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 …

The Hundred Dresses: I – 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 05 Question: 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 …

From the Diary of Anne Frank: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 04 Question: 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 …

Two Stories About Flying: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 03 Question: 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 …