KSEEB Karnataka SSLC Solution Class 10 English Second Language – A Hero
Board |
KSEEB (Karnataka Board) |
Exam |
SSLC (Class 10) |
Subject |
English |
Language |
2nd Language |
Chapter |
1 |
Chapter Name |
A Hero |
Topic |
Solution of Question Answer/ Study Material and Notes |
A Hero Class 10 English SSLC Study Material / Notes / Question Answer
1.) Swami’s father drew his attention to a report in the newspaper. What was the report about?
Answer: The report was about the bravery of a young lad. When he was returning home by the jungle path, he suddenly saw a tiger. He climbed up the tree and stayed there half a day. Afterwards some people came that way and killed the tiger.
2.) The report said that the boy (who fought with the tiger) stayed on the tree for half-a-day. Why did he do so? (Choose the right answer)
a.) He wanted to watch the tiger from the top of a tree.
b.) He wanted someone to kill the tiger.
c.) He wanted to take rest for some time.
3.) Swami said that a very strong and grown-up person might have fought with the tiger. Do you think he made this remark out of his
(a) experience (b) wisdom (c) belief? (Choose the most appropriate word)
4.) “Can you prove you have courage?” Swami’s father said. (Answer the following questions)
a.) Was he joking? Or, serious?
Answer: He was quite serious.
b.) Was it a challenge? Or, a command?
Answer: It was both a challenge and a command.
5.) The place where Swami usually slept was beside his granny. (Fill in the blank)
6.) What is disgraceful, according to Swami’s father?
Answer: Though Swami was grown up and in second form, it was disgraceful for him to sleep beside his granny or mother like a baby.
1.) What do you think was the practice of granny before she went to bed?
Answer: The granny pampered Swami a lot. She would tell bedtime stories to Swami.
2.) Was Swami really sleeping? Or, was he pretending?
Answer: Swami was only pretending.
3.) To Swami, his father looked like an apparition. (Fill in the blank)
4.) Why do you think Swami looked at his granny and his mother while following his father to the room?
Answer: Swami looked at his granny and his mother hoping that they would come to rescue him from his father sleeping all alone in the room.
5.) “There might be scorpions behind your law books,” said Swami.
a.) Had he seen them earlier? Or, were there scorpions really?
Answer: We don’t really know whether there had been scorpions or not but with the use of word ‘might’ we can conclude that he was just making an excuse to rescue.
b.) Was it a trick to escape from his father? (Answer all the questions.)
Answer: Yes, it was a trick of Swami to escape from his father.
1.) Swami wished that the tiger hadn’t spared the boy, which means… (Choose the right answer)
a.) he didn’t want the boy to be alive.
b.) he didn’t want the tiger to be alive.
2.) As silence deepened in the room, what was Swami reminded of?
Answer: As silence deepened in the room, hisheart beat faster. He remembered all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard in his life.
3.) Which place in the room did Swami think was safe, compact and reassuring?
Answer: Swami thought that it was under the bench where he felt safe, compact and reassuring.
4.) Swami touched the wooden leg of the benchin the room instead of granny. (Fill in the blank appropriately)
5.) Swami saw a moving creature in the room. It was man.
- his shadow b. a scorpion c. a man
(Fill in the blank)
1.) Who cried, “Aiyo! Something has bitten me”?
Answer: The burglar cried “Aiyo! Something has bitten me.”
2.) Who did father, cook and a servant stumble upon?
Answer: Father, cook and a servant stumble upon the burglar who lay amidst the furniture.
3.) Why were congratulations showered on Swami?
Answer: Swami had help to catch one of the most notorious house-breakers of the district so congratulations were showered on him.
4.) Do you think Swami really wanted to join the police? If not, what did he want to be?
Answer: No, Swami really didn’t want to join the police. He wanted to be an engine driver, a railway guard, or a bus conductor in his life.
5.) Did Swami muster up courage to sleep alone after the burglar incident?
Answer: No, Swami didn’t muster up courage to sleep alone after the burglar incident.
6.) Who supported Swami – His mother or his granny?
Answer: Swami’s mother supported him.
Think about the text
1.) A report about a boy in the newspaper was an unexpected event in Swami’s life. Justify.
Answer: One day Swami’s father read out a report of a brave young lad. He had been successfully survived from the tiger. Swami’s father expected the same kind of bravery from his son. He challenged Swami to prove his bravery by sleeping all alone in a room. It was because of the event in the newspaper that took an unexpected turn in Swami’s life.
2.) Swami made a comment on the newspaper report. Was he right? How did his view differ from that of his father?
Answer: Swami and his father‘s views were different in terms of the report. Swami believed that the boy must be grown up to have faced a tiger. Whereas Swami’s father said that a man may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward: where as another may have the strength of a straw, but if he has courage, he can do anything. Courage is everything, strength and age is not important.
3.) What desperate attempts did Swami make to escape from his father?
Answer: Swami made many attempts to escape from his father. Firstly Swami thought that his father was joking. He tried to change the subject and started talking about his cricket club. Then he slept beside his granny and covered his face with blanket. Then his father pulled his blanket and asked him to sleep in his room. But again Swami requested to his father to let him sleep in the hall and gave reason that his office had scorpions. But Swami’s father was adamant on his decision.
4.) Why did Swami conclude that his father’s proposition was frightful?
Answer: Swami had habit of sleeping beside his granny and he was afraid of sleeping the dark.In such condition he thought that his father’s proposition was frightful.
5.) As the night advanced, Swami felt that something terrible would happen to him. What would it be? How would it happen?
Answer: As the night advanced, Swami felt his heart beat faster. He was very scared. He remembered all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard in his life. He remembered about his friend Mani’s incident where he saw the devil in the banyan tree. He also remembered about Munisami’s father who spat out blood. He was faint with fear. He thought that the devils would come up and carry him away.
6.) There was absolute silence in the room. In spite of it, some noises reached Swami’s ears. What were they?
Answer: Swami heard noises of many things. He heard the ticking of the clock, the rustle of trees, sounds of snores, some vague night insects humming. These noises were very normal and usual ones but it was his fearful plight and the stillness of the night that made him scared.
7.) Narrate Swami’s dreadful experience when he was lying under the bench.
Answer: Swami slept under the bench to feel safe but there also he had nightmares. He dreamt of a tiger chasing him. He felt as if his feet were stuck to the ground and he couldn’t move. He tried to open his eyes but couldn’t and the nightmare continued.With desperate efforts he opened his eyes and put his hand out to feel granny’s presence at his side as his habit, but he only touched the wooden leg of the bench. He realized that there was no granny beside him. He felt that something was moving down.
8.) How was Swami honoured by his classmates, teacher and the headmaster?
Answer: Swami had helped the police to catch one of the most notorious house-breakers of the district. The next day, his classmates looked at him with respect. His teacher patted his back. His headmaster said that he was a true scout. In this way everyone praised Swami’s bravery.
9.) Why did father want Swami to sleep alone in the office room?
Answer: Swami’s father wanted Swami to prove his courage. Swami was of the opinion that age and strength were more important in challenging tasks on the other hand his father was of the opinion that age and strength didn’t matter what mattered was courage.
10.) Who do you think was wiser, Swami or his father? Justify your preference.
Answer: Swami was wise boy who handled his situation really well. When his father asked him to sleep alone in the dark room he was really scared. When he slept under the bench he thought that a devil is coming to him and would tear him. He gathered all his courage and crawled out from the bench. He hugged it with all his might and used his teeth on it like a mortal weapon. He used his wit and proved himself to be brave. It was because of him that he was able to catch one of the most notorious burglars.
11.) Why did Swami feel relieved at the end?
Answer: When Swami’s father returned from the club that night, Swami had already slept beside granny. His father asked where Swami was to which Swami’s mother said that he was already asleep. Swami’s father said that Swami was clever enough to sleep before he arrived. Swami’s mother defended Swami by saying to his father that Swami could sleep wherever he wanted to. He needn’t risk his life again. His father mumbled saying that they shouldn’t blame him if Swami is spoilt. Swami heard the whole conversation of his parents and was tremendously relieved to hear that his father was giving him up.
12.) Suppose you are Swami of the story. Write a brief letter to your friend describing how you helped to catch a burglar in your house.
Answer:
20th March 2020
From
Swami
Seven Hills Apartment
Bengaluru
To
Mith
Golden Gate
Hubbali
Dear Mith,
I hope you and your family is doing well. I want to tell you something. My father challenged me to sleep all alone in a dark last week. As you know that I have habit of sleeping beside my granny the challenge was very scary. I requested many times to my father not to let me sleep alone but all in vain. As it was decided, I slept in the room all alone. I had terrible dreams that didn’t let me sleep peacefully. And what further happened is beyond you could think.As I slept under the bench, I felt that it was something like devil that was approaching close to me. I hugged it and bite it. And to my surprise there was loud cry and my father and cook came running. You know who it was? It was a burglar.
We called the police and he told that I caught one of the most notorious burglars of our town. This made a star over night. I was both surprised and shocked. I’m missing you a lot and I hope we meet soon. Convey my regards to your family members.
Yours lovingly
Swami
13.) Some words describing the characters of the story ‘A Hero’ are given in brackets. Put them in the appropriate columns.
Answer:
Swami’s father | Mother | Granny | Swami |
Authoritative
Disciplined
|
Caring
Protective
|
Innocent
|
Tricky
Helpless Nervous
|
Task 1. H omophones – Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1.) We had too many apples to carry. (too/two)
2.) I rode a horse at the Marina Beach. (road/rode)
3.) Did you have a pear for lunch? (pear/pair)
4.) The books are over there on the shelf. (their/there)
Task 2. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word and complete the story.
This is a story) (storey /story) told by a knight. (night/ knight). Once he received a letter. When he read (red/ read) it through (through/ threw), he could not believe his own eyes. For (Far/For), it was written by (buy/ by) none other than the queen of the land. She asked him to meet her at (at/ yet) a secret place. The knight was in a fix. But he thought of (of/ off) a plan to tide over this problem. He went (vent/ went) to the meeting place, not alone, but along with his fair (fair/ fare) wife. Can you guess what happened then?
Task 3. Scramble the letters to form words. See the meaning clues in brackets.
1.) a t r t e f l – Flatter (praise)
2.) b o u d t – Doubt (suspect)
3.) r a g t e d y – Tragedy(unhappy ending)
4.) r a g f e n m t – Fragment (a piece)
5.) r a e t l – Alert(careful)
6.) c a c s r i y t – Scarcity (short supply)
7.) y m t s a t h p e i c Sympathetic(not cruel)
Listen and comprehend
Answer the following :
1.) Why do you think the audience, on hearing the dialogue, burst into laughter?
Answer: The audience laughed because the actor had said his dialogue in wrong way which made it like a joke.
3.) If you had been the actor, how would you have said it?
Answer: If I had been the actor, I would have practiced the dialogues correctly then delivered it.
Answer the questions below :
1.) Mr. Khanna was surprised at the astrologer’s prediction. What made him feel so?
Answer: Mr. Khanna was surprise at the astrologer’s prediction because the astrologer had guessed his name and his family name and some other things related to him accurately. Mr. Khanna was impressed.
2.) Why wasn’t the astrologer able to predict Mr. Khanna’s future?
Answer: Since the astrologer didn’t have the horoscope of Mr. Khanna so he was not able to predict his future.
3.) In the conversation given above, who do you think has better common sense?
Answer: The astrologer has better common sense.
Task 2
“…… and he worked hardly to restore normalcy in the region.”
The correct use of word in the above sentence should be ‘hard.’
Sentence rewritten: Could I sit here?
1.) Please return my library books.
Will you return my library books?
Function : Request
2.) The files are heavy. I’ll carry them for you.
Would it be okay if I carry them for you?
Function : Offering help
3.) That’s your essay. Perhaps you will have no objection if I see it.
May I read your essay?
Function : Seeking permission
4.) Let me switch on the fan, OK?
Do you want me to switch on the fan?
Function : Seeking permission
5.) ‘Bring the books to my office.’
Would you mind to bring the books to my office?
Function : Seeking permission
Task – 3 : With the help of a dictionary, find out what you can understand about the following words :
1.) cheque and check as nouns.
Cheque – a written order directing a bank to pay
Check – An appraisal of the state of affairs
2.) hire and rent as verbs.
Hire – Start in a job or pay to do a particular piece of work.
Rent – A payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service