Chapter 1: A Letter to God – G.L. Fuentes
Q1. Who is the main character of A Letter to God?
Ans. Lencho.
Q2. Where does Lencho live?
Ans. On a small farm in Mexico.
Q3. What problem does Lencho face in the story?
Ans. His crops are destroyed by a hailstorm.
Q4. To whom does Lencho write a letter?
Ans. To God.
Q5. How much money does Lencho ask from God?
Ans. One hundred pesos.
Q6. How do the post office employees react to Lencho’s letter?
Ans. They are amused but help him secretly.
Q7. How much money do the employees collect for Lencho?
Ans. Seventy pesos.
Q8. What does Lencho think about the missing thirty pesos?
Ans. He thinks the post office employees are thieves.
Q9. What is the central theme of the story?
Ans. Faith and human kindness.
Q10. What literary device is used in Lencho’s letter?
Ans. Irony.
Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Q11. Who wrote Long Walk to Freedom?
Ans. Nelson Mandela.
Q12. Where was Nelson Mandela imprisoned?
Ans. Robben Island.
Q13. What struggle did Mandela fight for?
Ans. Freedom from apartheid in South Africa.
Q14. At what age was Mandela arrested?
Ans. At 44.
Q15. How long was Mandela in prison?
Ans. 27 years.
Q16. Who were Mandela’s fellow prisoners?
Ans. Political activists.
Q17. What does the chapter teach about leadership?
Ans. True leadership requires courage and sacrifice.
Q18. How did Mandela inspire others?
Ans. Through his determination and forgiveness.
Q19. What is the central theme of the chapter?
Ans. Struggle for justice and equality.
Q20. What qualities made Mandela a great leader?
Ans. Patience, vision, and moral courage.
Chapter 3: His First Flight – Liam O’Flaherty
Q21. Who is the protagonist?
Ans. The young seagull.
Q22. What is the story about?
Ans. A seagull learning to fly for the first time.
Q23. Why was the young seagull afraid?
Ans. Fear of falling.
Q24. Who encourages the young seagull?
Ans. Its parents.
Q25. What lesson does the seagull learn?
Ans. Courage helps to overcome fear.
Q26. Where does the story take place?
Ans. On a cliff near the sea.
Q27. How does the young seagull finally fly?
Ans. By trusting itself and the wind.
Q28. What literary device is used?
Ans. Symbolism (flight symbolizes independence).
Q29. What is the central theme?
Ans. Courage and self-reliance.
Q30. How does the story end?
Ans. The young seagull flies successfully.
Chapter 4: Black Aeroplane – Frederick Forsyth
Q31. Who is the protagonist of Black Aeroplane?
Ans. The pilot.
Q32. What problem does the pilot face?
Ans. His plane engine fails during a flight.
Q33. Where is the pilot flying?
Ans. Over Europe.
Q34. What mysterious object does he see?
Ans. A black aeroplane that seems to follow him.
Q35. How does the pilot react to fear?
Ans. With courage and quick thinking.
Q36. What is the climax of the story?
Ans. The pilot safely lands the plane.
Q37. What theme is highlighted?
Ans. Courage in adversity.
Q38. Who helps the pilot?
Ans. His own skills and presence of mind.
Q39. What literary device is used?
Ans. Suspense.
Q40. What is the moral of the story?
Ans. Calmness and skill overcome danger.
Chapter 5: From the Diary of Anne Frank
Q41. Who wrote the diary?
Ans. Anne Frank.
Q42. Where did Anne Frank hide?
Ans. In a secret annex in Amsterdam.
Q43. Why was Anne’s family in hiding?
Ans. To escape the Nazis.
Q44. What is Anne’s age when she wrote the diary?
Ans. 13–15 years old.
Q45. How does Anne describe life in hiding?
Ans. Tense, fearful, and challenging.
Q46. What quality of Anne is most visible?
Ans. Hopefulness and optimism.
Q47. Who does Anne address in her diary?
Ans. “Kitty,” her imaginary friend.
Q48. What theme is explored in the diary?
Ans. Courage and human spirit under adversity.
Q49. How does Anne show maturity?
Ans. Through reflection on human nature and values.
Q50. What historical event is depicted?
Ans. The Holocaust.
Chapter 6: Glimpses of India
Q51. Who wrote A Baker from Goa?
Ans. Lucio Rodrigues.
Q52. What is the story about?
Ans. A baker’s simple life and happiness.
Q53. What does Coorg describe?
Ans. Beauty and lifestyle of Coorg.
Q54. Who wrote Coorg?
Ans. Lokesh Abrol.
Q55. What is Tea from Assam about?
Ans. Tea plantations and laborers’ life in Assam.
Q56. Who wrote Tea from Assam?
Ans. Arup Kumar Datta.
Q57. What common theme links these stories?
Ans. Life and culture across India.
Q58. What is emphasized in A Baker from Goa?
Ans. Contentment in simple life.
Q59. What is special about Coorg?
Ans. Its scenic beauty and coffee plantations.
Q60. What literary device is used in Glimpses of India?
Ans. Descriptive narration.
Chapter 7: Mijbil the Otter – Gavin Maxwell
Q66. Who is Mijbil?
Ans. A young otter.
Q67. What happens to Mijbil?
Ans. He is adopted and raised by the author.
Q68. What does the story highlight?
Ans. Bond between humans and animals.
Q69. Who wrote Mijbil the Otter?
Ans. Gavin Maxwell.
Q70. What is the central theme?
Ans. Care, love, and companionship.
Chapter 8: Madam Rides the Bus – Vallikkannan
Q71. Who is the protagonist?
Ans. Valli.
Q72. What does Valli do in the story?
Ans. She rides the bus alone for the first time.
Q73. What is Valli’s age?
Ans. Ten years old.
Q74. What theme is highlighted?
Ans. Independence and curiosity.
Q75. Who wrote the story?
Ans. Vallikkannan.
Chapter 9: The Sermon at Benares – Betty Renshaw
Q76. Who delivers the sermon?
Ans. Gautama Buddha.
Q77. What is the central message?
Ans. Control over anger and self-discipline.
Q78. Where does the sermon take place?
Ans. Benares (Varanasi).
Q79. What theme is highlighted?
Ans. Moral values and wisdom.
Q80. Who wrote this story?
Ans. Betty Renshaw.
Chapter 10: The Proposal (Play) – Anton Chekhov
Q81. Who are the main characters?
Ans. Lomov and Natalya.
Q82. What is Lomov’s intention?
Ans. To propose marriage to Natalya.
Q83. What problem occurs during the proposal?
Ans. Arguments over trivial matters.
Q84. Who wrote The Proposal?
Ans. Anton Chekhov.
Q85. What type of play is it?
Ans. Comedy.
Q86. What is the theme of the play?
Ans. Foolishness of human pride.
Q87. How does Natalya react to Lomov’s proposal?
Ans. Initially angrily, later agrees.
Q88. What causes conflict in the play?
Ans. Quarrels over property and dogs.
Q89. How is humor created in the play?
Ans. Through exaggerated arguments.
Q90. What is the moral lesson?
Ans. Pride and stubbornness can lead to misunderstandings.
Chapter 1: Dust of Snow – Robert Frost
Q91. Who is the poet of Dust of Snow?
Ans. Robert Frost.
Q92. What is the poem about?
Ans. A crow shakes dust off a tree, changing the speaker’s mood.
Q93. Which season is depicted in the poem?
Ans. Winter.
Q94. What effect does the crow have on the speaker?
Ans. Lifts his spirits and brightens his day.
Q95. What is the central theme?
Ans. Small acts of nature can change our perspective.
Chapter 2: Fire and Ice – Robert Frost
Q96. Who wrote Fire and Ice?
Ans. Robert Frost.
Q97. What do fire and ice symbolize?
Ans. Fire symbolizes desire; ice symbolizes hate.
Q98. What is the poem’s theme?
Ans. The destructive power of human emotions.
Q99. How many stanzas are in the poem?
Ans. One stanza.
Q100. What is the central idea?
Ans. The world may end because of desire or hate.
Chapter 3: A Tiger in the Zoo – Leslie Norris
Q101. Who wrote A Tiger in the Zoo?
Ans. Leslie Norris.
Q102. Where is the tiger in the poem?
Ans. In a zoo cage.
Q103. What does the tiger symbolize?
Ans. Wild freedom versus captivity.
Q104. How does the tiger feel in the cage?
Ans. Frustrated and restless.
Q105. What is the theme of the poem?
Ans. Effects of confinement on natural instincts.
Chapter 4: How to Tell Wild Animals – Carolyn Wells
Q106. Who is the poet?
Ans. Carolyn Wells.
Q107. What is the poem about?
Ans. Funny ways to identify wild animals.
Q108. Which literary device is prominent in the poem?
Ans. Humour and satire.
Q109. How does the poet describe dangerous animals?
Ans. With exaggerated features and humor.
Q110. What is the central theme?
Ans. Observation of nature with wit and humour.
Chapter 5: The Ball Poem – John Berryman
Q111. Who wrote The Ball Poem?
Ans. John Berryman.
Q112. What incident does the poem describe?
Ans. A boy loses his ball and learns about loss.
Q113. What lesson does the boy learn?
Ans. About value, loss, and growing up.
Q114. What is the tone of the poem?
Ans. Reflective and serious.
Q115. What is the central theme?
Ans. Loss and learning responsibility.
Chapter 6: Amanda! – Robin Klein
Q116. Who wrote Amanda!?
Ans. Robin Klein.
Q117. Who is Amanda?
Ans. A young girl who dislikes strict rules.
Q118. What does Amanda think about her mother?
Ans. She is controlling and nagging.
Q119. What is the central theme?
Ans. Teenage frustration and desire for freedom.
Q120. What literary device is used?
Ans. Humour and exaggeration.
Chapter 7: The Trees – Adrienne Rich
Q121. Who wrote The Trees?
Ans. Adrienne Rich.
Q122. What do the trees symbolize?
Ans. Renewal, hope, and change.
Q123. What happens every spring according to the poem?
Ans. Trees shed old leaves and grow new ones.
Q124. What is the central theme?
Ans. Resilience and regeneration of life.
Q125. What literary device is used?
Ans. Personification.
Chapter 8: Fog – Carl Sandburg
Q126. Who wrote Fog?
Ans. Carl Sandburg.
Q127. What does the fog resemble?
Ans. A cat silently moving in the city.
Q128. What literary device is used in the poem?
Ans. Simile and personification.
Q129. What is the central theme?
Ans. Nature’s quiet observation and mystery.
Q130. How does the poet describe fog’s movement?
Ans. Silent, calm, and cautious like a cat.
Chapter 9: The Tale of Custard the Dragon – Ogden Nash
Q131. Who wrote The Tale of Custard the Dragon?
Ans. Ogden Nash.
Q132. Who is Custard?
Ans. A cowardly dragon who lives with a girl and her pets.
Q133. What is ironic about Custard?
Ans. Though cowardly, he saves everyone from danger.
Q134. What is the theme of the poem?
Ans. Courage and hidden strength.
Q135. What literary device is used?
Ans. Humor and irony.
Chapter 10: For Anne Gregory – W.B. Yeats
Q136. Who wrote For Anne Gregory?
Ans. W.B. Yeats.
Q137. What is the poem about?
Ans. A man values love over physical beauty.
Q138. Who is Anne Gregory?
Ans. The lady whom the poet admires.
Q139. What is the central theme?
Ans. True love and inner beauty.
Q140. What literary device is used?
Ans. Simile and contrast.
Chapter 11: Additional Mixed Questions
Q141. Which poem teaches the importance of courage and hope?
Ans. Dust of Snow – Robert Frost.
Q142. Which poem contrasts human desires with hatred?
Ans. Fire and Ice – Robert Frost.
Q143. Which poem highlights freedom vs captivity?
Ans. A Tiger in the Zoo – Leslie Norris.
Q144. Which poem uses humor to teach about animals?
Ans. How to Tell Wild Animals – Carolyn Wells.
Q145. Which poem deals with loss and growing up?
Ans. The Ball Poem – John Berryman.
Q146. Which poem is about teenage frustration?
Ans. Amanda! – Robin Klein.
Q147. Which poem celebrates renewal in nature?
Ans. The Trees – Adrienne Rich.
Q148. Which poem shows nature moving silently?
Ans. Fog – Carl Sandburg.
Q149. Which poem is about hidden courage in a cowardly character?
Ans. The Tale of Custard the Dragon – Ogden Nash.
Q150. Which poem emphasizes love for inner beauty over outward appearance?
Ans. For Anne Gregory – W.B. Yeats.
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