X ENGLISH

HW 1

Q1. What was postmaster’s reaction on seeing the letter to God? What did he do?
(Answer in 30-40 words)

Q2. Lencho calls the post office employees a bunch of crooks. Explain the irony in
the situation. (Answer in 30-40 words)

Q3. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
a. The dust of snow means ____________________.
b. Hemlock tree stands for ___________ and __________.
c. Figure of speech in third line of the given stanza is ______________.
d. Whose mood changed and how?
e. What is the central idea of the poem?

Q4. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
a. What is the irony in the theme of the poem?
b. ‘It’ in the first line refers to ____________ ‘perish’ means ____________.
c. “Ice is also great.” Explain.
d. What do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for?
e. ‘Suffice’ means _______________.

Q5. Mention three differences between the tiger in the zoo and tiger in the cage
in context of the poem, ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’.

Write the heading as “Complete the following sentences from the text” for Q6 and Q7.

Q6. Nelson Mandela- Long Walk to Freedom: NCERT: Page 26 (I)

Q7. Nelson Mandela- Long Walk to Freedom: NCERT: Page 27 (II)

Q8. Complaint Letter (Practice Book) (Page 54)

Q9. Letter to the Editor (Practice Book) (Page 58)