Reading Comprehension:
I. Local Egyptians took this to mean that the spirit of the dead king had left his tomb,
cursing those who had opened it. (The Curse Of Tutenkhamen)
a. What does 'this' mean in the passage?
b. Who was the 'king' talked about?
c. What was the curse?
II. "I'm glad you made the mistake. But you are a very young person to be alone at Christmas time". (Christmas Meeting)
a. Who is speaking in the passage?
b. Who is referred to as 'you'?
c. What mistake has the person made?
Answers
I.
a. A hawk flying overhead.
b. Tutenkhamen.
c. That something terrible would happen to those who touched the tomb.
II.
a. The middle aged woman.
b. Francis Randel.
c. He entered the room without knocking on the door.
January 5, 2014
10th Class English Important 2 Marks Questions - TM
A Story That Can Be True (Poem)
Q: Why is the wanderer always thinking about his true identity?
A: No wonder, the wanderer wants to live with his parents. His mother died and his father is far away somewhere. So there is no one to tell him who he is.
Q: What is 'a dark and cold world'?
A: Nobody cares for the child. No one pays attention to the boy. Everybody is busy with his own job. Their disinterest in knowing the identity of the boy is 'dark and
cold world'.
Q: Why does the wanderer find fault with the people who pass by him?
A: The wanderer finds fault with the people who pass by him because they don't care for
him even though he was shivering in the cold.
Christmas Meeting (Prose)
Q: What do you understand about the character of Francis Randel from the story?
A: Francis Randel, the young man was man of odd and uncommon character. He was easily
excitable. He looked strange.
Q: Does the young man like being alone at Christmas? Why isn't he with his family for
the festival?
A: The young man does not like being alone at Christmas. He is too busy a writer to go
to his village to spend Christmas with his family.
Q: What coincidence do you find between the narrator's Christmas and Francis Randel's?
A: Both the narrator and Francis Randel were alone on Christmas day. Both of them had
odd experiences.
Q: How did the narrator spend her Christmas as a child?
A: When the narrator was a child, she spent Christmases happily. Her house was full of friends and relatives. She put a Christmas tree in the window and she received lots of gifts.
Q: Why is the wanderer always thinking about his true identity?
A: No wonder, the wanderer wants to live with his parents. His mother died and his father is far away somewhere. So there is no one to tell him who he is.
Q: What is 'a dark and cold world'?
A: Nobody cares for the child. No one pays attention to the boy. Everybody is busy with his own job. Their disinterest in knowing the identity of the boy is 'dark and
cold world'.
Q: Why does the wanderer find fault with the people who pass by him?
A: The wanderer finds fault with the people who pass by him because they don't care for
him even though he was shivering in the cold.
Christmas Meeting (Prose)
Q: What do you understand about the character of Francis Randel from the story?
A: Francis Randel, the young man was man of odd and uncommon character. He was easily
excitable. He looked strange.
Q: Does the young man like being alone at Christmas? Why isn't he with his family for
the festival?
A: The young man does not like being alone at Christmas. He is too busy a writer to go
to his village to spend Christmas with his family.
Q: What coincidence do you find between the narrator's Christmas and Francis Randel's?
A: Both the narrator and Francis Randel were alone on Christmas day. Both of them had
odd experiences.
Q: How did the narrator spend her Christmas as a child?
A: When the narrator was a child, she spent Christmases happily. Her house was full of friends and relatives. She put a Christmas tree in the window and she received lots of gifts.
10th English 2 Marks Questions - Telugu Medium
Q: What is the curse of Tutenkhamen?
A: The curse of Tutenkhamen is that whoever is involved in unearthing the tomb or touches
it, will face a terrible death.
Q: Why was there so much excitement when Tutenkhamen's tomb was discovered?
A: Nobody knew about Tuten's tomb for hundreds of years. When the tomb was unearthing, magnificent treasures were found along with the king's dead body. So there was so much excitement.
Q: Who was the first man who went into the tomb? How did he die?
A: Howard Carter was the first man who went into the tomb. He died of natural causes.
Q: Why did the Director of Antiquities fight against lending the treasures of Tutenkhamen to France? What happened to him?
A: The Director of Antiquities dreamed that he would die if he allowed Tutenkhamen's treasures to go out of Egypt. So he fought against lending the treasures to France. He
was knocked down by a car and died.
Dancing On (Prose)
Q: What are the common features in the lives of Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha Chandran?
A: Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha Chandran are physically handicapped. But they have
tremendous will power. They have proved that their disability has not come in the way
of their progress.
Q: After the accident, Sudha searched for a way of dancing again. Did she succeed? In what way?
A: After the accident, Sudha Chandran searched sincerely for a way of dancing again. She consulted Dr. Pramod Sethi and got fitted the Jaipur Foot, the artificial limb.
Q: What was her father's tribute to Sudha Chandran?
A: On January 28, 1984, Sudha Chandran made a historic comeback by giving a public recital in Bombay which was notable for its classical quality. Her father simply touched Sudha's feet as a token of his tribute.
Q: "The thunderous clapping that greeted Sudha Chandran at the end of her performance
in Washington was not merely for the wonderful way she had danced". What else
was it for?
A: It was for uncrushable spirit she had shown in not allowing fate to come in the way of her dancing again.
A: The curse of Tutenkhamen is that whoever is involved in unearthing the tomb or touches
it, will face a terrible death.
Q: Why was there so much excitement when Tutenkhamen's tomb was discovered?
A: Nobody knew about Tuten's tomb for hundreds of years. When the tomb was unearthing, magnificent treasures were found along with the king's dead body. So there was so much excitement.
Q: Who was the first man who went into the tomb? How did he die?
A: Howard Carter was the first man who went into the tomb. He died of natural causes.
Q: Why did the Director of Antiquities fight against lending the treasures of Tutenkhamen to France? What happened to him?
A: The Director of Antiquities dreamed that he would die if he allowed Tutenkhamen's treasures to go out of Egypt. So he fought against lending the treasures to France. He
was knocked down by a car and died.
Dancing On (Prose)
Q: What are the common features in the lives of Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha Chandran?
A: Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha Chandran are physically handicapped. But they have
tremendous will power. They have proved that their disability has not come in the way
of their progress.
Q: After the accident, Sudha searched for a way of dancing again. Did she succeed? In what way?
A: After the accident, Sudha Chandran searched sincerely for a way of dancing again. She consulted Dr. Pramod Sethi and got fitted the Jaipur Foot, the artificial limb.
Q: What was her father's tribute to Sudha Chandran?
A: On January 28, 1984, Sudha Chandran made a historic comeback by giving a public recital in Bombay which was notable for its classical quality. Her father simply touched Sudha's feet as a token of his tribute.
Q: "The thunderous clapping that greeted Sudha Chandran at the end of her performance
in Washington was not merely for the wonderful way she had danced". What else
was it for?
A: It was for uncrushable spirit she had shown in not allowing fate to come in the way of her dancing again.
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