Two Stories about Flying: Class 10 English Chapter 3 Hinglish mein

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Text (I) Q1

   Samjhao ki young seagull ko uske ledge par kis cheez ne roke rakha. Uske brothers aur sister ko evidence ki tarah use karke decide karo ki uski problem ability thi ya temperament, aur iski tulna ek toddler ke pehle kadmon se karo.

   HintAI se poochho

   Kiske wings chhote the?

   Solution dikhao

   He feared the huge drop to the sea and was sure his wings would not hold him up.

   It was temperament, not ability: his siblings had shorter wings and still flew. Temperament varies, and some creatures are simply shyer.

   A toddler faces the same test. The legs are ready, but balance and nerve take time, and falls are part of learning.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Text (I) Q2

   Apni maa ko khaate dekh kar young gull lagbhag paagal ho jaata hai. Isse uski haalat ke baare mein kya pata chalta hai, aur asal mein kis cheez ne use udaaya?

   HintAI se poochho

   Usne aakhri baar kab khaaya tha? Uski maa ne machhli ke saath kya kiya?

   Solution dikhao

   He had gone without food since the evening before, so he was desperate with hunger.

   His mother used that hunger. She flew towards him with the fish and stopped just out of reach. He lunged, fell off the ledge, and his wings opened by instinct. Hunger overcame fear where threats had failed.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Text (I) Q3

   Parents pehle apne bete ko daantte aur dhamkaate hain, aur end mein use awaaz dekar aur haath hila kar apne paas bulaate hain. Woh dono tareeke kyun use karte hain? Kya yeh cruelty hai ya care?

   HintAI se poochho

   Jo seagull kabhi nahi udta, uska kya hota hai?

   Solution dikhao

   They knew he could fly, and that a gull must fly to find food and survive.

   Threats and mockery were meant to shame him into trying. When he was finally in the air, calling and coaxing guided him and built his confidence.

   It is care, not cruelty: tough love that aims at his independence.

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Text (I) Q4

   Pair work: koi aisa time batao jab kisi bade ne tumhe kuch aisa try karne ke liye push kiya jisse tumhe darr lagta tha. Unhone kya kiya, aur kya isse madad mili?

   HintAI se poochho

   Swimming, stage performance, ya akele pehli bus journey ke baare mein socho.

   Solution dikhao

   Model: At eleven, I refused to jump into the deep end of the pool. My uncle did not argue. He stood in the water, held out his arms and counted to three every few minutes. On the fifth count I jumped. I swallowed water, but I came up laughing, and I swam the length by the end of the week.

   Tumhare apne answer mein yeh hona chahiye ki tumhe kis cheez se darr tha, bade ne kya kiya aur baad mein tumhe kaisa laga.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Text (I) Q5

   Hum maan kar chalte hain ki bird to udega hi. Kya Q4 wali tumhari apni koshish fail ho sakti thi? Samjhao ki phir bhi woh try karne laayak kyun thi.

   HintAI se poochho

   Kya tum fail ho sakte the? Tab bhi tum kya seekhte?

   Solution dikhao

   Success was not guaranteed. I could have panicked and needed rescuing.

   Trying mattered anyway. Courage grows only through action, and even a failed attempt shows what to fix next time. The gull’s success also looks certain only afterwards: on the ledge it felt impossible to him.

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   Long answerMediumNCERT Writing (His First Flight)

   Gol rotis banane ki apni pehli koshishon par, ya kisi aur roz ki skill jaise skating, saree pehnana ya googly daalna, par 150–180 words ka ek humorous composition likho.

   HintAI se poochho

   Upar wale figure ka paanch-part plan follow karo, aur past tense mein hi likho.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: The Map of India on My Tawa

   Last summer my grandmother announced that anyone who eats rotis should be able to make one. I was handed a rolling pin as if it were a sword.

   My first roti came out shaped like Sri Lanka. The second looked like a map of India, Kashmir included. Nani said the third resembled a tired starfish. Flour covered the counter, the floor and, somehow, my left ear.

   Then came the disaster. I flipped a roti off the tawa so enthusiastically that it sailed across the kitchen and landed on our cat, who has not forgiven me.

   By the end of the week, one roti puffed up into a perfect golden balloon. I carried it to the table like a trophy, and everyone clapped.

   I still cannot make two round rotis in a row. But I learnt that every expert was once a beginner covered in flour, and that laughing at yourself makes the next try easier.

   Key points: a title; past tense; first person; comic exaggeration; one big disaster; a small win; a closing lesson; within the word limit.

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Text (II) Q1

   Storm se theek pehle narrator jua khelne ka faisla karta hai. Daav par kya tha, aur usne khatra kyun maana?

   HintAI se poochho

   Purane plane, fuel aur ghar jaane ki uski ichha ke baare mein socho.

   Solution dikhao

   He risked his life: flying an old plane into a huge storm, on his last fuel tank, unable to go over or round it.

   He accepted the danger because he wanted to get home to his family and holiday, and to a big breakfast. Turning back to Paris meant delay, and an easy flight so far had made him confident.

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Text (II) Q2

   Baadalon ke andar pahunchne ke baad narrator, uske plane aur uske instruments ke saath kya hua?

   HintAI se poochho

   List banao ki woh kya dekh sakta tha, plane ne kya kiya aur kya fail hua.

   Solution dikhao

   Darkness swallowed him, so he could see nothing beyond the cockpit, and the old plane was thrown about violently.

   His compass spun uselessly, every other instrument stopped working and the radio fell silent. He was lost and frightened until the strange plane appeared.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Text (II) Q3

   Land karne ke baad narrator apne purane aeroplane se door jaakar khush hai. Use aisa kyun lag sakta hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Us plane ne abhi-abhi use kis cheez se guzaara tha?

   Solution dikhao

   The old Dakota had nearly cost him his life: its instruments and radio had failed and its fuel had almost run out.

   He was relieved to be on solid ground and in no hurry to climb back in. The phrase also hints that he regrets his risky choice.

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Text (II) Q4

   Jab narrator doosre pilot ke baare mein poochhta hai, to duty par baithi aurat use ghoorti hai aur hans deti hai. Kyun?

   HintAI se poochho

   Uske radar par kya dikha?

   Solution dikhao

   He asked about the pilot of another aeroplane. But no other plane was flying in that storm, and her radar showed only his.

   His question made no sense to her, so she looked at him oddly and laughed, perhaps thinking he was confused or joking.

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   Long answerHardNCERT Thinking about the Text (II) Q5

   Groups mein discuss karo: narrator ko safely neeche kaun, ya kya, laaya? Apni raay ke liye story se kam se kam do details do.

   HintAI se poochho

   Upar ke comparison ki teen readings use karo, phir ek chuno.

   Solution dikhao

   Model view: I think it was something beyond explanation, such as a guardian spirit.

   • The plane had no lights, yet he saw the pilot’s face and wave.
   • It led him to an airport just as his fuel ran out.
   • It vanished after he landed, and radar never showed it.

   Another group could argue that his own instinct, sharpened by fear, guided him. Any view earns marks if it is backed by events from the story.

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   Quick answerEasyNCERT Thinking about Language I

   Har sentence mein black ka matlab pata karo.

   HintAI se poochho

   Poochho ki sentence asal mein kis baare mein hai: gandagi, gussa, crime ya humour.

   1. (a)

      The mechanic’s overalls were black with grease.

      Abura (evil)Bbahut gandaCgussa

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (B) bahut ganda

      Grease ne overalls ko bahut ganda kar diya hai.
   2. (b)

      The coach shot the latecomers a black look.

      AgussaBudaasCbina roshni ke

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (A) gussa

      Black look ek gusse bhari, dushmani wali nazar hai.
   3. (c)

      The police raided a shop selling gas cylinders on the black market.

      Araat meinBdark rang kaCillegal tareeke se

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (C) illegal tareeke se

      Black-market trade law todta hai, aam taur par kam milne wali cheezon ko oonche daam par bech kar.
   4. (d)

      The play’s black humour made some people laugh and others uneasy.

      Agambhir subjects par humourBandhere mein humourCbura likha hua humour

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (A) gambhir subjects par humour

      Black humour maut jaisi serious ya gambhir cheezon par jokes karta hai.
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   Quick answerMediumNCERT Thinking about Language II

   Har sentence ko uske fly phrase ke matlab se match karo.

   Left mein koi item tap karo, phir right mein uska match.

   • 1The Tiranga flies over the fort.
   • 2Rahul flew into a rage.
   • 3The train flew along the coast.
   • 4Her new start-up is flying high.
   • 5The prisoner flew the coop.

   • bhaag nikla
   • bahut achha kar raha hai
   • tezi se chali
   • fehraaya gaya hai aur lehra raha hai
   • ek dum gussa ho gaya

   Check karo

   Answer dekho

   Answer

   • The Tiranga flies over the fort. →: fehraaya gaya hai aur lehra raha hai
   • Rahul flew into a rage. →: ek dum gussa ho gaya
   • The train flew along the coast. →: tezi se chali
   • Her new start-up is flying high. →: bahut achha kar raha hai
   • The prisoner flew the coop. →: bhaag nikla

   Fly a flag, fly into a rage, fly along, fly high aur fly the coop fixed phrases hain.

   HintAI se poochho

   Har phrase ko poora ek saath padho, word by word nahi.

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   Quick answerMediumNCERT Thinking about Language III

   Har woh verb tick karo jo hawa mein chalte bird ko describe kar sakta hai.

   AdriftBwadeCwheelDcrawlEdartFplummet

   Check karoSaare sahi options chuno

   Answer dekho

   Answer

   • (A) drift
   • (C) wheel
   • (E) dart
   • (F) plummet

   Birds hawa ke saath drift karte hain, upar wheel (chakkar) karte hain, daaliyon ke beech dart karte hain aur teekhe dive mein plummet karte hain. Wading aur crawling paani mein ya zameen par hote hain.

   HintAI se poochho

   Har ek ko karte hue ek bird ki tasveer socho. Kya woh hawa mein hai?

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   Short answerMedium

   soar, hover aur swoop ko sahi use karte hue apne teen sentences likho.

   HintAI se poochho

   Har verb ko ek bird do aur us tarah chalne ki ek wajah.

   Solution dikhao

   • The vultures soared on the warm air above the hills.
   • A bee hovered in front of the flower before landing.
   • The eagle swooped on the fish and carried it off.

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   Long answerMediumNCERT Writing (The Black Aeroplane)

   Tum evening class se akele ghar laut rahe the jab achaanak aaye thunderstorm ne tumhe raaste ki ek dukaan mein rukne par majboor kar diya. Is experience ko 120–150 words ke paragraph mein narrate karo.

   HintAI se poochho

   Topic sentence, time words ke saath events, senses, closing thought.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: Last July, I was walking home from my evening maths class when the sky over our town turned the colour of ink. At first I hurried, hoping to beat the rain. Suddenly a crack of thunder made me jump, and fat drops began to hammer the road. I dashed into a small chemist’s shop, and the owner let me wait inside. Lightning lit up the empty street every few seconds, and the shutters rattled so loudly that I could hardly hear myself think. The air smelt of wet dust. My phone had no signal, so I counted the seconds between each flash and its thunder to see if the storm was moving away. At last the rain eased, and my father appeared with an umbrella. I learnt that a storm is far less frightening once you stay calm and wait.

   Key points: clear topic sentence; past tense; time words; at least two senses; feelings; a closing thought; 120–150 words.

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q1

   Stanza 1 ka end zor se padho. Do rhyming words ko rhyme karwaane ke liye unhe kaise bolna padega, aur poet ne ek letter kyun hataaya?

   HintAI se poochho

   Dying wale word se kaun sa letter gaayab hai?

   Solution dikhao

   Normally dying and lion do not rhyme. Dropping the final g gives dyin’, and if you say ‘DIE-un’ and ‘LIE-un’, the two words rhyme.

   The poet takes this liberty to keep the rhyme scheme, and the casual, clipped word adds to the comic tone.

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   Short answerEasyNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q2

   Poem mein lion aur tiger ko kin nishaanon se pehchaana jaata hai, aur kis pal tum har ek ke baare mein pakka ho sakte ho?

   HintAI se poochho

   Colour, pattern aur awaaz; phir timing.

   Solution dikhao

   The lion is a large tawny beast that comes at you; you know it is a lion when it roars over you as you die.

   The tiger has black stripes on a yellow background; you know it is a tiger when it eats you. In both cases you are sure only when it is too late.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q3

   Stanza 3 mein poet verb leap ke do forms ki spelling alag tarah se likhti hai. Standard spellings kya hain, aur usne unhe kyun badla?

   HintAI se poochho

   Leopard ka pehla hissa kaise bola jaata hai?

   Solution dikhao

   The standard forms are leapt and leap. She writes lept and lep so that they echo the ‘lep’ sound at the start of Leopard, linking the verb to the animal.

   The misspelling is deliberate poetic licence, and it makes the stanza funnier.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q4

   English mein bear hug aur crocodile tears ki baat hoti hai. Hindi ya kisi aur Indian language se, jo tum jaante ho, animals par do expressions do aur unhe samjhao.

   HintAI se poochho

   Rang badalne wali lizard, ya Hindi mein crocodile ke baare mein socho.

   Solution dikhao

   • घड़ियाली आँसू बहाना (ghadiyali aansoo bahana): to shed crocodile tears, that is, to pretend to be sad.
   • गिरगिट की तरह रंग बदलना (girgit ki tarah rang badalna): to change colour like a chameleon, that is, to keep changing sides.
   • भैंस के आगे बीन बजाना (bhains ke aage been bajana): to play the been before a buffalo, that is, to waste fine words on someone who cannot value them.
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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q5

   Poet likhti hai ‘A novice might nonplus’. Ise standard English mein likho, aur samjhao ki uska version poem ke liye behtar kyun hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Nonplus normally passive mein use hota hai.

   Solution dikhao

   Standard English: ‘A novice might be nonplussed’ (a beginner might be puzzled).

   The poet’s shorter form keeps the line to the beat of the poem and ends on nonplus, which rhymes with thus. The slightly wrong grammar also adds to the playful tone.

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   Short answerHardNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q6

   English ya kisi Indian language ki koi aur poem batao jo language ke rules todti ho, ya koi humorous poem jo tumhe pasand ho. Use khilandda kya banaata hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Nonsense verse dekhne ke liye achhi jagah hai.

   Solution dikhao

   • Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’ invents words such as frabjous, yet we still follow the story.
   • Sukumar Ray’s Bengali collection Abol Tabol is full of nonsense creatures and comic rhymes.
   • The Hindi poet Kaka Hathrasi wrote witty, rhyming hasya poems about everyday life.

   Tumhare answer mein poem ka naam aur words ya ideas ke saath uske khel ka ek example hona chahiye.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Wild) Q7

   Jo stanza tumhe sabse funny lagta hai use chuno. Kuch sentences mein samjhao ki humour idea se aata hai, language se, ya dono se.

   HintAI se poochho

   Kya hota hai aur use kaise kaha gaya hai, dono ko alag karo.

   Solution dikhao

   Model: I like the bear stanza most. The idea is funny, because you identify a bear while it is crushing you. The language makes it funnier: the poet calls the deadly hug a ‘caress’ and promises one more if you are still unsure. So the humour comes from both the absurd situation and the ironic word choice.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Ball) Q1

   Speaker beech mein na padne, ya boy ko doosri ball ke liye paise na dene ka faisla karta hai. Uske reasons samjhao.

   HintAI se poochho

   Agar koi aur uski problem solve kar de, to boy kya kho dega?

   Solution dikhao

   He respects the boy’s grief and does not want to interrupt a private moment.

   He also knows a new ball would not replace the old one, which held the boy’s memories. Most of all, the boy must learn for himself what loss means and how to recover.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Ball) Q2

   Boy harbour ko aise ghoorta hai jaise apne bachpan ke saare dinon ko dekh raha ho. Isse ball aur uske past ke baare mein kya pata chalta hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Ek ball use apne ‘young days’ ki yaad kyun dilaayegi?

   Solution dikhao

   It suggests the ball has been his companion for years, part of much of his childhood play.

   The ball is tied to happy memories, so losing it feels like losing part of his childhood. That is why his grief is so deep.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Ball) Q3

   Jab poet kehta hai ki boy ab possessions ki duniya mein responsibility mehsoos karta hai, to uska matlab kya hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Cheezon ka maalik hone ke saath kya aata hai?

   Solution dikhao

   We live in a world where people own things, and things are always being lost, broken or taken.

   Owning something brings the responsibility of caring for it and of accepting its loss. The boy is realising this for the first time.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Ball) Q4

   Kya poem batati hai ki yeh boy ka loss ka pehla experience hai? Poem ke kisi word ya phrase se apne answer ko support karo.

   HintAI se poochho

   Us line ko dekho jismein responsibility ka zikr hai.

   Solution dikhao

   It seems to be his first real loss. The poet says that now he senses his first responsibility, which shows the feeling is new to him.

   His shocked, frozen grief also suggests he has never had to face loss before.

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   Short answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Ball) Q5

   Apne words mein samjhao ki ball khone se boy kya lesson leta hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Do cheezein: loss kya hai, aur uske baad kya karna hai.

   Solution dikhao

   He is learning that loss is a part of life: things will be lost and money cannot bring back what they meant.

   He is also learning to accept the loss, bear the pain and carry on, which the poet calls learning how to stand up. Everyone must learn this, often more than once.

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   Long answerMediumNCERT Thinking about the Poem (Ball) Q6

   Us time par ek paragraph (100–120 words) likho jab tumne koi aisi cheez khoyi jo tumhare liye keemti thi. Apni feelings describe karo aur batao ki, agar kisi cheez ne, to kis cheez ne tumhe sambhalne mein madad ki.

   HintAI se poochho

   Woh kya tha, kyun maayne rakhta tha, tumhe kaisa laga, kisne madad ki?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: When I was twelve, I lost the wristwatch my grandfather gave me on my birthday. I left it in a train washroom and realised only after the train had moved on. I felt sick and angry with myself. The watch was cheap, but it reminded me of the afternoon he taught me to read the time, and he had died the next winter. My parents offered to buy a new one, but I refused, because that would have felt like pretending. Slowly I accepted that the memory was mine even without the watch. Now I am more careful with things I love, and I keep their memories safe in a diary.

   Key points: what was lost; why it mattered; honest feelings; how you coped; what changed.

Har question mein bataaye gaye passage ya stanza par apni NCERT book kholo, use padho, phir parts ke answers do.

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   Short answerEasy

   His First Flight: woh paragraph padho jo ‘The sun was now ascending…’ se shuru hota hai, us point tak jahan uski maa machhli lekar uski taraf udti hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Dhyaan do ki woh kya karta hai, uski family kya karti hai aur uski maa kya karti hai.

   1. (a)

      Young gull ko garmi itni zyada kyun lagti hai?

      Solution dikhao

      He has eaten nothing since the previous evening, and the hot sun is beating down on his ledge.

   2. (b)

      Attention paane ke liye woh kya karta hai, aur kya yeh kaam karta hai?

      Solution dikhao

      He fakes sleep, balancing on one leg, hoping someone will notice. It fails: nobody reacts.

   3. (c)

      Passage ka kaun sa word batata hai ki uski maa ke jawaab ne uska mazaak udaaya?

      AplaintivelyBeagerlyCderisively

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (C) derisively

      Derisively ka matlab hai mazaak udaate hue. Plaintively uski apni udaas gidgidaahat ko describe karta hai.
   4. (d)

      Uski awaaz achaanak khushi bhari kyun ho jaati hai?

      Solution dikhao

      His mother picks up a piece of fish and starts flying across to him, so he believes he is about to be fed.

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   Short answerMedium

   His First Flight: woh paragraph padho jismein young gull aakhir mein machhli par dive karta hai aur khud ko udta hua paata hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Dhyaan do ki uski feelings kitni jaldi badalti hain.

   1. (a)

      Uski maa ledge se thoda pehle kyun ruk jaati hai?

      Solution dikhao

      It is a deliberate trick: by holding the fish just out of reach, she forces the starving gull to lunge for it and leave the ledge.

   2. (b)

      Uska darr kitni der rehta hai, aur uski jagah kya aata hai?

      Solution dikhao

      Only about a minute. Then his wings spread, the wind supports him, and fear gives way to a dizzy delight.

   3. (c)

      Jab birds ke liye kaha jaata hai ki woh ‘banking’ kar rahe hain, to iska kya matlab hai?

      Amudte waqt ek taraf jhuknaBnadi ke kinaare par utarnaCbaad ke liye khaana jama karna

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (A) mudte waqt ek taraf jhukna

      Bird ya plane tab bank karta hai jab woh mudne ke liye ek taraf jhukta hai.
   4. (d)

      Girne ka pal uske darr ke baare mein kya dikhata hai?

      Solution dikhao

      His fear was baseless: once he was in the air, instinct took over and flying came naturally.

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   Short answerMedium

   The Black Aeroplane: woh paragraphs padho jahan narrator pehli baar storm clouds dekhta hai aur apna faisla karta hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Uske options aur uski choice ki wajah ki list banao.

   1. (a)

      Clouds ki tulna kisse ki gayi hai, aur yeh tulna kya batati hai?

      Solution dikhao

      To black mountains (a simile). It suggests they are huge, solid-looking and threatening, a wall he cannot get past.

   2. (b)

      Woh na clouds ke upar se ud sakta hai na unke aas-paas se ja sakta hai. Kyun?

      Solution dikhao

      Climbing above them is impossible, and a detour round either end would need more fuel than he has left.

   3. (c)

      Woh kaun si safe choice thukraata hai, aur kyun?

      Solution dikhao

      Turning back to Paris. He rejects it because he wants to get home and is looking forward to a big breakfast.

   4. (d)

      Uska faisla khaas taur par dikhata hai ki woh:

      Asaavdhaan aur dhairya wala haiBstorms se darta haiCbe-sabr hai aur bada risk lene ko taiyaar hai

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (C) be-sabr hai aur bada risk lene ko taiyaar hai

      Woh jaan-boojh kar jaldi ghar pahunchne ke aaraam ke liye ek khatarnaak storm ka risk leta hai.
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   Short answerMedium

   The Black Aeroplane: control centre wali aurat ke saath narrator ki baatcheet aur aakhri paragraph padho.

   HintAI se poochho

   Woh jo maanta hai aur radar jo dikhata hai, dono ki tulna karo.

   1. (a)

      Land karne ke baad narrator control centre kyun jaata hai?

      Solution dikhao

      To learn where he had landed and to thank the pilot who had guided him.

   2. (b)

      Woh use kya batati hai?

      Solution dikhao

      That his was the only aircraft in the sky that night; the radar had shown nothing else.

   3. (c)

      Uska jawaab use uljhan mein kyun daal deta hai?

      Solution dikhao

      He clearly saw a plane and its pilot guide him to the runway, yet officially it did not exist.

   4. (d)

      Story ke bilkul end ke sawaal kya banaate hain?

      Aek khush, settled endingBek open, rahasyamay endingCek funny ending

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (B) ek open, rahasyamay ending

      Writer guide ki pehchaan readers par chhod deta hai.
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   Short answerMedium

   How to Tell Wild Animals: stanza 2 padho, jo Bengal tiger ke baare mein hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Irony aur rhyme pattern dhoondho.

   1. (a)

      Poem ke hisaab se, tum tiger ko kin nishaanon se pehchaan sakte ho?

      Solution dikhao

      By its black stripes on a yellow background and, finally, by noticing whether it eats you.

   2. (b)

      Tiger ke paas aane ko greeting kehna ironic kyun hai?

      Solution dikhao

      A greeting is friendly, but the tiger is about to attack and eat you. The polite word hides a deadly act.

   3. (c)

      Is stanza mein ground ka matlab hai:

      AbackgroundBmittiCwajah

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (A) background

      Stripes ek peele background par bani hain.
   4. (d)

      Stanza ki rhyme scheme kya hai?

      AaabbccBabcabcCababcc

      Check karo

      Answer dekho

      Answer (C) ababcc

      Baari-baari rhymes, phir ek rhyming couplet.
6. 6
   Short answerMedium

   The Ball Poem: lines 1–9 padho, ‘His ball went’ words tak.

   HintAI se poochho

   Pehle ball ka khushi bhara movement, phir jama hua boy.

   1. (a)

      Boy ki ball ke saath kya hota hai?

      Solution dikhao

      It bounces happily away down the street and drops into the harbour.

   2. (b)

      Speaker shuru mein what ko kyun dohraata hai?

      Solution dikhao

      To show his concern and the boy’s helplessness: there seems to be nothing the boy can do.

   3. (c)

      Loss ke baad boy ki haalat describe karo.

      Solution dikhao

      He is overwhelmed by grief: frozen to the spot and shaking, his eyes fixed on the water.

   4. (d)

      Use yeh kehna bekaar kyun hoga ki aur bhi balls hain?

      Solution dikhao

      This ball holds his memories and his childhood; another ball cannot replace it, so the comfort would mean nothing.

7. 7
   Short answerHard

   The Ball Poem: lines 15–18 padho, aakhri chaar lines.

   HintAI se poochho

   Andar ka seekhna, ek mushkil phrase aur ek dohraaya gaya phrase.

   1. (a)

      Boy ka seekhna kahan ho raha hai?

      Solution dikhao

      Silently, inside his own mind; nobody can teach it to him.

   2. (b)

      ‘The epistemology of loss’ ko samjhao.

      Solution dikhao

      Coming to know what loss really is: how it feels, and how a person learns to live with it.

   3. (c)

      Khade hone wala phrase kyun dohraaya gaya hai?

      Solution dikhao

      To stress the main lesson: recovering from loss and carrying on with life matters most.

   4. (d)

      Poet ke hisaab se har insaan ko ek din kya jaanna hi padega?

      Solution dikhao

      That loss is part of life and that one must learn to stand up after it; most people learn this many times.

1. 1
   Short answerEasy

   Young seagull ki family ne use udaane ki koshish kaise ki?

   HintAI se poochho

   Daantna, mazaak udaana, bhookha rakhna, trick karna.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: His parents scolded him and threatened to let him starve. The whole family then mocked him from the plateau and ignored him. Finally his mother flew towards him with a fish and stopped just out of reach, so that hunger made him lunge off the ledge.

   Key points: threats; mockery; being ignored; the mother’s trick with food.

2. 2
   Short answerMedium

   Jab young seagull ne sea par utarne ki koshish ki to kya hua, aur story kaise khatam hoti hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Usne paani ko kuch aur samajh liya.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: He took the green sea for solid ground and tried to stand on it. His legs sank, and he was too tired and hungry to rise again. Then he found himself floating, while his family surrounded him, praising him and feeding him pieces of dog-fish.

   Key points: mistake about the ‘floor’; fright; floating; praise and food; first flight complete.

3. 3
   Short answerMedium

   ‘The Black Aeroplane’ mein storm mein udne se pehle aur baad ki narrator ki feelings ka contrast batao.

   HintAI se poochho

   Shaant aur khush, phir …

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: Before the storm he was relaxed and happy, enjoying the quiet night and dreaming of breakfast and his family. Inside the storm he became frightened and helpless, because his compass, radio and instruments failed and he was lost. Only the strange plane brought back his hope.

   Key points: calm and confident before; fear and helplessness inside; relief when guided.

4. 4
   Short answerMedium

   Narrator bina sawaal kiye ajeeb aeroplane ke peeche kyun gaya?

   HintAI se poochho

   Uske paas bharosa karne ke liye kya bacha tha?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: He was completely lost, with no compass, no radio and no view of the ground, and his fuel was running out. The other pilot seemed to know he was lost and signalled him to follow. With no other hope, he obeyed gratefully.

   Key points: instruments dead; lost; low fuel; the stranger’s signal; trust born of helplessness.

5. 5
   Short answerMedium

   ‘How to Tell Wild Animals’ ki poet bear ki jhappi ko caress kyun kehti hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Normally caress kis tarah ka sparsh hota hai?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: A caress is a soft, tender stroke, but a bear’s hug crushes its victim. Using such a soft word for a deadly squeeze is ironic understatement. It keeps the tone light and makes the danger comic rather than frightening.

   Key points: meaning of caress; irony; deadly hug; humorous tone.

6. 6
   Short answerMedium

   ‘How to Tell Wild Animals’ ko humorous poem kya banaata hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Situation, words aur spelling.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: Every ‘test’ for identifying an animal works only when the animal is attacking you, which makes the advice absurd. Ironic words like ‘greets’ and ‘caress’, playful spellings such as lept and lep, and a bouncy rhyme scheme make deadly danger sound light and funny.

   Key points: useless tests; irony; poetic licence; rhythm and rhyme; mock-serious tone.

7. 7
   Short answerHard

   ‘The Ball Poem’ ka speaker paise ko external kyun kehta hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Kya paisa feelings aur yaadon tak pahunch sakta hai?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: Money lies outside the real loss. It can buy another ball, but not the memories and feelings tied to the old one. The boy’s grief is inside him, so only understanding and acceptance, not money, can help him recover.

   Key points: money buys objects, not meaning; grief is inward; acceptance is the cure.

8. 8
   Short answerMedium

   ‘The Ball Poem’ mein ball kis cheez ka symbol hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Uske saath boy aur kya kho deta hai?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: The ball symbolises the boy’s childhood: his carefree, happy days and the memories of playing with it. Losing it marks his first step into the adult world, where losses are real and cannot simply be bought back.

   Key points: childhood and innocence; memories; first experience of real loss; growing up.

1. 1
   Long answerMedium

   ‘His First Flight’ ke young seagull ka character sketch likho.

   HintAI se poochho

   Shuru mein darpok, beech mein bechain, end mein khush.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: The young seagull is timid and full of self-doubt. Although his wings are longer than his siblings’, he believes they will not carry him, so he stays on the ledge while the others fly. He is also proud: rather than admit his fear, he pretends to doze as though he does not care. Hunger makes him desperate, and when his mother dangles a fish just out of reach, he lunges and falls. In that moment he changes. After a minute of terror, instinct takes over, and his fear turns to wild joy as he dives and soars. By the end he is a confident young bird, welcomed by his family. He shows that courage often comes only after we act.

   Key points: timid, self-doubting; proud, face-saving; driven by hunger; transformation; joy and confidence; message about courage.

2. 2
   Long answerHard

   ‘Kabhi-kabhi bachchon ko badhne mein madad ke liye parents ko sakht hona padta hai.’ ‘His First Flight’ ke hawaale se discuss karo.

   HintAI se poochho

   Naram rehne se kya hua, aur sakhti se kya hua?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: In ‘His First Flight’, the parents know their son can fly, and that a seagull which cannot fly will not survive. Coaxing has not worked, so they turn tough. They scold him, threaten to let him starve and, with the rest of the family, mock him and ignore his begging. Finally the mother uses his hunger, hovering with a fish just out of his reach until he lunges off the ledge. It looks cruel, but it works: within a minute he is flying. Their toughness was really love, aimed at his independence. Human parents, too, sometimes need to stop doing things for their children, so the children discover what they can do. Toughness should still be guided by care, as it is here.

   Key points: survival needs flight; gentle methods failed; scolding, starving, the trick; success; tough love; balanced personal view.

3. 3
   Long answerMedium

   ‘The Black Aeroplane’ ke pilot ne bina zaroorat ka risk liya. Story courage aur caution ke baare mein kya sikhaati hai?

   HintAI se poochho

   Storm mein udna bahaduri thi, ya laaparwaahi?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: The pilot knew the storm was huge, that he could neither climb over it nor fly round it, and that the sensible course was to return to Paris. Yet, eager for home and breakfast, he flew straight in. This was not courage but recklessness, because the risk was out of all proportion to the reward. The result was terrifying: his instruments and radio failed, his fuel ran low and he was utterly lost. Only a mysterious guide saved him. The story suggests that true courage weighs the danger first. Being brave means facing risks that are worth facing, while caution is wise when a small comfort is all there is to gain. The pilot’s relief at walking away from his plane hints that he learnt this.

   Key points: options he had; the reason he chose the storm; consequences; courage versus recklessness; lesson; personal view.

4. 4
   Long answerHard

   Tumhare hisaab se black aeroplane ka pilot kaun tha? Story se evidence ke saath apni raay rakho.

   HintAI se poochho

   Ek reading chuno aur kam se kam teen details use karo.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: I believe the guide was something supernatural, perhaps a guardian spirit or the ghost of a pilot. Several details support this. The plane flew through a violent storm with no lights, yet the narrator could make out the pilot looking at him and waving. It seemed to know he was lost and led him for half an hour to the only airport he could reach, just as his fuel ran out. When he landed, it vanished, and the radar operator said no other aircraft had been flying. Some readers argue that the narrator imagined it in his panic, but that cannot explain how he found a runway without instruments. The writer leaves the answer open, which makes the story memorable.

   Key points: a clear view; three or more details (no lights, the face and wave, the timing, it vanished, the radar); one other reading mentioned; open ending.

5. 5
   Long answerHard

   ‘Kuch khona humein bada hona sikha sakta hai.’ ‘The Ball Poem’ ke hawaale se discuss karo.

   HintAI se poochho

   Boy kya khota hai, kya mehsoos karta hai aur kya seekhta hai?

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: In ‘The Ball Poem’, a boy watches his ball bounce into the harbour. The ball is cheap, but it holds his childhood memories, so his grief is deep and he stands frozen. The adult speaker could give him money for a new ball but chooses not to, because money is external and cannot buy back what the ball meant. Instead, the boy must face his first responsibility in a world where possessions are always being lost. Silently, he begins to understand what loss is and how to stand up after it. This is growing up: accepting that loss is part of life and finding the strength to carry on. The poet says every person must learn this, and most learn it many times.

   Key points: the loss and its meaning; grief; the speaker holding back; responsibility; epistemology of loss; growing up; universal lesson.

6. 6
   Long answerHard

   Is chapter ki dono stories mein ek dara hua flyer hai jise madad milti hai. Tulna karo ki dono mein madad kaise aati hai.

   HintAI se poochho

   Kaun madad karta hai, kaise, aur har flyer ko kya karna padta hai.

   Solution dikhao

   Model answer: In ‘His First Flight’, the young seagull’s fear is inside him: he can fly but does not believe it. His family helps by being tough, and his mother’s trick with the fish pushes him off the ledge, where instinct does the rest. In ‘The Black Aeroplane’, the pilot’s danger is outside him: a storm, dead instruments and almost no fuel. His help comes from a silent stranger in a plane that should not exist, who leads him to safety and vanishes. The gull is pushed by those who love him; the pilot is guided by an unknown helper. Both learn something. The gull learns he can fly, and the pilot learns the cost of a careless risk and the value of help received.

   Key points: inner fear versus outer danger; family versus stranger; push versus guide; what each learns; a clear comparison.