Chapter- 11 On the Face of It by Susan Hill/ Rainbow/ RBSE
Chapter
- 11
On the Face of It
Susan Hill
Short Question Answers
Q. 1. What physical disability did Derry suffer from? How did
he come by it?
Ans. Derry's face was half burnt. It happened because acid got down one side of his face and it burnt it all away. He looks ugly because of that.
Q. 2. What is Derry afraid of?
Ans. Derry was afraid of being near people as they would stare at him and would be afraid of him.
Q. 3. Why does Derry not like being with other people?
Ans. Derry does not like being near people because they would stare at him; think of him as ugly and terrible and even would be afraid of him.
Q. 4. What disability did Mr. lamb suffer from? How did he
overcome his feeling of loneliness and alienation?
Ans. Mr. Lamb is suffering from a disability of the legs. It
was because his one leg blew away in the war. He overcame his feelings by
his company of nature and human beings.
Q. 5. How was Mr. Lamb friendly with kids despite their teasing him about his broken leg?
Ans. Mr. lamb loved kids. He welcomed them in his garden. He
did not feel troubled when some kids called him Lamey-Lamb. He would make toffee and jelly for children.
Q. 6. Why does Derry come back to Mr. Lamb’s house?
Ans. Derry comes back because Mr. Lamb has changed his
attitude to life. He inspired him. He loved and praised him. He asked him the things which nobody else has ever said.
Long Question Answers
Q. 7. What does Derry not like about the people around him?
Ans. He doesn’t like people around him because they stare
at his burnt face. People in the neighborhood whisper together. They think Derry's face is terrible. People said that only a mother can love such a face. They don’t want to mix him with them. They are afraid of him. That is why Derry does not like the people around him.
Q. 8. What bond unites Derry and Mr. lamb?
Ans. The bond of a positive approach unites Derry and Mr.
Lamb. Mr. Lamb suggests Derry to have a positive approach towards life. Mr. Lamb said he is
physically handicapped but his attitude to life is positive. He is social and
interested in everything. Derry’s brief fellowship with Mr. Lamb makes him positive. Derry's confidence comes back .
Q. 9. Describe in detail the tactics used by Mr. Lamb to
help Derry overcome the feeling of loneliness and alienation?
Ans. Mr. Lamb talks to Derry sweetly and politely. He
says that everyone is welcome in his garden. The gates of their garden are
always open to everyone. They said that a weed and a flower are both lives.
Likewise, life inside us. Just like plants grow up, we should also grow up. He
says I am physically handicapped like you. Do not pay attention to other
people’s comments.
Q. 10. Explain the significance of the statement made by
Derry “because if I don’t go back there, I will never go anywhere in this world
again.”
Ans. The statement made by Derry “because if I don’t go back
there, I will never go anywhere in this world again.” It is a great
significance. Returning to Mr. Lamb in the garden is the re-beginning of
mainstream life. His confidence has come back again. He has been positive
and optimistic now.
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Chapter - 10 Deep Water by William Douglas/ RBSE
Chapter
- 10
Deep Water William
Douglas
SHORT Question-Answer
Q 1. Why does water create a feeling of hatred and terror in
William Douglas?
ANS – When William Douglas is 3 or 4 years old then his father
took him to the beach. When his father stands on the beach then a surf buried
them. Terror of water seated in his heart.
Q 2. What was the continual warning of the author’s mother
and did he take it seriously?
ANS – The continual warning of the author’s mother is that
Yakima River was dangerous. Yes, he took it seriously.
Q 3. Why did Douglas decide to join the YMCA pool?
ANS – YMCA pool was only 2 or 3 feet deep so Douglas thought
it was safe. He had got a pair of wings.
Q 4. What does the author describe as the misadventure and
how does he end up?
ANS – The misadventure was his narrow escape from drowning into water at the YMCA pool. He ends up lying on his stomach near the pool.
Q 5. What did William Douglas plan while sinking to the
bottom of the swimming pool?
ANS – Douglas planned to hit the bottom hard with feet and
then come to the surface of the pool lie on it and paddle to the edge of the
pool.
Q 6. How did terror seize the narrator when he was going
down and down and tallow glow of water surrounded him?
ANS – The cry was left to his neck. The horror of death made
him mad in the water. His head bursts and lungs started hurting. He was getting
dizziness. Legs and arms did not move.
Q 7. Where did the author find himself lying?
ANS – The author finds himself lying nearby the YMCA pool
and he was vomiting.
Q 8. How does the fear of water ruin his fishing trips and
other joys?
ANS – he could not go for bass, trout and salmon fishing. He
could not enjoy canoeing, boating or swimming.
Q 9. Why was William Douglas determined to conquer his fear
of water?
ANS –William Douglas determined to conquer his fear of water
because his life had become handicapped. He wanted to feel free and enjoy his
life.
Q 10. How did the author become a perfect swimmer?
ANS – The author hires a coach who is able to teach him
swimming perfectly. Coach is using a rope and a pulley to teaching swimming. He
taught him how to exhale with face into the water. Thus the author learned to
swim.
Long Question-Answer
Q 11. How does Douglas develop a sense of deep fear of water
and what does he do to overcome it?
ANS – When William Douglas is 3 or 4 years old then his
father took him to the beach. When his father stands on the beach then a surf
buried them. When he was 10 or 11 years old then a Dabang pushed him into the
YMCA pool. He was saved from death.
He hires a coach who is able to teach him swimming
perfectly. Coach is using a rope and a pulley to teaching swimming. He taught
him how to exhale with face into the water. Then he swims alone in lake
Wentworth and Warm lake. Thus the author learned to swim.
Q 12. Who helps the author in becoming a perfect swimmer and
how?
ANS – A hired coach and the author’s firm resolution help
him in becoming a perfect swimmer. The coach tied the belt around him, tied it
with a rope attached on the pulley and started swimming it. In three months his
fear became less. He taught him how to exhale with face into the water. Then he
teaches him to swim with legs. In some weeks he became a perfect swimmer.
Q 13. Describe how Douglas tried to save himself from
drowning.
ANS – For the first time when Douglas went down and touched
his feet to the bottom, he jumped forcefully towards the upper side. He came up
slowly. He tried to shout many times but the voice didn’t come out of his
throat. He wanted to pull the legs upwards. He went down again. The second
time, he jumped with full strength. He came up. He could not call for help.
Then he lost hope and down a third time.
Q 14. What things of joy did the author miss due to his fear
of water?
ANS – The author missed the joys of fishing, boating,
swimming due to fear of water. He missed boating in water bodies. He missed
water sports like surfing, canoeing, etc. he missed swimming in Wentworth and
Warm lake. He missed fishing for landlocked salmon on Maine lake, bass fishing
in New Hampshire, etc.
Chapter - 9 A Walk through Fire by A, D, Smith/ RBSE
Chapter - 9
A Walk through Fire A. D. Smith
Q 1. What was the
narrator’s profession and where was he posted when he witnessed the
entertainment show?
Ans. The narrator was a soldier. When he had seen the
entertainment program, he was posted at Sapper Camp in Begumpet, Hyderabad.
Q 2. Where did the
narrator eat a nice meal one evening and how did he feel after eating?
Ans. The narrator ate good food in a nearby Chinese
restaurant in the nearby town of Secunderabad. After eating good food, he felt
peace.
Q 3. Where and in
what condition did the narrator meet the old man while driving back to the army
camp in the evening?
Ans. The narrator found that old man at a place from where
the road was divided for a small village called Ferozaguda. The old man looked like a bundle of white clothes.
Q 4. Whom did the
narrator see dissolving in the darkness of the night why did they seem to be in
a hurry?
Ans. The storyteller saw a shadowed shape dissolving in the
darkness of the night. Because of the arrival of the British army’s vehicles
and soldiers they seemed to be in a hurry.
Q 5. What did the
object lying on the fork road look like? What did it turn out to be on the
narrator’s reaching there?
Ans. The object lying on the fork road looked like a bundle
of white clothing. When the narrator reached there, he found an elderly Indian.
Q 6. Who were the
assailants, according to the wounded man?
Ans. According to the injured person, the attackers were two
Anglo-Indian youths.
Q 7. What did the
writer do instantly to help the wounded old man? What his condition as serious
as the narrator had thought of?
Ans. To help the injured person, the writer came out of his
handkerchief from a pocket and cleaned the injured person’s face.
The person was not in a serious condition as much as the
author thought.
Q 8. When and where
the entertainment show was organized?
Ans. The entertainment show was organized at the night
before the narrator was to leave for his new posting place. The show was at
sapper camp.
Q 9. Name three
important feats performed in the show.
Ans. The first important feat was to bend the iron rod on
the neck. Second, a five-ton truck was to pass on the chest above the railway
sleeper. Third, walk in the fire.
Q 10. How was ‘the
next meeting’ between the old man and the narrator big surprise for the latter?
Where was it?
Ans. The old man showed the feat of walking barefoot through
the fire at sapper camp. He returned the narrator’s handkerchief. So the
meeting between the writer and the old man was surprising.
Long question answers
Q 11. Describe the
narrator first meeting with the injured old man.
Ans. The narrator’s first meeting with the injured person
was at the place from where the road is divided for a small village Firozguda.
That man was being beaten. In the darkness, he was looking like a bundle of
white clothes. On seeing from nearby, the narrator saw an elderly Indian. The
narrator cleaned the wound of that man with his napkin.
The man told that this attack was done by two Anglo-Indian
youth. He did not tell the reason. The person was not in a serious condition as
much as the author thought. Narrator dropped him at Firozguda.
Q 12. Who was
Professor Rao and how did he perform two great feats of strength?
Ans. Professor Rao is the leader of the group of Indians who
performed amazing feats of strength.
Prof. Rao’s first feat was to keep an iron rod on his neck
and to get bent by volunteers into a U Shape around his neck. Professor Rao
last feat was to get an army truck full of soldiers to pass over his chest
without any harm to itself. In these ways, he performed two amazing feats of
strength.
Chapter - 8 A Journey to the End of the Earth by Tishani Doshi/ RBSE
Chapter
- 8
Journey to the End of the Earth Tishani
Doshi
Short Question Answers
Q. 1. What is phytoplankton?
Ans – Microscopic grasses of the sea that nourish and sustain
the entire southern ocean food chain is called phytoplankton.
Q. 2. How were the Himalayas formed according to the
author?
Ans –The Himalayas were formed by a break in the Gondwana
supercontinent.
Q. 3. What does the author compare stretching and sunning
of crab eater seals too?
Ans – Author compares stretching and sunning of crab of
eater seals to stray dogs.
Q. 4. Why is phytoplankton necessary for the survival of
biodiversity in Antarctica?
Ans – Phytoplankton necessary for the survival of biodiversity
in Antarctica because it nourishes and sustains the entire southern food chain.
It is responsible for the lives of water animals, birds of the region and
global carbon cycle.
Q 5. What was the author’s first reaction on reaching
Antarctica and why?
Ans – on reaching Antarctica the author’s first reaction was
this it is like walking into a ping pong ball. Because there are no trees,
humans, or buildings, etc.
Q 6. Which program was the author a part of on his
expedition to Antarctica? Why was the program successful?
Ans – On his expedition to Antarctica the author was a part
of the program “students on ice”.
It is successful because it is a life-changing experience.
Journey to the end of the earth question answers (long)
Q 7. Why does the author think that Antarctica is the
right place to study the human race past the present and future?
Ans – The author thinks that Antarctica is the right place
to study the human race past the present and future because there is no human
population that’s why it is completely pure. World geological history is
trapped here. There are no trees and human markers.
Q 8. Describe the Antarctica atmosphere as experienced by
the author.
Ans – Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest in the
world. About 90 percent of the earth’s total ice is here. A little change in
the environment here can have a big effect. Here the ecosystem is very simple.
In Antarctica no human markers, no trees, no buildings, etc.
Q 9. “The world geological history is trapped in
Antarctica”. How the study of this region useful to us?
Ans – The study of Antarctica is useful to us. It holds in
its ice cores half million-year-old carbon records trapped in its layer of ice.
It existed when there were no human beings. Thousand of species flora and fauna
flourished here. It was the center of the Gondwana Supercontinent.
Long Question Answers
Q.1. What
are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students on Ice Expedition?
- Ans: A visit to Antarctica
makes it quite clear and there one can see the ice shelves melting.
‘Students on Ice’ is a programme headed by Canadian Geoff Green.
He aims at organizing this programme by taking high school
students to the ends of the world. He thinks it most
essential to provide the students with inspiring educational
opportunities to know more about the Antarctica. Through this they will
generate a new understanding and respect for our planet. Earlier Geoff
Green had organized programme with celebrities and
rich people which gave him back only in a limited way. Since the
students are young minds and full of adventurous activities they can
learn, act and absorb much by visiting the Antarctica. They can see
through their own eyes glaciers retreating and ice-shelves collapsing.
They can realize the future dangers, catastrophic effect of climatic
changes and the global warming. The Antarctica provides the young students
a perfect place to study the varied changes occurring in the environment.
These little changes can have significant consequences. The students can
see those grasses of the sea that flourish, nourish and sustain the entire
Southern Ocean’s food chain. Thus the programme provides a
lively study of changes and the realities going on the Antarctica.
Q2. ‘Take
care of small things and big things will take care of themselves.’
What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarctica’s
Environment ?
- Ans : Antarctica has
a simple ecosystem and lacks biodiversity ,it is the best
place to
study how little changes in the environment can have big consequences.
The author
gives the example of very small single celled plants called phytoplankton
which nourish and sustain the entire southern ocean‘s food chain. The
phytoplankton uses the energy to absorb carbon and also synthesize various
organic compounds through photosynthesis. Scientists have forewarned that
if Ozone layer depletes any further it will have a direct impact on
the activities of the phytoplankton this will lead to a chain reaction
adversely affecting the lives of marine animals and birds of the region which
will further result in the disturbance global carbon cycle .
So, it is
expected of man to pay special attention to tiny forms of animal and plant life
and prevent the depletion of ozone layer by reducing carbon dioxide
emissions.If we take care of small things big things will automatically fall
into place
Q3. Why is
Antarctica a place to go to ,to understand Earth’s present ,past
and future?
Ans.
Antarctica is a place to go to ,to understand Earth’s
present ,past and future.
Six hundred and fifty million years ago , the present day Antarctica was surrounded by a giant amalgamated Southern supercontinent called Gondwana. Thus Antarctica belongs to ancient geological era when human beings had not yet evolved ,the climate was warm in the continent and supported a huge variety of flora and fauna. Later ,the dinosaurs were wiped out and mammals began to evolve . At this juncture Gondwana got separated into countries.So to visit Antarctica is now to be a part of that history.It is to understand the significance of Cordilleran folds and pre-Cambrian granite shields; ozone and carbon; evolution and extinction.
Since the
planet is unravaged by human population and civilization ,it
remains relatively pristine. Its ice cores hold more than half –million-year
old carbon records which are useful for the study of past ,present
and future of our planet.
We can
realize the threat of global warming by seeing glaciars melting and
ice shelves collapsing.
Indigo by Louise Fischer/ Question- answers/ rbse
Chapter
- 7
Indigo Louise Fischer
Short Questions
Question 1. Why did Raj Kumar Shukla approach Gandhiji?
Answer – The Champaran peasants were troubled by the sharecropping system prevalent there. They wanted to get rid of that so when Raj Kumar Shukla went to December 1916 Annual Convention of Congress
session to complain about the injustice to the sharecroppers in Bihar , somebody told him “talk to Gandhi”.
Question 2. What were the terms of the contract between
British landlords and peasants?
Answer – The British landlords compelled the peasants to grow only indigo in on the three-twentieth or 15% part of their land and surrender the entire indigo harvest to British landlord as rent. It was done by a long term agreement.
Question 3. Why did Gandhiji not agree to proceed to
Champaran with Raj Kumar Shukla?
Answer – Gandhi Ji had an appointment in Kanpur and he was committed to go to several other parts of India so Gandhi Ji did not agree to proceed to Champaran with Raj Kumar Shukla.
Question 4. What happened when Gandhiji and Raj Kumar
Shukla wanted to meet Rajendra Prasad?
Answer – When Raj KumarShukla and Gandhi Ji went to Rajendra Prasad's house, he was out of town. The servants took Gandhi ji to be another such peasant as Shukla and did not allow him draw water
from well. They took Gandhi Ji to be an untouchable.
Question 5. Why did Gandhi ji plan to go to Muzzafarpur?
Answer – Gandhi Ji plans to go to Muzzafarpur because Gandhi
Ji wants to collect more information and it was the route to Champaran.
Question 6. What was the effect of synthetic indigo on
the natural indigo crop?
Answer – The international demand for natural indigo reduced
very much and now it was not a profit-making business for British landlords.
Question 7. How did British landlords compel poor
peasants?
Answer – British landlords compel poor peasants by long term
agreement and then by agreeing to pay compensation for being released from 15%
arrangement.
Question 8. Why did Gandhi Ji scold the lawyer?
Answer – The lawyers of Champaran are charging high fees
from poor peasants and not helping them so Gandhi Ji scold lawyer.
Question 9. How did the Champaran episode prove to be a
turning point in the political career of Gandhi Ji?
Answer – The Champaran episode showed that the people of
India could win freedom for themselves by following truth and non – violence.
Gandhi and his way of working had succeeded.
Question 10. What did Gandhi Ji do for the social upliftment
of poor families of peasants?
Answer – Gandhi Ji opened primary schools in six villages.
Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services.
Indigo question answers (long)
Question 11. How did Gandhi Ji help the peasants in
Champaran?
Answer – Gandhi Ji wanted first to collect information about
the injustice of British landlords in Bihar. Next, he called on the British
commissioner of Tiruth division. He proceeds to motihari. Gandhi Ji rejects
notice to quit Champaran. When Gandhi Ji appeared in court then the court is
full of peasants. Officers can not handle them. Officers remove the charges and
constitute an inquiry commission that gave the decision in favor of the
peasants.
Question 12. Explain in your own words, how Raj Kumar
Shukla convinced Gandhi Ji to proceed to Champaran?
Answer – Gandhi was to go to other parts of India. Rajkumar
Shukla chase them everywhere. For weeks Rajkumar Shukla never left Gandhi’s
side. He told Gandhi that he had come to complain about the injustice of
British landlords in Bihar. Impressed by Shukla Gandhi asked him to come and
meet him in Calcutta.
Question 13. Why did Gandhi ji decide to consult prof.
Malkani and Dr. Rajendra Prasad?
Answer – Gandhi Ji decides to meet with Prof.
Malkani and Dr. Rajendra Prasad because they wanted to collect more
information. Gandhi and J.B. Kripalani meet at Tagore Shantiniketan School.
Gandhi Ji decides to meet Dr. Rajendra Prasad because Rajendra Prasad was a
very popular lawyer in Patna. Gandhi Ji scolded lawyer in Patna for charging high
fees from poor peasants and not helping them.
Question 14. What were the old terms and conditions of
the contract between British Landlords and peasants?
Answer – The old terms and conditions of the
contract between British Landlords and peasants were following. Indian peasants
were to plant indigo on 15% of their land and surrender the entire indigo to
British landlord as rent. Then, the British demanded compensation to release
the Indian peasants from 15% agreement.
Question 15. What was the impact of the Champaran episode
on the peasants and the British government?
Answer – The impact of the Champaran episode on
the peasants is positive. Peasant fear of British landlords had reduced very
much. They had become more confident.
The British were fearful. British government constitutes an
inquiry commission in favor of poor peasants.