Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Blackbuck-Supplementary Reader) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 8 QT

1. QT-1, known as “Cutie”, was different. The Earthman put his hand on Cutie’s shoulder. The metal was cold and hard to the touch.

“Cutie,” he said, “I’ll explain something to you. You are the first robot who had asked, “Who am I?” I hope your special intelligence will help you to understand.”

The Earthman opened a square window looking into space. The strong, clear glass showed deep black space, studded with stars.

“What do you think is that?” asked the Earthman.

“Exactly what it looks,” replied Cutie. “A black material just beyond the glass, and there are lot of bright blinking dots.”

(1) What was QT-1 known as ?

(2) Why was Cutie different?

(3) What was Cutie ?

(4) What did they see from the glass window?

(5) What did Cutie think the space was?

(6) What did Cutie think the stars were?

(1) QT-1 was known as Cutie.

(2) Cutie was different because he cold and made of hard metal.

(3) Cutie was a robot.

(4) They saw the deep, black space, studded with stars.

(5) Cutie thought that the space was just a black material.

(6) Cutie thought that the stars were bright blinking dots.

2. “Now listen carefully. The blackness you see is emptiness. Vast endless emptiness. The little gleaming dots are huge masses of energy-filled matter. We call them stars. Some of them are millions of kilometres in diameter. This space station where we are now, is only one kilometre in diameter. The dots seem tiny because they are so far off. Some of these dots are not stars, but they are planets. Worlds that human beings live on. The one you see in the bottom right-hand corner of the window is our own planet. Good old Earth. More than six billion (100 crore) human beings live there, Cutie.”

The red light of Cutie’s electronic eyes looked at the Earthman. “Do you,” said Cutie slowly, “think I will believe any such imaginary tale as you have just told me? Do you think I’m stupid? Globes of energy ….. millions of kilometres away ….. worlds with six billion humans on them, endless emptiness … rubbish!”

(1) What did the Earthman say about stars?

(2) How is space defined by the Earthman ?

(3) What are some of the dots?

(4) Why do stars seem tiny?

(5) What are planets?

(6) What did Cutie say?

(1) The Earthman said that the gleaming dots are stars and they are huge masses energy- filled matter.

(2) The Earthman says that space is vast endless blackness.

(3) Some of the dots are planets.

(4) Stars seem tiny because they are very far off.

(5) Planets are worlds that human beings live on.

(6) Cutie said that he was not stupid to believe the imaginary story of the Earthman.

A. secret

B. news

C. dullness

D. cleverness

Ans. D. cleverness

B. cloth

C. wood

D. water

Ans. A. substance

B. shining

C. lighting

D. smiling

Ans. B. shining

B. ideal

C. real

D. unreal

Ans. D. unreal

B. tail

C. poem

D. prose

Ans. A. story