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Duff and Dutt class 10 exercise lesson 5: Page- 210 to 214
Lesson- 5
Unit- 1
Page- 210
Passage- 1
(A) Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(1) The author of the story is – (b) Lucy Maud Montgomery
(2) The narrator of the story is – (d) Philippa
(3) The narrator lived on the – (b) Big half moon
(4) The big Half Moon is –(a) an island
(5) The name of the narrator’s aunt is – (c) Esther
(6) Before meeting Aunt Esther, the narrator lived with – (d) Father and Claude
(7) The narrator met Aunt Esther, Mimi and Dick on account of a – (b) Kite
(8) The narrator’s father is the keeper of the Big Half Moon – (a) lighthouse
(9) The narrator is – (b) eleven years old
(10) The age of Claude is – (c) twelve
(11) The narrator moves to the mainland in – (a) Winter
(12) The narrator comes back to the island during the – (b) Spring
(B) (1) Complete the chart with information from the text:
(i) Name of the island |
big half moon |
(ii) The other two members of the narrator’s family |
Father and claude |
(iii) The names of the three members who joined the narrator’s family |
Aunt Esther, mimi and dick. |
(iv) The thing that helped the narrator to extend his family |
The kite |
(v) The name of the light house |
Big half moon |
(vi) The person who is the keeper of the lighthouse |
The narrator’s father |
(vii) The age of the narrator |
Eleven years |
(viii) The age of the Claude |
Twelve years |
(ix) The time of the year when the harbour remains frozen |
winter |
(x) The time of the year when the narrator returns to the island |
Spring |
(2) Complete the sentences with information from the text.
(i) The name of the narrator’s brother is __Claude._____________________
(ii) At present the total number of their family members are __six.______________
(iii) Previously the narrator lived on the Big Half Moon with __father and Claude.____________
(iv) They have now more members in the island because __of the kite._____________
(v) The narrator’s father __is the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse.___________________
(vi) The narrator and her family move to the mainland when __spring comes._______________
(vii) No sooner does spring come __they sail back to their own island.___________________
(C) State whether following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes on the right – hand side. Provide sentences/Phrases/words in support of your answer.
(i) ‘We’ refer to father, Claude and the narrator. (false)
Supportive sentence: ‘we’ are father, Claude, I, aunt Esther, Mimi and dick.
(ii) A kite helped the narrator to get united with the family of her aunt. (true)
Supportive sentence: it is all on account of the kite that there are more of them.
(iii) Narrator’s father was the caretaker of the lighthouse. (true)
Supportive sentence: father was the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse.
(iv) The name of the lighthouse is New Moon lighthouse. (false)
Supportive sentence: the name of the lighthouse is Big Half Moon.
(v) As soon as spring comes, they sail back from their island. (false)
Supportive sentence: as soon as spring comes, they sail back to their own dear island.
(vi) The island remains icebound in winter. (true)
Supportive sentence: in winter, the harbour remains frozen over.
(vii) The narrator is a teenager. (true)
Supportive sentence: the narrator is eleven years old.
(D) Answer the questions.
i) Previously, father, Claude and the narrator used to live in the island.
ii) A lighthouse is a tower containing a strong beam of light to guide and warn ships near the coast.
iii) The name of the island is Bighalf-moon.
iv) Father, Claude, the narrator, AuntEsther, Mimi and dick are the present inhabitants of the island.
v) The narrator met her aunt’s family on account of a kite.
vi) The narrator’s father is the keeper of the lighthouse.
vii) The narrator is eleven years old and Claude is twelve years old.
viii) When spring comes, the narrator sails back to the island.
Passage- 2
(A) Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(1) People pitied on – (c) both of them.
(2) In winter they quarrelled a lot with – (c) mainland children.
(3) People always pitied the narrator and her family when the time came for them to – (a) return to the island.
(4) People thought the narrator and Claude to be –(c) companionless.
(5) The narrator and Claude played games like – (b) pirate caves.
(6) It is hard to run pirate caves and things like that with only – (d) two.
(7) In winter, the narrator and Claude used to quarrel with – (a) The mainland children.
(8) Claude and the narrator never – (b) fell out.
(9) Father didn’t seem to have any relation except – (d) the narrator and Claude.
(10) Everybody on the mainland had – (c) friends.
(11) The narrator and Claude thought that it would be so jolly to have – (c) an uncle, an aunt and some cousins.
(12) When Claude and the narrator asked father about relatives, he looked – (b) Sorrowful.
(13) Father told them that not having any relations, was his – (a) fault.
(14) Claude and the narrator didn’t understand what their father – (b) meant.
(B) Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
(i) The funny part used to be that __people always pitied them when the time came for them to return.____________________
(ii) Claude and the narrator would like to have _someone to play with them.________________
(iii) The narrator and Claude were somewhat glad that __they had good deal with mainland children in winter._________________
(iv) It used to puzzle the narrator and Claude __that their father didn’t seem to have any relation except them.______________
(v) Claude and the narrator thought __it would be so jolly to have an uncle and an aunt and some cousins.__________________
(vi) Once they asked Father __about his relations but he looked so sorrowful that they wished they hadn’t.__________________
(vii) The narrator and Claude didn’t understand __what their father meant by saying all was his fault._______________
(C) State whether the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes on the right – hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer.
(i) It was Pity that the people never sympathised the narrator and Claude. (false)
Supportive sentence: people always pitied them when the time came for them to return to island.
(ii) The narrator and Claude were happy without friends. (true)
Supportive sentence: they used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in winter. So it was perhaps just as well that there were none of them on the Bighalf-moon.
(iii) It was easy to play pirate caves and similar games like this with just two players. (false)
Supportive sentence: it was hard to run pirate caves and things like that with only two.
(iv) The narrator and Claude liked the children on the mainland in winter. (false)
Supportive sentence: they used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in winter.
(D) (1) Answer the questions.
i) It was so funny about the people in mainland that they pitied Claude and the narrator when their time came to return to the island.
ii) The narrator and Claude were happy without any children from the mainland because they used to have quarrel a good deal with them in winter. So, they felt it was good to have no one with them in island.
iii) This used to puzzle Claude and the narrator that their father didn’t seem to have any relation except them. Once they asked their father about it. But he looked so sorrowful and told that it was all his fault. So, they wished they hadn’t asked father about relations.
(E) Complete the chart with information from the text:
Statement |
Reason |
(i) People always pitied the narrator and Claude. |
(i) When their time came to return in island. They thought it must be lonesome for them with no children near them. |
(ii) It is hard to run pirate caves for the narrator and Claude. |
(ii) They were only two to play in island. |
(iii) Claude and the narrator did not want the children from the mainland for company. |
(iii) They used to have quarrel a good deal with mainland children in winter. |
(iv) Claude and the narrator felt puzzled. |
(iv) Father didn’t seem to have any relation except them. |
(v) Father looked sorrowful. |
(v) Claude and the narrator asked him about his relations. |
(vi) They wished they hadn’t asked Father about relations. |
(vi) Father looked sorrowful and he said it was all his fault. |
Page- 212
Unit-2
(A) Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(1) It is always lovely on Big Half Moon in – (b) Summer.
(2) When it is fine, the harbour is – (c) blue and calm.
(3) The harbour is blue and calm with little wind and – (a) ripples.
(4) Every Summer the narrator and Claude had some – (c) hobby.
(5) Last Summer the narrator and Claude were crazy about – (d) Kites.
(6) Claude learned to make kites from a – (b) a boy in the mainland.
(7) Claude and the narrator used kites to play – (b) Shipwrecked mariners.
(8) While Playing shipwrecked mariners they used kites for – (d) signalling to each other.
(9) Their big kite was made up of – (a) red paper.
(10) All over the Kite Claude and the narrator pasted – (b) tinsel Stars.
(11) On the Kite, they wrote their – (c) own names.
(12) The full name of the narrator is – (b) Philippa Leete.
(13) One day there was a grand wind for – (d) kite – flying.
(14) Philippa fell when she was bringing the kite from the- (d) lighthouse.
(15) Philippa fell over the – (b) rocks.
(16) Philippa’s elbow went clear through the kite making – (c) a big hole.
(17) Claude and Philippa hurried to fix the kite before – (b) the wind fell.
(18) They rushed into the lighthouse to get some – (a) Paper.
(19) The old letter was lying on the – (c) book case.
(20) The book case was in the – (d) Sitting room.
(B) State whether the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes on the right – hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer.
(i) The weather was often unpleasant in the Big Half Moon in summer. (false)
Supportive sentence: it is always lovely on the big half moon in summer.
(ii) Last summer they were obsessed with kites. (true)
Supportive sentence: the last summer before dick and Mimi came they were crazy about kites.
(iii) Philippa learnt making kites from a boy in the mainland. (false)
Supportive sentence: a boy on the mainland showed Claude how to make kites.
(iv) The narrator and Claude played pirate caves signalling to each other with kites. (false).
Supportive sentence: they would play shipwrecked mariners signalling to each other with others.
(v) They pasted stickers all over the kite. (false)
Supportive sentence: they pasted gold tinsel stars all over the kite.
(vi) One day there was a grand wing favourable for flying kite. (false)
Supportive sentence: one day there was a grand wind for kite-flying.
(vii) Philippa fell over the rocks making a big hole in her cloth. (false)
Supportive sentence: Philippa fell over the rocks making a big hole clear through the kite.
(viii) They wanted to repair the kite before the evening fell. (false)
Supportive sentence: they wanted to fix the kite before the wind fell.
(ix) The old letter was lying on the book case in the drawing room. (false)
Supportive sentence: the old letter was lying on the bookcase in the sitting room.
(x) The kite sailed away to another island. (false)
Supportive sentence: the kite sailed away over to the mainland.
(C) (1) Answer the questions.
i) The Big Half Moon always looked lovely in summer.
ii) The harbour is blue and fine when it is fine.
ii) On that summer Claude and the narrator had the hobby of flying kites.
iv) A boy in the mainland taught Claude how to make kites.
v) Claude and the narrator would play shipwrecked mariners signalling to each other with kites.
vi) The full names of the narrator and Claude were Philippa Leete and Claude Leete respectively.
(2) Answer the questions.
i) The weather is always lovely of the Big Half Moon in summer.
ii) Philippa and Claude pasted gold tinsel stars all over the big kite and had written their full names with the name Bighalf-moon lighthouse.
iii) one day the narrator was bringing the kite from the house, he tripped and fell over the rocks. His elbow went clear through the kite making a big hole.
iv) They hurried to fix the kite before the wind fell. They rushed into the lighthouse to get some paper. They found an old letter lying on the bookcase in the sitting room. They patched the kite up with the letter, a sheet on each side and dried it by the fire.
v) When the kite soared up it got snapped after a while from the cord. The kite had sailed away over to the mainland.
(D) Fill in the chart information from the text:
Cause |
Effect |
(i) The harbour is blue and calm with little wind and ripples. |
(i) It is always lovely on the Big Half Moon in summer. |
(ii) A boy in the mainland showed Claude how to make kites. |
(ii) Claude and the narrator made plenty of kites on the island. |
(iii) Philippa tripped and fell over the rocks. |
(iii) |
(iv) They were looking for red paper but there was no red paper left. They found the old letter. |
(iv) They took the old letter, the first thing that came handy. |
(v) The wind was glorious. |
(v) The kite soared high in the sky. |
(vi) The kite got snapped from the cord after a while. |
(vi) Claude stood with a bit of cord, looking foolish. |
Page- 214
Unit- 3
(A) Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(1) The letter came for – (a) Father.
(2) A letter came for father after a – (b) month.
(3) After finishing the latter, Father’s eyes looked as if he had been – (c) crying.
(4) Father asked Claude and Philippa if they wanted to know what became of ther – (d) Kite.
(5) Father sat beside Claude and Philippa and told them the Whole – (a) Story.
(6) Father had a/an – (c) brother and a sister.
(7) After quarrelling with his brother, father left his – (c) home.
(8) Years afterwards father felt – (a) Sorry.
(9) When he went back, he found his brother – (b) dead.
(10) The name of father’s sister was – (d) Esther.
(11) Aunt Esther was he mother of – (c) Dick and Mimi.
(12) Aunt Esther was a – (b) Widow.
(13) Aunt Esther lived – (a) hundreds of miles inland.
(14) The kite was discovered by – (b) Mimi and Dick.
(15) Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on top of a – (d) tree.
(16) When and Dick and Mimi’s mother saw the kite, she turned – (a) Pale.
(17) The letter was written by Aunt Esther to her – (b) Brother.
(18) Philippa was the name of Aunt Esther’s – (b) Mother.
(19) Claude was the name of Aunt Esther’s – (a) Father.
(20) Father went and brought Aunt Esther, Dick and Mimi the – (c) Next Day.
(21) Now Claude and Philippa have – (b) Cousins.
(22) Dick and Mimi are too – (b) Jolly.
(B) Complete the sentences with information from the text.
(i) A letter came after ____a month._______________
(ii) The letter came for __the narrator’s father.__________________
(iii) The letter came for _the narrator’s father.___________________
(iv) After father finished reading ___his eyes looked as if he had been crying._____________
(v) Father left the house ___after quarrelling with his brother._________________
(vi) Years afterwards when father came back _he found his brother had died and he couldn’t find his sister.__________________
(vii) Aunt Esther was a ___widow who lived hundreds of miles inland._____________________
(viii) When Dick and Mimi were out in the woods ___they discovered the kite on the top of a tree and carried it home.________________________
(ix) Aunt Esther sat down __and wrote to Big half-moon and father received her letter.___________________
(x) The best of it all is that ___the narrator and Claude had relations._________________
(C) State the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes on the right – hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer.
(i) A month later a letter came from father. (false)
Supportive sentence: a month later, a letter came for father.
(ii) Father seemed to be crying after he read the letter. (true)
Supportive sentence: after he finished reading the letter, father’s eyes looked as if he had been crying.
(iii) Aunt Esther told the whole story. (false)
Supportive sentence: their father told the whole story.
(iv) Father quarrelled with his sister. (false)
Supportive sentence: father quarrelled with his brother.
(v) He found his brother but couldn’t find his sister. (false)
Supportive sentence: he found his brother had died and he couldn’t find his sister.
(vi) Aunt Esther lived in a cottage thousands of miles inland. (false)
Supportive sentence: aunt Esther was a widow who lived hundreds of miles inland.
(vii) Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on the top of a tree. (true)
Supportive sentence: they discovered the kite of the top of a tree.
(viii) Aunt Esther’s face gleamed after reading the letter. (false)
Supportive sentence: Aunt Esther turned pale after reading the letter.
(ix) Claude was the name of Aunt Esther’s brother. (false)
Supportive sentence: Claude was her father’s name.
(x) Philippa was the name of Aunt Esther’s mother. (true)
Supportive sentence: Philippa was Aunt Esther’s mother’s name.
(xi) Father brought only Aunt Esther to Big Half Moon. (false)
Supportive sentence: father brought Aunt Esther, dick and Mimi with him to big half-moon.
(xii) Claude and Philippa have relations now. (true)
Supportive sentence: the best of it all that they have relations now.
(D) (1) Answer the questions.
i) Aunt Esther wrote the letter to father.
ii) A month letter father received the letter.
iii) After reading the letter father’s eyes looked life as if he had been crying.
iv) Father left his house after quarrelling with his brother.
v) Years afterward when father came back, he found his brother had died and he could not find his sister.
vi) Aunt Esther wrote the letter to father.
vii) Aunt Esther was the narrator’s father’s sister.
viii) Aunt Esther lived hundreds of miles inland.
ix) Dick and Mimi found the letter on the top of a tree in a wood.
x) AuntEsther’s face turned pale after seeing the letter.
xi) AuntEsther’s parents name were Claude and Philippa.
xii) The next day father went and brought Aunt Esther, Mimi and dick with him.
xiii) Claude and Philippa are happy now because they have relations.
(2) Answer the questions.
i) Dick and Mimi found the kite on the top of a tree when they entered in the woods.
ii) Aunt Esther saw the kite patched with the letter from its red colour paper.
iii) To see her letter in the kite Aunt Esther wrote a letter again to her brother. Father cried after finishing to read the letter. The next day he went and brought Aunt Esther, dick and Mimi with him. Then they got reunited with cousins.
(E) (1) Complete the chart with information from the text:
Statement | Reason |
(i) Father’s eyes looked as if he had been crying. |
(i) He read the letter his sister wrote to him. |
(ii) Father could not meet his brother and sister when he tried to meet them after many years. |
(ii) His brother had died and he could not find his sister. |
(iii) Aunt Esther turned pale. |
(iii) She found her letter patched on the kite. |
(iv) Aunt Esther realised who the owners of the kite must be. |
(iv) She found the names of Claude and Philippa in the letter. |
(2) Complete the chart with information from the text:
Cause |
Effect |
(i) Father quarrelled with his brother. |
(i) He left his home. |
(ii) He felt sorry. |
(ii) Years afterwards Father went back. |
(iii) Dick and Mimi were out in the woods. |
(iii) They found a kite on the top of a tree. |
(iv) The kite was patched with red paper and there was names of Claude and Philippa. |
(iv) Aunt Esther easily identified the letter. |
(v) Aunt Esther sat down and wrote to Big Half Moon. |
(v) Father read the letter and brought aunt Esther, dick and Mimi with him on the next day. |
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