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Class 10
Time :1 hour
Subject - English
Question A: Answer the following questions:
Q :1 What did the postmaster do when the letter fell in the mailbox and why?
Q:2 Who was Lencho? What were his main problems?
Q:3 Nelson Mandela mentions 'Twin obligations'. Explain.
Q:4 Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog's recovery is “ a triumph of surgery "?
Q:5 How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft ?
Answers
ans 1:- the postmaster took the letter from mailbox to know the feeling or response of Lencho after getting his money.
ans 2:- Lencho was a farmer who, when his crops were ruined, wrote a letter to God. He wrote to God, asking for hundred pesos. His main problem was the ruining of his crops by hailstorms. The hailstorm proved to much disastrous than the locusts and therefore, he was left with no food stock for the following year.
ans 3:- Mandela mentions that every man has twin obligations. The first is to his family, parents, wife and children; the second obligation is to his people, his community and his country.
ans 4:- Mrs Pumphrey thought that the dog's recovery was “a triumph of surgery” because in two weeks, Tricki had recovered completely and had been transformed into a hard-muscled animal. ... She declared Tricki's recovery as a triumph of surgery to express her happiness and gratitude towards the doctor.
Explanation:
the postmaster took the letter from mailbox to know the feeling or response of lencho after getting his money