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How to Tell Wild Animals Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

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How to Tell Wild Animals Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Extract Based Questions (4 marks each)

Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Question 1.
Or if some time when roaming round (1×4=4)
A noble wild beast greets you With black stripes on a yellow ground Just notice if he eats you.
This simple rule may help you learn The Bengal Tiger to discern.

(a) Who should be seen roaming around ?
(b) The simple rule here refers to ……. .
(c) The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is ……….. .
(d) Which word means the same as ‘assist’ ?

Answer:
(a) The Bengal Tiger should be seen roaming around.
(b) may attack on/may kill you
(c) ababcc.
(d) help.

Question 2.
If strolling forth, a beast you view, (1×4=4)
Whose hide with spots is peppered ?
As soon as he has lept on you You’ll know it is the Leopard.
(He will do no good to roar with pain,
He’ll only lep and lep again
(a) What is the hide peppered with ?
(b) What is the rhyme scheme of the extract ?
(c) Which line is an apt example of poetic license ?
(d) Which word refers to ‘animal’ ?

Answer:
(a) The hide is peppered with spots.
(b) The rhyme scheme of the extract is ababcc.
(c) The line, “he’ll only lep and lep again”, is an apt example of poetic license.
(d) beast.

Question 3.
If when you’re walking round your yard (1×4=4)
You meet a creature there,
Who hugs you very, very, hard Be sure it is a Bear.
(a)The word ‘You’ in the first line here is the ….. .
(b)The distinctive features of a bear is its ……… .
(c)’Your yard’ here means ……. .
(d)Which poetic device is used here ?
Answer:
(a) reader
(b)hugging hard the one to whom it meets.
(c)the courtyard of your house.
(d)Alliteration

Question 4.
Though to distinguish beasts of prey (1×4=4)
A novice might nonplus,
The crocodile you always may Tell from the Hyena thus;
Hyenas come with merry smiles;
But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.
(a)A novice would get confused to differentiate the ……. .
(b)The crocodiles are identified in the forest by their ……….. .
(c)Which word in the extract means the same as ‘In this manner’.
(d)Whose smile is merry ?
Answer:
(a)Crocodile and Hyena
(b)tears/weeping
(c)thus
(d)Hyenas.

Question 5.
Though to distinguish beasts of prey A novice might nonplus,
The Crocodile you always may Tell from the Hyenas thus :
Hyenas come with merry smiles But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.

(a) How can a hyena be recognized ?
(b) Hyenas and Crocodiles are ……. .
(c) The rhyming scheme of the stanza is ……… .
(d) Who weeps according to the poet ? (1×4=4)

Answer:
(a) A hyena can be recognised by looking at its smiles.
(b) different in nature.
(c) ababcc.
(d) Crocodiles.

Question 6.
The Crocodile you always may Tell from the Hyena thus Hyenas come with merry smiles;
But if they weep they’ re Crocodiles.
(a) One can easily know the difference between a
(b) Hyenas appear before one …….. .
(c) Crocodiles are distinct from other animals by their ……….. .
(d) Name the poet. (1×4=4)

Answer:
(a) Crocodile and a hyena.
(b) with merry smiles.
(c) weeping.
(d) Carolyn wells

Question 7.
The true chameleon is small,
A lizard sort of thing;
He has not any ears at all,
And not a single wing.
If there is nothing on the tree,
This the chameleon you see.
(a) Chameleon has been compared with a lizard because it is ………
(b) Which creature / creatures has / have been described in the extract ?
(c) What is the rhyme scheme of the extract ?
(d) Which word refers to reptiles ? (1×4=4)

Answer:
(a) small
(b) Chameleon and lizard have been described in the extract.
(c) The rhyme scheme of the extract is ababcc.
(d) Lizard and Chameleon.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Name the different animals and birds found in the jungles of the east. [Board Term-I, 2016-17, B09VSNP]
Answer:
The different animals are bengal tiger, Asians Lion, Leopard, Bear, Crocodile, Hyena, Chameleon. There is no mention of any bird in the poem. [CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016]

Question 2.
What features of a bear are described in the poem ?
Answer:
The bear hugs him tightly when he sees a human being. It clasps its prey tightly with both its fore paws and brings him to death. It again holds it tightly finally killing him.

Question 3.
How can you differentiate between a tiger and a leopard ?
Answer:
A tiger has black stripes on its yellow coloured coat, but a leopard has spots on its body. A tiger kills its prey to satisfy its’ hunger, whereas a leopard can even kill for pleasure.

Question 4.
What is the brief summary of the poem ?
Answer:
The poet tries to distinguish different animals in a humorous manner. He is also educating by describing the various features of wild animals.

Long Answer Type Questions(4 marks)

Question 1.
State in your own words the humour which lies in the poem.
Answer:
The poet ‘Carolyn wells’ creates humour by describing different wild animals. The poet explains the different characteristics of different animals in a very funny and interesting manner. The poet’s language refreshes the reader’s mood and makes him happy. Humour in the poem is the best medicine for every ailment in life. Humour increases our energy and decreases our pain. Thus the poem is fully a vitalizer.

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