Question Answers: NCERT Class 10 English - First Flight

What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?

Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.

   greedy            naive                   stupid                ungrateful 
   selfish            comical               unquestioning

Chubukov says of Natalya: “... as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a lovesick cat...” Would you agree? Find reasons for your answer.

Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?

Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?

What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?

Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How?

How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country

(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade of the twentieth century?

Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher?

What does courage mean to Mandela?

“I’ll take the risk”. What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?

Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?
 

Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstones?

What does Mandela thank the international leaders for ?

Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may
look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
                       A                                                                                                                            B

      (i) Journal                                                                                     – A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your and                                                                                                                      feelings or what has happened on that day 

      (ii) Diary                                                                                       – A full record of a journey, a period of time, or  an event, written every day
      (iii) Log                                                                                         – A record of a person’s own life and experiences (usually, a famous person)
      (iv) Memoir(s)                                                                               – A written record of events with times and dates, usually official         

What does Mandela mean when he says he is “simply the sum of all those African patriots”, who had gone before him ?

How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?

Why were two national anthems sung?

Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?

What did Lencho hope for?