Q: Why does it take much time to kill a tree?
A: It is not easy to kill a tree simply with the stroke of a knife. Because tree has deep
roots which give rise to tiny twigs and miniature boughs. So the root has to be uprooted,
and scorched and choked in sun and air. This process takes much time and it requires a lot of strain.
Q: Why does the poet talk about 'killing' a tree?
A: The poet considers every tree a living organism. It too feels pain and pleasure alike, like the human beings. So he uses the expression 'killing the tree' rather than 'cutting'
or 'destroying' it. According to him, a tree cannot be denied the right to live. So his
attitude towards trees is fairly humane.
Q: What is the source of the tree? How is it? What is the secret of its strength?
A: The source of the tree is its root. It is white and wet. The secret of its strength is that it is hidden inside the earth for years together. It clings firmly to the layers of the earth.
Q: What methods are generally used to kill a tree? Do the methods can fully be worked out?
A: Hacking and chopping are generally used to kill a tree. These methods cannot be fully worked out. They may give a deathblow to the tree but cannot destroy it completely as green twigs are sure to emerge from it.
January 6, 2014
10th English EM - In Celebration Of Being Alive - 2 Marks Questions
Q: Describe the accident in which Dr. Barnard and his wife were involved. What happened
to them?
A: One day Dr. Barnard and his wife were crossing a street after a happy meal. A car
knocked him into his wife. She was thrown out into the other line where another car from the opposite direction struck her. He had eleven broken ribs and a perforated
lung and his wife had a badly fractured shoulder.
Q: How does Dr. Barnard's view of suffering differ from his father's?
A: Dr. Barnard finds the suffering of children heart-breaking. He sees no nobility in a
patient's agony or a lonely child's crying at night. But his father thinks that suffering ennobles one. That is the way God tests everyone. Thus, Dr. Barnard's view of suffering differ from that of his father but he finally realises that the experience of suffering will surely make one a better person.
Q: Why does the suffering of children upset Dr. Barnard so much?
A: Dr. Barnard sees no nobility in children's suffering. It upsets him. He finds it particularly heartbreaking because children keep trust in doctors and nurses. They believe they help them. If they cannot, children simply accept it as their fate and get ready for surgery uncomplainingly.
Q: What is the lesson that Dr. Barnard learned from the two children?
A: Dr. Barnard learned from the two children that the business of living is the celebration of being alive. He also learned that 'what you have left' is more important than 'What you have lost'. One should get on with the business of living undeterred by the problems of life.
Q: What was it that opened Dr. Barnard's eyes?
A: Inspite of being blind and crippled, the boys provided a lot of entertainment to the
inmates and patients of the hospital. They claimed that they had won the race. This
fact opened the eyes of Dr. Barnard. His thinking of suffering was changed. He learned that the business of living was joy in the real sense.
to them?
A: One day Dr. Barnard and his wife were crossing a street after a happy meal. A car
knocked him into his wife. She was thrown out into the other line where another car from the opposite direction struck her. He had eleven broken ribs and a perforated
lung and his wife had a badly fractured shoulder.
Q: How does Dr. Barnard's view of suffering differ from his father's?
A: Dr. Barnard finds the suffering of children heart-breaking. He sees no nobility in a
patient's agony or a lonely child's crying at night. But his father thinks that suffering ennobles one. That is the way God tests everyone. Thus, Dr. Barnard's view of suffering differ from that of his father but he finally realises that the experience of suffering will surely make one a better person.
Q: Why does the suffering of children upset Dr. Barnard so much?
A: Dr. Barnard sees no nobility in children's suffering. It upsets him. He finds it particularly heartbreaking because children keep trust in doctors and nurses. They believe they help them. If they cannot, children simply accept it as their fate and get ready for surgery uncomplainingly.
Q: What is the lesson that Dr. Barnard learned from the two children?
A: Dr. Barnard learned from the two children that the business of living is the celebration of being alive. He also learned that 'what you have left' is more important than 'What you have lost'. One should get on with the business of living undeterred by the problems of life.
Q: What was it that opened Dr. Barnard's eyes?
A: Inspite of being blind and crippled, the boys provided a lot of entertainment to the
inmates and patients of the hospital. They claimed that they had won the race. This
fact opened the eyes of Dr. Barnard. His thinking of suffering was changed. He learned that the business of living was joy in the real sense.
10th English EM - The Night at the Hotel 2 Marks Questions
Q: "The night receptionist regretfully shrugged his shoulders". What did he regret? (Or) Why did the night receptionist regretfully shrug his shoulders?
A: Schwamm asked the night receptionist for a single room. There was no single room available at that time. The night receptionist, therefore, regretfully shrugged his
shoulders. He regretted over his inability to provide a single room for his customer.
Q: Why did Schwamm decide to spend the night at the hotel?
A: Schwamm wanted to make his son happy by taking the early train the next day and waving back at him. He, therefore, came into town and decided to spend the night at the hotel as it was quite late at night and he would not get better accommodation elsewhere.
Q: What was the reason for the strange behaviour of Mr. Schwamm's son?
A: Every morning on his way to school, Schwamm's son had to wait at the railway crossing for the first train to go by. He used to wave at the passengers continuously. But none of the passengers ever waved him back. This was the reason for the boy's unhappiness and strange behaviour.
Q: What does Schwamm mean when he says 'He has a soul of glass ....."?
A: Glass is brittle and it easily breaks. Schwamm says his son has 'a soul of glass'.
It means that his son has a brittle temperament, for he reacts instantly even to the
slightest irritation. He substantiates this by comparing the boy to a mimosa. So it tells us that Schwamm's son is extremely sensitive. He takes things to heart and makes himself sick.
Q: Do you think Schwamm did a good thing in deciding to share a room with a stranger? Why do you think so?
A: Yes, certainly. Schwamm did really a good thing in deciding to share the room with a stranger because it was the very stranger who carried out his plan successfully and effectively the next morning and restored the boy to happiness. Had he not done so, the purpose of his coming into town would have been defeated.
A: Schwamm asked the night receptionist for a single room. There was no single room available at that time. The night receptionist, therefore, regretfully shrugged his
shoulders. He regretted over his inability to provide a single room for his customer.
Q: Why did Schwamm decide to spend the night at the hotel?
A: Schwamm wanted to make his son happy by taking the early train the next day and waving back at him. He, therefore, came into town and decided to spend the night at the hotel as it was quite late at night and he would not get better accommodation elsewhere.
Q: What was the reason for the strange behaviour of Mr. Schwamm's son?
A: Every morning on his way to school, Schwamm's son had to wait at the railway crossing for the first train to go by. He used to wave at the passengers continuously. But none of the passengers ever waved him back. This was the reason for the boy's unhappiness and strange behaviour.
Q: What does Schwamm mean when he says 'He has a soul of glass ....."?
A: Glass is brittle and it easily breaks. Schwamm says his son has 'a soul of glass'.
It means that his son has a brittle temperament, for he reacts instantly even to the
slightest irritation. He substantiates this by comparing the boy to a mimosa. So it tells us that Schwamm's son is extremely sensitive. He takes things to heart and makes himself sick.
Q: Do you think Schwamm did a good thing in deciding to share a room with a stranger? Why do you think so?
A: Yes, certainly. Schwamm did really a good thing in deciding to share the room with a stranger because it was the very stranger who carried out his plan successfully and effectively the next morning and restored the boy to happiness. Had he not done so, the purpose of his coming into town would have been defeated.
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