Oral comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 106 Q1 : What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for? Answer : Maxwell thought that he would keep an otter instead of a dog. Camusfearna, ringed by water a very short distance from its door, would be an eminently suitable spot for the experiment. Q2 : Why does he go to Basra? How long does he wait there, and why? Answer : He went to Basra, to the Consulate-General, to collect and answer his mail from Europe. There, he found that his friend’s mail had arrived,…
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Oral comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 86 Q1 : What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about? Answer : The elders in Goa were nostalgic about the good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese, and their famous loaves of bread. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 – Glimpses of India Q2 : Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know? Answer : Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The author says that the mixers, moulders, and those who bake the loaves were still present in Goa. The age-old, time-tested…
Oral comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 74 Q1 : What did Mr Petronski’s letter say? Answer : Mr Pertronski’s letter said that Wanda would not come to school anymore. They were moving away to a big city. He also said that there, nobody would ask them why they had funny names because there were plenty of funny names in the city. Q2 : Is Miss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset? Answer : Miss Mason was unhappy and upset. She said that she was sure that none of the boys…
Oral comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 65 Q1 : Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why? Answer : Wanda sat in the seat next to the last seat, in the last row, in Room Thirteen. She sat in the corner of the room where the rough boys who did not get good marks sat. It was also the place where there was the most scuffling of feet, most roars of laughter when anything funny was said, and most mud and dirt on the floor. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter…
Activity : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 49 Q1 : Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.) A B (i) Journal – A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your thoughts and feelings or what has happened on that day (ii) Diary – A full record of a journey, a period of time,…
Thinking about the text : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 36 Q1 : Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps? Answer : The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was its first flight. It is a well known fact that doing something for the first time is challenging. Therefore, all young birds must be afraid to make their…
Oral comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 18 Q1 : Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone? Answer : The ceremonies took place in the sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The Parliament House in New Delhi, the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi and Madras High Court in Chennai are some examples of Indian public buildings that are made of sandstone. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 2 – Long…
Oral comprehension check : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 5 Q1 : What did Lencho hope for? Answer : Lencho hoped for rains as the only thing that his field of ripe corn needed was a shower. NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 1 A Letter to God Q2 : Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’? Answer : Lencho’s crops were ready for harvest. However, they required a good downpour before harvesting. After a downpour, he could sell the harvest and get money. That is why he compared the raindrops to…
Think about it : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 67 Q1 : Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice? Answer : Lushkoff became a beggar by circumstance. Formerly, he sang in a Russian choir, but was sent away for drunkenness. This led him to beg. Q2 : What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies? Answer : He told Sergei that he could not get along without lying. If he told the truth, then nobody would give him anything. Q3 : Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to…
Think about it : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 60 Q1 : Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this? Answer : Bill Bryson claimed that he was easily confused. Many times he went looking for the lavatory in a cinema and ended up standing in an alley on the wrong side of a self-locking door. He said that his specialty was returning to hotel desks two or three times a day and asking what his room number was. That is why he said that he was easily confused.…