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Treasure Chest Story 4 The Home-coming  Extract 1 Ans 1:  Makhan was the younger brother of Phatik, the protagonist of the story. He was by the riverside. 'Sauntered up' means walking slowly and silently. Ans 2:  The 'fun' was that Phatk and his companions planned to shift a log into the river. This would make the owner angry and the boys could laugh at the owner. To spoil 'the fun' Makhan sat on the log and it couldn't be moved. Ans 3:  One of the boys pushed Makhan from the log to carry out their plan. Makhan didn't react to it and continued sitting on the log. Ans 4:  Phatik was furious because Makhan spoiled their plan of having fun. He asked his companions to push the log together with Makhan on it. Ans 5:  No, Phatik didn't hit Makhan. He knew that Makhan would run to their mother and he would get into trouble. It reveals that Phatik was quick to anger and he had foresight. Extract 2 Ans 1:  The 'critical juncture' was when Phatik had p

Poem 15 The Power of Music MCQs 1. (c)            2. (d)           3. (b)  4. (c)           5. (d)           6. (a)  7. (d)           8. (a)           9. (c)  10. (b)           11. (a) Section B: Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: Bhisma Lochan Sharma is a singer. His singing is loud, irritating and persistent despite its ill effects on every one around. Ans 2: The sound of his singing is so loud that it appears to reach in all directions right from the Himalayas to the gangetic plains and from Delhi to Burma. Ans 3: The speaker says that Bhisma Lochan continues to sing without a pause as if he has bet his life on it and is hell-bent to draw the attention of the people, perhaps to seek their appreciation for his singing. Ans 4: The people think that his singing is well-meant i.e., the singer thinks his music is melodious. This suggests that Bhisma Lochan is a friendly character with no intention of harming anyone. Ans 5:   It is a carefully and artistically crafted compos

Treasure Chest Story 15 The Last Lesson Multiple-Choice Questions 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (a) Section B: Context Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: ‘I’ refers to the narrator of the story, a school-going boy, named Franz. He was on his way to school. He thought of running away because he was afraid of being punished by his teacher as he was late and he also had not studied Participles, on which the teacher was supposed to question them.  Ans 2: He wanted to spend the day outdoors because he was not interested in his studies.  Besides, he was more excited by the chirping of the birds at the edge of woods and the  drills of the Prussian soldiers than his French lessons. It reveals that he was a carefree boy,  disinterested in his studies. Ans 3:   The presence of Prussian soldiers was a reference to the fact that their homeland has been occupied  by the Prussians. Their presence was a blow to them as they understand that they  would ha

Treasure Chest Poetry Poem 14 - A Considerable Speck MCQs 1. (a) 2. (a)  3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)  6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (b) Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: The speaker noticed ‘a speck’, when he was writing something and had lifted his pen to mark a period. It would have been beneath his sight because he was busy writing so the speck would not have been in his line of vision. Ans 2: The speaker idly posed his pen in the air because he was about to mark a period i.e., put a full-stop and probably think what to write next. Ans 3: The strange thing was the speck on the paper. In reality it was a tiny mite. Ans 4: The last line means that the tiny mite had its own minds and feelings, as well as decision-making power. Ans 5: The speck appears insignificant but it has a mind of its own and the ability to wander anywhere on the paper making the speck a significant thing. Thus it justifies the title of ‘considerable speck.’ Extract 2 An

Julius Caesar Act I Scene 3 MCQs 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (a) Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: Casca is in a street in Rome. He is breathless and frightened. He is talking to Cicero. Ans 2: (a) The entire creation of the earth is shaking as if it is unsteady. (b) The ocean is in rage filled with foam and is rising up to match the fury of the stormy clouds. Ans 3: Scolding wind means harsh winds of a storm. They have torn apart large oak trees and they were raising the sea waves up to the clouds. Ans 4: Casca saw that a slave’s hand was on fire but it still remained unburnt. He concluded that the unnatural events that occur together are a sign of upcoming calamity. Ans 5: The next day is the Ides of March i.e. 15 th of March. On that day the Senators intended to crown Caesar as king. It will be a fatal day as Caesar will be assassinated. The soothsayer had warned Caesar about that day. Extract 2 Ans 1: Casca had seen a slave

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Treasure Chest Story - 14 The Pedestrian MCQs 1.(b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (d) Contextual Questions: Extract 1 Ans 1: There was complete silence on the city streets because all the citizens were inside their homes, watching different types of programs on television. He was Leonard Mead, an adult male the only named character in the story. That was his routine, as he has been walking the city streets every night alone for the last ten years. Ans 2: Leonard Mead was a resident of an unnamed city and a writer by profession. Mead loved walking the city streets at night and taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world. He had been taking this lonely walk at night for the last ten years. Ans 3 : Because he used to walk along the road which did not have any traffic and he was all alone there. It suggests that Mead had become so used to living all lone and taking the lonely walk at night for the last

Treasure Chest Story 13 The Girl Who Can MCQs b b c b d b b a c a c a b a Contextual Questions Extract 1 1: ‘I’ refers to the narrator of the story, Adjoa, a seven-year-old girl. According to Adjoa, her grandmother’s problem was Adjoa’s thin and long legs, which she considered as not suitable for supporting strong hips required for childbearing. 2: Adjoa’s problem at the age of seven was that she was not able to express in words the things that were in her mind, as she did not know the proper language to speak them out with. It was a serious problem because her grandmother forbade her from saying certain things and at times asked her to repeat what she had said for the purpose of adult’s entertainment. Thus, she was confused when to keep quiet or when to repeat them and get laughed at. 3: When Adjoa said something, her grandmother would at first stare at her for a very long time, and then would ask her to repeat what she had said. After Adjoa repeated what she had said, her grandmot