West Bengal State Board Class 10 English Solution: Lesson 7 - The Cat


                  Unit 1 Solution:

1.) (a) Most people think that the cat is

(1) wise

(2) unintelligent

(3) clever

(4) intelligent

Answer: (2) unintelligent

(b) The cat cares little for anything but mice and

(1) soup

(2) juice

(3) water

(4) milk

Answer: (4) milk

(c) One can see the cat as he really is in the

(1) morning

(2) night

(3) afternoon

(4) evening

Answer: (4) evening


2.) (a) The cat really has more character than __________________________

(b) The cat sometimes watches ___________________________________

(c) All day long the cat allows himself to be__________________________

Solution:

(a) most human beings

(b) a mouse -hole for an hour or two just to keep himself from dying of boredom.

(c) pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.


3.) (a) The cat is not fond of ease .

Supporting statement :___________________________________________________

Answer:

True

S.S:- “most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal , fond of ease and caring  little for anything but mice and milk .”

(b) The cat has no athletic skills .

Supporting statement:_____________________________________________________

Answer:

False

S.S.:- “He __or she__is the athelete , an acrobat and a grim fighter.”

(c) The cat takes things very easily .

Supporting statement:_____________________________________________________

Answer:

True

S.S.:- “All day long the cat loafs about the hope , takes things easy and allows himself to  be Pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.”

                 Unit 2 Solution

4.) (a) The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily

(a) purrs

(b) howls

(c) barks

(d) mews

Answer: purrs

(b) With tears of rage and pain in his eyes ,the guest affects to be very much

(a) amused

(b) annoyed

(c) unhappy

(d) upset

Answer: (a) amused

(c) The guest hands down the cat a bit of

(a) meat

(b) fruit

(c) fish

(d) vegetable

Answer: (c) fish


6.) (a) When does the cat make an appearance to get his share of food?

(b) Who is the cat particularly civil to?

(c) How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed down by the guest?

Solution:

(a) The cat makes an appearance to get his share of food when everyone in the family sits down to tea.

(b) The cat particularly civil to the guest of the family. As because it knows we always try to give best to our guest.

(c) The cat gingerly receives the bit of fish handed down by the guest.


                  Unit 3 Solution


7.) (a) The cat saunters down his own

(1) courtyard

(2) front yard

(3) backyard

(4) shipyard

Answer: (3) backyard

(b) The cat skips to the roof an empty

(1) room

(2) shade

(3) floor

(4) corridor

Answer: (2) shade

(c) Exilled in a new land, the cat would have to learn new

(1) history

(2) manners

(3) cultures

(4) geography

Answer: (4) geography


8.) (a) When the family gathers round the fire , the cat_____________________________

(b) The cat droops his head nearly to his paws and ______________________________

(c) Cats go for sport to the suburban backyard as_______________________________

Solution:

(a) casually goes out of the room .

(b) he sends across a call to his kindred .

(c) they get older .


9. Fill in the information from the text:

Ans:-

CauseEffect
(a) The cat has many enemies.He looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly.
(b) He wants to see if every muscle is in full working order.The cat stretches himself a few time.
(c) The cat knows his friends and every landmark.The cat doesn’t like to leave his country and the land.

10. Split the following sentences:

(a) They postponed their visit as the programme was called off.

Ans: (i) The programme was called off.

(ii) They postponed their visit.

(b) Having fought the battle, he returned victorious.

Ans: (i) He fought the battle.

(ii) He returned victorious.

(c) He poured some water into the glass and drank it.

Ans: (i) He poured some water into the glass.

(ii) He drank the water.

(d) He was afraid lest he be proved guilty.

Ans: (i) He was afraid.

(ii) He was afraid to be proved guilty.


11. Join the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence:

(a) He is wise. He is brave.

Ans: He is wise and brave.

(b) My grandfather lives in a big house. The house is by the river.

Ans: My grandfather lives in a big house  that is by the river.

(c) I got a new book. I felt happy.

Ans: I felt happy because I got a new book.

(d) Muskan is sick. She could not attend the function.

Ans: Muskan could not attend the function because he was sick.


12. Suppose you are the Secretary of a club which has decided to open a library.

Write a notice (within 100 words) to the members of your club inviting them to actively join this programme by donating books for the library.

Ans:

November 28, 2024

                          Bhagat ji -Help Club

Notice

This is to inform that the “Kshudiram Self-Help Club” is going to open a Library for its members on 1st January, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., at the Community Centre. The inauguration will be done by the BDO of our area. The people of this area are invited to actively join this programme by donating books for the library.  All the members are also invited to attend the opening ceremony and requested to donate money voluntarily as much as they can. The members are requested to donate some books for the library may be started as early as possible. For any further inquiry, you may contact the undersigned.

Secretary
Bhagat ji -Help Club




This book name was BLISS for class 10 


                CONTENTS

Lesson No.         Lesson Name

1.                 Father's Help - R. K. Narayan

2.                 Fable - Ralph Waldo Emerson


4.                 My Own True family - Ted Hughes

5.                 Our Runaway Kite - Lucy Maud Montgomery

6.                 Sea Fever - John Masefield

7.                 The Cat - Andrew Barton Paterson

8.                 The Snail - William Cowper

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