ENGLISH Q/A,PARAGRAPH AND POEM Q/A

ENGLISH Q/A,PARAGRAPH AND POEM Q/A

* QUESTION BANK *

* UNIT – 1 TO 7 BY KARAN RAJ. T X-B E/M. *
PROSE – 1

HIS FIRST FLIGHT

1.Why did the Seagull fail to fly?

2.What did the parents do, when the young Seagull fail to fly?

3.What was the first catch of The Young seagull’s older brother?

4.What is the young Seagull manage to find in his search for food on the ledge?

5.What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?

6.What made the young Seagull go mad?

7.Why did the young bird uttered a joyful scream?

8.Did the mother bird offer any food to the young Bird?

9.How did the bird feel when it started flying for the first time?

10.What did the young bird’s family do when he started flying?

11.How was the young Seagull is first attempt to fly?

12.How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s brother and sister?

13.Give an instance that show the pathetic condition of the bird.

14.How did the bird try to reach its parent without having to fly?

15.Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were Harsh to him? Why?

16.What prompted the young Seagull to fly finally?

17.What happened to the young Seagull when it landed on the green sea?

PROSE-2

THE NIGHT THE GHOST GOT IN

1.Where was the author when he heard the noise?

2.What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?

3.What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs?

4.Who were the narrator neighbours?

5.How did bodwells react, when a shoe was thrown into their house?

6.What did the bodwells think when they hear the mother shout?

7.What was the grandfather wearing?

8.What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?

9.Were the police man willing to leave the house?

10.What made the reporter gaze at the author?

11.Why was the narrator sorry to have paid attention to the footsteps?

12.Why did herman and the author slam the doors?

13.What woke up the mother?

14.What do you understand by the Mother’s act of throwing the shoe?

15.Why do you think Mrs.Borwell wanted to sell the house?

16.How did the cops manage to enter the locked house?

17.Why were the police man prevented from entering grandfather’s room?

18.Who used the zither and how?

19. Mention the things that the grandfather imagined?

PROSE – 3

EMPOWERED WOMEN NAVIGATING THE WORLD

1.What does INSV stand for?

2.When was INSV Tarini commissioned to Indian Naval Service?

3.Who is Tara-Tarini? After whom was the sailboat named?

4.Where did the crew undergo their basic training?

5.How long were they trained to undertake this voyage?

6.Which skill was considered important in the selection process?

7.Who mentored the crew?

8.Which quality of the Skipper helped to bring out a successful expedition?

9.Who among the crew mentioned about teamwork?

10.When did they witness the brilliant southern lights from the Sea? How did the sky appear

there?

11.What festival did they celebrate during their expedition?

12.Mention the special features of INSV Tarini.

13.What does the term circumnavigation mean?

14.How did the all-women Indian Navy crew go about their voyage?

15.When did the crew start their voyage? When did they returned back to India? How many

days did it take to complete the expedition?

16.What sort of training did the crew undergo before their expedition?

17.How did the crew members work as a team to make their expedition successful?

18.What challenging tasks did the team face during their voyage?

19.What sort of activities did the crew engage in during their voyage?

20.Mention the celebrations which the crew enjoyed during their expectations.

21.Which factor motivated the crew to undertake this expedition?

PROSE – 4

THE ATTIC

1.When did Aditya leave the local School?

2.Why did think that the school would not be recognisable?

3.Who were Aditya’s ancestors?

4.How was the landscape through which they travelled

5.What did Aditya visit?

6.Where was nagen uncle’s shop?

7.Besides tea, what did Nagen uncle have in his shop?

8.What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal?

9.In what way was Mr.Sanyal’s behaviour strange?

10.What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal’s past life?

11.How did Sanyal show that he had a sense of self-respect?

12.Why was the attic ‘a favourite place’ for the children?

13.What did Aditya do on reaching the attic?

14.What did the Jeweller say about the article?

15.Was Sanyal happy about his visitors?

16.Why did Sanyal recite the poem in the tea shop earlier?

17.What was engraved on the medal?

18.Write a few lines about the owner of the shop.

19.What was the daily routine of Sanyal?

20.Why was there a sudden change in Aditya’s expression?

21.Why did Aditya decide to visit his ancestral home?

22.What was the condition of the attic?

23.When did Aditya heave a sigh of relief? Why?

24.Why did Aditya and his friend go to the jeweller?

25.Why did Aditya offer Sanyal?

26.”Your grievances are absolutely justified”. Who says this to whom? Why?

PROSE – 5

TECH BLOOMERS

1.What is the future of technology?

2.How many people in India suffer with disability?

3.Who is Kim?

4.How does Kim helps Alisha?

5.Why is technology important according to David?

6.Which instrument does David control with his eye movements?

7.What devices help David to move from one place to other?

8.What are the benefits of the internet to the common man?

9.Do you think Technology has improved communication? How?

10.How does David operate computers with the Liberator Communication Device?

11.Which devices are controlled using ACTIV controller?

12.Who said these words:”I want everyone to know the difference Technology has made in

my life” ?

13.Which software helps Elisha to overcome her difficulty in typing?

14.Name a few Indian innovations which are helpful to the disabled and make their day to

day life easier.

15.Is it possible to control the computer screen with eye gaze?

16.Suggest two ways of making our society inclusive.

17.How would you help the people with disabilities in your neighbourhood?

PROSE – 6

THE LAST LESSON

1.What kind of news was usually put up on the bulletin board?

2.What was the usual scene when school began everyday?

3.Other than the students, who were present in the class?

4.Why did Mr.Hamel say it was the last French lesson?

5.What was Franz asked to tell? Was he able to answer?

6.Why did Mr. Hamel blame himself?

7.What did M.Hamel say about the French language?

8.How many years had M. Hamel been in the village?

9.Why did Franz dread to go to school that day?

10.What were the various things that tempted Franz to spend his day outdoors?

11.Why was the narrator not able to get to his desk without being seen?

12.What was Frank sorry for?

13.Why were the old villagers sitting in the last desk?

14.What were the thoughts of the narrator’s parents?

15.Why does M.Hamel say that we must guard our language?

16.M.Hamel was gazing at many things. What were they?

17.When and how did M. Hamel bid farewell to the class?

PROSE – 7

THE DYING DETECTIVE

1.How did Watson feel when he heard of Holmes illness?

2.Why didn’t the landlady call the doctor?

3.What was the condition of Holmes when Watson saw him?

4.According to Holmes what was the disease he was suffering from?

5.Why did Watson see when he entered the room?

6.What were the instructions given by Holmes to Watson?

7.Why did Holmes plead with smith?

8.Who was responsible for Victor Savage’s death? What was the evidence for it?

9.What explanation did Holmes give for speaking rudely to Watson?

10.How was Holmes able to look sick?

11.Who was Mrs. Hudson? Why was she worried?

12.Why didn’t Holmes let Watson examine him?

13.Why did Holmes warn Watson against touching his things? What was Watson’s reaction?

14.What did Watson find on the table near the mantelpiece?

15.Who is Mr. Culverton Smith?

16.What did Holmes ask Watson to do before leaving his room?

17.What instructions did Holmes give Watson to get Mr. Smith?

18.Why did Holmes want Smith to treat him?

19.According to Smith how did Holmes get the disease?

20.Who arrested Smith? What were the charges against him?

PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS

1.Write a paragraph about the lesson “His First Flight “.

2.Write a paragraph about the lesson “The Night the Ghost Got in”.

3.Write a paragraph about the lesson “Empowered Women Navigating the World”.

4.Write a paragraph about the lesson “The Attic”.

5.Write a paragraph about the lesson “Tech Bloomers”.

6.Write a paragraph about the lesson “The Last Lesson”.

7.Write a paragraph about the lesson “The Dying Detective”.

8.Write a paragraph about the poem “Life”.

9.Write a paragraph about the poem “The Grumble Family”.

10.Write a paragraph about the poem “I am Every Woman”.

11.Write a paragraph about the poem “The Ant and the Cricket”.

12.Write a paragraph about the poem “The Secret of the Machines”.

13.Write a paragraph about the poem “No Men are Foreign”.

14.Write a paragraph about the poem “The House on Elm Street”.

15.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “The Tempest”.

16.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “Zigzag”.

17.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “The Story of Mulan”.

18.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “The Aged Mother”.

19.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “A day in 2889 of an American

Journalist”.

20.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “The Little Hero of Holland”.

21.Write a paragraph about the supplementary reader “A Dilemma”.