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Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 3 The Midnight Visitor

HBSE 10th Class English The Midnight Visitor Textbook Questions and Answers

The Midnight Visitor Solutions HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
(ऑसबल दूसरे गुप्तचरों से कैसे भिन्न है?)
Answer:
Ausable is a secret agent. But he is different from other secret agents. Generally, a secret agent has such a personality that he is not easily recognized in a crowd. But Ausable is short and very fat. His accent is also marked.
(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर है। लेकिन वह दूसरे गुप्तचरों से भिन्न है। प्रायः एक गुप्तचर का व्यक्तित्व इस प्रकार का होता है कि उसे भीड़ में आसानी से पहचाना नहीं जा सकता है। लेकिन ऑसबल छोटा और अत्यधिक मोटा है। उसका बोलने का लहजा भी भिन्न है।)

The Midnight Visitor Hindi Translation HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?
(फाऊलर कौन है और उस दिन का उसका वास्तविक रूप से पहला रोमांच क्या है?)
Answer:
Fowler is a young writer. He wants to meet Ausable because he wants to write
(ऑसबल कहता है कि वह छज्जे पर स्थित आम खिड़की के माध्यम से कमरे में घुसा है। उसने कहा कि वह छज्जे के बारे में होटल के प्रबंधकों से शिकायत करेगा।)

Think about it

Class 10 Footprints Without Feet Chapter 3 HBSE Question 1.
“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of Ausable in this story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James Bond?)
(फाऊलर ने गुप्तचरों के बारे में जितना भी पढ़ रखा था उसके अनुसार ऑसबल बिल्कुल भी एक गुप्तचर जैसा नहीं लग रहा था। आपके विचार में पुस्तकों और फिल्मों में गुप्तचर कैसे दिखते हैं टोलियाँ बनाकर या कक्षा में गुप्तचरों, भेदियों और जासूसों वाली कहानियों और फिल्मों पर चर्चा करें और उनमें वर्णित पात्रों की ऑसबल के साथ तुलना करें। (आप अंग्रेज़ी भाषा से अलग अन्य भाषाओं के उपन्यासों में से भी पात्र ले सकते हैं। अंग्रेज़ी उपन्यासों में आपने शेरलॉक होम्स, हरक्यूल पाइरॉट और मिस मार्पल के बारे में पढ़ा होगा। क्या आपने जेम्स बाँड की कोई फिल्म देखी है?)
Answer:
Ausable does not look like a secret agent. There is a particular picture of a secret agent in the mind of the public. Ausable does not fit in that picture. The secret agents in books and films look differently. A secret agent should have a personality that does not become too evident. If a secret agent is very fat or very thin, he may be recognized by others. In films, the secret agent has a hat on his head. Yes, I. have seen some movies featuring James Bond, these are : The Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies. The Moonraker, etc.
(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर की भाँति नहीं दिखता है। लोगों के मन में गुप्तचर की एक विशेष तस्वीर होती है। ऑसबल उस तस्वीर में सही नहीं बैठता है। किताबों और फिल्मों में गुप्तचर भिन्न दिखते हैं। एक गुप्तचर का व्यक्तित्व ऐसा होना चाहिए जोकि बिल्कुल अलग नजर नहीं आना चाहिए। यदि गुप्तचर बहुत मोटा या बहुत पतला है तो उसे दूसरों के द्वारा पहचाना जा सकता है। फिल्मों में, गुप्तचर के सिर पर टोप होता है। हाँ, मैंने जेम्स बाँड की कुछ फिल्में देखी हैं, ये फिल्में हैं ‘The Golden Eye’, “Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The Moonraker’इत्यादि।)

The Midnight Visitor Summary Class 10 HBSE Question 2.
How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?
(ऑसबल मैक्स को कैसे यकीन दिला देता है कि उसके कमरे के बाहर एक छज्जा बना है? इसके पीछे वर्णित विस्तृत व्याख्या को देखिए। कौन-सी बात इसे एक विश्वसनीय कहानी बनाती है?)
Answer:
First of all Ausable says that max would have entered the room through a window in the balcony. Then he says there is a balcony before his room and the other adjoining it. After some time he says that he would complain to the management about the balcony. Then he tells Max this balcony goes to the next room from his room’s window. All these things convince Max that there is a balcony. When there is a knocking on the door, Ausable tells Max that there is police at the door. Max is frightened. He tries to go into the balcony from the window. But there is no balcony. He falls from the window to meet his death.

(सबसे पहले तो ऑसबल कहता है कि मैक्स ने छज्जे पर स्थित खिड़की के माध्यम से कमरे में प्रवेश किया होगा। तब वह कहता है कि उसके कमरे के सामने दूसरे कमरे के साथ मिलता हुआ एक छज्जा है। कुछ समय के पश्चात् वह कहता है कि वह छज्जे के बारे में होटल के प्रबंधकों से बात करेगा। तब वह मैक्स को बताता है कि यह छज्जा उसके कमरे की खिड़की से होकर दूसरे कमरे तक जाता है। ये सारी चीजें मैक्स को छज्जे के होने के बारे में विश्वास दिला देती हैं। जब दरवाजे पर दस्तक की आवाज आती है तो ऑसबल मैक्स से कहता है कि दरवाजे पर पुलिस है। मैक्स डर जाता है। वह खिड़की के रास्ते छज्जे पर जाने का प्रयास करता है। परन्तु वहाँ पर कोई छज्जा नहीं है। वह खिड़की से नीचे गिर जाता है और मर जाता है।).

The Midnight Visitor Summary In Hindi HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
Looking back at the story, when do you think Ausable thought up his plan for getting rid of Max? Do you think he had worked out his plan in detail right from the beginning? Or did he make up a plan taking advantage of events as they happened?
(कहानी पर नजर मारते हुए बताइए कि ऑसबल ने मैक्स से छुटकारा पाने की योजना कब सोची थी? क्या आपके विचार में उसने शुरू से ही अपनी योजना को विस्तार से अमल में लाना शुरू कर दिया था? अथवा क्या उसने घटित परिस्थितियों का फायदा उठाकर अपनी योजना बना ली?)
Answer:
When Ausable switched on the light, he saw Max in his room. Max had a small automatic pistol in his hand. Ausable felt shocked to see him. But his mind was very sharp. He decided there and then to get rid of Max. It appears that he had not worked out his plan in detail right from the beginning. He made the plan only when he saw Max there.

(जब ऑसबल ने बत्ती जलाई तो उसने अपने कमरे में मैक्स को देखा। मैक्स के हाथ में एक छोटी स्वचालित पिस्तौल थी। उसे देखकर ऑसबल को सदमा पहुँचा। लेकिन उसका दिमाग बहुत तेज था। उसने तभी मैक्स से छुटकारा पाने के बारे में सोच लिया। ऐसा लगता है कि उसने आरंभ से ही अपनी योजना को अमल में लाने का कार्य नहीं किया था। उसने केवल मैक्स को देखकर ही अपनी योजना बनाई।)

Talk about it

The Midnight Visitor Very Short Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
In this story, Ausable shows great presence of mind,’ or the ability to think quickly and act calmly and wisely, in a situation of danger and surprise. Give examples from your own experience, or narrate a story, which shows someone’s presence of mind.
(इस कहानी में ऑसबल अत्यधिक हाजिर जवाबी अथवा खतरे और हैरानी वाली परिस्थिति में शीघ्र सोचकर, शांत मन से और बुद्धिमानी के साथ निर्णय लेने का प्रदर्शन करता है। अपने अनुभव के आधार पर कुछ उदाहरण दीजिए, या किसी की दिमागी चुस्ती से संबंधित कुछ उदाहरण दीजिए।)
Answer:
I remember one incident which was related to me by one of my friends. It concerns a young man who appeared for an interview for a high level post in a company. The chairman of the interview committee wanted to confuse the candidate. But the young man had great presence of mind. The chairman asked the candidate whether he would like to be asked one difficult question or two easy questions. The candidate said that he would like to be asked one difficult question. The interviewer asked him, “Which came first night or day?” The candidate thought for some time and then said, “Day.” At this the chairman asked him, “How have you calculated that the day came first, and not the night?” At this the candidate replied, “You had promised that you would ask only one difficult question. The chairman appreciated the candidate’s presence of mind and selected him for the job.

(मुझे एक घटना याद है जो मुझे मेरे एक मित्र के द्वारा सुनाई गई थी। यह घटना एक नवयुवक से संबंधित है जोकि एक कंपनी में एक ऊँचे दर्जे के पद के लिए साक्षात्कार देने आया था। साक्षात्कार समिति के सभापति ने उसे उलझाने का प्रयास किया। लेकिन नवयुवक अत्यधिक दिमागी चुस्ती वाला था। सभापति ने उससे पूछा कि वह क्या चाहेगा कि उससे एक कठिन प्रश्न अथवा दो आसान प्रश्न पूछे जाएँ। प्रत्याशी ने उत्तर दिया कि वह चाहेगा कि उससे एक कठिन सवाल पूछा जाए। साक्षात्कार लेने वाले ने पूछा, “पहले क्या आया था, दिन या रात?” प्रत्याशी ने थोड़ी देर सोचा और फिर कहा, “दिन” इस पर सभापति ने उससे पूछा, “आपने यह गणना कैसे कर ली कि पहले दिन आया था, रात नहीं?” इस पर प्रत्याशी ने उत्तर दिया, “आपने वचन दिया था कि आप केवल एक कठिन प्रश्न पूछेगे।” सभापति ने प्रत्याशी की दिमागी चुस्ती की तारीफ की और नौकरी के लिए उसका चयन कर लिया।)

Class 10 Footprints Without Feet Chapter 3 Question Answer HBSE Question 2.
Discuss what you would do in the situations described below. Remember that presence of mind comes out of a state of mental preparedness. If you have thought about possible problems or dangers, and about how to act in such situations, you have a better chance of dealing with such situations if they do arise.
A small fire starts in your kitchen.
1. A child starts to choke on a piece of food.
2. An electrical appliance starts to hiss and gives out sparks.
3. A bicycle knocks down a pedestrian.
4. It rains continuously for more than twenty-four hours.
5. A member of your family does not return home at the usual or expected time.
You may suggest other such situations.

(चर्चा करें कि निम्नलिखित स्थितियों में आप क्या करते। याद रहे कि हाजिर-जवाबी एक मानसिक तैयारी की दशा में ही आती है। यदि आपने संभव कठिनाइयों और खतरों के बारे में सोच लिया है और इन परिस्थितियों में कैसे काम करना है, तो यदि ऐसी परिस्थितियाँ पैदा होती हैं तो आपके पास इनसे निपटने के बेहतर अवसर उपलब्ध होंगे।)
1. आपकी रसोई में थोड़ी आग लग जाती है।
2. भोजन का टुकड़ा बच्चे के गले में फंस जाता है।
3. एक विजली उपकरण आवाज के साथ चिंगारियाँ बाहर निकालने लगता है।
4. साइकिल पदयात्री के साथ टकरा जाती है।
5. चौबीस घंटे से भी अधिक समय तक लगातार वर्षा होती है।
6. आपके परिवार का एक सदस्य निर्धारित अथवा संभावित समय पर घर नहीं लौटता है।
(आप ऐसी कुछ अन्य परिस्थितियाँ भी सुझा सकते हैं।)
Answer:
For discussion at the class level with the help of the teacher.
(विद्यार्थी अध्यापक की सहायता से स्वयं करें।)

HBSE 10th Class English The Midnight Visitor Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Who was Ausable?
Answer:
Ausable was a secret agent.

Question 2.
Who was Fowler?
Answer:
Fowler was a romantic writer.

Question 3.
What did Max have in his hand?
Answer:
He had a pistol in his hand.

Question 4.
Who was in Ausable’s room?
Answer:
An intruder, named Max, was in Ausable’s room.

Question 5.
Who came to meet Ausable?
Answer:
Fowler came to meet Ausable.

Question 6.
From where was Ausable brought to Paris?
Answer:
Ausable was brought to Paris from Boston.

Question 7.
Where was Ausable staying?
Answer:
He was staying on the sixth floor of a French hotel.

Question 8.
How did Fowler feel to meet Ausable?
Answer:
He was disappointed to meet Ausable.

Question 9.
What was someone expected to bring to Ausable’s room?
Answer:
Someone was expected to bring a paper containing important information about new missiles.

Question 10.
What was the name of the waiter?
Answer:
His name was Henry.

Question 11.
Who knocked at Ausable’s room/door?
Answer:
The waiter of the hotel, Henry, Knocked at Ausable’s room/door.

Question 12.
How has Max got in?
Answer:
Max got in with the help of a passkey by opening the main door.

Question 13.
What did Ausable tell Max, who was knocking at the door?
Answer:
Ausable told Max that the police were knocking at the door.

Question 14.
Who jumped onto the balcony?
Answer:
Max jumped onto the balcony.

Question 15.
Was there a balcony outside the window of Ausable’s room?
Answer:
No, there was not any balcony outside the window of Ausable’s room.

Question 16.
When Ausable and Fowler entered the room what did they see?
Answer:
They saw that a man was standing in the centre of the room with a pistol in his hand.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Why did Fowler want to meet Ausable? Why was he disappointed?
(फाऊलर ऑसबल से क्यों मिलना चाहता था? उसे निराशा क्यों हुई?)
Answer:
Fowler was a young and romantic writer. He wanted to meet Ausable because he was a secret agent. He was disappointed to meet Ausable because he was a fat sloppy fellow. He was not romantic. He lived in a small room in a gloomy hotel
(फाऊलर एक यवा और रोमांचकारी लेखक था। वह ऑसबल से मिलना चाहता था क्योंकि वह एक गुप्तचर था। वह ऑसबल से मिलकर थोड़ा निराश हुआ क्योंकि वह मोटा पिलपिला व्यक्ति था। वह रोमांचकारी नहीं था। वह एक अँधेरे वाले होटल के छोटे से कमरे में रहता था।)

Question 2.
What was someone expected to bring to Ausable’s room?
(ऑसबल के कमरे में किसी के क्या लेकर आने की संभावना वी?)
Answer:
Someone was expected to bring a paper containing important information to Ausable’s room.
(किसी के एक महत्त्वपूर्ण सूचना का पत्र लेकर ऑसबल के कमरे में आने की संभावना थी।)

Question 3.
Who was in Ausable’s room? What was in his hand?
(ऑसबल के कमरे में कौन था? उसके हाव में क्या था?)
Answer:
A man named Max was there in Ausable’s room. He was another secret agent. He had an automatic pistol in his hand..
(मैक्स नाम का एक आदमी ऑसबल के कमरे में था। वह एक अन्य गुप्तचर था। उसके हाथ में एक स्वचालित पिस्तौल थी।)

Question 4.
What did the secret agent tell Max when he heard the knock?
(गुप्तचर ने मैक्स को क्या बताया जब उसने दरवाजे पर खटखटाहट सुनी?)
Answer:
He told Max that it would be the police. He said that he had called the police for the protection of such an important paper that he was going to receive that night. He wanted to have extra protection for the report.
(उसने मैक्स को बताया कि वह पुलिस होगी। उसने कहा कि उसने स्वयं ही पुलिस को इतने महत्त्वपूर्ण पत्र की सुरक्षा के लिए बुलाया था जिसको वह उस रात प्राप्त करने जा रहा था। वह रिपोर्ट के लिए अतिरिक्त सुरक्षा चाहता था।)

Question 5.
Did Ausable know that it was the waiter who had knocked at the door?
(क्या ऑसबल जानता था कि जिसने दरवाजे पर दस्तक दी है वह बैरा था?)
Answer:
Yes, Ausable knew that the man knocking at the door was the waiter. He had ordered him to bring a bottle of wine. And he knew that the waiter must have come with the drinks.
(हाँ, ऑसबल जानता था कि दरवाजे पर दस्तक दे रहा आदमी बैरा था। उसने उसे एक बोतल शराब लाने का आदेश दिया था। और वह जानता था कि बैरा निश्चित रूप से शराब लेकर ही आया होगा।)

Question 6.
Was there a balcony outside the window? Give instances from the text in support of your answer.
(क्या खिड़की से बाहर कोई छज्जा वा? अपने उत्तर के समर्थन में पाठ में से उदाहरण दीजिए।)
Answer:
No, actually there was not a balcony outside the window. Ausable had falsely told Max about the balcony. When Max dropped himself to the balcony, he screamed. He fell down to the ground from the sixth floor. In the end, Ausable told Fowler, “No, he won’t return.”
(नहीं, वास्तव में खिड़की के बाहर छज्जा नहीं था। ऑसबल ने मैक्स को छज्जे के बारे में झूठ बताया था। जब मैक्स ने छज्जे के ऊपर छलांग लगाई तो वह चिल्लाया। वह छठी मंजिल से जमीन पर जा गिरा। अंत में, ऑसबल ने फाऊलर को बताया, “नहीं, वह कभी नहीं लौटेगा।”)

Question 7.
What story did Ausable tell Max about the balcony? Why did he tell him so?
(ऑसबल मैक्स को छज्जे के बारे में क्या कहानी बताई? उसने उसे ऐसा क्यों बताया?)
Answer:
Ausable told Max that there was a balcony just outside the window of the room. That balcony leads to the next compartment of the hotel. Last week another person also intruded his room through the balcony. It was all a part of his plan to trap Max.
(ऑसबल ने मैक्स को बताया कि कमरे की खिड़की के ठीक बाहर एक छज्जा था। वह छज्जा होटल के अगले कमरे की ओर जाता है। पिछले हफ्ते एक अन्य व्यक्ति ने छज्जे के माध्यम से मेरे कमरे में घुसपैठ की। यह मैक्स को फँसाने की उसकी योजना का एक हिस्सा था।)

Question 8.
How did Ausable get rid of Max?
(ऑसबल ने मैक्स से कैसे छुटकारा पाया?)
Answer:
Ausable cocked up a story. He told Max that there was a balcony just below of his window. He told him that the balcony was a part of the next room. When the waiter knocked at the door, Ausable told Max that it would be the police. Max was nervous. He dropped himself to the balcony through the window. But outside there was no balcony. He fell down and died.
(ऑसबल ने एक मनगढ़ंत कहानी बनाई। उसने मैक्स को बताया कि उसकी खिड़की के नीचे एक छज्जा है। उसने उसे बताया कि यह छज्जा अगले कमरे का एक भाग है। जब बैरे ने दरवाजे पर दस्तक दी, ऑसबल ने मैक्स को बताया कि वह पुलिस होगी। मैक्स घबरा गया। उसने खिड़की के रास्ते छज्जे पर छलांग लगा दी। लेकिन खिड़की के बाहर कोई छज्जा नहीं था। वह नीचे गिर गया और मारा गया।)

Question 9.
How did Ausable behave to see Max in his room?
(मैक्स को अपने कमरे में देखकर ऑसबल ने कैसा व्यवहार किया?)
Answer:
To see Max in his room Ausable remained cool and silent. He was not afraid of Max. He seemed to be angry with the management of the hotel regarding the balcony below the window of his room.
(मैक्स को अपने कमरे में देखकर ऑसबल शांत और खामोश रहा। वह मैक्स से डरा हुआ नहीं लग रहा था। वह अपनी खिड़की के नीचे छज्जे को लेकर होटल के प्रबंधकों से नाराज़ दिखाई दिया।)

Question 10.
Describe Ausable.
(ऑसबल का वर्णन कीजिए।)
Answer:
Ausable was a secret agent. He was a fat and sloppy fellow. He was not a romantic figure. He had come to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. He could speak French and German passably. He had a style of his own in American language.
(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर था। वह एक मोटा और पिलपिला व्यक्ति था। वह एक रोमांचकारी व्यक्ति नहीं था। वह बीस वर्ष पहले बोस्टन से पैरिस आया था। वह कामचलाऊ ढंग से जर्मन और फ्रैंच भाषा बोल सकता था। लेकिन अमेरिकी भाषा बोलने का उसका अपना एक विशेष ढंग था।)

Question 11.
Who came to meet Ausable? What was his profession?
(ऑसबल से मिलने कौन आया? उसका पेशा क्या था?)
Answer:
Fowler came to meet Ausable. He was professionaly writer. He wants to write about a secret agent. So he wanted to meet Ausable because he was a secret agent.
(ऑसबल से मिलने फाऊलर आया। वह एक लेखक था। वह एक गुप्तचर के बारे में लिखना चाहता था। इसलिए वह ऑसबल से मिलना चाहता था क्योंकि ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर था।).

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Why did Fowler want to meet Ausable? In the beginning of the story Fowler felt disappointed with Ausable. Do you think Fowler had the same feeling towards the end of the story? Give reasons for your answer.
(फाऊलर ऑसबल से क्यों मिलना चाहता था? कहानी के आरंभ में फाऊलर ऑसबल के साथ मुलाकात से उदास था। क्या आप सोचते हो कि कहानी के अंत में भी उसकी यही भावना थी? अपने उत्तर के पक्ष में तर्क दीजिए।)
Answer:
Fowler wanted to meet Ausable because he was a secret agent. In the beginning of the story Fowler felt disappointed with Ausable because he did not at all look like a secret agent of his imagination. He found him quite boring. He did not want to be with him any more. But when he found Max in his room with a gun, he was thrilled. He found that Ausable was not at all perturbed.He cocked-up a story about the balcony outside his window. When the waiter knocked at the door. Ausable told Max that it wo told him that he had called the police for the security of that important paper. Hearing this Max jumped outside the window to the balcony. But there was no balcony. He fell down from the sixth floor and died. Thus, Fowler was thrilled to see all this. So towards the end of the story he was not disappointed with Ausable.

(फाऊलर ऑसबल से इसलिए मिलना चाहता था क्योंकि वह एक गुप्तचर था। कहानी के आरंभ में फाऊलर ऑसबल को देखकर बहुत निराश हुआ क्योंकि वह उसकी कल्पनाओं के गुप्तचर की भाँति बिल्कुल भी नज़र नहीं आ रहा था। उसने उसे बिल्कुल नीरस पाया। वह उसे बिल्कुल भी और अधिक नहीं चाहता था। लेकिन जब उसने मैक्स को उसके कमरे में हाथ में बंदूक लिए खड़ा पाया तो वह रोमांचित हो गया। उसने देखा कि ऑसबल बिल्कुल भी परेशान नहीं था। उसने अपने कमरे की खिड़की के बाहर छज्जे के बारे में एक मनगढ़ंत कहानी बनाई। जब बैरे ने दरवाजे पर दस्तक दी तो ऑसबल ने मैक्स को बताया कि यह पुलिस होगी। उसने उसे बताया कि उसने ही पुलिस को इतने महत्त्वपूर्ण पत्र की सुरक्षा के लिए बुलाया था। यह सुनकर मैक्स खिड़की में से बाहर छज्जे पर कूदा। लेकिन वहाँ छज्जा नहीं था। वह छठी मंजिल से नीचे गिरा और मारा गया। इस प्रकार फाऊलर यह सब देखकर बहुत रोमांचित हुआ। इसलिए कहानी के अंत में वह ऑसबल के प्रति निराश नहीं था।)

Question 2.
Describe the incident leading to the death of Max.
(मैक्स की मृत्यु की घटना का वर्णन कीजिए।)
Answer:
Ausable was a secret agent. He was living in a French hotel. His room was at the sixth and top floor of the hotel. One evening a young writer named Fowler came to ineet him. When they entered the room and switched on the light, they found a man standing in the centre of the room. He had a pistol in his hand. His name was Max. He came there to grab the important report from Ausable. Seeing Max, Ausable remained cool and silent. But he seemed to be angry with the management of the hotel. He said below his window anyone could enter the room. When there was a sudden knock at the door, Ausable said that it might be the police. He said that he himself had called the police. Max jumped through the window to the balcony. But in reality there was no balcony. So, Max fell down to the ground from the sixth floor and was killed.

(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर था। वह एक फ्रैंच होटल में रह रहा था। उसका कमरा होटल की छठी और सबसे ऊपरी मंजिल पर स्थित था। एक शाम फाऊलर नामक युवा लेखक उससे मिलने आया। जब उन्होंने कमरे में प्रवेश किया और बिजली जलाई, उन्होंने कमरे के मध्य में एक आदमी को खड़ा पाया। उसके हाथ में एक पिस्तौल थी। उसका नाम मैक्स था। वह वहाँ ऑसबल से महत्त्वपूर्ण रिपोर्ट छीनने आया था। मैक्स को देखकर ऑसबल शांत और खामोश रहा। लेकिन वह होटल के प्रबंधकों के प्रति नाराज नजर आया। उसने कहा कि उसकी खिड़की के नीचे छज्जे से कोई भी व्यक्ति उसके कमरे में प्रवेश कर सकता था। जब दरवाजे पर अचानक दस्तक हुई, ऑसबल ने कहा कि यह पुलिस होगी। उसने कहा कि उसने स्वयं पुलिस को बुलाया था। मैक्स खिड़की में से बाहर छज्जे के ऊपर कूदा। लेकिन वास्तव में वहाँ कोई छज्जा नहीं था। इसलिए मैक्स छठी मंजिल से नीचे जमीन पर जा गिरा और मारा गया।)

Question 3.
Write a character sketch of the secret Agent Ausable.
(गुप्तचर ऑसबल का चरित्र-चित्रण कीजिए।)
Answer:
Ausable was a secret agent. He was a fat and sloppy fellow. In his appearance, he did not seem to be a romantic figure. He came to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. He could speak French and German passably. He had not lost the American accent.
Ausable was a very intelligent person. He had a great presence of mind. He did not loose heart in difficult situation, when he faced a man with a pistol in his hand. He remained cool. He cocked-up a story about the balcony. He made Max nervous by telling him about the police. He got Max killed without any fighting and shooting. Fowler who was disappointed to meet him in the beginning of the story, was very much impressed with his intelligence and presence of mind at the end of the story.

(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर था। वह एक मोटा और पिलपिला व्यक्ति था। देखने में वह एक रोमांचकारी व्यक्ति नजर नहीं आता था। वह बीस वर्ष पहले बोस्टन से पैरिस आया था। वह कामचलाऊ ढंग से जर्मन और फ्रैंच भाषा बोल सकता था। उसने अमरीकी लहजे को नहीं खोया था। . ऑसबल एक बहुत ही प्रतिभाशाली व्यक्ति था। वह बहुत ही चालाक था। कठिन स्थिति में जब उसका सामना एक पिस्तौल वाले व्यक्ति से हुआ तो उसने हिम्मत नहीं हारी। वह शांत रहा। उसने छज्जे के बारे में एक मनगढ़ंत कहानी बनाई। उसने मैक्स को पुलिस के बारे में बताकर घबराहट में डाल दिया। उसने बिना किसी लड़ाई या गोलाबारी के मैक्स को मार दिया। फाऊलर, जो कहानी के आरंभ में उससे मिलकर निराश हुआ था, कहानी के अंत में उसकी बुद्धिमानी और चतुराई से बहुत अधिक प्रभावित हुआ।)

Question 4.
What makes you think Max was a careless and foolish fellow?
(आप ऐसा क्यों सोचते हो कि मैक्स एक लापरवाह और मूर्ख व्यक्ति था?)
Or
Though Max was very cunning, still he was but a little spy’ before Ausable. Explain.
(यद्यपि मैक्स बहुत चालाक था, लेकिन फिर भी वह ऑसबल के सामने “बौना गुप्तचर” सिद्ध हुआ। वर्णन कीजिए।)
Or
How did Ausable befool Max ? Describe.
(ऑसबल ने मैक्स को कैसे मूर्ख बनाया? वर्णन कीजिए।)
Answer:
Though Max was very cunning, he was indeed no match to Ausable. He was easily misled by Ausable into believing that there was a balcony attached to the room. He also made him fool by cocking up a false story about the police knocking at the door though he knew that it was the waiter. Ausable’s facial expressions were so normal that Max could not believe he was telling lies to him. Ausable was able to get rid of Max with very little efforts. So we can say that Max was “alittle spy” before Ausable. .

(यद्यपि मैक्स बहुत चालाक था, लेकिन ऑसबल के मुकाबले में वह बिल्कुल तुच्छ था। ऑसबल ने उसको अपने कमरे के बाहर एक छज्जा होने के बारे में आसानी से मूर्ख बना दिया। उसने दरवाजे पर दस्तक के बारे में पुलिस के होने की झूठी कहानी बनाकर उसे जल्दी से मूर्ख बना दिया यधपि वह जानता था कि दस्तक बैरा दे रहा था। ऑसबल के चेहरे के भाव इतने सामान्य थे कि मैक्स इस बात पर बिल्कुल भी विश्वास नहीं कर सका कि ऑसबल उसे झूठी कहानियाँ सुना रहा है। ऑसबल ने बहुत कम प्रयासों से ही मैक्स से मुक्ति पा ली। अतः हम कह सकते हैं कि मैक्स ऑसबल के सामने “एक बौना गुप्तचर” था।)

Question 5.
How did Ausable use the knock’ at the door in his favour? What light does it throw on his character?
(ऑसबल दरवाजे पर हुई ‘दस्तक’ को अपने पक्ष में कैसे करता है? यह घटना उसके चरित्र पर क्या प्रकाश डालती है?)
Answer:
Ausable was a secret agent. He was staying in a hotel. A guest named Fowler comes to meet him. Ausable gives an order to the waiter for a bottle of wine and two glasses. When they entered the room, they were surprised to see an intruder named Max in the room. That man had a pistol in his hand. After sometime there was a knock at the door. Ausable knew that it was the waiter but he told Max that it would be the police. He said that he himself had called the police for the protection of the important report. Hearing this Max jumped out of the window on to the balcony. There was no balcony. He fell down and died. This episode shows that Ausable had great presence of mind. He was a clever spy indeed.

(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर था। वह एक होटल में ठहरा हुआ था। फाऊलर नामक एक मेहमान उससे मिलने के लिए आता है। ऑसबल बैरे को एक बोतल शराब और दो गिलास लाने का आदेश देता है। जब वे कमरे में प्रवेश करते हैं तो वे अपने कमरे में मैक्स नामक एक घुसपैठिए को देखकर बड़े हैरान हुए। उस व्यक्ति के हाथ में एक पिस्तौल थी। थोड़ी देर बाद दरवाजे पर दस्तक होती है। ऑसबल जानता था कि वह बैरा था, लेकिन वह मैक्स को बताता है कि यह पुलिस होगी। उसने कहा कि उसने उस महत्त्वपूर्ण रिपोर्ट की सुरक्षा के लिए स्वयं पुलिस को बुलाया था। यह सुनकर मैक्स खिड़की से छज्जे पर कूद गया। वहाँ कोई भी छज्जा नहीं था। वह नीचे गिर गया और मर गया। यह घटना दिखाती हैं कि ऑसबल बहुत हाजिर जवाब था। वह वास्तव में एक चालाक गुप्तचर था।)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
What was Ausable’s profession?
(A) a tourist
(B) secret agent
(C) diplomat
(D) soldier
Answer:
(B) secret agent

Question 2.
Where was Ausable staying?
(A) Inn
(B) French hotel
(C) Fowler’s home
(D) American hotel
Answer:
(B) French hotel

Question 3.
Ausable was brought to Paris twenty years ago from:
(A) London
(B) Moscow
(C) Bonn
(D) Boston
Answer:
(D) Boston

Question 4.
Who came to meet Ausable?
(A) Ausable’s father
(B) Policeman
(C) Fowler
(D) Max
Answer:
(C) Fowler

Question 5.
What was Fowler’s profession?
(A) writer
(B) actor
(C) secret agent
(D) policeman
Answer:
(A) writer

Question 6.
Fowler was .. ……. to meet Ausable.
(A) happy
(B) excited
(C) disappointed
(D) unaffected
Answer:
(C) disappointed

Question 7.
Who is the guest in the story “The Midnight Visitor’?
(A) Ausable
(B) Max
(C) Henry
(D) Fowler
Answer:
(D) Fowler.

Question 8.
Who was Max?
(A) the manager of the hotel
(B) another secret agent
(C) Ausable’s friend
(D) Fowler’s friend
Answer:
(B) another secret agent

Question 9.
Where was Ausable’s room situated in the hotel?
(A) on ground floor
(B) on first floor
(C) on the sixth and top floor
(D) on second floor
Answer:
(C) on the sixth and top floor

Question 10.
Who knocked at Ausable’s door?
(A) a policeman
(B) Max
(C) the waiter
(D) Fowler
Answer:
(C) the waiter

Question 11.
Max entered Ausable’s room through the …….
(A) balcony
(B) main door
(C) back door
(D) roof
Answer:
(B) main door

Question 12.
With whom was Ausable going to raise the issue of balcony?
(A) the French Government
(B) the management of the hotel
(C) Max
(D) none of these
Answer:
(B) the management of the hotel

Question 13.
Why did Max enter Ausable’s room?
(A) to meet Ausable
(B) to snatch an important report
(C) to give information to Ausable
(D) to spend the night
Answer:
(B) to snatch an important report

Question 14.
What was Max holding in his hand?
(A) a pistol
(B) a knife
(C) a stick
(D) a piece of paper
Answer:
(A) a pistol

Question 15.
What story Ausable cocked-up to Max?
(A) about the report
(B) about a balcony
(C) about his fatness
(D) about Fowler
Answer:
(B) about a balcony

Question 16.
Where was the balcony?
(A) outside the window of the room
(B) on the roof of the room
(C) outside the back door of the room
(D) none of these
Answer:
(A) outside the window of the room.

Question 17.
Where did Max jump through the window?
(A) roof of the other room
(B) balcony
(C) inside the other room
(D) office of the hotel
Answer:
(B) balcony

Question 18.
How did Fowler feel in the end of the story?
(A) disappointed
(B) thrilled
(C) sad
(D) unhappy
Answer:
(B) thrilled

The Midnight Visitor Summary in English

The Midnight Visitor Introduction in English

Atusable is a secret agent. He is expecting to get an important paper. Max, an intruder, enters his room. He wants to get that paper from Ausable. He has a pistol in his hand. Ausable, being quite normal, plays upon a trick on Max and gets him killed without any fighting and shooting.

The Midnight Visitor Summary in English

Ausable was a secret agent. He was staying in a French hotel. A young and romantic writer named Fowler came to meet him. Fowler was disappointed to see Ausable. He was a sloppy fat fellow. His room was at the top and sixth floor of that musty and gloomy hotel. When they both entered the room and Ausable switched on, they found that a man was standing in the centre of the room. He had a pistol in his hand. It was the first thrill of the day for Fowler. The name of the man with a gun was Max.

He said that he had come there to snatch the report from Ausable which he was expecting to receive. Ausable about the balcony. He told him that there was a balcony just below the window of his room and last month too an unknown person had entered the room through that balcony. Max told Ausable that he had used a master key to enter the door. He wished that he should have entered through the balcony way. It would have been much easier. There was still half an hour for the report to arrive. There was a sudden knocking at the door. Ausable smiled.

He said it must be the police because he himself had called them for the protection of such an important report. Max was nervous. He jumped through the window to the balcony. But there was no balcony as Ausable had told. He fell down to the ground from the sixth floor and was killed. Then the door opened. The waiter entered the room with a tray, a bottle of wine and two glasses. Ausable had ordered for them. The waiter left. Fowler did not know anything about the balcony. He feared that Max would return soon. But Ausable told him the fact that he would never return. Thus, Fowler was much impressed by his cleverness and presence of mind.

The Midnight Visitor Summary in Hindi

The Midnight Visitor Introduction in Hindi

(ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर है। वह एक महत्त्वपूर्ण पत्र प्राप्त करने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है। मैक्स नाम का एक घुसपैठिया उसके कमरे में घुसता है। वह ऑसबल से उस पत्र को प्राप्त करना चाहता है। उसके हाथ में एक स्वचालित पिस्तौल है। ऑसबल बिल्कुल सामान्य रहते हुए उस पर एक चाल चलता है तथा बिना किसी लड़ाई और गोलाबारी के उसे मार देता है।)

The Midnight Visitor Summary in Hindi

ऑसबल एक गुप्तचर था। वह एक पँच होटल में ठहरा हुआ था। एक युवा और रोमांचकारी लेखक, जिसका नाम फाऊलर था, उससे मिलने आया। फाऊलर ऑसबल को देखकर निराश हुआ। वह पिलपिला मोटा व्यक्ति था। उसका कमरा उस दुर्गंध और अँधेरे वाले होटल की सबसे ऊपरी और छठी मंजिल पर था। जब उन दोनों ने कमरे में प्रवेश किया और ऑसबल ने बिजली जलाई, तो उन्होंने पाया कि कमरे के बीच में एक आदमी खड़ा था। उसके हाथ में एक पिस्तौल थी। फाऊलर के लिए यह उस दिन का पहला रोमांच था। बंदूक वाले उस व्यक्ति का नाम मैक्स था। उसने कहा कि वह वहाँ ऑसबल से वह गुप्त सूचना छीनने आया है जिसको प्राप्त करने की वह प्रतीक्षा कर रहा था। ऑसबल शांत और ठंडा रहा। वह होटल के प्रबंधकों के प्रति गुस्सा करता प्रतीत हुआ। उसने छज्जे के बारे में एक मनगढ़त कहानी बनाई।

उसने उसे बताया कि उसके कमरे की खिड़की के नीचे एक छज्जा है और पिछले महीने भी एक अनजान व्यक्ति छज्जे के रास्ते से उसके कमरे में घुस गया था। मैक्स ने ऑसबल को बताया कि उसने कमरे में प्रवेश करने के लिए गुप्त चाबी का प्रयोग किया। उसने इच्छा व्यक्त की कि उसने भी छज्जे के रास्ते से प्रवेश किया होता। यह कुछ ज्यादा आसान होता। रिपोर्ट (सूचना) आने में अभी आधा घंटा शेष था। दरवाजे पर अचानक जोर की दस्तक हुई। ऑसबल मुस्कुराया। उसने कहा कि यह अवश्य ही पुलिस होगी क्योंकि उसने ही उन्हें इतनी महत्त्वपूर्ण सूचना की सुरक्षा के लिए बुलाया था।

मैक्स घबरा गया। वह खिड़की से छज्जे के ऊपर कूदा। लेकिन जैसा ऑसबल ने बताया था, वहाँ कोई छज्जा नहीं था। वह छठी मंजिल से नीचे जमीन पर जा गिरा और मारा गया। तब दरवाजा खुला। बैरे ने ट्रे, शराब की बोतल और दो गिलास लेकर कमरे में प्रवेश किया। ऑसबल ने इन चीजों के लिए आदेश दिया था। बैरा चला गया। फाऊलर को छज्जे के बारे में कुछ मालूम नहीं था। उसे डर था कि मैक्स जल्दी ही छज्जे से वापस प्रवेश कर जाएगा। लेकिन ऑसबल ने उसे सच्चाई बताई कि वह कभी वापस नहीं आएगा। इस प्रकार फाऊलर उसकी चतुराई और सूझ-बूझ से बहुत अधिक प्रभावित हुआ।

The Midnight Visitor Translation in Hindi

[PAGE 14]: फाऊलर ने कभी जी कुछ भी पढ़ रखा था उसके अनुसार ऑसबल किसी भी प्रकार से उस विवरण के अनुसार ठीक नहीं बैठता था। अँधेरे वाले फ्रांसीसी होटल के दुर्गंध वाले गलियारे में से, जिसमें ऑसबल का कमरा था, फाऊलर उसका पीछा करते हुए निराशा महसूस कर रहा था। यह छठी और आखिरी मंजिल पर एक छोटा-सा कमरा था और जिसका , वातावरण एक रोमांचकारी व्यक्ति के अनुकूल नहीं था। ऑसबल, एक बात है, मोटा, बहुत ही मोटा था। और फिर उसका बोलने का एक लहजा था। यधपि वह फ्रांसीसी और जर्मनी भाषा भी काम चलाऊ ढंग से बोल लेता था, उसने कभी भी अमेरिकन लहजे को नहीं खोया था, जो वह बीस वर्ष पहले बोस्टन से पेरिस लाया गया था।

आप निराश लगते हो।” ऑसबल ने अपनी गर्दन घुमाकर कहा, “आपको बताया गया कि मैं एक गुप्तचर हूँ, एक जासूस, जो जासूसी और खतरे के काम करता है। आप मुझसे मिलना चाहते थे क्योंकि आप लेखक, युवा और रोमांचकारी हो।” आप रात के समय रहस्यमय चीजों की कल्पना करते हो, जैसे बंदूकों की आवाज और शराब में नशीली दवाइयों की कल्पना। “इसके बजाए आपने फ्रैंच संगीत हाल में एक मोटे पिलपिले व्यक्ति के साथ नीरस शाम बिताई है, जिसके हाथों में काले नयनों वाली सुंदरियों के हाथों संदेश आने की बजाए, मुलाकात का समय प्राप्त करने के लिए केवल साधारण टेलीफोन कॉल आते हैं। आप तो उकता गए होंगे!” मोटा आदमी मन-ही-मन हँसा जब उसने अपने कमरे का दरवाजा खोला और अपने परेशान मेहमान को अंदर आने के लिए एक ओर हटकर खड़ा हो गया। “आप भ्रममुक्त हो गए हो।’ ऑसबल ने उसे बताया, “लेकिन मेरे युवा मित्र प्रसन्न रहो। अभी आप एक पत्र देखोगे, एक महत्त्वपूर्ण पत्र, जिसके लिए अनेक पुरुषों और महिलाओं ने अपना जीवन जोखिम में डाला है, मेरे पास आओ।

[PAGE 15]: जल्दी ही किसी दिन वह पत्र इतिहास के मार्ग को बहुत अधिक प्रभावित कर सकता है। क्या वह विचार नाटक है, क्या वह नहीं है?” जब ऑसबल यह बोला, उसने अपने पीछे दरवाजा बंद कर दिया। तब उसने बत्ती जलाई। और जैसे ही बत्ती जली, फाऊलर ने उस दिन का अपना पहला वास्तविक रोमांच देखा। क्योंकि कमरे के बीच में, एक आदमी अपने हाथों में एक छोटी स्वचालित पिस्तौल लिए हुए खड़ा था। ऑसबल ने कई बार पलकें झपकाई। उसने जोर से साँस खींचकर कहा, “मैक्स, तुमने तो मुझे बिल्कुल चौंका दिया था। मैंने सोचा तुम बर्लिन में हो। तुम मेरे कमरे में क्या कर रहे हो?” . मैक्स दुबला-पतला था, लंबा नहीं, और उसके चेहरे से एक लोमड़ की शक्ल का आभास होता था। उसके हाथ में बंदूक के अतिरिक्त वह बिल्कुल भी डरावना नज़र नहीं आता था। “सूचना”, वह बुड़बुड़ाया। “वह सूचना जो आज रात नए प्रक्षेपास्त्रों के संबंध में आपके पास लाई जा रही है। मैंने सोचा कि . मैं उसे आपसे ले लूँगा। वह आपके हाथों की अपेक्षा मेरे हाथों में अधिक सुरक्षित रहेगी।”

(PAGE 16]: ऑसबल एक बाजूवाली कुर्सी के पास गया और उस पर साँस भरते हुए बैठ गया। उसने गंभीरतापूर्वक कहा, “इस बार मैं इस प्रश्न को प्रबंधकों के सामने उठाने जा रहा हूँ। मैं बहुत परेशान हूँ। एक महीने में यह दूसरा अवसर है जब कोई उस परेशान कर देने वाले छज्जे से मेरे कमरे में घुसा है!” फाऊलर की दृष्टि कमरे की अकेली खिड़की की ओर गई। यह एक साधारण खिड़की थी जिस पर अब रात्रि का दबाव पड़ रहा था। “छज्जा?” मैक्स ने उत्सुकतापूर्वक पूछा। “नहीं, मेरे पास एक गुप्त चाबी है। मुझे छज्जे के बारे में नहीं पता था। यदि मुझे । इसके बारे में पता होता तो शायद इससे मेरी कुछ परेशानी कम हो जाती।”

“यह मेरा छज्जा नहीं है।” ऑसबल गुस्से से चिल्लाया। “इसका संबंध अगले कमरे से है।” उसने व्याख्यात्मक दृष्टि से फाऊलर की ओर देखा। “आप जानते हो”, उसने कहा, “यह कमरा एक बड़ी इकाई का हिस्सा हुआ करता था और अगला कमराउस दरवाजे में से रहने का कमरा हुआ करता था। इसका छज्जा, जो अब मेरी खिड़की के नीचे तक आता है। आप इसमें अगले दरवाजे से खाली कमरे में से प्रवेश कर सकते हो और पिछले महीने किसी ने ऐसा ही किया था। प्रबंधकों ने इसे बंद करने का वायदा किया था। लेकिन उन्होंने ऐसा नहीं किया। मैक्स ने फाऊलर की ओर देखा, जो ऑसबल से कुछ फुट दूर अकड़ा हुआ-सा खड़ा था और आदेशात्मक संकेत से बंदूक हिलाते हुए कहा, “कृपया बैठ जाइए।” उसने कहा। मुझे लगता है, “हमें आधा घंटा प्रतीक्षा करनी होगी।” “इकतीस मिनट।” ऑसबल ने चिड़चिड़ेपन से कहा, “मुलाकात का समय 12 बजकर 30 मिनट था। मैक्स, काश मुझे मालूम होता कि तुम्हें सूचना के बारे में कैसे पता चला।” छोटा जासूस दुष्ट हँसी हँसा। “और काश हमें मालूम होता कि तुम्हारे आदमियों ने उस सूचना को कैसे प्राप्त किया। लेकिन कोई क्षति नहीं की गई है। मैं उसे आज रात वापस प्राप्त कर लूँगा। वह क्या है? दरवाजे पर कौन है?”

दरवाजे पर अचानक दस्तक की आवाज सुनकर फाऊलर उछला। ऑसबल जरा-सा मुस्कुराया। “वह पुलिस होगी,” उसने कहा! “मेरा मानना है कि इतना महत्त्वपूर्ण पत्र, जिसके लिए हम प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं, उसकी अतिरिक्त सुरक्षा होनी चाहिए। मैंने उन्हें बताया था कि मेरे पास आकर सुनिश्चित कर लें कि सब कुछ ठीक-ठाक है।” मैक्स ने घबराहट में अपना होंठ काटा। पूनः दस्तक की आवाज हई। . ऑसबल ने पूछा, “मैक्स, अब तुम क्या करोगे? यदि मैं दरवाजा नहीं खोलता हूँ तो वे किसी भी तरीके से अंदर आ जाएँगे। दरवाजे पर ताला नहीं लगा हुआ है और वे गोली चलाने से भी नहीं हिचकिचाएँगे।” मैक्स का चेहरा गुस्से के कारण एकदम काला पड़ गया जैसे ही वह तेजी के साथ खिड़की की ओर गया। उसने अपनी टाँग बाहर अंधेरे में निकाल ली। उसने चेतावनी दी “उन्हें दूर भेज दो! मैं छज्जे पर प्रतीक्षा करूँगा। उन्हें दूर भेज दो वरना मैं गोली चला दूंगा और मैं अपना भाग्य आजमाता हूँ।” दरवाजे पर दस्तक की आवाज ऊँची हो गई और एक आवाज आई, “मि. ऑसबल! मि. ऑसबल।”

[PAGE 17]: अपने शरीर को अकड़ा हुआ रखते हुए ताकि बंदूक मोटे आदमी और उसके अतिथि की ओर रहे, और उस आदमी ने अपने आपको सहारा देने के लिए अपने खाली हाथ से खिड़की की चौखट को कसकर पकड़ लिया। तब उसने अपनी दूरी टाँग ऊपर करके खिड़की की सिल के ऊपर घुमाई। दरवाजे की दस्ती (मूठ) घूमी। अपने आपको मुक्त करवाने और छज्जे के ऊपर गिरने के लिए मैक्स ने अपने बाएँ हाथ से फुर्ती के साथ धक्का दिया। और तब जब वह गिरा तो उसने जोर से चीख मारी। दरवाजा खुला और एक बैरा एक ट्रे, एक बोतल और दो गिलास लिए खड़ा था। “श्रीमान जी, यह रही शराब, जिसके लिए आपने आदेश दिया था।” उसने ट्रे मेज पर रखी दी, निपुणता के साथ बोतल का ढक्कन खोला, और कमरे से चला गया।
सफेद चेहरा लिए हुए और काँपते हुए फाऊलर उसके पीछे चल दिया। वह हकलाकर बोला, “लेकिन….. लेकिन……..पुलिस की क्या खबर है?” “कभी कोई पुलिस नहीं थी।” ऑसबल ने गहरी साँस लेते हुए कहा, “केवल बैरा, हैनरी था।” फाऊलर ने बात शुरू की, “लेकिन जो आदमी छज्जे पर है उसकी क्या खबर है…..?” ऑसबल ने कहा, “नहीं, वह वापस नहीं आएगा।” ‘मेरा युवा मित्र, आपको पता होना चाहिए, बाहर छज्जा ही नहीं है।

The Midnight Visitor Word – Misndgs in Hindi

[PAGE 14]: Description = written account (लिखित विवरण); secret = mysterious (गुप्त); agent = who works for some agency (अभिकत्ता); following = succeeding (अनुसरण करते हुए); musty = foul smelling (दुर्गध वाला); corridor = an open gallery (गलियारा); gloomy = dark(अंधकारमय); accent = tone of voice (बोलने का लहजा); disappointed = frustrated (निराश); romantic =imaginative (रोमांचकारी); passably = just adequately (काम चलाऊ रूप से); imagined = thought in mind (कल्पना करना); mysterious = curiously (रहस्यपूण); sloppy = unsystematic (अव्यवस्थित ढंग से); ordinary = simple (साधारण); appointment = settlement (नियुक्ति); chuckled $=$ grinned (खिसियांया); frustrated = disappointed (निराश); disillusioned = set free from false belief (भ्रममुक्त)।

[PAGE 15]: Switched on = joined electric current (बिजली चालू कर देना); thrill = sensation (रोमांच); automatic = moving of itself (स्वचालित); blinked = closed and opened the eyes (आँखों का झपकना); wheezed = spoke breathing, noisily and heavily (हाँफते हुए बोलना); slender = lean and thin (दुबला-पतला); except = in addition to (के अतिरिक्त); murmured = complained in low sound (बुड़बुड़ाया)।

[PAGE 16]: Heavily = sorrowfully (दुखी मन से); management = governing body (प्रबंधक समिति); grimly = seriously (गंभीर रूप से); nuisance = troublesome (कष्टकारी); curiously = with anxiety (उत्सुकतापूर्वक ढंग से); passkey = private key (गुप्त चाबी); explained = to clear the meaning of (व्याख्या करना); apartment = chamber (कमरा); glanced = viewed (देखा); explanatory = containing explanations (व्याख्यात्मक); promised = gave assurance (वायदा किया); stiffly = straight (तना हुआ); gesture = bodily movement (हाव-भाव); evilly = wicked (दुष्टतापूर्वक ढंग से); protection = safety (बचाव); nervously = uneasily (बेचैनी); repeated = to do again (पुनः); hesitate = to be doubtful (हिचकिचाना); swiftly = quickly (तेजी के साथ); balcony = front side of a house on the roof (छज्जा)।

[PAGE 17]: Twisted = distorted (ऐंठना); grasped = hold tightly (जोर-से पक़ड़ना); swung = to move to and fro (झूलना); doorknob = door handle (दरवाजे की हत्थी); screamed = cried (चिल्लाया); shrilly = with a sharp sound (तीव्र ध्वनि के साथ); deftly = quickly and cleverly (तेज़ी और चतुराई से); uncorked = opened (खोला); stammered = spoke with halts (हकलाकर बोला)।

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist

HBSE 10th Class English The Making of a Scientist Textbook Questions and Answers

The Making Of A Scientist Important Questions HBSE

Read and Find Out (Page – 32)

1. How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
Answer:
By the time Richard Ebright was in the second grade, he had collected all twenty-five species of butterflies found around his hometown. According to him, this would probably have been the end to his butterfly collecting. However, a book made him think otherwise. The book titled ‘The Travels of Monarch TC became a turning point in his life. The book was about how monarch butterflies migrated to Central America. This opened up the world of science to the eager young butterfly collector. At the end of the book, readers were invited to help study butterfly migrations. He actively participated in tagging butterflies to help in the research being conducted by Dr Frederick A. Urquhart. He went on to raise an entire flock of butterflies in the basement of his home. Thus, it can be said that the book had managed to keep his enthusiasm alive by making him aware of the never-ending possibilities in the world of science.

2. How did his mother help him?
Answer:
Richard Ebright’s mother helped him by encouraging his interest in learning. She took him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials and other equipments, and helped him in many other ways. If he did not have anything to do, she found things for him to leam. Even the book that became a turning point in his life was given to him by his mother. Hence, it can be said that his mother played a crucial role in the making of the scientist.

Read and Find Out (Page – 34)

1. What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?
Answer:
When Richard Ebright did not win anything at the science fair, he realized that the winners
had tried to conduct real experiments. He, on the other hand, had simply made a neat display. He had shown slides of frog tissues under a microscope. It was the first time that he got a hint of what real science was. This event served to develop the competitive spirit in him. Ultimately, it was this spirit of enthusiasm and competitiveness that drove him to achieve new heights in science.

The Making Of A Scientist Summary Class 10 HBSE

2. What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
Answer:
After losing out at the science fair, Richard Ebright undertook various experiments and projects. For his eighth grade project, he tried finding the cause of a viral disease that killed nearly all monarch caterpillars every few years. He tried raising caterpillars in the presence of beetles as he thought the disease might have been carried by a beetle. He did not get any results. However, he went ahead and showed that he had tried the experiment, and this time he won.

The next year, his science fair project was to test the theory that viceroy butterflies copied monarchs in order to prevent being eaten by birds. His project was to see whether birds would eat monarchs. He found that a starling would not eat ordinary bird food, but ate all the monarchs it could get. This project was placed first in the zoology division and third overall in the county science fair.

In his second year at high school, he did the research that led to the discovery of an unknown insect hormone. It also led to his new theory on the life of cells. He tried to find the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa. Along with another excellent science student, he built a device which showed that the spots were producing a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s full development. This project won the first place in the county fair and also an entry into the International Science and Engineering Fair, where it was adjudged the third best in zoology.
In his senior year, he grew cells from a monarch’s wing in a culture and showed that the cells would divide and develop into normal butterfly wing scales only if they were fed the hormone from the gold spots. That project won first place in zoology at the International Fair.

The summer after his freshman year at Harvard, Richard worked on the hormone secreted from the gold spots, and was able to identify the chemical structure of the hormone. During his junior year, he got the idea for his new theory on the life of cells. Along with his room¬- mate, James R. Wong, he worked on his theory and wrote a paper explaining the same.

HBSE 10th Class Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist

3. What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?
Answer:
The author mentions three qualities that go into the making of a scientist, i. e., mind, curiosity, and the will to win for the right reasons. Richard Ebright was a very intelligent student. He was also a champion debater, a public speaker, a good canoeist and an expert photographer. He always gave that extra effort. He was competitive, but for the right reasons. From the first he had a driving curiosity along with a bright mind; and it was this curiosity that ultimately led him to his theory about cell life.

Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist HBSE 10th Class

Think about It

1. How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian… ? Does it simply involve reading many books on the subject? Does it involve observing, thinking and doing experiments?
Answer:
This question requires you to use your own perspective as well as your analytical skills. The answer to the question would vary from one person to another. It is suggested that you read the text carefully and try attempting it on your own.

2. You must have read about cells and DNA in your science books. Discuss Richard Ebright’s work in the light of what you have studied. If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects and experiments, which field would you like to work on and why?
Answer:
This question requires you to use your own perspective as well as your analytical skills. The answer to the question would vary from one person to another. It is suggested that you read the text carefully and try attempting it on your own.

Talk about It

1. Children everywhere wonder about the world around them. The questions they ask are the beginning of scientific inquiry. Given below are some questions that children in India have asked Professor Yash Pal and Dr Rahul Pal as reported in their book, Discovered Questions (NCERT, 2006).
(i) What is DNA fingerprinting? What are its uses?
(ii) HOW do honeybees identify their own honeycombs?
(iii) Why does rain fall in drops?
Can you answer these questions? You will find Professor Yash Pal’s and Dr Rahul Pal’s answers (as given in Discovered Questions) on page 75.
Answer:
(i) DNA fingerprinting is a method used to identify an individual from a sample of DNA
by looking at unique patterns in their DNA.

Uses of DNA fingerprinting:

• It is widely used to find out the real biological parent in paternity-maternity disputes.
• It is used to identify the real culprit involved in crimes, such as murder, rape etc.
• It is also used to find the original background and historical migration of a particular racial group.
• It is also used in gene therapy.

(ii) Honeybees have an incredible sense of direction and smell. They are guided by the queen pheromone which is unique to the hive. Bees smell their pheromone secreted by them on their own hive and identify their hive combs.
(iii) Water remains suspended in the clouds and when the force of gravity exceeds the force of updraft, it starts falling.
Because of surface tension of water, it forms spherical or round drops, as a sphere has the minimum surface area for a given volume.

2. You also must have wondered about certain things around you. Share these questions with your class, and try and answer them.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

HBSE 10th Class English The Making of a Scientist Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Richard became a collector at an early age. How?
Answer:
Richard was the only child of his parents. He had no company at home to play with. So, he started collecting things in his spare time. He would collect coins, fossils, rocks and butterflies as a hobby.

Question 2.
Comment on the role played by Richard’s mother in his success.
Or
How did Ebright’s mother help him in becoming a scientist?
Answer:
Richard’s mother made his son the centre of her life. She would buy microscopes, telescopes and books for him. She arranged trips for him and would also prepare difficult tasks for him. This helped him to learn a lot.

Question 3.
How did ‘The Travels of Monarch X’ prove a turning point in his life?
Answer:
Richard was bored with collecting butterflies. At this time, his mother got the book ‘The Travels of Monarch X for him. After reading the book, he studied the migration of butterflies and it opened the world of science to him.

Question 4.
Which project did Richard undertake in the eighth grade?
Answer:
Richard undertook the project to find the cause of a viral fever that had killed thousands of butterflies. He thought that a beetle might carry the virus although he was not able to prove it.

Question 5.
Richard’s project on the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa was highly valuable in two ways. List the two ways.
Answer:
This project had a huge impact. First, he discovered a hormone that was necessary for the growth of the pupa. Secondly, he got a chance to work at a famous laboratory.

Question 6.
Mention any two of Ebright’s contributions to the world of science.
Answer:
Ebright discovered a hormone that was necessary for the growth of a butterfly. His other important contributions proved to be his study of how cells read their DNA.

Question 7.
In addition to science, what were the other interests of Richard?
Answer:
In addition to science, Richard was a good debater and a public speaker as well as a canoeist and an all-around-outdoor person. He loved photography as well.

Question 8.
Hobbies play a very important role in one’s life. Elaborate this with reference to “The Making of a Scientist”.
Answer:
Richard Ebright started collecting butterflies as a hobby. This led him to research and discover many things. Hence, hobbies play an important role in one’s life.

Question 9.
What were the factors which contributed in making Ebright a scientist?
Answer:
Three qualities of Ebright which contributed in making him a scientist were; a first rate mind, a sense of curiosity and a will to win for the right reason.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What rare achievement did Richard manage at the age of twenty-two?
Answer:
Richard had a rare honour at the age of twenty-two. He wrote an article with his friend about a theory of how cells work. The article was published in the scientific journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Science’. No one had this achievement at such a young age before him.

Question 2.
Why did Richard lose interest in tagging butterflies?
Answer:
Richard raised thousands of butterflies, tagged them and released them to study their migration. But soon, he lost interest because only two of his tagged butterflies returned to him and they had travelled only seventy-five miles.

Question 3.
Mr. Weiherer pays a glowing tribute to Richard. What did he say?
Answer:
Mr. Weiherer was Ebright’s social studies teacher. He praised him for his brilliant mind, his curiosity and a will to win for the right reason. He also admired Richard for his spirit to do his very best all the time.

Question 4.
Why do viceroy butterflies copy the monarch butterflies?
Answer:
Birds eat viceroy butterflies because they taste good to them, whereas monarch butterflies do not taste good to the birds. So the viceroys try to copy the monarchs to protect themselves from the birds.

Question 5.
Ebright’s basement became a home to thousands of monarch butterflies. How?
Answer:
Ebright’s basement became a home to thousands of monarch butterflies because he raised some of the butterflies in his basement. He catched a monarch butterfly, took her eggs and raised them. He also taggled the wings of butterflies and let them go.

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Richard’s mother had a great influence on him. Discuss.
Or
Discuss the role of Ebright’s mother in making him a scientist. [CBSE 2011]
Answer:
Richard’s mother played an important role in making him a great scientist. She would take him on trips to encourage learning. He was a single child. After the death of his father his mother made him the focus of her life. She would buy him all kinds of microscopes, telescopes and other equipment. After dinner, she gave him problems to solve. This helped Richard to learn a lot. She was his only companion for a long time. It was his mother who got him the book ‘The Travels of Monarch N. This book opened the world of science for Richard. She also wrote to Dr Urquhart to guide her son. The scientist helped Richard and guided him. Thus, his mother actually shaped him into an extraordinary scientist.

Question 2.
Ebright’s study of monarch pupas had a far reaching impact. Elaborate.
Answer:
For a long time the scientific community had regarded the bright spots on a monarch pupa as purely ornamental. But Dr Urquhart did not believe it. Nor did Richard. He started his experiments on the monarch pupa. He built a device with the help of a friend. This led to the discovery of a hormone. Richard proved that the hormone was necessary for the growth of the butterfly. This discovery got him many honours. Also, it led to another important study. He began working on how cells read their DNA. DNA is the carrier of heredity and is called the blueprint of life. His theory could find answers to many cancers and diseases.

Question 3.
Richard Ebright displayed a well-rounded personality. Do you agree? Elucidate in the
context of the given text. [CB SE 2016]
Answer:
Richard’s genius was obvious by the time he was in his second grade. He managed to collect all twenty-five species of butterflies around his hometown and classify them. He also loved to collect coins, fossils and rocks. Science was not his only passion. He was an active member of his school’s oratory club and model United Nations club and was an effective debater and a public speaker. He loved photography as well.
He was an enthusiastic canoeist and an all-around outdoors-person. Learning was easy for him. So he found it simple to devote time and energy to many other interests. He became a champion in whatever he did. He believed in the spirit of competition to win. But, he did not wish to defeat others just to win. He wanted to win to do his best. Thus, he displayed a well- rounded personality.

Question 4.
Dr Urquhart contributed significantly to Ebright’s growth as a scientist. Explain.
Answer:
Richard had become bored with collecting butterflies. His mother got him a book on the
migration of butterflies. Richard came in contact with Dr Urquhart through the book. Dr Urquhart directed him to study the migration pattern of butterflies.
When he did not win any prize in the science fair in seventh grade, he again wrote to Dr Urquhart to guide him. The scientist gave him many suggestions for new experiments. Richard performed these experiments throughout his high school and won many prizes. Later, he worked on why bright spots are found on a monarch pupa, motivated by Dr Urquhart. It led to the discovery of a new hormone. The discovery of this new hormone further led to an important theory. The theory was about how cells read their DNA. In this way Dr Urquhart proved to be his true mentor.

Question 5.
What are the values required to become a successful scientist like Richard Ebright? Elaborate with reference to the lesson ‘The Making of a Scientist’.
Answer:
Curiosity to know more and a motivation to find reasons for existence of anything or any phenomenon are necessary for becoming a successful scientist. The urge to know more develops the scientific aptitude in a person. At a very young age, Ebright became competitive by participating in various county fairs. He never lost hope and kept on trying to do better. In addition to curiosity and motivation, Ebright displayed the qualities of hard work, sincerity, determination and patience. He also accepted failure and success in the right spirit. Thus, he became a successful scientist.

Question 6.
What role did Ebright’s mother play in his life? Discuss it on the basis of the lesson.
Answer:
After the death of Ebright’s father, her mother played an instrumental role in his life. She also
stood behind him. Every evening they spent together at the dining table. She also developed
his interest in learning. She took him on trips, bought him microscopes, telescopes, cameras and other instruments. She worked as a bridge between her son and Urquhart. Ebright was mainly interested in collecting things. When he was in third, her mother gave him a children’s book called ‘The Travels of Monarch X. It aroused his curiosity in collecting butterflies. This way we can say that Ebright’s mother was a source of inspiration for him. Through her inspiration, he could become a great scientist.

The Making of a Scientist Summary

‘The Making of a Scientist’ Introduction

About the Author

• Robert W. Peterson (1925 – February 11,2006 Warren, Pennsylvania) was an American newspaper writer who later became a freelance author of magazine articles and books, mainly on the topics of sports and Scouting. His 1970 chronicle of Negro league baseball titled Only the Ball Was White was hailed by The New York Times as having “recaptured a lost era in baseball history and a rich facet of black life in America”.
• He was raised in Warren, Pennsylvania Peterson played baseball while attending Upsala College. He was a writer and editor with the old New York World-Telegram newspaper, which folded in 1966. Peterson died of lung cancer on February 11,2006, in Salisbury, Pennsylvania. At the time of his death, he was on a committee selecting Negro league players for the Hall of Fame.
• Peterson’s book, The Boy Scouts: An American Adventure, was written in 1984 on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Peterson also wrote numerous articles for Scouting magazine between 1970s -1990s, such as a tribute to William Hillcourt in 1985, acclaiming the influential BSA leader as “the foremost influence on development of the Boy Scouting program”. He subsequently wrote another article for Scouting magazine about Hillcourt in 2001. Among the articles Peterson penned for the BSA’s Scouting magazine was an account of Scouting activities in the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II.

Gist of the Story

Richard H. Ebright published the theory of how cells work in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science at the age of twenty two.

Richard H. Ebright grew up in north of Reading in Pennsylvania. There he was not able to do anything. He was not able to play football or baseball too. But he collected things only.
In kindergarten, Ebright collected butterflies. He also collected rocks, fossils, and coins. He would observe sky at night too. His mother developed his interest in learning. She took him on trips, bought him telescope, microscope, cameras, mounting materials, and other materials required for learning. He lost his father when he was in third grade. Her mother always discussed with him every night and gave him mental exercise instead of physical exercise, which he wanted to learn. Ebright had also collected all twenty five species of butterflies found around his hometown.

Richard’s mother gave him a children’s book called “The Travels of Monarch A” which discussed how monarch butterflies migrate to Central America.

At the end of the book, readers were asked to tag butterflies for research by Dr. Frederick A. Urquhart of the University of Toronto, Canada. Anyone who found a tagged butterfly was asked to send the tag to Dr Urquhart.
Richard rose a flock of butterflies. Caught a female monarch, took her eggs, and raised them in his basement through their life cycle, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly. Then he would tag the butterflies’ wings and let them go. For several years, his basement was home to thousands of monarchs in different stages of development.

He got a hint of what real science is when he entered a county science fair. He lost there and said that that was a sad feeling to sit there and not to get anything while everybody else had won something. He realized that winners had tried to do real experiments.
Ebright also tried to find the cause of a viral disease that killed nearly all monarch caterpillars every few years. Ebright thought the disease might be carried by a beetle. So he rose caterpillars in the presence of beetles. But he didn’t get any real result. But he went ahead and showed that he had tried the experiment.

His science fair project also tested the theory that viceroy butterflies copy monarchs. Monarchs don’t taste good to birds. Viceroys, on the other hand, do taste good to birds. So the more they look like monarchs, the less likely they are to become a bird’s dinner. Ebright’s project was to see whether, in fact, birds would eat monarchs. He also found that a starling would not eat ordinary bird food. It would eat all the monarchs it could get. This project was placed first in the zoology division and overall third in the county science fair.

Richard Ebright also began the research that led to his discovery of an unknown insect hormone. Indirectly, it also led to his new theory on the life of cells. The question he tried to answer was simple: What is the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa?
Ebright and other science students built a device that showed that the spots were producing a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s full development to find the answer.

This project won Ebright first place in the county fair and entry into the International Science and Engineering Fair. Richard Ebright continued his advanced experiments on the monarch pupa.

‘The Making of a Scientist’ Summary

Brief Introduction: In this lesson, the author has presented the views of a scientist on the scientific world with a new theory.

Article published in the magazine: Richard H. Ebright and his college roommate explained the theory in an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science when he was barely twenty-two years of age. He excited the scientific world with a new theory on how cells work. His first experiment started with butterflies.
Fascination for collecting butterflies: Ebright did not play football or basketball. He had fascination only for collecting butterflies. He also collected rocks, fossils and coins.

Mother – a driving force: His mother was a driving force in his career. She also encouraged his interest in learning. She helped him in many ways. She provided him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials and also took him on trips. After the death of his father, he was the only ray of hope for her. Every evening at the dining room table she made him leam many things. When he was in the second grade, Ebright had collected twenty-five species of butterflies around his hometown.

The Travels of Monarch X: Ebright’s mother gave him the book The Travels of Monarch X which discussed how monarch butterflies migrate to central America. It also opened the world of science to the young collector. Readers were also invited to help them study butterfly migrations. They were asked to tag butterflies for research by Dr Frederick A. Urquhart of Toronto University. Ebright also attached light adhesive tags to the wings of monarchs. He also made an experiment on female monarch, took her eggs, raised them in his basement through their life cycle. The life cycle was like this:
egg → butterfly → pupa → adult butterfly
His basement was home to thousands of monarchs in different stages of development.

Finding the cause of viral disease: While in eighth grade, Ebright tried to find the cause of a viral disease which killed all monarch caterpillars every few years. According to him, the disease might be carried by a beetle. He was also testing the theory that viceroy butterflies copy monarchs. Ebright’s project was also placed first in the zoology division. In the county science fair, it also stood third.

Continuing his advanced experiments: Richard Ebright continued his advanced experiments on the monarch pupa when he was in his high school junior. He went ahead and grew cells from a monarch’s wing in a culture. It showed that the cells would divide and develop into normal butterfly wing scales only if they were fed the hormone from the gold spots. This project gave him first place for zoology at the International Fair.

Identifying hormone’s chemical structure: Through the sophisticated instruments of laboratory, Ebright identified the chemical structure of the hormone. He also got the idea for his new theory about cell life. He also knew how the cell can read the blueprint of its DNA, the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls heredity. It also determines the form and function of the cell. DNA is also the blueprint for life.

Extra-curricular activities: Richard Ebright was also interested in other extra-curricular activities. He became a champion debater, public speaker, a good canoeist and an all-around outdoors-person. He had much fascination for photography particularly of nature and scientific exhibits. Richard A. Weiherer was the most important person for him. He opened his mind to new ideas.

Qualities of a scientist: Ebright had all the qualities which a scientist should have. He did not believe in the dictum.
Winning for winning’s sake: He just wanted to be the best. He had a scientific bent of mind. He never lost his scientific curiosity.

Lesson at a Glance

• Richard H. Ebright and his college roommate published the theory on how cells work in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
• Ebright grew up in the north of Reading, Pennsylvania.
• He could not play football or baseball but he could only collect things.
• Ebright collected butterflies in kindergarten. He also collected rocks, fossils and coins.
• He was a curious astronomer who gazed at stars throughout night.
• His mother encouraged his interest in learning.
• She often took him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials and other equipment.
• His father died only when he was in third grade.
• He earned up top grades in school.
• When he was in the second grade, Ebright had collected twenty-five species of butterflies found around his hometown.
• A children’s book, “The Travels of Monarch X’ told how monarch butterflies migrated to Central America and opened the world of science to Ebright.
• Readers were also invited to help study butterfly migration.
• Dr Frederick A. Urquhart of the University of Toronto, Canada told them to tag butterflies for research.
• Around Reading, the butterfly collecting season went on for six weeks.
• Ebright raised a flock of butterflies, caught a female monarch, took her eggs, and raised them in his basement through their life cycle. This cycle ranged from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.
• His basement was home to a number of monarchs in different stages of development.
• In the seventh grade, he got a hint of what real science is.
• He was only concerned with the subject of insects.
• Dr. Urquhart gave Ebright suggestions for experiments which gave him prize in country and international science fairs.
• Ebright tried to find the cause of a viral disease which kills all monarch caterpillars every year.
• The next year his science fair project was testing the theory that viceroy butterflies copy monarchs.
• Ebright found that a starling would not eat ordinary bird food.
• Richard Ebright also led to his discovery of an unknown insect hormone.
• He wanted to know the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa.
• It was the assumption of everyone that the spots were just ornamental.
• To get its answer, Ebright and his colleagues built a device that showed that the spots were producing a hormone that is essential to the full development of the butterfly.
• This experiment gave him a new recognition into the International Science and Engineering Fair.
• When he was in his senior level, he grew cells from a monarch’s wing in a culture. It also showed that the cells would divide and develop into normal butterfly wing scales only if they were fed the hormone from the gold spots. This project won him first place for zoology at the International Fair.
• Ebright also did more work on the hormone from the gold spots.
• Now, he was able to identify the hormone’s chemical structure.
• DNA is the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls heredity. It determines the form and function of the cell. Thus DNA is the blueprint for life.
• Richard Ebright did his graduation from Harvard with the highest honours.
• Richard Ebright was also a champion debater and public speaker and a good canoeist.
• He was very competitive.
• He was not interested in winning for winning’s sake.
• He just wanted to do the best job he could.
• Ebright had all the qualities of a scientist prevalent in him.

Character Sketch

Richard H. Ebright: Richard H. Ebright was a great scientist and debater. He was really a genius. He created a sensation in the scientific world with a new theory on how cells work. He did his experiments on butterflies. Since childhood, he had the fascination of collecting butterflies. He also did a lot of work on monarch butterflies, the cell and its DNA. It determines the form and function of the cell. It is also the blueprint for life. His mother was a source of inspiration for him.

Dr Urquhart: Dr Urquhart played an instrumental role in Ebright’s life. He taught at the University of Toronto, Canada. He was famous for his work on monarch butterflies. He moulded the career of Ebright with new ideas and suggestions.
Richard A. Weiherer: Richard A. Weiherer taught social studies to Ebright. Ebright respected and admired him most. He turned Ebright’s energy towards the Debating and Model, United Nations clubs. He also played an important role in his life.

‘The Making of a Scientist’ Word-Meanings

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HBSE 10th Class English Footprints without Feet Textbook Questions and Answers

Chapter 5 Footprints Without Feet HBSE 10th Class

Think about It

Read and Find Out (Page – 26)

1. How did the invisible man first become visible?
Answer:
Griffin was completely invisible until he happened to step in some mud, which caused him to leave footprints as he walked. His footprints were seen by two boys, who followed him as long as the prints were visible. On getting rid of them, he went into a big London store to put on some warm clothes. After the store was shut, he got dressed by putting on shoes, an overcoat and a wide-brimmed hat. This made him visible to the people who came to work at the store the next day.

2. Why was he wandering into the streets?
Answer:
Griffin was a lawless person. His landlord disliked him and tried to get rid of him. In revenge, he set fire to the house. He had to remove his clothes to get away without being seen. That was why he had become a homeless wanderer – without clothes and money.

Read and Find Out (Page – 28)

1. Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?
Answer:
The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in itself a strange occurrence. In addition, the stranger had an uncommon appearance. In spite of Mrs Hall’s attempts to be friendly, he would respond in a cold manner. He told her that he had no desire to talk, and that all he wanted was solitude. He did not wish to be disturbed in his work. For all these reasons she regarded him as an eccentric scientist.

2. What curious episode occurs in the study?
Answer:
A clergyman and his wife were awakened very early in the morning by noises coming from the study. They crept downstairs and heard the chink of money being taken from the clergyman’s desk. With a poker grasped firmly in his hand, the clergyman hoped to surprise the thief. However, it was he who was surprised when he found the room to be empty. He and his wife looked under the desk, behind the curtains, and even up the chimney. There was nobody. Yet the desk had been opened and the housekeeping money was missing. It was a curious episode, and the clergyman kept saying the words “extraordinary affair” for the rest of the day.

3. What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?
Answer:
Apart from the study room incident, many other extraordinary things happened at the inn. When the landlord and his wife saw the scientist’s door open, they entered his room. They saw that the clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room. Suddenly, Mrs Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. A moment later, the hat on the bedpost leapt up and dashed itself into her face. Then, the bedroom chair became alive and charged straight at her. As she and her husband turned away in terror, the chair pushed them out of the room, and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them. Mrs Hall, who almost fell down the stairs in hysterics, was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits, and that these spirits had something to do with the strange scientist.
Griffin was strongly suspected of having a hand in the burglary at the clergyman’s home. When Mrs Hall questioned him on the strange happenings in his room, he threw off his bandages, whiskers, spectacles and false nose. The people were horrified to see a headless man. When the police arrived, he threw off one garment after another, thereby becoming invisible and running away.

Chapter 5 Footprints Without Feet Question Answer HBSE 10th Class

Think about It

1. “Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
Answer:
Griffin was a lawless person. His landlord disliked him and tried to get rid of him. In revenge, he set fire to the house and ran away. He had no money. Therefore, he stole and robbed people after becoming invisible. When he went into the London store, he gave himself the pleasure of clothing. He fed himself regardless of expenses. Later, he went to Drury Lane, which was the centre of the theatre world. He went to a suitable shop and came out wearing bandages round his forehead, dark glasses, false nose, big bushy side-whiskers, and a large hat. He was visible then. To escape without being seen, he callously attacked the shopkeeper from behind, and robbed him of all the money he could find. When he had exhausted all the money he had stolen, he robbed a clergyman. He even attacked the innkeeper and his wife when they tried to sneak into his room. Later, when the police came to arrest him, he threw off his clothes, thereby becoming invisible and running away.

2. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?
Answer:
After repeated experiments, Griffin had discovered how to make the human body transparent. This was a big achievement. However, he misused his discovery for personal gains and for hurting others. Thus, though he can be termed as a brilliant scientist, he was not a noble one.

Class 10 Footprints Without Feet Chapter 5 Question Answers HBSE

Talk about It

1. Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?
Answer:
Do it yourself.

2. Are there forces around us that are invisible, for example, magnetism? Are there aspects of matter that are ‘invisible’ or not visible to the naked eye? What would the world be like if you could see such forces or such aspects of matter?
Answer:
Yes, there are forces which are present around us and are invisible. Like, gravitational force, magnetic force, electromagnetic force, etc.
Yes, there are aspects of matter that are invisible to us. If we could see these invisible forces and aspects, then we would have known some more things about the origin, pattern, propagation and behaviour of the various forces.

3. What makes glass or water transparent (what is the scientific explanation for this)? Do you think it would be scientifically possible for a man to become invisible, or transparent? (Keep in mind that writers of science fiction have often turned out to be prophetic in their imagination!)
Answer:
Glass or water is transparent to our eyes. This is because glass and water don’t absorb most of the light and majority of the photons pass through them.
Glass being an amorphous (not having a crystalline structure) will not reflect light and there is not enough energy in the photons to excite the electrons of the atoms to move them to a different energy level. So the light passes unabsorbed through the glass making it transparent.
Water will behave the same way for the same reason. This only happens in the visible region (380-700 nm). Scientifically it is possible for a man to become invisible, in the coming years. The vision is shown in the movies.

HBSE 10th Class English Footprints without Feet Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Footprints Without Feet Question Answer Chapter 5 HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
What made Mrs Hall angry with Griffin?
Answer:
In the hotel room, Griffin had attacked Mr and Mrs Hall and even hurled a chair on Mrs Hall. Moreover, he had not paid the rent for a long time. This made Mrs Hall angry.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Footprints Without Feet Question Answer HBSE Question 2.
What did Griffin do in the clergyman’s house?
Answer:
After living for a considerable amount of time at the hotel in Iping, Griffin ran out of money. He decided to steal it from the clergyman’s house. He entered the house invisibly and stole money from the desk.

Footprints Without Feet Chapter 5 Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
Why did Griffin decide to slip into a big London store? [CBSE2011]
Answer:
Griffin decided to slip into a big London store, because the season was mid-winter, due to
which it became difficult to wander around without clothes in London.

Footprints Without Feet Solutions HBSE 10th Class Question 4.
What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company? [CBSE2012]
Answer:
The second time Griffin tried the stock of a theatrical company in the hope of finding not
only clothes but also something like side whiskers, glasses, false nose, bandages, hat, etc. that would hide the empty space above his shoulders.

Footprints Without Feet Summary HBSE 10th Class Question 5.
What happened to Jaffers when he tried to catch the invisible scientist?
Answer:
When constable Jaffers tried to catch Griffin, he became invisible by removing his clothes.
Jaffers found himself struggling with someone who couldn’t be seen. He was hit by blows and soon was knocked unconscious by Griffin.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Why did Mrs Hall, the landlady at Iping inn at first try to be friendly with Griffin?
Answer:
It was not usual for visitors to come to Iping in winters. So, when Mrs Hall noticed that a
visitor, Griffin, had come to stay there and moreover he had paid the rent in advance, she was obliged to welcome him and therefore tried to be friendly with him. She also excused Griffin’s irritable habits.

Question 2.
Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated?
Answer:
The two boys in London were surprised and fascinated when they saw fresh muddy footprints of a human being on the steps of a house, but no man was there making them. As they looked, a fresh footprint appeared from nowhere. Further, more footprints followed. The boys got fascinated and followed them until they disappeared.

Question 3.
How was Griffin a lawless man?
Answer:
Griffin was lawless because he had committed many anti-social deeds for which he never felt guilty. He set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away, he stole foodstuffs and clothes from a London store, stole other goods from a theatrical company and also stole money from a clergyman’s house to pay his bills.

Question 4.
How did Griffin find himself invisible but naked in the chilled January air for the second time?
Answer:
When the London store opened in the morning, Griffin panicked as he had overslept in the store and he was chased by store assistants. He had to take off his newly found clothes to become invisible and escape, so he found himself invisible but naked in the chilled January air for the second time.

Question 5.
What did the Halls see in the scientist’s room? [CBSE2013]
Answer:
As the door of the room was open and nobody appeared to be inside, the Halls entered the scientist’s room. They saw that the bedclothes were cold, showing that the scientist must have been up for some time; and stranger still, the clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room.

Question 6.
How did the visible man become invisible? What did he do then? [CBSE 2014]
Answer:
The invisible man got angry with Mrs Hall for asking an explanation for the mysterious happenings and threw off all he was wearing on his head so that he became a man without a head. Soon the constable Jaffers arrived to arrest him, but the invisible man threw off all his clothes to become invisible and, in the ensuing scuffle he knocked Jaffers unconscious and escaped.

Question 7.
What was the explanation of ‘mystery’ as discussed in the lesson Footprints Without Feet?
Answer:
The two boys followed muddy footprints, being made fresh without seeing anybody making the prints, which was a ‘mystery’ for them. The explanation was that the bewildered boys had been following a scientist who had just discovered how to make the human body transparent, and thus invisible, by swallowing certain drugs.

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Why did Griffin set fire to his landlord’s house? What happened after that?
Answer:
Griffin was a genius but eccentric scientist. He made a number of experiments. He also discovered how to make human body transparent and invisible. He also misused his scientific knowledge to settle his personal gain. He was also a lawless person. Griffin’s landlord did not like him. So, he wanted to eject him. He was very furious. So, he decided to take revenge. In retaliation, he set the house of the landlord on fire. After setting the house on fire, to avoid arrest he had to remove his clothes. He removed his clothes and became invisible. But, he had to face the consequences for all the things which he had committed. Now, he was without clothes, money etc. He had now become a homeless wanderer. He also entered the London store to warm himself with clothes and also to feed himself.

Question 2.
Griffin was not a true scientist as he misused his scientific discovery. Illustrate this point by giving two incidents from the story.
Answer:
A true scientist is a law-abiding person. A scientist is also called a ‘natural philosopher’. Griffin was not a true scientist as he did not use his discovery of how to make himself invisible for good uses. He lost control of himself and behaved like a criminal. First, he set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away. Then he stole food without paying for it in a London store. Besides, he robbed the owner of a theatrical company and stole money from a clergyman’s desk. All the incidences show that Griffin was not a true scientist. He did nothing that could give a new dimension to the world. He was a genius. But he did not apply his intelligence in the discovery of new things. This way he did nothing for the society.

Question 3.
Describe the landlord’s and his wife’s experience with the strange scientist.
Answer:
Both Mrs Hall and her husband were surprised to find the scientist’s room door open because normally it was always locked. So they peeped in, but found nobody inside there. The clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room. Suddenly Mrs Hall heard a sniff close to her ear and the hat on the bedpost leapt up and dashed itself into her face. Then the bedroom chair sprang into the air and pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them. Mrs Hall became hysterical and almost fell down the stairs. She thought that her furniture was haunted. They decided to confront the scientist next time when they met him.

Question 4.
What impression do you form of Griffin after reading the lesson, “Footprints Without Feet”?
Answer:
Griffin was a brilliant but eccentric scientist, as he discovered a drug due to which his body became as transparent as a sheet of glass after swallowing it. This made him invisible. But he was a lawless person. Because of his misdeeds, he became a homeless wanderer without clothes and money. He was an introvert with a desire for solitude. He was always seeking adventure. He was also fond of mysterious things. However, he was unscrupulous, he robbed various people to complete his work, besides he got angry very quickly, which caused him to become a fugitive. After reading the lesson, we come to the conclusion that Griffin was not a scientist in the real sense of the term. Had he been a true scientist, he would have given something new to the society through his inventions. He would not have committed such type of silly mistakes.

Question 5.
If, somehow you discovered how to become invisible, how would you use that opportunity?
Answer:
If I discovered how to become invisible, I would use this opportunity to punish all those people who cause trouble to others for their own selfish motives. I would catch them and hand them over to the police without letting them know that I was behind them. I will also help the law-enforcing agencies when they conduct raids on criminal hideouts, as I will be able to move in the open without fear of being seen. This will help the people of the country to become more law-abiding citizens.

Footprints without Feet Summary

‘Footprints without Feet’ Introduction

About the Author

• H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works – including The Time Machine and War of the Worlds – who had a great influence on our vision of the future.
• H.G. Wells was bom in England in 1866. His parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History. He died in 1946.

Gist of the Story

This story is about a scientist, Griffin, who discovers a drug which makes a person invisible. He uses that drug for his personal gains. He was a brilliant but lawless scientist. He consumed the drug and a series of incidents ensued. Upon ejected by the landlord, he burned his house down. Then he became a wanderer with no clothes, money and home. It was mid-November and the winter was getting on its peak. To get rid of the cold, he stayed at a store where he was chased by the store assistants but he used his invisibility and got away. After this, he stole some items from a theatrical shop and went to Iping, a village where he took refuge in a hotel room. He convinced the landlord not to disturb him as he was there to feel a sense of solitary. As he ran out of money, he stole again from a clergyman’s house and scared the landlord and his husband with a show of his invisibility and short-temper. After reporting the incidence of theft at clergyman’s house to the police, a constable arrives at the hotel to arrest the invisible scientist but a scuffle takes place between the two and the scientist removes all his clothes to go unnoticed by the constable and the people. Thus he fled again.

‘Footprints without Feet’ Summary

Brief Introduction: Griffin was a great but eccentric scientist. He was a lawless person. He used to become invisible.

Muddy imprints of bare feet: There were two boys who were much surprised to see the muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet on the steps of a house in London. The boys got fascinated towards the muddy impressions but they became fainter and later on disappeared.

Obscurity of imprints: The obscurity of imprints was very simple. The bewildered boys had been following a scientist who had just discovered how to make the human body transparent.

Griffin-an eccentric scientist: Griffin was an eccentric scientist. He did numerous experiments to prove that human body too could become invisible. He galloped certain rare drugs and his body became as transparent as a sheet of glass. He was a lawless person also. His landlord disliked him. So, he set his house on fire in revenge.

Griffin-a homeless wanderer: After burning the house down, Griffin became a homeless wanderer. He had neither money nor clothes. If he wanted himself to be unseen by the people, he had to remove all his clothes.

Entry into a big store: In the mid-winter, the air was bitterly cold. It was not possible to live without clothes. Instead of walking around the streets, he decided to enter into a big London store for warmth. Griffin broke open boxes and wrappers. He fitted out himself with warm clothes. He wore shoes, an overcoat and a hat. Now, he became a fully dressed and visible person. He also took cold meat and coffee and also sweets and wine. Lastly, he slept on a pile of quilts. He did not get up until the assistants of the shop arrived next morning. When they started chasing him, he tried to escape and also became invisible quickly taking off his clothes. He became naked in chilled January once again.

Entry into Iping village: Griffin came out of the crowded London and took a train to the village Iping. He booked two rooms at the local inn. The entry of a stranger in the village was really an unusual event. The owner’s wife, Mrs Hall wanted to be friendly with him. But he was not interested in doing so. He wanted to live in solitude. She was paid in advance. So, she was prepared to excuse his strange habits and irritable temper. But the stolen money did not last long. Now, he was expecting his new cheque.

Curious episode occurred: All of a sudden, the curious episode occurred. In the early morning, a clergyman and his wife heard the chink of money being taken from the clergyman’s desk. Without making a noise, the clergyman opened the door. But to his utter surprise, he realised that the room was empty. They looked into the entire room but there was not a sign of anybody. The desk had been opened and the housekeeping money was missing.

A unique behaviour: The landlord and his wife were surprised to see the scientist’s door open. His door always remained shut. He even got irritated when someone entered his room. They looked out of the window but saw none. Suddenly Mrs Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. Within a moment, the hat on the bedpost leapt up and dashed itself into her face. The bedroom chair became alive. They were pushed out of the room. The door was slammed and locked after them. Suddenly Mrs Hall fell down the stairs in frenzy. She was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits. It was the thinking of people that the trouble was caused by witchcraft. When the news of the burglary at the clergyman’s house came into light, it was suspected that there was the hand of Griffin behind it. This suspicion even became stronger when he produced some ready cash.

The village constable arrives: The village constable arrived at the spot. Instead of waiting for the constable, Mrs Hall went to the scientist, who had somehow appeared mysteriously from his bedroom. The scientist became furious and threw off bandages, whiskers, spectacles, nose, etc.

Jaffers totally surprised: The village constable, Mr Jaffers was quite surprised to find that he had to arrest the man who was without head. But he had to do his duty. In the meanwhile, there occurred a new scene. The policeman who was trying to get hold of the man was becoming more and more invisible. He threw off one cloth after another. Ultimately, a shirt flew into the air. The policeman was struggling within himself. The people who tried to help him were hit by blows that came from nowhere. Ultimately, Jaffers got unconscious while he was making an attempt to hold on to the unseen scientist. Now Griffin was invisible and free.

Lesson at a Glance

• There were two boys who were surprised to see the muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet.
• The boys were fascinated to see the impressions until they became fainter and later disappeared.
• They were following the scientist who had just discovered how to make the human body transparent.
• Griffin, who was a great scientist, carried out a lot of experiments to prove that the human body could become invisible.
• In spite of being great, he was rather a lawless person.
• His landlord did not like him. So, Griffin set fire to the house in revenge.
• To become invisible, he had to remove his clothes.
• He became a homeless wanderer without clothes, money etc.
• He easily escaped enough from the boys who followed his footprints in London.
• In the mid-winter and bitterly cold season, Griffin could not live without clothes.
• Instead of wandering into the streets, he decided to slip into a big London store for warmth.
• So, Griffin entered the store and took the pleasure of clothing and feeding himself without any expenses.
• He broke open boxes and wrappers and also wore warm clothes.
• In no time, he became a fully dressed and visible person.
• He also enjoyed cold meat and coffee with sweets and wine. He slept on a pile of quilts.
• Next morning, the employees came and saw him dressed.
• When they approached Griffin, he panicked and started running.
• The employees started chasing him and he escaped only by taking-off his newly found clothes.
• Once more he became invisible but naked in January.
• He came to Drury Lane and wore bandages round his forehead, false nose, big bushy side- whiskers and a large hat.
• Leaving London, he reached the village of Iping and booked two rooms at the local inn.
• The landlord’s wife, Mrs Hall wanted to be friendly with Mr. Griffin but he did not show his inclination towards it.
• Mr. Griffin told her that he only wanted to live in solitude.
• Griffin was an eccentric scientist. So Mrs Hall excused his strange habits and irritable temper.
• Griffin had no cash. So, he burgled a clergyman’s house to get it.
• When the clergyman and his wife looked under the desk, money was missing.
• One day the landlord and his wife were surprised to see the scientist’s door wide open. It was usually kept shut and locked.
• When they came to the stranger’s room, they found that his hat was hitting into Mrs Hall’s face.
• Mrs Hall was now fully convinced that the room was haunted by spirits.
• All the people suspected that there was the hand of the scientist behind the burglary in the clergyman’s house.
• Suspicion grew even stronger when he produced some ready cash.
• The constable was called for when Mrs Hall went to the scientist’s room. He suddenly appeared from his empty bedroom.
• Mrs Hall asked Mr Griffin how he had entered the locked room.
• He was quick-tempered. So, he became furious.
• Griffin threw off bandages, whiskers, spectacles and even nose.
• When the constable Mr Jaffers arrived, he was quite surprised to see that the man whom he had to arrest was a headless man.
• As the policeman was trying to get hold of a man, he was becoming more and more invisible. He was throwing off one garment after another.
• Jaffers and the men who came to help him were hit by blows from nowhere.
• Ultimately, Jaffers was knocked unconscious when he made a last attempt to hold on to the invisible scientist.
• Now Griffin had shaken himself free and no one knew where to lay hands on him.

Character Sketch

Griffin: Griffin is the main character of the story. The entire story revolves around him. Griffin was a brilliant but eccentric scientist. He made one experiment after other. He discovered that the human body could become invisible and transparent. But he misused his discovery. Griffin even committed theft and burglaries. He was a lawless person. His invisibility was possible only when he did not wear any clothes. The burglary committed in the clergyman’s house was really a shameful act to the people like Griffin. All these things brought infamy to him.

Mrs Hall: Mrs Hall was the wife of the house owner at Iping. She was happy to see the guest in her house in the lean period. Griffin had paid her in advance. That was why she excused his strange habits and irritable behaviour. The strange behaviour of furniture in her room made her convince that the room was haunted by spirits.

Jaffers: Jaffers was the village constable. He was very particular to his duty. He was called in at the time when the stranger made uproar and chaos. But there was an undaunting task before him. He was called to arrest such a person who was without head. He made each and every attempt to catch the burglar but of no avail. Ultimately, Jaffers was knocked down unconscious.

‘Footprints without Feet’ Word-Meanings

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 4 A Question of Trust Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 4 A Question of Trust

HBSE 10th Class English A Question of Trust Textbook Questions and Answers

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A Question Of Trust Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
(होरेस डैन्बी क्या एकत्र करना पसंद करता है?)
Answer:
Horace Danby is a book lover. He likes to collect books. He loves rare and expensive books.
(होरेस डैन्बी एक पुस्तक प्रेमी है। वह पुस्तकें एकत्रित करना पसंद करता है। वह दुर्लभ और महँगी पुस्तकों को पसंद करता है।)

A Question Of Trust HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
Why does he steal every year?
(वह हर साल चोरी क्यों करता है?)
Answer:
Every year, he breaks a safe. With this money he buys books. The stolen money lasts for twelve months. Then he steals again the next year.
(हर साल, वह एक तिजोरी तोड़ता है। इस धन से वह पुस्तकें खरीदता है। चोरी किया हुआ धन एक वर्ष तक चल जाता है। तब वह अगले वर्ष फिर से चोरी करता है।)

A Question Of Trust Question HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
Who is speaking to Horace Danby?
(होरेस डैन्बी से कौन बातें कर रहा/रही है?)
Answer:
It is the voice of a lady. Horace Danby thinks that she is the mistress of the house. But she is only a thief like him. She poses to be the mistress of the house and befools Danby.
(यह एक महिला की आवाज है। होरेस डैन्बी सोचता है कि वह घर की मालकिन है। लेकिन वह उसके जैसी एक चोर है। वह घर की मालकिन होने का दिखावा करती है और डैन्ची को मूर्ख बनाती ।)

Question Of Trust Summary HBSE 10th Class Question 4.
Who is the real culprit in the story?
(कहानी में असली अपराधी कौन है?)
Answer:
The real culprit in the story is the lady thief whom Danby meets in Shotover Grange. She poses before him to be the landlady. Danby has entered the house to steal. But he finds the lady there. She pretends that she has lost the key to the safe. Danby is befooled. He breaks the safe and is caught.
(कहानी में असली अपराधी महिला चोर है जिससे शोटोवर रेंज में मिला था। वह उसके सामने घर की मालकिन होने का दिखावा करती है। डैन्बी घर के अंदर चोरी करने घुसता है लेकिन वहाँ वह उस महिला को देखता है। वह दिखावा करती है कि उसने तिजोरी की चाबी खो दी है। डैन्बी मूर्ख बन जाता है। वह तिजोरी तोड़ता है और पकड़ा जाता है।)

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Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 4 Question Answer HBSE Question 1.
Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how ?
(क्या आपको कहानी की समाप्ति से पहले ही संदेह होने लग गया था कि महिला वह व्यक्ति नहीं है जो होरेस डैन्बी उसे सोच रहा था? यदि ऐसा है तो किस बिंदु पर आपको ऐसा लगा, और कसे ?)
Answer:
In the beginning of the story, no suspicion is aroused. It appears that she is the mistress of the house. But when she says, “I have always liked the wrong kind of people”, there is a hint about her real identity. Later, when she persuades Danby to break open the safe, the suspicion is confirmed.
(कहानी के आरंभ में, कोई संदेह उत्पन्न नहीं हुआ। ऐसा लगता है कि वह घर की मालकिन है। लेकिन जब वह कहती है. “मैंने हमेशा गलत किस्म के लोगों को ही पसंद किया है”, इसमें उसके परिचय का संकेत मिलता है। बाद में जब वह डैन्बी को तिजोरी खोलने के लिए मना लेती है तो संदेह और पक्का हो जाता है।)

The Question Of Trust Summary HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is wrong?
वि कौन-कौन से चालाक तरीके हैं जिनसे महिला होरेस डैन्बी को यह अहसास करवा देती है कि वह घर की मालकिन है? होरेस को किसी गड़बड़ी के होने का संदेह क्यों नहीं होता है?)
Answer:
The lady is an experienced thief. She speaks with a lot of confidence. There is firmness in her voice. She poses to be the mistress of the house. She smiles while talking to him. Then she threatens to report to the police about Danby. Later she befools him by telling that she has forgotten the numbers to open safe. In this way, she convinces him that she is the mistress of the house.
(वह महिला एक अनुभवी चोर है। वह बहुत अधिक आत्मविश्वास से बातें करती है। उसकी आवाज में दृढ़ता है। वह घर की मालकिन होने का ढोंग करती है। वह उससे बातें करते समय मुस्कुराती है। तब वह डैन्बी के बारे में पुलिस को सूचना देने की धमकी भी देती है। बाद में वह उसे यह कहकर मूर्ख बना देती है कि वह तिजोरी खोलने वाला नंबर भूल गई है। इस प्रकार से वह उसे यकीन दिलाती है कि वह घर की मालकिन है।)

Footprints Chapter 4 Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
“Horace Danby was good and respectable—but not completely honest”. Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorised as a typical thief?
(“होरेस डेन्ची अच्छा और सम्मानित-परंतु पूर्णतया ईमानदार नहीं था” आपके विचार में होरेस के लिए यह वर्णन बिल्कुल सही है? उसे एक विशेष (लाक्षणिक) चोर, क्यों नहीं कहा जा सकता है?
Answer:
This description aptly fits Horace. Horace Danby is not a regular or hardened criminal. He commits a theft to satisfy his love for books. In the society, he has reputation as ‘a good, host and respectable citizen’. He steals only once a year. So, he cannot be categorised as a typical thief.
(यह वर्णन होरेस के लिए बिल्कुल सटीक है। होरेस डैन्बी एक नियमित और पक्का अपराधी नहीं है। वह पुस्तकों के प्रति अपने प्यार को संतुष्ट करने के लिए चोरी करता है। समाज में उसका एक अच्छे और सम्मानित नागरिक’ के रूप में सम्मान है। वह साल में केवल एक बार चोरी करता है। इसलिए उसे विशेष (लाक्षणिक) चोर नहीं कहा जा सकता।)

A Question Of Trust Meaning In Hindi HBSE 10th Class Question 4.
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
(होरेस डैन्बी एक अत्यधिक सावधान योजनाकार था लेकिन फिर भी वह डगमगा गया। उससे कहाँ गलती हुई और क्यों?)
Answer:
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner. Every year, he looted only one safe. So he planned carefully before stealing. But still he faltered and a lady befooled him. He could see through the lady’s sweet smile and crafty talk. He believed that she was the mistress of the house. She pretended that she had forgotten the numbers of the safe. He broke open the safe. But before doing so he had taken off his gloves. The police was able to trace him because of his fingerprints in the room.

(होरेस डैन्बी एक अत्यधिक सावधान योजनाकार था। हर वर्ष वह केवल एक तिजोरी लूटता था। इसलिए वह चोरी से पहले सावधानीपूर्वक योजना बनाता था। लेकिन फिर भी वह डगमगा गया और एक महिला ने उसे मूर्ख बना दिया। वह उस महिला की मधुर मुस्कान और उसके तराशे गए शब्दों को पहचान सकता था। उसने मान लिया कि वह उस घर की मालकिन थी। उसने ढोंग किया कि वह तिजोरी को खोलने वाला नंबर भूल गई है। उसका तिजोरी का ताला तोड़कर उसे खोल दिया। लेकिन ऐसा करने से पहले उसने अपने दस्ताने उतार लिए थे। पुलिस ने कमरे में उसकी उँगलियों के निशानों के आधार पर उसे गिरफ्तार कर लिया।)

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Class 10 Footprints Without Feet Chapter 4 Question Answers HBSE Question 1.
Do you think Horace Danby was unfairly punished, or that he deserved what he got?
(आपके विचार में क्या होरेस डैन्बी को गलत सजा मिली थी, अथवा क्या वह इस सजा का हकदार था?)
Answer:
Yes, Horace Danby was unfairly punished. He was punished for a crime which he had not committed. He broke open the safe thinking that the lady was the mistress of the house. It is true that he committed the crime of entering the house and breaking open the safe. But he did not steal anything. So the punishment given to him was unjust.
(हाँ, होरेस डैन्बी को गलत सजा मिली थी। उसे ऐसे अपराध की सजा मिली थी जो उसने किया ही नहीं था। उसने यह सोचकर तिजोरी का ताला तोड़ा था कि वह महिला घर की मालकिन है। यह सच है कि उसने घर के अंदर घुसने का प्रयास करके और तिजोरी तोड़कर अपराध किया था। लेकिन उसने चुराया कुछ भी नहीं था। इसलिए उसे मिली सजा गलत थी।)

A Question Of Trust Extra Questions HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
Do intentions justify actions? Would you, like Horace Danby, do something wrong if you thought your ends justified the means? Do you think that there are situations in which it is excusable to act less than honestly?
(क्या इरादे कामों के औचित्य को सही ठहराते हैं? क्या आप भी होरेस डैन्ची की तरह कोई गलत काम करते यदि आप सोचते कि आपका साध्य आपके साधनों को सही ठहराता है? आपके विचार में क्या ऐसी स्थितियाँ भी हो सकती हैं जिनमें बेईमानीपूर्ण कार्य किए जाने को भी क्षमा किया जा सकता है?)
Answer:
No, intentions do not justify actions. One cannot commit a crime even if his intentions are right. Ends do not justify means. Honesty is the greatest virtue. I think there are no situations in which it is excusable to act less than honestly. Horace Danby committed crimes in order to buy books. That is a noble cause. However, a wrong action done for that noble cause cannot be excused. In the house, he broke open the safe for the sake of the lady. However, he had entered the house with the intention of stealing. Breaking into a house is in itself a crime. So the actions of Danby cannot be excused.

(नहीं, इरादे कामों को सही नहीं ठहराते हैं। चाहे किसी का इरादा बिल्कुल सही हो लेकिन वह अपराध नहीं कर सकता है। साध्य साधनों को सही नहीं ठहराता। ईमानदारी सबसे बड़ा गुण है। मेरे विचार में किसी भी परिस्थिति में बेईमानीपूर्वक कार्य करना क्षमा योग्य नहीं है। होरेस डैन्बी पुस्तकें खरीदने के लिए अपराध किया करता था। यह एक अच्छा काम है। लेकिन एक अच्छे काम के लिए एक गलत काम का किया जाना, इसे क्षमा नहीं किया जा सकता। उसने मकान मालकिन की खातिर तिजोरी खोली थी। हालाँकि उसने घर के अंदर चोरी करने के उद्देश्य से प्रवेश किया था। घर के अंदर सेंध लगाना अपने-आप में एक अपराध है। अतः डैन्बी के कार्य को क्षमा नहीं किया जा सकता।)

HBSE 10th Class English A Question of Trust Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

A Question Of Trust Character Sketch HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
What did Horace Danby like to collect?
Answer:
He liked to collect rare and expensive books.

Footprints Without Feet Chapter 4 Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
What was the real profession of Horace Danby?
Answer:
He was a lock maker.

Footprints Without Feet Chapter 4 HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
What was Horace Danby fond of?
Answer:
Horace Danby was fond of reading rare and expensive books.

Question 4.
What was the name of the dog at Shotover Grange?
Answer:
His name was Sherry.

Question 5.
Why did Horace take off his gloves?
Answer:
He took off his gloves to light the lighter.

Question 6.
Who is the real culprit – Horace or the lady in red?
Answer:
The lady in red is the real culprit.

Question 7.
Why did Horace Danby rob a safe every year?
Answer:
Horace Danby robbed a safe every year to manage enough money to buy rare and expensive books.

Question 8.
Where did Horace Danby decide to make a theft this year?
Answer:
This year he decided to make a theft at Shotover Grange.

Question 9.
What was Horace Danby suffering from?
Answer:
He was suffering from hay fever.

Question 10.
Where was the safe in the room?
Answer:
It was behind a cheap painting.

Question 11.
How many times did Horace Danby make a theft in a year?
Answer:
Horace Danby made a theft only once in a year.

Question 12.
What did Horace Danby love?
Answer:
Horace Danby loved rare and expensive books.

Question 13.
How did Horace Danby manage to buy rare and expensive books?
Answer:
Horace Danby managed to buy rare and expensive book through a secret agent.

Question 14.
What did the young lady ask Horace Danby to do for her?
Answer:
She asked him to open the safe for her so that she might get the jewels to wear.

Question 15.
What work was given to Horace Danby in the Jail?
Answer:
He was given the job of a Librarian.

Question 16.
Who is the writer of the lesson A Question of Trust’?
Answer:
Victor Canning.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Why is Horace Danby described as good and respectable but not completely honest?
(होरेस डैन्बी का एक अच्छे और सम्मानित परंत पूर्णतया ईमानदार व्यक्ति के रूप में वर्णन क्यों किया गया है।)
Answer:
Horace Danby was a good person. He made locks. He was very successful in his business. He had engaged two helpers in his business. But he was not completely honest because he robbed a safe every year.
(होरेस डैम्बी एक अच्छा आदमी था। वह ताले बनाता था। वह अपने व्यवसाय में बहुत सफल था। उसने अपने व्यवसाय में दो सहायक रखे हुए थे। लेकिन वह पूर्णतया ईमानदार नहीं था क्योंकि वह हर वर्ष एक तिजोरी लूटता था।)

Question 2.
Why did he rob every year? Was he a typical thief? If so, why?
(वह हर वर्ष चोरी क्यों करता था? क्या वह विशेष प्रकार का चोर था? यदि था, तो कैसे ?)
Answer:
Horace loved reading rare and expensive books. So he robbed a safe every year to buy these books. He was a typical thief because he robbed only one safe every year.
(होरेस दुर्लभ और कीमती पुस्तकें पढ़ने का शौकीन था। इसलिए वह इन पुस्तकों को खरीदने के लिए हर वर्ष एक तिजोरी लूटता था। वह एक विशेष प्रकार का चोर था क्योंकि वह वर्ष में केवल एक तिजोरी ही लूटता था।)

Question 3.
Describe how Horace Danby planned his work ?
(वर्णन कीजिए कि होरेस डैन्बी ने अपने काम की योजना कैसे बनाई ?)
Answer:
Horace Danby studied the house at Shotover Grange for two weeks. He studied its rooms, its electric wiring, its paths and its garden. He was sure that the family was in London. The two servants had gone to the movies and they would not come back before four hours. He came out from behind the garden wall and entered the house. .
(होरेस डैन्बी ने दो सप्ताह तक शोटोवर ग्रॅज में मकान का अध्ययन किया। उसने इसके कमरों, बिजली की तारों, रास्तों और बाग का अध्ययन किया। उसे यकीन था कि परिवार लंदन गया हुआ था। दोनों नौकर फिल्म देखने जा चुके थे और उन्हें चार घंटे से पहले नहीं आना था। वह बाग की दीवार के पीछे से बाहर आया और घर में घुस गया।)

Question 4.
He was a very successful thief. What went wrong when he attempted to rob Shotover Grange?
(वह एक बहुत ही सफल चोर था। जब उसने शोटोवर ग्रेज को लूटने का प्रयास किया तो क्या गड़बड़ हो गई?).
Answer:
Danby was a very successful thief. He always used gloves while breaking a safe. He never left any fingerprints behind. This time when he started his work, he felt a little tickle in his nose. It was because of a big flower pot lying on the table. He was repeatedly sneezing. This happened wrong to him.
(डन्बी एक बहुत ही सफल चोर था। वह तिजोरी तोड़ते समय हमेशा दस्तानों का प्रयोग करता था। वह कभी भी उँगलियों के निशान पीछे नहीं छोड़ता था। इस बार जब उसने अपना काम आरंभ किया तो उसे अपने नाक में थोड़ी-सी परेशानी अनुभव हुई। यह मेज पर रखे एक बड़े फूलदान के कारण थी। वह बार-बार छींकें मार रहा था। उसके साथ यही गड़बड़ी थी।)

Question 5.
What advice did the lady give Horace regarding his hay fever? Was she really interested in his health?
(महिला ने होरेस को गर्मी के ज्वर के बारे में क्या सलाह दी ? क्या उसे वास्तव में ही उसके स्वास्थ्य में रुचि थी?)
Answer:
The lady told Horace that he could get rid of the disease if he found out which plant had given him the disease. She advised him that he should see a doctor. Actually, she was not interested in his health. She was just trying to be friendly and sympathatic.
(महिला ने होरेस को बताया कि वह बीमारी से छुटकारा पा सकता है यदि उसे यह पता चल जाए कि उसे यह बीमारी किस पौधे से हुई है। वह उसे डॉक्टर के पास जाने की भी सलाह देती है। वास्तव में, वह उसके स्वास्थ्य के प्रति चिंतित नहीं थी। वह उसके साथ केवल मित्रता और सहानुभूति प्रदर्शित करना चाहती थी।)

Question 6.
How often did Horace Danby rob every year? What did he do with the loot?
(होरेस डैन्बी एक वर्ष में कितनी बार चोरी करता था?)
Answer:
Every year, he breaks a safe. With this money he buys books. The stolen money lasts for twelve months. Then he steals again the next year.
(प्रत्येक वर्ष, एक तिजोरी तोड़ता है। इस पैसे से वह किताबें खरीदता है। चुराई गई धनराशि बाहर महीनों तक चलती फिर अगले वर्ष वह दोबारा चोरी करता है।)

Question 7.
In what way could his arrest have helped her?
(होरेस के गिरफ्तार होने से उस युवती को क्या मदद मिल सकती थी ?)
Answer:
If Horace Danby was arrested for the jewels robbery at Shotover Grange then she could be safe. She got the jewels but Horace broke the safe for her. Thus, his arrest could have helped her by making her tension free.
(यदि होरेस डैन्बी शोटोवर रेंज में आभूषणों की चोरी करने के लिए गिरफ्तार कर लिया जाता तो वह युवा महिला सुरक्षित हो सकती थी। उसने आभूषण प्राप्त किए परंतु उसके लिए तिजोरी होरेस ने तोड़ी थी। इसलिए उसकी गिरफ्तारी उसे तनावमुक्त करने में उसकी सहायता करती।)

Question 8.
Did Horace get the jewels from the Grange safe? If not, why did the police arrest him?
(क्या होरेस को ग्रेज की तिजोरी से आभूषण प्राप्त हुए वे ? यदि नहीं, तो फिर पुलिस ने उसे गिरफ्तार क्यों किया?)
Answer:
No, Horace did not get the jewels from the Grange safe. But he broke open the safe for the wife of the owner of the house without gloves. But in reality that lady was a burglar. Thus, there were Horace’s fingerprints all over the room. So, the police arrested him for stealing the jewels from the Grange safe.
(नहीं, होरेस ने ग्रेज की तिजोरी से आभूषणों को नहीं चुराया था। लेकिन उसने बिना दस्तानों के मकान मालिक की पत्नी के लिए तिजोरी को तोड़कर खोला था। लेकिन वास्तव में, वह महिला एक चोर थी। अतः सारे कमरे में होरेस की उँगलियों के निशान थे। इसलिए पुलिस ने उसे ग्रेज की तिजोरी से आभूषण चुराने के लिए गिरफ्तार कर लिया।) ।

Question 9.
Who is the real culprit in this story, the lady or Horace ? How did he/she manage to rob the safe without leaving a single fingerprint ?
(इस कहानी में वास्तविक अपराधी कौन है-युवती या होरेस ? उसने तिजोरी को बिना उँगलियों के निशान छोड़े कैसे लूटा ?)
Answer:
In this story, the real culprit is the young lady. She managed to trick Horace for breaking the safe for her. She did not even touch the safe herself. She managed to get all the jewels. She had to do no physical exercise for this. In this way she managed to rob the safe without leaving a single fingerprint
(इस कहानी में वास्तविक अपराधी युवा महिला है। उसने चाल चलकर होरेस से तिजोरी तुड़वाई। उसने स्वयं तिजोरी को हाथ – भी नहीं लगाया। उसने सारे आभूषण प्राप्त कर लिए। इसके लिए उसे जरा-सी भी शारीरिक कसरत नहीं करनी पड़ी। इस प्रकार से उसने एक भी उँगली के निशान छोड़े बिना तिजोरी को लूट लिया।)

Question 10.
What do you think is the meaning of the phrase ‘honour among thieves’?
(आपके विचार में ‘चोरों के बीच वफादारी’ वाक्य का क्या अर्थ है ?)
Answer:
The phrase ‘honour among thieves’ means that thieves have their code of conduct. One thief is honest to the other thief. They never betray one another.
(‘चोरों के बीच वफादारी’ वाक्य का अर्थ है कि चोरों के आपस में व्यवहार के अपने नियम होते हैं। एक चोर दूसरे चोर के प्रति ईमानदार होता है। वे आपस में कभी भी एक-दूसरे को धोखा नहीं देते हैं।)

Question 11.
Which of the two lacked honour?
(दोनों में से किसमें बेवफाई थी?)
Answer:
Among the two the young lady lacked honour. She came face to face with a thief, still she tricked him. But Horace did not know that she was a thief. She got all the jewels. She went free but poor Horace was arrested. It was against the profession of thieves.
(दोनों में से युवा महिला ने बेवफाई की। उसका एक चोर से सामना हुआ फिर भी उसने उसे धोखा दिया। लेकिन होरेस नहीं जानता था कि वह महिला एक चोर है। उसने सारे आभूषण पा लिए। वह तो आजाद रही लेकिन बेचारा होरेस गिरफ्तार हो गया। यह चोरों के पेशे के खिलाफ था।)

Question 12.
Describe Horace Danby.
(होरेस डैन्बी का वर्णन कीजिए।)
Answer:
Horace Danby was a good and respectable citizen. He was about fifty years old, but he was unmarried. He was a locksmith. He was very successful in his business. He was usually very well and healthy except for attacks of hay fever. But he was not completely honest.
(होरेस डैन्बी एक अच्छा और सम्मानजनक नागरिक था। वह लगभग पचास वर्ष का था परंतु वह अविवाहित था। वह ताले बनाने का काम करता था। वह अपने व्यवसाय में बहुत ही सफल था। वह प्रायः ठीक तथा स्वस्थ रहता था, केवल गर्मी के ज्वर की बीमारी को छोड़कर। लेकिन वह पूर्णतया से ईमानदार नहीं था।)

Question 13.
How did Horace Danby manage to get rare and expensive books?
(होरेस रेन्बी दुर्लभ और बहुमूल्य पुस्तकें कैसे प्राप्त करता था ?)
Answer:
Horace Danby loved rare and expensive books. He bought them secretly through an agent. But for this he had to rob a safe every year because he had not enough money to buy these books. In this way he managed to get these rare and expensive books.
(होरेस डैन्बी दुर्लभ और बहुमूल्य पुस्तकों से प्यार करता था। वह उन्हें एक एजेंट के माध्यम से गुप्त रूप से खरीदता था। लेकिन इसके लिए उसे हर वर्ष एक तिजोरी लूटनी होती थी क्योंकि उसके पास इन पुस्तकों को खरीदने के लिए पर्याप्त धन नहीं होता था। इस प्रकार वह दुर्लभ और बहुमूल्य पुस्तकें प्राप्त कर लेता था।)

Question 14.
What did the young lady ask Horace to do for her?
(युवा महिला ने होरेस को उसके लिए क्या करने को कहा?)
Or
What story did the lady tell Horace to get the jewels?
(महिला ने होरेस को आभूषण प्राप्त करने के लिए क्या कहानी बताई?)
Answer:
The young lady told Horace that she had come there to take the jewels from the safe. She said that she had to wear them that night in a party. She made an excuse of forgetting the number to open the safe. So she compelled Horace to break open the safe for her if not she would tell the police everything about him.
(युवा महिला ने होरेस को कहा कि वह वहाँ तिजोरी से अपने आभूषण लेने आई थी। उसने कहा कि उसे आभूषणों को उस रात एक पार्टी में पहनना था। उसने बहाना बनाया कि वह तिजोरी खोलने वाले नंबर भूल गई है। इसलिए उसने होरेस को बाध्य किया कि वह उसके लिए तिजोरी खोले वरना वह पुलिस को उसके बारे में सब कुछ बता देगी।)

Question 15.
What story did Horace tell to the police when he was arrested?
(जब उसे गिरफ्तार किया गया तो होरेस ने पुलिस को क्या कहानी बताई ?)
Answer:
He told the police that he had not stolen any jewels. He said that he broke open the safe for the young wife of the owner of the house. But the wife was herself an old lady of about sixty with gray hair. So, none believed his story.
(उसने पुलिस को बताया कि उसने आभूषण नहीं चुराए थे। उसने बताया कि उसने मकान मालिक की युवा पत्नी के कहने पर तिजोरी तोड़ी थी। लेकिन मकान मालिक की पत्नी एक साठ वर्षीय, सफेद बालों वाली महिला थी। इसलिए किसी ने भी उसकी कहानी पर विश्वास नहीं किया।)

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Write a character sketch of Horace Danby.
(होरेस छैन्ची का चरित्र-चित्रण कीजिए।)
Answer:
Horace Danby was a good and respectable citizen. He was about fifty years old but he was unmarried. He was a locksmith. He was very successful in his business. Despite all these qualities, he was not completely honest. He had been to jail once. So he hated the thought of jail. He loved rare and expensive books. He broke a safe every year to have enough money to buy books. He was a careful burglar. He planned his work well. He was very careful while robbing a safe. He wore gloves and never left fingerprints on the scene of the crime. Since he was a locksmith so it was very easy for him to break any safe.. Once he was duped by a young lady. That young lady, who pretended to be the owner’s wife, was also a thief. He gave all the jewels to the young lady and left his fingerprints all over the room. Thus, he was arrested and sent to prison. Now he did not like the thought of ‘honour among thieves’ anymore.

(होरेस डैन्बी एक अच्छा और इज्जतदार नागरिक था। वह लगभग पचास वर्ष का था लेकिन वह अविवाहित था। वह ताले बनाने का काम करता था। वह अपने व्यवसाय में बहुत सफल था। इन सभी गुणों के बावजूद वह पूर्ण रूप से ईमानदार नहीं था। वह एक बार जेल भी जा चुका था। इसलिए वह जेल जाने के विचार से घृणा करता था। . वह दुर्लभ और कीमती पुस्तकों से प्यार करता था। वह पुस्तकें खरीदने के लिए पर्याप्त धन प्राप्त करने के लिए हर वर्ष एक तिजोरी तोड़ता था। वह बहुत सावधानी से काम करने वाला चोर था। वह अपने काम की अच्छे ढंग से योजना बनाता था। तिजोरी लूटते समय वह बहुत सावधान रहता था। वह दस्ताने पहनता था और अपराध के स्थान पर उँगलियों के निशान नहीं छोड़ता था। क्योंकि वह ताले बनाने का काम करता था इसलिए तिजोरी तोड़ना उसके लिए बहुत आसान काम था। एक बार एक युवा महिला ने उसे धोखा दिया। उस युवा महिला ने मकान मालिक की पत्नी होने का दिखावा किया जबकि वह भी एक चोर थी। उसने सारे आभूषण उस युवा महिला को दे दिए और सारे कमरे में अपनी उँगलियों के निशान छोड़ दिए। अतः वह गिरफ्तार करके जेल भेज दिया गया। अब वह ‘चोरों के बीच वफादारी’ के विचार को पसंद नहीं करता था।)

Question 2.
Describe Horace Danby’s encounter with the young lady.
(युवा महिला के साथ होरेस डैन्बी की मुलाकात का वर्णन कीजिए।)
or
“The lady in the red was a more professional thief than Horace Danby’. Give a reasoned answer.
(‘लाल वस्त्रों वाली औरत होरेस छैन्बी से ज्यादा पेशेवर चोर दिखाई दे रही थी।’ तर्कपूर्ण उत्तर दें।)
Answer:
Horace Danby was going to rob the safe at Shotover Grange. He had cut the wires of the burglar alarm. But the flowers on the table made a tickle in his nose and he was sneezing repeatedly. Just then a young lady dressed in red came in. She spoke friendly to Danby but her sound was firm. She said that she was the owner’s wife. She told him that she had come there to take the jewels from the safe. She had to wear them that night in a party. She made an excuse that she had forgotten the number to open the safe. She told the thief that she would let him go if he opened the safe for her. Danby was taken in. He opened the safe without gloves. He gave all the jewels to the young lady. She went away safely with the jewels but Danby was arrested for the jewels robbery and sent to prison.

(होरेस डैन्बी शोटोवर ग्रेज में तिजोरी लूटने ही वाला था। उसने चोरी की आवाज देने वाली घंटी की तारें काट दी थीं। लेकिन मेज पर रखे फूलों ने उसके नाक में कुछ गड़बड़ी पैदा की और वह बार-बार छींकें मार रहा था। तभी एक युवा महिला, जिसने लाल रंग के वस्त्र पहन रखे थे, अंदर आई। वह डैन्बी से मित्रतापूर्वक ढंग से बोली लेकिन उसकी आवाज में दृढ़ता थी। उसने कहा कि वह मालिक की पत्नी है। उसने उसे बताया कि वह तिजोरी से आभूषण लेने के लिए वहाँ आई थी। उसे ‘आभूषणों को उस रात एक पार्टी में पहनना था। उसने बहाना बनाया कि वह तिजोरी खोलने के लिए प्रयोग होने वाले नंबर भूल गई है। उसने चोर से कहा कि यदि उसने उसके लिए तिजोरी खोल दी तो वह उसे जाने देगी। डैन्बी मान गया। उसने बिना दस्तानों के तिजोरी खोल दी। उसने सारे आभूषण उस युवा महिला को दे दिए। वह आभूषण लेकर सुरक्षित ढंग से वहाँ से चली गई लेकिन डैन्बी को आभूषणों की चोरी के अपराध में गिरफ्तार करके जेल भेज दिया गया।)

Question 3.
What were Horace Danby’s plans for his latest robbery?
(अपनी नवीनतम लूट के लिए होरेस डैन्ची की क्या योजनाएँ थीं?).
Answer:
Horace was sure that the robbery he was planning for that year was going to be as successful as all the others so far. He had been observing and studying the house at Shotover Grange for two weeks. He had observed everything minutely. That afternoon, when he planned to rob the house, he had seen the two servants, who remained in the Grange, going to the movies. He came out from behind the garden wall. He had packed his tools carefully in a bag on his back. Horace knew that there were about fifteen thousand pounds worth of jewels in the Grange safe and if he sold them one by one, he was sure to get enough money to last him for another year.

(होरेस को इस बात का पक्का यकीन था कि इस बार जिस चोरी की उसने योजना बनाई है वह भी पहले की चोरियों की भाँति पूर्ण रूप से सफल होगी। दो सप्ताह से वह शोटोवर रेंज में मकान का निरीक्षण कर रहा था। उसने हर चीज का बारीकी से निरीक्षण कर लिया था। उस शाम जब उसने चोरी करने की योजना बनाई। उसने उन दो नौकरों को, जो ग्रेज में रहते थे, सिनेमा जाते हुए देखा। वह बगीचे की दीवार के पीछे से बाहर निकला। उसने एक थैले में अपने औजारों को सावधानीपूर्वक पैक कर रखा था जिसे उसने अपनी पीठ पर बाँधा हुआ था। होरेस जानता था कि ग्रेज तिजोरी में लगभग 15 हजार पौंड की कीमत के जेवर थे और यदि वह उन्हें एक-एक करके बेचता तो निश्चित रूप से उसे एक अच्छी रकम मिल जाती जोकि उसके पास पूरे एक साल तक और चल सकती थी।)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Horace Danby was about …………………years old.
(A) 40
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 55
Answer:
(C) 50

Question 2.
Horace Danby …
(A) was unmarried
(B) was going to be married
(C) had one son
(D) had two sons and a daughter
Answer:
(A) was unmarried

Question 3.
Horace Danby did the job of:
(A) making toys
(B) making locks
(C) writing books
(D) making jewellery
Answer:
(B) making locks

Question 4.
Horace Danby was fond of:
(A) watching movies
(B) listening music
(C) going to public parks
(D) reading rare and expensive books
Answer:
(D) reading rare and expensive books

Question 5.
Why did Horace rob a safe every year?
(A) to live in style
(B) to buy rare and valuable books
(C) to live comfortably
(D) to support his family
Answer:
(B) to buy rare and valuable books

Question 6.
Where did Horace decide to make a theft this time?
(A) Montex Grange
(B) Shotover Grange
(C) Westbury Grange
(D) Mintunbury Grange
Answer:
(B) Shotover Grange

Question 7.
Where had the servant at Shotover Grange gone that afternoon?
(A) to their homes
(B) to the market
(C) to the park
(D) to cinema
Answer:
(D) to cinema

Question 8.
What did the young lady threaten to do?
(A) to inform the police
(B) to let Sherry loose at him
(C) to raise alarm
(D) to call the neighbours
Answer:
(A) to inform the police

Question 9.
How many times did Horace Danby make a theft in a year?
(A) only once
(B) twice
(C) thrice
(D) every month
Answer:
(A) only once

Question 10.
Where was the safe in the room?
(A) behind a cheap painting
(B) behind a curtain
(C) behind a cupboard
(D) behind the bed box
Answer:
(A) behind a cheap painting.

Question 11.
When Horace was busy doing his work of theft, what thing proved a hindrance in his work?
(A) the dog Sherry
(B) flowers
(C) the lady
(D) the heat of the day
Answer:
(B) flowers

Question 12.
The young lady was in a ………………….. dress.
(A) red
(B) green
(C) yellow
(D) white
Answer:
(A) red

Question 13.
How was Horace in his business of lock making?
(A) failure
(B) very successful
(C) not took interest
(D) was in a big debt
Answer:
(B) very successful

Question 14.
Horace Danby was suffering from:
(A) cold
(B) cough
(C) hay-fever
(D) teeth ache
Answer:
(C) hay-fever

Question 15.
Why did Horace take off his gloves?
(A) to break the safe
(B) to leave that place
(C) to light the lighter
(D) to give her the jewels
Answer:
(C) to light the lighter

A Question of Trust Summary in English

A Question of Trust Introduction in English

This is a story of two burglars who want to rob the same safe. The name of the first burglar is Horace Danby. He goes to rob a safe. There he meets a young lady who pretends herself to be the wife of the owner of the house. But in reality, she is also a burglar. Horace opens the safe for her. He leaves his fingerprints all over the room. The lady enjoys jewels and Horace Danby is arrested by the police. He gets a term in prison. Now he is the assistant librarian in prison.

A Question of Trust Summary in English

Horace Danby was a good man. He was about fifty years old but he was unmarried. He was a locksmith. He was very successful in his business. He had engaged two assistants to help him. Being good and respectable, he was not completely honest. He loved rare and expensive books. He bought them at any cost. For this purpose, he robbed a safe in one year. He bought these books secretly through an agent. Before making a theft, he planned his work well. This time he had studied the house at Shotover Grange for two weeks. He studied even the minutest thing about the house. The family was in London. The two servants who looked after the house had gone to the movies. He came out from behind the garden wall and entered the house. He took the key from the kitchen door hook. He put on a pair of gloves and opened the door.

He was always careful enough to leave any fingerprints. He spoke politely to the little dog. He cut off the wires of the burglar alarm. He arranged his tools carefully. There was a big pot of flowers on the table. The scent of flowers tickled his nose. He sneezed repeatedly. He thought that this disease would hinder his work. He buried his face in his handkerchief. Then, he heard the voice of a young lady behind him. She spoke kindly to him. She pretended to be the wife of the owner of that house. She said that she had come there suddenly because she needed her jewels to wear to the party that night. Danby begged the lady to let him go home. He hated going to prison. He promised her that he would never rob them again in his life. The young lady asked him to do one work for her, then she would let him go. The burglar said that he would do anything gladly for her.

The young lady said that she needed the jewels but she had forgotten the number. She asked him to open the safe. Danby opened the safe without gloves. The young lady got the jewels and Horace Danby went away happily because he had escaped from a difficult situation. For two days, Horace kept his promise to the young lady. But on the third day, he decided to rob some other safe. But he never got the chance to put his plan into practice. By noon a policeman had arrested him for the jewel robbery at Shotover Grange. His fingerprints were found all over the room. He admitted that he had opened the safe for the young wife of the owner of the house. But the owner’s wife was about sixty years old. She said that the story was nonsense. No one believed Danby. He was sent to jail. Now he was the assistant librarian in the prison. He often thought of the charming, young lady who was in the same profession as he was. Now he did not like the thought of honour among thieves.

A Question of Trust Summary in Hindi

A Question of Trust Introduction in Hindi

(यह दो चोरों की एक कहानी है जो एक ही तिजोरी को लूटना चाहते हैं। पहले चोर का नाम होरेस डैन्बी है। वह एक तिजोरी लूटने जाता है। वहाँ उसे एक युवा महिला मिलती है जो स्वयं को मकान मालिक की पत्नी होने का दिखावा करती है। लेकिन वास्तव में वह भी एक चोर है। होरेस उस महिला के लिए तिजोरी खोलता है। वह सारे कमरे में अपनी उँगलियों के निशान छोड़ देता है। वह महिला आभूषणों को प्राप्त कर लेती है और होरेस डैन्बी को पुलिस के द्वारा गिरफ्तार कर लिया जाता है। वह जेल में समय बिताता है। अब वह जेल में सहायक पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष है।)

A Question of Trust Summary in Hindi

होरेस डैन्बी एक अच्छा आदमी था। वह लगभग पचास वर्ष का लेकिन अविवाहित था। वह ताले बनाने का काम करता था। वह अपने व्यवसाय में बहुत सफल था। उसने अपनी मदद के लिए दो सहायक रखे हुए थे। अच्छा और सम्मानित व्यक्ति होते हुए भी वह पूर्णतया ईमानदार नहीं था। वह दुर्लभ और कीमती पुस्तकों से प्यार करता था। वह उन्हें किसी भी कीमत पर खरीद लेता था। इस उद्देश्य के लिए वह वर्ष में एक तिजोरी लूटता था। वह एक एजेंट के माध्यम से इन पुस्तकों को गुप्त रूप से खरीद लेता था। चोरी करने से पहले वह अपने काम की अच्छी तरह से योजना बनाता था। इस बार उसने शोटोवर रेंज में मकान का दो सप्ताह तक अध्ययन किया। उसने घर के बारे में छोटी-से-छोटी चीज तक का अध्ययन किया। वह परिवार लंदन में था। दो नौकर जो घर की देखभाल करते थे, फिल्म देखने जा चुके थे। वह बाग की दीवार के पीछे से बाहर निकला और घर में घुस गया।

उसने रसोई के दरवाजे की हुक से चाबी उतारी। उसने दस्ताने पहने और दरवाजा खोल लिया। वह हमेशा सावधान रहता था कि कहीं उँगलियों के निशान न रह जाएँ। वह छोटे कुत्ते के साथ बड़े प्यार से बोला। उसने चोर-घंटी की तारों को काट दिया। उसने अपने औजारों को सावधानीपूर्वक क्रमबद्ध किया। मेज पर फूलों का एक बड़ा गुलदस्ता रखा हुआ था। फूलों की सुगंध ने उसके नाक में थोड़ी-सी परेशानी पैदा की। वह बार-बार छींकें मार रहा था। उसने सोचा कि इस बीमारी (फूलों) के कारण उसके काम में बाधा पैदा होगी। उसने अपने चेहरे को रूमाल में छुपा लिया।
तब उसने अपने पीछे से एक युवा महिला की आवाज सुनी। वह उसके साथ दयालुतापूर्वक बोली। उसने स्वयं को उस घर के मालिक की पत्नी के रूप में प्रस्तुत (दिखावा) किया। उसने कहा कि वह वहाँ अचानक जेवरों को लेने आई थी क्योंकि उसे उस रात पार्टी में पहनने के लिए उनकी आवश्यकता थी। डैन्बी ने उस महिला से उसे घर जाने देने की याचना की। वह जेल जाने से घृणा करता था। उसने उससे वायदा किया कि वह जीवन में कभी दोबारा चोरी नहीं करेगा। युवा महिला ने उससे कहा कि पहले वह उसके लिए एक काम करेगा और तब वह उसे जाने देगी। चोर ने कहा कि वह प्रसन्नतापूर्वक उसके लिए कुछ भी करने के लिए तैयार है।

युवा महिला ने कहा कि उसे जेवरों की आवश्यकता है परंतु वह तिजोरी खोलने के नंबर भूल गई है। उसने उसे तिजोरी खोलने के लिए कहा। डैन्बी ने बिना दस्तानों के तिजोरी खोल दी। युवा महिला को जेवर प्राप्त हो गए और डैन्बी खुशी-खुशी चला गया क्योंकि वह एक कठिन परिस्थिति से बच चुका था। दो दिन तक होरेस ने उस युवा महिला के साथ किए गए अपने वायदे को निभाया। लेकिन तीसरे दिन उसने किसी और तिजोरी को लूटने का निर्णय किया। लेकिन उसे अपनी योजना को अमल में लाने का कभी भी अवसर प्राप्त नहीं हुआ। दोपहर तक एक सिपाही ने शोटोवर रेंज में आभूषणों की चोरी के आरोप में उसे गिरफ्तार कर लिया था। सारे कमरे में उसकी उँगलियों के निशान पाए गए। उसने कहा कि उसने तिजोरी मकान मालिक की युवा पत्नी के लिए खोली थी। लेकिन मकान मालिक की पत्नी साठ वर्षीय वृद्धा थी। उसने कहा कि यह कहानी बकवास है। किसी ने भी छैन्बी की बात पर विश्वास नहीं किया। उसे जेल भेज दिया गया। अब वह जेल में सहायक पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष था। वह हमेशा उस आकर्षक, युवा महिला के बारे में सोचता रहता था जो कि उसी पेशे में थी जिसमें कि वह था। अब वह ‘चोरों के बीच वफादारी’ के विचार को पसंद नहीं करता था।

A Question of Trust Translation in Hindi

[PAGE 20] : सभी सोचते थे कि होरेस डैन्बी एक अच्छा, ईमानदार नागरिक था। वह लगभग पचास वर्ष का और अविवाहित था और वह एक चौकीदार के साथ रहता था जो उसके स्वास्थ्य के बारे में चिंतित रहता था। वास्तव में, वह गर्मी के बुखार (जुकाम) से पीड़ित होने के अतिरिक्त प्रायः स्वस्थ और प्रसन्न रहता था। वह ताले बनाता था और अपने व्यवसाय में काफी सफल था और उसने दो सहायक रखे हुए थे। हाँ, होरेस डैन्बी एक अच्छा और सम्मानित व्यक्ति था लेकिन वह पूर्ण रूप से ईमानदार नहीं था। पंद्रह वर्ष पहले वह एक कारावास पुस्तकालय में अपनी पहली और इकलौती सजा काट चुका था। होरेस को दुर्लभ और कीमती पुस्तकों से प्यार था। इसलिए वह हर वर्ष एक तिजोरी लूटता था। प्रत्येक वर्ष वह उसकी सावधानीपूर्वक योजना बनाया करता था, जो उसे करना होता था, इतना धन चुराया करता था जो पूरे एक वर्ष तक चल सकता था और एक अभिकर्ता के माध्यम से अपनी मनपसंद पुस्तकें चुपचाप खरीद लिया करता था।

जुलाई महीने की चमचमाती धूप में घूमते हुए उसे इस बात का पक्का यकीन हो गया कि इस बार की चोरी भी अन्य चोरियों की तरह उतनी ही सफल रहेगी। वह शोटोवर ग्रेज वाले घर का दो सप्ताह से अध्ययन कर रहा था, उसके कमरों, बिजली की तारों, रास्तों और बाग को देख रहा था। उस दिन दोपहर बाद दोनों नौकर, जो ग्रेज में रहते थे जबकि परिवार लंदन में रहता था, फिल्म देखने जा चुके थे। होरेस ने उन्हें जाते हुए देखा और नाक में गर्मी के ज्वर (जुकाम) का कुछ असर होने के बावजूद भी वह प्रसन्न हो रहा था। बाग की दीवार के पीछे से वह बाहर आया, उसके औजार उसकी पीठ के पीछे एक थैले में सावधानीपूर्वक बँधे हुए थे। ग्रेज की तिजोरी में लगभग पंद्रह हजार पौंड की कीमत के आभूषण थे। यदि वह उन्हें एक-एक करके बेचता तो उसे पाँच हजार पौंड प्राप्त होने की आशा थी जो उसे एक और वर्ष तक प्रसन्न रखने के लिए पर्याप्त थे।

[PAGE21]: पतझड़ के मौसम में बिक्री के लिए तीन बहुत ही रोचक पुस्तकें आ रही थीं। अब उसे धन प्राप्त हो जाएगा जिससे वह मनचाही पुस्तकें खरीद सके। उसने चौकीदार को बाहर रसोई के दरवाजे के ऊपर खूटी पर चाबी को टाँगते हुए देख लिया था। उसने दस्ताने पहने, चाबी ली और दरवाजा खोला। वह हमेशा सावधान रहता था कि कहीं उँगलियों के निशान न पड़ जाएँ।
रसोईघर में एक छोटा कुत्ता लेटा हुआ था। वह हिला, शोर किया और मैत्रीपूर्ण ढंग से अपनी पूँछ हिलाई। जब होरेस उसके पास से गुजरा तो उसने कहा, “शैरी, ठीक है।” कुत्तों को शांत रखने के लिए आपको उनके सही नामों से पुकारना होता है और उनके प्रति प्यार दिखाना होता है। तिजोरी बैठक-कक्ष में, एक घटिया सी पेंटिंग (चित्रकारी) के पीछे थी। होरेस एक पल के लिए हैरान हुआ कि क्या उसे पुस्तकों के स्थान पर चित्रों का संग्रह करना चाहिए। लेकिन वे बहुत स्थान लेती थीं। एक छोटे-से घर में तो पस्तकें ही सही थीं। मेज पर फूलों का एक बहुत बड़ा गुलदस्ता था और होरेस को अपने नाक में कुछ परेशानी सी महसूस हुई। उसने हल्की-सी छींक मारी और तब अपना थैला नीचे रख दिया। उसने सावधानीपूर्वक अपने औजारों को क्रमबद्ध किया। नौकरों के लौटने से पहले उसके पास चार घंटे का समय था।

तिजोरी खोलना कोई कठिन कार्य नहीं था क्योंकि उसने अपना सारा जीवन तालों और तिजोरियों के बीच गुजारा था। चोर घंटी बहुत घटिया बनी थी। वह उसकी तारें काटने के लिए हॉल में गया। वह वापस आया और जोर-से छींक मारी जब फूलों की सुगंध पुनः उस तक पहुँची। होरेस ने सोचा, जब लोगों के पास मूल्यवान वस्तुएँ होती हैं वे कितनी मूर्खता करते हैं। पत्रिका के एक लेख में इस मकान का वर्णन किया गया था जिसमें सभी कमरों की योजना और इस कमरे का चित्र दिया गया था। लेखक ने तो इस बात का भी उल्लेख कर दिया था कि तस्वीर के पीछे एक तिजोरी छुपी हुई है! लेकिन होरेस ने पाया कि फूल उसके काम में रुकावट पैदा कर रहे थे। उसने अपना चेहरा रूमाल से ढक लिया। तब उसने गलियारे में यह कहती हुई आवाज सुनी, “यह क्या है ? जुकाम या गर्मी का बुखार ?” इससे पहले कि वह सोच सकता, होरेस ने कहा, “गर्मी का बुखार।” और अपने आपको पुनः छींकते हुए पाया। उस आवाज ने कहा : “आप एक विशेष विधि द्वारा इसका इलाज कर सकते हो, आपको पता है, यदि आप पता लगा लें कि आपको यह बीमारी किस पौधे से होती है। मैं सोचती हूँ आपको डॉक्टर से मिलना अधिक ठीक रहेगा, यदि आप अपने काम (चोरी) के प्रति गंभीर हो। मैंने आपकी आवाज को अभी-अभी घर की छत पर सुना था।

[PAGE 22]: यह एक शांत और दयालुता भरी आवाज थी, लेकिन इसमें एक दृढ़ता थी। गलियारे में एक महिला खड़ी थी, और शैरी उसके शरीर से अपना शरीर रगड़ रहा था। वह युवा और अत्यधिक सुंदर थी और उसने लाल रंग के वस्त्र पहन रखे थे। वह चलकर अँगीठी तक आई और वहाँ पर जेवर फैला दिए। “लेट जाओ, शैरी” वह बोली, “सभी समझ जाएँगे कि मैं एक महीने से बाहर गई हुई थी!” वह होरेस की ओर देखकर मुस्कुराई और अपनी बात जारी रखी, “फिर भी, मैं ठीक समय पर आ गई यद्यपि मैंने आते ही चोर से मिलने की आशा नहीं की थी।” होरेस को कुछ आशा थी क्योंकि वह उससे मिलकर प्रसन्न लग रही थी। यदि वह उसके साथ ठीक ढंग से व्यवहार करे तो वह संकट से बच सकता था। उसने उत्तर दिया, “मैंने भी घर के किसी सदस्य के मिलने की आशा नहीं की थी।” उसने सिर हिलाया, “मैं देख रही हूँ कि आपको मुझसे मिलकर क्या परेशानी हुई है। आप क्या करने जा रहे हो ?” होरेस ने कहा, “मेरा पहला विचार तो भाग जाने का था।” “निःसंदेह, तुम ऐसा कर सकते थे। लेकिन मैं पुलिस को टेलीफोन करके सब कुछ बता देती। वे तुम्हें तुरंत काबू कर लेते।”

[PAGE 23]: होरेस ने कहा, “मैं सबसे पहले टेलीफोन की तारें काट देता और तब……।” वह थोड़ा हिचकिचाया, उसके चेहरे पर एक मुस्कान आई, “मैं इस बात को यकीनी (निश्चित) करता कि तुम कुछ समय के लिए तो कुछ भी न कर सकती। मेरे लिए कुछ ही घंटे पर्याप्त होते।” उसने उसकी ओर गंभीरतापूर्वक देखा। “तुम मुझे चोट पहुँचाते ?” . होरेस थोड़ी देर चुप रहा और तब कहा, “मैं सोचता हूँ जब मैंने ऐसा कहा तो मैं तुम्हें डराने का प्रयास कर रहा था।” “तुमने मुझे डराया नहीं।” होरेस ने सुझाव दिया, “यह बहुत बढ़िया रहेगा यदि आप इस बात तो भूल जाएँ कि आपने मुझे कभी देखा था। मुझे जाने दो।” उसकी आवाज एकदम पैनी हो गई। “मैं क्यों जाने दूँ ? तुम मुझे लूटने जा रहे थे। यदि मैं तुम्हें जाने दूँ, तो तुम किसी और को ठग लोगे। समाज की तुम्हारे जैसे लोगों से रक्षा की जानी चाहिए।” होरेस मुस्कुराया, “मैं उस प्रकार का व्यक्ति नहीं हूँ जो समाज के लिए खतरा होता है। मैं केवल उन लोगों के यहाँ चोरी करता हूँ जिनके पास बहुत सारा पैसा होता है। मैं एक बहुत अच्छे काम के लिए चोरी करता हूँ। और मैं जेल जाने के विचार से घृणा करता हूँ।”

दा वह हँस पड़ी और उसने (होरेस ने) यह सोचते हुए याचना की कि उसने उसे मना लिया है, “देखो, मेरा आपसे कुछ भी माँगने का कोई अधिकार नहीं है, लेकिन मैं परेशान हूँ। मुझे जाने दो और मैं वचन देता हूँ कि कभी भी इस प्रकार का काम नहीं करूँगा। यह मेरा वास्तविक अभिप्राय है।” वह शांत थी, उसे निकटता से निहार रही थी। तब उसने कहा, “तुम वास्तव में जेल जाने से डर रहे हो, क्या तुम डर नहीं रहे हो?” वह अपना सिर हिलाते हुए उस तक आ गई, “मैंने हमेशा गलत प्रकार के लोगों को पसंद किया है।” उसने मेज के ऊपर से एक चाँदी का डिब्बा उठाया और उसमें से एक सिगरेट बाहर निकाली। होरेस ने, उसे प्रसन्न करने के लिए उत्सुक होते हुए और यह देखते हुए कि वह उसकी मदद करेगी, अपने दस्ताने उतारे और उसे अपना सिगरेट लाइटर दे दिया। “आप मुझे जाने दोगी ?” उसने लाइटर उसकी ओर किया। “हाँ, परंतु केवल तब जब तुम मेरे लिए कुछ करोगे।” “कुछ भी जो आप कहें।” “हमारे लंदन जाने से पहले, मैंने अपने पति को वचन दिया था कि मेरे सारे आभषणों को बैंक में डाल देना. लेकिन मैंने उन्हें यहीं तिजोरी में छोड़ दिया था। मैं आज रात उन्हें एक पार्टी में पहनना चाहती हूँ। इसलिए मैं उन्हें लेने नीचे आई थी, परंतु …” होरेस मुस्कुराया, “आप तिजोरी खोलने का नंबर (संख्या) भूल गई। यही बात है न ?” “हाँ”, युवा महिला ने उत्तर दिया। “यह काम मेरे ऊपर छोड़ दो और वे तुम्हें एक घंटे के अंदर मिल जाएँगे। लेकिन मुझे आपकी तिजोरी तोड़नी पड़ेगी।” “उसके बारे में चिंता मत करो। मेरे पति एक महीने तक यहाँ नहीं लौटेंगे और उस समय तक मैं तिजोरी की मुरम्मत करवा लूंगी।”

[PAGE24]: और एक घंटे के अंदर-अंदर होरेस ने तिजोरी खोल दी। उसे आभूषण दे दिए और खुशी-खुशी बाहर चला गया। दो दिन तक उसने उस दयालु युवा महिला से किया अपना वायदा निभाया। तीसरे दिन की सुबह, हालाँकि, उसने उन पुस्तकों के बारे में सोचा जो उसे चाहिए थीं और वह जानता था कि उसे दूसरी तिजोरी की तलाश करनी होगी। लेकिन उसे अपनी योजना आरंभ करने का कभी अवसर नहीं मिला। दोपहर तक एक सिपाही उसे शोटोवर ग्रॅज में चोरी करने के अपराध में गिरफ्तार कर चुका था। उसकी उँगलियों के निशान सारे कमरे में थे क्योंकि उसने बिना दस्तानों के तिजोरी खोली थी और किसी ने भी उसकी बात पर विश्वास नहीं किया जब उसने कहा कि उस घर के मालिक की पत्नी ने उसे अपने लिए तिजोरी खोलने को कहा था। मकान मालिक की पत्नी, जो सफेद बालों और पैनी जुबान वाली लगभग साठ वर्षीय महिला थी, ने कहा कि यह सब कुछ बकवास है। अब होरेस जेल में सहायक पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष है। वह प्रायः उस आकर्षक, चतुर युवा महिला के बारे में सोचता रहता है जो उसी धंधे में थी जिसमें कि वह था और जिसने उसे धोखा दिया। उसे बहुत अधिक गुस्सा आ जाता है जब कोई भी ‘चोरों के अंदर वफादारी’ की बात करता है।

A Question of Trust Word – Misndgs in Hindi

[PAGE 20]: Citizen = inhabitant (नागरिक); usually = often (प्राय:); except = leaving aside (सिवाए); rare = uncommon (दुर्लभ); expensive = costly (कीमती); rob = to plunder (लूटना); safe = an iron almirah (तिजोरी); hay fever = a summer ailment (जुकाम, गर्मी का बुखार); secretly = without any body’s knowledge (गुप्त रूप से); agent = who works for some agency (अभिकत्ता); bright = shining (चमकदार); remained = stayed (ठहरा); movie = film (फिल्म); in spite of = in addition to (के बावजूद); tickle = light touch (हल्का-सा प्रकोप); worth = value (मूल्य)।.

[PAGE 21]: Gloves = covering for the hand (दस्ताने); fingerprints = signs of fingers (उँगलियों के निशान); stirred = moved (हिला); quiet = silent (शांत); wondered = surprised (हैरान); tools = instruments (औजार); burglar = thief (लुटेरा/चोर, सेंधमार); described = gave full account (पूर्ण विवरण दिया); mentioned = spoken about (उल्लेख किया); hindering = obstructing (रोकते हुए); treatment = cure (उपचार); disease = ailment (बीमारी)।

[PAGE 22]: Kindly = polite (दयालु); fireplace = hearth (अँगीठी); firmness = steadiness (दृढ़ता); straightened = unfold (फैलाए हुए); ornaments = jewellery (आभूषण); however = anyhow (फिर भी); expect = hope (आशा); amused = pleased (प्रसन्न हुआ); nodded = made a sign with the head (संकेत किया); inconvenience = uneasiness (असुविधा)।

[PAGE 23]: Hesitated = to be doubtful (संकोच करना); seriously = gravely (गंभीरतापूर्वक); hurt = strike (चोट पहुँचाना); paused = stopped (रुकना); frighten = afraid (डरना); sharp = fast (तेज); protected = guarded (रक्षा करना); threatens = to attempt to menance (धमकी देना); prison = jail (कारागार/बंदीगृह); persuaded = convinced (मनवाना); desperate = in despair (निराशा में); promise = assurance (वचन, वायदा); watching = seeing (देखना); closely = nearly (निकटता से); picked up = lifted (उठाया); took off = removed (उतारे); replied = answered (उत्तर दिया); mended = repaired (मुरम्मत कराइ)।

[PAGE 24]: Arrested = caught (गिरफ्तार किया); nonsense = meaningless (अर्थहीन); charming = attractive (आकर्षक); profession = business (व्यवसाय); tricked = deceived (धोखा दिया); honour = respect (सम्मान)।

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 2 The Thief’s Story Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions Footprints without Feet Chapter 2 The Thief’s Story

HBSE 10th Class English The Thief’s Story Textbook Questions and Answers

Class 10 English Chapter 2 The Thief Story Question Answer HBSE

Think about It

Read and Find Out (Page – 8)

1. Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Answer:
In this story, ‘I’ refers to the thief.

2. What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?
Answer:
He is “a fairly successful hand” at stealing and robbing people.

3. What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
Answer:
When Hari Singh asked Anil if he could work for him, Anil said that he could not pay him. Finally, the agreement was that if he would cook, then Anil would feed him. However, Anil soon found out that he did not know how to cook. Therefore, he taught him how to cook and later on how to write his name. He promised that he would teach him how to write whole sentences and how to add numbers. Apart from this, when Hari Singh went out to buy the day’s supplies, he would make a profit of a rupee a day.

The Thief Story Solutions HBSE 10th Class

Read and Find Out (Page -10)

Question 1.
How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
Answer:
The thief thought that on discovering the theft, Anil’s face would show a touch of sadness. The sadness would not be for the loss of money, but for the loss of trust.

2. What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
Answer:
As a thief, he had leamt how to make a study of men’s faces when they lost their goods. He
said that the greedy men showed fear; the rich men showed anger and the poor men showed acceptance.

3. Does Anil realise that he has been robbed?
Answer:
Yes, Anil had realized that he had been robbed. He knew this probably because all the notes were wet and damp from the rain. However, he did not say anything to the thief and behaved normally.

English Class 10 Chapter 2 Footprints Without Feet HBSE

Think about It

1. What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: Compare, for example, the thought: “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve” with these later thoughts: “Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal – and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else.”) What makes him return to Anil?
Answer:
Initially, when Anil offered to educate him, he thought of it as a bright prospect for himself. He knew that once he could write such as an educated man, there would be no limit to what he could achieve in his field. For him, the motivation behind getting educated was robbing people. However, later, when he had stolen Anil’s money and then missed his train in which he would have escaped, he realized that he had completely forgotten about the whole sentences that Anil had promised to teach him to write. He thought about getting educated in a different light. He thought that it was a simple matter to steal and be caught, but to be a really big, clever and respected man was something else. He was inspired by the trusting and simple nature of Anil. This motivation to earn someone’s trust and be respectable made him return to Anil.

2. Why does not Anil hand the thief over to the police? Do you think most people would have done so? In what ways is Anil different from such employers?
Answer:
Anil does not hand over the thief to the police because he realized that Hari Singh had learnt his lesson and had changed for the better. Otherwise, he would never have come back and kept the money at the same place from where he had stolen it. Anil even knew how Hari Singh cheated him of a rupee a day while buying the day’s supplies. But he never said anything to him. This is such a case where most people would have handed him over to the police. Anil was different from such employers because he was a modest and trusted man. He had offered to teach Hari how to cook and also to educate him. When he found out that Hari Singh had stolen the money, but had kept it back, he knew that it was Hari’s conscience that had made him do so. He could have easily run off with the money, but he did not. This made Anil give him another chance and build him into a better person that he could already see him becoming.

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Talk about It

1. Do you think people like Anil and Hari Singh are found only in fiction, or are there such people in real life?
Answer:
Yes, people like Anil and Hari Singh are found in real life. They are not merely characters of fiction. The persons like Anil who is humble, helpful, responsible and caring do exist in reality. Anil helped Hari Singh by allowing him to stay and feed at his abode. He taught him how to read and write, which shows him as a responsible person.

Contrary to it, Hari Singh was a thief initially. He was only interested in robbing people and had only goal, to steal.
It is reflected in the way of his thinking when he perceives the ability of reading and writing as an enhancement to his stealing skills. But later, his heart changes for good and he perceives education as a way of living a decent life. People like Hari Singh also exist who were bad at first but as life unfolds, they become good humans.

2. Do you think it a significant detail in the story that Anil is a struggling writer? Does this explain his behaviour in any way?
Answer:
Yes, this detail of Anil being a struggling writer is a significant detail. Being a struggling writer, he used to earn on some days only. This detail explains his behaviour of being tenacious and not to opt for shortcuts and wrong ways of getting money. Despite getting money intermittently, he didn’t plan any conspiracy of stealing. Rather he taught Hari Singh how to read and write.

3. Have you met anyone like Hari Singh? Can you think and imagine the circumstances that can turn a fifteen-year-old boy into a thief?
Answer:
Do it yourself.

The Thief’s Story Question And Answers HBSE 10th Class

4. Where is the story set? (You can get clues from the names of the persons and places mentioned in it.) Which language or languages are spoken in these places? Do you think the characters in the story spoke to each other in English?
Answer:
The story is set in slum area of one of Uttar Pradesh’s cities. In Uttar Pradesh, Hindi language is spoken and the characters in the story were talking in Hindi only. It can be referred from the instance of Hari Singh, since he was illiterate and couldn’t speak English. Words like maidan, bazaar show that the language they used was Hindi.

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Very Short Answer Type Questions

The Thief Story Question Answers HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
Why did Hari Singh not have many friends?
Answer:
In Hari Singh’s opinion, friends were more troubles than help. Moreover, he did not intend to make anyone curious about him.

The Thief’s Story Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
Why did Anil hire Hari Singh?
Answer:
Hari Singh showed his desire to work for Anil but he was not in a position to pay him. Hari Singh asked if he could feed him. Then Anil replied if he knew how to cook then he might work for him.

The Thiefs Story Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
What did Anil do to earn his living?
Answer:
Anil was a writer. He used to write for the magazines to earn his living. He had no regular source of income.

Class 10 Footprints Without Feet Chapter 2 Question Answer HBSE Question 4.
Why, according to Hari Singh, was it difficult to rob a careless man?
Answer:
According to Hari Singh it was an easy job to rob a greedy man as he could afford to be robbed. But it was difficult to rob a careless man because he would hardly notice that he had been robbed and that would take all the pleasure out of stealing.

The Thief Story Question And Answers HBSE 10th Class Question 5.
Why did Hari Singh approach Anil?
Answer:
Hari Singh was a thief who had not much luck in his work recently. So he approached Anil with the intention of robbing him, as he seemed to be an easygoing and simple man. According to Hari Singh winning Anil’s confidence was an easy task.

Question 6.
‘Anil walked away. I followed casually’. Why do you think the narrator followed Anil?
Answer:
The narrator’s purpose of robbing Anil had not yet been served. He followed Anil to gain his
trust and look for an opportunity that may help him give shape to his plans.

Question 7.
Did Hari like working for Anil? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Answer:
Yes, Hari liked working for Anil. He was happy to carry on the chores for him and was grateful for the education he was getting. He used to make profit of about a rupee a day as well, which was a decent amount besides being fed.

Question 8.
How do you think Anil may have come to know about the theft?
Answer:
Anil may have come to know about the theft because of the dampness of the notes drenched in rain. He was a kind but wise man. It wouldn’t have been difficult for Anil to make out the series of events that would have taken place in the night.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Why did Hari Singh tell a lie to Anil about his cooking?
Answer:
Hari Singh wanted to go along with Anil as he had evil plan of robbing him in his mind. In order to execute his plan, he was looking for an opportunity to stay with him, so Hari Singh asked if he could feed him. Before answering to his question, Anil asked if he could cook. As Hari Singh did not know how to cook even then he said that he knew it. He saw himself of losing out on an opportunity for manifesting his plans into reality. To keep his plans in place and not losing contact with Anil, Hari lied about his cooking.

Question 2.
Regarding which context did Hari Singh feel grateful? Why?
Answer:
After cooking terribly, Anil told Hari Singh that he would teach him cooking food. He taught him to write his name and promised to teach him to write whole sentences and to add numbers. In this context, Hari Singh felt grateful as he knew that once he could write like an educated man, there would be no limit to what he could achieve.

Question 3.
Was Hari Singh successful in robbing Anil? Was Anil the only one who was robbed or did Hari Singh also rob himself of something?
Answer:
Yes, Hari Singh was successful in robbing Anil. But Anil was not the only one who was robbed at that time. Hari had robbed himself as well. He had lost the chance of receiving education and being literate. He had robbed Anil monetarily but he had robbed himself of the chance for a better and brighter future, which was much more valuable.

Question 4.
What did Anil and Hari Singh agree upon to be the mode of payment?
Answer:
When Anil stated his inability to pay Hari Singh he questioned Hari if he could feed him. Herealised that he had misjudged his target and moulded the situation for his benefit. Anil then agreed to feed him if he knew how to cook.

Question 5.
What made Hari Singh go back to Anil’s house?
Answer:
Hari Singh realised the importance of education he was getting from Anil. He knew that learning how to read and write and being a literate person would open doors to many opportunities. He was sure that he would then be able to earn more than a few hundred rupees he had in hand at that time. This made him go back to Anil.

Question 6.
What incidents took place on the night of the theft?
Answer;
The night of robbery was quite eventful for Hari Singh. After stealing Anil’s money and leaving his house, Hari Singh went to the railway station but didn’t board the Lucknow Express. He walked slowly through the bazaar as he did not know anyone who would provide him shelter except Anil, for he didn’t have any friends. He was forced to take shelter under the clock tower later when it started raining heavily. That is where he realised the importance of education and decided to go back to Anil.

Question 7.
How was the morning after the night of the theft?
Answer:
The morning after the night of the theft was just like a normal one. Hari Singh woke up late and Anil had made tea by then. Anil gave a fifty rupee note to Hari Singh and told him that he would then be paid regularly. He was aware that Anil knew about the theft but he didn’t show anything.

Question 8.
Had Anil really forgiven Hari Singh? Support your answer with evidence.
Answer:
Yes, Anil had forgiven Hari Singh. It is evident because Anil handed over to Hari Singh a fifty rupee note as soon as he woke up. Though he knew that Hari Singh had robbed the money at the first instance but his subsequent actions gave him hope of change in his character.

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
‘He was the most trusted person I had ever met.’ Elucidate it with reference to the lesson.
Answer:
After talking to Anil, Hari Singh comprehended Anil’s nature quite well. Even after knowing about telling lie of cooking, Anil allowed him to work for him and also taught him how to cook. Hari Singh knew every subtle trick of his stealing job. He made one rupee every time he bought the day’s supplies. Though Anil knew about it, he did not mind it at all. He had, in fact, given one of his keys to Hari Singh. This made him think about Anil that he was the most trusted person and it became quite difficult for him to rob a trusting and careless person. Notwithstanding all these kinds of situations, Hari Singh stole the money from Anil one night. Anil also knew about the theft but didn’t show that he saw Hari Singh placing the money back under the mattress.
Trust begets trust. Finally, Hari Singh realised that the only person who could help him was the man whom he had robbed. Naturally, Anil was the most trusted person Hari had ever come across. Later he also rewarded Hari Singh by giving him a fifty-rupee-note and promising to pay him regularly.

Question 2.
‘Money can’t make a man as much as education can! Elucidate the statement.
Answer:
The statement stands true in almost all the aspects of life. Money may buy us all the luxuries and fulfil our needs but it cannot buy us knowledge, civilised thinking, skills and abilities to achieve our dreams. Education lays the platform for all to act upon our goals according to our abilities. It enables us to keep up with the fast moving world. It opens the door to opportunities we do not know even exist. Money, on the other hand, can assist us to a certain level. It can buy us a plan but education gives us the knowledge of its execution. Just as in the story ‘A Thief’s Story’, Hari Singh prioritised the chance of being literate over a few hundred rupees, we must understand that education can help us to achieve whatever we desire.

Question 3.
Hari Singh didn’t board the Lucknow Express and returned to Anil. Why did he return? On what values does this incidence put light on?
Answer:
Hari Singh was a thief and he had stolen Anil’s money. After the theft, he realised that he had robbed not only Anil but also himself of the chance of being literate and having a bright future. His conscience pricked him to think what all he could have got had he not done this. It was difficult for him to rob Anil but it was tougher for him not to back. He realised that he could not make tea, buy daily supplies and learn how to read and write then. His inner self did not agree to bypass this and forced him to return.
Hari Singh return to Anil shows that despite indulging in criminal acts, he still had a practical and positive attitude towards life. It is the awakening of his conscience and Anil’s love and care that reformed Hari Singh’s character. It teaches us that love alone can change a person. Anil’s understanding nature and care changed Hari Singh’s thinking to mend his ways for good.

The Thief’s Story Summary

‘The Thief’s Story’ Introduction

About the Author

• Ruskin Bond is an award winning Indian author of British descent, much renowned for his role in promoting children’s literature in India.
• A prolific writer, he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novels. His popular novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ was made into a Hindi film of the same name which was awarded the National Film Award for Best Children’s Film, in 2005.
• He is also the author of more than 50 books for children and two volumes of autobiography.
• Bom as the son of a British couple when India was under the colonial mle, he spent his early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla.
• His childhood was marred by his parents’ separation and his father’s death.
• He sought solace in reading and writing, and wrote one of his first short stories at the age of 16.
• He then moved to the U.K. in search of better prospects, but returned to India after some years.
• He earned his living by freelancing as a young man, writing short stories and poems for newspapers and magazines.
• He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Gist of the Story

Anil, a young writer used to write for the magazines to earn money. One day Anil was watching a wrestling match and Hari Singh knew it well how to befriend an unknown person. He used his own formula of flattering the person. Thus, he befriended Anil and started living with him. Anil taught him how to cook tasty food and how to write and add numbers. Hari Singh would buy daily needs and have profit of one rupee daily. Anil knew it but he did not mind it.
One day he saw Anil putting a bundle of notes under the mattress. He decided to rob Anil that night. After taking dinner Anil slept peacefully. Hari crept to the bed and slipped his hand under the mattress. He found the notes and ran away on the road. He also made up his mind that he would directly go to the railway station and would catch the Lucknow Express.
As he reached the railway station, good sense prevailed in him. The inner voice told him not to betray Anil. The train was moving but Hari did not dare to catch it. He thought that Anil would not worry about the money but he might feel bad that the man had broken his trust. He did not want to lose trust of Anil. He felt more uncomfortable as he had cheated an innocent person.

Then he went to the Clock Tower to save himself from the rain. He found that all the notes were wet. He crept again and secretly put back the money under the mattress. The next day Anil woke up and handed over fifty rupee note to Hari and told him that he would be regularly paid now. Hari took the note and found that it was still wet. He understood that Anil knew about the last night episode.

‘The Thief’s Story’ Summary

Anil’s meeting with Hari Singh: Hari who was only 15 years old met Anil. He was watching a wrestling match when Hari approached him. Anil was a tall, lean fellow of 25 years. He looked easy¬going, kind and simple enough for his purpose. Hari Singh wanted to take Anil into his confidence. To avoid arrest from the police, he changed his name frequently. This time he introduced himself as Hari Singh.

Hari Singh wanted to work for Anil: Hari Singh wanted to do work for Anil. But Anil was not in a condition to pay him in lieu of his service. Anil asked him if he could cook. Hari Singh lied that he knew how to cook. But the food that he cooked that night was really terrible. That was why Anil gave all food to the stray dog. He also taught Hari Singh how to write his name, to add numbers and write whole sentences.

Working for Anil, a better experience: It was really a pleasant experience for Hari Singh to work for Anil. He made tea in the morning and bought the day’s supplies. It fetched him a profit of about a rupee per day. This way he made little money.

No regular source of income: Anil had no regular source of income. He wrote for magazines only. He borrowed for one week and lent the next. He always remained worried for his next cheque.

Anil’s money was stolen: One day Anil had sold out a book to a publisher. So he came out with a small bundle of notes. He put it under the mattress. Hari Singh had the experience of cheating on the shopping. The key of the door was also with him. All things were left on him. He was the most trusted person of Anil. According to him, it was difficult to rob a careless man like Anil. When Anil was sleeping, he took the money and quickly wandered out of the room. After coming out of the room, he walked slowly and counted the notes of 600 rupees in fifties. This way, he could live like an oil-rich Arab for a week or two.

Good sense prevailed: When Hari Singh was about to jump into one of the compartments of the Lucknow Express, he hesitated a little bit and left the train.

Hari Singh alone in this world: Hari Singh was now alone in this world. He had no friends. The only person whom he knew really well was the man whom he had robbed. He left the railway station.

Study of different faces: Within his short span of career as a thief, he had learnt how to make study of men’s faces. The greedy man showed fear, the rich man showed anger and the poor man showed acceptance. But, in this case, it was not for the loss of money but for the loss of trust.

Hari Singh returned to Anil’s house: Hari Singh returned to Anil’s house with his money. It had got wet due to the rain last night. He had forgotten about education in the name of theft. He opened the door quietly and put the notes under the mattress. When Hari Singh met Anil the next morning, he gave him a fifty-rupee note and even explained that he would be paid regularly.

Anil did not say anything: Anil told Hari Singh that now they would start writing sentences. He knew all the things but neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything.

Lesson at a Glance

• A boy named Hari Singh met Anil.
• Although he was 15 years old, he was very experienced and had fairly successful hand.
• Anil was a tall, lean fellow. He was 25 years of age.
• Anil was watching a wrestling match when Hari Singh approached him.
• After the introduction, Anil talked about the famous wrestlers.
• Hari Singh wanted to work for Anil. But he was not in a position to pay him.
• Anil asked if he could cook for him.
• Hari Singh was taken over the Jumna Sweet Shop where he was told to sleep on the balcony.
• The meal that Hari Singh had cooked that night was very terrible. So, Anil gave it to a stray dog.
• Later on, Anil told him not to get worried and he would teach him how to cook.
• Anil also taught Hari Singh how to read and write, make whole sentences and to add numbers.
• Hari Singh was working pleasantly for Anil.
• He would also take time buying the day’s supplies and made a profit of about a rupee a day.
• One evening, Anil came out with a small bundle of notes. He told that he had just sold a book to a publisher. He kept his money under the mattress.
• Hari Singh was working for Anil for almost a month. He had the only experience of cheating on the shopping.
• Anil had given him a key to the door. So he could come and go frequently; whenever he liked.
• Anil was the most trusted person for Hari Singh.
• It is easy to rob a greedy man but difficult to rob a careless man.
• While Anil was sleeping, he took out the money and quickly crawled out of the room.
• After coming out on the road, he started running. He counted the notes. There were 600 rupees in fifties.
• Hari Singh thought that he could live like a rich Arabian for a week or two.
• After reaching at the platform, he just wanted to board the Lucknow Express. It was just to pick up the momentum. Hari Singh wanted to jump into one of the compartments but he hesitated due to some reason.
• He had no friends. He believed that friends were more trouble than help.
• Hari Singh thought that the only person whom he knew really well was the man he had robbed.
• Hari Singh had done the study of men’s faces very minutely. According to his observation, the rich man showed anger, the poor man showed acceptance, but Anil’s face showed only sadness.
• This sort of sadness was not for the loss of money but for the loss of trust.
• In the excitement of theft, Hari Singh had forgotten about all the things which Anil had made accessible to him.
• Hari Singh thought that he should go back to Anil.
• He went back to the room and put the wet notes under the mattress from where he had stolen it.
• Next morning, Anil stretched out his hand towards him and kept a fifty-rupee note between his fingers.
• Anil told that now he would pay him regularly.
• In fact, Anil knew everything about the theft but didn’t show or tell anything about it.

Character Sketch

Anil: Anil is the main character of the story. He is a very kind, noble and generous man. He loves wrestling very much so he watches it. He is not economically sound. So, he cannot employ Hari Singh as a cook. Later, he not only teaches Hari how to cook, but also how to read, write and add numbers. Anil is quite acquainted with the fact that Hari Singh steals money but he ignores such thing. Anil writes for magazines and earns money. Although he earns money by hard means, he keeps them under the mattress. Moreover, when Hari Singh tried to steal money, Anil did not pay heed to it. He even told Hari Singh that now he would be paid regularly. Anil knew everything but did not say anything to him.

Hari Singh: The real name of the narrator of the story is not Hari Singh. He frequently changed his name. To escape from the arrest of police, he changed his name to Hari Singh. He goes to Anil for some work. He has no capacity to pay him. He even teaches Hari Singh how to cook food and also how to read, write and add. He even steals a little money from the groceries of Anil daily. Hari Singh even takes the money of Anil which he keeps under the mattress. Hari makes up his mind to steal the money and goes to the station to board the Lucknow Express. But good sense prevails and he returns to Anil with his money. This way, he keeps the door of friendship open.

‘The Thief’s Story’ Word-Meanings

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Think about It

Read and Find Out (Page -1)

1. Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey was worried and distraught because Tricki would not eat anything. It even refused its favourite dishes. It had bouts of vomiting. It spent all its time lying on the rug and panting. It did not want to go for walks or do anything.

2. What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Answer:
She called the doctor to help Tricki. Yes, her decision was wise. The doctor suggested that Tricki should be hospitalised. She swooned and wailed, but let the dog go with the doctor. Ultimately, the doctor was successful in curing Tricki.

3. Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Answer:
In this story, ‘I’ refers to the veterinary surgeon, Mr Herriot.

Read and Find Out (Page – 3)

1. Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?
Answer:
Though not clearly stated, there are instances in the story which suggest that the narrator is not as rich as Tricki’s mistress, Mrs Pumphrey.
While the narrator is able to provide Tricki with a warm loose box as a bed, at Mrs Pumphrey’s house, Tricki has a day bed, a night bed, cushions, toys, rubber rings, a breakfast bowl, a lunch bowl, a supper bowl, a whole wardrobe of tweed coats and perhaps many more things. The reference of ‘happy period’ when the narrator and his partner had two eggs for breakfast and calling the lunch a ‘ceremonial occasion’ with two glasses of wine shows that the narrator had an ordinary lifestyle which was not as rich and luxurious as that of Mrs Pumphrey.

2. How does he treat the dog?
Answer:
The doctor gave Tricki no food, but plenty of water for two days. Slowly, the dog started showing interest in his surroundings and began mixing with the other dogs at the surgery. On the third day, the doctor saw Tricki licking the empty supper bowls of the other dogs. Next day, a separate bowl was kept for it and the doctor was pleased to note that Tricki had run to eat its food with enthusiasm. From that day onwards, its progress was rapid. It did not require medicinal treatment of any kind and recovered quite well at the end.

3. Why is he tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest?
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey had started bringing around eggs to make Tricki more energetic. Later, even bottles of wine and brandy began to arrive. The narrator and his partners started enjoying the eggs, wine and brandy meant for Tricki. According to the narrator, they were days of deep content for them – starting with the extra egg in the morning, then the midday wine, and finally finishing the day with brandy. This was the reason why the narrator was tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest.

4. Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
Answer:
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. When Tricki saw her, it leaped into her lap and licked her face. She was so excited that tears started rolling out of her eyes. She declared Tricki’s recovery as a triumph of surgery to express her happiness and gratitude towards the doctor.

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Think about It

1. What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense?
Answer:
The narrator is lull of common sense. He was very concerned for Tricki when he saw its appearance. He immediately told Mrs Pumphrey to stop giving it food and sweets, and to take it out for daily walks. When she called him to describe Tricki’s deteriorating condition, he immediately took the dog with him to the surgery. He took good care of it all the while and helped it recover completely.
He could be called tactful as he enjoyed the eggs, wine and brandy that Mrs Pumphrey had brought for the dog. He was even tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest in order to continue enjoying these luxuries. However, he was a good man. Thus, he called Mrs Pumphrey and told her to take the dog home when it had fully recovered.

2. Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Answer:
Yes, Tricki was very happy to go home. He jumped out of the narrator’s arms and leaped into
Mrs Pumphrey’s lap as soon as he saw her. Tricki licked her and barked. After this, if Mrs Pumphrey takes good care of the dog and does not feed him a lot, he will be as healthy as he is at the end of the story.

3. Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
Answer:
This story could be a mixture of both: real-life episode and a mere fiction. The spoiling of
the dog’s health by a rich mistress is believable and could also be a real life incident. The doctor’s advice also depicts real life situation. However, the extremely speedy recovery of the dog could be fictitious. Also, the enjoyment of the luxuries (eggs, wine and brandy) by the narrator could be termed as a real life episode as there are people who would do so. The giving up of these luxuries because the owner of the dog would be getting worried is another episode that could be both real life and fiction. At the end, the happiness of Mrs Pumphrey on seeing her dog healthy seems to be a real life happening. Therefore, the story is a mixture of both real-life and fiction.

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Talk about It

1. This episode describes the silly behaviour of a rich woman who is foolishly indulgent, perhaps because she is lonely. Do you think such people are merely silly, or can their actions cause harm to others?
Answer:
The actions of Mrs Pumphrey in this episode show that she was not able to relate the ramifications to her actions. She was in the delusion that feeding her dog and pampering him all the time will satisfy her conscience, whereas in reality her out of love actions were making her dog vulnerable to health issues. It was indeed silly of her that even after Mr Herriot’s advice she didn’t act wisely.
Ultimately, her actions harmed the dog by making him sedentary which made the dog nongregarious.

2. Do you think there are also parents like Mrs Pumphrey?
Answer:
Yes, there are parents like Mrs Pumphrey who pamper their kids to such an extent that their overprotective nature starts to cause trouble for their children as they grow. They lack self-confidence and are emotionally weak.

3. What would you have done if you were: (i) a member of the staff in Mrs Pumphrey’s household, (ii) a neighbour? What would your life have been like, in general?
Answer:
(i) If I were have played a member of the staff in Mrs Pumphrey’s household, I would with Tricki ruggedly, daily in the evening. I would have added some activities in his routine like mountain trekking once in a week, trained him life saving tactics, to keep his health in check.
My life would have been like of a personal dog trainer then.
(ii) If I were a neighbour of Mrs Pumphrey, I would have asked her to take Tricki along with me for a morning run daily. As a neighbour, I would have played with him and helped Mrs Pumphrey in her dog caring.
My life would have been like a friend of Mrs Pumphrey.

4. What would you have done if you were in the narrator’s place?
Answer:
If I were in the narrator’s place, I would have done the same as he did, except one thing. When Mrs Pumphrey sent the eggs, brandy and wine for the speedy-recovery of Tricki, I would have denied her to send anything and returned the delivered items.
Moreover, while returning Tricki to her, I would have told her the reality of her dog’s condition and the way he was treated. I would have strongly and explicitly advised her not to spoil the dog with the food for which he was not made to eat regularly.

HBSE 10th Class English A Triumph of Surgery Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Was Mrs Pumphrey a rich lady? How?
Answer:
Yes, Mrs Pumphrey was a rich lady. She had many servants and maids. She also had a pet, named Tricki and had a separate room for him, which had a separate wardrobe for her pet. She used to feed him a lot of dishes, sweets and snacks. All these traits show that she was a wealthy lady.

Question 2.
Why was the staff of Mrs Pumphery at work when Tricki was going to the hospital?
Answer:
Tricki was Mrs Pumphrey’s beloved pet and if he was going to the hospital, then the entire staff
had to work. His wardrobe, favourite cushions, toys, food bowls were being loaded into Mr Herriot’s car by them. Mrs Pumphrey did not want her pet to live uncomfortably in any way.

Question 3.
What made Mrs Pumphrey call the vet?
Answer:
Tricki’s condition made Mrs Pumphrey call the vet for help. Tricki had become fat and lazy. He just used to lie on his rug and pant. He also refused to eat food, even his favourite dishes. His bouts of vomiting added to Mrs Pumphrey’s worry. That is why she called James Herriot.

Question 4.
Was Tricki suffering from any ailment in reality? If not, then what made him inactive and lethargic?
Answer:
No, Tricki was not suffering from any ailment. It was his greed for food and the love of his mistress that spoilt his health to such an extent. He was being overfed everyday and that made him obese and lethargic. That is why his health showed rapid improvement when his diet was controlled.

Question 5.
Briefly describe Herriot’s days of content.
Answer:
The time of Tricki’s stay at the hospital was a period of content for Herriot. He used to enjoy the treat that arrived in the name of Tricki, as he could not afford all this for himself. Herriot used to relish the fresh eggs in breakfast, wine before and during lunch and brandy in the night.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What type of man was Dr Herriot in your opinion?
Answer:
Dr Herriot was a very noble, generous and practical man. When he saw Tricki, he advised Mrs Pumphrey to curtail his food and enhance the quantity of water. After getting ill, Herriot advised that Tricki should be hospitalised and kept under his supervision for a fortnight. He took proper care of Tricki and cured him within two days. This way, he was a good natured man.

Question 2.
How was Dr Herriot sure about the hospitalisation of Tricki?
Answer:
Tricki was moving in the house unsteadily and he was not eating anything, not even his favourite food. He was having many bouts of vomiting. Observing these symptoms, Dr Herriot was sure that if his food was not cut down and exercise was not included in his routine, he would become really sick soon.

Question 3.
What made James Herriot expect a call from Mrs Pumphrey? [CBSE 2015]
Answer:
James Herriot’s encounter with Mrs Pumphrey and Tricki made him expect a call for help.
He was sure that the extra diet and no physical activity would soon put Tricki’s health in danger. And just as anticipated, Mrs Pumphrey called the vet a few days afterwards.

Question 4.
What ‘extra’ did Mrs Pumphrey start to give Tricki and why?
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey thought that Tricki was suffering from malnutrition, as he was weak and listless. So, she started to give him extra snacks like cod-liver oil and malt between the main meals and Horlicks after dinner to make him stronger. She also continued his cream cakes and chocolates.

Question 5.
How can you say that it was hard for Mrs Pumphrey to part with her doting pet?
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey treated Tricki as her own child. She loved him very much. It was very
difficult for her to see Tricki in such a situation. She was distraught when she had to make the decision to hospitalise Tricki, for her love for him knew no bounds. It was a terrible and tearful moment for her but she agreed to Herriot’s suggestion for the betterment of her pet.

Question 6.
What kind of treatment was given to Tricki? Did it help in his recovery?
Answer:
Tricki was given a non-medicinal treatment. His diet regimen was altered depending upon his body’s response to it. He was kept on liquid diet for the first two days and then his diet was gradually increased. Yes, this treatment did help Tricki as it built up energy in him. He had transformed into an energetic, hard-muscled dog in just a fortnight.

Question 7.
Do you think Tricki was enjoying his stay at the hospital?
Answer:
Yes, Tricki was definitely enjoying his stay at the hospital. He had befriended the gang of shaggy household dogs. He had found a new joy in being bowled over, tramped on and squashed. He had also become very energetic. He used to play and run all day long with the dogs. He was having a great time.

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Why did Mrs Pumphrey say, “This is a triumph of surgery”? Elaborate it with reference to the lesson.
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey loved her dog, Tricki very much. He got seriously ill. He did not even eat anything and vomitted at frequent intervals. So, Mrs Pumphrey was very much worried. She called the veterinary surgeon, Dr Herriot. He took Tricki to his surgery and did not give food for two days. He was given only lots of water and exercises. He was now completely changed into a lithe and hard-muscled dog. Now Tricki was completely cured. Seeing Tricki cured, Mrs Pumphrey became emotional and expressed gratitude to Dr Herriot saying that “This is a triumph of surgery’.’

Question 2.
Excess of everything is bad. Comment in the wake of Mrs Pumphrey’s love for Tricki.
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey was a rich woman who loved her dog very much. She loved to live a
comfortable and lavish life and also wanted her dog to spend a similar one. She had maintained a wardrobe full of fancy fur coats, dresses, beds, etc. for Tricki. Apart from this, she used to overfeed Tricki out of her love and concern. She used to serve him cod-liver oil and malt between the main meals and Horlicks after dinner to give him strength. She never realised that Tricki was a greedy dog and this would spoil his health. She could not even refuse to answer Tricki drooling for cream cakes and chocolates. Her overfeeding worsened Tricki’s condition. This made the dog lazy, inactive and obese. He used to lie on his rug and pant all day long. Mrs Pumphrey fed him excessively, spoiling Tricki’s health to such an extent that he had to be hospitalised. Even in the hospital she continued to convey Tricki her love through eggs, wine and brandy. Her fondness and care for Tricki proved that excess of everything made him fall sick.

Question 3.
Pen down incidences in support of values one should inculcate from Mr James Herriot.
Answer:
Mr Herriot was a capable veterinary surgeon who treated Tricki. He was a very compassionate doctor and a wise and sympathetic human being. He showed his capabilities almost immediately when he advised Mrs Pumphrey to put Tricki on a strict diet after understanding his symptoms. He can also be said to be an understanding and tactful person as he knew exactly how to free Tricki from the spoiling love of Mrs Pumphrey for his betterment. He does not operate upon the poor dog unnecessarily and adopts a practical approach to treat him. Mr James Herriot was a caring and polite individual as he successfully allays Mrs Pumphrey’s anxiety about Tricki’s recovery patiently. He was in all a good human being and a successful professional.

Question 4.
Do you think parents like Mrs Pumphrey exist? If yes, is it a good thing to pamper children? Why or why not?
Answer:
Yes, parents like Mrs Pumphrey definitely exist. These people spoil their children by making sure all their demands are met. They spoil their children in the name of love and care. They not only feed them junk food but also spoil their social habits. This kind of a behaviour is very harmful for children. Such overprotective parental behaviour hinders their growth as adults. In fact, it sows the seeds of greed and dependency in them. They become stubborn and do not learn to value anything. For them, hard work is a myth as they get everything easily. Over pampered children often fail to face the hardships of life later, as for them life has been a cakewalk. Pampering children in moderation is healthy, but excess of it is harmful. It is not just bad for humans but also for animals, as we see in the story ‘A Triumph of Surgery’.

Multiple Choice Questions

A Triumph of Surgery Summary

‘A Triumph of Surgery’ Introduction

• James Herriot was a British veterinarian and author bom on October 3, 1916, in Sunderland, England.
• He attended veterinary college in 1933 and worked as a well- respected veterinarian for many decades.
• Herriot’s first book If Only They Could Talk was published in 1970 followed by It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet.
• In the U.S., these books were published under the title A// Creatures Great and Small in 1972. Two films and a television show were based on this book.
• Herriot died on February 23, 1995, in Yorkshire, England.

Gist of the Story

Mrs Pumphrey, a rich and emotional lady had a cute pet called Tricki. She loved him very much and took proper care of the pet. Tricki had put on a lot of weight which made him lethargic. When doctor Herriot saw the fat dog like a bloated sausage he was shocked. He told Mrs. Pumphrey that Tricki needed treatment for an ailment which was possible only in the hospital. The doctor knew that Mrs. Pumphrey would not be able to keep the dog on a proper diet. When the greedy dog went to the hospital he had to remain hungry. He was given food at fixed intervals. Soon he shed off a lot of his body weight and became quite active.
When Tricki was at home he was pampered by Mrs. Pumphrey. He had a luxurious life when he was served with cream cake, chocolate and horlicks. But when he came to the doctor he became all right. When Mrs. Pumphrey saw her dog fit and active, she thanked the doctor and felt that it was a triumph of surgery.

‘A Triumph of Surgery’ Summary

Brief Introduction of Tricki: Tricki was a small dog. He was pampered and overfed by his rich mistress. All of a sudden, he fell seriously ill. So, Mrs Pumphrey consulted a veterinary surgeon. James Herriot got anxious: James Herriot, a veterinary surgeon was too anxious to see Tricki. Tricki had become very fat. His eyes were red and rheumy. His tongue lolled from his jaws.
Mrs Pumphrey thought that the dog was suffering from malnutrition. So, she gave him malt, cod- liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks daily at night. But it did not work upon him.

Doctor’s advice to Mrs Pumphrey: Dr James Herriot advised Mrs pumphrey to cut down Tricki’s food. He told that Tricki should be given some exercises otherwise he would fall ill.

Tricki fell ill: After a few days, Mrs. Pumphrey called on Dr. Herriot because Tricki fell seriously ill. He had not been eating for the last two days and vomitting at regular intervals. He did not go even for walk. Mrs. Pumphrey was very disturbed. The doctor advised that Tricki should be kept under observation. So, he should be hospitalised for a fortnight.

Tricki admitted to the hospital: Tricki was to admitted to the hospital. Everybody was in distress. At the surgery, the household dogs surged around Tricki. He was lying motionless on the carpet. A bed for him in a warm loose box was made. For two days, he was only given plenty of water but no food. After two days, he started to take some interest in his surroundings and began to whine when he heard the dog in the yard.

Tremendous progress in Tricki: After two days, there was tremendous progress in Tricki. He was not given any kind of medical treatment. He started running behind other dogs and became an accepted member of the gang. Each time Mrs Pumphrey was eager to know about his health. The doctor intimated her that Tricki was recovering rapidly. She was very much happy. After this, she started to bring round fresh eggs, bottles of wine to improve his health.

Tricki handed over to Mrs Pumphrey: After getting cured, the doctor phoned her to tell that Tricki had recovered well and was awaiting collection. Tricki was handed over to her. It was really an unbelievable moment for her.

Thankful to the doctor: Mrs Pumphrey was very much thankful to Dr Herriot. She had no words to express her gratitude. Now, Tricki had become a hard-muscled animal. Seeing Tricki, tears were in her eyes and her lips trembled. At last, she told that this is a triumph of surgery.

Lesson at a Glance

• Tricki was a very small dog. He was pampered and overfed by his rich mistress.
• The dog fell seriously ill. Mrs Pumphrey consulted a veterinary surgeon for her illness.
• Dr Herriot, the veterinary surgeon had been very upset to see the dog, Tricki.
• The dog was very fat, bloodshot and rheumy.
• Mrs Pumphrey thought that the dog lacks energy due to malnutrition. So, he was given some little extras like malt, cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks.
• Tricki never refused anything to eat. He was always ready to take a meal at any hour of the day or night.
• But now Tricki had not been eating anything for the last few days. He had bouts of vomiting.
• The surgeon advised Mrs Pumphrey to cut his food down and give him more exercise.
• But Tricki lay down panting and didn’t go for walks.
• Dr Herriot advised Mrs Pumphrey for the hospitalisation of Tricki for a fortnight to be kept under supervision.
• Tricki was wrapped in a blanket and the entire staff were busy in bringing things for him.
• At the surgery, the household dogs gathered around him and thought that he was an uninteresting object and ignored him.
• For two days, Tricki was not given food but only plenty of water.
• After two days, Tricki started showing some interest in his surroundings and began to whimper when he heard the dogs in the yard.
• Next day, the doctor was very happy to see Tricki jostling his way to food bowl.
• There was much progress in Tricki. He was not given medical treatment of any kind and ran about with the dogs throughout the day.
• The doctor told her that Tricki was recovering rapidly.
• After hearing this news, Mrs Pumphrey started arranging different kinds of food, wine, etc. Later on, the doctor went to handover the dog to Mrs. Pumphrey. It was really an amazing moment for her.
• Mrs Pumphrey had no words to express her gratitude to Dr Herriot.
• She told the doctor that it was really a triumph of surgery.

Character Sketch

Tricki: Tricki was a small dog. He had much fascination for food. He was very fond of sweets, cakes and chocolates. Excessive food made him fat. His eyes had become bloodshed and rheumy. His tongue lolled from his jaws. Tricki became obese due to overeating. Dr Herriot advised Mrs Pumphrey to cut his food and give him more exercise. Because he was getting ill. But Mrs Pumphrey ignored the doctor’s advise. After a few days, Tricki left eating and started vomiting at regular intervals. Later on, he was hospitalised and kept under observation for a fortnight. He was not given food but plenty of water only. After two days, there was much improvement in his health. Now, he got cured and became a hard-muscled dog.

Mrs Pumphrey: Mrs Pumphrey was a very rich lady. All sorts of facilities were available in her house. She had a lot of servants and maids to take care of. But, she was much attached to her pet, Tricki. She took special care of the dog. Tricki was given malt, cod-liver oil and Horlicks. So, Tricki became excessively fat. Mrs Pumphery was very sad and disappointed. She took proper care of the dog. She was a very caring lady. Tricki was provided all comforts, bed, cushion, etc. When Tricki became ill, she was taken to the hospital under the supervision of Dr Herriot. After getting cured, Mrs Pumphrey thanked Dr Herriot for saving Tricki’s life. She called it “A Triumph of Surgery”. Dr James Herriot: Dr James Herriot was a veterinary surgeon. Seeing the physique of Tricki, he became very sad. That is why he advised Mrs Pumphrey to keep Tricki on a very strict diet. When Tricki became ill and was admitted to the hospital, he did not give any food but lots of water to the dog. Through this method, Dr Herriot cured the dog. Then Mrs Pumphrey expressed her gratitude towards the doctor calling it “A Trimph of Surgery”.

‘A Triumph of Surgery’ Word-Meanings

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HBSE 10th Class English For Anne Gregory Textbook Questions and Answers

For Anne Gregory Summary In Hindi HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
This poem is conversation between a young man and a young woman. What are they arguing about?(यह कविता एक नवयुक्क और नवयुवती के बीच वार्तालाप है। वे किस बारे में तर्क-वितर्क कर रहे हैं?)
Answer:
A young man and a young woman are arguing about beauty aspect of life. In this poem, a man and woman are in love. While woman thinks that his love is due to external visible signs like yellow hair, whose colour can be changed through the use of hair dyes. She thinks that he loves her physically not internally. While man says that God loves human beings on the basis of their soul or internal beauty not because of external looks. True love is selfless and is not based on mere outer looks.

(एक नवयुवक और नवयुवती जीवन की सुंदरता के पक्ष के विषय में तर्क-वितर्क कर रहे हैं। इस कविता में, पुरुष और महिला एक-दूसरे से प्रेम करते हैं। जबकि महिला सोचती है कि पुरुष का प्यार उसके बाहरी दिखने वाले चिह मात्र; जैसे पीले केशों पर आधारित है, जिन्हें बालों को रंगने वाले रंग से बदला जा सकता है। वह सोचती है कि उसका प्यार शारीरिक है न कि आंतरिक। जबकि पुरुष कहता है कि भगवान किसी इंसान से उसकी आत्मिक सुदंरता के कारण प्यार करता है न कि बाहरी दिखावे के कारण। सच्चा प्यार स्वार्थ-रहित होता है और यह बाहरी दिखावे पर आधारित नहीं होता।)

Thinking about the Poem (Page 141)

For Anne Gregory Summary HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear ?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them?
(नवयुवक का यह कहने से क्या तात्पर्य है “तुम्हारे कान के पीछे के शहद के रंग जैसे भाग?” वह यह क्यों कहता है। कि नौजवान “उनके द्वारा निराश” किए जाते हैं?)
Answer:
By “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear” the poet means that her hair is golden in colour. The young men are “thrown into despair” by them because they look ugly.
(“कान के पीछे के शहद के रंग जैसे भाग” से कवि का भाव है कि उसके बाल सुनहरी रंग के हैं। नवयुवक उनके द्वारा “निराशा में धकेल” दिए जाते हैं क्योंकि वे भद्दे दिखाई देते हैं।)

For Anne Gregory Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 2.
What colour is the young woman’s hair? What does she say she can change it to? Why would she want to do so?
(नवयुवती के बालों का रंग कैसा है? वह क्या कहती है कि वह इन्हें किसी चीज से बदल लेती? वह ऐसा क्यों करना चाहेगी?)
Answer:
The colour of the young woman’s hair is yellow. She says that she can dye it ‘brown, black or carrot’. She would want to do so that her lover must love only to herself.
(उस नवयुवती के बालों का रंग पीला है। वह कहती है कि वह उन पर ‘भूरा, काला या गाजरी रंग’ कर सकती है। वह ऐसा इसलिए करना चाहेगी ताकि उसका प्रेमी केवल उसी से प्यार करे।)

Poem For Anne Gregory Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
Objects have qualities which make them desirable to others. Can you think of some objects (a car, a phone, a dress…) and say what qualities make one object more desirable than another? Imagine you were trying to sell an object: what qualities would you emphasise?
(वस्तुओं में गुण होते हैं जिससे दूसरे उन्हें चाहते हैं। क्या आप कुछ चीजों के बारे में सोच सकते हैं (कार, फोन, वस्त्र. …) और बताइए कि कौन-से गुण एक वस्तु को दूसरी वस्तु से अधिक पसंद की बनाते हैं? कल्पना कीजिए आप एक चीज बेचने का प्रयास कर रहे थे, तो आपने किन गुणों पर बल दिया?)
Answer:
The objects which make a person desirable can be dresses, shoes, ornaments, hair dyes, hair styles etc. But these are only outward means of beauty. The real beauty of a person is the inner beauty. The beauty of mind or thoughts is the only lasting beauty. If I were to sell an object I would emphasise its real qualities like its durability, usefulness, etc. rather than artificial, temporary and unreal ones.

(जिन चीजों को कोई व्यक्ति चाहेगा वे हैं वस्त्र, जूते, आभूषण, बालों का रंगना या बालों का ढंग। लेकिन ये सुन्दरता के केवल बाहरी साधन हैं। किसी व्यक्ति की वास्तविक सुंदरता आंतरिक सुन्दरता होती है। मन और विचारों की सुंदरता ही लंबे समय तक चलने वाली होती है। यदि मुझे कोई चीज बेचनी होती तो मैं इसके वास्तविक गुणों; जैसे इसकी मजबूती, लाभ इत्यादि पर बल देता न कि इसके बनावटी, अस्थाई और नकली तत्त्वों पर।)

For Anne Gregory HBSE 10th Class Question 4.
What about people? Do we love others because we like their qualities, whether physical or mental? Or is it possible to love someone “for themselves alone”? Are some people more lovable than others? Discuss this question in pairs or in groups, considering points like the following.
(लोगों के बारे में क्या है? क्या हम दूसरों से प्यार करते हैं क्योंकि हम उन्हें उनके शारीरिक या बौद्धिक गुणों के आधार पर पसंद करते हैं? या किसी से प्यार करना संभव है “केवल अकेले उन्हीं से”? क्या कुछ लोग दूसरों की अपेक्षा अधिक प्यार के योग्य’ हैं? इस प्रश्न को जोड़ों या समूहों में, निम्नलिखित बातों के आधार पर उत्तर के लिए चर्चा करें।)
(1) a parent or caregiver’s love for a newborn baby, for a mentally or physically challenged child, for a clever child or a prodigy.
(एक माता-पिता अथवा एक रखवाले का नवजात बच्चे के लिए प्यार एक बौद्धिक रूप से या शारीरिक रूप से विकलांग बच्चे के लिए, एक चालाक या एक विलक्षण बुद्धिमान बच्चे के लिए प्यार।)
(ii) the public’s love for a film star, a sportsperson, a politician, or a social worker. (लोगों का एक फिल्म स्टार, एक खिलाड़ी, एक राजनीतिज्ञ और एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता के लिए प्यार।)
(iii) your love for a friend, or brother or sister.
(आपका अपने मित्र और भाई या बहन के प्रति प्यार।)
(iv) your love for a pet, and the pet’s love for you.
(आपका अपने एक पालतू जानवर के लिए अथवा पालतू जानवर का आपके प्रति प्यार।)
Answer:
Generally, we love people because of their physical features as well as their mental qualities. For example, a mother loves her child whether it is beautiful or not. But some persons, in spite of their physical ugliness, maybe more lovable than others because of their mental qualities both of head and heart. The following to be discussed in pairs in groups:

(आमतौर पर, हम लोगों से उनके शारीरिक और बौद्धिक दोनों प्रकार के गुणों के कारण प्यार करते हैं। उदाहरण के तौर पर, एक माँ अपने बच्चे से प्यार करती है चाहे वह सुंदर है या नहीं। लेकिन कुछ लोग, उनकी शारीरिक कुरूपता के बावजूद भी दूसरे लोगों की अपेक्षा अधिक प्रिय’ होते हैं, अपने दिल और दिमाग के गुणों के कारण। इस बात की नीचे समूहों में चर्चा की गई है।)

(i) A parent’s love for a newborn baby, for a mentally or physically challenged child or for a clever child will be almost the same. However, the love of a caregiver cannot reach the same level. It would be determined by the relationship.
(माता-पिता का एक नवजात बच्चे के लिए प्यार, एक मानसिक या शारीरिक रूप से विकलांग अथवा चतुर बच्चे सभी के लिए एक-समान होगा। यद्यपि, एक रखवाले का प्यार उस स्तर तक नहीं पहुँच सकता है। इसका निर्धारण संबंधों के आधार पर होगा।)

(ii) Thepublic’sloveforafilmstar,a sportsperson,a politicianor a social worker depends on their emotions. If these persons work as per the wishes or aspirations of the public, they will be popular. Otherwise, they will soon be forgotten.
(एक फिल्म स्टार, एक खिलाड़ी, एक राजनेता अथवा एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता के प्रति जनता का प्यार उनकी भावनाओं पर निर्भर करता है। यदि ये लोग जनता की इच्छाओं और अपेक्षाओं के अनुसार काम करते हैं तो वे प्रसिद्ध होते हैं। वरना, उन्हें शीघ्र ही भुला दिया जाता है।)

(iii) My love for a friend or brother or sister can’t be the same. The love for a friend is on a social or emotional scale. The love for a brother or sister is purely on emotional level. We have love for a friend. But we have affection for a brother or sister.
(एक मित्र अथवा भाई अथवा बहन के लिए मेरा प्यार एक ही दर्जे का नहीं होगा। एक मित्र के लिए प्यार सामाजिक और भावनात्मक दोनों स्तरों का हो सकता है। भाई और बहन के लिए प्यार तो केवल भावनात्मक ही है। मित्र के प्रति तो हमारे मन में प्यार होता है। लेकिन भाई अथवा बहन के प्रति स्नेह होता है।)

(iv) My love for a pet is because of the cuteness of a pet animal. We do not love those animals which look ugly or are bad tempered.
(एक पालतू जानवर के प्रति मेरा प्यार उस जानवर की सुन्दरता के कारण होता है। हम उन पशुओं को प्यार नहीं करते हैं जो कुरूप होते हैं या बुरे स्वभाव के होते हैं।)

For Anne Gregory In Hindi HBSE 10th Class Question 5.
You have perhaps concluded that people are not objects to be valued for their qualities or riches rather than for themselves. But elsewhere Yeats asks the question: How can we separate the dancer from the dance? Is it possible to separate the person himself or herself from how the person looks, sounds, walks, and so on? Think of how you or a friend or member of your family has changed over the years. Has your relationship also changed? In what way?
(आप शायद इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचे होंगे कि लोग कोई वस्तु नहीं हैं जिन्हें उनके गुण अथवा दौलत के आधार की बजाय उन्हें स्वयं से ही आंका जाता है। परन्तु कहीं कवि यीट्स प्रश्न पूछता है हम नृत्यांगना को नृत्य से कैसे अलग कर सकते हैं? क्या मनुष्य से स्वयं को अलग करना संभव है कि वह किस प्रकार दिखाई देता है, बोलता है, चलता है, सोचिए कि आप या आपका एक मित्र अथवा परिवार का सदस्य वर्षों में कैसे बदल गया है? क्या आपके संबंध बदल गए हैं? और किस प्रकार?)
Answer:
It is true that a person is nothing by himself. We cannot separate him from his traits. For example, we hate a person for his negative qualities. We love a person for his good qualities. We cannot separate a person from his character. But sometimes a person has hidden qualities. I have seen some of my friends and family members change with the passage of time. That depends on a number of factors. Seeing that my relationship with the changed friends have also change. But as far as the family members are concerned, I continue to love them as before, not bothering for their changed attitude towards me.

(यह सच है कि व्यक्ति स्वयं के अतिरिक्त कुछ भी नहीं है। हम उसे उसके गुणों से अलग नहीं कर सके हैं। उदाहरण के तौर पर, हम किसी व्यक्ति से उसके नकारात्मक गुणों के आधार पर घृणा करते हैं। किसी व्यक्ति के अच्छे गुणों के कारण हम उससे प्यार करते हैं। हम व्यक्ति को उसके चरित्र से अलग नहीं कर सकते। लेकिन कभी-कभी एक व्यक्ति में छुपे हुए गुण होते हैं। – मैंने समय के साथ-साथ अपने कुछ मित्रों और परिवारजनों को बदलते हुए देखा है। यह कई बातों पर निर्भर करता है। इसे देखकर मेरे मित्र के साथ मेरा संबंध भी बदल गया है। लेकिन जहाँ तक परिवारजनों का संबंध है, मैं उन्हें पहले की तरह ही प्यार .. करता हूँ, अपने प्रति उनके व्यवहार की परवाह न करते हुए।)

HBSE 10th Class English For Anne Gregory Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

For Anne Gregory Short Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
How will the young man react on seeing the honey coloured ramparts?
Answer:
He will be thrown into despair on seeing the honey coloured ramparts.

For Anne Gregory Class 10 Questions And Answers HBSE Question 2.
What is the colour of the ramparts of the young lady?
Answer:
The colour of the ramparts of the young lady is of honey.

Class 10 For Anne Gregory Question Answer HBSE Question 3.
What will the young man love the woman for?
Answer:
The young man will love the woman for the yellow colour of her hair.

Summary Of For Anne Gregory HBSE 10th Class Question 4.
What feature of the woman has put the young man into despair?
Answer:
The outer part of the woman’s ear has put the young man into despair.

For Anne Gregory Full Poem HBSE 10th Class Question 5.
How can the young woman dye her hair?
Answer:
She can dye her hair with brown, black or carrot colour.

For Anne Gregory Poem Analysis HBSE 10th Class Question 6.
Why does she want todye her hair?
Answer:
She wants to dye her hair so that young men may love her for her own sake and not for her yellow hair.

Anne Gregory Poem Class 10 HBSE  Question 7.
What matters for God more to love the human beings?
Answer:
For God, the inner qualities of human beings matter more than their physical appearance.

Poem For Anne Gregory HBSE 10th Class Question 8.
Who was it that the poet had heard?
Answer:
The poet had heard an old religious man.

Question 9.
What did the text say?
Answer:
The text said that it is God alone who loves you for yourself alone.

Question 10.
What did the young lady expect?
Answer:
The young lady expected that her lover should love her for herself only.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
To whom is the first stanza of the poem addressed? What does the speaker say to her?
(कविता का पहला पद्यांश किसे संबोधित किया गया है? वक्ता उससे क्या कहता है?)
Answer:
The first stanza of the poem is addressed to a lady named Anne Gregory. She had a great influence on the poet. He had great respect for her. He tells her that although she is a noble lady, yet nobody would love her for herself alone.
(कविता का पहला पद्यांश ऐनी ग्रेगरी नाम की एक महिला को संबोधित किया गया है। उसका कवि के ऊपर बहुत अधिक प्रभाव है। वह उसका बहुत अधिक सम्मान करता है। वह उससे कहता है कि यद्यपि वह एक अच्छी महिला है, फिर भी कोई व्यक्ति उससे उसकी खातिर प्यार नहीं करेगा।)

Question 2.
What makes a young man not to love the woman referred to in the first stanza?
(एक व्यक्ति पहले पथ में वर्णित एक महिला से प्यार क्यों नहीं करता है?)
Answer:
The woman has beautiful yellow hair. But the outer part of her ears is not attractive. The poet says that never shall man love her only for herself.
(उस महिला के पीले सुंदर बाल हैं। लेकिन उसके कानों का बाहरी भाग सुंदर नहीं है। कवि उससे कहता है कि मनुष्य कभी भी उससे केवल उसकी खातिर प्यार नहीं करेगा।)

Question 3.
What does the woman say she can do to make herself more desirable to young men? What does this show?
(महिला स्वयं को नवयुवकों की चहेती बनाने के लिए क्या करने को कहती है? इससे क्या पता चलता है?)
Answer:
The woman says that she would dye her hair brown, black or in carrot colour. This shows that the young men give more importance to the physical appearance than the inner beauty.
(महिला कहती है कि वह अपने बालों को भूरा, काला और गाजरी रंग दे देगी। इससे पता चलता है कि नवयुवक आंतरिक सुंदरता की अपेक्षा बाहरी सुंदरता को अधिक महत्त्व देते हैं।)

Question 4.
What does the religious man tell the poet about God’s love for man?
(धार्मिक गुरु कवि को भगवान के मनुष्य के प्रति प्यार के बारे में क्या बताता है?)
Or
What did the religious man tell the poet?
(धार्मिक गुरू ने कवि को क्या बताया?)
Answer:
The religious man has told the poet that he has found a religious text. According to that, God loves a person not for his or her physical qualities. He loves human beings for their inner qualities.
(धार्मिक गुरु ने कवि को बताया है कि उसे एक धार्मिक पुस्तक मिली है। उस पुस्तक के अनुसार, भगवान व्यक्ति से उसके शारीरिक गुणों के कारण प्यार नहीं करता है। वह इंसानों से उनके आंतरिक गुणों के कारण प्यार करता है।)

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Write the brief summary of poem “For Anne Gregory’ in your own words.
(कविता ‘For Anne Gregory’ का संक्षिप्त सारांश अपने शब्दों में लिखें।)
Answer:
“For Anne Gregory’ is one of the best love poems by William Butler Yeats. In this poem the poet give the description of a lover’s love for a lady. The lover liked the yellow colour of the lady’s hair. But he does not like her ramparts. The lady does not approve his love. She wishes such a lover who loves her internally but not physically. She says that her yellow hair is temporary. She may dye them into brown or black or carrot colour soon. Then the poet says that only God loves human beings on the bases of their soul but not body. Only selfless love is true.

(For Anne Gregory’ विलियम बटलर यीट्स की प्यार की श्रेष्ठ कविताओं में से एक है। इस कविता में कवि एक यवती के प्रति एक युवक के प्रेम का वर्णन करता है। प्रेमी उस महिला के पीले बालों को पसंद करता है। परंतु वह उसके कान के पीछे के भाग को पसंद नहीं करता है। महिला उसके प्यार को स्वीकार नहीं करती है। वह एक ऐसे प्रेमी की कामना करती है जो उसे अंदरूनी तौर पर प्यार करे बल्कि शारीरिक तौर पर नहीं। वह कहती है कि उसके पीले बाल अस्थाई हैं। वह शीघ्र ही उन्हें भूरे अथवा काले अथवा गाजरी रंग में बदल देगी। तब कवि कहता है कि केवल भगवान ही मनुष्यों को उनकी आत्मा के आधार पर प्यार करता है न कि शरीर के आधार पर । केवल निःस्वार्थ प्रेम ही सच्चा होता है।)

Question 2.
What is the Central Idea/Theme of the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’? (“For Anne Gregory’ a fare ?)
(Sample Paper March, 2019) Answer: The poem conveys the idea that physical beauty may be important for young men or the human beings. But God does not love human beings for their physical beauty. In this poem the poet gives an example of a lover who loves the yellow hair of a young lady but does not like her ramparts. The lady disapproves his love. The woman says that she would dye her hair brown, black or in carrot colour. This shows that the young men give more importance to the physical appearance than the inner beauty.

(कविता इस विचार को स्पष्ट करती है कि शारीरिक सुंदरता नवयुवकों अथवा मनुष्यों के लिए महत्त्वपूर्ण हो सकती है। लेकिन के कारण प्यार नहीं करता है। इस कविता में कवि एक प्रेमी का उदाहरण देता है जो एक नवयुवती के पीले बालों को तो पसंद करता है परंतु उसके कानों के पीछे के बाहरी भाग को पसंद नहीं करता है। महिला उसके प्यार को अस्वीकार कर देती है। महिला कहती है कि वह अपने बालों को भूरा, काला और गाजरी रंग दे देगी। इससे पता चलता है कि नवयुवक आंतरिक सुंदरता की अपेक्षा बाहरी सुंदरता को अधिक महत्त्व देते हैं।)

Multiple Choice Question

Question 1.
What throws a man into despair?
(A) the lady’s ramparts
(B) the lady’s yellow hair
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) the lady’s ramparts

Question 2.
What does the young man love the lady for?
(A) for her ramparts
(B) for her internal beauty
(C) for her yellow hair
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(C) for her yellow hair

Question 3.
What does the lady want her lover to love?
(A) her ramparts
(B) her hair
(C) herself
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(C) herself

Question 4.
What is the actual colour of the lady’s hair?
(A) black
(B) yellow
(C) brown
(D) carrot
Answer:
(B) yellow

Question 5.
What colour may the lady give to her hair?
(A) black
(B) brown
(C) carrot
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(D) all of the above

Question 6.
What will the lady do to her hair?
(A) dye
(B) cut
(C) grow long
(D) remain as it is
Answer:
(A) dye

Question 7.
For what quality does God love human beings?
(A) physical
(B) internal
(C) external
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(B) internal

Question 8.
Who is the poet of the poem, “For Anne Gregory”?
(A) Carl Sandburg
(B) Ogden Nash
(C) W.B. Yeats
(D) Adrienne Rich
Answer:
(C) W.B. Yeats

For Anne Gregory Important for Comprehension Of Stanzas 

Read the following stanzas and answer the questions that follow :

STANZA 1

“Never shall a young man, Thrown into despair.
By those great honey-coloured Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone And nor your yellow hair.”

Questions:
(a) Name the poem.
(b) What is the colour of the woman’s hair?
(c) What will the man love her for?
(d) What feature of the woman has put the young man into despair?
(e) Find a word from the stanza which means ‘defensive wall of a fort’.
Answer:
(a) The name of the poem is ‘For Anne Gregory’.
(b) The colour of the woman’s hair is yellow.
(c) The man will love her for herself.
(d) The portion of hair behind the woman’s ear has put the young man into despair.
(e) Rampart.

STANZA 2

“But I can get a hair-dye And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”

Questions:
(a) Who is the speaker in these lines?
(b) How can she dye her hair?
(c) Why does she want to dye her hair?
(d) Does the lady want her yellow hair to be loved?
(e) What colour will she give to her hair?
Answer:
(a) The speaker in these lines is Anne Gregory.
(b) She says that she can dye her hair brown, black or carrot.
(c) She wants to dye her hair so that young men may love her for her own sake and not for her yellow hair.
(d) No, she does not want her yellow hair to be loved.
(e) She will give a brown or black or carrot colour to her hair.

STANZA 3

“I heard an old religious man But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Questions:
(a) Name the poem.
(b) What did the religious man find?
(c) Who can love us for ourselves?
(d) Find a word in the stanza rhyming with ‘declare’.
(e) Find a word in the stanza which means the same as ‘book’.
Answer:
(a) The name of the poem is ‘For Anne Gregory’.
(b) The religious man found a text.
(c) Only God can love us for ourselves
(d) Declare-hair.
(e) Text.

For Anne Gregory Summary in English

For Anne Gregory Introduction in English

or Anne Gregory’ is one of the best love poems by William Butler Yeats. In this poem the love between a man and a woman is presented. Love is done by the core of one’s heart. It does not matter a little on love if the colour of the hair or the skin changes. The poet is in deep loved for Anne Gregory and wants to love her in all forms.

For Anne Gregory Summary in English

For Anne Gregory’ is one of the best love poems by William Butler Yeats. In this poem the poet give the description of a lover’s love for a lady. The lover liked the yellow colour of the lady’s hair. But he does not like her ramparts. The lady does not approve his love. She wishes such a lover who loves her internally but not physically. She says that her yellow hair is temporary. She may dye them into brown or black or carrot colour soon. Then the poet says that only God loves human beings on the bases of their soul but not body. Only selfless love is true.

For Anne Gregory Summary in Hindi

For Anne Gregory Introduction in Hindi

(‘For Anne Gregory’विलियम बटलर यीट्स की प्यार की कविताओं में से एक बेहतरीन कविता है। इस कविता में एक पुरुष और महिला के बीच के प्यार को प्रदर्शित किया गया है। प्यार तो व्यक्ति के हृदय की गहराइयों से किया जाता है। इस बात का प्यार पर कोई प्रभाव नहीं पड़ता है कि बालों अथवा त्वचा का रंग बदल जाता है। कवि को ऐनी ग्रेगरी से गहरा प्यार है और वह उसको सभी रूपों में प्यार करना चाहता है।)

For Anne Gregory Summary in Hindi

‘For Anne Gregory’ विलियम बटलर यीट्स की प्यार की श्रेष्ठ कविताओं में से एक है। इस कविता में कवि एक युवती के प्रति एक युवक के प्रेम का वर्णन करता है। प्रेमी उस महिला के पीले बालों को पसंद करता है। परंतु वह उसके कान के पीछे के भाग को पसंद नहीं करता है। महिला उसके प्यार को स्वीकार नहीं करती है। वह एक ऐसे प्रेमी की कामना करती है जो उसे अंदरूनी तौर पर प्यार करे बल्कि शारीरिक तौर पर नहीं। वह कहती है कि उसके पीले बाल अस्थाई हैं। वह शीघ्र ही उन्हें भूरे अथवा काले अथवा गाजरी रंग में बदल देगी। तब कवि कहता है कि केवल भगवान ही मनुष्यों को उनकी आत्मा के आधार पर प्यार करता है न कि शरीर के आधार पर। केवल निःस्वार्थ प्रेम ही सच्चा होता है।

For Anne Gregory Translation in Hindi

STANZA 1

“Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured ‘
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair. ”

Word-meanings: Despair = disappointment (निराशा); ramparts $=$ outer parts of the ear (कान के पीछे का भाग)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद-“कोई भी युवा व्यक्ति तुम्हारे कान के पीछे के उन शहद के रंग जैसे भागों को देखकर निराशा में डूबेगा। तुम्हें सिर्फ तुम्हारे लिए प्यार करेगा और तुम्हारे पीले बालों के लिए नहीं।”)

STANZA 2

“But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair. ”

Word-meanings: Hair-dye = hair colour (बालों का रंग); despair = disappointment (निराशा) ।

(हिंदी अनुवाद- “मगर मैं बालों का रंग ले सकती हूँ और बालों को भूरा, काला या गाजरी रंग में रंग सकती हूँ ताकि युवा व्यक्ति मुझे केवल मेरे लिए प्यार करे, न कि मेरे पीले बालों के लिए।)

STANZA 3

“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Word-meaning: Text = book (किताब) ।

(हैंदी अनुवाद- “मैंने कल रात को एक बूढ़े धार्मिक व्यक्ति को यह कहते सुना था कि उसके पास एक धार्मिक किताब है जो यह साबित करती है कि केवल भगवान ही तुम्हें केवल तुम्हारे लिए प्यार कर सकता है, न कि तुम्हारे पीले बालों के लिए।)

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions First Flight Poem 8 The Trees Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions First Flight Poem 8 The Trees

HBSE 10th Class English The Trees Textbook Questions and Answers

Class 10 English Poem The Trees Question Answer HBSE Question 1.
Can there be a forest without trees? Where are the trees in this poem, and where do they go?
(क्या वृक्षों के बिना जंगल हो सकता है? इस कविता में पेड़ कहाँ हैं, और वे कहाँ जाते हैं?)
Answer:
No, there can’t be a forest without trees. The trees in the poem are only decorative plants. These are grown in the houses for beautification. They grow in small pots. When the poetess says that the trees are moving out, she means to say that these decorative plants are being taken to the veranda.

(नहीं, वृक्षों के बिना जंगल नहीं हो सकता है। इस कविता में वृक्ष केवल सजावटी पौधे हैं। ये सुन्दरता के लिए घरों में उगाए जाते हैं। वे छोटे-छोटे गमलों में उगाए जाते हैं। जब कवयित्री कहती है कि वृक्ष बाहर जा रहे हैं तो उसका कहने का भाव है कि इन सजावटी पौधों को बरामदे में ले जाया जा रहा है।) Thinking about the Poem (Page 100)

Thinking about the Poem (Page 100)

The Trees Class 10 HBSE First Flight Poem Question 1.
(i) Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest.
(प्रथम पयांश में, तीन चीजें छाँटिए, जो एक वृक्ष विहीन जंगल में नहीं हो सकी।)
(ii) What picture do these words create in your mind: “… sun bury its feet in shadow …”? What could the poet mean by the sun’s ‘feet’?
(ये शब्द आपके दिमाग में कौन-सी तस्वीर चित्रित करते हैं ….सूर्य की रोशनी छाया में नहीं दिखाई देती ….”? सूर्य के पैरों’ से कवि का क्या भाव है?)
Answer:
(i) Three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest are:

1. no bird can sit on them,
2. no insect can hide in them,
3. there can be no shadow of the sun.

(तीन चीजें जो एक वृक्ष विहीन जंगल में नहीं हो सकती हैं-

1. उन पर कोई पक्षी नहीं बैठ सकता है,
2. उनमें कोई कीट छुप नहीं सकता है,
3. वहाँ पर सूर्य की कोई परछाई नहीं हो सकती है।

(ii) The picture is that of shadow caused by the sunlight falling on the trees. By the sun’s ‘feet’ the poet means the top of the trees.
(यह तस्वीर वृक्षों पर पड़ रहे सूर्य के प्रकाश की छाया की है। सूर्य के पैरों’ से कवि का भाव वृक्षों के शिखरों से है।)

Trees Class 10 HBSE First Flight Poem Question 2.
(i) Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, their leaves, and their twigs do?
(कविता में वृक्ष कहाँ पर हैं? उनकी जड़ें, उनके पत्ते और उनकी शाखाएँ क्या करते हैं?)
(ii) What does the poet compare their branches to?
(कवि उनकी शाखाओं की तुलना किस चीज़ से करता है?)
Answer:
(i) The trees in the poem are decorative trees and they are inside the house. They are in the pots and pans. Their roots try to free themselves from the cracks in the veranda door. Their leaves go toward the glass. Small twigs become stiff.
(इस कविता में वर्णित वृक्ष सजावटी वृक्ष हैं और वे घर के अंदर हैं। वे बर्तनों और गमलों में हैं। उनकी जड़ें बरामदे के दरवाजे की दरारों में से स्वयं को मुक्त करने की कोशिश कर रही हैं। उनके पत्ते शीशे की ओर जाते हैं। छोटी-छोटी शाखाएँ अकड़ जाती हैं।)

(ii) The poet compares their branches to the newly discharged patients.
(कवि उनकी शाखाओं की तुलना अस्पताल से हाल ही में छुट्टी हुए मरीजों से करता है।)

Poem On Trees In English HBSE 10th Class Question 3.
(i) How does the poetess describe the moon:
(a) at the beginning of the third stanza, and
(b) at its end? What causes this change?
(कवयित्री चाँद का वर्णन कैसे करती है-
(a) तीसरे stanza के शुरु में, और
(b) इसके अंत में? यह परिवर्तन क्यों आता है?)
(ii) What happens to the house when the trees move out of it?
(जब वृक्ष बाहर चले जाते हैं तो घर का क्या होता है?)
(iii) Why do you think that the poet does not mention the departure of the forest from the house” in her letters? (Could it be that we are often silent about important happenings that are so unexpected that they embarrass us? Think about this again when you answer the next set of questions.)
(आप क्यों सोचते हैं कि कवयित्री अपने पत्रों में “घर से जंगल की विदाई” का वर्णन क्यों नहीं करती है? (क्या ऐसा हो सकता था कि हम अकसर आवश्यक घटनाओं के बारे में चुप हो जाते हैं जो इतनी अकस्मात् हो जाती हैं कि वे हमें परेशान करती हैं?) इसे पुनः सोचिए जब आप अपने अगले प्रश्नों का उत्तर दें।)
Answer:
(i) (a) At the beginning of the stanza, it is the full moon.
(stanza के आरंभ में, चंद्रमा का आकार पूरा है।)

(b) In the end, it is like a broken mirror.
(stanza के अंत में, यह टूटे हुए शीशे के समान है।)
The cause of this change is the growth of trees in the pots.
(इस परिवर्तन का कारण फूलदानों में फूलों का उगना है।)

(ii) The house undergoes a change. Its glass is broken. Winds rush inside the house.
(मकान में एक परिवर्तन आ जाता है। इसका शीशा टूट गया है। हवा घर के अंदर आ रही है।)

(iii) The poetess does not mention it because this is a common thing and is known to all. This is not something extraordinary
(कवि इसका वर्णन नहीं करता है क्योंकि यह एक आम बात है और इसे सभी जानते हैं। यह कोई असाधारण बात नहीं है।)

Question 4.
Now that you have read the poem in detail, we can begin to ask what the poem might mean. Here are two suggestions. Can you think of others?
(अब आपने कविता को विस्तृत रूप से पढ़ लिया होगा, हम पूछना आरंभ कर सकते हैं कि कविता का क्या अर्थ’ होगा। यहाँ पर दो सुझाव हैं। आप क्या अन्य सुझावों को भी सोच सकते हैं?)।
(i) Does the poem present a conflict between man and nature? Compare it with A Tiger in the Zoo. Is the poet suggesting that plants and trees, used for ‘interior decoration’ in cities while forests are cut down, are ‘imprisoned’, and need to breakout”
(क्या कविता मनुष्य और प्रकृति के मध्य द्वन्द्व प्रकट करती है? इसकी तुलना ATiger in the Zoo से करो। क्या कवि सुझाव दे रहा है कि पेड़ और पौधे का प्रयोग शहरों में ‘अन्दरूनी सजावट’ के लिए किया जाता है जबकि जंगलों को काटा जा रहा है, उन्हें ‘बंधक’ बनाया जा रहा है और उन्हें ‘फैलने की आवश्यकता है?)

(ii) On the other hand, Adrienne Rich has been known to use trees as a metaphor for human beings; this is a recurrent image in her poetry. What new meanings emerge from the poem if you take its trees to be symbolic of this particular meaning ?
(दूसरी ओर, ऐडरीन रिष ने वृक्षों को मानव के रूप में अलंकृत करने के लिए जाना है; यह तस्वीर उनकी कविताओं में बार-बार आ रही है। यदि आप इस कविता के वृक्षों को इस प्रतीकात्मक रूप में लेते हैं तो इसका आप क्या अर्थ निकालते हैं?)
Answer:
(i) Yes, the poem presents a conflict between man and nature. Man has harmed nature much. He has cut forests. Now he is content to have decorative plants in his house. But these decorative plants cannot afford shelter to birds or insects. Here, like the zoo animals, the plants are imprisoned. They get fresh air only when they move out.

(हाँ, कविता आदमी और प्रकृति के मध्य द्वंद्व को प्रकट करती है। मनुष्य ने प्रकृति को बहुत नुकसान पहुँचाया है। उसने जंगलों को काटा है। अब वह अपने घर में सजावटी पौधों से ही संतुष्ट है। लेकिन ये सजावटी पौधे पक्षियों और कीटों को आश्रय नहीं दे सकते हैं। यहाँ पर, चिड़ियाघर के जानवरों की तरह पौधे भी कैदी हो गए हैं। वे केवल तभी ताजी हवा हासिल कर सकते हैं जब उन्हें बाहर ले जाया जाता है।)

(ii) The new meaning is that men are also like trees. If trees are not free to grow, men are also not free. They remain imprisoned in the world of their own. The poetess sits in her room. She remains in her room like a decorative plant.

(नया अर्थ यह है कि अब मनुष्य भी वृक्षों के समान हैं। यदि उगने के लिए वृक्ष स्वतंत्र नहीं हैं, तो मनुष्य भी स्वतंत्र नहीं हैं। वे अपनी बनाई दुनिया में ही कैदी बने रहते हैं। कवयित्री अपने कमरे में बैठती है। वह अपने कमरे में एक सजावटी पौधे की तरह रहती है।)

Question 5.
You may read the poem ‘On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel.
Compare and contrast it with the poem you have just read.
(आप नौवीं कक्षा NCERT की अंग्रेज़ी Textbook ‘Beehive से जीव पटेल की कविता ‘On Killing a Tree’ पढ़ सकते हैं। उस कविता की तुलना आपके द्वारा अभी-अभी पढ़ी गई कविता से कीजिए।)
Answer:
“The Trees’ deals with ‘trees’ that are not real. They are either in a picture, or they are only decorative plants. On the other hand, ‘On Killing a Tree’ deals with the subject of how to kill a tree. Both poems are related to trees.
(कविता ‘The Trees’ नकली वृक्षों का वर्णन करती है। वे या तो तस्वीरों में हैं, या वे केवल सजावटी पौधे हैं। दूसरी ओर, कविता ‘On Killing a Tree’ इस विषय पर केंद्रित है कि वृक्ष को कैसे मारा जाता है। दोनों कविताएँ वृक्षों से संबंधित हैं।) ।

HBSE 10th Class English The Trees Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What type of trees are described in the poem ‘The Trees’?
Answer:
Decorative trees are described in this poem.

Question 2.
Where are the decorative plants kept?
Answer:
The decorative plants are kept in the houses.

Question 3.
Where do the decorative plants grow?
Answer:
The decorative plants grow in small pots and pans.

Question 4.
What does the poetess compare these decorative plants to?
Answer:
The poetess compares these decorative plants to a newly discharged patient.

Question 5.
Why can’t birds sit and insects hide in them?
Answer:
Birds can’t sit and insects can’t hide in them because they are decorative plants.

Question 6.
What do the roots do all night?
Answer:
All night the roots work to free themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor

Question 7.
What does the poetess not mention in the letters?
Answer:
The poetess does not mention the departure of the forest from the house.

Question 8.
How does the poetess describe the moon in the end?
Answer:
In the end the poetess describes the moon like a broken mirror.

Question 9.
What does the poetess compare the tree branches to?
Answer:
The poetess compares the tree branches to a newly discharged patient.

Question 10.
What rushes out to meet the trees?
Answer:
The wind rushes out to meet the trees.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Why are the trees described in the first stanza not useful for birds or insects?
(पहले stanza में कवि वृक्षों को पक्षियों और कीटों के लिए लाभदायक क्यों नहीं मानता है?)
Answer:
The trees described in the first stanza are either decorative plants kept inside a house, or they are shown only in a painting or picture. Therefore, they are not useful for birds or insects. Birds cannot sit on their branches. Insects cannot hide in them.

(पहले stanza में कवि जिन पौधों का वर्णन करता है वे या तो घर के अंदर रखे हुए सजावटी पौधे हैं, या फिर किसी तस्वीर में दिखाए गए पौधे हैं। इसलिए, वे पक्षियों और पौधों के लिए लाभदायक नहीं हैं। पक्षी उनकी शाखाओं पर नहीं बैठ सकते हैं। कीट उनमें छुप नहीं सकते हैं।)

Question 2.
What happens to the roots and leaves of these trees at night?
(इन वृक्षों की जड़ों और पत्तों के साथ रात के समय क्या होता है?)
Answer:
The roots of these trees are engaged into the cracks of the veranda floor. At night, these roots try to free themselves from the cracks. The leaves try to move towards the glass. Twigs become harden and the boughs try to expand under the roof.

(इन वृक्षों की जड़ें रात के समय बरामदे के फर्श की दरारों में फंस जाती हैं। रात्रि के समय, ये जड़ें स्वयं को दरारों से मुक्त कराने का प्रयास करती हैं। पत्ते शीशे की ओर बढ़ने का प्रयास करते हैं। टहनियों कठोर हो जाती हैं और शाखाएँ छत के नीचे फैलने. का प्रयास करती हैं।)

Question 3.
How does the poet describe the growth of the trees inside the houses?
(कवयित्री घरों के अंदर उगने वाले पौधों का वर्णन कैसे करती है?)
Answer:
These trees grow in pots and pans. So their roots feel cramped. These roots try to free themselves from the cracks of the veranda floor. The leaves need light. So they move towards the glass. The twigs are stiff and the boughs are like the newly discharged patients coming out of clinic doors.

(ये पौधे फूलदानों और बर्तनों में उगते हैं। इसलिए उनकी जड़ें मुड़ी हुई हैं। ये जड़ें स्वयं को बरामदे के फर्श की दरारों से मुक्त कराने का प्रयास करती हैं। पत्तों को प्रकाश की आवश्यकता होती है। इसलिए वे शीशे की ओर बढ़ते हैं। टहनियाँ अकड़ी हुई हैं और शाखाएँ उस मरीज की भाँति हैं जिसे अस्पताल से हाल ही में छुट्टी मिली है और वह अस्पताल के दरवाजे की ओर जा रहा है।)

Question 4.
Why does the poetess use the metaphor of the newly discharged patients?
(कवयित्री ने हाल ही में छुट्टी हुए एक मरीज को क्यों अलंकृत किया है?)
Answer:
A patient feels depressed in a hospital. As soon as he recovers, he is eager to leave the hospital. He rushes towards the clinic doors. In the same way, the plants in the pots feel suffocated. They are deprived of adequate light. So they stretch themselves towards the glass door, in the hope of finding light

(अस्पताल में मरीज हताशा महसूस करता है। जैसे ही वह स्वस्थ होता है, तो वह अस्पताल को छोड़ने का इच्छुक होता है। वह अस्पताल के दरवाजे की ओर भागता है। इसी प्रकार से, फूलदानों में पौधों का दम घुटता है। वे पर्याप्त प्रकाश से वंचित हैं। इसलिए वे स्वयं को शीशे के दरवाजे की ओर फैलाते हैं, प्रकाश प्राप्त करने की आशा में।)

Question 5.
How does the poetess describe the night? How does she feel?
(कवयित्री रात्रि का वर्णन कैसे करती है? उसे कैसा महसूस होता है?)
Answer:
It is nighttime. The night is fresh. In the open sky, the full moon is shining. The poetess feels the smell of leaves and lichen reaching inside the room. Her head is full of whispers. But she thinks that the next day these whispers will be silent

(रात्रि का समय हैं। रात्रि ताजगी से भरी है। खुले आसमान में पूर्ण चंद्रमा चमक रहा है। कवयित्री को पत्तों की गंध आ रही है और काई की गंध भी कमरे के अंदर आ रही है। उसका सिर कानाफूसियों से भरा हुआ है। लेकिन वह सोचती है कि अगले दिन ये कानाफूसियाँ शांत हो जाएंगी।)

Question 6.
What is the theme of the poem ‘The Trees’?
(‘The Trees’ कविता का विषय क्या है?)
Answer:
The theme of the poem is the disappearance of trees. This poem also brings out the idea of conflict between man and nature. Man is doing more and more harm to nature. Nature is getting angry. Man’s existence on this planet is in danger. Thus it becomes the foremost duty of every citizen to work for the protection of environment.

(इस कविता का विषय वृक्षों का लुप्त होना है। यह कविता आदमी और प्रकृति के बीच विरोध के विचार को भी प्रकट करती है। आदमी प्रकृति को ज्यादा-से-ज्यादा नुकसान पहुँचाता जा रहा है। प्रकृति उग्र होती जा रही है। इस ग्रह पर मनुष्य का अस्तित्व खतरे में पड़ गया है। इसलिए पर्यावरण की रक्षा के लिए काम करना प्रत्येक नागरिक का सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कर्त्तव्य बनता है।)

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Write a brief summary of the poem ‘The Trees’ in your own words.
(कविता ‘The Trees’ का संक्षिप्त सारांश अपने शब्दों में लिखें।)
Answer:
The poem “The Trees’ written by Adrienne Rich, is a poem about decorative plants. These plants are grown in houses in small pots and pans. They are not useful for birds and insects. Birds can’t sit on the branches. Insects can’t hide in them. They don’t give any shade. Their twigs are stiff. Their boughs are like a newly discharged patient. They are devoid of light. Their leaves rush towards the glass window for light because they feel suffocated in their small pots and pans. The poetess is sitting inside her room. She is writing long letters. It is night time. She feels the smell of leaves and lichen reaching inside her room. The poetess longs that these trees should strive to get light and air.

(यह कविता ‘The Trees’ ऐडरीन रिच द्वारा लिखित सजावटी पौधों के बारे में एक कविता है। ये पौधे घरों के अंदर फूलदानों और छोटे बर्तनों में उगाए जाते हैं। ये पक्षियों और कीटों के लिए लाभदायक नहीं हैं। पक्षी इनकी शाखाओं के ऊपर नहीं बैठ सकते हैं। कीट स्वयं को इनमें छुपा नहीं सकते हैं। ये कोई छाया नहीं देते हैं। इनकी टहनियाँ अकड़ी (कठोर) हुई हैं। इनकी शाखाएँ उस मरीज की भाँति हैं जिसे हाल ही में अस्पताल से छुट्टी मिली है। ये प्रकाश से वंचित हैं। इनके पत्ते प्रकाश हासिल करने के लिए शीशे की खिड़की की ओर भागते हैं क्योंकि फूलदानों और बर्तनों में उनका दम घुटता है। कवयित्री अपने कमरे में बैठी है। वह लंबे पत्र लिख रही है। रात्रि का समय है। वह पत्तों और काई की गंध को अपने कमरे के अंदर पहुँचता महसूस करती है। कवयित्री की इच्छा है कि वृक्ष प्रकाश और हवा के लिए संघर्ष करें।)

Question 2.
What is the Central Idea of the poem “The Trees’? (‘The Trees’ कविता का केन्द्रीय विषय क्या है?)
Answer:
This is a poem about decorative plants. These plants are grown in houses for beautification. These grow in small pots and pans. They have taken the place of large forest trees which have been cut by human beings. This poem presents the picture of harm to nature by human beings by their actions. The poem shows the disappearance of trees. This poem also brings out the idea of conflict between man and nature. Man is doing more and more harm to nature. Nature is getting angry. Man’s existence on this planet is in danger. Thus it becomes the foremost duty of every citizen to work for the protection of the environment.

(यह सजावटी पौधों के बारे में एक कविता है। ये पौधे सजावट सुन्दरता के लिए घरों के अंदर उगाए जाते हैं। ये छोटे-छोटे फूलदानों और बर्तनों में उगाए जाते हैं। इन्होंने उन विशाल वृक्षों का स्थान ले लिया है जिनको मनुष्यों के द्वारा काट दिया गया है। यह कविता मनुष्यों के द्वारा अपने कामों से प्रकृति को हुए नुकसान का वर्णन करती है। यह कविता वृक्षों के लुप्त होने को दर्शाती है। यह कविता आदमी और प्रकृति के बीच विरोध के विचार को भी प्रकट करती है। आदमी प्रकृति को ज्यादा-से-ज्यादा नुकसान पहुँचाता जा रहा है। प्रकृति उग्र होती जा रही है। इस ग्रह पर मनुष्य का अस्तित्व खतरे में पड़ गया है। इसलिए पर्यावरण की रक्षा के लिए काम करना प्रत्येक नागरिक का सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कर्त्तव्य बनता है।)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Where are the trees in the poem found?
(A) in the garden
(B) in the forest
(C) in the house
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(C) in the house

Question 2.
The trees in the poem are useful for:
(A) the birds
(B) the insects
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(D) none of the above

Question 3.
What type of plants are mentioned in the poem?
(A) decorative plants
(B) painted plants
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(C) both (A) and (B)

Question 4.
These plants are planted in …….
(A) pots and pans
(B) garden
(C) fields
(D) forest
Answer:
(A) pots and pans

Question 5.
How are the small twigs of these plants?
(A) soft
(B) stiff
(C) green
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(B) stiff

Question 6.
What are the boughs compared to?
(A) a newly discharged patient
(B) a newly admitted patient
(C) a chronically sick patient
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(A) a newly discharged patient

Question 7.
What does the poetess write?
(A) long poems
(B) long letters
(C) long essays
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(B) long letters

Question 8.
What is the poetess’s head full of?
(A) plants
(B) birds
(C) insects
(D) whispers
Answer:
(D) whispers

Question 9.
What try to free themselves from the cracks of the veranda floor?
(A) roots
(B) leaves
(C) twigs
(D) boughs
Answer:
(A) roots

Question 10.
Who is the poet/poetess of the poem “The Trees’?
(A) Walt Whitman
(B) Adrienne Rich
(C) Carl Sandburg
(D) W.B. Yeats
Answer:
(B) Adrienne Rich

The Trees Important for Comprehension Of Stanzas

Read the following stanzas and answer the questions that follow :

STANZA 1

The trees inside are moving out into the forest,
the forest that was empty all these days
where no bird could sit
no insect hide
no sun bury its feet in shadow
the forest that was empty all these nights
will be full of trees by morning.

Questions:
(a) From where are the trees moving out into the forest?
(b) Why can’t birds sit in them or insects hide in them?
(c) How was the forest all these nights’?
(d) Are these trees useful for birds and insects?
(e) What type of trees are these?
Answers:
(a) The trees are moving out of the mind of the painter and coming on the canvas.
(b) These are not real trees. These are the trees in a picture or decorative trees in a house. So birds can’t sit in them and insects cannot hide there.
(c) All these nights, the forest was empty.
(d) No, these trees are not useful for birds and insects.
(e) These are decorative or picture trees.

STANZA 2

All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

Questions:
(a) What do the roots do all night?
(b) How are the small twigs?
(c) What are the boughs compared to?
(d) What do the leaves do?
(e) Name the poem and the poetess.
Answers:
(a) All night the roots work to free themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor.
(b) The small twigs are stiff.
(c) The boughs are compared to the newly discharged patients.
(d) The leaves strain towards the glass.
(e) Poem: The Trees, Poetess: Adrienne Rich.

STANZA 3

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
writing long letters
in which I scarcely mention the departure
of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open.

Questions:
(a) Where is the poetess sitting?
(b) What is the poetess doing?
(c) What does she not mention in her letters?
(d) How does the poetess describe the night and the moon?
(e) Name the poem and the poetess.
Answers:
(a) The poetess is sitting in her room.
(b) The poetess is writing long letters.
(c) She does not mention the departure of the forest from the house.
(d) The night is pleasant and fresh. The full moon is shining.
(e) Poem: The Trees, Poetess: Adrienne Rich.

STANZA 4

the smell of leaves and lichen
still reaches like a voice into the rooms.
My head is full of whispers
which tomorrow will be silent.

Questions:
(a) Where is the poetess sitting at present?
(b) Which smell is reaching her?
(c) What is her head full of?
(d) What will be silent tomorrow?
(e) Name the poem and the poetess.
Answers:
(a) At present, the poetess is sitting in her room.
(b) The smell of leaves and lichen is reaching her.
(c) Her head is full of whispers.
(d) Tomorrow, the whispers will be silent.
(e) Poem: The Trees, Poetess: Adrienne Rich.

STANZA 5

Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
its pieces flash now in the crown
of the tallest oak.

Questions:
(a) What is happening to the glass?
(b) What does the poetess say about the trees?
(c) What rushes out to meet the trees?
(d) How does the poetess describe the moon?
(e) Why does the wind rush?
Answers:
(a) The glass is breaking.
(b) The poetess says that the trees are stumbling forward into the night.
(e) The wind rushes out to meet the trees.
(d) The poetess says that the moon is like a broken mirror.
(e) The wind rushes to meet the trees.

The Trees Summary in English

The Trees Introduction in English

This is a poem about decorative plants. These plants are grown in houses for beautification. These grow in small pots and pans. They have taken the place of large forest trees which have been cut by human beings. This poem presents the picture of harm to nature by human beings by their actions.

The Trees Summary in English

The poem ‘The Trees’ written by Adrienne Rich, is a poem about decorative plants. These plants are grown in houses in small pots and pans. They are not useful for birds and insects, Birds can’t sit on the branches. Insects can’t hide in them. They don’t give any shade. Their twigs are stiff. Their boughs are like a newly discharged patient. They are devoid of light. Their leaves rush towards the glass window for light because they feel suffocated in their small pots and pans. The poetess is sitting inside her room. She is writing long letters. It is night time. She feels the smell of leaves and lichen reaching inside her room. The poetess longs that these trees should strive to get light and air.

The Trees Introduction in Hindi

(यह सजावटी पौधों के बारे में एक कविता है। ये पौधे सजावट सुन्दरता के लिए घरों के अंदर उगाए जाते हैं। ये छोटे-छोटे फूलदानों और बर्तनों में उगाए जाते हैं। इन्होंने उन विशाल वृक्षों का स्थान ले लिया है जिनको मनुष्यों के द्वारा काट दिया गया है। यह कविता मनुष्यों के द्वारा अपने कामों से प्रकृति को हए नुकसान का वर्णन करती है।)

The Trees Summary in Hindi

यह कविता ‘The Trees’ ऐडरीन रिच द्वारा लिखित सजावटी पौधों के बारे में एक कविता है। ये पौधे घरों के अंदर फूलदानों और छोटे बर्तनों में उगाए जाते हैं। ये पक्षियों और कीटों के लिए लाभदायक नहीं हैं। पक्षी इनकी शाखाओं के ऊपर नहीं बैठ सकते हैं। कीट स्वयं को इनमें छुपा नहीं सकते हैं। ये कोई छाया नहीं देते हैं। इनकी टहनियाँ अकड़ी (कठोर) हुई हैं। इनकी शाखाएँ उस मरीज की भाँति हैं जिसे हाल ही में अस्पताल से छुट्टी मिली है। ये प्रकाश से वंचित हैं। इनके पत्ते प्रकाश हासिल करने के लिए शीशे की खिड़की की ओर भागते हैं क्योंकि फूलदानों और बर्तनों में उनका दम घुटता है। कवयित्री अपने कमरे में बैठी हैं। वह लंबे पत्र लिख रही है। रात्रि का समय है। वह पत्तों और काई की गंध को अपने कमरे के अंदर पहुँचता महसूस करती है। कवयित्री की इच्छा है कि वृक्ष प्रकाश और हवा के लिए संघर्ष करें।

The Trees Translation in Hindi

STANZA 1

The trees inside are moving out into the forest,
the forest that was empty al! these days
where no bird could sit
no insect hide
no sun bury its feet in shaíkw
the forest that was empty all these nights
will be full of trees by morning.

Word-meanings : Insect = worm (कीड़ा);); no sun shadow = no light will be lost in shadow (कोई रोशनी छाया में लुप्त नहीं होगी)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद अंदर के वृक्ष बाहर निकलकर जंगल में जा रहे हैं, वह जंगल जो इन सारे दिनों में खाली था, जहाँ कोई पक्षी नहीं बैठ सकता था और न ही कोई कीड़ा छुप सकता था। कोई भी रोशनी छाया में लुप्त नहीं हो सकती थी, वह जंगल जो इन सभी रातों को खाली था, कल सुबह तक वृक्षों से भर जाएगा।

STANZA 2

All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

Word-meanings: Disengage = get free (आजाद होना); cracks = small openings (दरारें); strain = try (प्रयत्न करना); twigs = branches (टहनियाँ); long-cramped = shrunk for long (लम्बे समय तक सिकुड़ी हुई); half-dazed = half shocked (अर्ध-सदमे में)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद सारी रात जड़ें बरामदे के फर्श की दरारों से स्वयं को अलग करने का काम करती रहती हैं। पत्ते शीशे की तरफ जाने की कोशिश करते हैं, छोटी टहनियाँ थकान के कारण सख्त हो जाती हैं, लम्बी सिकुड़ी हुई टहनियाँ छत के नीचे हरकत कर रही हैं जैसे कोई हाल ही में अस्पताल से निष्कासित मरीज अर्ध-सदमे में, अस्पताल के दरवाजे की तरफ जा रहा हो।)

STANZA 3

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
writing long letters
in which I scarcely mention the departure
oftheforestfrom the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open.

Word-meanings : Scarcely = hardly (मुश्किल से); the whole moon = full moon (पूर्णिमा का चाँद)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद मैं अन्दर बैठी हूँ, दरवाजे बरामदे की तरफ खुलते हैं, मैं लम्बे पत्र लिख रही हूँ जिनमें मैंने मुश्किल से जंगल के घर से बाहर जाने की बात की है। रात तरो-ताजा सुहावनी है, पूर्णिमा का चाँद खुले आकाश में चमकता है।)

STANZA 4

the smell of leaves and lichen
still reaches like a voice into the rooms.
My head is full of whispers
which tomorrow will be silent.

Word-meanings: Lichen = algae (काई); whispers-low voice (कानाफूसी)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद पत्तों और काई की सुगंध कमरों में एक आवाज की तरह अन्दर आती है। मेरा सिर कानाफूसियों से भरा है, जो कल खामोश हो जाएगा।)

STANZA 5

Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
its pieces flash now in the crown
of the tallest oak.

Word-meanings: Stumbling = falling (गिरना); oak = a kind of tree (बलूत का वृक्ष)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद-सुनो! शीशा टूट रहा है। वृक्ष रात में गिरते हुए आगे बढ़ रहे हैं। हवाएँ उन्हें मिलने के लिए भागकर आगे आती हैं। चाँद एक टूटे हुए दर्पण की तरह है, और इसके टुकड़े अब सबसे लम्बे बलूत के वृक्ष की चोटी में चमकते हैं।)

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions First Flight Poem 9 Fog Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions First Flight Poem 9 Fog

HBSE 10th Class English Fog Textbook Questions and Answers

Thinking about the Poem (Page 115)

Fog Poem Class 10 HBSE First Flight Question 1.
(i) What does Sandburg think the fog is like?
(सैंडबर्ग के अनुसार कोहरा किस तरह का होता है?)
Answer:
Sandburg thinks that the fog is like a little cat sitting on her haunches.
(सैंडबर्ग सोचता है कि कोहरा उस छोटी बिल्ली की तरह है जो अपने नितम्बों पर बैठी है।)

(ii) How does the fog come?
(कोहरा कैसे आता है?).
Answer:
The fog comes silently and slowly.
(कोहरा चुपके से और धीरे से आता है।)

(ii) What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to?
(तीसरी पंक्ति में ‘इट’ शब्द किसके लिए आया है?).
Answer:
In the third line ‘it’ refers to the cat and the fog as well.
(तीसरी पंक्ति में ‘इट’ शब्द का प्रयोग बिल्ली और कोहरे दोनों के लिए किया गया है।)

(iv) Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.
(क्या कवि वास्तव में यह कहता है कि कोहरा बिल्ली की तरह है? तीन चीजें ढूँदिए जो हमें बताती हैं कि कोहरा बिल्ली की तरह है।)
Answer:
The poet does not say it. But he refers to it through a metaphor. The three things are:

1. The fog comes,
2. It sits looking over harbour and city on silent haunches,
3. It then moves on.

(कवि यह नहीं कहता है। लेकिन वह एक रूपक के जरिये ऐसा करता है। वे तीन चीजें हैं-

1. कोहरा आता है,
2. वह खामोश होकर नितम्बों के बल बैठकर बंदरगाह एवं शहर को देखता है,
3. और फिर आगे बढ़ जाता है।

Fog Class 10 HBSE First Flight Question 2.
You know that a metaphor compares two things by transferring a feature of one thing to the other (See Unit 1).
(आप जानते हैं कि एक रूपक एक वस्तु की विशेषताओं को दूसरी वस्तु में स्थानांतरित करके उनकी तुलना करता है (देखें यूनिट 1)।)
(i) Find metaphors for the following words and complete the table below. Also, try to say how they are alike. The first is done for you.
(निम्न शब्दों के लिए रूपक हूँढ़िए और तालिका को पूरा कीजिए। और यह भी बताने का प्रयास कीजिए कि वे एक-समान कैसे हैं। पहला आपके लिए किया गया है।)

Answer:

(ii) Think about a storm. Try to visualise the force of the storm, hear the sound of the storm, feel the power of the storm and the sudden calm that happens afterwards. Write a poem about the storm comparing it with an animal.
(एक तूफान की कल्पना कीजिए। तूफान की शक्ति को देखने, उसकी आवाज़ को सुनने, उसकी शक्ति का अहसास करने और उसके बाद अचानक आई शांति को महसूस करने का प्रयास कीजिए। तूफान की किसी पशु के साथ तुलना करते हुए एक कविता लिखें।)
Answer:
Students do it yourself.
(विद्यार्थी इसे स्वयं करें।)

Fog Class 10 Questions And Answers HBSE Question 3.
Does this poem have a rhyme scheme? Poetry that does not have an obvious rhythm or rhyme is called ‘free verse’.
(क्या इस कविता की एक लय योजना है? वह कविता जिसमें कोई स्पष्ट या सामान्य लय योजना नहीं होती है उसे ‘मुक्त कविता’ कहते हैं।)
Answer:
The poem does not have a rhyme scheme. It has a free verse.
(इस कविता की एक लय योजना नहीं है। यह एक मुक्त कविता है।)

HBSE 10th Class English Fog Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Fog Poem Summary HBSE 10th Class First Flight Question 1.
According to the poet, what is the fog like?
Answer:
According to the poet, the fog is like a cat.

Question 2.
How does the fog come?
Answer:
The fog comes slowly and silently.

Question 3.
What is the fog compared to?
Answer:
The fog is compared to a cat.

Question 4.
What does the fog look over?
Answer:
The fog looks over the harbour and the city.

Question 5.
How does the poet make the fog like a living creature?
Answer:
The poet makes the fog like a living creature by comparing it to a cat.

Question 6.
How does the fog move on?
Answer:
The fog moves on slowly.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
How does the poet describe the fog’s movements?
(कवि कोहरे की गति का वर्णन किस प्रकार से करता है?)
Answer:
The poet describes the fog as a cat. Like a cat the fog comes silently and slowly. It is sitting on its haunches. And then it moves on.
(कवि कोहरे का वर्णन एक बिल्ली के रूप में करता है। एक बिल्ली की तरह कोहरा चुपके से और धीरे से आता है। यह अपने नितम्बों पर बैठता है। और फिर यह आगे बढ़ जाता है।)

Question 2.
How does the poet make the fog like a living creature?
(कवि कोहरे को एक सजीव प्राणी के रूप में कैसे देखता है?)
Answer:
The poet describes the fog as a cat. He does so through a metaphor. The fog is the cat itself. As a cat jumps and lights on its soft silently, the fog also comes down noiselessly. Then it moves on like a cat.
(कवि कोहरे का वर्णन एक बिल्ली के रूप में करता है। वह एक रूपक का प्रयोग करके ऐसा करता है। कोहरा स्वयं एक बिल्ली है। जैसे एक बिल्ली छलांग लगाती है और चुपके से बैठ जाती है, उसी प्रकार कोहरा भी बिना आवाज किए आता है। तब वह बिल्ली की तरह आगे बढ़ता है।)

Question 3.
How is the fog like a cat? What three things suggest it?
(कोहरा बिल्ली की तरह कैसे है? कौन-सी तीन चीजें इसका सुझाव देती हैं?)
Answer:
Three things suggest that the fog is like a cat. Like a cat, the fog comes silently. The fog is looking over the harbour and the city like a cat does so sitting on its haunches. Thirdly, it moves as the cat moves.
(तीन चीजें यह सुझाती हैं कि कोहरा बिल्ली की तरह है। बिल्ली की तरह, कोहरा चुपके से आता है। जैसे बिल्ली अपने नितम्बों पर बैठती है वैसे ही कोहरा भी बंदरगाह और शहर को निहार रहा है। तीसरे, यह बिल्ली की तरह गति करता है।)

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Write a brief summary of Carl Sandburg’s poem ‘Fog’ in your own words.
(कार्ल सैंडबर्ग की कविता ‘Fog’ का संक्षिप्त सारांश अपने शब्दों में लिखें।)
Or
How has Carl Sandburg portrayed nature and its silent work in Fog’?
(‘Fog’ कविता में कार्ल सैंडबर्ग ने प्रकृति और उसके शान्त कार्य का कैसा चित्रण किया है?)
Answer:
In the poem ‘Fog’ the poet Carl Sandburg portrayed nature and its silent working. To prove his point the poet gives a comparison of the fog and a cat. The poet says that the fog comes silently and slowly like a cat. When it comes it does not disturb us. It sits silently as a cat does. It goes on falling and looking silently over harbour and city. Then it moves on all at once with a gust of wind.
(Fog’ कविता में कवि कार्ल सैंडबर्ग ने प्रकृति और उसके शोर-रहित कार्य का चित्रण किया है। अपनी बात को सिद्ध करने के लिए कवि कोहरे और एक बिल्ली की तुलना प्रस्तुत करता है। कवि कहता है कि कोहरा एक बिल्ली की भाँति चुपके से और धीरे से आता है। जब यह आता है तो यह हमें तंग नहीं करता है। यह एक बिल्ली की भाँति चुपचाप बैठ जाता है। यह बंदरगाह और शहर के ऊपर चुपचाप गिरता रहता है। तब यह हवा के एक झोंके के साथ एकदम से आगे बढ़ जाता है।)

Question 2.
What is the Central Idea of the poem ‘Fog’?
(‘Fog’ कविता का केन्द्रीय विषय क्या है?)
Or
Describe the poet’s observations regarding the Fog.
(कवि द्वारा कोहरे पर की गई टिप्पणी का वर्णन करें।)
Answer:
In this poem, the poet, has portrayed the nature and its silent working. The poet describes the fog as a cat. Three things suggest that the fog is like a cat. Like a cat, the fog comes silently. The fog is looking over the harbour and the city like a cat does so sitting on its haunches. Thirdly, it moves as the cat moves. It is a fine example of the use of metaphor in the poetry.

(इस कविता में कवि, कार्ल सैंडबर्ग ने प्रकृति और इसके शोर रहित कार्य का चित्रण किया है। कवि कोहरे का वर्णन एक बिल्ली के रूप में करता है। तीन चीजें यह सुझाती हैं कि कोहरा बिल्ली की तरह है। बिल्ली की तरह, कोहरा चुपके से आता है। जैसे बिल्ली अपने नितम्बों पर बैठती है वैसे ही कोहरा भी बंदरगाह और शहर को निहार रहा है। तीसरे, यह बिल्ली की तरह गति करता है। यह कविता में रूपक के प्रयोग का एक अनूठा उदाहरण है।)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
What is the fog compared to?
(A) cat
(B) dog
(C) monkey
(D) lion
Answer:
(A) cat

Question 2.
How does the fog come?
(A) slowly
(B) silently
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(C) both (A) and (B)

Question 3.
What is the fog looking over?
(A) cat
(B) harbour
(C) city
(D) both (B) and (C)
Answer:
(D) both (B) and (C)

Question 4.
The cat sits on its …………
(A) feet
(B) back
(C) haunches
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(C) haunches

Question 5.
The fog’s movement is:
(A) slow
(B) fast
(C) normal
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) slow

Question 6.
How are the feet of the cat described?
(A) huge
(B) little
(C) clever
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(B) little

Question 7.
Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fog’?
(A) Carl Sandburg
(B) Ogden Nash
(C) W.B. Yeats
(D) Adrienne Rich
Answer:
(A) Carl Sandburg

Fog Important for Comprehension Of Stanzas 

Read the following stanza and answer the questions that follow :

STANZA 1

The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

Questions:
(a) How does the fog come?
(b) Where does the fog look and how?
(c) What does the fog do in the end?
(d) For what does ‘it’ stand in the thirdre?
(e) Name the poem and the poet.
Answers:
(a) The fog comes on little cat feet.
(b) It looks over the port and the city. It is like a cat sitting on its haunches.
(c) In the end, the fog marches on.
(d) ‘It’, here is the little cat as well as the fog.
(e) The name of the poem is ‘Fog’ and the poet’s name is Carl Sandburg.

Fog Summary in English

Fog Introduction in English

In this poem the poet, Carl Sandburg, has portrayed the nature and its silent working. The poet tells that the fog comes silently and slowly like a cat. It is a fine example of the use of metaphor in the poetry.

Fog Summary in English

n the poem Fog’ the poet Carl Sandburg has portrayed the nature and its silent working. To prove his point the poet gives a comparison of the fog and a cat. The poet says that the fog comes silently and slowly like a cat. When it comes it does not disturb us. It sits silently as a cat does. It goes on falling and looking silently over harbour and city. Then it moves on all at once with a gust of wind.

Fog Summary in Hindi

Fog Introduction in Hindi

(इस कविता में कवि, कार्ल सैंडबर्ग, ने प्रकृति और उसके शोर-रहित कार्य का चित्रण किया है। कवि बताता है कि कोहरा एक बिल्ली की भाँति बिना शोर किए और धीरे से आता है। यह कविता में रूपक के प्रयोग का एक अनूठा उदाहरण है।)

Fog Summary in Hindi

‘Fog’ कविता में कवि कार्ल सैंडबर्ग ने प्रकृति और उसके शोर-रहित कार्य का चित्रण किया है। अपनी बात को सिद्ध करने के लिए कवि कोहरे और एक बिल्ली की तुलना प्रस्तुत करता है। कवि कहता है कि कोहरा एक बिल्ली की भाँति चुपके से और धीरे से आता है। जब यह आता है तो यह हमें तंग नहीं करता है। यह एक बिल्ली की भाँति चुपचाप बैठ जाता है। यह बंदरगाह और शहर के ऊपर चुपचाप गिरता रहता है। तब यह हवा के एक झोंके के साथ एकदम से आगे बढ़ जाता है।

Fog Translation in Hindi

STANZA 1

The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

Word-meanings: Fog = frost (कोहरा); harbour = port (बंदरगाह); haunches = back parts (नितम्ब)।

(हिंदी अनुवाद-बिल्ली जैसे अपने छोटे पैरों पर चलकर कोहरा आता है। यह खामोश होकर नितंबों के बल बैठकर बंदरगाह एवं शहर को देखता है और फिर आगे बढ़ जाता है।)

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class English Solutions First Flight Poem 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class English Solutions First Flight Poem 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon

HBSE 10th Class English The Tale of Custard the Dragon Textbook Questions and Answers

The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Question Answers HBSE 10th Class

Thinking about the Poem

1. Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.
Answer:
The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog, a little pet dragon and a pirate.
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2. Why did Custard cry for a nice, safe cage? Why is the dragon called a “cowardly dragon”?
Answer:
Custard cried for a nice, safe cage because it was a coward. It is called a ‘cowardly dragon’ because everybody else in the house was brave. Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears. Ink and Blink are described as so brave that they could chase lions down the stairs and Mustard was as brave as a tiger in rage. Compared to them, Custard is a coward because it cried asking for a nice and safe cage.

3. “Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful…” Why?
Answer:
Belinda tickled the dragon unmercifully because it was very scared and cried for a safe cage. They all laughed at it as it was a coward.

4. The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example: “Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon” – the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
Answer:
In the entire poem, the poet has made extensive use of similes. Apart from simile, another poetic device that has been used is repetition. For example, the repetitive use of the word Tittle’ in the first stanza to emphasise how everything from the house to Belinda to her pets were all little. Also, in the seventh stanza, the poet has made use of incorrect spelling as a poetic device to maintain the rhyme scheme of the poem. He has chosen to write ‘winda’ instead of‘window’ as ‘winda’ rhymes with ‘Belinda’, whereas ‘window’ does not. He has also used alliteration in the poem. For example, in the tenth stanza, ‘Custard’ has ‘clashed’ his tail with a ‘clatter’ and a ‘clank’. Similarly, in stanza eleven, the pirate ‘gaped’ at the dragon and ‘gulped’ some ‘grog’.

5. Read stanza three again to know how the poet describes the appearance of the dragon.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

6. Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
Answer:
The rhyme scheme of each stanza of this poem is aabb.

7. Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?
Answer:
Some such images used in the poem are ‘mouth like a fireplace’, ‘chimney for a nose’, ‘brave as a barrel full of bears’, ‘brave as a tiger in a rage’, ‘went at the pirate like a robin at a worm’, etc.

8. Do you find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.
Answer:
The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a light-hearted poem. It is almost a parody. The names of the pets of Belinda are all rhyming and funny. Belinda has been compared to a barrel full of bears. The kitten and mouse, both little, could chase lions down the stairs. The little yellow dog was as brave as a tiger, while the dragon was a coward and they all teased him. However, when the pirate came to their little house, all of them were engulfed in fear and had hid themselves. Ironically, the ‘cowardly’ dragon came to their rescue and jumped snorting like an engine. It clashed its tail and charged at the pirate like a robin at a worm and ate him up. Even as everybody became happy to see the bravery of the dragon, they again came back to glorify themselves that they could have been twice or thrice braver than the dragon. Finally, at the end of the poem, the situation again came back to the other pets being brave and the dragon being the coward.

9. This poem, in ballad form, tells a story. Have you come across any such modern song or lyric that tells a story? If you know one, tell it to the class. Collect such songs as a project.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

HBSE 10th Class English The Tale of Custard the Dragon Important Questions and Answers

I. Short Answer Type Questions (20-30 words & 2 marks each)

The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Question Answer HBSE 10th Class Question 1.
In which way did everyone react after Custard ate the pirate?
Answer:
Custard the dragon had killed the pirate. So, Belinda hugged him. Mustard licked him. This way they showed their affection. Ink and Blink danced merrily around Custard in happiness.

The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Class 10 Solutions HBSE  Question 2.
How was the appearance of the pirate? Discuss.
Ansswer:
The pirate was very horrifying. He carried pistols in both his hands. He stuck a dagger in his teeth. The pirate had black beard and one of his legs was of wood. All these things show that his appearance was dreadful.

Class 10 First Flight Poem The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Question Answer HBSE  Question 3.
Why was Custard the dragon called ‘percival’?
Ansswer:
Belinda considered Custard the dragon a coward. She always made mockery of the dragon. All the pets including Ink, Blink and Mustard also made sarcastic remarks on the timidity of Custard and lack of courage. That is why Custard the dragon was called ‘percival’.

Class 10 First Flight Poem The Tale Of Custard The Dragon HBSE Question 4.
Describe the appearance of the dragon.
Ansswer:
Custard, the dragon had a formidable appearance, with sharp teeth, toes like daggers, spikes on back and scales on the belly. Its mouth was a fireplace and the nose was always fuming like a chimney. However, in sharp contrast to the appearance its temperament was extremely timid.

II. Short Answer Type Questions (40-50 words & 3 marks each)

Class 10 First Flight The Tale Of Custard The Dragon HBSE Question 1.
What message does the poet convey to the readers through this poem?
Ansswer:
The poet gives a very clear message to the readers. One should be energetic and physically fit. But it does not mean that outward appearances and physical strength make a person brave. One must be strong from within. One must have the strength of mind and self-confidence.
Although Custard the dragon had lot of physical strength even then he was bullied. He was retorted for his timidity and cowardly behaviour.

Question 2.
Do you find ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ to be a serious or a light-hearted comedy? Give reasons to support your answer.
Ansswer:
‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ is a humorous, light-hearted poem as the characters display behavioural attributes contrary to their appearance as well as nature. It is extremely funny to imagine a fierce looking dragon crying for a safe cage or mouse raging like a lion.

Question 3.
Is there any hidden message that the poet is wishing to convey or do you think that entertainment is the sole purpose of writing this poem?
Ansswer:
The interpretation of the message in the poem may vary for different readers. The situation narrated, underscores a basic truth that the real test of courage is seen during a crisis. The dragon though never put his strength on display, exhibited it in action when it was required to do so.

Question 4.
What do you think changed the attitude of the other animals and that of Belinda towards the dragon?
Ansswer:
Custard, the dragon initially commanded no amount of respect from Belinda and the other pets, on account of its cowardice; but when the house was attacked by an armed pirate, all others panicked and ran for shelter. Only the dragon savagely attacked the pirate and ate it up. Thus, the other animals realised his worth and came to respect him genuinely.

III. Long Answer Type Questions (100-120 words & 5 marks each)

Question 1.
Why was Custard the dragon called ‘cowardly’? But he proved everyone wrong. How?
Answer:
Custard the dragon was physically strong. But each moment he cried for a nice safe case. It was his aspiration that the little house in which he lived with Belinda was not safe. He appeared to be a coward as he always cried for a safe cage. When the pirate entered the house of Belinda, everyone was terrified. The face of Belinda had become pale due to fear. Custard faced the pirate boldly and hit him hard. It led to the death of the pirate. Through these activities, we can say that he proved everyone wrong.

Question 2.
‘Bravery is spontaneous’. Explain it with reference to the poem.
Answer:
Custard was truly brave and did not boast like Belinda and her other pets. Custard had the courage to face real danger, whereas everyone only boasted of their bravery. Custard faced the pirate and killed him, and he proved it by not running away. Bravery and courage are the qualities, which are exhibited when someone actually faces a dangerous situation. Thus these qualities are spontaneous.

Question 3.
Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears.
And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs,
Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard cring keeps for a nice safe cage.
Discuss the humorous elements in the given passage.
Answer:
The extract from “The Tale of Custard the Dragon” is humorous in vein. The poet gives a vivid description of Belinda and her pets. Belinda was very brave. She was as brave as a barrel full of bears. Ink and Blink also chased the lions down the stairs and showed their strength. Mustard showed his bravery like a tiger in anger. But Custard demanded for a nice safe cage to hide himself. This way Belinda and her pets like Mustard, Ink, Blink, etc., have been shown as courageous. The poet has presented all these things in a humorous vein. He also says that one must be strong from within so that one can have the strength of mind and self-confidence.

Reference To Context

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Belinda lived in a little white house,
With a little black kitten and a little grey mouse,
And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,
And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon.

Paraphrase: Belinda lived in a little white house with her pets. A little black kitten, a grey mouse, a yellow dog, a red wagon, little pet dragon etc. were her pets.

Choose the correct option:

(a) For whom are the words ‘realio’ and ‘trulio’ used?
(i) Belinda
(ii) Dragon
(iii) Cat
(iv) Mouse
Answer:
(ii) Dragon

(b) With whom did Belinda live?
(i) A little brown kitten and a little white mouse
(ii) A little black kitten and a little grey mouse
(iii) A little white kitten and a little brown mouse
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) A little black kitten and a little grey mouse

(c) Belinda lived in a little ___________—-.
(i) black house
(ii) brown house
(iii) red house
(iv) white house
Answer:
(iv) white house

(d) What was the colour of wagon?
(i) Green
(ii) Red
(iii) White
(iv) Blue
Answer:
(ii) Red

(e) Who were the pets of Belinda?
(i) Kitten
(ii) Mouse
(iii) Dog
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(iv) All of these

2. Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,
And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,
And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,
But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Paraphrase: The name of the little black kitten was Ink, little grey mouse was Blink, little yellow dog was Mustard and the name of the dragon was Custard, who was a coward.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who was a coward?
(i) Ink
(ii) Belinda
(iii) Blink
(iv) Dragon
Answer:
(iv) Dragon

(b) What were the colours of dog and mouse respectively?
(i) Red and green
(ii) White and black
(iii) Yellow and grey
(iv) Yellow and brown
Answer:
(iii) Yellow and grey

(c) The little yellow dog was sharp as ___________-.
(i) Custard
(ii) Blink
(iii) Ink
(iv) Mustard
Answer:
(iv) Mustard

(d) What did Belinda call the dragon?
(i) Blink
(ii) Mustard
(iii) Custard
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Custard

(e) Who was Blink?
(i) A cat
(ii) A mouse
(iii) A dog
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) A mouse

3. Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,
And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,
Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,
And realio, trulio daggers on his toes.

Paraphrase: Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth. There were sharp spikes on top of him and scales were below him. The mouth of the dragon looked like a fireplace and nose like a chimney. There were daggers on his toes.

Choose the correct option:

(a) What was like a fireplace?
(i) Custard’s toes
(ii) Custard’s mouth
(iii) Blink’s mouth
(iv) Ink’s nose
Answer:
(ii) Custard’s mouth

(b) Which of the following is not a characteristic of Custard?
(i) Scales
(ii) Spikes
(iii) Sharp teeth
(iv) Fair skin
Answer:
(iv) Fair skin

(c) Custard the dragon had big .
(i) sharp teeth
(ii) tail
(iii) mouth
(iv) body
Answer:
(i) sharp teeth

(d) How did the nose of dragon look like?
(i) Tree
(ii) River
(iii) Chimney
(iv) Mountain
Answer:
(iii) Chimney

(e) Who had sharp spikes on top of him?
(i) Ink
(ii) Custard
(iii) Blink
(iv) Mustard
Answer:
(iv) Mustard

4. Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,
And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs,
Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Paraphrase: Belinda was very brave like a barrel full of bears. Ink and Blink were so brave that they could chase lions down the stairs. Mustard was brave like a tiger in anger but Custard always wanted a cage to hide.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who chased the lions down the stairs?
(i) Ink, Blink
(ii) Blink, Belinda
(iii) Belinda, Custard
(iv) Custard, Ink
Answer:
(i) Ink, Blink

(b) How brave was Mustard?
(i) As a cat
(ii) As a dog
(iii) As a tiger
(iv) As a mouse
Answer:
(iii) As a tiger

(c) Belinda was as brave as a barrel .
(i) full ofjuice
(ii) full of bears
(iii) both (i) and (ii)
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(ii) full of bears

(d) The bravery of Mustard has been compared with whom?
(i) Roar of lion
(ii) Chirping of birds
(iii) Anger of tiger
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Anger of tiger

(e) Who wanted a cage to hide?
(i) Custard
(ii) Mustard
(iii) Dragon
(iv) All of these
Answer:
(i) Custard

5. Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful,
Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival,
They all sat laughing in the little red wagon
At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.

Paraphrase: Belinda tickled the dragon and she tickled him in an unmerciful way. Ink, Blink and Mustard called the dragon, ‘Percival’. They all sat together laughing in the little red wagon.

Choose the correct option:

(a) By what name was Custard rudely called?
(i) Ink
(ii) Percival
(iii) Mustard
(iv) Trulio
Answer:
(ii) Percival

(b) Who is tickling whom?
(i) Belinda is tickling Ink.
(ii) Blink is tickling Ink.
(iii) Belinda is tickling Custard.
(iv) Ink is tickling Custard.
Answer:
(iii) Belinda is tickling Custard.

(c) Ink, Blink and Custard sat laughing in the .
(i) white car
(ii) red wagon
(iii) blue boat
(iv) all of these
Answer:
(ii) red wagon

(d) How did Belinda tickle the dragon?
(i) Merciful way
(ii) Unmerciful way
(iii) Embarrassing way
(iv) Naughty way
Answer:
(ii) Unmerciful way

(e) How is dragon?
(i) Coward
(ii) Innocent
(iii) Honest
(iv) Rude
Answer:
(i) Coward

6. Belinda giggled till she shook the house,
And Blink said Weeck! which is giggling for a mouse,
Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,
When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Paraphrase: Belinda giggled very loudly till the entire house shook its foundation. Blink also giggled like a mouse. Ink and Mustard asked the age of Custard and made his mockery.

Choose the correct option:

(a) What did Blink say?
(i) Greek
(ii) Breek
(iii) Weeck
(iv) Dreek
Answer:
(iii) Weeck

(b) How had Belinda shaken the entire house?
(i) With her superpower
(ii) With her giggling
(iii) With her friends
(iv) With her talks
Answer:
(ii) With her giggling

(c) Ink and Mustard made fun of Custard by asking his
(i) name
(ii) home town
(iii) age
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(ii) home town

(d) What happened with the giggling of Belinda?
(i) The foundation of entire house shook,
(ii) All members went out of house.
(iii) Nothing happened.
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)
Answer:
(i) The foundation of entire house shook,

(e) Who also giggled like a mouse?
(i) Mustard
(ii) Ink
(iii) Blink
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) Blink

7. Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,
And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.
Meowch! cried Ink, and ooh! cried Belinda,
For there was a pirate, climbing in the winda.
Paraphrase: Suddenly, they heard a very nasty sound. Mustard growled in the way all looked him. Ink cried, ‘Meowch!, Belinda cried ‘ooh’! They saw that a pirate was climbing through a window.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who growled at the nasty sound?
(i) Ink
(ii) Custard
(iii) Mustard
(iv) Belinda
Answer:
(iii) Mustard

(b) How did Ink cry?
(i) Meowch!
(ii) Ooh!
(iii) Ouch!
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) Meowch!

(c) They all saw a ………………… climbing through the window.
(i) dog
(ii) pirate
(iii) monkey
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) pirate

(d) How did Belinda cry?
(i) Meowch!
(ii) Ooh!
(iii) Ouch!
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Ooh!

(e) For which word is ‘Winda’ used?
(i) Pirate
(ii) Window
(iii) Sound
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(ii) Window

8. Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right,
And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright,
His beard was black, one leg was wood;
It was clear that the pirate meant no good.

Paraphrase: The pirate had pistols in both his hands. There was a dagger in his teeth. The beard of the pirate was black and one of his legs was of wood. It clearly indicated that the pirate entered their house with a bad intention.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Which weaponry did the pirate carry?
(i) Knife and sword
(ii) Knife and pistol
(iii) Gun and cannon
(iv) Sword and pistol
Answer:
(iv) Sword and pistol

(b) The pirate held the short sword in his
(i) hands
(ii) teeth
(iii) legs
(iv) feet
Answer:
(ii) teeth

(c) The beard of pirate was _______
(i) black
(ii) white
(iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(i) black

(d) One of the legs of the pirate was of
(i) iron
(ii) wood
(iii) plastic
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(ii) wood

(e) How was the intention of the pirate?
(i) Bad
(ii) Good
(iii) Neither bad nor good
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) Bad

9. Belinda paled, and she cried Help ! Help !
But Mustard fled with terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

Paraphrase: Seeing the pirate, Belinda got frightened. She became pale and cried for help. Mustard also ran away crying. Ink hid under the bottom of the household and Blink hid under the hole.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who trickled down to the bottom of the household?
(i) Ink
(ii) Blink
(iii) Belinda
(iv) Custard
Answer:
(i) Ink

(b) What did Belinda cry for?
(i) Benefit
(ii) Help
(iii) Blessings
(iv) Advantage
Answer:
(ii) Help

(c) Mustard fled with __________ yelp.
(i) loud
(ii) terrified
(iii) mild
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(ii) terrified

(d) How was the condition of Belinda after seeing the pirate?
(i) She fainted.
(ii) She laughed.
(iii) She got frightened.
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iii) She got frightened.

(e) Where did Blink hid?
(i) Under the window
(ii) Under the hole
(iii) Under the bed
(iv) Nowhere
Answer:
(ii) Under the hole

10. But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,
Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,
With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,
He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.

Paraphrase: Mustard jumped and snorted like an engine. His tail clashed with the pirate like irons in the jail. With a clattering and clanking sound, he jumped upon the pirate like a robin jumped upon a worm.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who is doing all the actions in the given stanza?
(i) Belinda
(ii) ink
(iii) Blink
(iv) Custard
Answer:
(iv) Custard

(b) How was Custard snorting?
(i) Like a horse
(ii) Like a lion
(iii) Like an engine
(iv) Like an ape
Answer:
(iii) Like an engine

(c) Custard went at the pirate like a ______________ at a worm.
(i) robin
(ii) housefly
(iii) butterfly
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(i) robin

(d) Who snorted like an engine?
(i) Mustard
(ii) Custard
(iii) Belinda
(iv) ink
Answer:
(ii) Custard

(e) Whose tail clashed with the pirate?
(i) Mustard
(ii) Ink
(iii) Blink
(iv) Custard
Answer:
(i) Mustard

11. The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon.
He fired two bullets but they didn’t hit,
And Custard gobbled him every bit.

Paraphrase: The pirate watched intently at Custard, swallowed some wine taking out a small container from his pocket. The pirate fired two bullets but it did not hit Custard the dragon. Custard gobbled every bit of the pirate.

Choose the correct option:

(a) At whom did the pirate fire?
(i) Belinda
(ii) Ink
(iii) Blink
(iv) Custard
Answer:
(iv) Custard

(b) What drink was the pirate carrying?
(i) Lemonade
(ii) Soda water
(iii) Alcohol
(iv) Mint-tea
Answer:
(iii) Alcohol

(c) gaped at Belinda’s dragon.
(i) Mustard
(ii) The pirate
(iii) Ink
(iv) Blink
Answer:
(ii) The pirate

(d) What did the pirate fire?
(i) One bullet
(ii) Two bullets
(iii) Three bullets
(iv) Four bullets
Answer:
(ii) Two bullets

(e) Who gobbled every bit of pirate?
(i) Mustard
(ii) Custard
(iii) Dragon
(iv) Ink
Answer:
(ii) Custard

12. Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him,
No one mourned for his pirate victim.
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate Around the dragon that ate the pirate.
Paraphrase: Belinda hugged Custard and Mustard licked him. No one wailed for the pirate victim who was dead. Ink and Blink danced merrily around the dragon.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who embraced Custard?
(i) Belinda
(ii) Blink
(iii) Mustard
(iv) Ink
Answer:
(i) Belinda

(b) Who danced in happiness?
(i) Belinda and Mustard
(ii) Ink and Blink
(iii) Blink and Belinda
(iv) Mustard and Ink
Answer:
(ii) Ink and Blink

(c) Everyone _________ Custard because he killed the pirate.
(i) embraced
(ii) reprimanded
(iii) condemned
(iv) none of these
Answer:
(i) embraced

(d) Who wailed for the dragon?
(i) Custard
(ii) Mustard
(iii) Belinda
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(iv) None of these

(e) Who licked Custard?
(i) Mustard
(ii) Blink
(iii) Belinda
(iv) No one
Answer:
(i) Mustard

13. But presently up spoke little dog Mustard,
I’d have been twice as brave if I hadn’t been flustered.
And up spoke Ink and up spoke Blink,
We’d have been three times as brave, we think,
And Custard said, I quite agree
That everybody is braver than me.

Paraphrase: The little dog Mustard started speaking. He told had he not flustered, he would have been twice as brave as he was. According to Ink and Blink, they would have been thrice time as brave as they had been. In their response, Custard told that all are braver than him.

Choose the correct option:

(a) Who claimed that they had been three times as brave as Custard?
(i) Ink and Blink
(ii) Blink alone
(iii) Belinda
(iv) Mustard
Answer:
(i) Ink and Blink

(b) How was Custard?
(i) Hateful
(ii) Jealous
(iii) Unkind
(iv) Humble
Answer:
(iv) Humble

(c) __________ had not flustered.
(i) Blink
(ii) Mustard
(iii) Belinda
(iv) Ink
Answer:
(ii) Mustard

(d) Who considered themselves braver three times more?
(i) Ink and Blink
(ii) Custard and Mustard
(iii) Belinda and Mustard
(iv) None of these
Answer:
(i) Ink and Blink

(e) Who accepted that everybody is braver than him?
(i) Mustard
(ii) Blink
(iii) Custard
(iv) Belinda
Answer:
(iii) Custard

14. Belinda still lives in her little white house,
With her little black kitten and her little grey mouse,
And her little yellow dog and her little red wagon,
And her realio, trulio little pet dragon.

Paraphrase: But Belinda still lives in her little white house along with her little black kitten, grey mouse, little yellow dog and red wagon. Her pet dragon realio, trulio are also with her.

15. Belinda is as brave as a barrel full of bears,
And Ink and Blink chase lions down the stairs,
Mustard is as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard keeps crying for a nice safe cage.

Paraphrase: Now, Belinda is as brave as a barrel full of bears. Ink arid Blink chase lions down the stairs. Mustard is much brave like a tiger in a rage. But, Custard the dragon is crying for a nice safe cage.

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Summary

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Introduction

About the Poet

• Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse. He wrote more than 500 pieces of verse. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared the country’s best-known producer of humorous poetry.
• Nash died at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital on May 19, 1971. He was buried in East Side Cemetery in North Hampton, New Hampshire.
•  At the time of his death in 1971, The New York Times said his “droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country’s best- known producer ofhumorous poetry.”
• A biography of Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of Americas Laureate of Light Verse, was written by Douglas M. Parker, published in 2005 and in paperback in 2007. The book was written with the cooperation of the Nash family, and quotes extensively from Nash’s personal correspondence as well as his poetry.

Central Idea of the Poem

‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ is a humorous poem. It gives a detailed description of a little girl Belinda and her pets. She lives with her pets like a kitten, a mouse, a dog and a dragon. All the dwellers of the house except Custard,pride themselves on their fearlessness. They mock poor Custard for his timidity. The mouse and the kitten are so brave that they can even chase lions. Custard the dragon is such a coward that it always wants to live under the cage to protect itself. However,when the real danger comes, all other run away in panic except Custard. The pirate who comes to Belinda’s house is killed by the dragon with his heroic act. The bravery of Belinda and rest of her pets fails. They all shout for help and it is Custard who rescues them from the pirate.

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Summary

This is a story of a girl Belinda, who has some strange pets. They have queer names. She calls the black kitten Ink, the little grey mouse Blink, the yellow dog Mustard and the cowardly dragon Custard. Belinda, the kitten, the mouse and the dog are very brave but the dragon is timid. One day, a pirate, armed with a pistol, enters their house. Except the dragon Custard, all the others become afraid of the pirate. Custard attacks the pirate and gobbles him up. Belinda then embraces him while Mustard licks him. Even after this brave incident, Custard does not give up his cowardly ways. He still keeps on crying for a safe cage.

Poem at a Glance

• Belinda lived in a little white house with her pets.
• Blank kitten, Ink, grey mouse, Blink, yellow dog, Mustard and a dragon named Custard were her pets.
• All the pets were sharp and brave except Custard. Custard was a coward who always cried for a nice safe cage.
• Custard had a big sharp teeth with spikes on the top and scales below him.
• Belinda and Mustard always made mockery of timidity of Custard and called him ‘Percival’.
• Belinda and Blink giggled loudly. Custard was insulted by asking his name.
• All of a sudden, they saw a pirate climbing up through the window.
• The pirate had pistols in both his hands and a dagger in his mouth.
• Seeing the pirate, Belinda got frightened and cried for help. She also became pale in fear.
• Mustard ran away in terror and cried. Ink reached in the household and Blink reached in the mousehole.
• Custard snorted like an engine and struck his tails like irons in a prison.
• The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon and gulped down some wine. He even fired two bullets but they did not hit.
• Belinda hugged Custard, Mustard licked him, Ink and Blink danced around him in glee.
• On the bravery of Mustard, Ink and Blink, Custard agreed that everybody was braver than him.
• Belinda still lives in her white house alongwith little black kitten, grey mouse, yellow dog, red wagon and realio, trulio, her little pet dragon.
• Belinda is very brave like a barrel full of bears. Ink and Blink, Mustard are also brave but Custard cries for a nice safe cage.

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Word-Meanings

Haryana State Board HBSE 10th Class Hindi Solutions Hindi Vyakaran Visheshan विशेषण Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 10th Class Hindi Vyakaran विशेषण

विशेषण

Visheshan Exercise HBSE 10th Class प्रश्न 1.
विशेषण किसे कहते हैं? सोदाहरण उत्तर दीजिए।
उत्तर:
विशेषण वह शब्द है जो संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताता है; जैसे काली गाय, मोटा लड़का, ऊँचा मकान, लाल किताब आदि। इन वाक्यों में प्रयुक्त काली, मोटा, ऊँचा एवं लाल शब्द गाय, लड़का, मकान एवं किताब की विशेषता बताते हैं।

विशेषण अभ्यास प्रश्न Class 10 HBSE  प्रश्न 2.
विशेष्य किसे कहते हैं? सोदाहरण समझाइए।
उत्तर:
विशेषण जिस संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता प्रकट करते हैं, उसे विशेष्य कहते हैं; जैसे
(क) मेरे पास एक नीला पैन है।
(ख) राम के पास लाल कुत्ता है।
(ग) बालक चंचल है। उपर्युक्त वाक्यों में पैन, कुत्ता एवं बालक विशेष्य हैं क्योंकि विशेषण इनकी विशेषता प्रकट कर रहे हैं।

विशेषण के भेद

Hindi Vyakaran Visheshan HBSE 10th Class प्रश्न 3.
विशेषण के कितने भेद हैं? प्रत्येक का उदाहरण सहित वर्णन कीजिए।
उत्तर:
हिंदी में विशेषण के सामान्यतः चार भेद हैं-
(1) गुणवाचक विशेषण,
(2) संख्यावाचक विशेषण,
(3) परिमाणवाचक विशेषण तथा
(4) सार्वनामिक विशेषण।

1. गुणवाचक विशेषण: जो शब्द संज्ञा या सर्वनाम के गुण-दोष, रूप-रंग, आकार, स्थान, काल, दशा, स्थिति, शील-स्वभाव आदि की विशेषता प्रकट करे, उसे गुणवाचक विशेषण कहते हैं; यथा-
गुण – सरल, योग्य, उदार, ईमानदार, बुद्धिमान, परिश्रमी, वीर।
दोष – अयोग्य, कुटिल, दुष्ट, क्रोधी, पापी, कपटी, नीच।
आकार-प्रकार – गोल, चौरस, चौड़ा, खुरदरा, लंबा, मुलायम।
रंग-रूप – गीरा, काला, गेहुँआ, गुलाबी, सुंदर, आकर्षक, लाल।
अवस्था – बलवान, कमज़ोर, रोगी, दरिद्र, अमीर, गरीब, छोटा।
स्वाद – खट्टा, कड़वा, मीठा, फीका।
गंध – सुगंधित, गंधहीन, दुर्गंधपूर्ण।
स्थिति – अगला, पिछला, बाहरी, ऊपरी, निचला।
देश-काल – पंजाबी, बनारसी, प्राचीन, नवीन, भारी।

2. संख्यावाचक विशेषण:
जिन विशेषण शब्दों से संख्या का बोध हो, उन्हे संख्यावाचक विशेषण कहते हैं; जैसे एक, चार, दूसरा, चौथा, सातवाँ आदि।
संख्यावाचक विशेषण के भेद-संख्यावाचक विशेषण के भेद निम्नलिखित हैं-

(क) निश्चित संख्यावाचक विशेषण
(i) गणनासूचकं: जो वस्तुओं या प्राणियों की गणना का ज्ञान कराएँ; जैसे दो पुस्तकें, चार केले, दस लड़कियाँ, चार कुर्सियाँ आदि।
(ii) क्रमसूचक: जो क्रम का ज्ञान कराएँ; जैसे पहला लड़का, दूसरा आदमी, पहली मंजिल, प्रथम पंक्ति आदि।
(i) आवृत्तिसूचक: जो गुना का बोध कराते हैं; जैसे दुगुना, चौगुना, तिगुना आदि।
(iv) समुदायसूचक: जो समूह का ज्ञान कराएँ; जैसे एक दर्जन केले, चारों लड़के, सैकड़ों लोग आदि।
(v) प्रत्येकसूचक: जो शब्दों में से प्रत्येक का बोध कराएँ; जैसे हर घड़ी, प्रतिवर्ष, प्रत्येक लड़का आदि।

नोट- निश्चित संख्यावाचक विशेषणों में ‘ओं’ लगाकर उन्हें अनिश्चित संख्यावाचक विशेषण भी बनाया जा सकता है; यथा दर्जनों, सैकड़ों आदि।

(ख) अनिश्चित संख्यावाचक विशेषण:
जिन विशेषणों से वस्तु, प्राणी या पदार्थ की संख्या का निश्चित बोध नहीं होता, उन्हें अनिश्चित संख्यावाची विशेषण कहते हैं; जैसे कुछ विद्यार्थी, कुछ पशु, थोड़े घर, बहुत आम आदि।

3. परिमाणवाचक विशेषण:
संज्ञा या सर्वनाम शब्दों की माप-तोल की विशेषता को प्रकट करने वाले विशेषणों को परिमाणवाचक विशेषण कहते हैं। इसके भी दो भेद हैं
(क) निश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषण-जो परिमाणवाचक विशेषण संज्ञा या सर्वनाम का निश्चित परिमाण बताएँ जैसे एक लीटर पानी, दो किलो चीनी, दो मीटर कपड़ा आदि।
(ख) अनिश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषण-जो परिमाणवाचक विशेषण संज्ञा या सर्वनाम का निश्चित परिमाण न बताएँ; जैसे कुछ पानी, कुछ चीनी, कम अनाज, बहुत-सा कपड़ा आदि।

नोट- कभी-कभी परिमाणवाचक विशेषण शब्दों में ‘ओं’ प्रत्यय लगाकर भी अनिश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषण बन जाते हैं; यथा मनों गेहूँ, सेरों दूध।

4. सार्वनामिक विशेषण: जो सर्वनाम अपने सार्वनामिक रूप में ही संज्ञा की विशेषता प्रकट करें या संज्ञा के विशेषण के रूप में प्रयुक्त होते हैं, उन्हें सार्वनामिक विशेषण कहा जाता है; जैसे यह घर हमारा है। यह बालक अच्छा है। उस श्रेणी में अध्यापक नहीं है। तुम किस गली में रहते हो। इन वाक्यों में प्रयुक्त शब्द यह, उस, किस आदि सर्वनाम संज्ञा के विशेषण के रूप में प्रयुक्त हुए हैं, अतः ये सार्वनामिक विशेषण हैं।

सार्वनामिक विशेषण के भेद-
सार्वनामिक विशेषण चार प्रकार के होते हैं-
(i) निश्चयवाचक/सकेतवाचक सार्वनामिक विशेषण: ये विशेषण संज्ञा की ओर निश्चयार्थ में संकेत करने वाले होते हैं; . जैसे यह पुस्तक वहाँ से नहीं मिली।
(ii) अनिश्चयवाचक सार्वनामिक विशेषण: जिन विशेषणों से संज्ञा की ओर निश्चित संकेत नहीं मिलता, उन्हें अनिश्चयवाचक सार्वनामिक विशेषण कहते हैं; जैसे कोई सज्जन आए हैं।
(iii) प्रश्नवाचक सार्वनामिक विशेषण: ये विशेषण संज्ञा की प्रश्नात्मक विशेषता की ओर संकेत करते हैं; यथा-
(क) कौन व्यक्ति आया है?
(ख) किस लड़के ने तुम्हें यहाँ भेजा है?
(ग) इनमें से क्या चीज तुम लोगे?
(घ) कौन-सी गेंद चाहिए तुम्हें?
(iv) संबंधवाचक सार्वनामिक विशेषण
(क) जो आदमी कल आया था वह बाहर खड़ा है।
(ख) वह विद्यार्थी सामने आ रहा है जिसको आपने पुरस्कार दिया था।

विशेषण की रूप-रचना

विशेषण अभ्यास प्रश्न HBSE 10th Class प्रश्न 4.
विशेषणों की रूप-रचना का सोदाहरण उल्लेख कीजिए।
उत्तर:
विशेषणों की रूप-रचना संज्ञा की रूप-रचना के साथ पर्याप्त सीमा तक मिलती है। दोनों में रूपावली का वर्ग-निर्धारण लिंग और शब्द के ध्वन्यात्मक स्वरूप (आकारांत, ईकारांत आदि) पर होता है तथा रूपावली वचन (एकवचन, बहुवचन) तथा विभक्ति (मूल-परसर्ग रहित, तिर्यक-परसर्ग सहित) के अनुसार चलती है।
विशेषण की रूप-रचना को समझने हेतु नीचे दी गई रूपावली को ध्यानपूर्वक देखिए-

रूपावली वर्ग-1

पुल्लिंग आकारांत

संज्ञा रूपावली वर्ग-1 के समान यहाँ रूप चल रहे हैं किंतु यह ध्यान रखना है कि संज्ञा तिर्यक बहुवचन में ‘ओं’ विभक्ति प्रत्यय लगता है, यहाँ ‘ए’ । ये प्रत्यय मात्रा के रूप में (‘) लगते हैं।

रूपावली वर्ग-2

पुल्लिंग आकारांत से भिन्न

स्त्रीलिंग विशेषण

उपर्युक्त रूपावली से स्पष्ट है कि केवल पुल्लिंग आकारांत विशेषणों के मूल रूप (जैसे-अच्छा, मोटा आदि) में ‘ए’ (‘) के योग से (मोटा से मोटे एवं अच्छा से अच्छे) रूप-परिवर्तन होता है। आकारांत विशेषण के स्त्रीलिंग रूप ‘ई’ लगाकर बनते हैं; जैसे अच्छा से अच्छी, मोटा से मोटी।

विशेषण के उद्देश्य और विधेय स्थिति

Visheshan Class 10th HBSE प्रश्न 5.
उद्देश्य-विशेषण और विधेय-विशेषण की सोदाहरण परिभाषा दीजिए।
उत्तर:
उद्देश्य-विशेषण-जो विशेषण विशेष्य से पूर्व लगकर उसकी विशेषता व्यक्त करते हैं, उन्हें उद्देश्य-विशेषण कहते हैं; यथा-
(क) गोरा लड़का गीत गा रहा है।
(ख) काली बिल्ली दूध पी गई।
इन दोनों वाक्यों में प्रयुक्त ‘गोरा’ एवं ‘काली’ उद्देश्य-विशेषण हैं।

विधेय-विशेषण: जब विशेषण विशेष्य के पश्चात आता है तो उसे विधेय-विशेषण कहते हैं; जैसे
(क) वह गाय सफेद है।
(ख) घोड़ा लाल है।
(ग) राम की कार नीली है।
यहाँ सफेद’, ‘लाल’ एवं ‘नीली’ विधेय-विशेषण हैं।

विशेषणों का तुलना में प्रयोग

प्रश्न 6.
विशेषणों की तुलना से क्या अभिप्राय है? उदाहरण देकर समझाइए।
उत्तर:
विशेषण विशेष्य की विशेषता बताते हैं तथा यह विशेषता गुण, परिमाण अथवा संख्या की दृष्टि से होती है। दो या दो से अधिक प्राणियों, वस्तुओं या पदार्थों में प्रायः एक जैसे गुण नहीं होते। तुलना के द्वारा ही इस अंतर को स्पष्ट किया जा सकता है।
तुलना व्यक्तियों, वस्तुओं आदि के गुणों के मिलान को तुलना कहते हैं।

प्रश्न 7.
तुलना के आधार पर विशेषणों की कितनी अवस्थाएँ होती हैं? उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट कीजिए।
उत्तर:
तुलना के आधार पर विशेषणों की तीन अवस्थाएँ होती हैं
(1) मूलावस्था,
(2) उत्तरावस्था तथा
(3) उत्तमावस्था।
1. मूलावस्था: इस अवस्था में किसी प्रकार की तुलना नहीं होती, विशेषतः सामान्य रूप होता है; जैसे वह बालिका चंचल है। आम मीठां है।

2. उत्तरावस्था: इसमें दो व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं की तुलना द्वारा एक को दूसरे से अधिक या न्यून दिखाया जाता है; जैसे
(क) राम श्याम से अधिक मोटा है।
(ख) मेरी पुस्तक आपकी पुस्तक से अच्छी है।

3. उत्तमावस्था-इसमें दो या अधिक व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं की तुलना की जाती है तथा उनमें से किसी एक को सबसे अधिक या सबसे कम श्रेष्ठ दिखाया जाता है; यथा
(क) मेरी कलम सबसे सुंदर है।।
(ख) मोहन कक्षा के सभी विद्यार्थियों से बहादुर है।

तुलनाबोधक प्रत्यय

प्रश्न 8.
तुलनाबोधक प्रत्यय किसे कहते हैं? उदाहरण सहित वर्णन कीजिए।
उत्तर:
तुलना करने हेतु विशेषणों के पीछे जिन प्रत्ययों का प्रयोग किया जाता है, उन्हें तुलनाबोधक प्रत्यय कहते हैं। हिंदी में संस्कृत तथा उर्दू से आए प्रत्ययों का ही प्रयोग किया जाता है। संस्कृत में उत्तरावस्था के लिए ‘तर’ तथा उत्तमावस्था के लिए ‘तम’ प्रत्यय का प्रयोग किया जाता है। कुछ उदाहरण देखिए

प्रविशेषण

प्रश्न 9.
प्रविशेषण किसे कहते हैं? सोदाहरण उत्तर दीजिए।
उत्तर:
जो शब्द विशेषण की विशेषता व्यक्त करें, उन्हें प्रविशेषण कहते हैं। उदाहरणार्थ निम्नलिखित वाक्य देखिए
(क) मोहन बहुत चतुर है।
(ख) राम बहुत अधिक चालाक है।
(ग) सुरेश अत्यधिक चतुर है।
(घ) कृपाराम बहुत परिश्रमी व्यक्ति है।
(ङ) वहाँ लगभग बीस आदमी थे।
हिंदी के प्रमुख प्रविशेषण निम्नांकित हैं-
बहुत, बहुत अधिक, अधिक, अत्यधिक, अत्यंत, बड़ा, कम, खूब, थोड़ा, ठीक, पूर्ण, लगभग आदि।

विशेषण का संज्ञावत् प्रयोग

प्रश्न 10.
विशेषणों का संज्ञावत् प्रयोग कैसे होता है? सोदाहरण वर्णन कीजिए।
उत्तर:
विशेषणों का संज्ञावत् प्रयोग प्रायः देखने को मिलता है; जैसे
(क) उस मोटे को देखो। यहाँ ‘मोटा’ शब्द मोटे व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयोग किया गया है।
(ख) अमीरों और गरीबों के बीच की खाई बढ़ती जा रही है।
(ग) बड़ों के बीच में बोलना उचित नहीं।

विशेषण की रचना

प्रश्न 11.
विशेषणों की रचना किस प्रकार की होती है?
उत्तर:
कुछ शब्द मूलतः विशेषण होते हैं; जैसे अच्छा, बुरा, मीठा आदि किंतु कुछ विशेषणों की रचना प्रत्यय या उपसर्ग आदि के योग से होती है; जैसे-
प्रत्यय से- चाय वाला, सुखद, बलशाली, ईमानदार, नश्वर आदि।
उपसर्ग से- दुर्बल, लापता, बेहोशी, निडर आदि।
उपसर्ग एवं प्रत्यय दोनों से- दोनाली, निकम्मा आदि। विशेषण कई प्रकार के शब्दों से भी बनते हैं, जैसे-
संज्ञा से-
नागपुर – नागपुरी
आदर – आदरणीय
धन – धनी

सर्वनाम से-
मैं – मुझसा
वह – वैसा
आप – आपसी
यह – ऐसा

क्रिया से-
चलना – चालू
भूलना – भुलक्कड़
भागना – भगोड़ा
हँसना – हँसोड़

अव्यय से-
नीचे – निचला
बाहर – बाहरी
भीतरी –
ऊपर – ऊपरी

विद्यार्थियों के अभ्यासार्थ कुछ महत्त्वपूर्ण विशेषण दिए जा रहे हैं-

विशेषण संबंधी महत्त्वपूर्ण बातें
(1) हिंदी में विशेषण का लिंग एवं वचन विशेष्य के अनुसार ही होता है; जैसे काला कुत्ता, काली गाय, काले बैल।
(2) कारक-चिह्नों का प्रयोग केवल विशेष्य के साथ होता है; जैसे बुरे आदमी के साथ मत जा। नए कमरे का द्वार खुला नहीं था।
(3) कभी-कभी विशेषण का प्रयोग संज्ञा की भाँति होता है; जैसे
(क) वीरों ने देश की सुरक्षा की।
(ख) विद्वानों का आदर करो।

यहाँ वीर एवं विद्वान विशेषण होते हुए भी संज्ञा के रूप में प्रयुक्त हुए हैं।

परीक्षोपयोगी महत्त्वपूर्ण प्रश्न

प्रश्न 1.
विशेषण क्या है? विशेषण के तीन उदाहरण दीजिए।
उत्तर:
जो शब्द संज्ञा तथा सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताएँ, उन्हें विशेषण कहते हैं; जैसे
(क) सफेद गाय (सफेद विशेषण)
(ख) मीठा आम (मीठा विशेषण)
(ग) छह विद्यार्थी (छह विशेषण)
(घ) विद्वान व्यक्ति (विद्वान विशेषण)

प्रश्न 2.
विशेषण के कौन-कौन से चार भेद हैं? प्रत्येक भेद का एक-एक उदाहरण दीजिए।
उत्तर:
(क) गुणवाचक विशेषण-नीली कमीज।
(ख) परिमाणवाचक विशेषण-दो मीटर कपड़ा।
(ग) संख्यावाचक विशेषण-चार कलमें।
(घ) सार्वनामिक विशेषण-यह मकान।

प्रश्न 3.
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में से निश्चित और अनिश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषणों को अलग-अलग पहचानिए-
(क) वह कक्षा में प्रथम आया।
(ख) कुछ फल लाओ।
(ग) मेरी कमीज में दो मीटर कपड़ा लगेगा।
(घ) थोड़ी मिठाई ले आओ।
(ङ) एक लीटर दूध पचास रुपए का मिलता है।
उत्तर:
निश्चित परिमाणवाचक
(क) वह कक्षा में प्रथम आया।
(ख) मेरी कमीज में दो मीटर कपड़ा लगेगा।
(ग) एक लीटर दूध पचास रुपए का मिलता है।

अनिश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषण
(क) कुछ फल लाओ।
(ख) थोड़ी मिठाई ले आओ।

प्रश्न 4.
सर्वनाम और सार्वनामिक विशेषणों में अंतर स्पष्ट कीजिए।
उत्तर:
जब सर्वनाम (यह, वह, मैं, तुम आदि) संज्ञा के स्थान पर प्रयुक्त होते हैं, तब वे सर्वनाम कहलाते हैं लेकिन जब वही सर्वनाम संज्ञा शब्द के साथ अर्थात् संज्ञा से पहले प्रयुक्त होता है तो वह सार्वनामिक विशेषण बन जाता है; जैसे-
यह पुस्तक मेरी है। (यह – विशेषण)
यह मेरे साथ है। (यह – सर्वनाम)
यह आम कच्चा है और यह पक्का – इस वाक्य में पहला ‘यह’ आम संज्ञा के साथ आया है। अतः यह विशेषण है। दूसरा ‘यह’ बिना संज्ञा के अकेले संज्ञा के स्थान पर आया है। अतः सर्वनाम है।

प्रश्न 5.
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में से सर्वनाम के प्रयोग और सार्वनामिक विशेषण के प्रयोग को पहचानिए-
(1) घर में कोई है।
(2) कोई सज्जन आए हुए हैं।
(3) वह घोड़ा दौड़ रहा है।
(4) वह विद्यालय गया।
(5) यह मेरा घर है।
(6) क्या यह किताब तुम्हारी है?
उत्तर:
(1) घर में कोई है। (सर्वनाम प्रयोग)
(2) कोई सज्जन आए हैं। (सार्वनामिक प्रयोग)
(3) वह घोड़ा दौड़ रहा है। (सार्वनामिक प्रयोग)
(4) वह विद्यालय गया। (सर्वनाम प्रयोग)
(5) यह मेरा घर है। (सार्वनामिक प्रयोग)
(6) क्या यह किताब तुम्हारी है? (सार्वनामिक प्रयोग)

प्रश्न 6.
विशेषण की तुलना के तीनों प्रकारों के नाम लिखिए और दो-दो उदाहरण दीजिए।
उत्तर:
(1) मूलावस्था-
(क) मोहन अच्छा बालक है।
(ख) राजेश सुंदर बालक है।

(2) उत्तरावस्था-
(क) मोहन राम से भला लड़का है।
(ख) महेश राजकुमार से सुंदर है।

(3) उत्तमावस्था-
(क) सोहन कक्षा में सबसे बहादुर विद्यार्थी है।
(ख) मुनीश अपने परिवार में सबसे परिश्रमी बालक है।

प्रश्न 7.
नीचे दिए गए विशेषणों को उनके सामने दी गई अवस्थाओं से मिलाकर उचित स्थान पर लिखिए-
उच्चतर, गुरुतम, कठोर, लघु, तीव्रतर, अधिकतर, कुटिलतर, उत्कृष्ट, न्यूनतम, निकटतम
मूलावस्था – …………….
उत्तरावस्था – …………….
उत्तमावस्था – …………….
उत्तर:
मूलावस्था – कठोर, लघु, उत्कृष्ट।
उत्तरावस्था – उच्चतर, तीव्रतर, अधिकतर, कुटिलतर।
उत्तमावस्था – गुरुतम, न्यूनतम, निकटतम।

प्रश्न 8.
निम्नलिखित शब्दों से विशेषण बनाइएधर्म, भारत, वह, रोज़, दिन, पूजा, पढ़ना, रक्षा, अपमान, पाप, बहना, नगर, बीतना, लखनऊ।
उत्तर:
शब्द – विशेषण
धर्म – धार्मिक
रक्षा – रक्षक
भारत – भारतीय
अपमान – अपमानित
वह – वही या वैसा
पाप – पापी
रोज़ – रोज़ाना
बहना – बहावपूर्ण
दिन – दैनिक
नगर – नागरिक
पूजा – पूज्य
बीतना – व्यतीत
पढ़ना – पढ़ाकू
लखनऊ – लखनवी

प्रश्न 9.
निम्नलिखित वाक्यों का उत्तर हाँ/नहीं में दीजिए
(i) विशेषण क्रियाओं की विशेषता बताता है।
(ii) जिन वस्तुओं की नाप-तौल की जा सके, उनके वाचक शब्दों को परिमाणवाचक विशेषण कहते हैं।
(iii) कुछ, कई, काफी, निश्चित संख्यावाचक विशेषण हैं।
(iv) मूलावस्था में विशेषण का तुलनात्मक रूप नहीं होता।
(v) जिस शब्द का प्रयोग संज्ञा से पूर्व अथवा बाद में किया जाए, उसे सार्वनामिक विशेषण कहा जाता है।
(vi) जिन वस्तुओं की गिनती की जा सके, उनके वाचक शब्दों को संख्यावाचक विशेषण कहते हैं।
उत्तर:
(i) नहीं,
(ii) हाँ,
(iii) नहीं,
(iv) हाँ,
(v) नहीं,
(vi) हाँ।

प्रश्न 10.
प्रविशेषण किसे कहते हैं? कुछ उदाहरण देकर समझाइए।
उत्तर:
जो शब्द विशेषणों की विशेषता बताएँ, उन्हें प्रविशेषण कहते हैं; जैसे
(i) राम बहुत सुंदर बालक है।
(ii) वह बहुत अच्छा गीत गाती है।
(iii) वह महा कंजूस व्यक्ति है।

प्रश्न 11.
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों के शुद्ध रूप लिखिए
(i) अच्छा लड़के क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
(ii) बड़े दुकानों में अच्छा सामान नहीं मिलता।
(iii) कागज़ और पेंसिलें सस्ते हैं।
(iv) हरा वाली साड़ी दिखाओ।
(v) मैं और सीता बूढ़ा हूँ।
(vi) क्या किताबें इस काला संदूक में है?
उत्तर:
(i) अच्छे लड़के क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
(ii) बड़ी दुकानों से अच्छा सामान नहीं मिलता।
(iii) कागज़ और पेंसिलें सस्ती हैं।
(iv) हरी वाली साड़ी दिखाओ।
(v) मैं और सीता बूढ़े बूढ़ी हैं।
(vi) क्या किताबें इस काले संदूक में हैं?

प्रश्न 12. निम्नलिखित संख्यावाचक शब्दों को पहचानकर उनके नाम लिखिए।
द्वितीय, बीस, तिगुना, तीनों, दर्जन, प्रथम, दुगुना, पाँचों, पाँव, पच्चीसी, ढाई।
उत्तर:
द्वितीय – क्रमवाचक
दुगुना – आवृत्तिवाचक
बीस – पूर्ण संख्याबोधक
पाँचों – समुदायवाचक
तिगुना – आवृत्तिवाचक
पाँव – अपूर्ण परिमाणबोधक
तीनों – समुदायवाचक
ढाई – अपूर्ण संख्याबोधक
दर्जन – समुच्चयवाचक
पच्चीसी – समुच्चयबोधक
प्रथम – क्रमवाचक

प्रश्न 13.
निम्नलिखित वाक्यों से विशेषण छाँटकर उनके भेद का निर्देश कीजिए
(क) साधारण इक्के के घोड़े भारतीय दरिद्रता के अलबम हैं।
(ख) यह पैसा मेरी खून-पसीने की कमाई का फल है।
(ग) थोड़ी मिठाई और कुछ फल ले आओ, आज त्योहार का दिन है।
(घ) यह मेरी पुस्तक है, आपकी नहीं।
(ङ) दस रुपए ले लो और बाज़ार से एक किलो दही ले आओ।
उत्तर:
(क) साधारण इक्के के – गुणवाचक विशेषण।
भारतीय – गुणवाचक विशेषण।

(ख) यह – सर्वनाम विशेषण।
खून-पसीने की – गुणवाचक विशेषण।
मेरी – प्रविशेषण (खून-पसीने का विशेषण)।

(ग) थोड़ी – अनिश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषण।
कुछ – अनिश्चित संख्यावाचक विशेषण ।

(घ) यह – सार्वनामिक विशेषण।

(ङ) दस – निश्चित संख्यात्मक विशेषण।
एक किलो – निश्चित परिमाणवाचक विशेषण।

प्रश्न 14.
निम्नलिखित वाक्यों में प्रयुक्त सार्वनामिक विशेषणों और सर्वनामों को छाँटकर लिखिए
(1) वह विद्यालय जाएगा।
(2) वह विद्यार्थी विद्यालय जाएगा।
(3) इस घर में कौन रहता है?
(4) बच्चा रो रहा है, इसे गोद में उठा लो।
(5) वे तुम्हारी पुस्तकें हैं और ये मेरी।
उत्तर:
(1) वह – सर्वनाम
(2) वह विद्यार्थी – सार्वनामिक विशेषण
(3) इस घर – सार्वनामिक विशेषण
(4) इसे – सर्वनाम
(5) वे पुस्तकें – सार्वनामिक विशेषण
(6) ये – सर्वनाम।

प्रश्न 15.
वाक्य में क्रिया का प्रयोग विशेषण के अनुसार होता है या विशेष्य के? दो उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट कीजिए।
उत्तर:
वाक्य में क्रिया का प्रयोग हमेशा विशेष्य के अनुसार होता है, विशेषण के अनुसार नहीं। विशेषण का प्रयोग भी विशेष्य के अनुसार होता है; यथा-
दो लड़के पढ़ रहे हैं। – दो लड़कियाँ पढ़ रही हैं।
कुछ पुरुष जा रहे हैं। – कुछ स्त्रियाँ जा रही हैं।
उपर्युक्त वाक्यों से स्पष्ट है कि क्रियाएँ विशेष्यों के अनुसार ही आती हैं, विशेषणों के अनुसार नहीं।

प्रश्न 16.
प्रविशेषण एवं विधेय-विशेषण का सोदाहरण अंतर स्पष्ट कीजिए।
उत्तर:
प्रविशेषण शब्द विशेषण की विशेषता बताते हैं किंतु विधेय-विशेषण वह विशेषण है जो संज्ञा के बाद में प्रयुक्त होते हैं; जैसे
(क) मोहन अत्यंत सुंदर है इस वाक्य में अत्यंत सुंदर विशेषण की विशेषता बता रहा है। अतः यह प्रविशेषण है।
(ख) मोहन सुंदर है। वाक्य में सुंदर मोहन के बाद प्रयुक्त हुआ है। अतः यह विधेय-विशेषण है।

प्रश्न 17.
विशेषण कितने प्रकार के शब्दों से बनते हैं? प्रत्येक के दो-दो उदाहरण लिखिए।
उत्तर:
विशेषण निम्नलिखित प्रकार के शब्दों से बनते हैं
(1) संज्ञा से – नागपुर-नागपुरी, अंबाला-अंबालवी।
(2) सर्वनाम से – यह-ऐसा, वह-वैसा।
(3) क्रिया से – हँसना-हँसोड़, बेचना-बिकाऊ।
(4) अव्यय से – बाहर-बाहरी, भीतर-भीतरी।
(5) उपसर्ग से – दुः-दुर्बल, स-सबल।
(6) उपसर्ग तथा प्रत्यय – दोनों के प्रयोग से-दोनाली, निकम्मा।

प्रश्न 18.
चार ऐसे वाक्य लिखिए जिनमें विशेषण संज्ञा के रूप में प्रयोग किए गए हों।
उत्तर:
(1) वीरों ने देश की रक्षा की।
(2) बहादुरों का सदा सम्मान होता है।
(3) गुणी की सर्वत्र पूजा होती है।
(4) बड़ों का आदर करो।

प्रश्न 19.
निम्नलिखित वाक्यों में से संज्ञा शब्दों एवं विशेषणों को चुनिए-
(1) अकबर महान सम्राट था।
(2) विद्वान जन सदा पूजे जाते हैं।
(3) कहानी सुनते-सुनते रात बीत गई।
उत्तर:
संज्ञा – अकबर, सम्राट, जन, कहानी, रात।
विशेषण – महान, विद्वान, सुनते-सुनते।