List of top English Questions asked in CBSE X

Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
Would you agree that the “depths of oppression” create “heights of character”? How does Mandela illustrate this? Can you add your own examples to this argument?
Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal?
If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?
Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief ’?
What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says “And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son”? Find reasons for your answer from the play.
Why do you think Kisa Gotami understood this only the second time? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding?
What does Kisa Gotami understand the second time that she failed to understand the first time? Was this what the Buddha wanted her to understand?
Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after she speaks with the Buddha. What does she ask for, the second time around? Does she get it? Why not?
When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?
What does Valli mean when she says, “I was just agreeing with what you said about things happening without our knowledge.”
Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
Why is Mij’s species now known to the world as Maxwell’s otter?
What are some of the things we come to know about otters from this text?
What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly and fun-loving animal who needs love?
Where is Coorg?

Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?
(i) The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
(ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
(iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
(iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
(v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)
(vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)

Which of these statements are correct?
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
There are some examples of diary or journal entries in the ‘Before You Read’ section. Compare these with what Anne writes in her diary. What language was the diary originally written in? In what way is Anne’s diary different?