NIOS Class 10 English Chapter 16 Question Answer
INTEXT QUESTIONS 16.1
1. Why does the child want to speak to grown-ups about the arms factories?
Ans: The child wants to speak to grown-ups because the grown-ups are building arms that threaten the world, and only the grown-ups can bring about a change in the world.
2. Who are the adults deceiving?
Ans: The adults think that they are deceiving children, but actually, they are deceiving themselves.
3. Why does the child feel helpless?
Ans: The child feels helpless because children alone cannot change the situation. They need the help of adults, but the adults do not realize that they are destroying the world by making arms. Instead, they deceive the children and themselves with lies.
4. Who does the child call ‘my friends’? Choose the correct option from the ones given below:.
– children
– adults
– both
Ans: The child calls other children ‘my friends’.
5. Why does the child want the adults to talk of peace and fellowship?
Ans: The child wants the adults to speak about and discuss peace and fellowship so that they may understand how important these ideas are for the world.
6. Why does the child call it a deaf world?
Ans: The child calls it a deaf world because it doesn’t hear his cries.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 16.2
Pick out the lines that show that the child is desperate for a change.
1. State the three things that the child wants everyone to stop doing.
Ans: The child wants everyone to:
– stop making arms
– stop making wars break out
– stop telling lies
2. Who are ‘we’ and ‘you’ in ‘we are sick, you are sick’?
Ans: ‘We’ means children and ‘you’ is used for adults.
3. What is the essential need of the child?
Ans: A world in which there is peace, love, and friendship is the essential need of the child.
4. Who does the child hold responsible for depriving him of this essential need?
Ans: The child holds the adults responsible for depriving him of his essential needs.
16.4 LET US LEARN GRAMMAR
Exercise
1. Fill in the blanks with the adverbial antonyms of the words given in brackets.
(a) ——————he lost his baggage on the flight.( fortunately)
Ans: Unfortunately
(b) Tourists—————————visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. ( seldom)
Ans: often
(c) One should ————— be true to one’s word. (sometimes)
Ans: always
(d) The soldiers fought ———————— for their country. (fearfully)
Ans: fearlessly
(e) The boy who was running ————— won the race.(slowly)
Ans: fast
2. Replace the underlined adverbs with their antonyms in the sentences given below without changing the meaning and the tense of the sentences. One sentence is done as an example.
• If you do not work willingly, you can not succeed.
If you work unwillingly, you cannot succeed.
(a) Seema did not accept the job happily.
Ans: Seema accepted the job unhappily.
(b) The child did not break the window intentionally.
Ans: The child broke the window unintentionally.
(c) We should not speak impolitely.
Ans: We should speak politely.
(d) My friend is not well.
Ans: My friend is unwell.
(e) You should never use bad construction material to build your house.
Ans: You should always use good construction material to build your house.
TERMINAL QUESTIONS
I Answer the following questions:
1. How is the world of children different from the world of adults? State in about 50 words.
Ans: The world of children is a world of love and innocence. Children do not tell lies. They are not involved in political rivalries. They want love and affection. They want peace in the world. In times of peace, the world is safe for everyone. In times of peace, we can work to make the world better for children. Adults tell lies and make war to acquire power over others. For adults peace and friendship are words
which can be used to hide and cover up their destructive activities.
2. What do you think the poet means by the given phrases? Choose the correct answers:
( a) ‘think about taming the winds’ means——
– check the storms which cause damage/war.
– subdue and control natural calamities.
– use wind for energy.
Ans: – subdue and control natural calamities.
( b) ‘through your fault’ means——
– the fault of all adults
– the fault of arm makers
– the fault of right and left wing people
Ans: – the fault of all adults
( c) ‘a veil of dust lies over it’ means———
– our life is under the dust left by gun powder and other explosives.
– our lives are under the threat of weapons.
– our lives are buried under dust and dirt
Ans: – our lives are under the threat of weapons.
3. Who can build a better world?
Ans: The adults can build a better world.
4. State in about 50-60 words the theme of the poem. How is it relevant in the modern world today?
Ans: The poem focuses on the dire consequences of developing destructive weapons. Weapons can eliminate life. Weapons can destroy the world. Weapons lead to war, and war is made by adults. Adults should stop making weapons and war. They should make the world a happy, safe, and peaceful place for children.
The poem is very relevant in the contemporary context. Today, many countries possess nuclear weapons, which have huge destructive potential. The poem is a reminder to the world to stop the production of destructive weapons.
5. Read the poem once again and answer questions about the following points:
Is there a rhyme scheme in the poem?
Do all the stanzas have the same number of lines?
Are all lines equal in length?
Do all the stanzas have a similar pattern of long and short lines?
Based on your answers to the above questions, state in a few lines your observations about blank verse.
Ans: The poem is in blank verse. The lines do not rhyme at the end. The number of lines in each stanza varies. All the lines are not equal in length. There is no uniform pattern of long and short lines in the various stanzas.
In blank verse, the poet has the freedom to vary the number and the length of lines according to the needs of the poem’s thought. There is a rhythm in the poem that makes the movement of the thought easy and effortless.
6. Why has the poet chosen a child to voice his concerns?
Ans: – the child is innocent
– the child can speak the truth
– the child is the future
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