English
Choose the correct answer of the following questions:–
- The phrase ‘fall flat’ means:
(a) to succeed in one’s effort
(b) to get what one wants
(c) to fail to produce the effect that somebody wants
(d) to fail to climb up
Ans. (c) to fail to produce the effect that somebody wants
- A government by official is called
(a) autocracy
(b) theocracy
(c) democracy
(d) bureaucracy
Ans. (d) bureaucracy
- A foreigner who settles in a country is called:
(a) immigrant
(b) emigrant
(c) alien
(d) visitor
Ans. (a) immigrant
- A place where water is collected and stored.
(a) Reservoir
(b) Resort
(c) Aviary
(d) Tannery
Ans. (a) Reservoir
- The antonym of ‘rigorous’ is:
(a) fast
(b) sacred
(c) pleasure
(d) simple
Ans. (d) simple
Answer the following questions in all prose(textbook):–
- Whom did M. Hamel blame for the ignorance in studies and why?
Ans. M. Hamel blamed the parents, the students and himself too for the ignorance in studies. He criticised the parents for prioritising work over education and sending their children to work on farms or mills. He reproached the students for their lack of interest and habit of postponing their learning. He blamed himself as he often sent students to water his flowers and gave them a holiday when he wanted to go fishing.
- What did M. Hamel write on the blackboard with a piece of chalk?
Ans. M. Hamel turned to the blackboard, took a piece of chalk, and bearing on with all his might, he wrote as large as he could-
“Vive La France!”
- What was the utility of garbage for the poor – children in Seemapuri?
Ans. The meaning of garbage for children was even more than survival. They found gold (coins) in them. For the children it was wrapped in wonder.
- What does garbage mean to the elderly
people?
Ans. In the chapter ‘Lost Spring’, garbage signifies survival for the elderly. It is their means of sustenance, providing a source of livelihood. They view it as a way to earn a meagre income to support themselves and their families, making it essential for their daily existence and survival.
- What do the inhabitants of Seemapuri do for their survival?
Ans. The inhabitants of Seemapuri survive by scavenging through garbage. They are ragpickers who collect and sort through waste to find recyclable materials that they can sell. This menial and hazardous work is their primary means of earning a livelihood.
- Describe the life of people working in the glass bangle industry.
Ans. The bangle-makers are the poor people who reside in slums. They have to walk down stinking lanes choked with garbage. Their houses are hovels with crumbling walls. wobbly doors and no windows. These slums are crowded with families of humans and animals coexisting in the same house.
Parents and their children work in the glass furnaces with high temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light. In the dark barracks, next to lines of flames of flickering oil lamps, sit boys and girls with their fathers and mothers, they weld pieces of coloured glass into circles of bangles. The workers often lose their eye before they become adults.
Ans. The instructor held Douglas at the side of the pool and had him kick with his legs. At first his legs refused to work. But they gradually relaxed; and finally he could command them.
- Describe Douglas’s struggle at the pool? What did he do to save his life?
Ans. Douglas describes his harrowing struggle at the pool when he was nearly drowned by a bully. As he was pushed into the deep end, panic set in. He tried to surface by jumping off the bottom, but his efforts were futile. He struggled desperately, thrashing and flailing, but the water overpowered him. Feeling himself sinking, Douglas recalled his strategy to save himself-to make a big jump to the surface and grab the edge. Despite repeated failures and sheer exhaustion, his determination to live kept him fighting and he was finally rescued.
- Who was the rattrap seller? How did he make rattraps?
Ans. The rattrap seller was a vagabond. The peddler made the rattraps of wire from the material he got by begging in the stores or at the big farms. He made them himself at odd moments.
- What made the peddler finally change his ways
Ans. The peddler finally changed his ways due to the compassion and kindness shown by Edla Willmansson. Despite discovering that he was not the Captain, Edla treated him with respect and hospitality during Christmas. Her unwavering kindness and trust touched the peddler deeply, making him realise the value of human decency and the possibility of redemption. This profound experience with Edla’s generosity and acceptance led the peddler to return the stolen money and leave a letter, indicating his transformation and newfound sense of integrity.
11.Why did Gandhiji not like Charles Freer Andrews to stay in Champaran?
Ans. Gandhiji did not want Charles Freer Andrews to stay in Champaran because Gandhiji said that we must rely upon ourselves to win the battle and should not seek help from an Englishman. Besides this, Andrews, being a prominent figure and known for his social work, could attract media and official attention, potentially overshadowing the local farmers’ struggle. Gandhiji believed that the solution to the indigo farmers’ problems lay in the grassroots movement led by the locals themselves, and he didn’t want any external influence to undermine their efforts.
- Why do the celebrities who have become the victim of interview, despise it?
Ans. Celebrities who have become victims of interviews despise them due to invasion of privacy, distortion of facts. and sensationalisation of personal matters. They feel manipulated by the media and often face misrepresentation or exploitation for the sake of entertainment and ratings.
- Q.1. Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.
Ans. Yes, I think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed. Following are the reasons for my opinion:
(1) I infer from the way Umberto Eco replied the questions put by Mukund Padmanabhan that he likes being interviewed.
(ii) Eco seems to be in a relaxed mood and at ease throughout the interaction.
(iii) Eco replies questions with patience. He never seems to be in a hurry.
(iv) He shows his sense of humour when he says while waiting for Mukund’s elevator to come up from the first to the third floor, he has already written an article.
- Who is Danny Casey? Who finds in him the icon as his or her hero worship?
Ans. Danny Casey is a great Irish football player of great popularity. Sophie is a teenager who finds in him the icon as her hero worship. She even daydreams of her meeting with this football player. She says to her brother that she was looking at the clothes in Royce’s window when someone came and stood beside her and when she looked around she found that it was Danny Casey.
Jansie wants Sophie to be sensible and drop all her utopian plans. But Sophie finds in Danny Casey the best player. According to her, he is with the best team in the country and he is very young in the eye of this adolescent girl.
- Poetry most important (central idea)
- My Mother at Sixty Six
The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty Six ‘is composed by Kamla Das. The poem shows the fear of losing her mother. Her mother is in the last stage of her life so the poetess feels that her mother will pass away soon. Poetess get scared of this thought. To come out of the thought she looked outside of car. The world outside was full of joy activity. The young trees seemed runing fast and children looked very Happy At airport she looked again at her mother.
- keeping Quit [ board Expected]
The Poem ‘Keeping Quit’ is Cmposed by Pablo Naruda .It is very simple poem Poet says that our life is hasty and without direction. The poet asks us to stop was hate pollution, killing of animals and hunting ourselves. He says that earth teaches a lot but we do not understand the purpose of life. Poet says that any problem can be solved by the self introfection. we can resume activities the right direction.
- A roadside stand
. The poem ‘A Roadside Stand’ is the poet’s request for thought for the poor folks who work very hard yet their lives lack any advancement. He communicates his torment at their pity and distress and looks for help and alleviation for them. He believes that someone would work unselfishly for their upliftment and without their misuse. The poem shows the major differences between filthy rich people and countryside people.
Most important questions in supplementary reader:–
1.Q1.Why could charley never find ‘The third level’ again?
Ans. The third level was nowhere.It was an imagination of charley because there were only two levels at grand Central station, New york .But charley claimed that it was present. The third level was a medium of escape for charley,from the harsh realities of life.
Q2.Why was the third level a medium of escape for charley?
Ans. Charley was an simple man . He was thirty years old. His native place was Galesburg. He spent his childhood. Now he is working in an office in New york. He is not happy with the city life. Charley wants to escape from his modern life in New york to Galesburg. The central station of New york has two levels. charley worked late night at the office. He was in a hurry to get to his apartment. He decide to take the subway from
Grand Central station because it was faster than the bus, he got lost in the subway. After wandering up and down he reached the third level at grand Central station. He saw there everything in contrast to the present time. He saw a newspaper dated June 11,1894. He wanted two tickets to Galesburg, Illinois. But he did not have the currency of the year 1894 and failed to purchase the tickets.
When charley came home,he ,he talked to a psychiatrist friend among others. He said it was a waking dream wish fulfilment. He told charley that he just wanted to escape his modern world.
This,the third level was a medium of escape for charley.
Q3. How can one buy old money, as described by Charley?
Ans. Charley explains that one can buy old money from any coin dealer shop but one has to pay an extra payment. These shops often carry a wide range of old currency notes and coins from various historical periods.
Q4. What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley in the story, “The Third Level?
Ans. Sam said the following things in his letter to Charley:
(i) I believe you were right. (ii) I found the third level.
(ⅲ)I have been here for two weeks. (iv) The atmosphere of Galesburg is musical and peaceful.
(v) Keep looking till you find the third level and come here with Louisa.
Q5. What was the third level? How was it described by psychiatrist Sam?
Ans. The psychiatrist was a friend of charley. Charley told the psychiatrist that he believed in the existence of the third level at the grand Central station but his friend the psychiatrist told him that it was only a waking dream wish fulfilment of love. He further told charley that he just wanted to escape his modern world. Charley Friend sam ,the psychiatrist was a city boy . He could find the third level. He write a letter to charley that he had found the third level and was there for two weeks.
Q6. What did the astrologer predict about the tiger kings death?
Ans. When the prince was ten days old ,the astrologer predicted that he would be killed by the tiger.
Q7. Why did the Maharaja start hunting tigers ?
Ans. The Maharaja start hunting tigers to defy the prophecy that he would be killed by a tiger. Determined to prove the prophecy wrong and ensure his safety,he vowed to kill one hundred tigers, believing this would thwart his predestination fate.
Q8. What did the old saying that the Maharaja knew?
Ans. The Maharaja knew the old saying ‘ you may kill even a cow in self defence ‘. So, there could certainly be no objection to kill tigers in self defence.
