Category: CBSE

Keeping Quiet Important Questions CBSE Class 12 English

Extract Based Questions (4 Marks)

Question.1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death(Compartment 2014 Modified)
(a) Whom does ‘we’ refer to in the above lines?
(b) Why does the poet want us to ‘do nothing’ for once?
(c) What is the‘sadness’that the poet refers to in the poem?
(d) How can a huge silence do good to us?
Answer.
(a) ‘We’ refers to the human beings, who are always thinking about their own progress and advancement.
(b) The poet wants us to ‘do nothing’ for once so that our mind can be at peace and we are able to introspect and analyse our own actions.
(c) The poet refers to the ‘sadness’ which arises due to the fact that people fail to understand themselves. They have no time to introspect about their actions and their consequences.
(d) A huge silence can do good to us because we are able to achieve peace in this silence. It helps us in analysing ourselves and our actions, interrupting the sadness of threatening ourselves with death.

Question.2.Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive
Now I’ll count upto twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
(a) What does the Earth teach us?
(b) What does the poet mean to achieve by counting upto twelve?
(c) What is the significance of ’keeping quiet’? (All India 2013; Modified)
(d) What is always alive, even when everything seems to be dead?
or
(a) What does the Earth teach us?
(b) Why does the poet countupto twelve?
(c) What will keeping quiet help us achieve?(Delhi 2008 Modified)
(d) How does the Earth teach us that there is activity even in apparent stillness?
Answer.
(a) The Earth teaches us how new life springs from dead remains, and how there is life under apparent stillness.
(b) The poet wants to achieve peace by counting upto twelve. He wants us to introspect in a moment of silence.
(c) Keeping quiet doesn’t mean just not speaking. It means that we should avoid all activities which hurt nature and, in turn, hurt us.
(d) The Earth is always alive, even when everything else seems to be dead. There is always some activity going on in nature beneath its apparent stillness.
or
Answer.
(a) The Earth teaches us how new life springs from dead remains. It gives us lessons about sustaining and resurrecting life.
(b) The poet is initiating an exercise in meditation. When he counts upto twelve, the meditator puts away all digressions and experiences bliss. He wants all meditators to experience that bliss.
(c) Keeping quiet will help us introspect, reflect and experience silence and peace. This will in turn help us find solutions to our problems.
(d) Though the Earth appears still, there are so many changes that keep occurring beneath its surface. A seed that seems dead germinates under the Earth and a new life springs from it.

Question.3.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
For once on the face of the Earth
let’s not speak in any language,
let’s stop for one second,
arid not move our arms so much.
(a) Why does the poet want us to keep quiet?
(b) What does he want us to do for one second?
(c) What does he mean by “not move our arms”? (Delhi 2012; Modified)
(d) How can this moment of stillness help us?
Answer.
(a) The poet wants us to keep quiet in the hope that the moment of tranquillity might help us in finding the answers to our problems.
(b) The poet wants us to be silent and motionless for one second.
(c) The poet means that we should be in a state of total stillness with no physical activity at all.
(d) This moment of stillness can provide us physical and mental rest, during which our mind will be at peace. We can analyse our actions and their consequences and avoid rash or thoughtless behaviour.

Question.4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.
(a) What will happen if there is no rush or running of engines?
(b) Why would it be called an exotic moment?
(c) How would we feel at tliat moment? (Foreign 2011; Modified)
(d) Name the poem and the poet.
Answer.
(a) It will be an ecstatic moment of tranquillity without rush or running of engines.
(b) It would be called an exotic moment because it will be an instance of universal peace and brotherhood. In that moment, all of us would initiate introspection through meditation and the whole world will be enveloped in quietness.
(c) We would feel very strange at that moment, because at that time everyone will have a feeling of oneness with their fellow human beings. It will be a new feeling altogether.
(d) The poem is ‘Keeping Quiet’, and the poet is Pablo Neruda.

Question.5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Now we will count to twelve,
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth,
let’s not speak in any language,
let’s stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
(a) How long does the poet want to stay still?
(b) What does he hope to achieve by keeping quiet?
(c) What does the poet mean by “not move our arms so much”? (All India 2009; Modified)
(d) Why does the poet suggest us not to sp,eak in any language?
Answer.
(a) The poet exhorts each one of us to count to twelve and then be quiet, silent and motionless for a brief moment.
(b) He hopes to achieve and realise the value of quiet introspection. In this silence, we shall feel that all are together and will experience a strange feeling of togetherness.
(c) By this, he means that we should not make any physical movement, as physical activity will stop dr interrupt our introspection.
(d) The poet wants us to simply be silent for a moment and utilise that time to understand ourselves as well as others. Besides, language differences often lead to conflict, which the poet, perhaps, wants to avoid.

Question.6.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Fishermen ip.the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
(a) What does the poet expect of the fishermen and why?
(b) While gathering salt, what will the man do?
(c) What do the hurt hands imply? (All India 2008;Modified)
(d) How would man and nature benefit in this moment of silence?
Answer.
(a) In the exotic moment of silence and introspection, fishermen will become conscioi the fact that they are causing harm to the whales. The poet expects this because he feels that at this opportune moment all evil will come to an end.
(b) The man gathering salt will stop for a while at that quiet moment and look at his hurt
hands.
(c) ‘Hurt hands’ means that human beings are oblivious of the pain they are causing to themselves in the pursuit of amassing more and more comforts. They have no time for themselves.
(d) In this moment of silence, man will not harm nature, and both human beings and nature will get some time to attend to and recover from their wounds.

Short Answer Type Questions (3 Marks, 30-40 words)

Question.1. Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in ‘Keeping Quiet’? (Delhi 2014)
Answer. The poet refers to the moment of stillness and quietness as an exotic moment. It would be an exotic moment, as such a tranquillity will initiate peace and brotherhood. There would be no movement, no talk, no activity and consequently, no violence.

Question.2. What is the sadness that the poet refers to in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’? (All India 2014)
or
What is the sadness that the poet refers to in the poem? (All India 2011)
Answer. The poet refers to the sadness which surrounds man due to not having any time for himself, the pain of not understanding what he or his fellow human beings want. He has no time for introspection; as a result, he is unable to analyse his own actions and understand its consequences.

Question.3. Which images in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ show that the poet condemns violence?
(Compartment 2014)
Answer. The images of fishermen not harming the whales in the sea and wars leaving behind no survivors to celebrate the victory show that the poet condemns violence. The poet wants the warmongers to change their blood-stained clothes to clean ones. The poet’s refusal to have any association or dealing with death also shows that he is not in favour of any form of violence.

Question.4. What symbol from nature does the poet use to prove that keeping quiet is not total
inactivity? (Foreign2014)
Answer. The poet uses nature as a symbol to explain his idea that there can be life under apparent stillness. According to him, keeping quiet is not total inactivity. A seed may appear to be dead and inactive, but one day, the same seed may turn into a fruitful tree.

Question.5. How, according to Neruda, can keeping quiet change our attitude to life?
(Compartment 2014)
Answer. Keeping quiet and suspending all our activities for a brief moment will give us time to introspect and analyse our own actions. We will develop a new understanding of our surroundings and thus change our attitude to life. We will check our destructive ways and try to be more positive and constructive.

Question.6.What are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem? What is Neruda’s
attitude towards these wars? (Delhi 2013)
Answer. The poet has written about wars against humanity and nature. Green wars, wars with poisonous gases and wars with fire are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem. Wars do good to no one. Pablo Neruda feels that such wars may bring victory, but there are no survivors. It means that there is heavy loss on both sides.

Question.7. How can suspension of activities help? (All India 2012)
Answer. The poet believes that suspension of activities will allow man to introspect, which can help them in analysing their own actions, and in solving many of their problems based on caste, religion or nationality. It will help them develop a new understanding of their surroundings, and thus make them mend their destructive ways.

Question.8. Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death? (Delhi 2011)
Answer. No, the poet clearly states that his asking for stillness should not be confused with total inactivity or death. He perceives life to be a continuous process, where man’s activities should not lead to destruction of fellow human beings or nature, but should be channelised in a resourceful way.

Question.9. According to the poet, what is it that human beings can learn from nature? (All India 2010)
Answer. Life under apparent stillness in attitude is the thing which man can learn from nature. The Earth is never in a state of total inactivity. Nature carries on its work even where there is stillness all around. Winter is associated with inactivity, but this is not actually true.

Question.10.What will counting upto twelve and keeping quiet help us to achieve? (Foreign 2009)
Answer. The poet asks each one of us to count to twelve and then be quiet, silent and motionless. This quietness will create a moment of togetherness among all; a condition which is foremost for the survival of humanity, which is indeed an achievement. It will also give us One to analyse our actions and their consequences.

Important Questions for Class 12 English

Tenses: Verb tenses are tools that are used to express time. They refer to the time of an action and tell the time and state of an action. present tense, past tense and future time refer to the time of action and tell the time and state of an action.

Looking for an easy way to learn English Grammar? then you are in right place. Here we providing basic English Grammar topics like Tenses Verbs, Nouns, etc…

Tenses Exercises or Class 11 CBSE With Answers Pdf

Tense is defined as the form of verb that gives the relation between Time and Action. Time is the duration of work and action is the work done. Tense gives the time when the action is done.

There are three phases of time

• time present (now)
• time past (passed)
• time future (yet to come)

Let’s consider the sentences given below
(a) Hari eats a mango. (Present)
(b) Hari ate a mango. (Past)
(c) Hari will eat a mango. (Future)

We can observe that each sentence given above has a different meaning. The reason is that each sentence has a different form of the verb. These different forms of verbs are called tenses. The tense of a verb shows the time of an action or the state of being.

Classification of Tenses with Examples and Their Structure

There are three tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

Each tense has four forms. Study the chart given below to understand more about all tenses and their forms.

Classification Of Tenses With Three Diagram

Present Tense
Present Indefinite Tense
(Also Called Simple Present Tense)

(a) Statements

Form. Subject + the infinitive (without to) + ………….
When the Subject is Third Person singular, ‘s’ or ‘es’ is added to the first form of the verb.
Examples:

1. I learn my lesson daily.
2. We love our parents.
3. You read the Hindu daily.
4. A cow lives on grass.
5. He/she helps the poor
6. They reach the school in time.

SPELLING RULES:

1. Add ‘es’ to the first form of the verb if it ends in ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘o’ or ‘x’: as —teaches, rushes, goes, passes or fixes.
2. If a verb ends in ‘y’ and there is a consonant before ‘y’; change ‘y’ into ‘i ’ and add ‘es’ to the verb; as—
   cry —> cries; fly —> flies; try —> tries
   Exception. If there is vowel before ‘y’ add only ‘s’ to the first form of the verb; as—
   enjoy —> enjoys, obey —> obeys; pray —> prays.
3. To all verbs, add only ‘s’; as
   sits, plays, rims, speaks.

(b) Interrogative Sentences

Form. Do/does + subject + the infinitive (without to) + …………. ?
When the subject is third Person Singular, we use ‘Does’. For other subjects we use ‘do’:
Examples:

1. Do you learn your lesson daily?
2. Does he help the poor?
3. Does she know me?
4. Why does the girl cry?

(c) Negative Sentences

Form. Subject + do not/does not + the infinitive + …………. .
Use ‘does not’ if the subject is third person singular. With other subjects use ‘do not’:
Examples:

1. She does not hate anyone.
2. They do not welcome us.

Exceptions. ‘Never’ is followed by bare infinitive or infinitive + s/es as in statements. The negative sense is conveyed by ‘never’ itself; sis—

1. I never tease animals.
2. She never tells a lie.

(d) Negative Interrogative Sentences

Form. Do not/Does not + subject + the infinitive + …………. ?
Examples: 

1. Don’t you like this new film?
2. Doesn’t she help the poor with money?

(e) Emphatic Use of ‘Do/Does’

Form. Subject + do/does + the infinitive …………..
Examples:

1. She does drink, but not in public.
2. I do go to the gym, but only on Sundays.

Important Note. Use only the first form of the verb after do and does.
Adverbs. The Simple Present Tense is used with the words:
always, often, frequently, generally, usually, sometimes, every day, every week, every month, daily, once a week, twice a week, etc.

The Use of Simple Present Tense

To express a habitual action; as—
I go to the temple daily.
She always speaks the truth.
My grandmother tells us a story every evening.

To express a universal truth; as—
The earth moves round the sun.
The sun rises in the east.
Water freezes into ice at 0°C.

To express a situation or a fact that is permanent; as—
The Taj stands on the bank of the Yamuna.
My house faces north.
This road leads to Ambala.

To express an action which must happen in the near future; as—
Her marriage comes off next month.
Ravi goes to England next year.
We leave at 7 a.m. tomorrow.

To read or write a subordinate clause (of time or condition) when the main clause refers to the future; as
If you come, we shall be happy.
If you work hard, you will pass.
We will not wait here until he comes.
He will come out when the bell rings.

Present Continuous Tense
This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To describe an action in progress and the continuity of the action. e.g.
(a) She is playing tennis.
(b) We are watering the plants.
(c) The passengers are wandering to and fro.

(ii) An action that is not happening at the time of speaking but is in progress. e.g.
(a) He is working in an MNC.
(b) I am teaching in a school.
(c) They are studying in DN college:

(iii) An action that has been pre-arranged to take place in ~ the near future. e.g.
(a) The wedding is going to take place on Sunday.
(b) I am going to attend the class tomorrow.

(iv) Persistent and undesirable habit, especially with adverbs like always, continually, constantly, e.g.
(a) You are always running me down.
(b) He is constantly gazing me.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
Singular subject + is/am + first form of verb + ing +
Plural subject + are + first form of verb + ing + I + am + first form of verb + ing +
e.g.
(a) I am playing a game.
(b) She is reading a book.
(c) We are going to Shimla.

Rules for Negative Sentences
Singular subject + is + not + first form of verb + ing +
Plural subject + are + not + first form of verb + ing +
I + am + not + first form of verb + ing +
e.g.
(a) Ram is not surfing the internet.
(b) They are not watching a movie.
(c) I am not swimming in the water.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Is/are/am + subject + first form of verb + ing + …?
Question word + is/are/am + subject + first form ofverb + ing + ?
e.g.
(a) Is Reena cooking the food?
(b) Are you not writing a letter?
(c) What is Raveena doing here?
(d) Which newspaper are you buying?
(e) Why was the camel not drinking water?

Exceptions for Present Continuous Tense
The following verbs are not normally used in present continuous tense, on account of their meaning

• Verbs of perception or senses, e.g. see, hear, smell, notice, recognise etc.
• Verbs of appearance, e.g. appear, look, seem etc.
• Verbs of thinking, e.g. think, suppose, believe, agree, consider, forget, know, imagine, mean etc.
• Verbs of emotion, e.g. want, wise, desire, feel, love, prefer etc.
• have, own, possess, be (except when used in the passive).

Present Perfect Tense
This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To express an action that has recently been completed, e.g.
(a) She has just taken tea.
(b) I have purchased a book.
(c) They have won the match.
(d) He has come now.

(ii) To describe an action whose time is not given, e.g.
(a) Have you done M.Sc in Maths?
(b) Have you read Shakespeare?

(iii) To describe past events whose effects still exist, e.g. I have finished my work and now I am free.
(iv) To describe actions that started in the past and are continuing until now and possibly into the future, e.g.
I have already used this brand of soap.

(v) To show how a past situation relates to the present, e.g. I’ve done my homework, so I can help you with yours now.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
Singular subject + has + third form of verb +
Plural subject + have + third form of verb +
e.g.
(a) She has gone to the market.
(b) I have met her.
(c) They have bathed.
(d) It has become dark now.

Rules for Negative Sentences
Singular subject + has + not + third form of verb +
Plural subject + have + not + third form of verb +
e.g.
(a) I have not called him.
(b) The train has not gone.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Has/have + subject + third form of verb + ?
Question word + has/have + subject + third form of verb + ……. ?
e.g.
(a) Has she gone to Delhi?
(b) Have they not seen the Taj Mahal yet?
(c) What have they eaten today?
(d) Why has the peon not come yet?

Present Perfect Continuous Tense This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To describe an action that began in the past and is still continuing. e.g.
(a) They have been staying in the village for a long time.
(b) It has been raining since last night.

(ii) To express an action already completed, but whose effect is still continuing. e.g.
I have been running around for the job all day and am now tired.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
Singular subject + has + been + first form of verb + ing + + for/since +
Plural subject + have + been + first form of verb + ing + + far/since +
e.g.
(a) Arpit has been sleeping since 3 o’clock.
(b) They have been running for three hours. ‘

Rules for Negative Sentences
Singular subject + has + not + been + first form of verb + ing + + for/since +
Plural subject + have + not + been + first form of verb + ing + + for/since +
e.g.
You have not been suffering from fever for one week.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Have/has + subject + been + first form of verb + ing + + since/for + ?
Question word + has/have + subject + been + first form of verb + ing + since/for + ?
e.g.
(a) Have you been sleeping since 8 o’ clock?
(b) Has he not been living in this house for a long time?
(c) Why have they been playing football since morning?

TIP We use the Simple Present Tense to describe events that happen in succession, like cricket commentaries, demonstrations of an experiment or asking for and giving instructions. However, the Present Progressive Tense is used for changing and developing situations e.g. Rates of packaged foodstuffs are going up.

Tenses Exercise with Answers for Class 11 CBSE Pdf

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of present tense from those given in brackets.

1. I am attempting the Civil Services exam coming up, so I ………………. (am/is) studying hard these days.
2. My grandmother ………………. (carries/carrying) a walking stick when she goes out for a walk.
3. Shashi isn’t at home. She ………………. (is/are) out shopping with our father.
4. Can you speak louder please, I ………………. (am not/cannot) hear you.
5. My widower uncle often ………………. (coming/comes) to our house for lunch on Sundays.
6. Since he changed his job, he ………………. (found/has found) more time to relax and enjoy his hobby.
7. I feel proud of my team as it ………………. (performed/has performed) very well.
8. Look! They ………………. (gossip and while away/are gossiping and whiling away) their time.
9. An apple a day ………………. (keeps/is keeping) the doctor away.
10. By profession, an artist ………………. (creates/is creating) a picture whereas an author ………………. (writes/is writing) a book.

Answer:

1. am
2. carries
3. is
4. cannot
5. comes
6. has found
7. has performed
8. are gossiping and whiling away
9. keeps
10. creates, writes

2. Fill in the blanks in the telephone conversation given below with the correct present tense form of the verb given in brackets.
Sameer : Savita! How (a) ………………. (be) you? This is Sameer.
Savita: Ahhh……Sameer! I (b) ………………. (be) fine. How are you?
Sameer: I’m great, thanks.
Savita: That (c) ………………. (be) good. So, what’s up?
Sameer: Well, I (d) ………………. (has) a problem for you to solve.
Savita: Sure, just say it.
Sameer: My motorcycle (e) ………………. (be) defective. I (f) ………………. (try) to repair it for days. I (g) ………………. (not, know) what is wrong with it. I (h) ………………. (no, can, fix) it.
Answer:
(a) are
(b) am
(c) is
(d) have
(e) is
(f) have been trying
(g) do not know
(h) cannot fix

Past Tense
Past Indefinite Tense
(also called Simple Past Tense)
This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To indicate an action that happened in the past and to report completed actions. It is used often in recounts and narratives. e.g.
(a) We closed the shop at 8 pm.
(b) She met me last year.
(c) I visited the Taj Mahal three months earlier.

(ii) To indicate past habits or repeated events that are now over. e.g.
(a) In those days, my mother gave me some pocket money every day.
(b) I always rode a bike to school when I was young.

(iii) The habitual past can also be expressed by using ‘used to’. e.g.
(a) She used to drink tea in the morning.
(b) My grandfather used to read a few chapters of the Gita every day.

(iv) Sometimes this tense is used without an adverb of time. In such cases, the time may be either implied or indicated by the context. e.g.

• I learned Punjabi in Chandigarh.

(v) To indicate another action which happened in the middle of a longer action. e.g.

• The light went out while I was watching my favourite TV serial.

Rule for Affirmative Sentences
Subject + second form of verb +
e.g.
(a) I played football in the ground.
(b) She sung a song in the party.

Rule for Negative Sentences
Subject + did not + first form of verb +
e.g.
(a) I did not attend the function.
(b) They did not watch television.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Did + subject + first form of verb + ?
Question word + did + subject + first form of verb + ?
e.g.
(a) Did you play a game?
(b) Why did she abuse her friends?
(c) When did father go to office?
(d) Why did Supriya not speak the truth?

Past Continuous Tense
This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To indicate an action that was happening at some time in the past. The time of action may or may not be indicated. e.g.

• We were watching TV the whole evening.

(ii) Used with always, continually etc for persistent habits in the past. e.g.

• He was always sulking.

(iii) The past continuous is also used for an action that was going on during a given period or at a period of time in the past,
e.g.

• While Rohan was filling in the hole, his dog was digging another.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
Singular subject + was + first form of verb + ing +
Plural subject + were + first form of verb + ing +
e.g.
(a) They were making a noise.
(b) She was driving her car.

Rules for Negative Sentences
Singular subject + was + not + first form of verb + ing +
Plural subject + were + not + first form of verb + ing +
e.g.
(a) She was not singing a song.
(b) They were not eating mangoes.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Was/were + subject + first form of verb + ing + ?
Question word + was/were + subject + first form of verb + ing + ?
e.g.
(a) Were you eating a mango?
(b) When were the milkmen milking the cow?
(c) Why was the blind boy crying?

Past Perfect Tense
This tense is used in the following ways (i) To indicate an action that was completed before a definite time or before another action that took place in the past. e.g.
(a) Manish reached here after you had gone,
(b) The patient had died before the doctor reached him. .

(ii) It indicates desires in the past that have not been fulfilled.
e.g.

• I wish I had not wasted my time.

(iii) It expresses those conditions of the past that were impossible to fulfill.
If you hag.questioned him earlier, things would have improved.
Rule for Affirmative Sentences
Subject + had + third form of verb +
e.g.

• He had cooked the food.

Rule for Negative Sentences
Subject + had + not + third form of verb + …
e.g.

• They had not attended the function.

Rule for Interrogative Sentences
Had + subject + third form of verb + ?
e.g.
(a) Had she watched a movie?
(b) Why had you not gone to Delhi?

Past Perfect Continuous Tense
This tense is used in the following way
It indicates an action which began in the past and continued up to a certain point of time in the past. e.g.
(a) When we met in Lucknow, she had been studying in city college for 3 years.
(b) At that time, he had been working in the company for two months.

Rule for Affirmative Sentences
Subject + had been + first form of verb +ing + + since/for +
e.g.
(a) You had been suffering from fever since Tuesday.
(b) I had been studying for three hours.

Rule for Negative Sentences
Subject + had + not + been + first form of verb + ing + + since/for +
e.g.
They had not been going to office since 5th July.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Had + subject + been + first form of verb + ing + + since/for + ?
Question word + had + subject + been + first form of verb + ing + since/for+ ?
(a) Hatfe!gpu not been reading the book since morning?
(b) Where had he been playing since morning?

Tenses Exercise with Answers Pdf

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of past tense by selecting from the options given in brackets.

1. The other employees had already left the office but Kanika ………………. (still worked/was still working) there.
2. A small boy ………………. (fell/was falling) from the train when it was moving at full speed.
3. We saw a bus fallen into a ditch when we ………………. (went/were going) to Mussoorie.
4. Anita ………………. (burnt/was burning) her finger while she was cooking.
5. While I ………………. (waited/was waiting) for my bus Rachita was running after hers.
6. The farmer sold the crop after he ………………. (harvested/had harvested) it.
7. Indians ………………. (had fought/fought) a long struggle before they ………………. (had attained/attained) independence.
8. The train ………………. (departed/had departed) before we reached the station.

Answer:

1. was still working
2. fell
3. were going
4. burnt
5. was waiting
6. had harvested
7. had fought, attained
8. had departed

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of past tense of the verbs given in brackets.

1. Binod ………………. (bring up) by his father because his mother died when he was a baby.
2. Ramesh, who ………………. (work) in Kolkata for 10 years, is now seriously ill.
3. I once ………………. (hear) Honey Singh singing live on the stage.
4. Majid, my best friend, ………………. (stay) in Kanpur for the last five years.
5. Kritika (break) her left ankle bone while she ………………. (dance) at the party.
6. Tailor Master, are the clothes I ………………. (give) for stitching ready yet?
7. Parveen ………………. (not/write) a letter to me since last year.
8. Mummy, tell Papa that his phone ………………. (ring) while he ………………. (have) his bath.

Answer:

1. was brought up
2. has been working
3. heard
4. has been staying
5. broke, was dancing
6. had given
7. has not written
8. rang, was having

Future Tense
Future Indefinite Tense (also called Simple Future Tense)
This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To say what we believe or think will happen in future.
e.g.
(a) I believe she will join the office tomorrow.
(b) They will go to college.
(c) We shall win the match.

(ii) Things which we cannot control and are factual,
e.g.

• The Sun will rise at 6:00 AM.

(iii) To indicate an instant decision.
e.g.

• It is our first marriage anniversary.
• I shall give you a precious gift.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + first form of verb +
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + first form of verb + e.g.
(a) He will sell his house.
(b) I shall purchase a new car.

Rules for Negative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + not + first form of verb +
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + not + first form of verb +
e.g.
(a) We shall not leave the exams.
(b) My friend will not host dinner this evening.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Will/shall+ subject + first form of verb + ?
Question word + will/shall + subject + first form of verb + ?
e.g.
(a) Will she not come in the party?
(b) Who will help him?
(c) Why will your friend not come here?

Future Continuous Tense
This tense is used in the following ways
(i) To indicate an action that will occur in the normal course. e.g.
(a) She will be cooking the food tomorrow.
(b) I will be meeting him tomorrow.

(ii) To indicate an action that will be in progress at a given point of time in the future. e.g.
(a) At this time tomorrow, we shall be attending the party.
(b) We shall be visiting the zoo at this time tomorrow.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + be + first form of verb + ing +
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + be + first form of verb + ing +
e.g.
(a) I shall be teaching my students.
(b) Next year my teacher will be going to China.

Rules for Negative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + not + be + first form of verb + ing +
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + not + be + first form of verb + ing +
e.g.
(a) They will not be studying in city college.
(b) I shall not be bathing this evening.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Will/shall + subject + be + first form of verb + ing + ?
Question word + will/shall + subject + be + first form of verb + ing + ?
e.g.
(a) Will this boy be wandering in the forest?
(b) How long will they be travelling?

Future Perfect Tense
This tense is used to describe an action which will be completed at some point of time in the future. e.g.
(a) I shall have finished this work by tomorrow.
(b) They will have reached home by now.
(c) I shall have reached the school before the bell rings.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + have + third form of verb + …….
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + have + third form of verb + …….
e.g.
(a) We shall have cooked the food by the evening.
(b) Your examination will have been over by Tuesday.

Rules for Negative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + not + have + third form of verb + …….
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + not + have + third form of verb + …….
e.g. (a) I shall not have written the letter by noon.
(b) The passengers will not have reached the station before the train starts.
(c) Your brother will not have read this novel before next Saturday.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Will/shall + subject + have + third form of verb + ?
Question word + will/shall + subject + have + third form of verb ? e.g.
(a) Will he not have gone before I reach?
(b) What will he have eaten before he sleeps?

Future Perfect Continuous Tense
This tense is used in the following way
It describes an action that will be in progress over a period of time that will end in the future. e.g.
(a) At noon Anuradha will have been singing songs for an hour.
(b) I will have been working round the clock for twenty-two years next April.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + have + been + first form of verb + ing + …….
i. I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + have + been + first form of verb + ing + …….
e.g.
By next April we shall have been leaving for the USA.

Rules for Negative Sentences
You/He/She/It/They (Second and Third Person Pronouns) + will + not + have + been + first form of verb + ing + …….
I/We (First Person Pronouns) + shall + not + have + been + first form of verb + ing + …….
e.g.
(a) I shall not have been writing for half an hour.
(b) Mahima will not have been going to Kanpur for a long time.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences
Will/shall + subject + have + been + first form of verb + ing + …….?
Question word + will/ shall + subject + have + been + first form of verb + ing + …….?
e.g.
(a) Will she has been playing for some time?
(b) Why will you not have been going to school at 8 o’clock?

BE CAREFUL! This tense is not commonly used.

Mixed Tenses Paragraph Exercises with Answers Class 11 CBSE Pdf

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future tense of the verbs given in brackets.

1. (Now Nikhil ………………… (want) to move to a bigger city for a better job.
2. The famous Dr Prahlad ………………… (operate) on my uncle tomorrow to remove his tumour.
3. Sarla’s mother ………………… (stay) in a rented house after her divorce gets through.
4. Prodipta ………………… (win) the wrestling bout against Vijay this evening, I’m sure.
5. I think Ranjan ………………… (start) his journey tomorrow.
6. Our Maths teacher ………………… (correct) the exam papers by Sunday.
7. I think Anil ………………… (certainly/get) good marks in the Social Science test.
8. By 7 PM, Sameera ………………… (finish) her homework.

Answer:

1. wants
2. will operate
3. will stay
4. will win
5. will start
6. will have corrected
7. will certainly get
8. will have finished

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of future tense by selecting from the options given in brackets.

1. The train ………………… (will have left/will leave) from Rajkot by 10 PM.
2. My grandfather will ………………… (have arrived/be arriving) at home by now.
3. The entertainment program ………………… (will have ended/will end) by now.
4. I think that tomorrow Ramita ………………… (is starting/will start) on her new project.
5. My class teacher ………………… (probably assigning/will probably assign) a lot of homework for the summer holidays.
6. The building contractor ………………… (will finishing/will have finished) my new house by next month.
7. I will ………………… (be completing/have completed) this task at this time tomorrow.
8. I ………………… (will be passing/will have passed) my MBA by the time you return from abroad.

Answer:

1. will have left
2. have arrived
3. will have ended
4. will start
5. will probably assign
6. will have finished
7. be completing
8. will have passed

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb (mixed tenses) given in brackets.

One day a husband and wife (a) ………………… (drive) to the countryside to visit their friends when they realised they needed to stop for petrol. The man was filling up the car when he (b) ………………… (see) a penguin standing by the petrol pump. He (c) ………………… (think) it was very strange and when he went to the cashier to pay, he asked, “Why is there a penguin standing next to the pump?”

The cashier replied, “I don’t know. It (d) ………………… (be) there all morning.”
Answer:
(a) were driving
(b) saw
(C) thought
(d) has been

Tenses Practice Exercises with Answers for Class 11 CBSE Pdf

Error Correction
Each of the following sentences in this exercise has an underlined word/phrase and three words/phrases are given after the sentence. If one of the given words/ phrases makes the sentence grammatically correct, select the word/phrase as your answer. If the sentence is grammatically correct as it is, choose option (d) i.e. No correction.

Question 1.
When Kovid died he and Nisha had been married for six years.
(a) have been
(b) has been
(c) having been
(d) No correction
Answer:
(d) No correction

Question 2.
If it rained we will get wet.
(a) rains, will bc
(b) raining, will
(c) rains, will
(d) No correction
Answer:
(c) rains, will

Question 3.
I am contributing to my nation’s infrastructure.
(a) contributing
(b) contributed
(c) contributes
(d) No correction
Answer:
(a) contributing

Question 4.
I appeared for the interview today.
(a) appear
(b) has appeared
(c) appearing
(d) No correction
Answer:
(d) No correction

Question 5.
In the last ten years, the problem has almost became an epidemic.
(a) becomes
(b) become
(c) had become
(d) No correction
Answer:
(b) become

Question 6.
She waiting for her sister’s marriage.
(a) waits
(b) is waiting
(c) will waiting
(d) No correction
Answer:
(b) is waiting

Question 7.
Digital downloads having changed the way we listen to music.
(a) been
(b) having been
(c) have
(d) No correction
Answer:
(c) have

Question 8.
Now would be a good time ro your stuff in order.
(a) get
(b) getting
(c) gets
(d) No correction
Answer:
(a) get

Question 9.
Sunil will have arrived in the hospital by now.
(a) has arrived
(b) is arriving
(c) will has arrived
(d) No correction
Answer:
(d) No correction

Question 10.
But nothing has changed in the way we are storing and manage our MP3s.
(a) managed
(b) managcs
(c) managing
(d) No correction
Answer:
(c) managing

Question 11.
Kejriwal p 18 conditions before Sonia and Rajnath.
(a) put
(b) putting
(c) had puts
(d) No correction
Answer:
(a) put

Question 12.
Bru Gold coffeee have an incredible aroma.
(a) having
(b) has
(c) had
(d) No correction
Answer:
(b) has

Question 13.
I have read this book since 10 am.
(a) have been read
(b) have reading
(c) have been reading
(d) No correction
Answer:
(c) have been reading

Question 14.
Does Sakshi g for a walk every morning?
(a) goes
(b) going
(c) will go
(d) No correction
Answer:
(d) No correction

Question 15.
Samir came to meet me after you have leaving.
(a) have left
(b) had left
(c) left
(d) No correction
Answer:
(b) had left

Question 16.
As soon as Meena heard the alarm, she left for work.
(a) hears
(b) hear
(c) will hear
(d) No correction
Answer:
(d) No correction

Question 17.
Watching too many cartoons and junk food consumption are triggers that are lead to obesity in children.
(a) are lead
(b) lead
(c) are leading
(d) No correction
Answer:
(c) are leading

Question 18.
When I left home my brother watch television.
(a) watches
(b) watched
(c) was watching
(d) No correction
Answer:
(c) was watching

Question 19.
The Earth revolved around the sun.
(a) revolves
(b) is revolving
(c) revolve
(d) No correction
Answer:
(a) revolves

Question 20.
All of us have a great time at the party.
(a) had
(b) will having
(c) having
(d) No correction
Answer:
(a) had

In this article we are providing Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers PDF Class 10 English First Flight CBSE, Extra Questions for Class 10 English was designed by subject expert teachers.

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Extract Based Questions [3 Marks each]

Story I His First Flight
Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. Somehow when he had taken a little run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempted to flap his wings he became afraid. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was such a long way down miles down. He felt certain that his wings would never support him; so he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.
(a) Why was the young seagull afraid?
(b) What did the young seagull feel about his wings?
(c) Pick out the word from the passage that means the same as ‘the verge’.
(d) Pick out the word from the passage which means ‘a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff’.
Answer:
(a) The young seagull was afraid of flying over the sea.
(b) The young seagull felt that his wings would never support him.
(c) The word is ‘brink’.
(d) The word is ‘ledge’.

Question 2.
That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had in fact, seen his elder brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him for his cowardice.
(a) The young seagull had been alone for how much time?
(b) Why was the whole family taunting the young seagull?
(c) Find the word which can be replaced by ‘consume’ in the passage?
(d) The word ‘bravery’ is an antonym of ……….

Answer:
(a) For twenty four years, the young seagull was alone.
(b) The whole family was taunting the young seagull for his cowardice.
(c) The word is ‘devour’.
(d) The word is ‘cowardice’.

Question 3.
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. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers on his white back.
Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward.
Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped each side of her beak on the rock.
(a) What did the young seagull do out of his ledge?
(b) What was seagull’s father doing?
(c) Find out the word in the passage which mean the same as ‘to sharpen’.
(d) What does plateau mean?

Answer:
(a) The young seagull pretended to be falling asleep and watched his brothers and sister lying on the plateau.
(b) The seagull’s father was preening the feathers on his white back.
(c) The word is ‘preening’.
(d) A plateau is an area of land that is higher than the land around it.

Question 4.
Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute. The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. The wind rushed against his breast feathers, then under his stomach, and against his wings. – He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling headlong now. He was soaring gradually downwards arid outwards, He was no longer afraid.
He just felt a bit dizzy. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. “Ga, ga, ga, Ga, ga, ga, Gaw-col-ah,” his mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream. Then his father flew over him screaming. He saw his two brothers and his sister flying around him curving and banking and soaring and diving. [CBSE 2016]
(a) What did the young seagull feel the next moment?
(b) What did the young seagull’s mother do?
(c) Find out the word from the passage that means the same as ‘fly high in the air’.
(d) Find out from the passage a word that means ‘to grab’.

Answer:
(a) The next moment young seagull felt his wings spread outwards.
(b) The young seagull’s mother swooped past him and made a loud noise with her wings.
(c) The word is ‘soaring’.
(d) The word in ‘seized’.

Question 5.
His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green flooring ahead of him. They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog-fish.
(a) What does the phrase, ‘this green flooring’ refer to?
(b) What made the young seagull tired?
(c) Find out the word that means the same as ‘inviting’.
(d) The word ……… means a small piece/amount of something.

Answer:
(a) ‘The green flooring’ refers to the green surface of the sea.
(b) The young seagull was tired because he was weak with hunger and he made a successful attempt for his first flight.
(c) Beckoning.
(d) Scrap.

Story II The Black Aeroplane
Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch at one thirty in the morning.
I should call Paris Control soon. I thought. As 1 looked down past the nose of the aeroplane, I saw the lights of a big city in front of me.
(a) How was the weather when the pilot started flying his aeroplane?
(b) Why was the pilot flying his old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England?
(c) Find out the word similar in the meaning to ‘hoping with pleasure’.
(d) Choose from the passage the word which means ‘land outside towns or cities’.

Answer:
(a) When the pilot started flying his aeroplane, it was a clear weather as the moon was up in the east, stars were shining and there wasn’t any cloud in the sky.
(b) The pilot was flying his old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England because he wanted to enjoy his holiday and morning breakfast with his family.
(c) Looking forward to.
(d) The word is countryside.

Question 2.
Paris was about 150 kilometres behind me when I saw the clouds. Storm clouds. They were huge. They looked like black mountains ‘standing in front of me across the sky-1 knew I could not fly up and over them, and I did not have enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south. CBSE 2016
(a) What happened when the pilot was about 150 kilometres away from Paris?
(b) What does the author compare the clouds to?
(c) Find out the word similar in meaning as sufficient.
(d) The word ‘elephantine’ is similar in meaning to the word ………

Answer:
(a) The pilot saw storm clouds when he was about 150 kilometres away from Paris.
(b) The author compares the clouds to black mountain.
(c) The word is ‘enough’.
(d) The word is ‘huge’.

Question 3.
“He knows that I am lost”, I thought ‘He’s trying to help me.
He turned his aeroplane slowly to the north, in front of my Dakota, so that it would be easier for me to follow him. I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.
After half an hour the strange black aeroplane was still there in front of me in the clouds. Now, there was only enough fuel in the old Dakota’s last tank to fly for five or ten minutes more. I was starting to feel frightened again. But then he started to go down and I followed through the storm.
(a) Why was the pilot happy to find his aeroplane behind another aeroplane in the black clouds?
(b) Why was the pilot frightened again?
(c) Find the opposite of ‘insufficient’ from the passage.
(d) What does a ‘storm’ mean?

Answer:
(a) The pilot was happy to find his aeroplane behind another aeroplane in the black clouds because another pilot was helping him come out of the storm clouds.
(b) The pilot felt frightened again because the fuel was not sufficient to reach the destination as it was only enough for next five or ten minutes.
(c) Enough.
(d) A storm is a very bad weather with strong winds and rain, thunder and lightning.

Question 4.
I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I went and asked a woman in the control centre where I was and who the other pilot was. ‘I wanted to say ‘Thank you’.
She looked at me very strangely, and then laughed.
‘Another aeroplane? Up there in this storm? No other aeroplanes were flying tonight. ‘Yours was the only one I could see on the radar.”
So who helped me to arrive there safely without a compass or a radio, and without any more fuel in my tanks? Who was the pilot on the strange black aeroplane, flying in the storm, without lights? CBSE 2016
(a) Why did the writer go to the Control center immediately?
(b) Why was the writer shocked after hearing the woman’s word?
(c) Find out the word in the passage that means the same as ‘peculiar’.
(d) Which part of speech does the word ‘tonight’ belong to?
Answer:
(a) The writer went to the Control center to ask about the black aeroplane so he could thank the pilot for saving his life.
(b) The writer was shocked after hearing the woman’s word because she told him that there was no other aeroplane flying that night as she had seen on the radar.
(c) Strange.
(d) ‘Tonight’ is an adverb.

Short Answer Type Questions [2 Marks each]

Story I His First Flight

Question 1.
Why did the young seagull not go with the rest of his family?
Answer:
The young seagull did not go with the rest of his family because he was afraid to fly.

Question 2.
How did seagull’s parents try to make him fly?
Answer:
Seagull’s parents tried everything to make him fly. They screamed, scolded and threatened to let him starve on the ledge unless he flew away.

Question 3.
What had the young seagull watched his parents doing the day before?
Answer:
The day before the young seagull had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting in the art of flying and teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish.

Question 4.
What was the young seagull’s mother doing before him?
Answer:
The young seagull’s mother was standing on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. She tore a piece of fish that lay at her feet, then she scrapped each side of her beak on the rock.

Question 5.
When did the seagull get over his fear of flying over the sea?
Answer:
The seagull was afraid of flying over the sea because he thought that he would drown. His family decided to teach him a lesson. They left him unattended. The mother tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet now and then in his front. Since the seagull was hungry too much, he was . compelled to attempt his first flight in order to get food. He was successful. This is when he got over his fear flying over the sea.

Question 6.
Describe the young seagull’s expression when he saw his mother with food.
Answer:
The young seagull uttered a joyful scream because he thought that his mother was bringing food for him. He tried to come nearer to her as she flew across.

Question 7.
Why did the young seagull feel very miserable on the ledge?
Answer:
The young seagull felt very miserable on the ledge as he was alone and his family had already flown away. He was feeling very hungry and had nothing to eat. His condition was worsening because he could not even dive for fish.

Question 8.
How did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight? [CBSE 2016]
Answer:
When the young seagull started flying and got over his fear, his family screamed around him out of joy. They praised him and offered him scraps of dog-fish out of delight as he made a successful attempt

Question 9.
Describe the first flight of the young seagull.
Answer:
The young seagull dived at the fish due to hunger and fell
outwards and downwards into space. He thought of getting drowned but his wings spread outwards automatically. He moved downwards and outwards and landed safely on the sea and floated on it without any fear.

Story II The Black Aeroplane [2 Marks each]

Question 1.
Describe author’s feeling while he was flying his aeroplane back to England?
Answer:
The author was very excited while he was flying his aeroplane back to England because he wanted to spend his holiday with his family at home.

Question 2.
How much fuel was there in the aeroplane when the writer started flying?
Answer:
There was sufficient fuel in the tanks of the aeroplane to reach England safely when the writer started flying.

Question 3.
What risk did the writer take while flying? Why?
Answer:
The writer decided to risk to fly through the storm clouds because he wanted to enjoy his holiday with his family back in England.

Question 4.
What did the writer feel inside the clouds?
Answer:
When the writer entered the clouds, it became impossible to see outside the aeroplane. The aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air and all the instruments like compass etc stopped working due to the weather conditions.

Question 5.
What did the writer,see inside the black clouds?
Answer:
The writer saw a black aeroplane which had no lights on its wings. The writer could see the face of the pilot in the black clouds who was waving and signalling him to follow to get out of the storm.

Question 6.
Why did the writer follow the pilot of another aeroplane? [CBSE 2016]
Answer:
The writer followed another aeroplane because he had lost the way in the storm and was unable to see anything. The pilot of another aeroplane was helping him to get out of the storm and land safely.

Question 7.
Why did the woman in control room get shocked when the writer asked about another aeroplane?
Answer:
The woman in the control room was shocked when the writer asked about another aeroplane because there was no such plane flying in the sky that night as she saw on the radar.

Question 8.
Why did the writer want to meet the pilot of another black aeroplane?
Answer:
The writer wanted to meet the pilot of another black aeroplane to thank him as he had saved the life of the writer by helping him come out from in the storm.

Long Answer (Value Based) Type Questions [8 Marks each]

Story I His First Flight
Question 1.
How did the mother make the young seagull come out of his fear and teach him the art of flying?
(or)
How did the seagull family help the young seagull overcome his fear and fly?
(or)
Why was the young seagull afraid of flying? What compelled the seagull to finally fly?
(or)
Describe the tricks used by the seagull family to help the young seagull overcome his fear and fly.
Answer:
The young seagull was afraid of flying because he thought that his wings won’t support him and he would drown. When his family left him alone of the ledge, he felt alone and was very hungry. They tried hard to make him fly but he never showed the courage to try. His mother knowingly tore a piece of fish near him and flew across to him with it. She came close to him but did not go nearer. Already mad by hunger, he dived at the fish but fell into space. After sometime his wings spread outwards and he began to fly. His family landed on the sea ahead of him.They beckoned him so he landed on the sea and began to sink into water but when his belly touched the water, he floated without any fear and difficulty.

Question 2.
Do you think that the seagull’s family loved him? Justify their attitude towards him?
Answer:
The young seagull had two brothers and a sister. His parents flew with them to leave him alone on the ledge as he could not muster up the courage to fly with them. His parents could have fed him.
But, they refused to give him any food. They wanted him to fly and dive for his food. They threatened to let him starve. They did so because they loved him.
The parents were right in what they did because they wanted to teach him the importance of confidence and self-reliance. One can’t depend on their parents all his life to be fed. Thus, it was important for him to learn to fly, dive and search his own food. So, the attitude the seagull family showed to him was actually their love, care and concern for him.

Question 3.
Why was the young seagull pretending to be asleep? What did he actually observe while doing so?
Answer:
The young seagull came to the brink of the ledge. He stood there on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing. He closed his one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. He did so because he wanted to know whether they were interested in him or not but he observed that his family was not noticing him. He saw his brothers and sister lying on the plateau. They were dozing. His father was preening the feathers on his white back. Only his mother was looking at him. Now and then, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet. Then she scrapped each side of the back on the rock.

Question 4.
How did the young seagull get over his fear of sea water and what was his family’s reaction on it?
Answer:
The young seagull had made his maiden flight successfully. When he was near the sea. he was flying straight over it. He observed a vast green sea all around him. He turned his beak sideways and cawed amusedly. His family was very happy and landed ahead of him. They beckoned to him.
When he landed on the sea, he began to sink but he tried in despair and his belly touched the water and he sank no further. He was floating on water. This way he got over his fear of seawater and his family praised him a lot and offered him the dog-fish as a reward.

Question 5.
Fear and lack of confidence stop one from learning new things. Do you agree? How did these two traits of the young seagull make him coward? How did he overcome these short comings?
Answer:
Yes, It is true that fear and lack of confidence stop one from learning new things as in the story, the young seagull lacked the value of courage and confidence in his character. He was too scared of flying. His family tried hard to make him fly but he refused to do so because of his fear of sinking in the seawater. They even scolded him for his cowardice. They tried to tempt him with food but he was not willing to learn flying. Once he dived, his fear disappeared and he enjoyed his first flight.
It is a fact that unless we try for something and overcome our fear, we can’t learn anything. Confidence and motivation are two most important traits that make any learning possible.

Story II The Black Aeroplane [8 Marks each]

Question 1.
How did the writer get out of the storm in the night to land safely? [CBSE 2016]
Answer:
The writer was flying his old Dakota aeroplane when he saw the black clouds. He was lost in the storm. Suddenly, he saw a black aeroplane by his side, which had no lights, on its wings.
The pilot instructed the writer to follow as he had lost the way. He obeyed him like a child. He was very happy to follow him. After some time the pilot of another plane started to land. The writer followed him blindly through the storm and came out of the clouds. He saw the lights of the runway and landed safely.

Question 2.
Why was the writer happy when he decided to fly in the night?
Answer:
The writer was very happy when he decided to fly that night because he was going home to his family to enjoy his holiday. When he started, everything seemed to be perfect. The sky was clear, no clouds could be seen and the stars were shining. It all made it an easy task for the writer to fly that night over the sleeping countryside of Paris. His assumption of everything being in place made him happy.

Question 3.
The pilot wanted to thank another pilot after his safe landing. Why? What values of the writer are reflected from his action?
Answer:
The pilot (writer) of the old Dakota was caught in the storm. He lost his contact with the control room. In this troubling situation, his fuel tank was also empty. He lost all his hopes but suddenly a black strange plane appeared. The pilot of the black place asked writer to follow him. The writer landed safely. After his safe landing, he wanted to thank the pilot of the black plane. This shows his gratitude towards the pilot of the Black Plane. He was thankful to him for saving his life. It shows that the pilot of Dakota had a value of gratefulness in his character.

For More Resources

• NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Extra Questions
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Extra Questions
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English First Flight
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet

These include letters of enquiry/ asking for information, replying to letters received, placing orders and sending acknowledgement, cancelling orders, letters of complaint, making requests and appeals.

Looking for an easy way to learn English Grammar? then you are in right place. Here we providing basic English Grammar topics like Tenses Verbs, Nouns, etc…

Business Letter Class 11 Format, Examples, Samples, Topics Pdf

Format Of Business Letter

You had sent some books through Rechard Courier Services Private Limited, New Delhi, to your brother living in Baroda. After a week, your brother reported that he had not received the books. The local office of the company does not have any satisfactory answer to your verbal complaint. Write a letter to the Managing Director, Rechard Courier Service Private Limited at their head office in Nehru Place, New Delhi, stating the facts and asking for immediate action. You are Kusum Singhal /Avinash Pandey of 180, Rajnath Nagar, New Delhi.

Business Letter Writing Exercises With Answers Pdf Class 11 CBSE

Question 1.

SPORTS FIRM—ASKING FOR CATALOGUE

You are Sahil Tuteja, the Sports Secretary of your school. Write a letter to Globe Enterprises, New Delhi, a leading firm dealing in sports goods, requesting them to supply their trade catalogue. You may mention the items you intend to buy and ask for a discount on the catalogue prices.
Answer:
ABN School
Mathura
10 March 20XX
Messrs Globe Enterprises
F-4, Greater Kailash-II
New Delhi
Sub : Trade Catalogue for Sports Goods
Dear Sirs,
We have to buy sports material in bulk for various games and sports for our school for the new academic session beginning w.e.f. 1st April.
We are interested in cricket bats and balls, hockey sticks, balls, goalkeeper’s full kit, footballs, volleyballs, basket balls, table tennis balls and bats etc. We also need items for uniform namely, sports T-shirts, shorts and vests of different sizes.
Your firm has been mentioned to us as one of the best dealers in sports goods.
I shall be glad if you send me your catalogue together with quotations for large quantities. Please do mention the time required to effect delivery and the terms of payment.
I hope you will facilitate business by quoting the lowest possible rates. I am confident that you will patronise us by giving a discount also. Please mention the rate of discount on the catalogue prices.
Yours faithfully,
Sahil Tuteja
Sports Secretary

Question 2.
As Krishna Kant, you had employed the services of Decent Packers, 1469, D Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi to pack and transport your household goods and car to Chennai. Complain to the manager for the late delivery of goods and damage caused to the goods.
Answer:
170, Karamveer Nagar
New Delhi – 110075
4th September, 20XX
The Manager Decent Packers
1469, D Block Connaught Place
New Delhi – 110001

Subject Complaint Regarding Late Delivery and Damage of Goods

Dear Sir,
This is to bring to your kind notice that I shifted my household goods and car to Chennai and had asked for your services to pack and transport the goods. However, I regret to inform you that the package of goods has still not been delivered at Chennai even 7 days after they were sent from here. Only the car has been delivered and that too in a damaged condition. One rear door of the car has been severely damaged. It is extremely distressing to observe this inefficiency of your company.

I want to claim compensation for the damage to the car. I request you to kindly look into the matter and find out where my goods are and take the necessary steps to inform me about the status of the transfer of goods. I hope to receive an early response from your end.

Yours faithfully
Krishna Kant

Question 3.
Write a letter to the Chairman of the National Library to open a furnished library in your locality.
Answer:
C /10, Sector 12 RK Puram
New Delhi-110022
7th January, 20XX
The Chairman
National Library J-17, Saket
New Delhi-110017

Subject Request for a Library

Respected Sir,
I request you to arrange a public library in our locality. It will become a part of better civic amenities in the area. The library will help the school children as well as the college students to upgrade their knowledge for competitive exams. It would provide them a quiet peace to study. Moreover, it will be beneficial to the residents of the area for improving their knowledge. The library should have a separate section for issue and return of the books.

I therefore earnestly request you to look into the matter and open a branch of your esteemed library in this area. I hope to receive a positive response from your end.

Yours faithfully
Seema Yadav

Question 4.
You are Anjali/Ajay Dev of House No 101, Sector 22, Meerut. You are greatly disturbed by the insanitary condition prevailing in your city. Write a letter to the Chairman of the Municipal Corporation, Meerut, throwing light on it and seeking cooperation in keeping the city clean.
Answer:
House No 101
Sector 22
Meerut – 250002
17th January, 20XX
The Chairman
Municipal Corporation
B-14, Sector 7
Meerut – 250002

Subject Insanitary Condition in the City

Respected Sir,
I am constrained to bring to your kind notice that our locality is in a disgraceful condition due to a lack of proper civic amenities. The streets are not swept regularly. In fact, the sweepers have not been seen from the last month. As a result, piles of garbage can be seen everywhere in society. The filth on the roads is further getting scattered by stray dogs.

It is becoming very difficult to breathe in this smelly environment. The sweepers had earlier piled heaps of rubbish on the roadside which has bred harmful insects.

I, therefore, request you to investigate the matter and help in keeping the city clean, otherwise, our city may have a serious outbreak of cholera in the near future.

Yours faithfully
Ajay Dev

Question 5.

RESERVATION OF RAILWAY BOGIE

You are Varsha/Varun, the. Secretary of the Students’ Forum of Navodaya School, Bikaner. You have planned an excursion to Bhubaneshwar and nearby places during summer vacation. Write a letter to the General Manager, Northern Railways asking for reservation of a bogie for 60 children from Bikaner to Bhubaneshwar and back, supplying all the necessary information.
Answer:

NAVODAYA SCHOOL BIKANER
Students’ Forum

No 523/NSB/05
12 March 20XX
The General Manager
Northern Railway
Bikaner Division
Bikaner
Sub: Reservation of a Bogie for 60 students
Sir,
A group of 60 students of senior classes of this school has planned to visit Bhubaneshwar and nearby worth-seeing spots during the ensuing summer vacation. They will be accompanied by three teachers and two attendants. The touring party intends to leave Bikaner on 15 May 20XX by Bikaner Mail in a specially reserved bogie to be linked to Konark Express at Delhi. They are likely to commence their return journey on 10 June by the same train. Please confirm whether a bogie can be reserved for them during the above dates. An early confirmation at your end will help the school authorities finalise the other necessary arrangements.
You are also requested to supply the details of estimated expenditure with students’ concessions so that the money may be deposited well in time. A list of tour parties on prescribed proforma is enclosed.
Hoping for an early reply.
Yours faithfully,
Varsha
Secretary
Students’ Forum

Business Letter Writing Exercises Pdf Class 11 CBSE

1. As Avinash Aneja, librarian of Swami Vivekanand Sr Secondary School, Vikaspuri, New Delhi, you have to buy dictionaries and encyclopedias. Write a letter to Universal Book Suppliers, 14 Gali Ramnath, Chandni Chowk, Delhi asking them for a list of such books available with them, their publishers, special discounts for institutions, time taken for delivery and mode of payment.

2. You are Manish/ Manisha Verma living at 59, Saraswati Enclave, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi. You wish to make a pilgrimage to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Haridwar with your family of four members. Write a letter to Ideal Pilgrims Tours and Travels, D-22, Connaught Place, New Delhi, enquiring about the schedule of their conducted tours by deluxe buses to these places. Ask about the charges, staying and boarding arrangements and the total time needed for the tour.

3. You are Suresh Mathur. You bought a new scooter manufactured by Plaza Company from Pinky Automobiles Ltd, Industrial Area, Chandigarh. Three months after you purchased the scooter, the brakes failed, gears stopped working and the petrol tank started leaking. You took the scooter to various repair shops. All of them told you that the spare parts are not available. Write to Plaza Company asking them to either replace the scooter or provide the spare parts.

4. You are greatly disturbed by loudspeakers blaring at high volume, particularly during festivals. Use of loudspeakers is made without caring for the peace of local residents. Write a letter to the Superintendent of Police of your area requesting him to strictly enforce the law which prohibits the use of loudspeakers beyond 11 PM. You are Rishiraj Narain, living at R-25, Sector 14, RK Puram, New Delhi.

5. Write a letter to- the Traffic Manager, Northern Railway, New Delhi, reporting the loss of your suitcase during your journey from Kolkata to New Delhi in Rajdhani Express.

6. You are Shobhit Sanwal, a student of class XI living in Sector 37, Faridabad. You want three books which are not available in the market. Write a letter to Atma Ram and Sons Booksellers, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi to send you the desired books by VPP.

Looking for an easy way to learn English Grammar? then you are in right place. Here we providing basic English Grammar topics like Tenses Verbs, Nouns, etc… In This page, we have created jumbled sentences exercise with answers for class 10 pdf.

Jumbled Sentences Exercise with Answers for Class 10 Pdf

Rearrange the Jumbled Sentences with Answers for Class 10 CBSE

Arrange the Following Words to form Meaningful Sentences

Question 1.
Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases to make meaningful sentences: (3 marks) (Board 2014, Set QUD9VQW)
(a) for many/on/relied/dogs/people have/generations
(b) companionship/used/they/for hunting/have been/and
(c) very/a dog’s/are/and ears/sensitive/nose
Answer:
(a) For many generations people have relied on dogs./People have relied on dogs for many generations.
(b) They have been used for hunting and companionship.
(c) A dog’s nose and ears are very sensitive.

Question 2.
wear/these/people/almost/a/majority/of/days/a watch
Ex: Almost a majority of people wear a watch these days.

(a) time/it/in/measures/seconds/and/hours/minutes
(b) shapes/different/a/wristwatch/is/easily/sizes/and/available/in
(c) like/round/some/while/prefer/wristwatches/flat/others.
(d) worn by/it is/age/of all/groups/people.
Answer:
(a) It measures time in seconds, minutes and hours.
(b) A wristwatch is easily available in different shapes and sizes.
(c) Some like round while others prefer flat wristwatches.
(d) It is worn by people of all age groups.

Question 3.
Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences: (3 marks) (NCT2014)
(a) children/kept/heart/for/young/writing/has/me/at
(b) writing/children/when/seventeen/I/took/was/for/to/I
(c) fiction/children/hooked/today/are/to/edgy
Answer:
(a) Writing has kept me young at heart for children.
(b) I took to writing for children when I was seventeen.
(c) Children are hooked to edgy fiction today.

Question 4.
a/time/upon/there/a/was/merchant/once/rich
Ex: Once upon a time there was a rich merchant.

(a) was/he/a/from/fair/coming/back
(b) had/with/he/sum/him/large/of/money/a
(c) money/merchant/the/as/his/well/got/as/wet.
(d) dry his/hurry up/he had/home to/to/money
Answer:
(a) He was coming back from a fair.
(b) He had a large sum of money with him.
(c) The merchant as well as his money got wet.
(d) He had to hurry up home to dry his money.

Question 5.
children/are/many/still/employed/factories/in
Ex: Many children are still employed in factories.

(a) wash/they/when/utensils/playing/should/dolls/they/be/with
(b) children/don’t/most/they/entitled/know/are/to/rights/certain/that
(c) CRY/bring/in/India/an/and/prosperity/peace/organisation/is/to
(d) the rights/these children/it/safeguards/of/providing care/by
Answer:
(a) They wash utensils when they should be playing with dolls.
(b) Most children don’t know that they are entitled to certain rights.
(c) CRY is an organisation in India to bring peace and prosperity.
(d) It safeguards the rights of these children by providing care.

Rearrange the Following Words/Phrases to form Meaningful Sentences Class 10 CBSE

Question 6.
(a) fibrous covering/its/in a/outer/is/hard shell/enclosed
(b) the tender coconut/highly/the water/in/nutritious/is
(c) the heat/it helps/to/of the body/keep down
(d) tropical regions/coconut water/to patients/is offered/in many/with diarrhoea.
Answer:
(a) Its outer hard shell is enclosed in a fibrous covering.
(b) The water in the tender coconut is highly nutritious.
(c) It helps to keep down the heat of the body.
(d) Coconut water is offered to patients with diarrhea in many tropical regions.

Question 7.
Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases to make meaningful sentences:
(a) vast space/a multitude of/about/wandering/stars/is/in the
(b) majority/a few/are/form groups/but the/solitary/of them
(c) a/they/universe/travel/very/through/spacious
Answer:
(a) A multitude of stars is wandering about in the vast space.
(b) A few of them form groups but the majority are solitary.
(c) They travel through a very spacious universe.

Question 8.
(a) work harder/kids/thought/than/they ever/they could/they make
(b) and/question/them/teachers/criticise/encourage/to
(c) responsibility/take/them/for/their actions/they also/make
(d) manage time/they/help them/for future/prepare them/and
Answer:
(a) They make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
(b) Teachers encourage them to question and criticise
(c) They also make them take responsibility for their actions.
(d) They help them manage time and prepare them for future.

Question 9.
(a) two kilometres/bus station/Jatashankar/away/is/from the
(b) of the/it is a/Jambodweep stream/the source/scenic cave/and is
(c) Pandava/you/the/can/caves/explore/also
(d) Shrine/to/the/as a/cave/God Shiva/Serves
Answer:
(a) Jatashankar is two kilometres away from the bus station.
(b) It is a scenic cave and is the source of the Jambodweep stream.
(c) You can also explore the Pandava caves.
(d) The cave serves as a shrine to God Shiva.

Question 10.
(a) and/requires/inexpensive/it’s/equipment/no special
(b) easily/routine/everyday/can/your/it/with/fit in
(c) swimming/lots more/calories/eats up/running/per minute/than/or cycling
(d) boost to your/running/provide/can also/a noticeable/self–esteem/confidence/and
Answer:
(a) It’s inexpensive and requires no special equipment.
(b) It can easily fit in with your everyday routine.
(c) Running eats up lots more calories per minute than swimming or cycling.
(d) Running can also provide a noticeable boost to your confidence and self–esteem.

Question 11.
(a) is/a/quite/helpless/puppy/at birth
(b) without/also born/is/its teeth/it
(c) the senses/begin/it/its/does not/life/with all
(d) grows older/may change/a/colour/puppy’s coat/as/puppy/the
Answer:
(a) A puppy at birth is quite helpless.
(b) It is also born without its teeth.
(c) It does not begin its life with all the senses.
(d) A puppy’s coat colour may change as the puppy grows older.

Question 12.
(a) on/are/the/their feet/quick/Siberians
(b) gait/walk/a/they/smooth/with
(c) they are/only/hurry/they/when/hunting
(d) also/active/are/and/playful/siberians
Answer:
(a) The Siberians are quick on their feet.
(b) They walk with a smooth gait.
(c) They hurry only when they are hunting.
(d) Siberians are also active and playful.

Question 13.
(a) a special/child’s life/in every/teachers hold/place
(b) for his or her/it is they/in the society/who prepare/life/the child
(c) progressive society/teachers are/of a sound/one of the/and/main pillars
(d) to acquire/they help/knowledge/the child/competence/and values/in life.
Answer:
(a) Teachers hold a special place in every child’s life.
(b) It is they who prepare the child for his or her life in the society.
(c) Teachers are one of the main pillars of a sound and progressive society.
(d) They help the child to acquire knowledge, competencies and values in life.

Question 14.
(a) precious gift/is a/life/from God/to us.
(b) thankful/should/be/we/God/to/it/for
(c) God/some/remember/only/people/distress/in
(d) some/believe/in/do not/unfortunately/God.
Answer:
(a) Life is a precious gift to us from God.
(b) We should be thankful to God for it.
(c) Some people remember God only in distress.
(d) Unfortunately some do not believe in God.

Question 15.
(a) elephant/land animal/largest/is/today/the
(b) mild/peace-loving/is/animal/it/a/and
(c) more easily/that is why/domesticated/be/can/it
Answer:
(a) Elephant is the largest land animal today.
(b) It is a mild and peace-loving animal.
(c) That is why it can be domesticated more easily.

Question 16.
(a) is its/remarkable feature/preciousness/the most/of time
(b) opportunities/of golden/every moment/thousands/brings with it
(c) slip away/not allow/we must/time to/such precious
(d) concrete steps/must take/to utilise/we/time fruitfully
Answer:
(a) The most remarkable feature of time is its preciousness.
(b) Every moment brings with it thousands of golden opportunities.
(C) We must not allow such precious time to slip away.
(d) We must take concrete steps to utilise time fruitfully.

Question 17.
(a) algebra and / a week / me / geometry / twice / he taught
(b) very poor / subjects / I was / in these / earlier
(c) very / now / proficient / have become / in them / I
(d) and my / persistence / hardwork / to his / thanks
Answer:
(a) He taught me algebra and geometry twice a week./ Twice a week he taught me algebra and geometry.
(b) I was very poor in these subjects earlier. Earlier I was very poor in these subjects.
(c) Now I have become very proficient in them./I have become very proficient in them now./I have now become very proficient in them.
(d) Thanks to his persistence and my hard work.

Question 18.
(a) can be / two / blamed / persons / the murder / for
(b) to the / there are / culprit / many clues / real / pointing
(c) the / find / murderer / who / real / out / is
(d) is familiar / could be / one who / or / it / total stranger / a
Answer:
(a) Two persons can be blamed for the murder.
(b) There are many clues pointing to the real culprit. / Many clues are there pointing to the real culprit.
(c) Find out who the real murderer is.
(d) It could be a total stranger or one who is familiar.

Question 19.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
part / Kilimanjaro National Park / of / is / the /
Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park.

(a) dormant volcano / a / in / Mount Kilimanjaro / Tanzania / is
(b) highest / Africa / it is / mountain / in / the
(c) has been / many / it / the subject of / studies / scientific
Answer:
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania./ Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is a dormant volcano.
(b) It is the highest mountain in Africa.
(c) It has been the subject of many scientific studies.

Question 20.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
take place / on / accidents / daily / almost /
Indian roads Accidents take place almost daily on Indian roads.

(a) Indian roads / 16 / daily / children / on / die
(b) of traffic rules / is / the chief cause / violation / accidents / of
(c) lack of / the saddest thing / public concern / is / for / the road victims.
Answer:
(a) 16 children die daily on Indian roads./16 children die on Indian roads daily
(b) The chief cause of accidents is a violation of traffic rules./ Violation of traffic rules is the chief cause of accidents.
(c) The saddest thing is the lack of public concern for the road victims./ Lack of public concern for the road victims is the saddest thing.

Question 21.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
reward / its / is / honesty
I own Honesty is its own reward

(a) teaches us / our dealings / honest / religion / in / to be
(b) everywhere / and / is respected / honest man / an / admired.
(c) leads / he / a / and / happy / prospers / life
Answer:
(a) Religion teaches us to be honest in our dealings.
(b) An honest man is respected and admired everywhere.
(c) He prospers and leads a happy life.

Question 22.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
poverty / the village people / from / most / suffer / of
Most of the village people suffer from poverty.

(a) in rural areas / is / employment opportunities / there / of/ lack /
(b) come to cities / in / people / so / of work / search /
(c) appalling conditions / cities / they / in / live / in /
Answer:
(a) In rural areas there is a lack of employment opportunities. There is a lack of employment opportunities in rural areas.
(b) So people come to cities in search of work./ So in search of work people come to cities.
(c) They live in appalling conditions in cities. In cities, they live in appealing conditions.

Question 23.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
ideal citizen / the nation/an/ to / an asset / is
An ideal citizen is an asset to the nation.

(a) makes / he /.a valuable contribution / nation building / to / activities /
(b) he / his / knows / and / rights / responsibilities /
(c) his country / of/ he abides / the / by / laws /
Answer:
(a) He makes a valuable contribution to nation building activities.
(b) He knows his rights and responsibilities.
(c) He abides by the laws of his country.

Question 24.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
is / Devprayag / town /ibeautiful / a
Devprayag is a beautiful town.

(a) it / sparsely populated / a / is / in Uttarakhand / town /
(b) an average / has / literacy rate / it / 77% / of /
(c) Devprayag / pandas / Badrinath Dham / the / is / seat of / of
Answer:
(a) It is a sparsely populated town in Uttarakhand.
(b) It has an average literacy rate of 77%.
(c) Devprayag is the seat of Pandas of Badrinath Dham.

Question 25.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
health care / experience / villagers / many difficulties / services / accessing / in
Villagers experience many difficulties in accessing health care services.

(a) health care / a/ in rural / big challenge / India / is /
(b) in /high / rural India / mortality rate / is / very /
(c) mainly / is / inadequate / this / due to / health care facilities /
Answer:
(a) Healthcare is a big challenge in rural India. / In rural India healthcare is a big challenge.
(b) Mortality rate in rural India is very high. / Mortality rate is very high in rural India.
(c) This is mainly due to inadequate healthcare facilities.

Question 26.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
like / greed / anger / a / is / negative emotion /
Greed like anger is a negative emotion.

(a) more of everything / a / it / to have / is / strong desire /
(b) to what / it / our attention / we don’t have / turns /
(c) robs us / of our / peace / it / mind / of /
Answer:
(a) It is a strong desire to have more of everything.
(b) It turns our attention to what we don’t have.
(c) It robs us of our peace of mind.

Question 27.
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
evergreen tree / a / Ashoka / is / tree / tall /
Ashoka tree is a tall evergreen tree.

(a) a height of / even more / reaches / and / it / 15 m/
(b) prized / it / beautiful foliage / is / its / for /
(c) Indian subcontinent / sacred / it / throughout / is considered / the /
Answer:
(a) It reaches a height of 15 m and even more.
(b) It is prized for its beautiful foliage.
(c) It is considered sacred throughout the Indian subcontinent. Throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is considered sacred.

In this article, we are providing The Tale of Custard the Dragon Extra Questions and Answers PDF Class 10 English First Flight CBSE, Extra Questions for Class 10 English was designed by subject expert teachers.

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Extract Based Questions [3 Marks each]

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse, And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon.
(a) Where did Belinda live?
(b) How many pets did she have?
(c) Which word in the stanza means “carriage”?
(d) Whose young one known as a ‘kitten’?
Answer:
(a) Belinda lived in a little white house.
(b) She had four pets, a kitten, a mouse, a dog and a dragon.
(c) The word is ‘Wagon’.
(d) A cat’s young one is known as a kitten.

Question 2.
Now the name of the litde black kitten was Ink, And the little gray mouse, she called her Blink, And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,
But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.
(a) What is the colour of Belinda’s dog?
(b) What were the kitten and the mouse called?
(c) Which word is the stanza means “fear easily”?
(d) ‘Blink’ here is the name of a mouse but what actually the word means?
Answer:
(a) Belinda’s dog is yellow as mustard.
(b) The Kitten was called Ink and the mouse was called Blink by Belinda.
(c) The word is ‘Coward’.
(d) The word ‘blink’ means to shut and open eyes frequendy in quick succession.

Question 3.
Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth, And spikes on top of him and scales underneath, Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose, And realio, trulio, daggers on his toes.
(a) What did the dragon look like?
(b) Why is the dragon’s mouth called a chimney?
(c) Which word in the stanza means the same as “a small sword”?
(d) Find from the passage a word which means a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire.
Answer:
(a) The Dragon had spikes on top and scale underneath. His mouth was like a fireplace and nose was like a chimney. He looked dangerous as his toes looked like daggers.
(b) Dragons can spit fire, therefore Custard’s mouth has been called a fireplace.
(c) The word is ‘Dagger’.
(d) The word is ‘Chimney’.

Question 4.
Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears, And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs, Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage, But Custard cried for a nice safe cage.
(a) How brave were the Kitten and the mouse?
(b) Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage?
(c) Which word is similar to “anger”?
(d) Which figure of speech has been used in the first and the third line of the passage.
Answer:
(a) The kitten and the mouse were so brave that they could scare away lions.
(b) Custard cried for a nice safe cage because he was a coward.
(c) The word is ‘Rage’.
(d) Figure of speech used in first and third line is Simile.

Question 5.
Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful, Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival, They all sat laughing in the little red wagon At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.
(a) Why did everyone laugh?
(b) What did the other three pet call the dragon?
(c) What does realio, trulio mean?
(d) Give the synonym of ‘un merciful’.
Answer:
(a) Everyone laughed at the Dragon because Belinda tickled him unmerciful.
(b) The other three pet, Ink, Blink and Mustard rudely called Custard Percival.
(c) Realio, trulio actually mean really and truly. The words have been changed by the poet so as to give rhythm to the poem.
(d) The synonym of‘un merciful’ is ‘merciless’.

Question 6.
Belinda giggled till she shook the house, And Blink said Week!, which is giggling for a mouse, Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age, When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.
(a) What did shake the house?
(b) How did the mouse giggle?
(c) Write the antonym for giggle.
(d) Find the antonym of the word ‘insecure’ from the passage.
Answer:
(a) Belinda giggled so hard that it shook the house.
(b) The giggling sound of mouse is ‘week’.
(c) The word is ‘Cry’.
(d) The antonym of insecure is ‘Safe’.

Question 7.
Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound, And Mustard growled, and they all looked around. Meowch! cried Ink, and Ooh! cried Belinda, For there was a pirate, climbing in the winda.
(a) Which poetic device is used in these lines?
(b) Why was everyone frightened?
(c) Which word in the stanza means “unpleasant”?
(d) What does a ‘nasty sound’ refer to?
Answer:
(a) In the first line, the poet has used repetition in ‘Suddenly, suddenly’.
(b) Everyone was frightened because a pirate was climbing up the window.
(c) The word is ‘Nasty’.
(d) A nasty sound refers to the entry of a pirate into the house.

Question 8.
Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right, And he held in his teeth a cudass bright, His beard was black, one leg was wood; It was clear that the pirate meant no good.
(a) How many weapons was the pirate carrying?
(b) Describe the physical appearance of the pirate.
(c) What does cutlass mean?
(d) What is the rhyming scheme adopted in the stanza?
Answer:
(a) The pirate was carrying two pistols in each hand and a cutlass in his teeth.
(b) The pirate’s beard was black and he had one wooded leg. He looked very frightening.
(c) Cutlass is a small sword like weapon with a very sharp blade.
(d) The rhyme scheme adopted is aabb.

Question 9.
Belinda paled, and she cried, Help! Help! But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp, Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household, And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed. [CBSE 2016]
(a) How did the people in the house react on seeing the pirate?
(b) Why did everyone cry for help?
(c) What does ‘mouseholed’ mean?
(d) Write the antonym of ‘bottom’.
Answer:
(a) Belinda became pale with fear and the Mustard fled the scene. Ink went to the bottom of the house and Blink vanished in a mouse hole. They all cried for help.
(b) Everyone cried for help because they all got frightened of the pirate.
(c) Mouseholed has been used by the poet to mean the hole made by the mouse in which it disappeared.
(d) The antonym of bottom is ‘brim’.

Question 10.
But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine, Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon, With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.
(a) Why did Custard jump?
(b) What sounds did Custard’s body make?
(c) What does dungeon mean?
(d) Find at least two words from the passage which are examples of onomatopaea (a figure of speech).
Answer:
(a) Custard jumped to fight the pirate.
(b) Custard’s tail clashed like irons in a dungeon and he moved with a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm.
(c) Dungeon means an underground prison cell.
(d) Words are clattes, clank, jangling.

Question 11.
The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon, And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon, He fired two bullets but they didn’t hit, And Custard gobbled him, every bit.
(a) What did the pirate do on seeing the dragon?
(b) What did Custard do to the pirate?
(c) Which word means the same as “swallow”?
(d) Find from the passage a word which means a large bottle or similar container with a handle in which wine etc is sold or served.
Answer:
(a) The pirate gulped some wine from his bottle.
(b) Custard swallowed the pirate and left no trace of him.
(c) The word is ‘Gobble’.
(d) The word is ‘flagon’.

Question 12.
Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him, No one mourned for his pirate victim Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate Around the dragon that ate the pirate.
(a) What was everyone’s reaction after Custard gobbled the pirate?
(b) Why is the pirate called a victim here?
(c) What does gyrate mean?
(d) Give a synonym of the word ‘mourn’.
Answer:
(a) Everyone became happy and hugged Custard. Ink and Blink started to dance around him.
(b) The pirate is called a victim because he suffered death at the hands of Custard as he ate him up.
(c) Gyrate stands for circular movements.
(d) A synonym of the word mourn is ‘Lament’.

Short Answer Type Questions [2 Marks each]

Question 1.
Where did Belinda live and with whom?
Answer:
Belinda lived in a little white house with her four pets and a wagon. She had a black kitten named Ink, a grey mouse named Blink, a yellow dog named Mustard and a coward dragon named Custard.

Question 2.
What did Custard look like? [CBSE 2016]
Answer:
Custard looked really dangerous with spikes on his top and scales underneath. His mouth was like a fireplace and nose like a chimney. His toes looked like daggers.

Question 3.
Did Custard match his physical appearance?
Answer:
No. Custard barely matched his appearance as he looked ferocious but he actually was a coward. He always cried for a nice and safe cage and everyone laughed at him for his cowardice.

Question 4.
Describe the bravery of everyone in the house.
Answer:
Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears. Ink and Blink were brave enough to chase lions away. Mustard’s bravery was like a tiger’s rage. It was only Custard, who was a coward, everyone else was very brave.

Question 5.
Was everyone really as brave as they claimed?
Answer:
Belinda and her three pets, excluding Custard, were very proud of their bravery but they were not really brave. It was only Custard, who had the courage to face the pirate so he was the real brave.

Question 6.
What did everyone do when the pirate came?
Answer:
When the pirate came, Belinda cried for help and became pale with fear. Mustard ran away with a terrified cry and Ink trickled to the bottom of the house while Blink disappeared in his mouse hole. Custard jumped in front of the Pirate to fight him.

Question 7.
How did Custard face the pirate?
Answer:
Custard jumped in front of the pirate to fight him. The pirate fired two bullets at him but missed both of them. Then Custard gobbled whole of the pirate and left no trace of him.

Question 8.
‘But Custard cried for a nice safe cage. ’ Who is Custard? Why did he cry for a ‘nice safe cage’? [CBSE 2014]
Answer:
Custard is Belinda’s pet Dragon. He cried for a nice safe cage because he was a coward, who feared easily and looked for comfort and safety of himself.

Question 9.
How did everyone react after Custard ate the pirate?
Answer:
Belinda embraced Custard because he had saved everyone by killing the pirate. Mustard licked him to show his affection while Ink and Blink started dancing around Custard out of happiness.

Question 10.
How did the other three pet boast of their bravery?
Answer:
After Mustard, Ink and Blink fled on seeing the pirate, it was Custard, who fought him and killed him. The other pets soon made excuses for their cowardice and said that they would have been twice and thrice as brave as Custard.

Question 11.
Did Custard accept his cowardice and their bravery?
Answer:
Yes, Custard seemed like a really humble animal as even after killing the pirate he accepted that he is a coward and everyone else is braver than him

Long Answer (Value Based) Type Questions [8 Marks each]

Question 1.
The dragon, custard was considered a coward. The humble dragon proved his bravery in adversity. Analyse that certain qualities like bravery and courage are situational and spontaneous. Express your views with reference to the poem.
Answer:
Custard’s humbleness won every reader’s heart as he showed true bravery and did not boast like Belinda and her other pets. Everyone boasted of their bravery but when they faced real danger, it was only Custard, who had the courage to face it. And he proved his bravery by not running away and facing the pirate and killing him. Qualities like bravery and courage can only be tested when someone is actually put in a dangerous situation. Therefore, these qualities are situational as becomes clear from Custard’s example. Custard looked for comfort all the time but this did not mean that he was a coward.

Question 2.
Do you think that one should be made fun of because of their’preferences and choices in life? Explain in the context of Custard, the dragon.
Answer:
It is not right to make fun of anyone on the basis of their life style and their choices. Custard, the dragon, always wanted comfort and safety for him and therefore always cried for a nice safe cage. Belinda and other pets of the house made fun of him because they thought that he was a coward. Custard proved that just because he likes comfort, he is not a coward. In fact, he was the only one, who had the courage to face the pirate and kill him.

For More Resources

• NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Extra Questions
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Extra Questions
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English First Flight
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet

In this article, we are providing Bholi Extra Questions and Answers PDF Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet CBSE, Extra Questions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet was designed by subject expert teachers.

Bholi Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet

Extract Based Questions [3 Marks each]

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
Little Sulekha could not speak till she was five, and when at last she learnt to speak, she stammered. The other children often made fun of her and mimicked her.
(a) What did Sulekha later on come to be known as?
(b) Why did children make fun of her?
(c) What does the word ‘mimicked1 mean?
(d) What part of speech is ‘often’?
Answer:
(a) Sulekha later on came to be known as Bholi.
(b) Children made fun of her because she stammered while speaking.
(c) The word ‘mimicked’ means to copy the speech of others.
(d) It is an adverb.

Question 2.
She remembered how a few days ago their old cow, Lakshmi, had been turned out of the house and sold. “N-n-n-n No, no-no-no,” she shouted in terror and pulled her hand away from her father’s grip.
(a) Why did Bholi shout in terror?
(b) Why did she remember ‘Lakshmi’ ?
(c) What is the antonym of ‘forgotten’ in the extract?
(d) The present tense of ‘sold’ is
Answer:
(a) Bholi shouted in terror as she thought that her father was turning her out of her house.
(b) She remembered her cow ‘Lakshmi’ because ‘Lakshmi’ had also been turned out of the house a few days ago.
(c) ‘‘remembered’ is the intonym of ‘forgotten’ in the extract.
(d) Its present tense is ‘sell’.

Question 3.
The lady teacher who was in class was saying something to the girls but Bholi could understand nothing.
(a) Where was Bholi ?
(b) Why could she understand nothing?
(c) What is the antonym of ‘everything’ in the extract?
(d) The opposite of ‘lady teacher’ would be
Answer:
(a) Bholi was in the classroom in village school.
(b) She could not understand anything as it was her first day at school.
(c) ‘nothing’ is the antonym of ‘everything’ in the extract.
(d) ‘Male Teacher’ would be its opposite.

Question 4.
He said to Ramlal, “As a revenue official you are the representative of the government in the village and so you must set an example to the villagers. You must send your daughters to school.” [CBSE 2015]
(a) Who is ‘he’?
(b) What example does ‘he’ want Ramlal to set?
(c) What does the word ‘revenue’ mean?
(d) What part of speech is the word ‘an’ in the extract?
Answer:
(a) ‘He’ is the Tehsildar.
(b) The Tehsildar wanted Ramlal to send his daughters to the village school so that other villagers will follow his example by sending their daughters to the school too.
(c) It means ‘tax’.
(d) It is an article.

Question 5.
Then she began to cry and tears flowed from her eyes in a helpless flood. She kept her head down as she sat in her corner, not daring to look up at the girls, who, she knew, were still laughing at her. [CBSE 2015]
(a) Who is ‘she’?
(b) Why were the girls laughing at her?
(c) What does the word ‘daring’ mean?
(d) What is the opposite of ‘laughing’?
Answer:
(a) ‘She‘ is Sulekha, also known as Bholi.
(b) The girls were laughing at her because she had stammered while speaking her name when asked by the teacher.
(c) It means ‘wanting’.
(d) It is ‘crying’.

Question 6.
And in her smiling eyes was the light of a deep satisfaction that an artist feels when contemplating the completing of her masterpiece.
(a) What satisfaction did the teacher have?
(b) Who was the ‘masterpiece’?
(c) Find a word from the extract which means ‘thinking deeply’.
(d) What is the opposite of ‘deep’?
Answer:
(a) The teacher had the satisfaction of seeing her pupil (Bholi) turn into a bold girl willing to fight for her rights.
(b) Bholi was the ‘masterpiece.’
(c) ‘Contemplating ’ from the extract means ‘thinking deeply.
(d) Its opposite is ‘superficial’.

Short Answer Type Questions [2 Marks each]

Question 1.
Why is Sulekha called ‘Bholi’?
Answer:
Sulekha is called ‘Bholi’ because she is a simpleton due to her suffering some brain damage after falling off a cot when she was ten months old. As a result, she is not as smart as children of her age.

Question 2.
What happened to Bholi when she was two years old ?
Answer:
Bholi fell a victim to small pox at the age of two years. Her face and body became full of pock marks. She was still fortunate as her eyes had remained untouched and were fine.

Question 3.
How did Bholi react when the teacher asked her name?
Answer:
Bholi stammered when she spoke and could not tell her name completely when the teacher asked her to do so. So, she broke into tears.

Question 4.
Bholi was fascinated by the walls of the classroom. Why?
Answer:
The walls of the classroom had bright and colourful pictures of a horse, a goat, a parrot and a cow. They all looked familiar to Bholi and were like the ones in the village. That is why she was fascinated to see those pictures.

Question 5.
Bholi found her teacher to be different from others. How?
Answer:
Others had always neglected Bholi. They made fun of her all the time. But, she found her teacher to be different. Her voice was calm, her manner comforting and touch was full of affection.

Question 6.
What filled Bholi’, a dumb cow, with a new hope in her? [CBSE 2015]
Answer:
Bholi’s first day of school brought a hope of a new life. She had found a loving and kind teacher. The teacher had inspired her and given her a book and had made Bholi feel confident about herself.

Question 7.
In what way did the village change over time?
Answer:
The village changed into a small town over a period of time. The primary school had become a high school. The village had a cinema and a cotton ginning mill. The mail train also stopped at the village railway station.

Question 8.
What objections does Ramlal have to Bishamber’s proposal?
Answer:
Ramlal was not very happy with the proposal. He did not like the fact that Bishamber was of his age. He had a limp and children were quite grown up. It was not a very satisfactory proposition.

Question 9.
Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal? [CBSE 2015]
Answer:
Bholi’s parents accepted Bishamber’s marriage proposal because they were happy that he was well off and had not asked for dowry.

Question 10.
Why were Bholi’ sisters envious of her luck?
Answer:
Bishamber Nath was quite prosperous. The procession for Bholi’s marriage had a brass band and the groom rode a decorated horse. Such pomp and show impressed everyone. All this made her sisters envious of her.

Question 11.
Why did Bishamber’s marriage with Bholi not take place? [CBSE 2013]
Answer:
Bishamber’s marriage with Bholi did not take place because he had demanded a dowry of five thousand rupees from her father for the marriage. So, Bholi refused to marry him.

Question 12.
Why was Ramlal thunderstruck?
Answer:
Ramlal had always taken his daughter to be dumb. He was thunderstruck when she loudly asked him to take back the money and declared that she was not going to marry Bishamber because of his greed.

Question 13.
The last line of the text talks about an artist and the masterpiece. Elaborate.
Answer:
The ‘artist’ is the teacher and the ‘masterpiece’ is Bholi. It was her teacher who had turned Bholi into a strong and independent girl who was aware of her place in society.

Question 14.
What kind of mother was Randal’s wife? [CBSE 2014]
Answer:
Ramlal’s wife was a traditional housewife who believed that daughters should not be educated, as it would be difficult to find husbands for them. She neglected looking after her Bholi because she was a slow learner.

Long Answer (Value Based) Type Questions [8 Marks each]

Question 1.
‘Dowry is negation of the girl’s dignity’. Discuss with reference to the story ‘Bholi’.
Answer:
A girl is an individual in her own right. Equal opportunities in life can help her become independent and strong. She is not a burdensome object to be given away with money as compensation. Thus dowry negates the girl’s dignity and self respect.
The story ‘Bholi’ shows this in a dramatic manner. Bholi is thought to be ugly and dumb by her parents. So, they are willing to pay dowry to an old man with a limp. So that he marries her. Bholi, on the other hand, refuses to marry that man. She is educated; assertive and capable of taking care of herself. She dedicates her life to service of her parents and teaching at school.

Question 2.
Bholi chose a dignified life of service rather than surrendering herself to a greedy old man for the rest of her life. Education provides the required stimulus to overcome one’s personal barriers. Explain the role of education in shaping the life of a child with respect to the lesson ‘Bholi’. [CBSE 2012]
Answer:
Education is the answer to all social ills. Illiteracy and ignorance bring nothing but poverty, suffering and misery. Bholi lacks confidence initially because of her disabilities. She is silent, timid and weak in mind. Her ugliness and her stammer do not let her progress. She is afraid to speak as others make fun of her.
School changes her life completely. It opens a new world of hope for her. Her teacher treats her with love and kindness. Her affection and support help Bholi to have faith in herself. She studies and grows into a confident young woman. She knows her rights and she asserts them as well. She refuses to marry a man who demands dowry. Thus, being educated changes the life of Bholi.

Question 3.
The chapter ‘Bholi’ highlights the discrimination against the girl child. Analyse.
Answer:
Nature does not discriminate, but society does. From time immemorial the world has discriminated against the girl child. The chapter, ‘Bholi’ throws up many such instances. Randal’s sons go to school and college. His daughters are not educated but married off. Her mother does not think it necessary to take Bholi’s consent for her marriage. The groom is old and lame. Still he demands dowry. Her father is ready to pay him also. It is the girl herself who raises her voice against this marriage. She is criticised and humiliated for standing up for her dignity. But she is firm and decides the course of her life.

Question 4.
Bholi is a child different from others. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter. Elaborate.
Answer:
Society does not tolerate difference very easily. Bholi is not like others. She is slow for her age. She stammers when she speaks. Small pox leaves her all covered with pock-marks. As a result, she has to suffer a lot.
Her parents do not even bathe her. She is ignored and neglected. They take her only as a burden. People laugh at her. Children imitate her when she speaks. So, she remains silent most of the time. She has no confidence or self esteem.
Society must realise that it must accept those who are ” different. They must be treated with the same love and respect as others.

Question 5.
“Put the fear out of your heart and you will be able to speak like anyone else”. These words of encouragement from the teacher highlight that change of social attitude and encouragement can help a child like Bholi to become confident and face the world bravely. Taking help from the lesson ‘Bholi’ write how the social attitude towards Bholi made her an introvert. What should be done to help such children to face the world bravely?
Answer:
Bholi suffered a weak mind due to her accident (falling from her cot) during her infancy. She also started to a stammer while speaking. Then she became ugly due to pock-marks on her face and body on contracting the smallpox disease. All these made her family and other children treat her badly, resulting in her becoming an introvert. To help such children face the world bravely, we must treat them with love and affection and encourage them to join mainstream society. We must not mock their disabilities; instead we should give them hope that they can be as good as the other children by motivating and uplifting them.

For More Resources

• NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Extra Questions
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Extra Questions
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English First Flight
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet

In this article, we are providing The Proposal Extra Questions and Answers PDF Class 10 English First Flight CBSE, Extra Questions for Class 10 English was designed by subject expert teachers.

The Proposal Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Extract Rased Questions [3 Marks each]

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow
Question 1.
What are you talking about? Oxen Meadows are ours, not yours!
(a) Who is the speaker here?
(b) Who is being referred to by ‘yours’?
(c) Find a word from the extract which means ‘a piece of grassland’.
(d) Who is being referred to as ours?

Answer:
(a) Natalya is the speaker here.
(b) Lomov is being referred by ‘yours’.
(c) ‘Meadows’ from the extract means ‘a piece of grassland’.
(d) Ours is referred Natalya and his father.

Question 2.
Hear me out, I implore you! The peasants of your father’s grandfather, as I have already had the honour of explaining to you, used to bake bricks for my aunt’s grandmother. Now my aunt’s grandmother, wishing to make them a peasant…
(a) Who is the speaker here?
(b) What did the peasants do?
(c) Find the exact word from the extract which means ‘to ask something in a very serious way’
(d) What is synonym of ‘high respect in the extract’?
Answer:
(a) Lomov is the speaker here.
(b) The peasants used to bake bricks for Lomov’s Aunt’s grandmother.
(c) ‘Implore’ from the extract means ‘to ask something in a very serious way’.
(d) The word is ‘honour’.

Question 3.
You may take it that I know whether I have the right or not. Because, young man, I’m not used to being spoken to in that tone of voice, and so on. I, young man, am twice your age, and ask you to speak to me without agitating yourself, and all that.
(a) Who is the speaker here?
(b) How did the speaker wanted Lomov to talk to him?
(c) Find the word from the extract which means ‘to disturb, excite or anger someone’.
Answer:
(a) Chubukov is the speaker here.
(b) Chubukov wanted Lomov to speak to him without agitating himself.
(c) ‘agitating’-from the extract means ‘to disturb, excite or anger someone’.

Question 4.
Never mind about my people! The Lomovs have all been honourable people, and not one has ever been tried for embezzlement, like your grandfather!
(a) Whom does the speaker say the above lines to?
(b) How did Lomov describes his people?
(c) Find the word from the extract which means ‘theft of funds’.
(d) Explain ‘Never mind about my People’.
Answer:
(a) Lomov (The speaker) said the above lines to Chubukov.
(b) Lomov described his people as honourable.
(c) ‘Embezzlement’ from the extract means ‘theft of funds’.
(d) Lomov said this line because his family members.

Question 5.
NATALYA : What proposal?
CHUBUKOV : Why, he came here to propose to you.
NATALYA : To propose? To me? Why didn’t you tell me so before?
CHUBUKOV : So he dresses up in evening clothes. The stuffed sausage!
The wizen-faced frump!   [CBSE 2014]
(a) Who is being referred to as ‘he’?
(b) Why did he meet Chubukov?
(c) Find the word from the extract which means ‘Make an offer of marriage to someone’.
(d) Who was dressed in as a stuffed sausage?
Answer:
(a) Lomov is being referred to as ‘he’ in the extract.
(b) Lomov met Chubukov’s to ask for Natalya’s hand.
(c) ‘Propose’ from the extract means ‘make an offer of marriage to someone’.
(d) Lomov was dressed as a stuffed sausage.

Short Answer Type Questions [2 Marks each]

Question 1.
Which qualities are common in all three characters of the play ‘The Proposal’?
Answer:
All the characters in the play are argumentative, full of pride and possessiveness. They are always ready to argue for petty things.

Question 2.
How does Lomov come to Chubukov’s house? What for does he come? How is he received?[ CBSE 2012]
Answer:
Lomov came to Chubukov’s house in the evening dress with gloves on. He cames to propose to his daughter Natalya. He is received with all the respect by Chubukov.

Question 3.
How does Chubukov react when Lomov says that he has come to ask for the hand of his daughter?
Answer:
When Lomov says that he has come to ask for the hand of his daughter, Chubukov gets off balanced with joy. He embraces and kisses Lomov, sheds a tear of joy and calls for God’s blessing for Lomov and Natalya.

Question 4.
Why did Lomov want to get married?
Answer:
Lomov wanted to gel. married as he was already 35 years old. Moreover, he was suffering due to a weak heart and sleep- sickness and wanted company of someone to look after him.

Question 5.
What happens to Lomov when he is in an excited state?
Answer:
When Lomov is in an excited state his heart beat increases, lips tremble and there is a twitch in his right eyebrow. When he goes to sleep in such a state something pulls him from his left side and he jumps like a lunatic

Question 6.
How does Natalya excite Lomov to the point of verbal fighting?
Answer:
Natalya repeatedly insisted that Oxen Meadows are theirs and told Lomov that upto now she considered Lomov as a good neighbour and friend. This excited Lomov to the point of verbal fighting.

Question 7.
How does Lomov react when Chubukov says that he is not used to misbehaviour by a young man like Lomov?
Answer:
Lomov reacts by saying that Chubukov thinks that he is a fool. He says that he cannot talk to him calmly and politely as he is making a false claim to his property. He further accuses Chubukov of being a grabber.

Question 8.
Why does Natalya ask her father Chubukov to fetch Lomov in at once? Why does she accuse her father?
Answer:
Natalya asked her father to fetch Lomov at once as she
had come to know that Lomov had come to propose her. She accused Chubukov of driving Lomov out of their home.

Question 9.
How does Natalya react when she comes to know that Lomov had come to propose? CBSE2014
Answer:
When Natalya cames to know that Lomov had come there to propose her she was shocked. She wails, changes her stance and asks her father to fetch Lomov.

Long Answer (Value Based) Type Questions [8 Marks each]

Question 1.
The principle ‘forgive and forget’, helps a lot in maintaining cordial relations with our neighbors. Do you think Anton Chekov conveys this message in the play ‘The Proposal’ ?
Answer:
Anton Chekov does convey the message that the principle of ‘forgive and forget’ helps a lot in -maintaining cordial relationship with one’s neighbours. Initially, the neighbours in the play, Lomov, Natalya and Chubukov were fighting over petty issues. They were putting important issues behind them and wasting their time by arguing over small things. These arguments slowly developed into fights and they started hurling abuses at one another. This damaged their relationship with each other.
It was when Natalya came to know that Lomov had come to propose her that she left the topic of argument (Oxen Meadows) behind. She also asked for forgiveness from Lomov and requested him to come to the point. Hence it is mandatory to ‘forgive and forget’ if one wants to have cordial relationship with others.

Question 2.
The characters Natalya and Lomov lose their temper on trivial issues. It shows their poor skills at anger management. Suggest some ways that help you in maintaining cordial relationship with people around you.
Answer:
The way in which Lomov and Natalya lost their temper shows that how anger can easily effect a relationship. Thus, it becomes very important to have good anger management skills. Following are a few anger management skills that can be followed in one’s life. These would also help in building healthy relationships.

1. Always follow the principle of ‘forgive and forget.’
2. Try to understand the person to whom you are talking.
3. Be helpful rather than being self-centric.
4. Always have empathy towards others.
5. irst listen and then speak.
6. Be as courteous as possible to everyone.
7. Don’t have the habit of always complaining about others.

Question 3.
Based on your understanding of the Play ‘The Proposal’ how do you think good relationships can be maintained? Why in today’s time we see so many people going away from each other?
Answer:
The play ‘The Proposal’ teaches us how anger and
arguments can easily ruin a relationship. Thus to maintain a good relationship, it is important to have a control over your anger. Having arguments over unimportant or small issues is extremely harmful and a waste of time. If someone commits a mistake, one should be ready to forgive and forget rather than being angry and arguing with the person endlessly. In today’s time people try to find only the positives in others and do not easily accept their negatives. Hence is becoming extremely difficult to maintain a good and cordial relationship with others.

Question 4.
It is a common observance that more attention is paid to unimportant issues at the cost of important ones. The play ‘The Proposal’ beautifully portrays this fact. Suggest some steps how we can avoid this unhealthy practice.
Answer:
It is true to an extent that people usually give more importance to the unimportant issues forgetting their priorities. Just like how Lomov came to propose Natalya but due to their argument that matter was left unaddressed. Thus, it becomes very important to set your priorities in life. One must ignore the unimportant issues. It is a waste of time to have discussions over them. One ’ should not pay too much attention on the trivialities. This energy can be saved on spending it over some useful and important issues that gives a fruitful result.

Question 5.
Neighbours must have a cordial relationship which Lomov and Natalya do not have. Describe the first fight between them.    [CBSE 2015]
Answer:
Lomov and Natalya meet and rather than proposing her he gets off the point. He tells her how he inherited his land and how he respects her father. He also tells Natalya that his Oxen meadows touch Natalya’s Birchwood. On hearing this, Natalya says that Oxen Meadows are theirs. They start arguing about it. Lomov clarifies that he is talking about the Oxen Meadows that are between her Birchwoods and Burnt marsh. Natalya again insists that they are theirs.
Lomov refuses it. He tells her that his aunt’s grandmother gave those meadows to her father’s grand father. The peasants used the land for forty years and started regarding it as their own. Natalya’s father comes and also starts quarreling with Lomov. They get into a heated argument and resort to name-calling. After some time, Lomov leaves their house.

For More Resources

• NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter Wise Question Bank
• CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Extra Questions
• CBSE Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Extra Questions
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English First Flight
• CBSE Revision Notes for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet

A speech is an address to a group of people for a specific purpose. A speech expresses or describes thoughts and feelings. It creates public awareness on certain issues, stimulates a sense of support or convinces people on certain policies, systems, etc. or propagates innovative ideologies and concepts.

Looking for an easy way to learn English Grammar? then you are in right place. Here we providing basic English Grammar topics like Tenses Verbs, Nouns, etc…

Speech Writing Class 12 Format, Examples, Topics, Exercises PDF

Speech Writing Important Points to Remember

• CODER should be used to write a speech.
  C – Collect
  O – Organize
  D – Draft
  E – Edit
  R – Redraft
• One should collect facts and figures, data and detailed account of purpose of speech.
• A speech should always begin with addressing the audience.
• Collect references from literature, history, scientific facts, data, etc. related to the topic.
• Simple and short sentence should be used so as to make it understandable to the audience.
• A speech is a communication. So in order to be a successful communicator, involve and engage your audience using some mind-boggling questions and quotes.

Reported Speech Exercises With Answers For Class 12 CBSE

Question 1.
Regular practice of yoga is useful in maintaining good health. It is also important for good concentration and peace of mind. You are Shivam/Shabnam.
Write a speech in 150 – 200 words to be delivered in the morning assembly of your school, highlighting the impact of yoga in our life.
Answer:
Good morning everybody. Today, I, Shivam, have got an opportunity to share my views on “Impact of Yoga in our life.”

We all know that yoga is basically a method to achieve balance in our body, i.e. gaining strength, increasing flexibility and attaining concentration and spiritually.

In fact, the famous ‘Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is an authority on the various postures of the body and breath control exercises. So, regular practice of yoga is needed to maintain good health.

Truly, many of us perform yoga daily but how many actually know about what the yoga entails and why it is performed. So, the definitive aim of yoga is not only to ensure our good health but also to endorse a non – materialistic way of living. Yoga is described through the use of the Sanskrit word Aasanas’ which means different types of physical postures. So, the yoga postures are an essential part of yoga besides Pranayam, the breathing exercises. Thus, yoga addresses the needs of our physical and mental health, and concentration and peace of mind it is the journey of the self, to the self, and through the self.

Question 2.
As Principal of your school you have found some students reaching the school late in the morning, coming late to their classrooms after recess, returning lazily to the theory class after doing practicals in the laboratory. Write a speech in 150 – 200 words that you will deliver on the importance of discipline and punctuality in life.
Answer:
Good morning teachers and dear students. Today, I want to share my views on “the importance of discipline and punctuality in life.

Discipline and punctuality play a vital role in one’s progress in every sphere of life. In fact, discipline and punctuality in schools and colleges implies regular preparation of lessons, attending the classes on time and learning correct behaviour in society. It is the duty of every student to be disciplined and punctual if one has to prosper in life. The greater the discipline and punctuality in an academic institution, the higher is the respect commands and the better it does to fulfil its objective of training young minds.

On the other hand, an undisciplined and unpunctual man proves to be a complete failure in the society. This is because he fails to keep track of his goals and is unable to fulfil them in time. As such, he proves i to be a misfit in the society. It would not be wrong to say that those indisciplined and unpunctual are a burden on the society rather that an asset. Their whole life is unproductive. They do not add anything ; to the country’s progress and prosperity.

So my sincere advice to you is to maintain fiscal discipline. Do not overspend, maintain social discipline, follow society norms. Do not violate them. Finish all your obligations in a fixed time. As leaders of tomorrow these qualities will go a long way making you’as successful as success is.

Question 3.
The students of your school got 100 per cent marks in various subjects in Senior School Certificate Examination this year. This achievement was made through the efforts made by the students under the guidance of their teachers. Write a speech in 150 – 200 words congratulating the teachers and the students.
Answer:
Good morning everybody. You would be glad to know that the students of our school have really done well securing cent per cent marks in Secondary examination this year.

I congratulate the toppers and the teachers who guided them. This is really a great achievement of the students who brought glory to the school. Every year we allow all the students to appear in class XII board exams. According to official records, during tire last ten years, our students in science stream had secured 85 per cent marks. But this year, the results of the students are really extraordinary.

I appreciate the constant efforts of the students to make it to the top. Some toppers said they worked hard and relentlessly, thus making sure that every possible error was taken into consideration. Some students asked, “Sir, what is the success mantra of being a topper?” To quote Hammarskjold, “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top, you will realise how it was.” This is the success mantra – practice always makes us perfect.

Do you think the tips you get from the book sufficient to secure 100 per cent marks in the exams? It is not sufficient to get to the top. What you need is the Internet browsing for learning from question banks and video lectures. You can make use of other tools that will help you gather required knowledge beyond what the books would offer you. I wish the toppers well placed in life.

Thank you.
The Principal

Question 4.
Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in Rio Olympics. Every Indian felt proud of her. you, head girl of your school, want to deliver a speech in order to express your feelings. Write the speech in 150 – 200 words. Apart from your own ideas, use the following clues:

Wrestling mostly a male sport – Sakshi born in conservative surroundings – most unfavourable gender ratio for females – parental encouragement – one can’t forget the look of determination on her face in the last three minutes of the bout.

Answer:
Good Morning Respected Principal, teachers and dear friends.

Today I feel privileged as I stand here to speak about Sakshi Malik, who has made every Indian proud by her stellar performance at Rio Olympics 2016. We all know that she is a freestyle wrestler and has won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics and the fourth female Olympic medallist from India.

Let me remind my friends that all this cannot be achieved in a day. It takes years of toil, practice, dedication and discipline to get such honours. And more so for Sakshi Malik, who hails from a conservative society of Haryana where wrestling is a male – dominated sport. Her parents were a pillar of strength who constantly encouraged her against all odds. She started her training as a wrestler from the age of 12 under her coach Ishwar Dahiya who made her practise with boys. What is creditable is that the coach ignored all protests by locals for having taken a girl under his wings in a “sport not meant for girls”.

I would like to end my speech by saying that discipline, focus, determination and confidence can help one achieve anything in life and who has proved this better than our very own Sakshi Malik.

Question 5.
Holi is a festival of colours. It expresses pure and simple joy. Sometimes we start throwing coloured water and that too on strangers. As the Head Boy / Girl of your school write a speech in 150 – 200 words that you will deliver in the morning assembly of your school, describing why Holi is played and how it should be played.
Answer:
Respected Principal, teachers and dear friends.

Today as the Head Girl of your school, I am going to talk about the festival of colours – Holi. This festival is celebrated with a lot of fervour and gaiety all over India in the month of March by all sections of society. It signifies the end of winter, arrival of spring, victory of good over evil, for merry – making and for some, it is also celebrated as a thanksgiving day for a good harvest. This festival expresses pure love and joy.

Friends, an important point that I am going to touch upon is the way it should be played. Play Holi in an eco – friendly manner, use natural colours and play it to the fullest. The idea is not to reduce the fun but to play keeping the environment in mind. Avoid using balloons and plastic bags and as far as possible, play it in a dry way. Many a time, children and adults throw buckets full of water and water-filled balloons on passers-by which can result in someone getting hurt. The idea is to have fun but not at someone’s cost. So, dear friends, let us all remember to play Holi in a joyous, safe, healthy, eco – friendly and in a responsible way to keep the spirit of the festival intact.

Question 6.
After the rainy season is over, mosquitoes start breeding. They cause malaria, dengue, chikungunya, etc. These diseases can sometimes prove to be fatal. As Principal of your school you have decided to deliver a speech on protection from mosquitoes. Write that speech in 150 – 200 words.
Answer:
Dear students.
Today I am going to talk to you all on how to protect yourself from mosquitoes in the wake of increase in dengue, malaria and chikungunya cases. These diseases can sometimes prove fatal, especially after the rainy season gets over.

One of the most important things to remember is that mosquitoes need stagnant water to breed. No . water, no reproduction. It means that our effort should be to clean the standing water wMch can prove to be a breeding site and how it can be done. First and foremost, check around faucets, coolers and air – conditioners for any leakage, secondly discard all the tin cans, broken bottles or any other container that can hold water for a long time. Let no puddles be formed in and around your house and school. No overflowing of water tanks should be allowed.

Dear children, I am also going to allow all of you to wear shirts with long sleeves and full pants from tomorrow till further announcements are made. Another important step that you can take is to tell your parents to buy insect repellents that have to be used with care. Students, I end here with the hope that you will follow all the precautions as it is your own health that matters the most.

Question 7.
You are Ali/Alia, Head girl/Head boy of your school. You are deeply disturbed by the rising cases of aggressive behaviour of students in your school. You decide to speak during the morning assembly about it. Write a speech on ‘Indiscipline in Schools’. (150 – 200 words)
Answer:
Respected Principal, dear teachers and students. Today I am going to speak about the rising cases of aggressive behaviour among students in our school.

Indiscipline among students has become so widespread that everyone is criticising them. Teachers accuse that they do not show respect. Parents are dissatisfied with them because they do not get good scores in the examination and waste their time on mobiles, videos, etc. And if we talk to the students we are told that they are angry with the authorities, dissatisfied with their teachers and parents. Every day we come across in newspapers about strikes by students and fighting in schools. Some of these incidents take so ugly a turn that they can be controlled by police only. At times the errant students are sent to a juvenile home due to their aggressive behaviour.

The future of the young generation seems to be gloomy due to the absense of value education. There is absense of a close rapport of the teachers with the students and this is due to overcrowding in the classes, i.e. instead of 20 to 25 students very often schools have 45 to 50 students in each section and as much as 10 sections in each class. This leads to a lack of rapport between teachers and students. At the same time, teachers also need to behave well with the students; they should give their best to the students and treat them like their own wards.

To reduce indiscipline among students, it is the duty of parents, teachers and authorities to sit together and take some useful and appropriate action to save them from getting spoiled. It is very easy for students to get deviant if they are not guided property by their parents and school authorities. Hence, the issue of indiscipline must be tackled on a war footing as students are the hope of the nation.

Question 8.
Your PGT English Ms. Geetha is a short story writer also. ‘Sky is not Far’ is a collection of her latest short stories. This book has won a national award. Write a speech in 150 – 200 words you will deliver in her honour in the morning assembly.
Answer:
Respected Principal, dear teachers and friends.

It is my proud privilege to be standing here today to speak in honour of our dear English teacher Ms. Geetha. She really doesn’t need an introduction but what I am going to say may not be known to the students of the school. She is not only a great English teacher but an excellent writer. Her latest collection of short stories ‘Sky is not Far’ has won her a national award which is commendable. Authoring a book and winning the prestigious national award is no mean feat!

We are all blessed to have her as a teacher who is an inspiration to all students. The school has grabbed headlines in today’s national dailies because of her great achievement and this has made us all so proud.

As an English teacher too, she has amazing communication skills and today if I 3m standing and speaking here in front of you all, the credit goes to her. I am sure that all her other students would echo my sentiments. So, on behalf of all present here, we salute Madam Geetha, the excellent teacher and the author, who has taken our school to great heights. She is an asset to our school.

Question 9.
‘Down to Earth’, an environmental awareness magazine, has launched a marathon ‘Clean Your City
Campaign’. As an active participant, write a speech in 150 – 200 words to be read out in the morning assembly urging students to participate in the campaign.
Answer:
Good morning, Respected Principal, teachers and dear friends. Today I, XYZ, am here to make you all aware of an enthusiastic social campaign. ‘Down to Earth’, an environment awareness magazine, has launched a ‘Clean Your City Campaign’ marathon. This campaign is not like the ordinary campaigns which are full of mob holding posters and slogans This is something different.

It is a marathon which not only urges you to run but also gives you the responsibility to clean your city.

The basic objective behind the marathon is to include more and more people to make our city cleaner and greener in an innovative manner. The marathon will start from the polo ground, Lawrence Road, at 8:00 a.m. and continue till evening. This will cover the maximum portion of the city. The cherry on the cake is that the chief guest is none other than the famous singer, Ayushman Khurana. The Celebes who will cheer up the participants are singer Palak Muchhal, boxer Vijendra Singh and TV actress Saumya. Refreshments would be provided and the marathon will be much fun. All this has a common goal, i.e. cleaning the city and making it a beautiful place.

I expect maximum participation from all of you in making our city better and spreading awareness of Swachh Bharat!
Thank you.

Question 10.
Corruption is an evil which prevails in each and every nook and cranny of our lives. As president of student council, write a speech, expressing the need to curb this evil immediately.
Answer:
Good morning, respected Principal, worthy teachers and my dear friends. Today I am going to express my views on the topic; “Corruption an Evil and the Need to Crush it”.

What is corruption? It is basically the act of bribery and fraud for indulging in unfair practices to fulfil personal motives. This evil is present in the society since time immemorial. This evil has gone into each sector and has become a common practice.

What could be the causes for indulging in corruption? These could be lust for power, money and prestige. It is a ladder of success through which people reach the top using undue favours and means and disregarding the regulations and norms. Corruption is rampant in many forms like nepotism, dereliction of duty, wastage of public property, getting admissions.

Corruption is eating into the rights of common man and is harming our image. CWG, Adarsh Society, Chit fund scams all these have been a result of utmost corruption.

Being the youth of the society, we should act fast to make our nation corruption – free. The movement led by Anna Hazare for Jan Lok Pal Bill is one of the biggest movements against corruption in the nation’s history.

Corruption starts from the bottom and reaches the top, thus it needs to be curbed at the ground level.

There should be a monitoring committee with stern vigilance to keep a check on corrupt officials and activities. There should be strict penalty and punishment for the corrupt people. We need to make more and more people aware and raise their voice against corruption.

Thank you.

Question 11.
As an active member of Science Club of your school, write a speech in 15(1 – 200 word i on the topic , ‘Advantages of Nuclear Power’. You are Raghav/Ramita of S.P. International school.
Answer:
Good morning, respected Principal, worthy teachers and my dear friends. It is a matter of great privilege for me, Raghav, that I have got an opportunity to share my view on the ‘Advantages of Nuclear Power’. Atomic energy and technology possess a vast potential to improve the quality of life. Nuclear power is a gift to mankind for fulfilling many of its needs.

With the advent of technology in nuclear power there is a commendable increase in the development in the medical sector. Complex diseases like cancer, leprosy, etc. can be treated using nuclear power, thus saving many lives.

In the field of agriculture and industry, production has increased manifold with the use of nuclear technology. It has helped this sector to progress and prosper a lot. If we talk about defence, the surveillance capacity has improved a lot with the use of this technology. Now we have more weapons and devices operating on this technology. Thus, nuclear power is safeguarding the nation. In the field of ba sic amenitiesj this technology works in the form of reverse osmosis which purifies water and spares us the ill effects of unsafe water. The most important contribution is in the field of power generation. The electricity supply has increased manifold with the advent of nuclear power reactors.

In a nutshell, nuclear power has changed our lives for the better. However, there are some things which need to be taken care of in this regard. It should serve mankind. It should not be used in wars.

Thank you.