1.) (a) The poet asks for a snail the colour of which would be
(1) blue
(2) grey
(3) black
(4) white
Answer: (4) white
(b) While going down to the sea , the poet wants to hear the crying of -
(1) seagulls
(2) cuckoos
(3) eagles
(4) swallows
Answer: (1) seagulls
(c) The wind on the sea is like a whetted
(1) sword
(2) axe
(3) knife
(4) spear
Answer: (3) knife
2.) (b) The call of the running tide is wild and clear.
Supporting statement :_____________________________________________________
Answer: True
S.S:- “For the call of the running tide is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied”
(c) The poet is going out to the sea for the first time .
Answer: False.
First line of the 3 paragraph of the poem ‘I must go down to the sea again’ – this line tell us that. It is not the first time to the sea.
3.) Answer the following questions :
(1) During what time of the day does the poet wish to go to down to the seas?
(2) What kind of the day does the poet for sailing?
(3) What does the poet prefer to hear from a fellow rover?
Solution:
(a) During a windy day with the white clouds flying. The poet wishes to go to down to the seas.
(b) According to the poet, when a grey mist on the sea’s face and a grey down breaking.
(c) The Poem Sea Fever written by John Masefield the poet prefers to hear laughing from a yellow rover.
Extra Questions :
Hello dear students here we are given some extra questions and answers from this poem Sea Fever. Hope it will important for you Board exam.
Q.1. Give us the reason from first stanza: Why the author go down to the seas again?
Ans. The reasons are – Wheel’s kick, Winds Song, Shaking of White sail etc.
Q.2. Give us the reason from second stanza: Why the author go down to the seas again?
Ans. Call of the running tide, flung spray and the blown spume, Crying of sea-gulls.
4. Do as Directed:
(a) What a shocking sight! (change into an assertive sentence)
Ans:- It is a very shocking sight.
(b) I am sure of his success. (change into a complex sentence)
Ans:- I am sure that you will succeed.
(c) Snigdha is not only wise but also brave. (change into a simple sentence)
Ans:- Besides being wise, Snigdha is also brave.
Writing activities
5. Write a summary of the following passage within 100 words):
Egyptian kings are called Pharaohs. Tutankhamun was an Egyptian king who ruled between 1332-1323 BC. Tutankhamun was very young when he became the king. He was only ten years old when he ascended the throne. He was the son of Akhenaten who was also a Pharaoh. As the king, Tutankhamun undertook many building projects. These building projects were centered around Thebes and Karnak. Tutankhamun built many temples and monuments. At that time many temples were in ruins. Tutankhamun ordered them to be rebuilt. Tutankhamun had various physical disabilities. He suffered from ill health for a long period in his life. Tutankhamun required the support of a cane to walk because of his physical disabilities.
In ancient Egypt, the body of a Pharaoh was preserved after his death. This preserved body was known as the mummy. The preserved body of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter, an Englishman. He discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. The tomb was nearly intact when it was discovered. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb attracted wide interest all over the world. The discovery sparked an interest in ancient Egypt.
Ans:-
Egyptian kings were called Pharaohs. Tutankhamun, son of Akhenaten, became king at the age of ten. He undertook different building projects. After death the kings dead bodies were preserved as mummies. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and mummy by the Englishman Howard Carter made ancient Egypt the subject of attraction to the world.
6. Write a newspaper report (within 100 words) on the incident of burglary in a flat in Kolkata using the following points:
date and place – time – occupants of the house – number of robbers – list of articles stolen – police investigation
Ans:-
Kolkata, January 12: Kolkata is no longer safe for living। This was proved once again on Monng burglary occurred in a flat at Salt Lake in Kolkata. It is a small flat where an old man with his family lives. It was about eleven in the morning. The old man was alone in the flat as all the other members had gone either to office or to school. The door-bell rang. The old man was expecting the arrival of the gas cylinder. As he opened the main door a gang of robbers entered the flat and made the old man absolutely helpless with their threats. Then opening the almirah they gathered ornaments and cash worth not less than three lakhs. After their departure, the man recovered himself within half an hour and called the police. Investigation has been started. According to the police, they have found some vital clues though the robbers and the stolen money and jewellery are yet to be traced.
This book name was BLISS for class 10
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