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Maharashtra Board Class 10 Solutions for English Reader – Robot The Curious
Pre-reading Activities
Question 1:
Robots at work
Look at the picture of a robot in your textbook.
Imagine its functioning and manufacturing and complete the following by filling the proper words given below.
(calculate, industries, orders, houses, machine, retrieve, programmed, electrically, complex, repaired, store)
This picture shows a robot.
It is a ……………
It takes ………….. from human beings. It moves in the way it is …………..
It is powered. It can perform very activities.
It can ………….. , …………. data, programme data and ……………… them.
It can …………. data whenever required.
It can be …………..
It is used in ……….. and by some rich people in their ……………….
Answer:
This picture shows a robot. It is a machine. It takes orders from human beings. It moves in the way it is programmed. It is electrically powered. It can perform very complex activities. It can calculate numerical data, programme data and store them. It can retrieve data whenever required. It can be repaired. It is used in industries and by some rich people in their houses-.
Question 2:
Humans and Robots
The given table shows the difference between humans and robots. Discuss in pairs and add some more points of differences in the tabular columns.
Answer:
A1. Factual Reading
Question 1:
Read the passage carefully and state whether the following statements are True or False.
i. The earth was inhabited by robots in a far distant future.
*ii. A fancy car was being escorted by 6 special blue robots.
iii. R-62 was scared on seeing a human.
*iv. R-62 could not repair cars.
Answer:
i. True
ii. False
iii. False
iv. False
Question 2:
Read the passage again and find out which robot made the following statement, T-59 or R-62. Write the name of the robot in the box.
*i. I have never seen a human = …………..
*ii. Humans can harm another human= …………
*iii. I can only repair cars = ………………..
iv. If you would try to harm him or give order to him your circuits would blow up = ……………..
Answer:
i. R-62
ii. T-59
iii. R-62
iv. T-59
Question 3:
Life on the earth in a far distant future will be like
i. quantity of robots
ii. number of humans
iii. role of robots
iv. humans escorted by
Answer:
i. Earth will be inhabited by robots.
ii. Human race will be less than thousand.
iii. Robots will take care of the Construction, Transport and Repair work.
iv. Humans will be escorted by robots.
A2. Understanding the Passage
i. Fill from the passage.
ii. Three kinds of robots.
iii. Features of the new repair robot. Colours of the robots.
iv. Work of the repair robot.
Answer:
i. Construction, Transport and robots
ii. small, new, yellow and curious
iii. blue and yellow
iv. repairing cars
A3. Meaning from the Text
Question 1:
Column A below contains words from the text and Column B contains their meanings. Match them.
Answer:
(i – b), (ii – a), (iii – d), (iv – c)
Question 2:
Write from the passage words which mean:
i. shifting something from one place to another
ii. someone who tends to ask questions
iii. protected or guarded
iv. someone who lacks confidence
Answer:
i. transport
ii. curious
iii. escorted
iv. wimp
A4. Language Study
Do as directed.
Question 1:
The Earth was inhabited by robots.
(Choose the correct Active Voice sentence)
i. Robots had inhabited Earth.
ii. Robots inhabited Earth.
iii. Robots were inhabited Earth.
iv. Earth inhabited robots.
Answer:
ii. Robots inhabited Earth.
Question 2:
“I want this car operational in the next half an hour,” said the blue transport robot.
(Rewrite in Indirect Speech)
Answer:
The blue transport robot said that he wanted that car operational in the next half an hour.
Question 3:
R-62 asked T-59: “What is that?”
(Choose the correct indirect narration)
i. R-62 asked T-59 what was that.
ii. R-62 asked T-59 what that is.
iii. R-62 asked T-59 what that was.
iv. R-62 asked T-59 what was it.
Answer:
iii. R-62 asked T-59 what that was.
Question 4:
The car stopped a special way and the four blue robots gathered the opening the vehicle.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate . prepositions)
Answer:
The car stopped in a special way and the four blue robots gathered to the opening of the vehicle.
Question 5:
with the words given in the brackets. [July 15] They are superior to us robots.
(Add a question tag)
Answer:
They are superior to us robots, aren’t they?
Question 6:
What a dangerous thing!
(Rewrite as an assertive sentence)
Answer:
It is a very dangerous thing.
Question 7:
Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the underlined words
(guarded, working, lived in, for a moment)
i. The Earth was inhabited by robots.
ii. I want this car operational in the next half an hour.
iii. R-62 used to look a bit on the cars passing by.
iv. A special fanned car came being escorted by 4 special blue robots.
Answer:
i. The Earth was lived in by robots.
ii. I want this car working in the next half an hour.
iii. R-62 used to look for a moment on the cars passing by.
iv. A special fanned car came being guarded by 4 special blue robots.
A5. Personal Response
Question 1:
Do you agree that one day robots will overtake human beings? Give your reasons.
Answer:
Yes, I think there is a possibility that one day, robots will overtake human beings. Advanced computers are made to perform complex functions. Man’s greed for power and money is likely to bring more and more destruction. In case there is any nuclear war or World War, the human race will vanish and their place will be taken by robots.
Question 2:
“Man has become a slave of machines.” Do you agree to this statement? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
No, I do not agree with the given statement. Man is the inventor and controller of machines. With the advancement of technology and the introduction of several new devices, people have become more dependent on machines for fulfilling their day to day requirements. But they use these devices for their own convenience. As people control these machines, it would be inappropriate to say that “Man has become a slave of machines”.
A1. Factual Reading
Read the passage again and find out which robot made the following statement, T-59 or R-62. Write the name of the robot in the box.
Humans cannot be repaired = ………….
Humans are not able to perform routine actions for a number of years = …………
Humans can impossibly be Robots = …………
To transport the goods for the buildings = …………..
Answer:
i. T-59
ii. T-59
iii.R-62
iv. R-62
A2. Understanding the Passage
Question 1:
Complete the web.
Answer:
Flaws of humans:
i. They can make fatal mistakes
ii. Their construction breaks down after 100 years
iii. They do not have real physical force
iv. They are ineffective in their operations
A3. Meaning from the Text
Question 1:
Column A below contains words from the text and Column B contains their meanings. Match them.
Answer:
(i – d), (ii -c), (iii – a), (iv – b)
Question 2:
Write from the passage words that mean the following.
i. deadly ii. unsuccessful
iii. compulsory iv. rapidly
Answer:
i. fatal
ii. ineffective
iii. mandatory
iv. quickly
A4. Language Study
Do as directed.
Question 1:
The human called for fall in on lines and all the robots did so.
(Rewrite using ‘when’)
Answer:
When the human called for fall in on lines, all the robots did so.
Question 2:
The human asked for production statistics.
(Rewrite in Past Continuous Tense)
Answer:
The human was asking for production.statistics.
Question 3:
R-62 said, “I have some questions for you human”. (Rewrite in Indirect Speech)
Answer:
R-62 told the human that he had some questions for him.
Question 4:
They can impossibly be superior to us robots.
(Rewrite as a Negative Sentence)
Answer:
They cannot possibly be superior to us robots.
Question 5:
Every robot is constructed, programmed and exists a specific basic purpose.
(Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition)
Answer:
Every robot is constructed, programmed and exists for a specific basic purpose.
A5. Personal Response
Question 1:
Who do you think are superior – humans or robots? Why?
Answer:
Though robots are capable of performing various complex functions, 1 think humans are superior to robots because they can create robots that work on their orders. Humans can think and have emotions. They can act on their own and follow their minds.
A1. Factual Reading
Question 1:
i. human exist because of robots.
ii. The robots have to follows orders given by humans.
*iii. There are less than 5000 humans on the planet.
iv. According to R-62, humans are real genius.
Answer:
i. False
ii. True
iii. False
iv. False
Question 2:
Read the passage again and find out which robot made the following statement, T-59 or R-62? Write the name of the robot in the box.
i. Why did they start to replace themselves with robots? = …………..
*ii. Humans did not need so many humans = ………..
*iii. Humans are able to do illegal actions = ………………
*iv. The humans are real stupid = ……………
Answer:
i. R-62
ii. T-59
iii. T-59
iv. R-62
A2. Understanding the Passage
Question 1:
Arrange in proper order.
i. We robots exist because of humans.
ii. We have to finish to repair this car.
iii. They were thinking robots are more superior than humans.
iv. The solution would be to take away the robots.
Answer:
i. We robots exist because of humans.
ii. They were thinking robots are more superior than humans.
iii. The solution would be to take away the robots.
iv. We have to finish to repair this card.
A3. Meaning from the Text
Question 1:
Column A below contains words from the text and Column B contains their meanings. Match them.
Answer:
(i – b), (ii – a), (iii – d), (iv – c)
Question 2:
Find from the passage opposites of the following words.
i. contract ii. inferior
iii. smart iv. old
Answer:
i. expand
ii. superior
iii. stupid
iv. new
A4. Language Study
Do as directed.
Question 1:
The robots exist because the humans.
(Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition)
Answer:
The robots exist because of the humans.
Question 2:
Humans control us with their orders.
(Change the Voice)
Answer:
We are controlled by humans with their orders.
Question 3:
We exist to support the humans.
(Rewrite in Present Continuous Tense)
Answer:
We are existing to support the humans.
Question 4:
We all know this except you.
(Rewrite as a Negative Sentence)
Answer:
Only you don’t know this.
Question 1:
We can do nothing about it.
(Rewrite as an interrogative sentence)
Answer:
Can we do anything about it?
A5. Personal Response
Question 1:
Do you like the story? Do you believe that this can happen one day? Give your perception.
Answer:
Yes, I like the story ‘The Curious Robot’, as it depicts the future in an interesting manner. Yes, I also believe that this can happen one
day if humans don’t act wisely. We need to give up our violent ways. We are wiser and cleverer than robots. If we make robots smarter than us, they will surely overtake us and humans will become extinct.
Additional Questions for Practice
Question 1:
Read the story again and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions.
i. Answer in a line.
a. What would happen if a robot tries to harm or give orders to a human?
Answer:
If a robot tries to harm or give orders to a human, its circuits will blow up.
b. Why do robots exist according to R-62?
Answer:
According to R-62, robots exist to support the humans.
c. What was the condition on earth before the robots were established?
Answer:
Before the robots were established, there were more than 20 billion humans on the earth, which was much more than the robots.
d. What was in the mind of every existing robot?
Answer:
It was in the mind of every existing robot that the earth would be much better without humans, who were stupid and dangerous.
ii. Answer in about two sentences.
a. Why should humans not be underestimated, according to T-59?
Answer:
According to T-59, humans should not be underestimated because they are superior to robots. They could perform any action they wanted to. They could give orders to robots, destroy them or
reconstruct new ones. Also, they did not have to follow orders if they did not want to.
b. Which human errors did T-59 project?
Answer:
According to T-59, humans often had accidents, could not be repaired when broken. They could make fatal mistakes. Their construction broke after 100 years and was operational only for half of the day. Their memory banks were of very low capacity and their machinery had no real physical force. The humans had no radio communication and were not able to perform routine actions for a number of years. They took years to leam things and were more than 100 times ineffective in their operations than robots.
c. What is the reason for existence of robots, according to T-59?
Answer: According to T-59, robots exist because of the humans as they create and control them with their orders. They exist to support the humans, so that the humans can expand, survive and be more.
Question 2:
Word formation
Words have different forms. Look at the following table and complete the blanks. Thereafter, use the suitable words in the sentences as suggested.
Answer:
i. Earthquake ………….. (destroy) everything around us.(verb form )
ii. due He was forgiven to his …………….confess). (noun form)
iii. The whole building (exist) for many years.(verb)
iv. She signed a ……………..(contract) with the company. (noun)
v. The ……….(destroy) of the forest is alarming. (noun)
Answer:
i. destroys ii. confession
iii. existed iv. contract
v. destruction
Question 3:
Prepositions
i. Look at the following sentences from the text and observe the underlined words. Imagine the sentences without the words underlined. Do they make any meaning? Discuss with your partner and note your observations.
Answer:
a. This is a story of a special re pair robot.
b. Earth was inhabited by robots.
c. I don’t need to answer questions from robots.
d. This was in the mind of every existing robot. Ans: Above sentences, without the underlined
words, would be meaningless. There would be no connection / relation between the words in the sentence.
ii. Now, read the following sentences. Discuss with your partner the questions that follow. Note your observations.
• What is missing in these sentences?
Answer:
Prepositions are missing in the given sentences.
• Which words will make the sentences meaningful?
Answer:
The preposition ‘by’ between the words ‘surrounded’ and ‘the four escort robots’ in sentence
(a) and the preposition ‘for’ between the words ‘exist’ and ‘the humans’ in sentence
(b) will make the sentences meaningful.
• Correct these sentences by using the missing words.
Answer:
a. The vehicle was surrounded by the four escort robots.
b. The robots exist for the humans.
iii. Insert appropriate prepositions in the given passage by choosing them from the given box. Remember one word can be used only once.
The robot was available the departmental store and his name was Anukul. He was brought home the store and was kept home daily chores. Anukul had a fair complexion and looked exactly like a normal human being. He could do fair amount jobs a perfect way. Thus he was intelligent and had great knowledge. Anukul could manage perfect time two chores; all he thought logically. He had, in this way, tuned properly the family.
Answer:
The robot was available at the departmental store and his name was Anukul. He was brought home from the store and was kept at home for daily chores. Anukul had a fair complexion and looked exactly like a normal human being. Besides, he could do fair amount of jobs in a perfect way. Thus, he was intelligent and had great knowledge. Anukul could manage perfect time between two chores; above all, he thought logically. He had, in this way, tuned up properly with the family.
iv. Match the underlined prepositions in the sentences, in column ‘A’ with their functions in column ‘B’. Context is provided by the given sentences.
Answer:
(1 – g), (2 – f), (3 – a), (4 – h), (5 – e), (6 – d), (7 – c).
Question 4:
Role Play
Read the story again. Discuss with your partner the different robots in the story. Develop a dialogue. Later on have a role play in front of the class. Remember your dialogue.
Answer:
Myself: Hello, where have you been?
Amit: I was in the Repair Section.
Myself: Oh! How is the new robot R-62?
Amit: It is fine. It seems to be very curious and wants to know many things.
Myself: It is getting trained by T-59, isn’t it?
Amit : It doesn’t, but it is being informed about us by T-59.
Myself : Is that so? It should know that humans are superior to robots. We can construct as well as destruct them.
Amit : Don’t worry. T-59 is doing its job well. It has explained that the robots have to act according to our orders. If they voice anything negative against us, their circuits will blow up.
Myself : Very true. We are producing robots to make our lives comfortable.
Amit : You’re right. Okay, then. I’ll take your leave now. I have to visit the Transport Section.
Myself : Sure, bye. See you at lunch hour.
Question 5:
Developing a story
Develop a story using the given points. Give a title of your choice to the story.
UFO landed at our backyard – three aliens – terrible looking – extraordinary language – entered our house – took me into the UFO – landed at an unknown place – place full of aliens – high tech world – all automatic and digital use – no food no water – scary place – shouted loudly to wake me up – found myself sweating – laughed loudly – great dream.
Answer:
An Unforgettable Dream
It was when I was playing with marbles in our backyard that I suddenly heard a thundering sound. It seemed that something big was coming down from the sky. It was a big UFO landing in our backyard. Soon, three aliens came out of it. They had a very scary appearance. They began to talk with each other, but I couldn’t understand their language. When they began to walk towards me, I was terrified. They grabbed my arms and took me into the UFO and flew off. Soon, we landed on an unknown place which had many similar creatures. It was a high tech world. Many technical and automatic machines were being used. However, when I felt thirsty I realised that there was no water on that planet. Soon, I realised that there was no food either. I felt scared and uneasy. I woke up with a sudden jerk as my mother tried to wake me up with loud shouts. I was sweating from fear, but when I realised that it was only a’dream, I laughed aloud.
*i. Humans cannot be repaired.
ii. The sector I/C approached the human to answer the routine questions.
iii. Human gave rapid and accurate answers about production statistics.
iv. Every robot is constructed, programmed and exists for a specific purpose.
Answer:
i. True
ii. True
iii. False
iv. True
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