Updated on 28/12/2021
1. A Letter to God (G.L. Fuentes)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘A Letter to God’?
Ans. G. L. Fuentes
2. Who was Lencho?
Ans. a hard working farmer
3. Where was his house located?
Ans. on the top of a low hill
4. How did Lencho feel when it started raining?
Ans. He felt very happy
5. What were Lencho's older boys doing?
Ans. Working in the field
6. What are called frozen pearls in “The Letter to God”?
Ans. Hails
7. Did the corn remain safe after the hail?
Ans. No, the corn was totally destroyed.
8. What is “a plague of locusts”?
Ans. a group of insects
9. What is the meaning of Spanish word 'peso'?
Ans. A coin
10. How much money had Lencho asked for?
Ans. One hundred pesos
11. How much money did Lencho receive from God?
Ans. only seventy pesos
12. How much money did he ask God to send more?
Ans. Thirsty pesos
13. What is synonym of 'crest'?
Ans. Top
14. What is the meaning of ‘an ox of a man’?
Ans. a hard working man
15. What happened when Lencho and his family were having meal:
Ans. Big drops of rain began to fall
16. “Now we're really going to get some water, woman.” Who is this woman?
Ans. Lencho's wife
17. What has Lencho been doing throughout the morning?
Ans. Looking towards the sky in the northeast
18. What destroyed Lencho's field completely?
Ans. Hailstones
19. Who was a fat amiable fellow in “A letter to God”?
Ans. The postmaster
20. What was the reaction of the postman when he saw the address on the
envelope?
Ans. Laughing heartily
21. These truly did resemble new silver coins.' What are these?
Ans. Hailstones
22. Lencho asked for help from God but who helped him in real?
Ans. The post office's employees
23. What does Lencho call the post office employees?
Ans. a bunch of crooks
2. Nelson Mandela: Freedom Walk to Freedom (Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. On what day was the
inauguration taking place?
Ans. On 10th May
2. Where did the ceremonies take place?
Ans. In Pretoria (South Africa)
3. Where was the inauguration taking place?
Ans. In a lovely sandstone amphitheatre
4. How many foreign country’s dignitaries attended the ceremony?
Ans. 140
5. Who were some of the great freedom fighters?
Ans. Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus, Yusuf Dadoos
6. Who robbed of humanity?
Ans. The oppressor and the oppressed
7. Who was Zenani?
Ans. Nelson Mandela’s daughter
8. Who was appointed the President of South Africa?
Ans. Nelson Mandela
9. Who was appointed the first deputy president of South Africa?
Ans. Thabo Mbeki
10. Who was appointed the second deputy president of South Africa?
Ans. Mr. de Klerk
11. Which type of a government was installed in South Africa under the
leadership of Nelson Mandela?
Ans. Democratic and non-racial
12. What was the author overwhelmed with?
Ans. Overwhelmed with a sense of history
13. What did the author learn from his comrades?
Ans. The meaning of courage
14. How many national anthems were sung in the inauguration
ceremony?
Ans. Two national anthems
15. What does Nelson Mandela feel hungry for?
Ans. For freedom
16. What changed Mandela’s life?
Ans. Hunger for freedom
17. Which organization did Mandela join?
Ans. African National Congress
18. According to Mandela what comes naturally?
Ans. Love
19. According to Mandela what is courage?
Ans. Victory over the sense of fear
20. What are the twin obligations of every man?
Ans. Towards his family and towards his country
21. How were people treated in South Africa?
Ans. They were punished and isolated
3. Two Stories of Flying
I- His First Flight (Liam O’ Flaherty)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘His First Flight’?
Ans. Liam O’ Flaherty
2. Whose first flight has been described in this lesson?
Ans. A young seagull’s flight
3. Where did the seagull pass the night?
Ans. On the ledge
4. How did the young seagull feel to fly?
Ans. Afraid
5. How many days did the young seagull remain hungry?
Ans. One day
6. Whom did the young seagull beg to bring him some food?
Ans. His mother
7. Was the young seagull successful in making his first flight?
Ans. Yes
II- The Black Aeroplane
(Frederick Forsyth)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘The Black Aeroplane’?
Ans. Frederick Forsyth
2. What was the name of the aeroplane which the pilot was flying?
Ans. Dakota DS 088
3. Where was the pilot going?
Ans. To England
4. Which country was the pilot flying over?
Ans. France
5. What was coming up in the east behind the pilot?
Ans. The moon
6. What did the pilot of the old Dakota see on the way?
Ans. Huge black clouds
7. When did he see the clouds?
Ans. When he was about 150 km from Paris
8. How was the scene inside the clouds?
Ans. Everything was suddenly black inside the clouds
9. What happened as the plane entered the storm clouds?
Ans. The aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air
10. What happened to the compass and other instruments?
Ans. The compass and other instruments went dead
11. Why did the write not receive a reply from the Paris Control?
Ans. Because his radio was dead
12. How many fuel tanks were there in the plane DS 088?
Ans. Two
13. Where did the writer see the another plane?
Ans. In the black cloud just near him.
14. How did the author follow the strange aeroplane?
Ans. Like an obedient boy
15. Who saved Frederick Forsyth?
Ans. It’s a mystery
4. From the Diary of Anne
Frank
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who was Anne Frank?
Ans. A young Jewish girl
2. Where was Anne Frank born?
Ans. Frankfurt
3. When was Anne Frank born?
Ans. 12th June 1929
4. How old was Anne Frank?
Ans. 13 years old
5. What was the name of Anne’s father?
Ans. Otto Frank
6. Who was the elder sister of Anne?
Ans. Margot
7. How many real sisters did Anne have?
Ans. One
8. Who gave an essay to Anne?
Ans. Mr. Keesing
9. Who was Mr. Keesing
Ans. Math teacher
10. Who wrote a brief sketch of Anne’s life?
Ans. Anne
11. When did grandma fall ill?
Ans. In 1941
12. On which date did Anne Frank make her first entry in her diary?
Ans. 20th June 1942
13. Who helped Anne to write the essay in verse?
Ans. Her Friend, Sanne
14. What was the habit of Anne Frank?
Ans. To talk in the class
15. What was the name of the diary? (Sep-16)
Ans. Kitty
16. Who was Mrs. Kuperus?
Ans. Anne’s Headmistress
17. How many teachers were there in Anne’s school?
Ans. Nine teachers
18. Why did Mr. Keesing give extra homework to Anne?
Ans. For talking in Math period
5. The Hundred Dresses-I
(El Bsor Ester)
6. The Hundred Dresses-II
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘The Hundred Dresses’?
Ans. El Bsor Ester
2. Who was Wanda?
Ans. A young polish girl
3. Where did Wanda sit in the classroom?
4. Where did Wanda live?
Ans. At Boggins Heights
5. What kind of place was Boggins Heights?
Ans. Muddy place
6. Who was the most popular girl in the school?
Ans. Peggy
7. What kind of girl was Peggy?
Ans. Pretty, rich and intelligent girl
8. Why did Peggy and Meddie wait for wanda?
Ans. To make fun of her
9. What did Wanda always wear at school?
Ans. A faded blue dress
10. Who was the winner of the drawing contest?
Ans. Wanda
11. How many drawings of dresses had Wanda drawn?
Ans. One hundred
12. Whose letter was received by Miss Mason just before Christmas?
Ans. Wanda’s letter
13. Who started the game of dresses with Wanda?
Ans. Peggy
14. What did Peggy and Maddie see in their drawings?
Ans. Their own faces
15. Who wrote a letter to Miss Mason?
Ans. Mr. Petronski
16. Who wrote a letter to Wanda?
Ans. Both Peggy and Maddie
17. Who is Miss Mason
Ans. Her teacher
7. Glimpses of India
I- A Baker From Goa (Lucio Rodrigues)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘A Baker From Goa’?
Ans. Lucio Rodrigues
2. What is the baker called in Goa?
Ans. Pader
3. Where were bakers specially found in India?
Ans. In Goa
4. Who ruled over Goa?
Ans. Portuguese
5. What did the children like to buy?
Ans. Bangle-bread
6. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker
recorded?
Ans. On some wall in pencil
7. Which name is used for the sweet bread?
Ans. Bol
8. When were they collected the bills?
Ans. At the end of the month
9. What type of people are bakers?
Ans. Prosperous
10. What was the peculiar dress of the baker?
Ans. Kabai
11. What was the Kabai ?
Ans. The peculiar dress worn by the baker
12. What were the ‘bol’?
Ans. Sweet bread
II- Coorg (Lokesh Abrol)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘Coorg’?
Ans. Lokesh Abrol
2. Where is Coorg situated?
Ans. In Karnataka
3. Which crops grow in Coorg in plenty?
Ans. Coffee and spices
4. How much area of Coorg is covered by evergreen forests?
Ans. Thirty per cent
5. From which river do Coorgs get water?
Ans. Cavery
6. Who was the first chief of Indian Army?
Ans. General Cariappa
7. What is Mahaseer?
Ans. A large water fish
8. Which is the best months to visit Coorg?
Ans. From September to March
9. What is the distance of Coorg from Bangalore?
Ans. 260 km
10. Which sports are available for the tourists in Coorg?
Ans. River rafting, canoeing and mountain biking
12. What is the district headquarter of Coorg?
Ans. Madikeri
13. What is Nisargadhama?
Ans. An island
III- Tea from Assam (Arup Kumar
Datta)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘Tea from Assam’?
Ans. Arup Kumar Datta
2. Which state did Pranjol belong to?
Ans. To Assam
3. Pranjol and Rajvir were student in a school-
Ans. In Delhi
4. Pranjol and Rajvir go to Assam by-
Ans By train
5. What was Pranjol’s father?
Ans The manager of a tea garden
6. When was tea drunk first in China?
Ans In 2700 BC
7. Where was Pranjol’s father Tea Estate situated?
Ans At Dhekiabari
8. What is the best season for tea?
Ans. From May to July
9. When did tea come to Europe?
Ans. In 16th century
10. How was tea taken in the beginning?
Ans. As a medicine
8. Mijbil the Otter (Gavin
Maxwell)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘Mijbil the Otter’?
Ans. Gavin Maxwell
2. From where did Maxwell get an otter?
Ans. From Tigris marshes
3. What name did the author give to the author?
Ans. Mijbil
4. Who was Jonnie?
Ans. The author’s pet dog
5. Where did the author go to collect his mail?
Ans. Basra
6. What are otters fond of?
Ans. Water
7. How was Mijbil transported to London?
Ans. By aeroplane
8. For how many days did the author wait for his mail?
Ans. Five days
9. Where was the author’s house?
Ans. In Camusfearna
10. Who brought the otter to the author?
Ans. Two Arabs
11. Why did author go to Basra?
Ans. To collect and to answer his mail from England
12. In which year did the author visit Southern Iraq?
Ans. In 1956
13. What group of animals do otters belong to?
Ans. Mustellines
14. How did the otter look like?
Ans. Like a small dragon
15. How far was the airport from author’s house?
Ans. Five miles
16. What were Mij’s favourite toys?
Ans. Marbles
17. How was the otter resembled?
Ans. Dragon
9. Madam Rides The Bus
(Vallikannan in Tamil; Translated by K.S. Sundaram)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘Madam Rides the Bus’?
Ans. Vallikannan
2. Who was Valli?
Ans. A village girl
3. How old was she?
Ans. Eight years old
4. What was her pastime?
Ans. To stand at her door
5. Who did Valli live with?
Ans. With her mother
6. What was Valli’s strongest desire?
Ans. To ride on the bus
7. What was the bus fare for one way?
Ans. Thirty paise
8. How much money had Valli saved?
Ans. Sixty paise
9. How many passengers were there on the bus?
Ans. Six or seven
10. How far was the town from Valli’s village?
Ans. Six miles
11. What kind of a person was the bus conductor?
Ans. A jolly and fun loving person
12. How much time does the bus take from Valli’s village to reach the town?
Ans. Forty five minutes
13. What did Valli buy from the town?
Ans. Nothing
14. What did Valli usually buy?
Ans. Peppermints, toys, balloons etc.
15. When did the bus reach Valli’s village?
Ans. At three forty
16. What made Valli sad?
Ans. The sight of the dead cow
17. Who did Valli find in her home when she returned from the town?
Ans. Her aunt
10. The Sermon at Benares
(Betty Renstaw)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘The Sermon at Benares’?
Ans. Betty Renstaw
2. When was Siddhartha Gautama born?
Ans. In 563 B.C.
3. When did Gautama die?
Ans. In 483 B.C
4. Which family did Gautama belong to?
Ans. A royal family
5. At what age was Gautama sent for schooling?
Ans. At the age of twelve years
6. When was he married?
Ans. At the age of sixteen years
7. At what age did Gautama leave home for enlightenment?
Ans. At the age of twenty five
8. How long did Gautama wander in search of wisdom?
Ans. Seven years
9. After how many days of meditation did he get enlightenment?
Ans. After seven days
10.Under which tree did Gautama get enlightenment?
Ans. Under a fig tree
11. Where did he give his first sermon?
Ans. At Benares
12. Why was Kisa Gotami in grief?
Ans. Because her only son had died
13. What is the meaning of Buddha?
Ans. Awakened or Enlightenment
14. What did Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring?
Ans. A handful of mustard seeds
15. What did Kisa Gotami realise in the end?
Ans. That death is inevitable
11. The Proposal (Anton
Chekhov)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of ‘The Proposal’?
Ans. Anton Chekhov
2. Who is Lomov?
Ans. A young landowner
3. How old was Lomov?
Ans. Thirty five years old
4. How old was Natalya?
Ans. Twenty five years old
5. Which disease does Lomov suffer from?
Ans. From palpitations
6. What is the worth of the Oxen Meadows?
Ans. Three hundred roubles
7. Who was Guess?
Ans. Lomov’s pet dog
8. Who was Squeezer?
Ans. Natalya’s pet dog
9. How much money did Lomov pay for Guess?
Ans. 125 roubles
10. How much money did Natalya’s father pay for Squeezer?
Ans. 85 roubles
11. Who runs out of the house to fetch Lomov back?
Ans. Chubukov
12. Who says, ‘I’m dying! Fetch him!’?
Ans. Natalya
13. Who was suffering from heart trouble?
Ans. Both Lomov and Chubukov
14. Did Natalya and Lomov get married in the end?
Ans.Yes