Class 10 vvi

1. Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place? Ans: The lawyer is sent to New Mullion to serve summons on a person named Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a law case.He had expected the place to be a sweet and simple country … Read more

1. What kind of a person is Mme Loisel – why is she always unhappy? Ans: Mme. Loisel is a woman who lives in the world of dreams. She gives much value to her dreams and hence over-looks the realities of life. That is why, she is always unhappy as dreams are a virtual reality … Read more

1. How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life? Ans: Richard Ebright was interested in collecting butterflies. By the time he was in his second grade, he had collected all the twenty-five species of butterflies found around his home town. This would have been the end of his butterfly collection, if … Read more

1. What does Horace Danby like to collect? Ans: Horace Danby likes to collect rare and expensive books. 2. Why does he steal every year? Ans: He used to steal every year so that he could buy the rare and expensive books that he loved to collect. He planned meticulously before attempting a burglary, stole … Read more

1. How is Ausable different from other secret agents? Ans: Ausable is different from other secret agents in more than one way. He has a small room in the musty corridor of a gloomy French hotel. It was the sixth and topmost floor and it was scarcely the setting for a romantic adventure. Ausable was … Read more

1. Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story? Ans: In this story, ‘I’ refers to the thief. 2. What is he “a fairly successful hand” at? Ans: He is “a fairly successful hand” at stealing and robbing people. 3. What does he get from Anil in return for his work? Ans: When Hari asks … Read more

1. Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki? Ans: Mrs Pumphrey is worried and distraught because Tricki would not eat anything. He even is not ready to eat his favorite dishes. Tricki has bouts of vomiting and spends all his time lying on the rug and panting. Tricki does not even want to go for … Read more

Ans: The “great honey- colored/Ramparts at your ear” refers to the beautiful yellow colored hair that falls at the woman’s ear and cover it like a wall around a fort. He says that the young men are “thrown into despair” by them because they look so beautiful on the woman that her beauty gets thoroughly … Read more

Ans: The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little. yellow dog, a little pet dragon and a pirate. Character Kitten Mouse Dog Mustard Dragon Custard Ans: Custard cried for a nice, safe cage because it was a coward. It is called a ‘cowardly dragon’ because everybody … Read more

1. (i) What does Sandburg think the fog is like? (ii) How does the fog come? (iii) What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to? (iv) Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat. Ans: (i) According … Read more