Unit 1 Solution
1.) (a) The keeper of the Big Half Moon Lighthouse is
(1) Aunt Esther
(2) Father
(3) Claude
(4) Dick
Answer: Father.
(b) The family moved over to the mainland in
(1) Summer
(2) Spring
(3) Monsoon
(4) Winter
Answer: Winter.
(c) When asked about relations, Father looked
(1) happy
(2) angry
(3) sorrowful
(4) irritated
Answer: sorrowful.
2.)
| (a) name of the island | |
| (b) age of claude | |
| (C) the game played by Claude and the narrator |
Solution:
(a) Big half moon
(b) twelve
(c) to run pirate caves
3.)
(1) People felt that Claude and the narrator were lonesome in the island .
Supporting statement:_____________________________________________________
Answer: True
S.S : They said we must be lonesome over there, with no other children near us.
(2) Claude and the narrator quarreled.
Supporting statement:_____________________________________________________
Answer: False
S.S : Claude and I never quarreled .
(Here ‘I’ is the author Philippa)
(3) Nobody on the mainland had relations .
Supporting statement:_____________________________
Unit 2 Solution
4.) (a) In summer the big Half Moon is always
(1) Lovely
(2) Unpleasant
(3) Boring
(4) Dull
Answer: Lovely.
(b) Back on the island , Claude and the narrator made plenty of
(a) Puppets
(b) masks
(c) kites
(d) envelopes
Answer: Kites.
(c) The kite was patched with a
(a) newspaper
(b) letter
(C)envelope
(d) card
Answer: Letter.
(2) On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted_________________________
(3) Claude was standing with_______________________________________
Solution:
(1) A boy on the mainland showed claude how to make them.
(2) On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted gold tinsel stars all over it and had written their names full on it.
(3) Claude was standing with a bit of cord of the sailed away kite in his hand, looking foolish.
6.) Solution:
(a) Because , she was bringing the kite from the house , she tripped and fell over the rocks .
(b) Because , they wanted to send the kite up before the wind had finished.
(c) Because , the wind was glorious.
Unit 3 Solution
7.) (a) A letter came for father after a
(1) day
(2) week
(3) fortnight
(4) month
Answer: (4) month
(b) Father left home after quarreling with his
(a) brother
(b) sister
(c)aunt
(d) uncle
Answer: (a) brother
(c) Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on the top of a
(a) roof
(b) tree
(C) lighthouse
(d) light post
Answer: (b) tree
8.) Fill in the chart:
| (a) Person who sent the letter | |
| (b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother | |
| (c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present |
Solution:
(a) It was Aunt Esther who sent the letter.
(b) Aunt Esther’s mother name was Philippa.
(c) Author (Phillipa), Claude, Claude and Phillipa’s Father, Aunt Esther, Dick and Mimi. That’s mean total 5 members now there in the family.
9.) (a) What did Father find when he went back home years afterwards?
(b) Where did Aunt Esther live?
(c) Why did Aunt Esther turn pale?
Solution:
(a) Father found that, his brother was died and there was no address of his one and only sister.
(b) Aunt Esther lived hundreds of miles inland.
(c) Aunt Esther turned pale this is because, she saw the kite patched with the letter which was found by Dick and Mimi in the woods.
10) Change the following sentences into questions, as directed:
(a) Shankha lives in Alipurduar.(Information question using ‘where’)
Answer: Where does Shankha live?
Reason: Students you might be know about rules Do / Did / Does.
It’s a helping verb. Frequently use to make Interrogative sentence.
If the Main Verb is in Present form ‘Do’ is used; If the Main Verb is in past form ‘Did’ is used; If the Main verb is associate with ‘s’/ ‘es’ – then Does is used.
Here See, Main verb is lives.
That’s mean, associate with ‘s’ (So obviously does is used).
(b) They have gone to a picnic (Interrogative sentence using ‘where’)
Answer: Where have they gone?
Reason: Auxiliary verb ‘Have’ is already present in the sentence. So no need of Do/ Did/ Does.
(c) I went to school yesterday . (Simple question using ‘did’)
Answer: Did you go to school yesterday?
Reason: Read the sentence.
What is the verb? Its went (And it is in past form)
So, Did is used.
Here subject is I (But in question its you. This is because obviously someone asking question to me, then I am answerd)
(d) Tia studies in class 10 . (Information question using ‘which’)
Answer: In Which class does Tia Study?
You already know How to turn Assertive Sentence to Interrogative Sentence.
11. Suppose your bicycle has a sudden tyre puncture on your way to school. You have taken the cycle to a repair shop. Write an imaginary dialogue (within 100 words) between the shopkeeper and you.
Ans:
Me: Hello, will you please listen to me?
Shopkeeper: Yes, how can I help you?
Me: The tyre of the front wheel of my bicycle has been punctured on the way. I am in trouble. Me: Will you please repair it?
Shopkeeper: Yes, that’s my work. Let me see the tyre.
Me: Thank you. How much will it cost?
Shopkeeper: It will cost you Rs. 10.
Me: Fine. I am waiting. You may start your repair work.
Shopkeeper: I shall try to mend it right now so that you can attend your school in time.
Me: Thank you.
12. Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story.
crow sitting on a tree-piece of meat in its beak – fox passing under the tree – wants the meat – asks the crow to sing – crow keeps meat under its feet and sings – fooled, fox leaves
Ans:
The Clever Crow and the Fox
One day a crow found a piece of meat. It sat on the branch of a tree. The piece of meat was in its beak. At that time a fox was passing under the tree. The fox noticed the piece of meat in the crow’s beak. The fox was really greedy. He wanted to get the piece. So the sly fox requested the crow to sing a song. The fox expected that as the crow would start singing the piece of meat would fall from its beak. But the crow had enough wit. It understood the fox’s cunning. So keeping the meat under its feet, the crow started to sing. The crow was able to fool the fox successfully. Disheartened, the fox departed.
This book name was BLISS for class 10
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