The Ball Poem Poem: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 16 Question: Why does the poet say, “I would not intrude on him”? Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball? Answer: The poet says “I will not intrude on him” because he wants the boy to learn …

How to Tell Wild Animals Poem: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 15 Question: Does ‘Dyin’ really rhyme with ‘lion’ ? Can you say it in such a way that it does? Answer: No, ‘Dyin’ does not rhyme with ‘lion’. If we change the pronunciation of lion by speaking it …

A Tiger in the Zoo Poem: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 14 Question: Read the poem again and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks. Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the cage and in the wild. Arrange them …

Dust of Snow Poem: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 12 Question: 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 Proposal: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 11 Question: What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says “And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son”? Find reasons for your answer from the play. …

The Sermon at Benares: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 10 Question: When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not? Answer: When Kisa Gotami’s son died, she went from house to house, asking if she could …

Mijbil the Otter: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 08 Question: 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 …

Madam Rides the Bus: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 09 Question: What was Valli’s favourite pastime? Answer: Valli’s favourite pastime was to stand in the front doorway of her house and watch what was happening in the street outside. Question: What was a source of unending joy for Valli? …

Glimpses of India: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 07 Question: 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. Question: Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know? …

The Hundred Dresses: II – 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 06 Question: 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 …