10th First Flight (Chapters) Short Type Q-Ans.

 Updated on 25/02/2022

*Ch.1 A Letter to God (G.L. Fuentes)*

*1. What did Lencho hope for?*
Ans. Lencho hoped for rain. Because his field needed rain for good harvest.

*2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?*
Ans. Raindrops were compared to new coins, big drops- ten cent and small drops- five cent. It is because they promised a good harvest.

*3. Where was Lencho’s house situated?*
Ans. Lencho's house was located on the top of a low hill. It was the only house in the entire valley.

*4. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?*
Ans. Lencho had faith in God. He believed that God would help him. So he wrote a letter to God,. He explained his situation and asked for some money from God.

*5. Why was Lencho angry when he received money?*
Ans. Lencho asked hundred pesos from God. But the postmaster sent only  70 pesos to Lencho. Lencho was angry to find 30 pesos less than the amount he asked for. He was angry because he thought the post office employees had kept 30 pesos.

*2. Nelson Mandela: Freedom Walk to Freedom (Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela)*

Short Type Q-Ans.

 *1. What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?*

Ans. Mandela thanks all the international leaders for giving him the privilege to host the nation. He says so because the South Africans were considered as outlaws. He also thanks them for coming to celebrate victory of justice, peace and human dignity  with the people of his country.

 *2. What ideas does he set out for the future of South Africa?*

Ans. Mandela's hopes for the future of South Africa are very high. He had taken the oath to liberate all South Africans. He sets the ideals to liberate the people from bondage of poverty, deprivation and suffering. He also wants the ideal society without any discrimination based on gender, caste, religion, race, colour or origins.

 *3. What 'twin obligations' does Mandela mention?*

Ans. Mandela mentions that every man has twin obligations. The first is to his family, parents, wife and children; the second obligation is to his people, his community and his country.

 *4. How did Mandela's hunger for freedom' change his life?*

Ans. The hunger for his own freedom became the hunger for the freedom of his people. This desire of a non-racial society transformed him into a self sacrificing man. Thus he joined the African National Congress and this changed him from sacred young man into a bold man. 

 *5. How was 10th May a special day in South Africa?*

Ans.  10th May is an 'autumn day' in South Africa because on this day there was the largest gathering of international leaders on South African soil for the installation of South Africa's first democratic, non-racial government. 

*3. Two Stories of Flying *
*I- His First Flight (Liam O’ Flaherty)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
 
Q.1 A young Seagull is afraid to fly. How does he conquer his fear?
Ans. The young Seagull is very hungry. He thinks if he does not fly, he will remain hungry. So he conquers his fear of flying. Finally he is able to fly.
 
Q. 2 "The sight of the food maddened him." What does this suggest? What compelled the young Seagull to finally fly?
Ans. The Seagull did not want to fly. But in order to get food, he had to fly. he was very hungry. The sight of food that made the seagull risk flying for the first time.
 
Q. 3 When did the seagull's flight begin?
Ans. The seagull was very hungry. When he saw his mother bringing food in her beak, he dived towards her. But he fell from the brink of the ledge. He screamed with fear. But his fear lasted only for a moment. The next moment, he felt that his wings spread outwards. He was flying now. Now his screamed with joy.
 
Q. 4 Where did the seagull's flight end?
Ans. The seagull was very happy as he had learnt how to fly. He kept flying for sometime his parents, brother and sister flew around him. Then they landed on the sea surface. The Seagull also came down. When he tried to land, his legs sank into the sea. He cried with fair again. But then his belly touches the water. He did not drown. He started floating on the surface of the sea. Thus his first flight ended.
 
Q. 5 When did the Seagull get over his fear of the water?
Ans. After flying for some time, the Seagull saw that his parents and brothers and sister were setting on the surface of the sea. He came down and landed on it. But his legs sink into it. He cried with fear. However his belly touches the surface and he did not drown. Now the Seagull got over his fear of the water.
 
Q. 6 Do you sympathise with the seagull? Give reasons.
Ans. Yes, we sympathise with the seagull. He is very young bird. He has not yet learnt how to fly. His parents want that he should fly. They encourage him. But he is afraid of falling. His parents starve him for 24 hours. In the end, however, the Seagull learns how to fly.
 
Q. 7 How did the young Seagull's parents teach him the art of flying?
Ans. The seagull parents encouraged him to fly. But he was not afraid to fly. Then they kept him hungry for 24 hours. Even then the seagull did not fly. Then they thought that experience would teach him. So they made him fall from the ledge. Now when he fell, he felt his wings spread and started flying.

*II- The Black Aeroplane (Frederick Forsyth)*

Short Type Q-Ans.

 

Q. 1 A pilot is lost in storm. Does he arrive safe? Who helps him?

Ans. Yes, he arrives safe. The Pilot of another strange plane helps him to take out of the cloud storm safe. No one knew who the pilot of the other plane was and where the plane was.

 

Q. 2 “I’ll take risk.” What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?

Ans. The author wanted to get home to be present at the breakfast table. He wanted to fly the old Dakota aeroplane through the storm clouds. So he took the risk of flying straight into the storm cloud.

 

Q. 3 What made the woman in the control room look at the narrator strangely?

Ans. After landing, the narrator asked about the mysterious aeroplane that had guided him through the dark clouds. But no such aeroplane had been seen on the radar. The lady did not come into contact with the aeroplane. So she was startled when the narrator asked questions about that aeroplane.

 

Q. 4 Recount the experience of the pilot of the Dakota inside the black clouds.

Ans. The pilot found that everything was black inside the clouds. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane rolled and jumped in the air. The compass and other instruments stopped working. Suddenly his radio also went dead.

 

Q. 5 How did the black aeroplane rescue the first pilot?

Ans. The pilot of the black aeroplane waved his hand. He gestured the first pilot to follow him. The writer followed him. He followed the black plane for half an hour. Suddenly, his plane was out of the clouds. He could see the lights of the airport and landed his aeroplane. In this way, the black aeroplane rescued the first pilot.

 

Q. 6 Describe the black clouds from the point of view of the pilot.

Ans. The writer was going from France to England. He was flying his Dakota aeroplane. When he had gone 150 km from Paris, he saw storm clouds. They were huge. They looked like black mountains standing in front of him across the sky.

*4. From the Diary of Anne Frank *
Short Type Q-Ans.
 
1. What makes writing a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
Ans. Writing in a diary is a strange experience for Anne because she has never writing anything before it. Secondly, she thinks that no one will be interested in the thoughts of a thirteen year old girl, except herself. So it was better to record those thoughts in her diary.
 
2. Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
Ans. Anne Frank wants to keep a dairy because she has no friend in whom she can confide. Secondly, she cannot discuss her day to happenings with anyone. But she would be able to record these happenings in a diary.
 
3. Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?
Ans. Anne Frank was a chatterbox. She talked and talked in the class. That was why her maths teacher, Mr. Keesing was annoyed with her. As a punishment, he ordered her to write an essay on the topic ‘A Chatterbox’.
 
4. Where did Anne stay before going to Holland?
Ans. Anne’s parents migrated to Holland. They did not take Anne with them. So Anne stayed with her grandmother for some months.
 
5. Who was Mrs. Kuperus?
Ans. Mrs. Kuperus was the headmistress in Anne’s School. Anne loves her teacher deeply and she also showed affection to Anne.
 
6. Do you think that Mr. Keesing was a strict teacher?
Ans. Mr. Keesing was not a strict teacher. In fact he was kind man. He believed that students should be taught practically.
 
7. What does Anne write in her first essay?
Ans. In her first essay Anne justifies her habit of talking. She writes that talking is a student’s trait. She would do her best to keep talking under control. She writes that her mother also talked much. She thinks that she had inherited this trait from her mother.
 
8. Why was Anne in tears, when she left the Montessori School?
Ans. When Anne was in the sixth form in the Montessori School, her teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, the headmistress. Anne loved her teacher deeply. She also showed affection to Anne. So when Anne left the Montessori school, she was in tears.

*5. The Hundred Dresses-I*

*6. The Hundred Dresses-II*

Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1. Who was Wanda?

Ans. Wanda Petronski was a polish girl whose parents had settled down in America. She was a source of fun because of her last name which made her different from others. It was difficult to pronounce. She came to school alone and her feet were covered with mud.

 

2. Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?

Ans. Wanda used to sit in the seat next to the last seat, in the last row, in Room Thirteen. She sat there because her feet were normally caked with dry mud and very dirty. So in order to avoid being laughed at by her classmates, she sat there to hide her dirty feet.

 

3. Where did Wanda Petronski live? What kind of place do you think it is?

Ans. Wanda Petronski was a Polish girl who had shifted to America from Poland with her parents. She was very poor and lived in Boggins Heights. It was a shabby area.

 

4. In what way was Wanda different from the other children?

Ans. Wanda was different from other children as she had no friends. She came to school alone and went home alone. She always wore a faded blue dress that did not fit her properly. Unlike other children, she kept quiet and did not talk to anyone.

 

5. Did Wanda have hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she has?

Ans. Wanda did not have hundred dresses because she was poor and wore the same faded dress to school every day. The other children of her class used to make fun of her poverty. She had made hundred dresses as sketches.

 *6. Who wrote a letter to Miss Mason?*

Ans. Wanda's father wrote a letter to Miss Mason to inform her that Wanda and her brother won't go to their school anymore and they have shifted from that area to somewhere else. And Wanda would be enrolled there in school so that no one would again tease her due to her name and appearance.

 

*7. Who was Maddie?*

Ans. Maddie is the best friend of Peggy. She was also involved in teasing Wanda. She was extremely poor and borrowed many dresses from Peggy. Her mother used to alter these dresses so that nobody could remember them. Maddie was guilty for teasing Wanda and decided never to tease anyone.

 

*8. Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why?*

Ans. Maddie was sure that Peggy would win the dress designing contest because Peggy was very good at designing. She was very well in copying any picture from any magazine or some film star's face so well that one could tell who it was. Peggy was the best among the others in terms of painting and designing.

 

*9. How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her?*

Ans. Wanda is seen as different by other girls because she doesn't belong to their community. She has a funny name. Moreover, she hails from a poor family as she always wears one faded dress that never ironed and doesn't fit her.

 

*10. What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?*

Ans. Peggy and Maddie decided to go to Boggins Heights to find Wanda. They felt sorry to know that they were misbehaving with an innocent girl and were teasing her for her poverty. They wanted to tell her about her victory in the contest and praised her beautiful dresses.

*7. Glimpses of India*

*I- A Baker From Goa (Lucio Rodrigues)*

 

*1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?*

Ans.  The elders of Goa were nostalgic about the good Old Portuguese days, the Portuguese, and their famous bread loaves. Bread-making is still very popular in Goa.

 

*2. Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?*

Ans. Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The author says that the mixers, molders, and those who bake the loaves are still present in Goa.

 

*3. When would the baker come every day? Why did the children run to meet him?*

Ans. The baker came twice every day, once in the morning when he delivered the loaves of bread to the houses. Then again, he returned after selling all his bread. The children ran to meet him because they were fond of the ‘bread bangles’ sold by him.

 

*4. How did the baker make his presence in the morning?*

Ans. In the morning the baker made his musical entry on the scene with the 'jhang–jhang' sound of his specially made staff. One hand supported the basket on his head and the other hanged the bamboo on the ground.

 

*5. Who invites the comment – ‘he is dressed like a pader’? Why?*

Ans. Anyone who wears a half-pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that “he is dressed like a pader”. This was so because the bakers were known as pader and they wore such half pants.

 

*6. How can you say that bread-making is still popular in Goa?*

Ans. Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The author can say so as one can still find mixers, the molders, the bakers and the old age furnaces. The main festivals and occasions are also still not celebrated without loaves, bol or bread-bangles.

 

*7. How is the baker very important for special occasions in the village?*

Ans. The village baker was especially important for festive occasions. The villagers were much fond of the sweet bread known as 'bol'. Marriage gifts were meaningless without these sweetbreads. Sandwiches, cakes, and Bolin have been a must for Christmas as well as other festivals.

*II- Coorg (Lokesh Abrol)*

   *1. Where is Coorg?*

Ans. Coorg or Kodagu is the smallest district of Karnataka. It is located midway between Mysore and Mangalore. 
 
*2. What is Coorg famous for? What is the best season to visit Coorg?*
Ans. Coorg is famous for coffee and spices. To visit Coorg, best season is June to September.
 
*3. What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?*

Ans. It is believed that Kodavu people are of Arabic origin. It is said that Alexander's army men moved to south and settled there. They wear the same dress Kuppia i.e., a long, black coat with an embroidered waist-belt. The Kuppia resembles the Kuffia of the Arabs and the Kurds.

   *III- Tea from Assam (Arup Kumar Datta)*

 *1. Who were Pranjol and Rajvir? Where were they going?*

Ans.  Rajvir and Pranjol were classmates. They were going to Assam to see the tea gardens.

 

*2. Which story of a Chinese emperor is associated with the discovery of tea?*

Ans. It was an emperor of China used to drink boiled water every day. Once, some of the tea leaves fell in the boiling water and got boiled. When he drank it, he found it taste was delicious.

 

*3. What is the Indian legend about the discovery of tea?*

Ans. The Indian legend about the discovery of tea is that a Bodhidharma or Buddhist had cut off his eyelids to avoid sleep during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of his eyelids. When the leaves added in hot water and drunk, it banished sleep.

 

*4. Where was tea first drunk? When did tea come to Europe?*

Ans.  Tea was first drunk in China in 2700 BC. Tea came to Europe in 16th century. First it was drunk as medicine. Words tea, 'chai' and 'chini' are from Chinese.