Madhyamik English Comprehension Questions and Answers 2027 is a comprehensive study resource for WBBSE Class 10 students preparing for the Madhyamik English Examination 2027. This article covers important Seen Reading Comprehension passages from prose and poetry, along with MCQs, short-answer questions and detailed answers. It also includes previous years’ passage references to help students understand question patterns and practise effectively for the upcoming examination.
Madhyamik English Comprehension Seen Passage (2017 – 2026)
The Madhyamik English Seen Comprehension Suggestion 2027 highlights that, based on question patterns and trends, passages for the 2027 exam are likely to be selected from the following prose and poems. Furthermore, an analysis of the last nine years’ question papers identifies the most probable questions from these topics.
| YEAR | PROSE (SEEN) | POETRY (SEEN) |
| 2026 | Our Runaway Kite [UNIT – 1] | The Snail |
| 2025 | The Cat [ When the family sits…] | Sea Fever |
| 2024 | Father’s Help | My Own Family |
| 2023 | The Passing Away of Bapu | Sea Fever |
| 2022 | Our Runaway Kite | Fable |
| 2021 | The Cat | The Snail |
| 2020 | No Exam (COVID-19) | No Exam (COVID-19) |
| 2019 | Father’s Help | My Own True Family |
| 2018 | The Passing Away of Bapu | Sea Fever |
| 2017 | Our Runaway Kite | Fable |
Important Seen Passages to Practise for Madhyamik English 2027
Important Prose Passages
⭐⭐⭐The Passing Away of Bapu✔
⭐⭐⭐Father’s Help✔
⭐⭐⭐The Cat
Important Poetry Passages
⭐⭐⭐Fable✔
⭐⭐⭐My Own True Family✔
⭐⭐⭐Sea Fever
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Passage-wise Madhyamik English Comprehension Questions and Answers
⭐⭐⭐The Passing Away of Bapu:
Unit 1
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Text: I was having tea at home…………………..their Bapu was no more. (Textbook, pages 16-17)
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) “I was having tea at home……- The person referred to here is
(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (b) G. D. Birla (c) Nayantara Sehgal (d) One of Gandhiji’s relatives
(2) Gandhiji was shot dead on-
(a) 30th June 1948 (b) 30th January 1938 (c) 30th October 1958 (d) 30th January 1948
(3) Gandhiji was shot on his way to-
(a) the Birla House (b) a prayer meeting (c) a relative’s house (d) the author’s house
(4) Due to an urgent call author Nayantara Sehgal went to-
(a) the Birla House (b) the prayer house of Gandhiji (c) her own house (d) the house of Gandhiji’s relative
(5) …..as I got into the car. –The person-
(a) was in a jovial mood (b) was in a serious mood (c) was paralyzed with shock (d) was crying
(6) The author N. Sehgal came to know of Gandhiji’s death by-
(a) a letter (b) a telephone call (c) a telegram (d) an SMS
(7) The author received the news of Gandhiji’s death when she-
(a) was having her dinner (b) was having her breakfast (c) was having her bed tea (d) was having her evening tea
(8) At the Birla House, Gandhiji’s body was surrounded by-
(a) his family members (b) the common people (c) his relatives and followers (d) the author and her followers
(9) In the room where Gandhiji breathed his last there was
(a) full of noise (b) silence (c) sound of sobbing (d) whispering of sad people
(10) The news of Bapu’s death spread like a flame fanned by wind through
(a) Gujarat (b) Sabarmati (c) India (d) Delhi
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) When Nayantara Sehgal heard the news of Gandhiji’s death, she started crying loudly.-
(2) Everybody around Gandhiji’s dead body was discussing the leader’s death.-
(3) Gandhiji’s death was quite expected to the people.-
(4) The people of India did not know what would happen to them after Bapu’s death.
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) Gandhiji was shot dead on ______________________
(2) The news about Gandhiji’s assassination was spread ______________________
(3) The people became quiet when it was announced that ______________________
(4) Nayantara Sehgal was called to ______________________
(5) The question uppermost in the mind of the mourning ______________________
Complete the chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| Words of Bapu’s death had spread through Delhi. | |
| Nayantara felt the time had stood still for a few minutes. | |
| People were too stunned to speak. | |
| They looked like lost children. |
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) How did the people behave in the beginning and why?
(2) Why did the people not make any clamor in the beginning?
(3) What announcement was made to calm down the mourning people?
(4) What was the atmosphere at the Birla House where Gandhiji’s dead body lay?
(5) What was the question uppermost in the mind of the mourning people?
(6) Why did the mourning people jostle one another in a stampede?
(7) What kind of relationship do you find here between Gandhiji and the people of India?
Unit 2
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Text: Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place……transformed it into a joyful effort. (Textbook, pages 18-20 )
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) Gandhiji’s funeral took place on-
(a) 30 Jan. 1948 (b) 1 Feb. 1948 (c) 31 Jan. 1948 (d) 07 Feb. 1948
(2) Before Gandhiji’s funeral took place people lined
(a) around the Birla House (b) the route the funeral procession was to follow (c) around the Parliament House (d) around the Gandhi ghat
(3) Padmasi was Mrs. Naidu’s-
(a) sister (b) niece (c) friend (d) daughter
(4) Padmasi said simply-
(a) Gandhiji will be no more (b) Gandhiji will walk (c) we will walk (d) it is the last time Gandhiji will be walking
(5) The day after Gandhiji’s death Nayantara Sehgal walked for the last time-
(a) with the general people (b) with Bapu (c) with Padmasi (d) with the narrator
(6) Bapu lay on-
(a) the floor of the Birla House (b) on the courtyard of the Birla House (c) an open truck (d) the pyre covered with flowers
(7) Thousands of people were trying
(a) to get on the truck carrying Bapu’s dead body (b) to touch Bapu’s feet (c) to suppress their crying (d) not to move in the thick crowd
(8) It was impossible to move-
(a) towards the Birla House (b) towards the Parliament House (c) in the dense crowd (d) from the Birla House
(9) “I was not merely in the midst of grieving people”-The person referred to here is
(a) Bapu (b) Netaji (c) Nehruji (d) Nayantara Sehgal
(10) “I was not merely in the midst of grieving people” -The people were grieving for their
(a) relatives (b) beloved leader (c) fellow comrades (d) misdeed
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) Gandhiji’s funeral took place on 30th January 1948.
(2) Padmasi was reluctant to walk in the funeral procession.
(3) To walk in the funeral procession was a joyful experience for Nayantara Sehgal.
(4) People watching the funeral procession made a clamour.
(5) In the funeral procession Gandhiji’s body was kept in a well-covered military van.
(6) People taking part in the funeral procession shed tears.
(7) In the funeral procession people could move smoothly.
(8) People taking part in the funeral procession never had walked with Bapu before.
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) Gandhiji’s funeral took place _______________________
(2) Hours before the funeral procession had begun, _______________________
(3) Padmasi was the___________________________________
(4) “We will walk”, said___________________________________
(5) The author walked with Gandhiji for _______________________
(6) While walking in Gandhiji’s funeral procession, Nayantara Sehgal ________
(7) In Gandhiji’s funeral procession, thousands _______________________
(8) At the time of walking, Gandhiji___________________________________
(9) To the average Indian, walking _______________________
(10) Gandhiji transformed walking _______________________
Complete the chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| It was impossible to move. | |
| Walking required no vehicle except one’s own body and costs nothing but one’s energy. | |
| Padmasi declared that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral procession. |
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) Why did Padmasi say that they would walk in Gandhiji’s funeral procession?
(2) Describe Gandhiji in the funeral procession.
(3) Why was walking often the only way open to the average Indian?
(4) What, according to the writer, are the special features of walking?
(5) Why was it impossible to move in Gandhiji’s funeral procession?
Unit 3:
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Text: Some days after the funeral, a special train….Bapu had passed away but his India would continue to live in his children. (Textbook, pages 21-23)
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) A special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad-
(a) on the day of Gandhiji’s funeral (b) on the day after Gandhiji’s funeral (c) some days before Gandhiji’s funeral (d) some days after Gandhiji’s funeral
(2) Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to-
(a) Ghaziabad (b) Ahmedabad (c) Allahabad (d) Firozabad
(4) The train reached Allahabad with Gandhiji’s ashes-
(a) amid a huge protest (b) amid loud cheers (c) amid songs and prayers (d) amid sorrowful and crying crowds
(5) Gandhiji’s ashes were immersed in the river-
(a) Jamuna (b) Ganga (c) Saraswati (d) Gandak
(6) A huge crowd had gathered by the-
(a) Ganges (b) Yamuna (c) Brahmaputra (d) Narmada
(7) The narrator of ‘The passing away of Bapu’ felt at loss-
(a) in Allahabad (b) in Ghaziabad (c) in Delhi (d) in Gujarat
(8) The narrator of ‘The passing away of Варu’ —
(a) walked directly with Bapu (b) Gone to prison at his call (c) sacrificed for country (d) was merely an onlooker
(9) The person grown up within a magic circle was-
(a) Bapuji (b) Nayantara Sehgal (c) Padmasi (d) Nehruji
(10) Gandhiji awakened people to one another’s-
(a) indifference (b) jealousy (c) suffering (d) greed
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) The passengers on the special train were singing and praying.
(2) The bank of the Ganges at the time of immersing Bapu’s ashes was deserted.
(3) After Gandhiji’s death, the writer never lost her courage and confidence.
(4) Legacy of Gandhiji came to an end with Bapu’s passing away.
(5) The writer participated in the activities of Gandhiji when he was alive. –
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) A special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to _________
(2) The compartment of the train_____________________
(3) People on the_____________________
(4) After immersion of Bapu’s ashes, _________
(5) A huge crowd had gathered _________
(6) The writer felt at_____________________
(7) The writer felt she had grown up_____________________
(8) After Bapu’s passing the writer was_____________________
(9) After Gandhiji, India would_____________________
(10) With Gandhiji, the writer _________
Complete the chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) People could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid flowers and bhajans. | |
| (b) The writer felt at sea after Bapu’s death. | |
| (c) The magic circle around the writer vanished. | |
| (d) The writer felt that she would not lose courage so easily. | |
| (e) Bapu’s legacy would not go away with his passing away. | (e) Young, strong, and proud people like the writer were still there to bear Bapu’s banner before them. |
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) How were Gandhiji’s ashes taken to Allahabad?
(2) What did the people on the special train do?
(3) What was the feeling of the writer on returning to Delhi?
(4) During her journey to Allahabad, what did the writer see at every station?
(5) What changes did Bapu bring to the ordinary people?
(6) In what sense had the writer’s sister and she herself been ‘merely onlookers’?
(7) How did the writer overcome the depressed feeling and regain her courage?
(8) ‘I felt I had grown up within a magic circle‘ – What does the expression mean? How did it vanish?
⭐⭐⭐Father’s Help
Unit 1
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow from Father’s Help:
[Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder…….. even the headmaster is afraid of him. ] [Textbook, pages 1-3 ]
MCQS
(A) Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. While in bed Swami thought that it was-
(a) Sunday morning
(b) Monday morning
(c) Friday morning
(d) Saturday morning
Ans: (b) Monday morning
2. To Swami a little while ago it seemed that it was
(a) Sunday morning
(b) Monday morning
(c) Friday morning
(d) Saturday morning
Ans: (c)Friday morning
3. On Monday morning Swami hoped that-
(a) he would lie on bed
(b) he did not have to do his homework
(c) he would go to fishing
(d) he did not have to attend school
Ans : (d) he did not have to attend school
4. Swami wanted that he had a headache on-
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) seven O clock
(d) 10 O clock
Ans : (a) 9 a.m.
5. Swami might stay at home was the suggestion
(a) of his father
(b) of swami himself
(c) of his mother
(d) of his teacher Samuel
Ans: (c) of his mother
6. Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall at-
(a) 90′ clock
(b) 9.30 a.m.
(c) 10 O’clock
(d) 10.30 a.m.
Ans: (b) 9.30 a.m.
7. Swami was lying on a bench-
(a) in his father’s bedroom
(b) in his room
(c) on the veranda
(d) in his mother’s bedroom
Ans: (d) in his mother’s bedroom
8. When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall he was lying-
(a) on the bed
(b) on the floor
(c) on the bench
(d) under the bench
Ans: (c) on the bench
9. Father asked Swami-
(a) how serious his headache was
(b) who gave him permission to stay at home
(c) why he was lying on the bench
(d) whether he had no school that day
Ans: (d) whether he had no school that day
10. Swami’s reply to his father’s first question was
(a) mother
(b) headache
(c) Samuel
(d) headmaster
Ans: (b) headache
True or False with Supporting Statements
(B) State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) Swami succeeded in befooling his father to accept the fact that he had really had a headache.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: “Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
(2) Swami knew his father was a strict-natured man.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: Swami knew how hard his father could be.
(3) Swami’s father argued that Swami himself was responsible for being late to school.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: It is your own fault.
(4) Friday was instantly changed into Monday and so Swami was shocked.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday
(5) Swami did not want to go to school on Monday.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning.
(6) Mother was sympathetic towards Swami.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: The mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home.
(7) Swami was not ready to go to school late.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: “I can’t go so late to the class.”
(8) Samuel did not bother about the punctuality of students.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: He is especially angry with boys who come in late.
(9) Swami said that he had a headache.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: Swaminthan wailed, “I have a headache.”
(10) Swami was lying in his father’s room.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
(11) According to Swami, the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: “They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.”
Complete the following Sentences:
(C) Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) With shudder Swami realized that it was Monday morning.
(2) When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall, he was lying on the bench in his mother’s room.
(3) The letter written by Swami’s father contained a lot of complaints against Samuel.
(4) According to Swami, Samuel was a very angry man and hostile to the students.
(5) Swami realised with a shudder that it was Monday morning.
(6) Swami hoped that he would not have to go to school.
(7) Swami was lying on the bench in mother’s room.
(8) The teacher will scold Swami if he goes late to class.
(9) The headmaster is afraid of Samuel because Samuel is very angry.
Fill in the charts with information from the text :
| (a) the time when Swami complained of a headache | (a) 9 am |
| (b) a person who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school | (b) His father |
| (c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami | (c) Samuel |
| Statement | Reason |
| (a) Mother suggested Swami to stay at home. | (a) He complained of a headache. |
| (b) Swami had a headache. | (b) Swami loafs about on Sundays. |
| (c) Swami changed his tactics. | (c) His father was very strict. |
| (d) Father insisted Swami on going to school. | (d) it was Swami’s fault. |
| (e) “They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.” | (e) Swami did not tell the headmaster about his teacher, Samuel. |
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) To Swami, it was Friday only a moment ago. | (a) With a shudder Swami realized that it was Monday morning. |
| (b) Swami’s mother failed to understand Swami’s pretension. | (b) She generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. |
| (c) Swami’s father was too strict to be fooled with the pretension of having a headache. | (c) Swami changed his tactics. |
| (d) Swami projected Samuel as a very angry man. | (d) Swami’s father wanted to know they did not complain against Samuel to their headmaster. |
Answer the following Questions:
(1) Why did Swami shudder while lying in bed ?
Ans: Swami shuddered while lying in bed because it dawned upon his mind that it was Monday morning and he had to go to school.
(2) Why didn’t Swami want to go late to Samuel’s class?
Ans: Swami did not want to go late to Samuel’s class because Samuel used to get angry with the boys who arrived late in school.
(3) What impression of his teacher Samuel, did Swami give to his father?
Ans: As per Swami’s description, Samuel was a very angry man. He was especially angry with the boys who came late to school. Even the headmaster was afraid of Samuel.
(4) What was Swami’s excuse for not going to school?
Ans: Swami gave an excuse that he had a headache.
(5) What was the advice of Swami’s father to avoid a headache on Monday?
Ans: Swami’s father advised Swami not to loaf about much on Sundays. In that case he need not find any excuse for not going to school on Mondays.
(6) Why did Swami change his tactics?
Ans: Swami knew his father was hard nut. The excuse of having a headache would not convince him. So, he tried to give a more convincing excuse.
(7) “So he changed his tactics.”—What were Swami’s changed tactics?
Ans: Swami started saying it was too late to go to school.
(8) How did Swami project Samuel as a teacher before his father?
Ans: Swami projected Samuel as a strict and angry teacher before his father. He was especially angry with the latecomers. Even the headmaster was afraid of Samuel’s temper.
(9) Why did father tell Swami to complain to the headmaster?
Ans: Father told Swami to complain to the headmaster because Swami projected Samuel as a strict and angry teacher before him. Swami also told his father that he was especially angry with the latecomers.
(10) Did Swami succeed in convincing his father regarding Samuel’s strictness?
Ans: Yes, Swami did. Swami’s father was so convinced that he wrote a complaint letter to the headmaster. There he wrote in details how Samuel’s strictness told upon his students.
Unit 2
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow from Father’s Help:
[Swami hoped that with this his father ……..coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow. [Textbook, Page No 4-5]
MCQS
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. Swami’s father wanted to send a letter
(a) to Samuel
(b) to the headmaster
(c) to the secretary
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) to the headmaster
2. Swami’s protest-
(a) changed his father’s mind
(b) was useless to change his father’s mind
(c) made him stay at home
(d) made Samuel angry
Ans: (b) was useless to change his father’s mind
3. Swami’s father wrote a letter-
(a) while Swami was lying in bed
(b) while Swami was sitting on a bench
(c) while Swami was making himself ready for school
(d) while swami was going to school
Ans: (c) while Swami was making himself ready for school
4. Swami’s father wrote-
(a) a business letter
(b) an application
(c) a thanksgiving letter.
(d) a complaint letter.
Ans: (d) a complaint letter.
5. Swami asked apprehensively-
(a) whether he would stay at home
(b) what his father had written in the letter
(c) whether he would give the letter to the headmaster
(d) whether he would give the letter to Samuel
Ans: (b) what his father had written in the letter
6. “Nothing for you”-said-
(a) Samuel to Swaminathan
(b) Swami to his father
(c) Swami’s father to Swami
(d) Swami’s father to Samuel
Ans: (c) Swami’s father to Swami
7. Father has written about the teacher Samuel
(a) nothing serious
(b) plenty of things
(c) praising his teaching capacity
(d) for his heroic deeds
Ans: (b) plenty of things
8. What Samuel has done-
(a) is written in the letter
(b) is very good and praiseworthy
(c) is very bad
(d) is a punishable offence
Ans: (a) is written in the letter
9. “He was the worst boy on earth”-
(a) said Samuel to Swami
(b) said Father to Swami
(c) said Mother to Swami
(d) said Swami to himself
Ans: (d) said Swami to himself
10. “His conscience bothered him”-
(a) Father’s conscience bothered Swami
(b) Father’s conscience bothered Samuel
(c) Swami’s conscience bothered him
(d) Swami’s conscience bothered Samuel
Ans: (c) Swami’s conscience bothered him
True or False with Supporting Statements:
B. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases / words in support of your answer :
(1) Father’s behaviour astonished Swami.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: But Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn.
(2) Swami could change his father’s mind.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: No amount of protest from Swami would make him change his mind.
(3) Swami read the letter which Father has written.
Ans: False;
Supporting Statement: He put it in an envelope and sealed it.
(4) Father wrote about Swami in the letter.
Ans: False;
Supporting Statement: Father wrote plenty of things about Samuel.
(5) Swami’s head was dizzy because he had conflicting ideas in his mind.
Ans: True;
Supporting Statement: He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations.
(6) Swami confident that his allegations against Samuel was correct.
Ans: False;
Supporting Statement: Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion.
(7) Samuel was better than other teachers.
Ans: True;
Supporting Statement: Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers.
(8) Samuel had both moustache and beard.
Ans: True;
Supporting Statement: … his thin moustache, unshaven cheek…
(9) Swami never felt the prick of conscience.
Ans: False;
Supporting Statement: His conscience bothered him.
Complete the following Sentences:
C. Complete the following sentences with information from the text
(1) Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn.
(2) Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth.
(3) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.
(4) Swami protested but he could not change his father’s mind.
(5) As Swami was getting ready for school, his father wrote a long letter.
(6) Swami’s father told him to hand over the letter to the headmaster and go to the class
(7) Swami was doubtful about the accuracy of his description of Samuel.
(8) Swami felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined.
(9) Personally, Samuel was. more friendly than the other teachers.
(10) Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him.
(11) Swami grieved for Samuel the more he thought about him.
(12) Swami hoped to convince his father, why he must avoid school for the day.
Fill in the chart with information:
D. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) Swami was not sure at all if his description of Samuel had been accurate. | (a) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. |
| (b) Swami could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter by Swami’s father. | (b) Swami was confused. |
| (c) Swami thought much of Samuel. | (c) Swami felt sorry for Samuel. |
| (d) Swami presented Samuel as an angry person hostile to the students. | (d) Swami’s father was quite determined to send the letter to the headmaster. |
Fill in the chart with information from the text :
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) Swami wasn’t at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate. | (a) His conscience bothered him. |
| (b) He wanted to make up his mind about Samuel. | (b) Swami stopped on the roadside. |
| (c) There was much confusion in Swami. | (c) His head was dizzy. |
| (d) He recalled Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek, and yellow coat. | (d) Swaminathan was filled with sorrow. |
Answer the following questions.
(1) What did Swami hope?
Ans: Swami hoped that he would be able to convince his father because it was necessary for him to avoid going to school that day.
(2) Why did Swami’s conscience prick him?
Ans: Swami’s conscience pricked him because he was not sure if his description of Samuel was accurate or not. He had mixed up fact with imagination.
(3) How did Samuel look ?
Ans: Samuel’s face was dark. He had a thin moustache. His cheek was unshaven. He used to a wear a yellow coat.
(4) What unexpected turn did Swami’s father’s behaviour take?
Ans: Swami’s father in an unexpected manner decided to write a letter to the headmaster.
(5) Where did Father put the letter?
Ans: Father put the letter in a sealed envelope.
(6) What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel?
Ans: Swami could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter.
(7) What did Swami’s father write in the letter?
Ans: Swami’s father wrote about Swami’s teacher, Samuel in the letter.
(8) Whom did Swami’s father tell Swami to deliver the letter to?
Ans: Swami’s father told Swami to deliver the letter to the headmaster.
(9) Why did Swami stop on the way ?
Ans: Swami stopped on the way to make up his mind about Samuel.
(10) How was Swami’s relation with Samuel?
Ans: Samuel was more friendly than the other teachers to Swami. Swami also felt that Samuel had Special regard for him.
(11) Why was Swami’s head ‘dizzy with confusion’ ?
Ans: Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion because he could not decide if Samuel really deserved allegations made against him.
(12) Why was Swami confused?
Ans: Swami projected Samuel as an angry teacher before his father. But actually, Samuel was a very friendly and good man. So, the allegations made against him might not be justified. This thought put Swami in confusion.
(13) How did Swami reassess Samuel?
Ans: Swami later realized that Samuel was not at all a bad man. He was more friendly than the other teachers. He felt Samuel had a special regard for him.
Unit 3
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow from Father’s Help:
[As he entered the school gate an idea occurred to him … you deserve your Samuel, he said.] [Textbook, Page No 6 – 8]
MCQS
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. Swami decided to deliver the letter to the headmaster-
(a) at the beginning of the day
(b) during the arithmetic class
(c) at the end of the day
(d) during the tiffin break
Ans: (c) at the end of the day
2. Swami wanted to give the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day for-
(a) he respected the headmaster very much
(b) there was a chance to justify the letter
(c) Samuel told him to do so
(d) his father told him to do so
Ans: (b) there was a chance to justify the letter
3. Samuel was teaching-
(a) geometry
(b) algebra
(c) trigonometry
(d) arithmetic
Ans: (d) arithmetic
4. When Samuel looked at Swami, he (Swami) thought that Samuel-
(a) would not allow him to the class
(b) would scold him harshly
(c) would ask him for being late
(d) would make him stand at the entrance
Ans: (b) would scold him harshly
5. “This was an unexpected question from Samuel”—The question was-
(a) why are you so late?
(b) where is your homework?
(c) why did you then come at all?
(d) Is there any letter from your
Ans: (c) why did you then come at all?
6. “This was an unexpected question from Samuel”-The answer to the question was-
(a) I had a headache
(b) I had not done my homework
(c) my father told me to give this letter
(d) my father said I should not miss school
Ans: (d) my father said I should not miss school
7. Samuel told Swami, “Your father-
(a) “is not right”
(b) “is wrong.”
(c) “is right.”
(d) “is quite right.”
Ans: (d) “is quite right.”
8. “O, you poor man!” -The person referred to is
(a) Swami
(b) Swami’s father
(c) Samuel
(d) the peon
Ans: (c) Samuel
9. Swami sat down feeling-
(a) sad
(b) pleasure
(c) stomach trouble
(d) headache
Ans: (a) sad
10. Swami had never met anyone as-
(a) bad as his father
(b) good as his mother
(c) good as Samuel
(d) bad as Samuel
Ans: (c) good as Samuel
True or False with Supporting Statements:
B. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer :
(1) Swami expected that Samuel wouldn’t scold him.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: There was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter
(2) Swami felt that he had never met a person as good as Samuel.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: He had never met anyone as good as Samuel
(3) Swami’s father did not want to write a complaint against Samuel any further.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: Don’t ever come to me for help / Samuel scolds you again.
(4) Swami decided to deliver the letter to the headmaster during recess.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: He would deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day.
(5) Samuel was teaching English in class.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: Samuel was teaching arithmetic.
(6) Swami reached half an hour late to school.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: “You are half an hour late,” Samuel said.
(7) Swami expected that Samuel would scold him.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: Swami hoped Samuel would scold him severely.
(8) Samuel disliked parents like that of Swami’s father.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: We want more parents like him.
(9) Swami has never met a better person than Samuel.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: He had never met anyone as good as Samuel.
(10) Samuel used to get angry the most while inspecting homework.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: This was the time when Samuel got most angry.
(11) That day Samuel appeared rude.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: That day Samuel appeared very gentle.
(12) Swami has not done his homework due to headache.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: “Why-headache ?” asked Samuel. Yes, sir.”
(13) The bell for the last period rang at 4 pm.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: The bell rang for the last period at 4.30.
(14) Headmaster’s room was locked.
Ans: True.
Supporting Statement: He found the room locked.
(15) Samuel told him that the headmaster is on leave.
Ans: False.
Supporting Statement: The peon told him the headmaster had gone on a week’s leave.
Complete the following Statements:
C. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) Swami could not deliver the letter to the headmaster because the headmaster had gone on a week’s leave.
(2) Swami’s excuse for not doing his homework was that he had a headache.
(3) Finally, Swami’s father snatched away the letter to tear it up.
(4) The unexpected question asked by Samuel was why Swami had come to school at all in spite of his headache.
(5) As Swami entered the school gate an idea occurred to him.
(6) There was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter by Swami’s father.
(7) Samuel said they wanted more parents like Swami’s father
(8) Swami stood at the entrance to his class.
(9) Samuel did not know what Swami’s father had done to him
(10) On that day Samuel looked, very gentle.
Fill in the charts:
D. Complete the following chart with information from the text.
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) The peon told Swami that the headmaster had gone on a week’s leave. | (a) Swami ran away from the place without giving the letter to the headmaster. |
| (b) Swami said his father had advised him not to miss school under any circumstances. | (b) Samuel was greatly impressed by Swami’s father. |
| (c) Samuel asked Swami to go to his seat even though he had come late. | (c) Swami sat down, feeling sad. |
| (d) Swami’s father was immensely angry with his son. | (d) He forbade Swami to seek his help even if Samuel would scold him again. |
| Statement | Reason |
| (a) Samuel permitted Swami to sit down instead of punishing or rebuking him. | (a) Swami felt sad. |
| (b) The headmaster had gone on a week’s leave. | (b) Swami found the headmaster’s room locked. |
Answer the following Questions:
(1) What was an unexpected question to Swami ?
Ans: Samuel asked Swami why he came to school when he was suffering from a headache. This was an unexpected question to Swami.
(2) What idea occurred in Swami’s mind?
Ans: The idea that occurred in Swami’s mind was that he would deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day.
(3) Why would Samuel deliver the letter at the end of the day ?
Ans: Swami would deliver the letter at the end of the day as there was a chance that Samuel might do something wrong during the day which would justify the complaints recorded in the letter.
(4) “You deserve your Samuel” Why did Father say this to Swami ?
Ans : Father said this because he knew that only a teacher like Samuel who both strict and friendly could guide a mischievous and truant boy like Swami to the right path.
(5) What subject did Samuel teach in school?
Ans : Samuel taught arithmetic in school.
(6) What did Swaminathan thought would be Samuel’s reaction ?
Ans : Swaminathan thought that Samuel would scold him severely.
(7) How late was Swami for class on that day ?
Ans : That day, Swami was late for class by half an hour.
F. Answer the following questions.
(1) What kind of parents did Samuel like ?
Ans : Samuel liked parents who did not want their children to miss the class.
(2) When would Samuel get angry the most?
Ans : Samuel would get angry the most at the time of checking home lessons.
(3) What did Swami do when the bell rang for the last period?
Ans : When the bell rang for the last period, Swami picked up his books and ran to the headmaster’s room.
(4) Why could not Swami deliver the letter?
Ans : Swami could not deliver the letter because the headmaster was on leave and his room was locked.
(5) What did Father tell Swami when he returned home?
Ans : When Swami returned home, Father said that he knew Swami would not deliver the letter.
(6) What did Father do with the letter?
Ans : Father snatched the letter away from Swami and tore it up.
(7) What was Samuel’s impression about Swami’s father?
Ans : Samuel had a great impression about Swami’s father. Swami said his father forbade him to miss school. Samuel strongly supported his view. He said more such parents were desirable.
(8) How did Samuel react when Swami said that he could not do his homework?
Ans : It was expected that Samuel would scold or punish Swami. Instead, he himself guessed the cause before Swami telling it clearly. Samuel excused Swami and asked him to sit down.
The cat
Unit 1
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Text: Most people think that the cat is an ………………….. You can see the cat as he really is. (Textbook, Unit 1, Page – 53)
MCQs
1. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. The writer of the given passage is
Ⓐ Nayantara Sehgal Ⓑ R. K. Narayan Ⓒ Lucy Maud Montgomery Ⓓ Andrew Barton Paterson
2. Most people think that the cat is a/an-
Ⓐ timid creature Ⓑ unintelligent creature Ⓒ docile creature Ⓓ ferocious creature
Most people think that the cat is fond of-
Ⓐ meat and milk Ⓑ fish and mice Ⓒ mice and milk Ⓓ rice and egg
4. The cat is an athlete, an acrobat, and a/an-
Ⓐ swift fighter Ⓑ acrobatic fighter Ⓒ trained fighter Ⓓ grim fighter
5. The cat is fond of-
Ⓐ ease Ⓑ comfort Ⓒ difficulty Ⓓ laziness
6. The catch watches a mouse hole as
Ⓐ a necessity Ⓑ a pastime Ⓒ a priority Ⓓ an entertainment
7. One can find a cat as he really is-
Ⓐ at morning Ⓑ at noon Ⓒ at night Ⓓ in the evening
8. The writer says that a cat has really more character than-
Ⓐ All human beings Ⓑ a few human beings Ⓒ almost all human beings Ⓓ Dany human being
MCQs Set 2
2. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. To get rid of his boredom, a cat passes time by-
Ⓐ watching human beings Ⓑ keeping watch on a house Ⓒ watching a mouse-hole Ⓓ fighting
2. The cat gets a great deal of satisfaction-
Ⓐ out of fighting Ⓑ out of killing Ⓒ out of jumping Ⓓ out of life
3. The personality of the cat is-
Ⓐ as strong as the most human beings Ⓑ not as strong as the most human beings Ⓒ less strong than the most human beings Ⓓ stronger than the most human beings
4. The cat has –
Ⓐ great athletic skills Ⓑ a nice posture Ⓒ a great eyesight Ⓓ no athletic skills at all
5. A cat gets out of life-
Ⓐ A satisfaction Ⓑ solace Ⓒ hatred Ⓓ disgust
6. “He or she is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter”-Here ‘he or she’ refers to-
Ⓐ the acrobat Ⓑ the fighter Ⓒ the cat Ⓓ the mouse
7. The cat has the qualities of-
Ⓐ a magician Ⓑ a juggler Ⓒ an acrobat Ⓓ a clown
8. Throughout the day the cat loafs about-
Ⓐ the house Ⓑ the park Ⓒ the street Ⓓ the playground
MCQs Set 3
3. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. The cat likes to be pestered by-
Ⓐ other animals Ⓑ fellow cats Ⓒ the people of the houses Ⓓ passers-by
2. The cat begins to reveal his true self in the-
Ⓐ morning Ⓑ afternoon Ⓒ evening Ⓓ night
3. The cat does not care very much for anything except-
Ⓐ milk Ⓑ water Ⓒ mice Ⓓ mice and milk
4. The act is a Ⓐ serious fighter
Ⓑ gentle fighter Ⓒ amiable fighter Ⓓ pleasant fighter
5. The cat loafs about the house-
Ⓐ in the morning Ⓑ at noon Ⓒ for an hour or two Ⓓ all-day
6. What does a cat have more than most human beings-
Ⓐ character Ⓑ dignity Ⓒ life Ⓓ enjoyment
7. The cat is a-
Ⓐ merry fighter Ⓑ grim fighter Ⓒ timid fighter Ⓓ quarrelsome fighter
8. The cat allows himself to be-
Ⓐ patted Ⓑ comforted Ⓒ pestered Ⓓ attended
9. The cat has the skill of-
Ⓐ an athlete Ⓑ an acrobat Ⓒ a grim fighter Ⓓ all of the above
10. The attention of the people in the house-
Ⓐ pesters the cat and he dislikes it Ⓑ pesters the cat but he allows Ⓒ makes the cat proud and he likes Ⓓ encourages the cat to loaf about the house
11. With tears of rage and pain in his eyes, the guest affects to be very much-
Ⓐ annoyed Ⓑ amused Ⓒ unhappy Ⓓ upset
12. The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily-
Ⓐ barks Ⓑ mews Ⓒ howls Ⓓ purrs
13. The cat stuck … into me-
Ⓐ teeth Ⓑ nail Ⓒ claws Ⓓ tail
14. The guest hands down the cat a bit of-
Ⓐ fruit Ⓑ fish Ⓒ vegetable Ⓓ meat
Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
1. The cat sometimes observes ………………………………….
2. The cat gets great satisfaction………………………………….
3. According to most people, the cat is ………………………………….
4. The cat cares the most ………………………………….
5. It is believed that the cat is fond of ………………………………….
6. The cat cares little for ………………………………….
7. A cat has really more character than ………………………………….
8. The qualities of a cat are those of ………………………………….
9. The common idea about the cat is dismissed if one sees it ………………………………….
10. The cat loves to be ………………………………….
Complete the following Chart
| The Cat | |
| Did What | When |
| 1. loafs about the house | [a] ____________________ |
| 2. ________________ | [b] when he feels bored |
| 3. ________________ | [c] in the evening |
True or False with supporting answers
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide Supporting sentences/phrases/words in support of your answers.
1. The cat’s favourite prey is the mouse.
2. The cat is unhappy with his life.
3. The cat is very coward.
4. Very few human beings have as colorful a personality as a cat.
5. The cat never wants to have the attention of the people.
6. People in general wrongly assess the cat’s character.
Questions and Answers
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the general opinion of people about the cat?
2. What does the cat do throughout the day?
3. What does the cat do to relieve his boredom?
Unit 2
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Text: When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance ………………….. the guest’s boots before eating his food. ( Textbook, Unit 2, Page – 55 – 56)
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. While rubbing himself against the legs of the family members, the cat purrs-
Ⓐ noisily Ⓑ silently Ⓒ joyfully Ⓓ sorrowfully
2. The cat expects from the guest-
Ⓐ the best things, offers to him Ⓑ the poor thing, given to him Ⓒ the costly thing, given to him Ⓓ the gift, given to him.
3. While stroking the cat, the guest-
Ⓐ stoops down Ⓑ stands up Ⓒ sings to the cat Ⓓ pinches the cat
4. The guest hands down the cat a bit of-
Ⓐ meat Ⓑ fish Ⓒ fruit Ⓓ vegetable
5. The cat receives the food from the guest-
Ⓐ gladly Ⓑ carefully and silently Ⓒ angrily Ⓓ sorrowfully
6. To someone who is a guest at the table; the cat is particularly-
Ⓐ wild Ⓑ weak Ⓒ civil Ⓓ unsocial
7. The cat is civil to the-
Ⓐ host Ⓑ tenant Ⓒ landlord Ⓓ guest
8. The cat scratches the guest with his-
Ⓐ teeth Ⓑ paw Ⓒ nails Ⓓ claw
MCQs Set 2
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. The cat receives the bit of fish-
Ⓐ carelessly Ⓑ gingerly Ⓒ sincerely Ⓓ seriously
2. The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily-
Ⓐ purrs Ⓑ howls Ⓒ mews Ⓓ barks
3. The cat scratches the guest in the-
Ⓐ hand Ⓑ knee Ⓒ head Ⓓ leg
4. With tears of rage and rage in his eyes, the guest appears to be very much-
Ⓐ worried Ⓑ sad Ⓒ amused Ⓓ upset
5. The cat purrs noisily and-
Ⓐ knocks Ⓑ Brubs Ⓒ hits Ⓓ smites-himself against the legs of the family members.
6. The guest strokes the cat saying-
Ⓐ ‘Rich Pussy!’ Ⓑ ‘Lovely Pussy!’ Ⓒ ‘Poor Pussy!’ Ⓓ ‘Wicked Pussy!’
7. Initially, at the tea table, the cat appears-
Ⓐ well mannered Ⓑ annoying Ⓒ disturbing Ⓓ fierce
8. The guest actually wishes to-
Ⓐ feed the cat Ⓑ kick the cat out of the window Ⓒ stroke the cat affectionately
Ⓓ ignore the cat
9. The guest stoops down and strokes the cat, and says, “Poor Pussy! Poor Pussy!” – “Poor means-
Ⓐ beggarly Ⓑ imperfect Ⓒ indigent Ⓓ adamant
10. The guest stoops down and strokes the cat, and says, “Poor Pussy! Poor Pussy!” – “Poor means-
Ⓐ beggarly Ⓑ imperfect Ⓒ indigent Ⓓ adamant
11. With tears of rage and pain in his eyes, the guest affects to be very much-
Ⓐ annoyed Ⓑ amused Ⓒ unhappy Ⓓ upset
12. The guest hands down the cat a bit of-
Ⓐ fruit Ⓑ fish Ⓒ vegetable Ⓓ meat
MCQs Set 3
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. To get his share the cat-
Ⓐ mews Ⓑ runs about Ⓒ purrs noisily and rubs himself Ⓓ licks his leg
2. The cat is particularly civil to the guest because-
Ⓐ the guest is known to him Ⓑ the guest is new to him Ⓒ it is not easy to disturb the guest.
Ⓓ the guest gets the best share of food
3. When the guest is raked, the family members are-
Ⓐ shocked Ⓑ disturbed Ⓒ pleased Ⓓ indifferent
4. The cat gets from the guest-
Ⓐ a piece of meat Ⓑ a bit of fish Ⓒ a loaf of bread Ⓓ a few biscuits
5. Having his share the cat-
Ⓐ sits beside the guest Ⓑ retires to a safe distance from the guest Ⓒ goes out of the room
Ⓓ sits on the guest’s lap
6. When the family sits down to tea, the cat-
Ⓐ plays with them Ⓑ passes his time on the roof Ⓒ waits to get his share Ⓓ sits quietly under the table
7. The guest in the family-
Ⓐ strikes the cat Ⓑ loves the cat Ⓒ strokes the cat Ⓓ kicks the cat
8. The cat stuck ….. Into me –
Ⓐ teeth Ⓑ nail Ⓒ claws Ⓓ tail
Complete the following sentences
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
1. If there is a guest at the table ……………………..
2. The cat puts up his claw ……………………..
3. The cat is particularly civil to the guest at the table because ……………………..
4. The cat retires to a safe distance after getting his share because ……………………..
5. The guest might kick the cat out of the window because ……………………..
6. The cat firmly rakes the guest in the leg when ……………………..
7. Having heard the cat has stuck his claws into the guest, the family members delightedly ……………………..
8. Being hurt by the cat the angry guest actually wants to ……………………..
9. Before eating the food offered by the guest, the cat ……………………..
10. The look in the cat’s eyes warns the guest ……………………..
11. Being tired the cat ……………………..
Complete the following Chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| 1. _______________ | 1. The cat is particularly civil to the guest. |
| 2. ________________ | 2. The cat firmly rakes the guest in the leg |
| 3. The guest might kick the cat out of the window. | 3. ________________ |
| 4. The cat wants his share | 4. ________________ |
True or False with supporting answers
D. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer.
1. The cat is particularly modest to the guest for his own interest.
2. Being hurt by the cat the guest is actually angry but dares not express it.
3. The family becomes angry with the cat when he hurts the guest.
4. The cat carefully receives the food from the guest but warns him through his look.
5. The guest actually does not want to give the cat food even after being hurt by him.2.
Questions and Answers
Answer the following questions:
1. Why is a cat particularly civil to a guest?
2. What does the cat do if the guest is slow to understand the wish of the cat?
3. What does the guest do after the reaction of the delighted family?
4. Why does the cat retire to a safe distance from the guest’s boot?
5. Why does the cat become civil?
6. How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed down by the guest?
Unit 3
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Text: When the family has finished tea and gathers round the fire …………….. enjoys life in his own way. ( Textbook, Unit 3, Page – 57 – 59)
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. The cat skips to the roof of an empty-
Ⓐ room Ⓑ shed Ⓒ floor Ⓓ corridor
2 Exiled in a new land, the cat would have to learn a new-
Ⓐ History Ⓑ manners Ⓒ culture Ⓓ geography
3.The cat’s movement becomes-
Ⓐ blithe Ⓑ lithe Ⓒ quick Ⓓ slow
4. The cat moves like a-
Ⓐ tiger Ⓑ leopard Ⓒ cheetah Ⓓ panther
5. The manner in which the cat moves is-
Ⓐ stealthy Ⓑ noiseless Ⓒ noisy Ⓓ brisk
6. Life for the cat begins after-
Ⓐ the family has retired to bed Ⓑ the family has finished tea and is gathered by the fireside Ⓒ the guest has left Ⓓ the family relaxes
7. The cat’s enemies are-
Ⓐ dogs Ⓑ small boys Ⓒ dogs and small boys with stones Ⓓ guests at the tea table
8. Cats give special importance to-
Ⓐ the guests Ⓑ the new tenants Ⓒ his own kindred Ⓓ the family it stays with
MCQs Set 2
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. In his own backyard the cat-
Ⓐ jumps Ⓑ marches Ⓒ walks slowly Ⓓ walks quickly
2. The cat casually goes out of the room when the family gathers round the fire after finishing-
Ⓐ breakfast Ⓑ lunch Ⓒ dinner Ⓓ tea
3. On the top of the shed, the cat rakes his claws-
Ⓐ once Ⓑ twice Ⓒ once or twice Ⓓ more than twice
4. As they get older cats to go in for sport to-
Ⓐ the suburban backyards Ⓑ the urban backyards Ⓒ the backyard Ⓓ the front yard
5. Cats go to the suburban backyards for-
Ⓐ work Ⓑ sports Ⓒ leisure Ⓓ none of the above
6. Cats are more fond of-
Ⓐ home Ⓑ abroad Ⓒ front yard Ⓓ backyard
7. When a family moves, a cat-
Ⓐ moves out with them Ⓑ stays with them Ⓒ stays without them Ⓓ makes them stay back
8. By nature, the cat is-
Ⓐ dependent Ⓑ independent Ⓒ intelligent Ⓓ cunning
9. The cat knows every landmark of-
Ⓐ every country Ⓑ a new country Ⓒ his own country Ⓓ the new tenants’ country
10. To the cats, the backyards are-
Ⓐ resting places Ⓑ hunting ground Ⓒ playground Ⓓ nurseries
11. In the evening the cats are-
Ⓐ lively sportspersons Ⓑ gallant adventurers Ⓒ meek creatures Ⓓ grim fighters
12. Cats have a more gallant adventure than-
Ⓐ Robin Hood’s gang of outlaws Ⓑ a troop of armed soldiers Ⓒ King Arthur’s knights Ⓓ a group of brave boys
Complete the following sentences
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
1. The cat has so many enemies …………………………
2. The cat saunters down his own backyard …………………………
3. To cats, the suburban backyards are hunting grounds …………………………
4. It is always spoken as a reproach …………………………
5. The cat will give tenants …………………………
6. Cats go for sport in the suburban backyard as …………………………
7. To human beings, suburban backyards …………………………
8. The cat doesn’t like to leave his country, the land where …………………………
9. The cat trots across …………………………
10. The cat springs to the top of the fence to …………………………
Complete the following Chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| 1. The cat has many enemies. | 1. _______________ |
| 2. ________________ | 2. The cat stretches himself a few times |
| 3. The cat knows his friends and every landmark. | 3. ________________ |
| 4. The family has finished tea. | 4. ________________ |
| 5. The cat grows older. | 5. ________________ |
| 6. The family moves from one place to another. | 6. ________________ |
| 7. People are reproachful against cats. | 7. ________________ |
True or False with supporting answers
D. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answers.
1. The cat’s movement is like that of a lion.
2. The cat stretches himself a few times to examine his agility.
3. The cat has many enemies.
4. A cat keeps no relationship with his kindred.
5. The cat has some diametrically opposite qualities.
6. Backyards are attractive to both cats and human beings.
7. None can blame a cat for his homesickness.
8. The cat has complete knowledge of the geography of his country.
9. A cat is always keen to go to a new place.
10. The new tenants can give shelter to the cat but cannot change his way of living.
Questions and Answers
1. What does the cat do when evening falls?
2. Describe the two opposite elements of character seen in a cat.
3. What does the cat do after going out of the room?
4. Why does the cat look keenly from side to side and move noiselessly?
5. What does the family do after finishing tea?
6. What does the cat do when the family has finished tea?
7. How does the author compare the cats with King Arthur’s knights?
8. What is spoken as against cats?
9. What are the two features of a country for which the cat does not like to leave it?
10. What does the cat have to learn if he moves to a new land?
11. What privilege does the cat give to the new tenants?
Answers
Our Runaway Kite
Unit 1
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Text: Of course, there was nobody for us to play……… understand what he meant.] [ Textbook, pages 37-39]
MCQs
Choose the correct answer
(1) There was nobody for us-
(a) to teach (b) to quarrel (c) to play with (d) to fly a kite
(2) “We just had to make the most of each other” -‘We’ refers to
(a) Claude and Mimi (b) Mimi and Dick (c) Claude and Dick (d) Claude and Philippa
(3) “We live on the Big Half Moon island” -‘We’ refers to
(a) Claude, Philippa and Father (b) Claude, Philippa, Mimi and Dick (c) Mimi, Dick, Aunt Esther (d) Claude, Philippa, Father, Mimi, Dick and Aunt Esther
(4) It used to be only-
(a) Claude (b) Claude, Philippa and Father (c) Claude and Philippa (d) Mimi and Dick
(5) The story Our Runaway Kite’ is narrated by
(a) Philippa (b) Claude (c) Dick (d) Philippa and Claude
(6) It is all on account of the kits the total number of family members of the narrator at present is-
(a) two (b) three (c) five (d) Six
(7) The keeper of the Big Halt Moon lighthouse is
(a) Aunt Esther (b) Father (c) Claude and Philippa (d) Mimi
(8) The narrator of the story Our Runaway kite was-
(a) senior to his brother (b) as old as his brother (c) junior to his brother (d) twelve years old
(9) The brother of the narrator of the story ‘Our Runaway kite’ was-
(a) twelve years old (b) eleven years old (c) ten years old (d) nine years old
Type 1: MCQs Set 2
Choose the right option
(1) The narrator and her family used to move over to the mainland-
(a) as soon as spring comes (b) as soon as winter comes (c) as soon as summer comes (d) as soon as monsoon comes
(2) The narrator and her family used to move over to the Half Moon Island
(a) as soon as spring comes (b) as soon as winter comes (c) as soon as summer comes (d) as soon as monsoon comes
(3) When people of mainland pitied the narrator, she seemed it
(a) painful (b) sorrowful (c) funny (d) interesting
(4) The narrator and her brother were lonesome in the Big Half Moon Island as-
(a) they were naughty in nature (b) they were quarrelsome in nature (c) they did not mix with others (d) there were no other children
(5) The narrator and her brother would have liked to have someone
(a) to go to school with them (b) to play with them (c) to fly kite with them (d) to find out their runaway kite
(6) The narrator and her brother used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in-
(a) summer (b) monsoon (c) spring (d) winter
(7) It was perhaps just as well that the children
(a) did not come in the Big Half Moon Island (b) used to come to the Big Half Moon Island (c) wanted to come to the Big Half Moon Island (d) used to quarrel with Claude and Philippa
(8) Claude and I never-
(a) loved each other (b) hated each other (c) quarrelled with each other (d) played together
(9) Father didn’t seem to have any relations
(a) except Mimi, Dick and Aunt Esther (b) except Claude and Philippa (c) except his brother and sister (d) except his only brother
Type 1: MCQs Set 3
Tich the correct answer
(1) The thing that used to puzzle Claude and Philippa was-
(a) their father had a family in the hand (b) their father had a sister and a nephew and a niece (c) their father had no other relatives except themselves (d) their father did not share anything with them
(2) Once Philippa and Claude asked their father why-
(a) they did not have a relation (b) they did not have playmates (c) they did not have Dick and Mimi (d) Aunt Esther did not come to stay with them
(3) Father told that it was his own fault-
(a) for not having their playmates (b) for not having a relation (c) to be the keeper of Big Moon Half lighthouse (d) not to spend time with Claude and Philippa
(4) Philippa and Claude wished they had not asked their father-
(a) about their aunt Esther (b) about their playmates (c) about their relatives (d) about their mother
(5) It was all father’s fault that they
(a) came to the Big Half Moon Island (b) had no relations (c) quarrelled with the mainland children (d) played all day long without going to school
(6) Claude and Philippa did not understand
(a) why they lived in an island (b) why everybody on the mainland had relations (c) why there was no trace of Aunt Esther (d) what their father meant to say
(7) When asked about relations, father looked-
(a) happy (b) angry (c) sorrowful (d) irritated
(8) It was hard to run pirate caves with only-
(a) five (b) four (c) three (d) two
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
(1) In the passage, l’ ______________
(2) Those who lived on the Big Half Moon island__________________________
(3) The keeper of the ______________
(4) The speaker of the above passage__________________________
(5) Name of the speaker of the ______________
(6) The difference in age between ______________
(7) Claude was year/s senior to ______________
(8) The family moved over ______________
(9) The narrator of the ______________
(10) It was hard to play pirate caves__________________________
(11) The narrator believed that ______________
(12) Father told Philippa and Claude that they ______________
(13) The thing that made ______________
Complete the chart with
Complete the chart with information from the text:
| (a) Persons who used to live on the Big Half Moon earlier | (a) |
| (b) Persons who later started living on the Big Half Moon | (b) |
| (c) | (c) The narrator and Claude asked their father why they did not have any relations. |
| (d) | (d) The narrator and Claude had no other children on the Big Half Moon island to play with |
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) Aunt Esther, Mimi and Dick lived on the isolated island from the beginning.
(2) Claude was the elder brother of the narrator.
(3) The kite played an important role in uniting Aunt Esther with the family of Claude, the narrator, and their father.
(4) The narrator wants to tell the readers about the natural beauty of the Big Half Moon Island.
(5) The narrator and Claude wanted to have more playmates in the island.
(6) The narrator along with her family used to stay on the island all through the year.
(7) In winter also the climate of the Big Half Moon Island was very soothing.
(8) The narrator and Claude argued with the mainland children that they never felt lonely on the island.
(9) The narrator and Claude used to quarrel among themselves.
(10) it seemed that Father had no relations except two children.
(11) The narrator and Claude embarrass their father by asking about his relations
(12) In mainland also, people rarely had relations
(13) The narrator and Claude could not find any definite reason for not having any relations
(14) When the narrator and Claude asked Father about their relations, he was surprised
(15) The narrator and Claude could not make out what their father said about their relations.
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) Who is the narrator of the above passage?
(2) What was the narrator’s father?
(3) How old was the narrator?
(4) How old was Claude?
(5) Why did Claude and the narrator quarrel with the mainland children in winter?
(6) What is the relationship between Claude and the narrator?
(7) What did the narrator and Claude once ask their father?
(8) What did their father reply to their question?
(9) Why did the narrator and Claude repent for asking their father about their relations?
Unit 2
Text: It is always lovely on the Big Half Moon … Bailed away over to the mainland. (Textbook, pages 40-42)
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) On the Big Half Moon summer is-
(a) not lovely (b) always boring (c) always lovely (d) always lovely
(2) In the Big Half Moon the harbour is blue and calm-
(a) when the weather is rough (b) when the weather is fine (c) when the sky is overcast with clouds (d) when little wind blows
(3) Philippa and Claude had a hobby every-
(a) summer (b) monsoon (c) autumn (d) winter
(4) Philippa and Claude were crazy about flying kites –
(a) after Dick and Mimi came (b) after father went to bring Dick, Mimi and Aunt Esther (c) before Dick and Mimi came (d) with the children in the mainland
(5) A boy on the mainland showed how to make a kite to-
(a) Father (b) Philippa (c) a fellow boy (d) Claude
(6) Claude and Philippa made a of kites to play-
(a) flying kites only (b) shipwrecked mariners (c) pirate caves (d) sending message to Aunt Esther
(7) Claude and Philippa played shipwrecked mariners with-
(a) red paper (b) old letters (c) signalling kites (d) large rocks
(8) The hole in the kite was made by Philippa’s
(a) knee (b) elbow (c) palm (d) foot
(9) Claude and Philippa rushed to get some paper from the
(a) house (b) harbour (c) mainland (d) lighthouse
(10) The kite went up like a-
(a) balloon (b) rocket (c) bird (d) airplane
Type 1: MCQs Set 2
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) The Kite that Philippa and Claude had was
(a) big and red (b) small and golden (c) medium and yellow (d) big and black
(2) The person who tripped and fell over the rocks was-
(a) Claude (b) Philippa (c) Dick (d) Mimi
(3) Whose elbow went clear through the Kite?
(a) Philippa (b) Claude (c) Father (d) Aunt Esther
(4) Claude and Philippa had to hurry to fix the kite-
(a) before their father came (b) before the night fell (c) before the wind fell (d) before they became tired
(5) Phillipa and Claude rushed into the lighthouse to
(a) meet their father (b) meet their Aunt Esther (c) meet their cousins Mimi and Dick (d) bring some paper
(6) Claude and Philippa took the first thing that came handy was-
(a) a red paper (b) an old news papers (c) an old paper (d) a chart papers
(7) Claude and Philippa patched the kite up with the letter and dried it-
(a) in the sun (b) by the fire (c) in the wind (d) by pressing with a brick
(8) The old letter was lying on the bookcase-
(a) in the father’s bedroom (b) in Philippa’s bedroom (c) in the sitting room (d) in the dining room
(9) Claude and Philippa started out and up went the kite-
(a) like a kite (b) like a hawk (c) like a bird (d) like a balloon
(10) Who was standing with a bit of cord in hand, looking foolish-
(a) Philippa (b) Claude (c) Mimi (d) Dick
(11) The kite had sailed away over to the-
(a) island (b) mainland (c) New England (d) mainland China
Complete the sentences with information
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) When it is fine, the harbour is ____________________________
(2) Claude was shown how to make kites________________________________________
(3) Claude and Philippa patched up________________________________________
(4) With kites Claude and Philippa ____________________________
(5) Full names of Claude and Philippa were ____________________________
(6) As the narrator fell over rocks her elbow ____________________________
(7) The old letter was kept on the bookcase ____________________________
(8) The red kite had gold________________________________________
(9) In summer, the harbour was lovely,____________________________
(10) When Claude and Philippa ____________________________
Complete the chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) The narrator fell over rocks and her elbow went clear through the kite. | |
| (b) Claude and the narrator patched the kite up with an old letter. | |
| (c) The cord of the kite was snapped. | |
| (d) Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite. | |
| (e) A boy on the mainland showed Claude how to make kites. |
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) As the narrator fell over the rocks, she was startled.
(2) The wind was favourable for flying kites.
(3) The narrator and her brother mended the kite.
(4) The narrator and Claude were crazy about kites due to Dick and Mimi.
(5) Claude learnt to make kites in the harbour
(6) The whole kite was repaired with the old letter
(7) The kite was snapped when it went up.
(8) The mainland was away from the Big Half Moon Island.
(9) The circumstances were ideal for flying kites.
(10) The narrator made a big hole in the kite with his elbow.
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) How was the kite torn?
(2) Describe the beauty of the harbour in summer.
(3) Describe the kite made by the narrator and Claude.
(4) What made the narrator and Claude crazy about flying kites in summer?
(5) Why did Claude and Philippa hurry to fix the kite?
(6) What happened to the kite when the bit of cord snapped?
(7) How did the narrator and her brother mend the kite?
Unit 3
Read the passage below and answer the following questions
Text: A month later a letter came for Father…… But the best of it all is that we have relations now! (Textbook, pages 43-44)
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) Father got a letter after the kite incident-
(a) from his boss (b) from his brother (c) from his sister (d) from the king
(2) After father finished reading the letter it seemed that he had been-
(a) smiling (b) weeping (c) laughing (d) crying
(3) Philippa and Claude’s father has a quarrel with his
(a) father (b) brother (c) mother (d) sister
(4) Philippa and Claude came to know about the end of their kite when-
(a) their father came back from his office (b) Mimi and Dick came there with their mother (c) father got a letter after a month (d) father wrote a letter to his sister Esther
(5) Philippa and Claude’s kite was discovered by-
(a) father (b) mainland children (c) Mimi and Dick (d) Aunt Esther
(6) But the best of all to Philippa and Claude is that they have
(a) got their kite (b) got Dick and Mimi (c) got Aunt Esther (d) relations now
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(1) Father’s eyes became moist When ________________
(2) When Father went back to his house he found ________________
(3) Dick and Mimi discovered ________________
(4) Seeing the kite patched with ________________
(5) Total number the narrator’s ________________
Complete the chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| (a) Years after leaving home Father felt sorry. | (a) Father went back home. |
| (b) Dick and Mimi were out in the woods | |
| (c) Aunt Esther turned pale | |
| (d) Philippa was her mother’s name and Claude was her father’s. | |
| (e) Father brought Aunt Esther and her Children with him. |
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) Father received the letter from Aunt Esther after a year.
(2) Father became very emotional when he finished reading the letter from Aunt Esther.
(3) Because of his quarrel with Uncle, Father left home.
(4) Claude and Philippa could get back their aunt, but they would never get their uncle back.
(5) Dick and Mimi lost their father forever.
(6) Dick and Mimi found the kite in a rosebush.
(7) Father kept the names of his children after his parents’ names.
(8) Aunt Esther could guess that Philippa and Claude were her niece and nephew.
(9) Dick and Mimi found the kite but left it in the woods.
(10) Aunt Esther wrote at least two letters to Father.
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) Why had Father left home?
(2) When did Father go back home and why?
(3) What did Father find when he went back home?
(4) “She knew who we must be.”-How could she know it?
(5) “It is all on account of the kite that there were more of us.”-Why does Philippa say this?
(6) Where did Aunt Esther live?
(7) Where did Dick and Mimi find the kite?
(8) When did Father receive the letter from Aunt Esther?
(9) What was Father’s reaction after reading Aunt Esther’s letter?
⭐⭐⭐Fable
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) The quarrel was between the squirrel and the-
(a) rabbit (b) hill (c) mountain (d) ocean
(2) “You are doubtless very big.”—Here the speaker is-
(a) the mountain (b) the squirrel (c) the poet (d) the rabbit
(3) According to the bun, the mountain is-
(a) big (b) small (c) noble (d) kind
(4) Mountain can carry forest on his-
(a) head (b) back (c) shoulder (d) hand
(5) A mountain is big but like a squirrel, it is not-
(a) lively and energetic (b) wise and aggressive (c) lovely and temperate (d) good and gracious
(6) The squirrel does not consider it a disgrace to
(a) be born on this planet (b) possess a long tail (c) have the agility (d) occupy a small space
(7) According to the squirrel, the mountain can create
(a) little streams (b) vegetation (c) shelter for wild animals (d) pretty tracks for squirrels
(8) The squirrel says that the mountain is not half so-
(a) big as he is (b) lazy as he is (c) spry as he is (d) wise as he is
(9) The poem refers to
(a) a conversation (b) a quarrel (c) an agreement (d) a mockery
(10) The two characters in the poem are-
(a) a fox and a mountain (b) a mountain and a tree (c) a mountain and a squirrel (d) a fox and a tree
(11) The squirrel thinks, if he occupies his place, it is a matter of no-
(a) choice (b) honour (c) dishonour (d) happiness
(12) The mountain is-
(a) graceless (b) not agile (c) fragile (d) graceful
(13) According to the squirrel, talents
(a) vary (b) do not vary (c) do not disagree (d) do not exist
(14) on his back, the squirrel
(a) can carry forests (b) cannot carry forests (c) can carry mountains (d) cannot carry mountains
(15) The mountain addressed the squirrel as
(a) Bun (b) Prig (c) Spry (d) Snob
(16) In this poem, the squirrel describes himself as-
(a) small and spry (b) large and proud (c) lazy but wise (d) wise and boastful
(17) To make up a year and a sphere, one must take
(a) all sorts of things (b) all sorts of weather (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)
(18) In this poem ‘weather’ refers to-
(a) days (b) year (c) months (d) seasons
(19) “And the former called the latter… -Here the word ‘former’ refers to-
(a) the mountain (b) the squirrel (c) the forest (d) a nut
(20) “And the former called the latter… Here the word ‘latter’ refers to –
(a) the mountain (b) the squirrel (c) a nut (d) the forest
(21) ‘Little Prig’ is a name for the-
(a) mountain (b) squirrel (c) forest (d) nut
(22) The mountain is very-
(a) big (b) small (c) pretty (d) spry
(23) The pretty squirrel track is made by the-
(a) nut (b) sphere (c) squirrel (d) mountain
(24) Bun says that all is well and put-
(a) nicely (b) skilfully (c) wisely (d) carelessly
(25) Unlike a mountain, a squirrel can crack-
(a) nut (b) joke (c) stone (d) lock
(26) By ‘a sphere’ the poet means-
(a) a circle (b) all things taken together (c) seasonal cycle (d) an oral-shaped structure
(27) “And the former called the latter “Little Prig!”- Here ‘the former’ is
(a) the mountain (b) the squirrel (c) the forest (d) a nut
(28) “And the former called the latter Little Prig” —H ere ‘the latter’ is-
(a) the mountain (b) the squirrel (c) the forest (d) a nut
(29) The word ‘spry’ means
(a) spirited (b) spiral (c) sightless (d) sightful
(30) The word ‘prig’ means
(a) one who is proud (b) one who is humble (c) one who is morally correct (d) none of the above
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) The mountain called the squirrel ‘Little Bun’.
(2) The squirrel is more spry than the mountain.
(3) The mountain can carry forests on its back.
(4) The poem refers to a quarrel.
(5) A lion can crack a nut.
(6) While asserting the logic of his smallness the squirrel was very graceful.
(7) The squirrel says that the mountain is as lively as he is.
(8) Bun thinks it is no disgrace to occupy his place.
(9) A mountain is big, but it is not so lively and energetic as the squirrel.
(10) It takes the mountain and the squirrel to make up a year and a sphere.
(11) The squirrel legitimises his smallness before the mountain.
(12) The bun does not acknowledge the magnanimity of the mountain.
(13) The squirrel can carry forests on his back.
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) Who had a quarrel with the squirrel?
(2) What is not a disgrace to the squirrel ?
(3) What is it that the squirrel doesn’t deny ?
(4) What did the mountain call the squirrel?
(5) Why did the mountain call the squirrel ‘Little Prig’ ?
(6) What is the squirrel’s opinion of about the things needed to make a whole world?
(7) “And the former called the latter”–Who are referred to here as ‘the former” and “the latter’ ?
(8) Despite being small why does the squirrel feel it no disgrace to occupy its place ?
(9) What is the opinion of the squirrel about itself and the Mountain?
(10) What is that the squirrel doesn’t deny ?
(11) What does Bun say about ‘Talents’?
(12) What are needed to make up a year and a sphere?
(13) What is the squirrel’s opinion about itself?
(14) ‘not half so spry’ – Who is ‘not half so spry’?
(15) What are the limitations that a mountain or a squirrel have?
(16) Who of the two characters is wiser ?
(17) Why doesn’t the tiny squirrel feel disgraced ?
(18) The squirrel says he is not as large as the mountain. On what grounds then does he belittle the mountain?
(19) justify the title of the poem.
Students can also practise additional questions from Fable Questions and Answers for Madhyamik Class 10 (2027) to strengthen their understanding of the poem and prepare for the examination.
⭐⭐⭐ My Own True Family
MCQs
Choose the correct alternatives
(1) The poet once entered-
(a) an oakwood
(b) a cave
(c) a theatre
(d) classroom
Ans: (a) an oakwood
(2) The poem expresses the poet’s-
(a) realization of the pain of the oak- trees
(b) the happiness of being a part of the tree family
(c) the promise of planting more trees
(d) dream of an old lady
Ans: (a) realization of the pain of the oak- trees
(3) The poet began to quake when the old woman-
(a) laughed
(b) shouted
(c) cackled
(d) smiled
Ans: (c) cackled
(4) The poet was tied to a-
(a) stone
(b) stake
(c) tree
(d) door
Ans: (b) stake
(5) The poet met in oakwood-
(a) a young man
(b) a young girl
(c) an old woman
(d) an old man
Ans: (c) an old woman
(6) The poet was looking for a –
(a) lamb
(b) stag
(c) goat
(d) dog
Ans: (b) stag
(7) They said: We are the
(a) fern trees
(b) deodar trees
(c) oak trees
(d) banyan trees
Ans: (c) oak trees
(8) Whenever an oak tree is felled, the number of trees the poet must plant is –
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) five
Ans: (a) two
(9) The oak trees wanted the poet to make a-
(a) promise
(b) prayer
(c) wish
(d) contract
Ans: (a) promise
(10) As the woman began to cackle the poet began to-
(a) shout
(b) sing
(c) quake
(d) sweat
Ans: (c) quake
(11) The oak trees told the poet that they were his
(a) own true family
(b) teacher
(c) friends
(d) neighbors
Ans: (a) own true family
(12) The poet was accused of not being bothered when-
(a) an oak tree is planted
(b) an oak tree is chopped down and torn up
(c) one member of his family disappeared
(d) somebody was going to harm him
Ans: (b) an oak tree is chopped down and torn up
(13) When the oak trees are cut down, the poet as a representative of man becomes-
(a) concerned
(b) indifferent
(c) sorrowful
(d) joyous
Ans: (b) indifferent
(14) If the poet does not swear, the oak bark will-
(a) fall off
(b) stick to him
(c) wrinkle over him
(d) strangle him
Ans: (c) wrinkle over him
(15) “Surrounded by a staring tribe…”- Here the expression ‘staring tribe’ refers to
(a) tribal people
(b) civilized people
(c) oak trees
(d) oak leaves
Ans: (c) oak trees
(16) The poet began to tremble when the old woman
(a) beat her stick
(b) laughed aloud
(c) shouted
(d) cried bitterly
Ans: (b) laughed aloud
(17) When the poet came out of oak-wood, his heart was that of a/an- tree
(a) stag
(b) tree
(c) human child
(d) old woman
Ans: (b) tree
(18) When the old woman cackled, the poet was
(a) crying
(b) shouting
(c) trembling
(d) smiling
Ans: (c) trembling
(19) The woman whom the poet met in the oakwood was-
(a) young
(b) middle-aged
(c) very young
(d) old
Ans: (d) old
(20) The poet found himself tied to a-
(a) tree
(b) tribe
(c) pole
(d) bark
Ans: (c) pole
(22) The poet found himself-
(a) asleep
(b) tied to a pole
(c) surrounded by wild animals
(d) amidst tribal people
Ans: (b) tied to a pole
(23) The oak trees are the poet’s-
(a) true family
(b) true friends
(c) enemies
(d) well-wishers
Ans: (a) true family
(24) The poem focuses on the need to-
(a) protect our natural environment
(b) stay near the oak-trees
(c) leave the city for the jungle
(d) walk with the heart of a tree
Ans: (a) protect our natural environment
(25) The oak trees told the poet that unless he planted trees-
(a) the world would be treeless
(b) the black oak bark would wrinkle over him
(c) he would lose his family
(d) he would never grow
Ans: (b) the black oak bark would wrinkle over him
(26) When the dream broke, the poet
(a) did not feel anything
(b) wanted to be back in the trees
(c) was changed with a different feeling for the trees
(d) wanted to walk like a human child
Ans: (c) was changed with a different feeling for the trees
(27) The old woman opened her little
(a) box
(b) bag
(c) room
(d) closet
Ans: (b) bag
(28) The oak trees threatened the poor that unless they made a promise
(a) he would be beaten by a stick
(b) he was going to die
(c) he would be tied to a stake
(d) he would be disowned by the trees
Ans: (b) he was going to die
(29) The poem given above is
(a) narrative
(b) descriptive
(c) reflective
(d) none of the above
Ans: (c) reflective
(30) Unless the poet swears to plant trees he will be
(a) rooted by the black oak bark
(b) tied forever
(c) sent to the place where he was born
(d) kept in a dark room
Ans: (a) rooted by the black oak bark
(32) The bark of the oak tree is –
(a) red
(b) blue
(c) green
(d) black
Ans: (d) black
(33) The poet dreamt a dream-
(a) under the open sky
(b) under the starry sky
(c) under the oak trees
(d) under the roof of a hut
Ans: (c) under the oak trees
(34) The poet was changed by-
(a) the oak tree
(b) the old woman
(c) the stag
(d) a dream
Ans: (d) a dream
(35) The poet came out of the oakwood with
(a) a human heart
(b) the heart of a tree
(c) a leaden heart
(d) the heart of a beast
Ans: (b) the heart of a tree
(36) Coming out of the oakwood, the poet got back to
(a) the old woman
(b) the stag
(c) his own true family
(d) human company
Ans: (d) human company
(3) An old woman carried inside her little bag-
(a) coin
(b) secret
(c) truths
(d) sweet
Ans: (b) secret
(38) The writer of the given poem is-
(a) Ted Hughes
(b) John Masefield
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(d) William Cowper
Ans: (a) Ted Hughes
(39) The old woman had-
(a) a steady stick
(b) a knobbly stick
(c) an iron rod
(d) a short stick
Ans: (b) a knobbly stick
(40) The old woman held the poet’s secrets in-
(a) her little casket
(b) a little urn
(c) a coffin
(d) her little bag
Ans: (d) her little bag
True or False
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1) The old woman held the poet’s secrets in her little bag. – TRUE.
Supporting sentence: “I have your secret here inside my little bag.”
(2) The tree tribe said that the poet is bothered to see the chopping down of oak trees. – FALSE.
Supporting sentence: ……you do not blink an eye.”
(3) The poet never came out of the oakwood. – FALSE.
Supporting sentence: “I came out of the oakwood.”
(4) The poet entered a mango grove. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: Once I crept in an oakwood…
(5) The poet never came out of the oakwood. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: When I came out of the oakwood, back to human company,
(6) The poet was looking for a goat. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: I was looking for a stag.
(7) In the wood, the poet came across a hunter. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: I met an old woman there…
(8) The old woman had made the sound of the quake. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: Then she began to cackle, and I began to quake
More True & False resources on My True Family
(1) The person the poet met was carrying a basket. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: She said: I have your secret here inside my little bag!
(2) Creeping in an oakwood, the poet was looking for a woman. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: Once I crept into an oakwood- was looking for a stag.
(3) The old woman carried truths inside her little bag. – TRUE.
Supporting Statement: She said: I have your secret here inside my little bag!
(4) The old woman gave surprises the poet. – TRUE.
Supporting Statement: Then she began to cackle, and I began to quake.
(5) The tree tribe said that the poet is bothered to see the chopping down of oak trees. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: We are chopped down, we are torn up, and you do not blink an eye.
(6) The poet was born among oaks. – TRUE.
Supporting Statement: … among the oaks where you were born.
(7) The poet never came out of the oakwood. – FALSE.
Supporting Statement: When I came out of the oakwood…
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(1) When the poet went into a wood looking for a stag, he met an old woman.
(2) When the old woman began to cackle, the poet began to quake.
(3) Men do not blink an eye though oak trees are chopped down and turned up.
(4) Whenever an oak tree is seen felled, one should, plant two in place of it.
(5) The old woman said that she had his secret inside her little bag.
(6) Unless he makes a promise, he is going to die.
Answer the following questions
Answer the following questions in brief
(1) When did the poet come twice awake?
Ans: When the old woman opened up her little bag and the poet glanced into it, he came twice awake.
(2) What would happen to the poet if he failed to make the promise?
Ans: If he failed to make a promise, he would die.
(3) What was it that altered the poet?
Ans: It was a visionary dream that altered the poet.
(4) “came twice awake” What does the expression ‘twice awake’ suggest? “
Ans: The expression suggests a moral reawakening of the poet-a transmission from ignorance to knowledge. It may also implicate the absolute bewilderment of the poet.
(5) “unless you make a promise” Who is the person spoken to? What promise is he asked to make?
Ans: The person spoken to is the poet himself. He is asked to promise that whenever he sees an oak tree felled, he would plant two instead.
Answer the following questions
(1) “Unless you make a promise now-now you are going to die”-Is there any far-reaching message behind this utterance?
Ans: There is a far-reaching message for mankind behind this utterance. Unless mankind makes a promise right now to save trees, it will one day cause their own ruin.
(2) “Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you”—What does it suggest?
Ans: It suggests that unless mankind protects trees or encourages afforestation, the world will turn into a desert. The black oak bark’ is the symbol of aridity and barrenness.’
(3) What promise did the poet have to make?
Ans: The poet had to make a promise that he would plant two oak trees if he saw one oak tree being felled.
(4) “My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.”—Explain.
Ans: By the expression “My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree”, the poet means that though he remained a human being by appearance now he felt himself to be the one, belonging to the tree family as he could realize the pain of the oak-trees when they were felled by human beings.
(5) Describe the appearance of the old woman.
Ans. The old woman was in rags. She carried a knobbly stick in her hand. Besides, she was carrying a little bag. . It contained the poet’s secret. Her cackle gave the poet shivers.
Read the text and answer the following questions
(1) What was the ultimate realization of the poet?
Ans: Ultimately the poet realized that human beings and trees should thrive as a single family. Though he was a human child, he started realizing the pain of trees.
(2) What does the ‘old woman’ stand for? Is there any symbolic suggestion behind ‘knobby stick and rag’?
Ans: The ‘old woman’ stands for an age-old oak tree. In a broader sense, it symbolizes mother
nature. ‘Knobbly stick and rag’ symbolically suggest the withered, leafless, and decaying state of the old oak tree.
(3) Who was the ‘staring tribe’ referred to in the poem?
Ans. Here the ‘staring tribe’ refers to the oak trees in the wood. In his dream, the poet discovered himself surrounded by oak trees. The trees seemed to look fixedly at him.
(4) What is the message of the poem?
Ans. The poem conveys the message of the need to protect our natural environment for the welfare of mankind.
(5) How did the dream alter the poet?
Ans: After having the dream the poet felt a strong bond between him and the oak trees and could also feel the pain the trees go through when they are felled. This is how the dream altered the poet.
(6) How were the oak-trees tortured by human hands in the poem , ‘My Own True Family’?
Ans: In “My Own True Family,” oak-trees suffered: chopped, twisted, wounded by human touch, their natural form marred, a harsh treatment causing their agony.
(7) What did the poet see after being reawakened in the poem “My Own True Family” by Ted Hughes?
Ans: After being reawakened, the poet saw that he was surrounded by a staring strive and he was tied to a stake.
(8) What does the poet mean to say by the expression “you were born but never grow” in the poem?
Ans: In Ted Hughes ‘My Own True Family,’ the phrase “you were born but never grow” conveys a sense of everlasting purity, unaltered by life’s trials, symbolizing a constant innocence amid life’s changes.
(9) How was the poet persona’s heart changed into a tree in the poem?
Ans: In Ted Hughes’ poem ‘My Own True Family,’ the transformation of the poet’s heart into a tree signifies a deep link with nature, suggesting a significant change where feelings blend with the lasting elements of life.
(10) “We are the oak-trees and your own true family” What did the speaker want to signify in the line?
Ans: In this line, the speaker wanted to convey a message of strength and support. He compared a group of people to sturdy oak trees, symbolizing their reliability and resilience. By referring to them as “your own true family,” he emphasized a deep and dependable connection, offering unwavering support.
For further revision of this poem, visit My Own True Family Questions and Answers for Class 10 (2027) to practise additional MCQs, textual questions and other important exercises.
⭐⭐⭐Sea Fever
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) The call of the running tide
ⓐ can be easily denied ⓑ cannot be denied ⓒ is not at all attractive ⓓ is most discouraging
(2) The poet would like to hear the cry of the tide
ⓐ nightingale ⓑ skylark ⓒ Cuckoo ⓓ Seagull Tu
(3) The wind on the sea is like a whetted
ⓐ Sword ⓑ arrow ⓒ spear ⓓ knife
(4) The poet likes to lead a Gypsy life because it is
ⓐ A carefree life full of adventures ⓑ full of responsibilities ⓒ full of luxury ⓓ dull and uninteresting
(5) The poet will steer the ship with the help of a
ⓐ sail ⓑ star ⓒ wind ⓓ wheel
(6) The poet wishes to be guided by
ⓐ a friend ⓑ the captain ⓒ fellow sailor ⓓ a star
(7) The mist would be
ⓐ grey ⓑ blue ⓒ white ⓓ red
(8) The poet prays for
ⓐ tide in the sea ⓑ cloud in the sky ⓒ day full of wind ⓓ waves in the sea
(9) The call of the running tide is
ⓐ wild but deniable ⓑ wild, clear, and deniable ⓒ wild, clear, and undeniable ⓓ clear but deniable
(10) What attracts the poet to the sea is
ⓐ Windy day ⓑ white clouds Ⓒ sea gulls ⓓ the running tide
(11) The poem ‘Sea Fever’ speaks of
ⓐ the immense pleasure of the poet after the journey is over ⓑ the poet’s regard for nature ⓒ the excitement the poet feels at the anticipation of the sea voyage ⓓ the happy tale of a passionate Traveller
(12) The star mentioned in the poem shows the
ⓐ the sky ⓑ sea ⓒ direction ⓓ land
(13) In the poem ‘fellow- rover’ stands for
ⓐ a flowing river ⓑ a nice story tailor ⓒ a happy Traveller ⓓ an accompanying sailor
(14) The poet hears the call of the
ⓐ Wind ⓑ cloud ⓒ sky ⓓ tide
(15) The poet is charmed by the
ⓐ nomadic life at sea ⓑ homebound life ⓒ life of the dusty roads ⓓ life of a poet
(16) The poet wants to hear the song of the
ⓐ sea ⓑ wind ⓒ sea-gull ⓓ accounting sailor
(17) The poet wants to hear the song of the
ⓐ cuckoo ⓑ wind ⓒ nightingale ⓓ swallow
(18) The poet wants to hear a merry tale from
ⓐ a fellow sailor ⓑ an old man ⓒ a seller ⓓ a friend
(19) The poet wants to lead the life of a
ⓐ a bus conductor ⓑ bird ⓒ bohemain ⓓ hawker
(20) In the poem ‘yarn’ refers to
ⓐ tell ⓑ tale ⓒ teller ⓓ tail
(21) The word ‘merry yarn’ means
ⓐ A sweet dream ⓑ a sad tale ⓒ Tale of fairies ⓓ a joyous tale of adventures
(22) The poet cannot but go down to
ⓐ to the stars ⓑ the seagulls ⓒ the spray ⓓ the seas
(23) “…. When the long tricks over.” – Here ‘trick’ stands for
ⓐ craft ⓑ tour ⓒ tribute ⓓ trial
(24) The word ‘trick’ means –
ⓐ plan ⓑ trap ⓒ journey of life ⓓ cleverness
(25) The word ‘trick’ means –
ⓐ long voyage ⓑ merry yarn ⓒ limitless sea ⓓ gypsy tricks
(26) In the third stanza the word ‘trick’ refers to
ⓐ a shift of duty at the wheel of a ship ⓑ a journey ⓒ an act of cheating ⓓ a game
(27) The ‘wheel’s kick’ refers to
ⓐ he kicks the wheel ⓑ the wheel does not work ⓒ beginning of the voyage ⓓ end of the Voyage
(28) The poet wants to start at
ⓐ evening ⓑ afternoon ⓒ dawn ⓓ night
(29) The poet wishes to go down to the seas
ⓐ at dusk ⓑ at night ⓒ at dawn ⓓ at noon
(30) The best synonym for spume is ………………
ⓐ foam ⓑ sand ⓒ water ⓓ wave
(31) The reference to the ship in the first stanza is to ………….
ⓐ a modern ocean liner ⓑ a racing yacht ⓒ an ocean-going sea-vessel-of long ago ⓓ a container vessel
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(a) To steer the ship the poet needs the moon
(b) The call of the running tide is wild and clear
(c) The poet is going out to the sea for the first time
(d) The poet mast go down to the lonely sea
(e) The poet asks for a small ship
(f) The poet listens to the wind’s kick
(g) The grey sail is shaking
(h) The poet wants to see a grey dawn baking
(i) The poet does not want to sleep when the journey is over
(j) The poet seeks a peaceful sleep at the end of the day’s journey
(k) The wild and clear call of the sea cannot be denied
(l) The poet wants a windy day with the clouds
(m) The poet wants to hear a merry yarn
(n) The poet asks for a story from a sad fellow-rover
(o) The poet wants to sleep and dream before the long trick
(p) When the dawn will break the poet will see colourless mist on the face of the sea
(q) The co-mariner will be asked to tell a merry story
(r) The poet wants to listen to a story from his co-sailor
Complete the sentences with information
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The sea creature that the poet wants _________
(b) The failover is looking _________
(c) The poet wants a tall ship and a star _________
(d) There is a grey mist on the sea’s face when _________
(e) The wind is compared to whetted knife because_____________________
(f) At the end of his journey the poet wishes to hear_____________________
(g) The sea creature that the poet wants_____________________
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) What does the poet expect after the end of his Voyage? /What does the poet want to do after the long trick?/What is meant by the last line of the poem?
(2) Why has the poet mentioned the wind as a ‘whetted knife’?
(3) Why has the poet mentioned the wind as a ‘whetted knife’?
(4) Which thing does the poet need for sailing?
(5) Why does the poet want a windy day for his journey?
(6) What do you understand by ‘sea fever’?
(7) What does the poet wish?
(8) What does the poet mean by ‘a tall ship’?
(9) What are the elements of nature that called the narrator out for a Voyage?
(10) When do the white clouds fly?
(11) Whose call must the poet respond to and why?
(12) How will the poet go down to the seas?
(13) In what other terms does the poet describe the sea? And why?
(14) What does the poet ask for during his sea voyage in the last stanza of the poem?
(15) What does the poet ask for to start his Voyage?
(16) Why is life on sea described as ‘vagrant gypsy life’?
(17) What does the phrase, “call of the running tide” refer to the poem?
(18) What does the phrase, “the wheel’s kick” refer to?
(19) What does the poet mean by “long trick”? Does it symbolize anything?
(20) Why does the poet want a star?
(21) Whose call cannot be denied?
(22) What type of day is suitable for commencing the journey?/what kind of day does the poet long for going down the sea?
(23) What does the poet plan to do after the journey gets over?
(24) Who is calling the poet and how is the call?
(25) Why must the poet go to the sea again?
(26) Whose call must the poet respond and why?
(27) What does the poet prefer to hear from his fellow rover?
(28) What does the poet want to enjoy during the sea voyage??
(29) What does the poet expect from his fellow sailors during the voyage?
(30) What time of the day that the poet is willing to sail in the sea?
(31) What type of weather does the poet wish for at the time of his voyage?
(32) What is meant by “the flung spray” and “the blown spume”?
(33) Why does the speaker think of going down to the seas again?/What“I must go down to the seal” – Why did the poet repeat the line in every stanza?/Why is the world ‘again’ used in the poem?
(34) How is the wind?
(35) Quote an expression which shows that this is not the poet’s first Voyage?
(36) During what time of the day does the poet wish to go down to the seas?
(37) Explain the term “whetted knife” and “long trick”.?
(38) Why does the poet love to make the sea voyage again and again??
(39) When does the poet want to go down to the sea??
(40) What type of life does the poet wish to lead on the sea?
For additional poetry practice, explore Sea Fever Questions and Answers for Madhyamik Class 10 (2027), with further questions and explanations from the poem.
The Snail
MCQs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) When the snail sticks closer to a wall, he has-
ⓐ no joy in mind ⓑ no fear to fall ⓒ no sorrow to cry out ⓓ none of the above
(2) When there is any danger, the snail hides
ⓐ beside a wall ⓑ under a leaf ⓒ within his own house ⓓ under a big fruit
(3) The snail’s chattel is
ⓐ the snail’s house ⓑ the snail itself ⓒ the snail’s horns ⓓ the hidden treasure
(4) The snail has
ⓐ no personal belongings ⓑ only a pair of shoes ⓒ a garden ⓓ a tree
(5) The snail is not scared to drop down from a higher level to a lower level of the
ⓐ attic ⓑ Flower ⓒ branch ⓓ wall
(6) The slightest touch makes the snail to
ⓐ conceal in his home ⓑ run fast ⓒ retreat and attack its tormentors ⓓ express gratefulness
(7) Troubles and Stormy weather compel the snail to search for
ⓐ safe shelter ⓑ leafy banners ⓒ vault ⓓ running stream
(8) The snail is highly satisfied to lead life like a
ⓐ monarch ⓑ pirate ⓒ solitary ⓓ Merchant
(9) The snail is not afraid of
ⓐ jump ⓑ storms ⓒ human being ⓓ fall
(11) When the snail sees danger, he
ⓐ hides ⓑ flees ⓒ fights Ⓓ remains passive
(11) “When danger imminent betides” – Here ‘imminent’ means
ⓐ Impossible ⓑ impending ⓒ illusory Ⓓ late
(12) “Within that house secure he hides” – Here ‘house’ refers to
ⓐ the house of a man Ⓑ the hole in the tree Ⓒ snail’s shell ⓓ bunker
(13) The snail hides inside
ⓐ a leaf ⓑ a fruit ⓒ his own house ⓓ none of the above
(14) The snail lives
ⓐ with his brother ⓑ with his parents ⓒ alone ⓓ with his children
(15) If touched, the snail is –
ⓐ angry ⓑ displeased ⓒ afraid ⓓ satisfied
(16) The snail has no fear of
ⓐ falling Ⓑ being touched ⓒ storm ⓓ drowning
(17) The snail leads a life that is
ⓐ self-sufficient ⓑ absolutely dependent on others ⓒ like a parasite ⓓ partly dependent on others
(18) The snail retreats into his house
ⓐ at the slightest touch of a leaf ⓑ to take shelter from the storm ⓒ to be alone ⓓ to eat grass or leaves
(19) With the slightest touch, the snail shrinks into his house with
ⓐ pleasure ⓑ displeasure ⓒ surprise ⓓ pain
(20) The most sensitive part of the snail’s body is his
ⓐ legs ⓑ shells ⓒ horns ⓓ sting
(21) When danger is likely to happen, the snail –
ⓐ fears to fall ⓑ soon falls ⓒ hides in a secure place ⓓ sticks close as usual
(22) Once the snail’s horns are touched, it –
ⓐ leaves the place ⓑ opens itself ⓒ shrinks ⓓ shows no reaction
(23) The snail dwells
ⓐ with companions ⓑ with a partner only ⓒ in solitude ⓓ with a few belongings
(24) The snail leads
ⓐ a risky life ⓑ a powerful life ⓒ a self-satisfied life ⓓ a dependent life
(25) When there is a storm, the snail
ⓐ comes out of his house ⓑ goes far away ⓒ feels very delighted ⓓ hides within his house
(26) The snail sticks
ⓐ loosely ⓑ closely ⓒ joyfully ⓓ fearfully
(27) The snail seems to be
ⓐ tensed ⓑ fearless ⓒ anxious ⓓ powerless
(28) The Snail Securely hides
ⓐ In a shed ⓑ In a burrow ⓒ in a hole ⓓ in his house
(29) “Except himself has chatells none” – Here ‘chatells’ means
ⓐ chappals ⓑ citadels ⓒ horns ⓓ personal belongings
(30) The snail
ⓐ never feels any displeasure ⓑ sometimes feels much displeasure ⓒ always feels displeasure ⓓ is never satisfied
(31) The snail lives
ⓐ with others nails ⓑ alone ⓒ in a permanent place ⓓ with other tiny creatures
(32) The poem takes us to
ⓐthe world of human beings ⓑ the private world of a snail ⓒ the dwelling place of a snail ⓓ the world of plants and trees
(33) A snail sticks to a leaf
ⓐ with fear ⓑ without any fear ⓒ with less fear ⓓ sometimes with fear
(34) Finding himself in danger, the snail seeks
ⓐ secure place ⓑ place of waramth ⓒ cold place ⓓ hiding place
(35) Being disturbed, the snail shrinks into his house
ⓐ with fear ⓑ with irritation ⓒ with pleasure ⓓ without any pleasure
(36) To be his own whole treasure, a snail is
ⓐ disgusted ⓑ amazed ⓒ proud ⓓ contented
(37) The world in which the snail lives is
ⓐ a large one ⓑ a self-contained one ⓒ a world full of danger ⓓ a beautiful one
(38) In the world of a snail, it leads a
ⓐ pathetic life ⓑ dreadful life ⓒ self-sufficient life ⓓ ordinary life
(39) At the time of imminent danger, the snail
ⓐ faces it boldly ⓑ hides himself in his house ⓒ has no feeling at all ⓓ welcomes it with a smile
(40) The poem focuses on the
ⓐ life cycle of a snail ⓑ food habits of a snail ⓒ private World of a snail ⓓ different species of a snail
(41) The snail
ⓐ does not fear to fall ⓑ does not fear to fail ⓒ is not afraid of storm ⓓ is not afraid of disaster
(42) The poem, ‘The Snail’ is composed by
ⓐ William Shakespeare ⓑ William Wordsworth ⓒ William Cowper ⓓ William Blake
(43) When touched slightly, the snail
ⓐ starts running ⓑ dies ⓒ shrinks ⓓ feels pleasure
(44) With himself, the snail is
ⓐ satisfied ⓑ dissatisfied ⓒ sad ⓓ annoyed
(45) The snail considers himself to be
ⓐ treasure ⓑ lovable ⓒ worthless ⓓ lonely
(46) The snail has got
ⓐ over-confidence ⓑ self-confidence ⓒ self-collecting power ⓓ none of the above
True or False with supporting statement
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(a) The snail hides beneath the grass
(b) The snail shrinks into his house with much astonishment
(c)The snail sticks close to the grass, leaf, fruit or wall
(d) When the snail apprehends any danger, it hides itself in its hole –
(e) The snail lives in his house with all his possessions
(f) While sticking firmally to the wall, leaves, grass, fruit, the snail is fearless
(g) To be his whole treasure, a snail is disgusted
(h) The snail never feels any disclosure
(i) In his home, the snail leaves with chattels
(j) The snail and his house are inseparable
Answer the following Questions
Answer the following Questions:
(1) When does the snail hide in his house?
(2) What is the snail’s attitude toward life?
(3) When is a snail satisfied?
(4) Why does the snail carry his house with him?
(5) How does the snail stick itself?
(6) What does the snail do with the slightest touch on its horns?
(7) What does the snail usually stick itself to and how?
(8) What makes the snail well-satisfied ?
(9) How does the snail live
How to Prepare for Madhyamik English Seen Comprehension 2027
Read the Prescribed Prose and Poetry Lessons Carefully
Read all the prescribed prose and poetry lessons from the English textbook Bliss thoroughly. Pay attention to important events, characters, settings, central ideas and meanings of expressions to understand the passages better.
Along with reading comprehension, students should also revise the grammar portion of the Madhyamik English syllabus. For additional practice, refer to our Madhyamik English Grammar Suggestion 2027 with Answers, which covers important grammar questions and examination-oriented exercises.
Practise Different Types of Comprehension Questions
Practise MCQs, short-answer questions, vocabulary-based questions and other passage-based exercises regularly. Try to understand the passage before answering so that you can write accurate and relevant responses.
Revise Previous Years’ Questions
Solve previous years’ Madhyamik English question papers to become familiar with the examination pattern and different types of comprehension questions. Regular revision will help you identify recurring question styles and improve your preparation.
Write Clear and Complete Answers
Read each question carefully and answer according to the information given in the passage. Use simple, grammatically correct English and write clear, relevant and complete answers without adding unnecessary details.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is Seen Comprehension in the Madhyamik English Examination?
Seen Comprehension is the reading comprehension section based on passages taken from the prescribed English textbook. Students are required to read the given extract carefully and answer questions based on its content, context and meaning. A good understanding of the prose and poetry lessons helps students answer these questions accurately.
2. Which passages are important for Madhyamik English 2027?
Students should carefully practise the important prose and poetry passages from the prescribed Class 10 English textbook, Bliss. This article highlights selected passages and provides relevant comprehension questions and answers for practice. Students should also revise the complete textbook instead of depending only on selected passages.
3. How should I prepare for Madhyamik English Seen Comprehension?
Start by reading every prose and poetry lesson carefully. Understand the meaning of each passage, remember important events and details, and practise MCQs and short-answer questions. Regularly solving previous years’ questions can also help you become familiar with different comprehension question patterns.
4. Are previous years’ Madhyamik English comprehension questions useful for the 2027 examination?
Yes. Previous years’ question papers are useful for understanding the examination pattern and the different types of comprehension questions. They also help students identify topics that have appeared in earlier examinations. However, previous questions should be used for practice and revision, not as a guarantee of repetition in the 2027 examination.
5. Does this article include both prose and poetry comprehension questions?
Yes. This article covers selected Seen Comprehension passages from both prose and poetry. It includes passage-based questions, multiple-choice questions and answers to help WBBSE Class 10 students practise different aspects of reading comprehension.
6. Are answers provided with the Madhyamik English comprehension questions?
Yes. Answers are provided alongside the relevant comprehension exercises to help students check their understanding and learn how to frame appropriate responses. Students should attempt each question independently before referring to the answers.
7. Is this Madhyamik English Comprehension material sufficient for the 2027 board examination?
This material is designed to support examination preparation and revision. However, students should not depend entirely on any suggestion or selected question collection. Reading the prescribed textbook, practising all relevant question types and solving previous years’ question papers are equally important.
8. Where can I get the Madhyamik English Reading Comprehension PDF for 2027?
Students who prefer a printable study resource can visit Instant Ebook Hub at KausikAcharya.com to explore the Madhyamik English Reading Comprehension (Seen) Suggestion PDF 2027 with selected passages, important questions and answers.
