ABTA English Solution 2025
ABTA Test Papers 2025 English Solution
SAQ – 1 Mark
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Page No. 170
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PROSE
(i) What type of footwear did the girl who boarded the train from Rohana wear?
👉The girl who boarded the train from Rohana wore slippers.
(ii) Why did the narrator try to hide his blindness from the girl?
👉The narrator in Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ tried to hide his blindness from the girl because he did not want to be noticed as blind.
(iii) How was the ancestral house of Abdul Kalam?
👉The ancestral house of Abdul Kalam was a fairy large pucca house, made of limestone and brick.
(iv) Who waited for Kalam’s father outside the mosque?
👉People of different religions waited for Kalam’s father outside the mosque.
(v) Why did Mrs Jones give Roger ten dollars?
👉Mrs Jones gave Roger ten dollars to buy himself some blue suede shoes.
(vi) What was the profession of Mrs. Jones?
👉Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel beauty-shop.
(vii) When the Tsar saw the hermit for the first time, what was the wise man doing?
👉When the Tsar saw the hermit for the first time, the wise man was digging the ground in front of his hut.
(viii) What was the first question that came to the Tsar’s mind?
👉The first question that came to the Tsar’s mind was — ‘What is the most important time to begin everything?’
POETRY
(ix) How do the roots of the tree look immediately after being pulled out of the ground?
👉Immediately after being pulled out of the ground, the roots of the tree look white and wet.
(x) What kills the tree ultimately?
👉After uprooting, the act of seasoning the tree in sun and air into wood kills the tree ultimately.
(xi) What kind of a poem is ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
👉Arthur Rimbaud’s anti-war poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ is a sonnet–an Italian or a Petrarchan sonnet.
(xii) How does the smile of the soldier?
👉The smile of the soldier is like an infant’s–gentle, without guile.
(xiii) How does ‘every fair from fair’ sometime decline?
👉Every fair from fair sometime declines by chance or nature’s changing course untrimmed.
(xiv) How has Shakespeare compared his friend’s beauty?
👉Shakespeare has compared his friend’s beauty to one of loveliest days of summer.
OR
Shakespeare has compared his friend’s beauty to a lovely and temperate summer’s day.
(xv) Why do the birds take rest and stop singing on a summer’s day?
👉On a summer’s day, being faint with the hot sun, the birds take rest in cooling trees and stop their singing.
(xvi) When could a Cricket’s shrill song be heard?
👉On a lone winter evening a Cricket’s shrill song could be heard from behind the fireplace.
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Page No. 183
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(i) At which station did the girl get into the train?
👉The girl got into the train at Rohana station.
(ii) Who are, according to the narrator, formidable creatures?
👉According to the narrator, aunts are usually formidable creatures.
(iii) What does Kalam’s father say about the importance of prayer?
👉According to Kalam’s father, there is nothing mysterious about prayer. Rather, prayer makes possible a communion of the spirit between people.
(iv) Who was a very close friend of Kalam’s father?
👉The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, was a very close friend of Kalam’s father.
(v) Where did Roger fall on losing his balance?
👉Losing his balance, Roger fell on his back on the sidewalk.
(vi) Where did Mrs. Jones work?
👉Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel beauty-shop.
(vii) Why should the Tsar consult magicians?
👉The Tsar should consult magicians in order to know the right time for every action.
(viii) How did the hermit receive the Tsar?
👉Seeing the Tsar, the hermit greeted him and went on digging the ground in front of his hut.
POETRY
(ix) Where does the strength of the tree lie?
👉The strength of the tree lies in its roots.
(x) What is meant by ‘leprous hide’?
👉By ‘leprous hide’ the poet means the rough and marky bark of the tree.
(xi) What is nature asked to do in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
👉In the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ Nature is asked to keep the soldier warm.
(xii) Where does the stream leave ‘long strands of silver’?
👉The stream leaves ‘long strands of silver’ on the bright grass of the valley.
(xiii) What does ‘nature’s changing course’ mean?
👉By ‘nature’s changing course’ the poet means the passage of time through the cycle of seasons.
(xiv) What will make the beauty of the poet’s friend eternal?
👉The continuous reading of his sonnet 18 will make the beauty of the poet’s friend eternal.
(xv) Who sings among the grassy hills?
👉The Grasshopper, the poet of summer, sings among the grassy hills.
(xvi) When does frost create silence in nature?
👉On a lone winter evening frost creates silence in nature.
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Page No. 197
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PROSE
(i) What seemed to be tantalising to the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the perfume from the girl’s hair seemed to be tantalising to the narrator.
(ii) “….but it was a safe remark.” What was a safe remark?
👉A safe remark about the girl’s face made by the narrator of the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ was that the girl had an interesting face.
(iii) What do, according to Kalam’s father, people look for when they reach an impasse?
👉According to Kalam’s father, when people reach an impasse, they look for someone to show them the way out.
(iv) What was the regular menu of Dr. Kalam’s meal at home when he was a child?
👉When Dr. Kalam was a child, at home his regular menu included rice and aromatic sambar, a variety of sharp, home-made pickle and a dollop of fresh coconut chutney.
(v) What is the full name of Mrs Jones in the story ‘Thank You Ma’am’?
👉In the story ‘Thank You Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes the full name of Mrs Jones is Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones.
(vi) Where did Mrs Jones work?
👉Mrs Jones worked in a hotel beauty-shop.
(vii) What, according to the hermit, is the most important thing to do?
👉According to the hermit, the most important thing is to do him good with whom one is.
(viii) Why did the bearded man want to take revenge on the Tsar?
👉The bearded man wanted to take revenge on the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property.
POETRY
(ix) What does the phrase ‘leprous hide’ mean in ‘On Killing a Tree’?
👉In Gieve Patel’s ironical poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ the phrase ‘leprous hide’ means the rough and marky bark of the tree.
(x) Which is the most sensitive part of a tree?
👉The root is the most sensitive part of a tree.
(xi) What is the theme of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
👉The theme of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ is the futility of war.
(xii) How is the smile of the soldier lying asleep in the valley?
👉The smile of the soldier lying asleep in the valley is like an infant’s – gentle, without guile.
(xiii) What is meant by ‘summer’s lease’ in Sonnet No. 18?
👉In Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 18 by the phrase ‘summer’s lease’ the poet means the ‘short duration of summer’.
(xiv) What figure of speech is used in the phrase ‘his gold complexion’?
👉In the phrase ‘his gold complexion’ the figure of speech personification is used by the poet.
(xv) What may one hear on a cold, silent winter evening?
👉On a cold, silent winter evening one may hear the shrill song of the Cricket coming from behind the fireplace.
(xvi) Where do the birds hide being faint?
👉Being faint with the hot sun in summer, the birds hide in cooling trees.
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Page No. 210
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PROSE
(i) What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the eyes of the narrator were sensitive to light and darkness.
(ii) When do the hills look lovely, according to Ruskin Bond?
👉According to Ruskin Bond, the hills look lovely in October.
(iii) How does Kalam describe his appearance?
👉Kalam describes his appearance as a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents.
(iv) What did Kalam ask his father?
👉When Kalam was old enough to ask questions, he asked his father about the relevance of prayer.
(v) Where did Roger fall on losing his balance?
👉Losing his balance, Roger fell on his back on the sidewalk.
(vi) What did Roger fear the most?
👉Roger feared of going to jail the most.
(vii) Where did the Tsar fall asleep?
👉The Tsar fell asleep on the threshold of the hermit’s cottage.
(viii) How many seed beds had the Tsar dug?
👉The Tsar had dug two seed beds.
POETRY
(ix) From where would the curled green twigs rise?
👉The curled green twigs would rise from the chopped part of the tree close to the ground.
(x) Which part of a tree is the most sensitive?
👉The root is the most sensitive part of a tree.
(xi) Why is the soldier pale?
👉The soldier is pale because he is dead.
(xii) What is the small green valley filled with?
👉The small green valley is filled with the sun’s rays streaming from the mountaintop.
(xiii) What is the complexion of the sun?
👉The complexion of the sun is gold.
(xiv) Which shall never fade?
👉The beauty of the poet’s young male friend which is inscribed in the eternal lines of his sonnet 18 shall never fade.
(xv) “….a voice will run.” Whose voice is referred to here?
👉The voice of the Grasshopper is referred to here.
(xvi) How does the Cricket provide a sense of warmth in the winter frost?
👉The Cricket with its shrill song provides a sense of warmth in the winter frost.
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Page No. 220
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PROSE
(i) How far did the narrator travel alone in the train compartment?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the narrator traveled alone upto Rohana station.
(ii) What would Kalam’s father avoid?
👉Kalam’s father would avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.
(iii) What did the ice-box contain?
👉The ice-box contained some lima beans and ham.
(iv) Why did the bearded man want to kill the Tsar?
👉The bearded man wanted to kill the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property.
(v) “Then I made a mistake.” What ‘mistake’ did the narrator make?
👉The narrator made the ‘mistake’ of asking an inappropriate question from his part through which his blindness was to be disclosed.
(vi) To which genre does the essay ‘Strong Roots’ belong?
👉The essay :Strong Roots’ is an autobiographical writing, an extract from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s best-selling autobiographical book ‘Wings of Fire’.
(vii) What did Mrs. do when the boy fell?
👉When the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, the large woman Mrs. Jones simply turned around and kicked him in his blue-jeaned sitter.
(viii) How did the Tsar meet the hermit?
👉Putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard behind, the Tsar went alone to meet the hermit.
POETRY
(ix) “And every fair from fair sometime declines.” What does ‘every fair’ mean here?
👉Here ‘every fair’ means ‘beauty’ from ‘every beautiful being’.
(x) “The source, white and wet” Why is the source described as wet?
👉The source, the root of the tree, is described as wet because it always remains absorbed in watery nutrients inside the earth.
(xi) What shocks the reader at the end of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
👉At the end of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ the horrible sight of two red holes in one side of the soldier’s body shocks the reader.
(xii) Where is the soldier’s hand kept?
👉The soldier’s hand is kept on his breast.
(xiii) How long will the poet’s friend’s beauty live?
👉The poet’s young male friend’s will live as long as people read his immortal sonnet 18.
(xiv) Where from do the crickets shrill their voice?
👉On a lone winter evening the crickets shrill their voice from behind the fireplace.
(xv) Where does a Grasshopper rest?
👉When tired out with fun, a Grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
(xvi) Where will curled green twigs rise from?
👉Curled green twigs will rise from the chopped part of the tree close to the ground.
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Page No. 232
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PROSE
(i) Who stammered an apology?
👉The second fellow-passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur stammered an apology while boarding the train.
(ii) What were the eyes of the narrator sensitive to?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the eyes of the narrator were sensitive only to light and darkness.
(iii) What does prayer make possible?
👉According to Kalam’s father, prayer makes possible a communion of the spirit between people.
(iv) Why does Kalam claim his mother’s lineage to be ‘more distinguished’?
👉Kalam claims his mother’s lineage to be ‘more distinguished’ because one of her forebears have been bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British.
(v) Where did Roger fall on losing his balance?
👉Losing his balance, Roger fell on the sidewalk.
(vi) Whom does not Mrs Jones dare to tell about her past?
👉Mrs Jones does not dare to tell about her past to Roger and not even to God.
(vii) What is the most important business of a man’s life?
👉The most important business of a man’s life is to do good to him with whom he is.
(viii) Where did the Tsar sleep whole night?
👉The Tsar slept whole night on the threshold of the hermit’s cottage.
POETRY
(ix) From where would the curled green twigs rise?
👉The curled green twigs would rise from the chopped part of the tree close to the ground.
(x) What does the phrase ‘the earth-cave’ mean?
👉The phrase ‘the earth-cave’ means the gaping hole in the earth when the roots of the tree are pulled out.
(xi) Where are the feet of the soldier placed?
👉The feet of the soldier are placed among the flowers in the valley.
(xii) What do ‘two red holes’ indicate?
👉In Rimbaud’s anti-war poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ ‘two red holes’ indicate ‘two bullet wounds’.
(xiii) Who shakes the ‘darling buds’ of summer?
👉The rough wind shakes the ‘darling buds’ of summer.
(xiv) How is the complexion of the sun?
👉The complexion of the sun is gold.
(xv) Who creates silence in winter?
👉Frost creates silence in winter.
(xvi) Why are the birds faint in Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
👉In Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the birds are faint with the hot sun in summer.
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Page No. 242
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PROSE
(i) Whom did the Tsar send along with the servants to attend the wounded man?
👉To attend the wounded bearded man the Tsar sent his own physician with the servants.
(ii) From which station did the third passenger board the train?
👉The third passenger boarded the train from Saharanpur station.
(iii) What is a pocketbook?
👉A pocketbook is a large purse.
(iv) How did Jainulabdeen start his day?
👉Dr. Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen started his day by reading the namaz before dawn.
(v) In which sport do we find the use of ‘half-nelson’?
👉We find the use of ‘half-nelson’ in wrestling.
(vi) Where did Dr Kalam usually eat during his childhood?
👉During his childhood Dr Kalam usually ate with his mother sitting on the floor of the kitchen.
(vii) What, according to the hermit, was the only purpose for which man was sent into this life?
👉According to the hermit, the only purpose for which man was sent into this life was to do good to him with whom one is.
(viii) Why did the girl fail to notice the narrator’s blindness?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the girl failed to notice the narrator’s blindness.
POETRY
(ix) How does the stream flow through the valley?
👉The stream flows slowly through the valley.
(x) Who shall fail to take control of the poet’s friend?
👉Death shall fail to take control of the poet’s friend.
(xi) What has the tree absorbed for years?
👉The tree has absorbed sunlight, air and water–the three major elemental forces of nature for years.
(xii) Where does the Grasshopper rest when he is ‘tired out with fun’?
👉When the Grasshopper is ‘tired out with fun’, he rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
(xiii) What has to be ‘exposed’ in order to ‘kill’ a tree?
👉The root of the tree has to be ‘exposed’ in order to ‘kill’ a tree.
(xiv) Why do the humming insects fail to disturb the young soldier’s rest?
👉The humming insects fail to disturb the young soldier’s rest because he is dead.
(xv) What keeps on increasing it’s ‘warmth’ during a lone winter evening?
👉During a lone winter evening the shrill song of the Cricket keeps on increasing it’s ‘warmth’.
(xvi) Whose ‘gold complexion’ often gets dimmed?
👉The sun’s ‘gold complexion’ often gets dimmed.
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Page No. 252
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(i) Why did the narrator think that he must be sitting in a dark corner?
👉The narrator in Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ thought that he must be sitting in a dark corner of the train compartment because when he first spoke to the girl, she was startled at his voice.
(ii) What did the narrator want to touch?
👉The narrator wanted to touch the girl’s perfumed hair.
(iii) What was bestowed on one of Kalam’s mother’s forebears?
👉One of Kalam’s mother’s forebears was bestowed the title of Bahadur by the British.
(iv) How can one be on the road to freedom, happiness and peace of mind?
👉According to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, once an individual severs his emotional and physical bond from this materialistic world, he can be on the road to freedom, happiness and peace of mind.
(v) How old was Roger?
👉Roger was fourteen or fifteen years old.
(vi) “Then we’ll eat” Who are ‘we’ here?
👉Here ‘we’ are Mrs. Jones and Roger.
(vii) Whom did the hermit receive?
👉The hermit received only common folk.
(viii) What is the only important time according to the hermit?
👉According to the hermit, the only important time is now i.e. the present time.
POETRY
(ix) What grows from the ‘leprous hide’?
👉Green leaves grow from the ‘leprous hide’ of the tree.
(x) “And then it is done.” What is done?
👉The task of complete destruction of the tree is done finally.
(xi) What does the poet mean by ‘hollow’?
👉By the word ‘hollow’ the poet means the small green valley in which the very young soldier lies dead.
(xii) What does the poet request Nature?
👉The poet requests Nature to keep the soldier warm because the poet fears the soldier may catch cold.
(xiii) What is the youth compared to by Shakespeare?
👉Shakespeare in his sonnet 18 compares the youth to a summer’s day.
(xiv) Whose ‘summer’ is eternal?
👉The poet’s young male friend’s ‘summer’ is eternal.
(xv) Which season does the Grasshopper represent?
👉In Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the Grasshopper represents the summer season.
(xvi) When, according to Keats, will the poetry of earth cease?
👉According to Keats, the poetry of earth will cease at no point of time. It is a continuous celebration through the cycle of seasons.
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Page No. 258
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(i) Who broke into the narrator’s reverie in ‘The Eyes Have It’?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the second fellow-passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur broke into the narrator’s reverie.
(ii) In kind of locality did Kalam live when he was young?
👉When Kalam was young, he lived in a predominately Muslim locality where quite a lot of Hindu families lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
(iii) Why did the hermit live in a forest?
👉The hermit in Leo Tolstoy’s story ‘Three Questions’ lived in a wood because he preferred to lead a simple lonely life.
(iv) Where did Roger fall on losing his balance?
👉Losing his balance, Roger fell on the sidewalk.
(v) Who was the high priest of Rameswaram temple?
👉Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, a very close of Kalam’s father, was the high priest of Rameswaram temple.
(vi) What did the wounded man promise the Tsar?
👉The wounded man promised the Tsar the Tsar that if he lived then, he would serve him as his most faithful slave, and would bid his sons do the same.
(vii) “I got a great mind” Who is the speaker?
👉In Langston Hughes’s short-story ‘Thank You Ma’am’ Mrs. Jones is the speaker of the above mentioned line.
(viii) How did the narrator describe the voice of the girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’?
👉In the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the narrator described the voice of the girl as the sparkle of a mountain stream.
POETRY
(ix) What increases in the warmth of winter in the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
👉In the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the Cricket’s shrill song increases in the warmth of winter.
(x) “The bleeding bark will heal” How will ‘the bleeding bark’ of the tree heal?
👉The ‘bleeding bark’ of the tree will heal when from the part of the chopped tree close to the ground will rise curled green twigs.
(xi) How does the soldier look in his sun-soaked bed in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
👉In the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ the soldier looks pale in his sun-soaked bed.
(xii) What does the expression ‘eternal summer’ mean in Sonnet No. 18?
👉In Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 18 the expression ‘eternal summer’ means ‘eternal beauty’.
(xiii) What is meant by ‘anchoring earth’ in the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?
👉In the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ by the phrase ‘anchoring earth’ the poet means that like an anchor the root of the tree also firmly grips the tree into earth.
(xiv) When is his complexion dimmed in Sonnet No. 18?
👉In Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 18 his [the sun’s] gold complexion is dimmed by the thin layer of clouds over it.
(xv) “In his side there are two red holes.” What do the ‘two red holes’ signify?
👉The ‘two red holes’ actually signify ‘two bullets wounds’ visible in one side of the soldier’s body.
(xvi) “A voice will run…” Whose voice is referred to here?
👉The voice of the Grasshopper, the songster of summer, is referred to here in Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’.
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Page No. 265
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(i) With whom did A.P.J. Abdul Kalam normally eat?
👉A.P.J. Abdul Kalam normally ate with his mother sitting on the floor of the kitchen.
(ii) What was the hermit renowned for?
👉The hermit was widely renowned for his wisdom.
(iii) What did the purse of Mrs. Jones contain?
👉The purse of Mrs. Jones contained everything, but hammer and nails.
(iv) How are the roads in Mussoorie in October?
👉In October the roads in Mussoorie are quiet and almost deserted.
(v) How was Kalam’s childhood?
👉Kalam’s childhood was a very secure one, materially and emotionally.
(vi) “…..but it was a safe remark” What was the safe remark?
👉The safe remark made by the narrator about the girl’s face was that the girl had an interesting.
(vii) What did Roger hear while entering the house of Mrs. Jones?
👉While entering the house of Mrs. Jones, Roger heard other roomers laughing and talking in the large house.
(viii) “Let us see who it is” Who is the man referred to here?
👉Here the man refers to the wounded bearded man who came running out of the wood.
POETRY
(ix) How is the strength of the tree exposed?
👉The strength of the tree, the root is exposed when it is pulled out entirely, out of the anchoring earth.
(x) Who is asked to keep the soldier warm?
👉Nature is asked to keep the soldier warm.
(xi) “Thou art more lovely” Who is referred to as ‘thou’?
👉Here the archaic word ‘thou’ refers to the poet’s young male friend, probably Mr William Herbert, the Earl of Southampton.
(xii) When will the poetry of earth end?
👉The poetry of earth will end never because it is a continuous celebration through the cycle of seasons.
(xiii) What causes the bark of a tree to bleed?
👉The act of hacking and chopping causes the bark of a tree to bleed.
(xiv) How does Rimbaud describe the soldier’s smile?
👉The poet Arthur Rimbaud in his anti-war poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ describes the soldier’s smile is like an infant’s–gentle, without guile.
(xv) What might one hear on a lone wintry evening?
👉On a lone wintry evening one might hear the shrill song of the Cricket from behind the fireplace.
(xvi) What does the ‘eye of heaven’ refer to?
👉The phrase ‘eye of heaven’ refers to the sun.
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Page No. 278
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(i) How far did the narrator travel alone?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the narrator traveled alone upto Rohana station.
(ii) How, according to Kalam, one achieves freedom, happiness and peace of mind?
👉According to Kalam, once one severs his emotional and physical bond, he achieves freedom, happiness and peace of mind.
(iii) What advice did Mrs. Jones give to Roger?
👉At the end of the story ‘Thank You Ma’am’ Mrs. Jones advised Roger to behave himself.
(iv) Why did the learned men come to the Tsar?
👉The learned men came to the Tsar to answer his three questions.
(v) What did the new passenger remark about himself in ‘The Eyes Have It’?
👉In Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the new passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur remarked about himself to the narrator that he was not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one i.e. the girl who just left the train.
(vi) In whom did Abdul Kalam’s father have an ideal helpmate?
👉Abdul Kalam’s father had an ideal helpmate in Kalam’s mother, Ashiamma.
(vii) What was the price of the cake the boy was given a part of in ‘Thank You Ma’am’?
👉In Langston Hughes’s short-story ‘Thank You Ma’am’ the price of the cake the boy was given a part of was ten cents.
(viii) What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to visit him?
👉When the Tsar came to visit the hermit, he [the hermit] was digging the ground in front of his hut.
POETRY
(ix) “And then it is done.” What act is referred to here?
👉The act of complete destruction of the tree is referred to here.
(x) What are the sunrays compared to?
👉The sunrays are compared to a flowing stream.
(xi) What is meant by the expression ‘eye of heaven’?
👉By the expression ‘eye of heaven’ the poet means the all important sun.
(xii) Where do all the birds hide in summer?
👉In summer all the birds hide in cooling trees.
(xiii) What type of a poem is ‘On Killing a Tree’?
👉Gieve Patel’s ‘On Killing a Tree’ is an ironical conversational poem written in free verse.
(xiv) Where are the feet of the soldier?
👉The feet of soldier are among the flowers in the valley.
(xv) What shakes the darling buds of May?
👉The rough wind shakes the darling buds of May.
(xvi) When does the Cricket sing in Keats’s sonnet?
👉In Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’ on a lone winter evening the Cricket sings from behind a fireplace.
