What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Answer:
Lencho was filled with grief after the hail stopped as everything was ruined and there was
nothing that he could feed his family with. He could see a bleak future for him and his family
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why or why not?
Lencho did not try to find out who had sent the money to him because he never suspected
the presence of God and had complete faith in God. He could not believe that it could be –
anybody else other than him who would send him the money.
His faith in God was so strong that he believed that he had sent money to him for his help in
his problem
Question 6.
There are two kinds of conflict in the story between humans and nature and between
humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?
Answer:
Conflict between Humans and Nature: The conflict between humans and nature is illustrated
by the destruction of Lencho’s crop by the hailstorm as Lencho was expecting a good rain to
have good harvest as that was the only hope he had for his earning. He worked so hard to
feed his family, but nature turned violent and destroyed everything.
Conflict between Humans and Humans: The story also illustrated another conflict, between
humans themselves as the postmaster alongwith his friends and staff sent Lencho money
that Lencho demanded from God although they didn’t know Lencho. Lencho blamed them
for taking away some amount of money. He called them “a bunch of crook”. This shows that
man does not have faith in other man, thereby giving rise to this conflict.

What do the military generals do ? How has their attitude changed, and why ?

Answer:
The military generals discharge their duties. They owe allegiance to their country.
They do their duties as per the military provisions.

Their attitude has now changed. They care more for personal gains than their true
duties as per the defence rules.

Question 3.
How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country
(i) in the first decade, and (ii) in the final decade, of the twentieth century ?
Answer:
(i) In the first decade of the twentieth century the whites of South Africa patched up their
differences. They built a system of racial domination against the black people of their own
land.
(ii) In the last decade their system had been overturned forever. It was replaced by another.
It recognised the rights and freedoms of all people regardless of their skin colour.

Question 4.
How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age and experience ?
Answer:
First Mandela thought of personal freedom like doing what one liked. But as he grew up he
started understanding freedom as indivisible. It is also of his own men. He thought of
freedom for all his own people more important than anything else.
Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
Answer:
The narrator found that suddenly there was blackness around him inside the clouds. He
could see nothing. The aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. The instruments like the
compass couldn’t work. The radio also did not work. He was lost in the storm. Then he saw
another aeroplane. It had no light on its wings. But it guided him ahead. Then it disappeared
when the author was safe. The black clouds were behind him as he was out of them. He was
now safe.
Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely ? Discuss this among yourselves and
give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
I think that some supernatural power helped the narrator to reach safqly. Otherwise how
could he fly safely through those dark clouds ? The things that suggest this are : The
appearance of the mysterious aeroplane at that particular time ; how it knew the narrator
was in trouble ; how the pilot of the mysterious plane could guide him ; where it
disappeared ; why the control tower had no such contact, etc.
Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne ? What did he ask her to do ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Mr. Keesing taught Mathematics to the author’s class. He was annoyed with Anne. It was
because she talked so much. He warned her several times. But she couldn’t stop talking.
She continued talking. He even gave her extra homework. But she still talked and talked.
What does Anne write in her first essay ?
Answer:
Anne writes in her first essay that talking is a student’s trait. She would do her best to keep
talking under control. Her mother also talked much. She had inherited this trait from her
mother. Not much can be done about inherited traits.

What do these statements tell you about Anne Frank as a person ?

1. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem.
Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other.
2. I don’t want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people
would, but I want the diary to be my friend.
3. Margot went to Holland in December, and I followed in February, when f
was plunked down on the table as a birthday present for Margot.
4. If you ask me, there are so many dummies that about a quarter of the
class should be kept back, but teachers are the most unpredictable
creatures on earth.
5. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but
the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the
necessity of talking.

Question 1.
What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the
poet’s mood changed?
Answer:
The ‘dust of snow’ means the fine particles or flakes of snow. The sudden shower in the form
of the dust of snow changed the poet’s mood. The poet’s mood changed from sad to happy.
He felt refreshed and wanted to enjoy the rest of the day.
Question 3.
Have there been tilnes when you felt depressed or hopeless? Have you experienced a
similar moment that changed your mood that day?
Answer:
There have been innumerable times when I too have felt depressed and hopeless.
Sometimes, such moments were aroused by other people’s behaviour and attitude and
sometimes due to my own conduct. On one occasion when I was very upset. I went out for a
walk. While walking in the park, I saw a girl playing with a puppy, embracing and feeding
him. This little joy that they shared changed my mood and I felt very happy for the rest of the
day. I also joined the two and played with them.
Question 2.
What does the poet think about the end of the world?
Answer:
The poet thinks about the end of the world that people think fire is the main cause of
destruction. But by the end of the poem he says that both Fire and Ice are equally
destructive. Both have the same power of causing destruction.
Question 4.
How can fire destroy the world?
Answer:‘
Fire’ symbolizes passion or hatred. It will lead to conflicts and ultimately result in the
destruction of the world. Fire represents desire that is fervent, consuming, always wanting
more. Ice represents hatred that is hard and cold.
Question 5.
What would the tiger do in a forest?
Answer:
In the forest, the tiger can enjoy complete freedom. He would walk around freely without any
fear. He would terrorize the villagers by growling. He would show his teeth and claws.
Question 8.
“Freedom is a birth right. It is the most beautiful gift of god. It is valuable for all human beings
as well as for creatures,” Discuss with reference to the poem “A Tiger in the Zoo.”.
Answer:
Freedom is the most beautiful gift of god. Freedom is a birthright, without freedom all is in
vain. Since the man has come on his earth, he tries to enslave the weaker sections for his
own selfishness. If a bird lives in a golden cage, it cannot become happy. It loves to fly freely
in an open sky. In the same way, if ‘ a man lives in a prison and gets everything, he cannot
feel happiness. But if a man lives freely, he will be happy even in poor conditions. In this
poem, we find the descriptions of two tigers, one is in a cage and second in an open
field/forest. There is a great contrast between their behaviours.

Question 2.
What did Griffin do inside the store?
Answer:
Griffin broke open the boxes and wrappers and dressed himself in warm clothes. He
ate and drank to his heart’s content. In the end, he laid down on the pile of quilts to
sleep.

Question 3.
What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company?
Answer:
He wore bandages round his forehead and put on dark glasses, a false nose, big
bushy side whiskers and a large hat. He attacked the shopkeeper from behind and
robbed him of all his money.

Question 10.
Who was Mr Jaffers? What was his surprise?
Answer:
Mr JafFers was a police constable. His surprise was that he was ordered to arrest a lawless
person who was totally invisible.
Question 7.
What was the thief s reaction when he took Anil’s money?
Answer:
As the thief got the money he quickly crawled out of the room. When he was on the road, he
began to run. He had the notes at his waist, held them by the string of his pyjamas. Later on
he slowed down to walk and counted the notes. He thought that with those 600 rupees he
could lead a luxurious life like an oil-rich Arab at least for a week.
Question 13.
What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
Answer:
When Hari asks Anil if he could work for him, Anil replies that he could not pay him. Finally,
they reach an agreement that if he would cook, then Anil would feed him. However, Anil
soon found out that he did not know how to cook. So, he taught him how to cook and later,
how to write his name. He promised he would teach him how to write whole sentences and
also how to add numbers. Apart from this, when Hari went out to buy the day’s supplies, he
would make a profit of a rupee a day.
Write a letter to the editor of an English daily, making a plea to the common people to switch
over to solar energy to conserve electricity and limit electricity bills

Change the Voice

(i) One should respect one’s elders.

(viii) I did not praise anybody.

(ix) He hurt his leg in an accident.

(x) Someone was knocking at the door.

(vi) Who wrote this speech?

(iii) Was he reading a book?

(iv) Compose this letter.

(i) He has missed the train.

(ii) Do they speak French?