Class 10 English - First Flight - Chapter A Letter to God NCERT Solutions | Why does the postmaster send money to Le

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

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

Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?

Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?

Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?

How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?

Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.

What did Lencho hope for?

There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?

What made him angry?

Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?
 

What was Valli’s favourite pastime?

What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?

When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?

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

What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says “And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son”? Find reasons for your answer from the play.

Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps?

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         

Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is?
 

What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?

What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?

The author describes the things that Valli sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?

What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother?

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?

There are some examples of diary or journal entries in the ‘Before You Read’ section. Compare these with what Anne writes in her diary. What language was the diary originally written in? In what way is Anne’s diary different?

What does Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the children think of them? How do you know?

How does he get the otter? Does he like it? Pick out the words that tell you this.

What did the military generals do ? How did their attitude change and why?

What did Mij do to the box?

Would you agree that the “depths of oppression” create “heights of character”? How does Mandela illustrate this? Can you add your own examples to this argument ?