First Flight class 10 English Book
Chapter 1. A Letter to God
Chapter 2. Nelson Mandela:Long Walk to Freedom
Chapter 3. Two Stories about Flying
Chapter 4. From the Diary of Anne Frank
Chapter 5. The Hundred Dresses–I
Chapter 6. The Hundred Dresses–II
Chapter 7. Glimpses of India
Chapter 8. Mijbil the Otter
Chapter 9. Madam Rides the Bus
Chapter 10. The Sermon at Benares
Chapter 11. The Proposal
Question 1.
The trees lost all their leaves.
Answer:
Not a leaf remained on the trees.
Question 2.
The letter was addressed to God himself.
Answer:
It was nothing less than a letter to God.
Question 3.
The postman saw this address for the first time in his career.
Answer:
Never in his career as a postman had he known that address
Question 1.
What did Lencho hope for ?
Answer:
Lencho hoped for water in the form of rain.
Question 2.
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’ ?
Answer:
He said this because his crop really needed rain for being a good harvest. So when it rained, he saw it in the form of ‘new coins’.
Question 3.
How did the rain change ? What happened to Lencho’s fields ?
Answer:
The rain changed into a hailstorm. Hails fell on the house, the garden, the hillside and the cornfield. They destroyed Lencho’s fields completely.
Question 4.
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Lencho felt completely broken. The hail had left nothing. He felt that they would have no corn that year.
Question 1.
Who or what did Lencho have faith in ? What did he do ?
Answer:
Lencho had faith in God. He felt that God’s eyes saw everything. He wrote a letter to God.
Question 2.
Who read the letter ?
Answer:
The postman and the postmaster read Lencho’s letter (to God).
Question 3.
What did the postmaster do then ?
Answer:
The postmaster helped Lencho by sending money on behalf of God. Lencho had written a letter to God to help him with money. The postmaster didn’t want to shake Lencho’s faith in God. So he collected money and sent to Lencho.
Question 1.
Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone ?
Answer:
The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre. It was formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. These are : the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, North and South Blocks, Parliament House etc.
Question 2.
Can you say how 10 May is an ‘autumn day’ in South Africa ?
Or
Why is 10th May 1994 important for South Africa ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
It is because of weather and the dawning of freedom after about 300 years of white rule. It is also important because of the freedom.
Question 2.
Why were two national anthems sung ?
Answer:
Two national anthems were sung as there were two main communities or races. One was of the whites and the other of the blacks. Secondly, the anthem of the whites was the anthem of the old republic.
Question 2.
What did being free mean to Mandela as a boy, and as a student ? How does he contrast these ‘transitory freedoms’ with ‘the basic and honourable freedoms’ ?
Or
What did ‘being free’ mean to Mandela as a boy and as a student ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
As a boy Mandela meant by being free to wander in the fields near his hut. It was to swim, to run through the village. Also it was to roast mealies at night and to ride the bulls.
As a student he meant to be free to stay out at night. It was to read what he pleased to read and to go where he chose. It was also to be as per his potential.
These were the ‘transitory freedoms’. But the “basic and honourable freedoms’ were the freedoms for the people. These were to live with dignity and self-respect.
Question 2.
What does Mandela mean when he says he is ‘simply the sum of all those African patriots’ who had gone before him ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
The author means that like those patriots he also felt the great need of political independence of the country. Like them he also underwent tortures by the whites in his own country.
Question 3.
Would you agree that the ‘depths of oppression’ create ‘heights of character’ ? How does Mandela illustrate this ? Can you add your own examples to this argument ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
It is a fact that the more one is oppressed, the more one becomes strong in character. Mandela says that the decades of oppression and brutality produced many patriots. They were like Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus, Chief Luthulis, Yusuf Dadoos etc.
More examples from my own side sire here. These are of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal – Nehru, Sdrdar Patel, Lokmanya Tilak, Subhash Chander Bose, Bhagat Singh etc.
Question 4.
How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age and experience ?
Answer:
First Mandela thought of personal freedom like doing what one liked. But as he grew up he started understanding freedom as indivisible. It is also of his own men. He thought of freedom for all his own people more important than anything else.
Question 5.
How did Mandela’s ‘hunger for freedom’ change his life ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Mandela’s ‘hunger for freedom’ changed him into a great man, a statesman and a visionary. He worked day and night for it. He underwent physical and mental tortures. It was for obtaining freedom for his own people.
Question 4.
What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely ?
Or
Why did the lady in the control room give the pilot a puzzled look ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
The narrator asked the lady about the mysterious aeroplane that had guided him through the dark clouds to safety. But there was no such aeroplane over there. The lady did not see nor did she come into contact with that aeroplane. So the narrator’s asking question about that aeroplane startled her. She gave him a puzzled look.
Question 1.
What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank ?
Answer:
Two reasons make writing in a diary a strange experience. One, she has never written anything before. Second, perhaps no one will be interested in the thoughts of a thirteen- year-old school girl.
Question 2.
Why does Anne want to keep a diary ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Anne wants to keep a diary because she had hardly any friends to confide in. Secondly, she can’t talk about day-to-day happenings. In keeping a diary she would do so.
Question 1.
Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne ? What did he ask her to do ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Mr. Keesing taught Mathematics to the author’s class. He was annoyed with Anne. It was because she talked so much. He warned her several times. But she couldn’t stop talking. She continued talking. He even gave her extra homework. But she still talked and talked.
After several warnings he gave her an essay on the subject ‘A Chatterbox’.
Question 3.
Do you think Mr. Keesing was a strict teacher ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Mr. Keesing was not a strict teacher. In fact, he was a jovial kind of teacher. He was interested more that students should be taught practically.
Question 6.
Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable ? How ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Mr. Keesing is unpredictable. He gives and gives homework to Anne as a punishment. She does it as rightly as she can. She hopes that after the last essay, Mr. Keesing would give her homework again. But instead he allows Anne to talk in the class. He also doesn’t give her homework again.
Question 1.
Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Wanda sits in the next to the last seat in the last row in Room Thirteen. She sits in the comer of the room. There is noise by the scuffling of feet and roar of laughter.
Question 2.
Where does Wanda live 1 What kind of a place do you think it is ? (Imp.)
Answer:
Wanda lives up on Boggins Heights. It is not a clean place. It is muddy. Wanda’s feet are usually caked with mud. She has to walk through it as it is muddy.
Question 2.
Did Wanda have a hundred dresses ? Why do you think she said she did ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
Wanda did not have a hundred dresses. She said this to counter the fun of other children. They made fun of her due to her only one dress.
Question 2.
Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest ? Why ? (Imp.)
Answer:
Maddie thought that Peggy would win the girls’ medal. It was so as she drew better than anyone else in the room.
Question 2.
How does Wanda feel about the dresses game ? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses ? (Imp.)
Answer:
Wanda feels badly about the dresses game. She says that she has a hundred dresses. It is to counter the fun,’other girls make of her. She feels insulted.
Question 3.
How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father ? (Imp.)
Answer:
Maddie feels greatly hurt. She has a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. She looks silently. She has a feeling to go and tell Wanda that they hadn’t meant to hurt her feelings.
Question 4.
What does Maddie think hard about ? What important decision does she come to ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
She decided not to stand by any more and say nothing again. She would speak up if she heard anybody speaking badly or treating others unkindly. She wouldn’t mind losing Peggy’s friendship for that. She decided never to make anybody unhappy.
Question 1.
What did the girls write to Wanda ? (Imp.)
Answer:
They wrote about Wanda’s pretty drawings. They asked her if she liked where she was living and if she liked her new teacher. They regretted over what had happened. It was a friendly letter.
Question 1.
What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about ?
Answer:
They are nostalgic about the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread.
Question 2.
Is bread-making still popular in Goa ? How do you know ?
Answer:
The loaves of bread are still popular. The thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in the morning. It is clear in : The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished …’
Question 3.
What is the baker called ?
Answer:
The baker is called pader in Goa.
Question 4.
When would the baker come everyday ? Why did the children run to meet him ?
Answer:
He would come twice a day. The children ran to meet him not for loaves of bread but ‘bread-bangles’.
Question 2.
What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
The story is like this : A part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast. It settled there. Their return was not possible. They married the locals and settled here.
Question 3.
How does he get the otter ? Does he like it ? Pick out the words that tell you this.
Or
How did Max get an otter ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
He got the otter from the two Arabs. He went to the bedroom with the mail. He saw a sack having the otter. The Arabs told him that otter was his. The author liked it. This is seen in : “The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees …”, “I made a body-belt for him …”.
Question 4.
Why was the otter named ‘Maxwell’s otter’ ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
The otter was named ‘Maxwell’s otter’. It was because his race was not previously known to science before this otter (Mij). It was kept by Maxwell himself.
Question 6.
What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom ? What did it do two days after that ? (CBSE 2011)
Or
What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom ? (CBSE 2014)
Answer:
For half an hour the otter went wild with joy in the water. He plunged and rolled in it. He shot up and down the length of the bathtub underwater. He made enough slosh and splash.
After two days he escaped from the author’s bedroom. He entered the bathroom to play in water and the tap.
Question 1.
What game had Mij invented ? (CBSE 2011)
Or
What game did Mij invent ? (CBSE 2016)
Answer:
Mij had invented the game of a ball and a suitcase. The suitcase had become out of use. Its lid lay at a certain slope. Mij would place the ball on the high end. He would run down the length of the suitcase. He would run to the other end to ambush the arrival of the ball.
Question 2.
What are ‘compulsive habits’ ? What does Maxwell say are the compulsive habits of (i) school children (ii) Mij ?
Or
What compulsive habits had Mijbil developed ? (CBSE 2015)
Answer:
‘Compulsive habits’ are those habits which are indulged in by the people at any cost. They become the integral part of the people’s lives through constant use.
(i) School children place their feet squarely on the centre of each paving block. They touch every seventh upright of the iron railings. They pass to the outside of every second lamp post.
(ii) Mij would tug the author to the wall of the school near his house. He would jump on to it. He would then gallop the full length of its thirty yards.
Question 4.
What guesses did the Londoners make about what Mij was ? (CBSE 2015)
Answer:
The Londoners made guesses that Mij was ‘a baby seal’,.‘a squirrel’ or ‘a walrus’. It was also ‘a beaver’, ‘a bear cub’, ‘a leopard’ and ‘a brontosaur’.
Question 4.
What do you think Valli was planning to do ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
Valli planned to ride on the bus. She could take the one-o’clock afternoon bus. She would reach the town at one forty-five. She would be back home by about two forty-five.
Question 1.
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’ ? (CBSE 2015)
Answer:
The conductor called Valli ‘madam’ because she behaved like a very great woman. She was quick in her answers to the conductor’s questions. Also she spoke with great confidence. This made him address her as ‘madam’.
Question 4.
Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink ? What does this tell you about her ? (CBSE 2015)
Answer:
Valli did not want to go to the stall and have a drink. It was because she didn’t have the money for that. She also declined the offer of a drink by the conductor. It tells that she was a wise, self-confident and self-respecting girl.
Question 6.
Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
Valli refuses to look out of the window on her way back. It is because the beautiful creature now looked horrible. The memory of the dead cow haunted her. It dampened her enthusiasm about life.
Question 2.
Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after she speaks with the Buddha. What does she ask for, the second time around ? Does she get it ? Why not ? (CBSE 2011, 2015)
Answer:
She asks for a handful of mustard seed. The Buddha tells her that he will cure her dead son. For that she should bring a handful of mustard seed. It must be brought from a house where death hasn’t occurred. She does not get it because she can’t find such a house where death has not occurred. Now she knows that death spares nobody who has been born.
Question 1.
What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for ? Is he sincere when he later says “And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son” ? Find reasons for your answer from the play.
Or
Why does Chubukov suspect Lomov when he comes to his house ? (CBSE 2016)
Answer:
Chubukov at first suspects that Lomov has come to borrow money. He is not sincere in saying this. After some moments, Chubukov starts fighting with Lomov over petty matters. In fact, he sides with his daughter in fighting with Lomov. He even abuses Lomov. He calls him bad names. This shows his insincerity in saying this flattering sentence.
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET
Chapter 1. A Triumph of Surgery
Chapter 2. The Thief’s Story
Chapter 3. The Midnight Visitor
Chapter 4. A Question of Trust
Chapter 5. Footprints without Feet
Chapter 6. The Making of a Scientist
Chapter 7. The Necklace
Chapter 8. The Hack Driver
Chapter 9. Bholi
Chapter 10. The Book That Saved the Earth
Question 1.
Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
Mrs. Pumphrey is worried and shocked about Tricki. It has become hugely fat. It looks like a bloated sausage. Its eyes are blood red and rheumy. Its tongue lolls down its jaws.
Question 6.
Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
It was a temptation to keep Tricki as a permanent guest. It was because Mrs Pumphrey started sending fresh eggs, two dozen at a time. The staff of Mr Herriot ate these eggs. There came bottles of wine etc. It was really a great thing for them. Mr. Herriot does not give these to Tricki.
Question 1.
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is ? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense ? (Imp.) (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
I think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon is a very practical man. He is also tactful and has a lot of common sense. He is kind-hearted and jovial kind of fellow. He, at once, understands Tricki’s illness. He wants to keep Tricki for a longer period. It may be his selfishness because he gets Jiuge supplies from Mrs. Pumphrey for Tricki. But it is not a mean quality.
Question 5.
What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
He says that a greedy man shows fear. A rich man shows anger. A poor man shows acceptance. There are different reactions of people when they are robbed.
Question 6.
Does Anil realise that he has been robbed ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
I think Anil does realise that he has been robbed. Persons like Anil have a large heart. They do not attach importance to money. Anil reviews the situation. Then he decides to overlook Hari Singh’s, theft.
NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor
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NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor.
Board CBSE
Textbook NCERT
Class Class 10
Subject English Footprints Without Feet
Chapter Chapter 3
Chapter Name The Midnight Visitor
Category NCERT Solutions
NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor
TEXTUAL EXERCISES
Read and Find Out (Pages 14 & 15)
Question 1.
How is Ausable different from other secret agents ?
Answer:
Ausable was not an alert and smart secret agent as Fowler had expected. He was very fat. He spoke French and German with a slight American accent. He used ordinary telephones to make calls. He lived in a mediocre and dark French hotel. This way he did not fit the description of any secret agent.
Question 2.
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day ?
Answer:
Fowler is a writer. He wants to meet Ausable to cover him up for writing for his publication. His first authentic thrill of the day is quite clear. It is that he outwitted Ausable in a simple way.
Question 2.
How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room ? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story ?
Answer:
First Ausable says that there is a balcony before his room. It is also before the other room adjoining it. It is the next room. Ausable tells Max that there is police at the door when knocking is heard. Max is frightened at this. He asks Ausable to send the police back. He would go and wait on the balcony. But there is no balcony. Max falls down.
Question 1.
In this story, Ausable shows great ‘presence of mind’, or the ability to think quickly, and act calmly and wisely, in a situation of danger and surprise. Give examples from your own experience, or narrate a story, which shows someone’s presence of mind.
Answer:
I remember one similar incident that happened to me. Once as a small boy, I was sleeping in the house. I was very afraid of ghosts or thieves. At midnight there was some sound of utensils from the kitchen. It was quite near my room. I was greatly scared. But the sound continued. After a few moments I heard the movement of footsteps on the floor. I do not know what happened to me then. I got up silently. I held the leg of the thief tightly. I dug my teeth into his calf. Actually I had come out of my bed. Then I saw the leg in the moonrays there. I do not know what had made me do so. My parents came crying “A thief! A thief!” They declared me ‘a hero’.
Question 4.
Who is the real culprit in the story ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
The real culprit is the lady thief. She poses before Horace Danby as the landlady of the Grange. Danby has entered the house to steal. But before him that lady thief is already there.
Question 2.
What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house ? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is wrong ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
First, the lady speaks with confidence to deceive Horace. She has firmness in her voice. She smiles at him while talking. There is sharpness also in her voice as she continues talking. She then threatens him with the idea of‘prison’. In this way she impresses him to be the landlady.
Question 3.
Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric ? (V. Imp.) (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric because she wanted to be friendly with him. She desired to talk to him. But he did not show any interest in that. He told her that he desired solitude. He wanted no one to talk to him.
Question 1.
“Griffin was rather a lawless person”. Comment. (V. Imp.)
Or
How can you say that Griffin was a lawless person ? (CBSE 2012)
Answer:
Griffin was rather a lawless person. He set fire to a house which did not belong to him. He took away clothes from the store without paying for them. He hit a shopkeeper and stole his money. He stole money from the clergyman’s house also. He also struck Mr. Jaffers, the constable, on duty.
Question 2.
How would you assess Griffin as a scientist ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
Griffin was a scientist because he became invisible due to his inventions. But he was not a real scientist. It was because he misused his inventions. A true scientist uses his inventions for the benefits of humanity. He never causes trouble to the people because of these.
Question 2.
How did his mother help him ?
Or
How did Richard’s mother help him to become a scientist ? (CBSE 2014)
Answer:
His mother was a source of great inspiration for him. She always encouraged him and provided constant company to him. In the day she brought friends for him. In the night she herself worked with him. This way she helped him.
Question 3.
What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair ? (Imp.) (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
Ebright learns a lesson that the real experiments would win him a prize. It was not simply a neat display of things. The real experiments showed the things clearly and proved the point. The subject he knew was about the insect work. He had been carrying this work in the past several years.
Question 1.
How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian … ? Does it simply involve reading many books on the subject ? Does it involve observing, thinking and doing experiments ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
One can become a scientist, an economist or a historian. He can become so not by reading many books on the subject. First of all, one must have a first-rate mind. One must have the capacity and the will to win for the right reasons. With all these one must seek the result through experiments. This involves observing with a sharp mind, thinking and testing things through experiments.
Question 1.
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel—why is she always unhappy ? (V. Imp.)
Or
Why was Matilda always unhappy ? (CBSE 2015, 2016)
Answer:
Matilda had a romantic nature. She was lost in dreams. Matilda was unhappy because she had no dowry. She had no hope, no means of becoming known. She was pretty. She wanted to be known and loved by rich men. But she was born in a poor family.
Question 2.
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin ? How could she have avoided it ?
Or
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin ? (CBSE 2015)
Answer:
The cause of Matilda’s ruin was her great love for her dreams. She dreamt to be loved by rich men. She wanted to be known as she was pretty. But in reality she was from an ordinary family.
She could have avoided it if she had not always remained in her dreamy world. She should have seen the realities of life also. The dreamy world can’t be the real one.
Question 3.
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
It could have changed her life. She could not have seen the day of want and misery. She was the woman of the people. She grew old in her youth. She suffered a lot due to the harsh life of want. If she had confessed before Mme Forestier, she could have been excused. It was because the lost necklace was a fake one.
Question 1.
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion ? What does he first think about the place ? (CBSE 2011)
Or
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion ? (CBSE 2015)
Answer:
The lawyer is sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins. He first thinks about the place to be a sweet and simple country village. But he finds it dirty and unclean.
Question 5.
Does the narrator serve the summons that day ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
The narrator does not serve the summons that day. He comes again to New Mullion. He serves it on Lutkins when he is recognised by another official. This official is with him.
Question 3.
Why do you think Lutkins’ neighbours were anxious to meet the lawyer ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
The neighbours were anxious to meet the lawyer because he was a lawyer. A lawyer is supposed to be intelligent and clever. But Lutkins deceived such a man. This was really superb of him. So they were anxious to see such a lawyer who had been befooled.
Question 2.
For what unusual reasons is (was) Bholi sent to school ? (CBSE2011, 2015)
Answer:
Bholi is sent to school not for education. But she is sent to worry her teachers about her. Her parents don’t want her to trouble them. This is the unusual reason.
Question 2.
How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
Bholi’s teacher acted more than Bholi’s parents. She showed her great love and affection. She told her that if she came to school no one would laugh at her. People would listen to her with respect. And her schooling made her a complete woman. Bholi stood on her own legs. She faced the problems of life with confidence.
Question 1.
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’ ? (V. Imp.) (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
The twentieth century was called the ‘Era of the Book’. It was because there were books about everything. These were from anteaters to Zulus. Then books taught the people almost everything.
Question 2.
Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century ?
Answer:
The Martian people (Mars) tried to invade the earth in the year 2014.
Question 3.
What guesses are made by Think-Tank about the books found on earth ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
Think-Tank first states that the books have been found on earth. These may be ‘sandwiches’. These may be for eye communication. Finally, these are ‘high explosives’.
Question 1.
Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that ? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
Noodle is Think-Tank’s deputy. Think-Tank says that books on the earth are ‘sandwiches’. But Noodle says they are ‘communication devices’. Think Tank agrees to it. Secondly, Think-Tank says that the ‘sandwiches’ are ‘communication devices’ as told by Noodle.
Question 2.
If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes? (V. Imp.)
Answer:
If I were in Noodle’s place, I would handle Think-Tank’s mistakes like Noodle. Noodle points out Think-Tank’s errors and corrects them. So shall I. Then he does so politely. So I shall also do so.
Question 3.
Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media ? Can we do away with books altogether ? (CBSE 2011)
Answer:
Yes, I think that books are being replaced by the electronic media. These are called Compact Discs (CDs). But CDs can’t replace books. Books are permanent sort of things. They can never disappear. On the contrary, CDs are liable to corruption. Then they can blank out through a virus.
Question 1.
In what ways does Think-Tank misinterpret innocent nursery rhymes as threats to the Martians ? Can you think of any incidents where you misinter¬preted a word or an action ? How did you resolve the misunderstanding ? (Imp.)
Answer:
Think-Tank misinterprets innocent nursery rhymes as threats to the Martians. He hears the nursery rhyme of‘Mistress Mary … row’. He hears the words ‘garden’, ‘cockle shells’ and ‘silver bells’ in it. He means that the Earthlings have discovered how to combine agriculture and mining. They can also grow high explosives. Secondly, he hears ‘Humpty Dumpty …’. He sees his picture. From this he concludes that the Earthlings are after his life and Mars.
It so happened that a father-in-law told his daughter-in-law one thing. If she didn’t behave like a responsible woman, both would have to fight legal battles. That would not be in the interest of both the families. But the daughter-in-law concluded that a divorce case was filed against her. Later the daughter-in-law realised her foolishness in ‘misinterpreting’. This brought things to normal.
