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Animals Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

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Animals Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Extract Based Questions (4 marks each)

Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow :
Question 1.
I think I could turn and live with animals, they are So placid and self-contain’d I stand and look at them long and long.
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What does the poet say about animals ?
(c) Trace a word from the extract that means ‘Serene’.
(d) The poet looks at the animals. (1×4 = 4)
Answer:
(a) The poem ‘Animals’ has been written by Walt Whitman.
(b) The poet says that the animals are placid, self-contained, calm and peaceful.
(c) placid.
(d) long and long
OR
(a) The poet wants to live with animals because of their ……….
(b) The two qualities of the animals mentioned in the passage are ……….
(c) Find a word that means ‘serene’.
(d) Name the poem and the poet.
OR
(a) The word ‘turn’ in the first line implies ………
(b) The poet wishes to live with animals because …………
(c) Word ‘placid’ used in the second line means …………
(d) Who seem to be self contained ?
(a) peaceful nature.
(b) peaceful and satisfied.
(c) placid.
(d) The poem ‘Animals’ has been written by Walt Whitman.
OR
(a) new directions in life.
(b) they are contented.
(c) peaceful.
(d) Animals.

Question 2.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God.
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) Who does the pronoun ‘they’ stand for.
(c) Who weep for their sins ?
(d) Who do not discuss their duty to God ? (1×4 = 4)
OR
(a) Who are ‘they’ referred to here ?
(b) What do they not do at their condition ?
(c) How do they feel for their sins ?
(d) Their duty is towards …………

Answer:
(a) ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman.
(b) Animals.
(c) Human beings.
(d) Animals.
OR
(a) ‘They’ refers to ‘animals’.
(b) They do not sweat and whine at their condition.
(c) They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins.
(d) God.

Question 3.
They bring me tokens of myself, they evince them plainly in their possession I wondered where they get those tokens,
Did I pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop them ?
(a) What does the poet thinks about the animals brought him tokens of ?
(b) Who composed these lines ?
(c) What does the animals evidently show about the tokens ?
(d) Which word in the passage refers to ‘careless’ (1×4 = 4)

Answer:
(a) The recognition of his true self.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) The animals evidently show about the tokens of virtues like their kindness, innocent and self-containment.
(d) Negligently

Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words & 2 marks each)

Question 1.
In the first line of the poem, ‘I think I could turn and live with the animals’, What is the poet turning from ?
Answer:
The poet Walt Whitman says that he can identify himself better with the animals, for their qualities of serenity and calm composure. So he intends turning towards them, away from his human companions.

Question 2.
Do humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago ?
Answer:
Yes, many communities of humans follow the practice of worshiping saints and sages, who lived thousand of years ago, who led an exemplary life of high moral values and therefore reflect the image of ‘God Almighty’ and are worshipped by generations of humans.

Question 3.
Mention three things that humans do and animals don’t.
Answer:
Though humans differ from animals in innumerable ways, but this poem highlights some negative traits of humans that animals are free from. Humans are for ever fretting and complaining about their circumstances and condition, they get distraught with anxiety to gain material possessions and are ridden with guilt of sinful actions which deprive them of a sound sleep.

Question 4.
What are the ‘tokens’ that the poet says he may have dropped long ago and which the animals have kept for him ?
Answer:
Humans and animals have similar basic instincts. While civilization has changed the man, but these basic instincts are preserved in the animals and help the humans to reconnect to their true self; so man seeks comfort in the company of animals.

Long Answer Type Question (4 marks)

Question 1.
Mention three things that humans do and animals do not ?
Answer:
The poet wait whitman in his poem ‘Animals’ compares animals to human beings and differentiates between . them on the basis of their characteristics. According to the poet’s perception animals are ranked much higher than humans. Animals do not complain about their situation and are much happier then humans. Animals live in natural surroundings, they accept nature. Human beings on the other hand do not accept nature i.e., they complain about it and try to change it leading an unhappy life.

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