COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (X CLASS ENGLISH PAPER I) ~ English For Excellence

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (X CLASS ENGLISH PAPER I)

UNIT I: PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

A READING: ATTITUDE IS ALTITUDE

What has Nick Vujicic faced his whole life?
What are the details that Nick does not let stop him?
What helps Nick balance and enable him to kick?
What does Nick compare his small foot to?
Why does Nick say 'I'd be lost without it.'?
What makes Nick choose to remain a virgin until marriage?
What is Nick waiting for?
How does Nick play golf?
What was the parents' decision about his schooling? Was he happy with it?
Why did Nick's father leave the hospital when Nick was born?
When could Nick's mother bring herself to hold him?
What did Nick's parents ask many years?
Why did Nick's mother blame herself?
What did Nick's father do to give the courage to learn swimming?
What did Nick's parents do to make him write/type?
What was the best decision his parents made? What was the risk in their decision?
Which degree gave Nick Vujicic independence?
How does Nick move?
Why did Nick want to kill himself?
Why did Nick hate GOD?
Why did Nick use wall mounted brush?
How did Nick want to kill himself?
How did Nick become an international symbol of triumph over adversity?
What did a newspaper article say about a disabled man?
What was inspirational to Nick?
What does the world say about Nick Vujicic?
For what did Nick Vujicic win the Young Australian Award?
Why was the girl interested in Nick Vujicic when he was in a car?
Whose hand did a shark bite off?
Why was Bethany Hamilton amazing?
What got Nick Vujicic on the cover of Surfer magazine?
What is the reason for his doing the 360 degree spins on his board?
Why has Nick travelled to over 24 countries?
What is the power of human spirit?
What should people do when they fall?
When is Nick's job done?

B READING: EVERY SUCCESS STORY IS ALSO A STORY OF GREAT FAILURES

What should one do to succeed?
What does history say about success?
What is the other side people don't see?
Why do you think Abraham Lincoln had a nervous breakdown?
What does Abraham Lincoln's story tell us?
Give an example of 'defeat was a detour and not a dead end.'
What was the charge against Lee De Forest?
Why was he publicly humiliated?
What was Lee De Forest's invention?
What were Wright Brothers trying?
What was Wright Brothers's achievement?
What was the investment of Colonel Sanders?
When did he get his first order?
What is the difference between Colonel Sanders and we?
What did newspaper editors say to reject Walt Disney's cartoons?
What inspired Walt Disney?
What was the start of Mickey Mouse?
How do successful people do small things?
What did Tommy's teacher write in a note?
What was his mother's reaction?
Who was Thomas Edison's inspiring teacher?
What was Henry Ford's mistake?
Who succeeded in spite of problems?
What is called failing forward?
How did Thomas Edison lose his factory?
What is the great value in disaster according to Thomas Edison?
Give examples of "Setbacks are inevitable."
What does a setback teach us?
When will we be able to turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone?
What is the result of the burning desire?
What did a young man want from Socrates?
How did Socrates show the young man the secret to success?
What is the starting point of accomplishment?
What happens when we think we are beaten?
What's all in the state of mind?
Who wins?

C READING: I WILL DO IT

Why did his seniors ask him to solve their difficulties?
When was a spark in his eyes?
What did he want study?
What did the brighter ones want to study?
How could one enter the IIT?
What was the ultimate aim for any brighter student?
Why did he come to Bangalore?
How did he express his Principe of not hurting anyone?
Why did he go to his father after the entrance results?
Why could his father not afford expenses at IIT?
Where did his father want him to study?
Why was it a difficult situation for any farther to say 'no' to his bright son?
What was common for a man at that time?
Why was his father sad?
What reality did the boy understand?
What was the boy's fondest hope?
Why did his heart sink in sorrow?
Why did he never share his unhappiness with anybody?
Why were the classmates leaving for Madras?
Why was the boy not part of the discussion?
One of the them noticed and said, 'You should have made it.' What does 'it' means?
Why did the boy stand at the station motionless?
How did the boy console and encourage himself?
What philosophy was the boy following unconsciously?
How did the boy go up in life?
What example did he set?
What made him become an icon of simplicity?
What does he believe in?
Who is the founder of Infosys?

UNIT II: WIT AND HUMOUR

A READING: THE DEAR DEPARTED (PART I)

What kind of woman is Mrs Slater?
Why does she open the window?
Why is Mrs Slater amazed at Victoria?
Why should Victoria change her dress?
Who did Henry send a telegram to? Why?
Why does Henry think that Elizabeth will never set foot at their house again?
Why will Mrs Elizabeth come?
"I suppose it's in the family." What is "it's in the family"?
What does Henry realize?
When will Mrs Slater have the bureau?
What will the sisters have a hard bargain over?
What is Mrs Slater's plan to make the bureau their own?
What doesn't seem delicate to Henry?
What will Mrs Slater replace the bureau with?
Why does she want to fasten the front door?
Why does Henry get his coat off?
Why is Henry shocked?
What is the lie that Henry tells his daughter?
What is the regrettable occasion?
How are Ben and Mrs Jordan dressed?
How does Ben console Amelia?
What good thing did Ben's father-in-law do?
What does the sentence,"He was quite cold", mean?
What do they want announce in the papers?
Who is Jimmy? What was promised to Jimmy?
What does Victoria tell her Grandpa did this morning?
Why does Ben call his father-in-law the drunken old beggar?
What is swindling?
Why does Victoria not like to go to Grandpa's room?
Why do Ben and Jordan examine the bureau closely?
Why is Victoria very scared?
Why does Mrs Jordan think that Victoria is crazy?
Why are they transfixed?
Why do they look at the door? What do they see?

B READING: THE DEAR DEPARTED (PART II)

Why do Ben and Mrs Jordan keep a safe distance from Abel Merryweather?
Why does Mrs Slater poke her father with her hand?
Why were they surprised?
How does Mrs Slater when her father asks for slippers?
Why is Victoria glad?
How does Abel know someone in the family has gone dead?
Who died? Is it true?
Why are Henry and Mrs Slater speechless?
How does Abel Merryweather know what has happened?
Who thought Abel Merryweather was dead?
What is the new will?
How do the sisters respond to the new will?
What has father understood about his daughters?
What decision of Abel Merryweather shocked his family?
Why did Abel Merryweather take the decision of marrying Mrs John Shorrocks?

C READING: THE BRAVE POTTER

Why was it dark?
How was the evening sky?
What was Pit...pat...pit?
What was blinding light?
Why was an old tiger looking for shelter?
What made the old tiger have a sigh of relief?
Where did the tiger take shelter?
What did the tiger hear?
What was more terrible than the tiger?
What must be more dangerous and strong?
What awoke the tiger?
Why did the old tiger shiver?
Why did the tiger allow to be bound?
Why did the tiger run through the forest?
Why could the tiger not free himself?
Why did the potter ask for palm-wine?
When did the potter remember the tiger tied under a tree?
What did he discover?
What would the potter do when he found his donkey?
Where did the potter go in search of the donkey?
What did the potter the animal was doing?
What was the stupid animal?
What difference did there potter not notice?
Why did the potter kick and beat the sleeping tiger?
Why was the tiger frightened?
Why were the villagers amazed?
What was the news that spread throughout the village?
Why did the villagers thank the potter?
The potter said that he had only brought his donkey? Is it true? Explain.
What was the potter's story?
How did potter become famous?
What did the potter never understand?
Why did the king gather a large army?
Why did the king bed a hero?
Why did the king ask his ministers for advice?
What story did one of the ministers remember?
Why did the king send a messenger to the potter's house?
Why did the potter become frightened?
What, according to the potter, should a general of the army have done?
Why did the potter think that he would die because of the stupid donkey?
What did the king tell the potter?
Why could the potter not sleep that night?
Why would the potter get up early the next day?
Who was the brown horse's new master?
What did the potter feel about the horse?
Why did the potter need a bench?
Why did the he want his wife to tie his feet to the stirrups?
How did the potter's wife help him?
Why was the horse impatient?
What prevented him from falling?
Why did the potter pray to all gods?
In which direction was the horse running?
Why did the potter pull the reins?
What did a sentry from the enemy camp?
What made the sentry think that the man on horseback was the general?
"He has uprooted a tree with one hand." Is it true?
Why did the soldiers flee?
What did the king write in the letter?
How did the potter get down from the horse?
How did the potter return to the city?
Why did he tell his wife that he would never ride a horse?
Why was the king full of praise for the new general?
Why did the potter not go to the king directly?
Why did the potter walk to the palace?
What did the people think about his walking to the palace?
Why was there no need for the potter to ride a horse in the rest of his life?

UNIT III: HUMAN RELATIONS

A READING: THE JOURNEY

What is tiring?
What happens when holidays are extended?
Why did the narrator not want to go to his place of work?
What was the purpose of his coming home?
What made him decide to go to work?
Who had carried his trunk on the way home?
Why could he not find anyone to carry his trunk?
What prevented the narrator from carrying there trunk?
What was the father's solution to the problem of carrying the trunk?
Why did the narrator protest to father's carrying the trunk?
Why did a large crowd gather at the narrator's place?
Why did the narrator walk fast?
Why did the narrator's father laugh at him?
Why should the narrator rest for a while?
What made father thirsty?
How much wine did father drink?
Why did the narrator think that they were like strangers who spoke different languages?
What feeling repeatedly struck the narrator's mind?
What would belittle him?
What were father's dreams?
What did the narrator think would hurt his father?
Why did the narrator not get used to physical labour?
What did father ask the narrator for? Why?
How were father's feet?
Why could the narrator not notice that the road was uneven?
What did he want to do with the money he had?
Why did he give his hunting boots reluctantly?
What made father's face light up?
What is the difference between the journeys of father and son?

UNIT IV: FILMS AND THEATRE

A READING: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAY

What developed between the two directors?
What had a singular impact on Bengali films?
What did Apu Trilogy teach Gaston Roberge?
Why did he see the Apu Trilogy in one sitting?
What made Gaston Roberge love the people of India?
What does the book, "Satyajit Ray, Essays: 1970-2005", talk about?
How does the book depict Satyajit Ray?
Why was the Apu Trilogy the first portal to West Bengal and it's people?
How did Gaston Roberge know about West Bengal?
Who was the "Saint of the Slums"? Why did the article haunt him?
What was the Apu's world reassurance of?
What was fortunate for Roberge?
What was the accusation of Ray's detractors?
What was Roberge's understanding of Ray's films?
Why did Roberge come to India?
What did Roberge do for nine years after reaching India?
When will be there a worthwhile dialogue between Roberge and Ray?
Who was Manikda?
How did Satyajit Ray appear to outsiders?
What kind of person was Ray in reality?
Why would Ray invite Roberge to his residence?
What prevented Ray from talking about his own films?
How did Ray appreciate Roberge?
What was special about Ray's manuscripts?
Why was Ray in a disturbed mood?
Why was Roberge's stunned?
How is it justified that all Bengal was in Manikda?
What was written in "Shabhyatar Sankat"?
Why was Ray deeply hurt?
What was the difference between Ray's earlier and last films?
How is the saying, "no one is a prophet in his own country," justified in the case of Satyajit Ray?
What was the fallout of the friendship of Roberge and Ray?
When was Chitrabani founded?
What services did Satyajit Ray render to Chitrabani?
How does Gaston Roberge justify funding from Canadian agencies?
What was the length of service of Roberge to Chitrabani?
What was the contribution of Chitrabani?