English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English - Language and Literature

How did Custard prove 'the cowardly dragon' tag to be untrue?

Why are Kodavus permitted to carry fire arms without licence?

As a reader do you identify with Amanda? How?

What two attributes of the Animals please the poet?

What did everyone laugh at the realio, trulio dragon?

Kodavus have contradictory traits. Support the statement with reference to the text.

Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid?

'They do not sweat and whine about their condition.' What human traits does the poet condemn in these lines?

How was Belinda's behaviour with the dragon?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option:

1. 'He' is in a rage because he is ______.         (1)
   1. hungry
   2. tied
   3. thirsty
   4. in a cage
2. He is lurking in the shadow because ______.       (1)
3. The above lines express the tiger's ______.     (1)
   1. resignation
   2. fear
   3. anger
   4. acceptance
4. Complete the sentence appropriately:   (1)
   It is clear that metaphor is the poetic device used for ‘pads of velvet’ — because ______.
   (Clue: explain how metaphor is applied here.)
5. The contrast in the above extract is between life in the forest and life in the ______.      (1)
   1. circus
   2. national park
   3. cave
   4. zoo

Answer of the following question in 100-120 words:

Motivation plays an important role in taking risks in life and in succeeding. Do you agree? Discuss with reference to the pilot of the old Dakota and the young seagull.

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

Read the given extract and answer the following questions.

1. In what way does the language used in this poem challenge traditional ideas of what poetry should be? (1)
2. What is the significance of the use of the word "little" to describe the fog in the poem and how does this word choice contribute to the overall mood and tone of the poem? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
3. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option.
   The lines from the poem tell us that the city is ______. (1)
   
   1. hilly
   2. coastal
   3. industrial
   4. under-developed
4. Identify the type of imagery used in the lines of the poem. (1)

How does Leslie Norris use vivid imagery and metaphorical language in A Tiger in the Zoo, to effectively depict the confinement and oppression, experienced by the captive tiger?

How does Ogden Nash's The Tale of Custard the Dragon challenge the notion that individuals should conform to societal expectations?

Amanda gets a list of instructions from her mother of dos and dont's.

What do these tell you about the relationship between Amanda and her mother?

Read the extract given below and attempt the questions that follow:

1. As soon as the pilot was inside the cloud ______.       (1)
   1. his ears got blocked.
   2. he choked with fear.
   3. his vision was obstructed.
   4. he was jumping up and down.
2. The devices in the aeroplane were ______.      (1)
   1. malfunctioning.
   2. broken completely.
   3. giving wrong readings.
   4. stopped responding completely.
3. The Paris air control did not reply to the pilot's call because ______.     (1)
4. Select the option that correctly captures the application of the word 'twisted' as used in the extract.    (1)
   1. Ragini twisted Raghav's Wrist.
   2. Ragini twisted the story to suit the occasion.
   3. Ragini did not appreciate Raghav's twisted bent of mind.
   4. Ragini matched the swimmer as he twisted twice in the air before diving into the water.
5. Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only:     (1)
   The narrator's ______ comes through clearly when he sees the compass turning round and round.

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

1. The speaker's tone is ______.      (1)
   1. loving.
   2. hopeful.
   3. instructive.
   4. indifferent.
2. Complete the analogy with a word from the extract:      (1)
   rare : uncommon :: peace : ______.
3. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:      (1)
   Amanda did not want anyone to invade her privacy and silence.
4. Select the appropriate option:    (1)
   Amanda's mother is continuously ______ Amanda.
   
   1. encouraging
   2. reprimanding
   3. motivating
   4. disappointing
5. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'dull'?      (1)
   1. dreary
   2. shady
   3. bright
   4. angry

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

Answer the following in about 40-50 words:

Describe how Custard the dragon fights with the Pirate.