English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

'I am an orphan, roaming the street'. Why does Amanda visualize this?

List any two things that animals do and humans don't.

Why did the pirate 'gape' at Belinda's dragon?

Ananda was blamed for a number of things. Mention any two.

Walt Whitman speaks of the human race with a tinge of sarcasm. Which are the two reasons that you agree with?

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?