English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Important Questions

Answer the following question.
"Dense and efficient network of transport is a pre-requisite for local and national development." Analyse the statement.

"Lack of internal democracy within parties is the major challenge to political parties all over the world." Analyse the statement.

What is a Hypertext link?

Expand the following in the context of Internet Protocol:

SMTP

Expand the following in the context of Internet Protocol:

POP3

"Oh, oh, oh; oh, oh ..." Patol Babu began giving the exclamation a different inflection each time he uttered it: After doing it a number of times he made an astonishing discovery.

(a) Why did Patol Babu repeat the word, `oh' over and over again '?

(b) What 'astonishing discovery' did he make?

(c) What does the word, 'uttered' mean?

Who was Mr. Pakrashi and how did he instill the value of being true to one's work in Patol Babu?

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

Patol Babu suddenly felt that he could write a whole thesis on that monosyllabic exclamation. Why had he felt so disheartened when this single word contained a gold-mine of meaning?

(a) Why was Patol Babu disheartened?

(b) Which was the word that contained a 'gold-mine'?

(c) What does the word 'monosyllabic' mean?

It all started a month ago. Dad and I had spent the entire Saturday afternoon at the Computer Fair.

i. Who does ‘I’ in the extract refer to?

ii. What started a month ago?

iii. What does the speaker have a keen interest in?

Why did the poet throw the log at the snake?

Good countrymen, let me depart alone,

And, for my sake, stay here with Antony

i. Identify the speaker of the above lines.

ii. When and where were the above lines spoken?

iii. Bring out the irony in the above extract.

How did nature foretell Caesar’s death?

Now let it work. Mischief thou art afoot.
Take thou what course thou wilt!

Antony seeks justice by getting the mob to kill the conspirators. But to correct a wrong, one cannot commit another wrong. Write a speech for the school assembly on – The ends do not justify the means. (120–150 words)

"They that have done this deed are honorable: What private grief’s they have, alas, I know not, That made them do it"……………….

(a) Who is the speaker?

(b) What deed have 'they' done?

(c) What does the word, 'grief’s' mean?

Keeping in mind the poem, 'Snake', write out a speech for the morning assembly on the topic, Snakes - a beautiful creation of God, an object of our love and not hatred.

What did Caesar leave for the Romans in his will?

Attempt a character sketch of Anne Frank.

Anne Frank's statement, "What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does reflects on all Jews" presents not only hatred for the Jews but also their pitiable condition in the world. Comment.

Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid?

Amanda's mother gives her a list of do's and don'ts. What impact does this have on Amanda?