Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist
Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist Read and Find Out(Page 32) Question 1. How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life? Answer: The book ‘The Travels of Monarch X’ opened the world of science for Richard. After reading it he became interested in tracking the migration of butterflies. This interest […]
Chapter 5 Footprints without Feet
Chapter 5 Footprints without Feet Read and Find Out(Page 26) Question 1. How did the invisible man first become visible? Answer: The invisible man (Griffin) first became visible after he slipped into a big London store for keeping warm and overslept there while wearing some clothes taken from the store. The clothes made him visible […]
Chapter 4 A Question of Trust
Chapter 4 A Question of Trust Read and Find Out(Page 20) Question 1. What does Horace Danby like to collect? Answer: Horace Danby likes to collect rare and expensive books. Question 2. Why does he steal every year? Answer: He stole every year so that he could buy the rare and expensive books that he […]
Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor
Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor question answers – Read and Find Out (Page 14) Question 1. How is Ausable different from other secret agents? (or) What great qualities made Ausable a successful secret agent? CBSE 2013 (or) How was Ausable different from other secret agents? CBSE 2011 (or) How is Ausable different from other secret […]
Chapter 2 The Thief’s Story
Chapter 2 The Thief’s Story Read and Find OutPage 8 Question 1. Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story? Answer: I refers to Hari Singh, the narrator of the story who is a 15 year old experienced thief. Question 2. What is he “a fairly successful hand” at? Answer: He is a fairly successful […]
Chapter 1 A Triumph of Surgery
Chapter 1 A Triumph of Surgery Read and Find Out(Page 1) Question 1. Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki? Answer: Mrs Pumphrey is worried about Tricki because he is unwell. He has refused to eat food and had bouts of vomiting. She feels that he is suffering from a serious health issue such as […]
Chapter 11 For Anne Gregory (poem)
Chapter 11 For Anne Gregory (poem) Thinking About the Poem (page 141) Question 1. What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloued /Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them? Answer: The young man in the poem praises the great honey-colored hair of Anne. Anne’s […]
Chapter 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon (Poem)
Chapter 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon (Poem) Thinking about the poem (132) Question 1. Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names. Answer: The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little girl, and her pets: a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog, […]
Chapter 9 Fog (Poem)
Chapter 9 Fog (Poem) Thinking About the Poem(Page 115) Question 1. 1. What does Sandburg think the fog is like? 2. How does the fog come? 3. What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to? CBSE 2012 4. Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things that […]
Chapter 8 The Trees
Chapter 8 The Trees Thinking about the Poem (Page 100,101) Question 1. 1. Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest. 2. What picture do these words create in your mind: “….. sun bury its feet in shadow…..1′? What could the poet mean by the sun’s ‘feet’? Answer: 1. […]