RBSE Class 10 English Reading Type I

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(A) Literary Passages

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Passage 1

After the emperor had left, a crowd of people came to see me. I was a novelty in that island because these people had never seen someone of my size before. Some of the tiny people aimed arrows at me. One arrow nearly shot into my eye. These people were handed over to me to punish as I pleased. To give them a fright I pretended I was going to eat one of them, and I put the others in my pocket. When I took out my penknife, they were terrified but I cut the cords of each of these tiny people and put them on the ground. People went the Emperor who in return of my kindness to his people decided that I would not be killed. On the Emperor,s orders, six cows and forty sheep were to be milked everyday to provide me with milk. My clothes were to be made by three hundred tailors and I was to have six hundred attendants lo look after me. I was to be taught the local language by six teachers.

Difficult words (कठिन शब्द )
Emperor-ruler, सम्राट, राजाधिराज Crowd-a large number of people gathered at a place, भीड़ । Novelty-curiosity, अनूठापन Island-a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides, द्वीप। Tiny-very small, नन्हा, बहुत छोटा। Aimed-targeted, लक्ष्य बनाया गया। Handed over-made free, छोड़ दिया गया। Fright-fear, भय । Pretended-made as if, अभिनय किया गया। Terrified-frightened, भयभीत किया गया। Cords—thick rope, ररुसी |Decided-took a decision, फैसला लिया। Attendants—servants, नौकर, सेवक । Taught-made learnt, पाठ सीखा।

Questions

Why did a crowd of people come to see the author?
Where did the arrow shoot the speaker?
How did the author frighten the people who were shooting arrows at him?
How did the speaker terrify the little people?
What did the Emperor decide?
Write the word from the passage which means very small’.
Write the word from the passage which means ‘give’.

Answers:

Because they had never seen any man of the author’s size before.
The arrow nearly shot into the speaker’s eye.
The author pretended that he was about to eat one of them.
The author took out his penknife to terrify the little people.
The emperor decided that the author would not be killed.
Tiny
Provide

Passage 2

Once a king wanted to appoint an honest man for collecting the taxes of his kingdom. There were many candidates for the post and a day was fixed for selecting the most honest man among them. The king wondered how to know if one was honest or not. When the candidates arrived, they were seated in a big room where a lot of gold and silver coins were kept. After sometime, they were led to the presence of the king and asked to dance. Only one candidate obeyed while all others refused to dance. The minister declared that one who danced was the only honest man. The king wanted to know how dancing could prove him to be an honest. The minister compelled other candidates to show their pockets. Lo! they were filled with the king’s coins. The king now understood why they had refused to dance. So, the honest man was chosen and the others were jailed as thieves.

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द)
Taxes-fees, charge, कर, महसूला |Kingdom-a state ruled by the king, राज। Candidates—job seekers, उम्मीदवार। Selecting choosing, चुनाव। Obeyed-followed, आज्ञा पालन हुआ। Refused denied, अस्वीकार किया। Prove—show to be true, सिद्ध करना । Compelled-forced, विवश किया गया। Jailed-put behind the bars, जेल भेजा गया।

Questions:

What kind of man did the king desire?
What was the plan to prove the honesty of the candidates?
Why did the minister compel the candidates for dancing?
Why did the only one candidate accept to dance?
What do you know about the minister?
Write the word from the passage which means ‘announced’.
Write the word from the passage which means ‘selected’.

Answers:

The king desired an honest man.
A lot of gold and silver coins were kept in the room where the candidates were sitting.
The minister wanted to find out the thief who had stolen the king’s money.
The only one candidate was honest. He had not stolen the king’s money. So had no fear of dancing
The minister was an honest man. He wanted to choose an honest man for collecting taxes of the kingdom.
Declared’
‘Chosen’

Passage 3

Later in the evening, I tried to catch a bee and it stung me on my finger. I felt a sharp pain. I ran to grandmother and told her that I had been bitten and wanted her to do something to stop the pain. Grandmother thought that I had been bitten by a snake. She called out to Grandfather, “Come and see what has happened to Raja”. Grandfather came at once. He looked at my finger and there was a blue mark. Without a word he took me in his arms and started running. He ran across the garden and through the paddy fields. He ran and ran and did not stop until he reached a small house quite some distance away from our home. Then he shouted for the man who lived there.

An old grey haired man came out of the house. He knew the cure of snake bite. Grandfather asked him to cure me. The old man took me inside. He looked at my finger and then asked me to sit down and not to move. I sat to sit down and not to move. I sat on Grandfather’s lap. The old man then took some water in a small brass, sat in front of us and started reciting some mantras.
-Shankar ‘Life with Grandfather

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द)
Stung-pricked, डस लिया गया, डंक मारा गया। Sharp-bitter, तेज, तीखा। Reached arrived, पहुँच गया। Recite-repeat from memory, पाठ करना।

Questions:

What did the bee do to the author?
Why did the author run to Grandmother?
Why did Grandmother call to Grandfather?
What caused a blue mark on the author’s finger?
Why did Grandfather take the author to the old grey haired man?
Write the word from the passage which means ‘examined’.
Write the word from the passage which means ‘spot’.

Answers:

The bee stung the author on his finger.
The author had a sharp pain on his finger and he wanted his Grandmother should do something for him.
Grandmother thought that the author was bitten by a snake. His life was in danger.
The sharp bite had caused a blue mark on the author’s finger.
The grey haired man was able to cure the snake bite. He could save the author’s life.
‘Looked at’
Mark

Passage 4

There is an incident which occurred at the examination during my first year at the high school, and which is worth recording. Mr. Giles, the Educational Inspector, had come on a visit of inspection. He had set us five words to write as a spelling exercise. One of the words was ‘kettle’. I misspelt it. The teacher tried to prompt me with the point of his boot, but I would not be prompted. It was beyond me to see that he wanted me to copy the spelling from my neighbor’s slate, for I had thought that the teacher was there to supervise us against copying. The result that all the boys except myself were found to have spelt every had been stupid. The teacher tried later to bring this stupidity home to me, but without effect. I never could learn the art of ‘copying’.

Yet the incident did not in the least diminish my respect for my teacher. I was, by nature, blind to the faults of elders. Later I came to know many other failings of this teacher, but my regard for him remained the same. For I had learnt to carry out the orders of elders, not to scan their actions.
–My Experiments with Truth

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द)
Incident-happening, घटना। Worth recording-unable to forget, 476 The Inspector- checker, याद रखने योग्य। Prompt-coach, शिक्षा देना। Supervise-observe and direct the work, निरीक्षण करना। Copying-imitating, नकल करना। Stupid not willing to learn, मूर्ख, बेवकूफ, नासमझ। Diminish-lessen,decrease, कम होना।

Questions:

When did the incident occur in the author’s life?
Who was the Educational Inspector?
Why had Mr. Giles visited the school?
Which was one of the words set for spelling test and misspelt by the author?
What did the author learn from the teachers?
Write the word from the passage which means ‘decrease’.
Write the phrase from the passage which means ‘unaffected’.

Answers:

The incident occurred during the first year when the author was at high school.
Mr. Giles was the Educational Inspector.
He was on a visit of school inspection.
The author misspelt the word, kettle’.
The author had learnt to carry out the orders of elders. He never tried to find faults with them.
‘Diminished’
‘Remained the same’

Passage 5

I rested for a moment at the door of a restaurant, the coffee drinkers and tiffin eaters sat still at their tables, uttering low moans on seeing me. I wanted to assure them, ‘Don’t fear, I am not out to trouble you. Eat your tiffin in peace, don’t mind me—– you—nearest in me, hugging the cash box- you are coward, afraid-afraid even to breathe. Go on, count the cash, if that’s what you want. I just want to watch, that’s all—- If my tail trails down to the street, if I am blocking your threshold, it is because I’m eleven feet tip to tail. I can’t help it, I’m not out to kill. I’m to full. I found a green pasture full of food on my way. I won’t need any food for several days to come. I won’t attack until I feel hungry again. Tigers attack only when they feel hungry, unlike human beings who kill one another without purpose or hunger.
-A Tiger Comes to Town-I

Difficult words ( कठिन शब्द )
Restaurant–a place where food is served after payment, भोजनालय। Moans-a painful cry, कराह। Assure-satisfy, आ१वस्त करना। Hugging-holding to the chest, चिपके रहना। Coward-have no courage,कायर। Afraid-scare, fearful, भयभीत। Trail-sweep, घसीटना। Threshold-door, gate, द्वार, दरवाजा। Purpose-aim, उद्देश्या

Questions:

Who is referred to l’ in the above passage?
Where did the tiger take a rest for a moment?
What did the tiger desire to assure the coffee drinkers and tiffin eaters?
Why did the tiger feel regret at his height?
What message did the tiger want to share with the common people?
Write the word from the passage which means ‘a lane’
Write the word from the passage which means ‘ready money’.

Answers:

The tiger is referred to l’ in the above passage.
The tiger took a rest for a moment at the door of a restaurant.
He had desire to assure them that he was not going to harm them. So, they should not be afraid of him.
Because his height had blocked the door of the restaurant. He was eleven feet from tip to tail.
The message is that the tigers attack only when they are hungry, but human beings attack without purpose or hunger.
‘Street
‘Cash’.

Exercise For Practice

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Passage 1

Tom appeared with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence. All gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence, nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow and existence but a burden. Sighing he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation, compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence and sat down on a tree-box, discouraged.

Jim came skipping out at the gate carrying a pail and singing. Bringing water from the town pump had always been a hateful work in Tom’s eyes before, but now it did not strike him so. He remembered that there was company at the pump. Boys and girls were always there waiting their turns, resting, trading playthings, quarreling, fighting. And he remembered that although the pump was only a hundred and fifty yards off, Jim never got back with bucket of water before an hour and even then somebody generally had to go after him. Tom said: “Say, Jim, I’ll fetch the water if you’ll whitewash some. I’ll give you a marble.” He shook his head fearing aunt Polly’s slipper.
By Mark Twain, From Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Difficult Words ( कठिन शब्द )
Surveyed-studied, निरीक्षण किया। Melancholy-a deep feeling of sadness, गहरी उदासी। Streak-line, लकीर । Far-reaching-likely to have a lot of influence,दूरगामी। Fence–a line of wooden or metal posts, बाड़ या घेरा। Fetch-bring, ले आना। Marble a small ball of colored glass, कंचा।

Questions

Why did all gladness leave Tom?
How did life seem to Tom at that occasion?
What is the insignificant whitewash steak compared with?
What did Tom often hate?
How much time did Jim nearly take to bring one bucket of water?
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘a bucket’.
Give the noun form of whitewash’.

Passage 2

Patriotism is an old concept, perhaps as old as the earliest of human civilization. But all through the history of mankind, it has been narrowly understood. Today people have begun to realist that patriotism is an essential part of human instinct. Patriotism has its negative sides particularly when it exceeds its proper bounds. People who think of their own country to be the best and are blind to its weaknesses are not patriots at all.

We are the members of a large human family and so cannot neglect our duties and responsibilities towards it. Our love for the country should be conditioned by respect for the whole community. Narrow prejudice can do nothing except to bring misfortune. In trying to overlook others’ interest in the modern world, we harm our own. Patriotism should be tempered with reason so that it may not be an evil.
Source: Wisdom

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द )
Concept idea, विचार, धारणा। Exceed-go beyond the limit, सीमा पार कर जाना। Prejudices preconceived opinion, दोषपूर्ण सोच। Tempered with-moderate the effects of, प्रभावित होना।

Questions

What opinion do the people hold about patriotism today?
Which type of the people can be categorized as patriots?
What are the results of narrow prejudices?
How is patriotism an evil?
What does one love for the country consists of?
The word in the passage means opposite to positive’ is .
Find out the word from passage which means ‘a great of love for one’s country’.

Passage 3

King Bruce of Scotland was under the rule of an English King. He wanted to make Scotland a free country. He fought many battles to fulfill his wish but due to his bad luck, he failed every time. He ran away from the battlefield to a nearby jungle. He entered a cave to escape from being captured. He was disappointed altogether.

All of a sudden, he saw a spider falling down from its web. He began to watch the spider. The spider went up again but after climbing a short distance it fell down again. It tried again but all in vain. Many attempts the spider fell down senseless. The king thought that it would not try any more. As soon as the spider came into its senses, it began to climb again. It was its seventh attempt. This time it succeeded in its ambition. The king was very much pleased at its success. He learnt a lesson from the spider. He came out of the cave. Within a month he gathered a large army and fought another fierce battle. He became successful like the spider. He freed his country Scotland from the English rule.
Source: Wisdom

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द )
Battles—wars, युद्ध | Escape-to get away, बन निकलना। Disappointed—Unhappy, निराश। Attempts— make efforts, प्रयास। Ambition-goal, लक्ष्य। Success gain, सफलता।

Questions

What did king Bruce do to fulfill his wish?
What was his ambition?
Why did the king enter into a cave?
What did the king learn from the spider?
How did the king make his country free from the English rule?
Write the word from the passage which means instruction’.
Write the word from the passage which means without sense’.

(B) Factual Passages

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Passage 1

Of all the trees of Southern Asia, the banyan tree is unique, not only for the matter of its growth but for the area of shade it provides from the burning sun. Its close relationship with man has evolved over the years to make the banyans a most popular meeting place, a focal point of worship and a source of practical materials for commerce.

Known as the ‘strangler fig’, because of its unusual manner of growth, the banyan is an epiphyte or air plant that has its birth in the branches of a host tree and lives on airborne moisture and nutrients. Banyan seeds are deposited by birds, bats or monkey in the rich soil collected in the crevices of the host tree branches.

As the banyan grows, it sends aerial roots down the trunk of the supported tree. In time, the roots that reach the ground choke the host tree by preventing its trunk from enlarging. The two best known species of banyans are: the Indian, one of the worlds’ largest tropical trees and the Chinese, a smaller species with fewer aerial roots.

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द)
Matter-facts, तथ्य। Relationship-close attachment, अच्छे सम्बंध होना। Popular-famous, लोकप्रिय। Commerce-trade, व्यापार। Strangler-an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree, जंगली अंजीर। Epiphyte-a plant that grows on another plant, एक पौधा जो दूसरे पौधे पर उगता है। Nutrients-rich food, पौष्टिक खाना। Crevicesa narrow opening, एक छोटा मुँह।Trunk–the woody stem of a tree, तना। Tropical-very hot and humid, उष्णा। Species-a type of living organisms, प्रजाति।

Questions:

In what part of the world is the banyan tree found?
Write two unique features of the banyan tree.
What agencies deposit banyan seeds?
What is the role of the roots that reach the ground?
Name two species of the banyan tree.
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘in the air’.
Find out the word from the passage opposite in meaning to ‘ordinary’.

Answers:

The banyan tree is found in the Southern Asia.
(i) The way of its growth and (ii) The area of shade provided by this tree.
Birds, bats and monkeys are the agencies which deposit the banyan seeds.
The roots reaching the ground chocks the host tree by preventing its trunk from becoming enlarge.
The India which is one of the world’s largest tropical tree, and the Chinese, a smaller species which have fewer aerial
roots.
‘Aerial’.
Unique’.

Passage 2

What are volcanoes ? In appearance it looks like a cone-shaped mountain. But the top of the cone is rather flat and hollow. This is the crater, which is as it were the mouth of the volcano. The volcano is formed by matter rock coming up from the earth’s crust, by molten rock we mean which is so hot that it runs like liquid. This rock is called lava.

Imagine a short pipe coming up from deep down in the earths’surface passing through the rocks of the earth’s crust and coming up to the crater. The lava forces its way up this pipe and overflows to form the sides of the volcanoes. The volcanoes mountain is therefore found in the areas where the earth’s surface is for some reason weak and cannot resist the pressure of the molten lava.

One of the most famous volcanoes eruptions of ancient times was of Mount Vesuvius near Naples in 79 AD. Some neighboring towns were buried under huge amount of ash. The ash preserved the bodies of many of the victims which can still be seen today.

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द)
Volcanoes-a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are erupted from the earth’s crust ज्वालामुखी। Crater-a large bowl shaped cavity in the ground,छेद। Molten-materials with a high melting point, पिघला हुआ गरम और गाढ़ा पत्थर। Preserved—kept reserved, सुरक्षित रखना।

Questions:

What do we call the top of volcanoes?
How does a volcano look like?
Where are the volcanoes mostly found?
When did the Mount Vesuvius erupt?
How is lave formed?
What is called ‘crust??
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘hot molten material’.

Answers:

The top of the volcano is called crater.
A volcano looks like a cone-shaped mountain.
Volcanoes are commonly found in the areas where the earth’s surface is weak and it cannot resist the pressure of the molten lava.
The Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
Lave is formed by molten rocks. They are very hot, and runs like liquid.
The upper part of the earth is called crust.
‘Lava’.

Passage 3

India has made good progress in almost every field but the problem that worries us today is the growth of population. The family planning aims at curtailment of birth rate. A small family is indeed a bliss. Parents and two children formula is golden. If a garden is small and plants are few, the gardener finds it easy to nurture them. A large family if full of Life in a large family has many disadvantages. Children cannot study and old people cannot gossip. Mass cooking cannot give us tasty food. In a small family, children can get their desires fulfilled and their dreams shaped. A small family can be accommodated anywhere-in the buses, trains and a small flat in a city. Moreover, a small family is warmly received by their hosts. Economically also a small family can be ordinarily better of in comparison to a big family. So, a small family is a happy family.

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द )
Progress-development, प्रगति। Curtailment-cut sort, सक्षिप्तीकरण। Indeed-really, वास्तव में। Formula-rule सूत्र। Disadvantages—drawbacks, हानि |Accommodated-adjusted, समायोजित करता। Ordinarily-commonly, सामान्यतः।

Questions:

What is the biggest problem of India?
What does the family planning aim at?
Which type of family is generally consisted of noises and shouts?
Give two demerits of a large family.
Give at least two advantages of a small family.
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘talk about
Find out the word from the passage opposite to ‘guests’.

Answers:

The growth of population is the biggest problem of India
The family planning aims to curtail the birth-rate.
A large family is generally consisted of noises and shouts.
In a large family children cannot study. The old people cannot gossips.
In a small family the children can get their desire fulfilled and shaped. It may be easily adjusted in a flat in a city.
‘Gossip’.
‘Hosts’

Exercise For Practice

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Passage 1

Nobody knows why we sleep, but we all need to. There are no rules about how much sleep is necessary but on an average an adult sleeps for 7 hours 20 minutes. About 8% of adults are happy with 5 hours or less and 4% want 10 hours or more. Babies need between 14 to 18 hours whereas the elderly need less than they did when young but often take a nap during the day.

If you miss a couple of hours of sleep, no harm is done. You may feel tired and irritable the next day but the body soon makes up for the loss if you try to stay awake night after night, however, you soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the ability to concentrate and your judgment is impaired. You begin to imagine strange things and your behavior becomes deranged.

There are a number of causes for sleeplessness. Worry and depression are the most common. All kinds of things in the environment can affect sleep-noise, light, cold, new surroundings, etc. Pain in illness can also keep people awake. Many people become addicted to their sleeping pills but sleeping pills do not deal with the causes of insomnia and it is better to avoid them if you can. It is much better to identify the problem and remove it.

Difficult Words (कठिन शब्द )
Nap—short sleep, झपकी Irritable-getting annoyed easily, चिड़चिड़ा। Concentrate-to give all attention, एकाग्र करना। Impair-damage, बिगाड़ना Deranged-perturbed, व्यग्र। Addicted-habitual, आदी। Insomnia-the condition of being unable to sleep, अनिद्रा रोग।

Questions

What can be said about sleep?
How much sleep is required by an average adult?
What do the elderly people do during the day?
When do people begin to behave strangely?
Write the two causes of sleeplessness.
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘recognize’.
Find out the word from the passage opposite to familiar’.

Passage 2

Food can maintain body and save life. It can destroy life as well. Proper food serves as medicine, improper food works as poison. A little care about the quality and quantity of food will keep us healthy and happy. If we go about eating all sorts of things, we shall become sick.

We take pride in calling ourselves civilized. Being sensible means to know the difference between good and bad, right and wrong. It will not do to become slaves to our tongue or taste. Even cattle, birds and beasts eat only what is best for their body.

We mostly eat processed food and refined sugar. We pay heavily for junk food, for Chinese dishes or deep fried snacks. As a result we catch diseases. We have drifted away from mother nature. We laugh at the rules of hygiene, healthy diet and the advice of our elders. This has given rise to diabetes.

We offer chocolates, cakes and ice creams too often to our children. We also attend parties or dine out every day. This way we invite obesity and diabetes.

Difficult words ( कठिन शब्द )
Civilized-a very developed culture and way of life, सभ्य। Sensible–intelligent, सूझ-बूझ। Junk food-food harmful to health, अरुवारूथ्यकर खाद्य पदार्थ। Drifted-moved, भटक जाना।

Questions

What are the functions of food?
What is meant by ‘improper food?
What does ‘civilized life’ imply?
How have we drifted away from nature?
How is our life style got affected in modern times?
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘cleanliness’.
Give the noun form of ‘healthy’.

Passage 3

As the culture of nuclear families is cropping up, we often hear parents cribbing about how difficult it is to bring up children these days. Too many parties, excessive extravagance, too much pocket money, less attention towards studies ………. in fact an unending list of woes. But why is this the case these days?

Have parents ever given it a thought? Putting a child in a good school or in a good college, buying them gadgets, giving them lots of pocket money and letting do just what they feel like. The basic need of a growing child is the love, attention, companionship which should be first given at home. Only the right amount of independence should be given, their individuality should be respected and they should be treated at par with adults.

Problems with children have started increasing nowadays. The younger generation complains of losing independence while the older generation crib about the generation gap. There is too much expense to be met so both the parents have to work to maintain a good standard of living. But what about the generations before us? Our grandparents lived in joint families, but they had nothing to crib about. There was perfect harmony between the generations. We must understand that there is much more that a child needs than just material pleasures.

Difficult words ( कठिन शब्द )
Crop up (क्रॉप अप)-to appear, प्रकट होना। Crib (क्रिब)-to complain, शिकायत करना। Extravagance (इक्सट्रावेगेंस)-spend too much money, फिजूलखर्ची। woes (वोज़)-problems, मुसीबत।

Questions

What type of family is cropping up nowadays?
Why do parents crib about bringing up children in nuclear families?
What is the basic need of a growing child?
What is the right environment for children?
Why are the parents failing in their duties?
Find out the word from the passage which means behaved’.
Give the verb form of ‘generation’.

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