to look for an ideal, or for real love, then I‘ll never get married. 

Questions. (a) Who is saying, ―I‘m trembling all over as if I had got an examination before me‖? 

(b) What is the great thing that the speaker is talking about? 

(c) What state of Loom‘s mind does the passage reflect? 

(d) Why did Loom not want to wait for real love? 

Answers.  (a)  Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov. 

(b) The speaker is talking about real love and marriage. 

(c) His mind reflects that way he would never get married because it is difficult to get an idea or real love.

 (d) This was because he was anxious to get married. 

Character Sketch 

1. Natalya: 

Natalya is talkative and short-tempered. She is very much concerned about her family‘s honour and land. She is argumentative also. She argues with Lomov about the ownership of Oxen Meadows and the superiority of her dog Squeezer. She is very keen to get married. 

 2. Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov: 

Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov is a landowner. He has a helping nature towards Lomov. He loves his daughter and plays the role of a good father. He is in search of a good match for his daughter. He is a good selector of words. He calls Lomov my angel, treasure, etc. This shows his cunningness. When Chubukov finds Lomov fighting with Natalya, he immediately changes and starts to support his daughter. He uses many ill words for Lomov and tells him to leave his house.

Long Answer Questions (100 -150 words) 

Q1.‖The way Chubukov, Natalya and Lomov fought over petty issues is against the behaviour and mannerisms of good neighbours‖ Comment. What would you have done to resolve the issue? (If you were in the place of Chubukov) 

Ans. Lomov and Chubukov were neighbours. Lomov came to Chubukovs to propose Natalya. But instead of proposing they started fighting over petty issues like oxen meadows and quality of dogs.  This is not the quality of good neighbours. Neighbours should live like friends. There should be a positive relationship between the two neighbours.  There should be understanding and patience among neighbours. The fight between Looms and Chubukovs could have been avoided if handled carefully. The issue of meadows could be resolved calmly and quietly by a good conversation. There must have been some documents showing the ownership of the meadows or both the parties could be convinced by making them understand that if they got married, the meadows will belongs to both of them. Similarly, the issues of dog could be solved instead of counting the negative points of each other‘s dogs. They can discuss the positive features of the dogs. Thus the issues could be resolved. 

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