SSC (English Medium) 10th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Answer in your own word.

How does the memory of a beautiful visual scene become a joy forever?

Pick out and rewrite 5 lines that contain Imagery.

(a)

(b) 

(c)

(d)

(e)

From the poem pick out words that we do not use often in modern times. They should match the meanings given below.

1. gift ..............
2. the next day ..............
3. a protective spot (for animals) ..............
4. a cool shady spot under tall trees ..............
5. ferns ..............
6. edge ..............
7. depression ..............
8. cover for the dead ..............
9. streams ..............
10. poetry ..............

Read the poem and write -

Give four examples. Pick the line from the poem.

Consonance :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Read the poem and write -

Give four examples. Pick the lines from the poem.

Assonance:

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Go through the poem again and write in your notebook an appreciation of the poem in the paragraph format.

Project:
Collect from various sources proverbs or maxims related to ‘beauty of nature.’ Make a chart/ poster with the same. Decorate it with images, drawings, pictures and put it up by turns in your class.

The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students to complete them in their notebooks.

(a) Today, I am happy because____________ .

(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ .

(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ .

(d) I want to laugh because____________ .

(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________.

The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it in a funny way. 

Find out expressions from the poem that indicate funny moments.
For example, I laughed as I would die.

Order of sequence:
Arrange the following reactions in their proper order, as per the poem.

(a) His waistband split

(b) The grin grew broad.

(c) Sleepless eye.

(d) Was all upon the grin.

(e) He broke into a roar.

(f) He burst five buttons off

Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format.

You can use the following points while appreciating the given poem.

• Title and Poet
• Rhyme Scheme
• Figure of Speech
• Theme/Central Idea (At Least 2 to 3 lines)

Make a list of living creatures in the alphabetical order. You can write more than one beginning with the same letter.

Form goups in your class and together compose a short humorous poem. Use jokes, experiences, etc. and convert it to a poetic form. Write and decorate it on chart-paper and put it up in your class, in turns.

Project :
Reading a poem.
Arrange the poetry reading competition. Select the poem of your choice.

• Read the poem silently.
• Repeat the reading of the poem.
• Focus on the pauses, stresses, intonation etc.
• Pay attention to the proper pronunciations.

Get into pairs and attempt the following :

“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.”- Mark Twain. - Discuss with your partner what Mark Twain means from the above quote. Write in your own words.

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Put the following attributes/ abilities given below in the proper circles.

(a) self-control
(b) communicates
(c) love and care
(d) cooks
(e) good manners
(f) has 360° vision
(g) shows gratitude 
(h) lives for more than 150 years
(i) swims
(j) learns computing
(k) worships god
(l) sleeps in standing position
(m) stands up immediately after birth
(n) brings up children
(o) belongs to various species

At times, especially when you are frustrated, you wish you were an animal/ a bird/ a fish/ a butterfly and not a human being. Say which of the above you would choose to transform to and give 3 or 4 reasons for your choice.

I wish I could be a ______________________________

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We come across many animals in our vicinity. We have also read about different animals in books. Make a list of all animals that fall under various categories. One is given to you.

Encourage students to read/use reference material to complete the activity.

Match the words given in table A with their meanings in table B.