Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Blackbuck-Supplementary Reader) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 15 Life in the Chair
Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Blackbuck-Supplementary Reader) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 15 Life in the Chair
EXAM-ORIENTED STUDY MATERIAL
1. Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. The next day John and his mom cleaned the house. They cleaned upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, until everything was spotless. Pointing to Pop-Pop’s chair, John’s mom exclaimed: “Oh my! That old chair has got to go. We’ll buy Pop-pop a new one.”
It was true, John had to agree. The chair was faded and worn and in some places even torn.
“John, come and help me, we’ll take the chair to the footpath. Tomorrow the garbage truck is going to come.”
move the chair, As they attempted to Pop-Pop came through the door, “Oh, no!” he objected, “You can’t take my chair.”
“But Pop, we’ll buy you a new one,” John’s mom said.
“I don’t want a new one.”
Questions:
(1) What did John and his mom do to make everything spotless?
(2) What did mom say about the chair?
(3) What was the condition of the chair?
(4) Mom wanted John to help her …….
(5) What did Pop-Pop say when he saw them moving the chair?
(6) What did John’s mom assure Pop-Pop ?
(7) What did Pop-Pop tell John’s mom?
Answers:
(1) John and his mom cleaned upstairs, downstairs, inside and outside to make everything spotless.
(2) Mom said that the old chair had to go.
(3) The chair was faded, worn and torn at some places.
(4) Mom wanted John to help her to take the chair to the footpath.
(5) When Pop-Pop saw them moving the chair he said that they couldn’t take his chair.
(6) John’s mom assured Pop-Pop that they would buy a new chair for him.
(7) Pop-Pop told John’s mom that he did not want a new chair.
2. “You don’t understand, John.” Pop-Pop shook his head from side to side and after a long pause he said, “I sat in this chair, when I proposed your grandma to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this chair and close my eyes I feel she is near.” The old man passed his hand gently along the arm of the chair.
“And the night your father was born, I sat in this chair. I was nervous. I was scared when they placed the tiny baby into my arms, yet I was very happy.”
“I think I’m beginning to understand,” John said thoughtfully.
“Many years later,” Pop-Pop’s voice broke and he paused for a moment and said, “I sat in this chair when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was dead. I was lost without her but the chair gave me comfort and warmth.”
Questions:
(1) What does Pop-Pop feel when he sits in the chair?
(2) On what occasions did Pop-Pop sit on the chair?
(3) How did the chair help Pop-Pop?
(4) Pop-Pop was lost without ……….
(5) When they placed the tiny baby into Pop- Pop’s arms, he was ……..
Answers:
(1) When Pop-Pop sits on the chair, he feels grandma is near.
(2) Pop-Pop sat on the chair when he proposed to grandma, when John’s father was born and when grandma died.
(3) The chair gave Pop-Pop comfort and warmth.
(4) Pop-Pop was lost without grandma.
(5) When they placed the tiny baby into Pop- Pop’s arms, he was scared but happy.
2. Vocabulary Recognition
Select the word having the nearest meaning.
1. slam
A. whisper
B. scream
C. bang
D. shout
Ans. C. bang
2. annual
A. yearly
B. monthly
C. weekly
D. daily
Ans. A. yearly
3. agree
A. advice
B. suggest
C. say no
D. say yes
Ans. D. say yes
4. spotless
A. unclean
B. white
C. clean
D. dirty
Ans. C. clean
5. faded
A. dull
B. bright
C. clean
D. new
Ans. A. dull
6. object
A. be for
B. be against
C. be together
D. be separate
Ans. B. be against
7. propose
A. prepare
B. present
C. offer
D. produce
Ans. C. offer
8. realize
A. conclude
B. disagree
C. agree
D. understand
Ans. D. understand
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