NCERT solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 4,How to Tell Wild Animals. | Class 10 baord exam English first flight || cbse class 10 board exam

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Here are the NCERT solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 4, How to Tell Wild Animal.

Question 1.Does 'dyin' really rhyme with 'lion'? Can you say it in such a way that it does?

Answer.  No, 'dyin' does not rhyme with 'lion'. However, if we pronounce the word 'lion' as 'lyin', then it may rhyme with 'dyin'.

Question 2. How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so according to him?

Answer. The poet suggests that we can identify the lion by its large and tawny colour, and by its roar. We can identify the tiger by its black stripes on a yellow coat, and by its silent attack. The poet suggests that we can identify these animals when they are about to attack us.

Question 3. Do you think the words 'lept' and 'lep' in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?

Answer. The words 'lept' and 'lep' are not spelt correctly. The correct spelling of these words is 'leapt' and 'leap'. The poet has spelt these words incorrectly to create a humorous effect.

Question 4. Do you know what a 'bearhug' is? It's a friendly and strong hug—such as bears are thought to give, as they attack you! Again, hyenas are thought to laugh, and crocodiles to weep ('crocodile tears') as they swallow their victims. Are there similar expressions and popular ideas about wild animals in your own language(s)?

Answer.  Yes, there are similar expressions and popular ideas about wild animals in many languages. For example, in Hindi, we say 'Magarmach ke aansu aaana' (Crocodile tears) which means that someone is pretending to be sad when they are not. In English, we say 'bear hug' which means a very tight hug.

Question 5. Look at the line "A novice might nonplus". How  would you write this 'correctly'? why is the poets incorrect line better in the poem?

Answer. The line " A novice might nonplus" can we written correctly as "A novice might be known plus". But in order to maintain the rhyme scheme of the poem the poet has used the word nonplus so that it rhymes with thus.

I hope this helps!

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• Summary of the poem -How to Tell Wild Animals by Carolyn Wells,which is a part of the CBSE Class 10 English textbook First Flight: