Class 10: English First Flight Chapter 11 solutions. Complete Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 Notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NCERT 10th English First Flight Chapter 11, class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Anton Chekhov<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Page No: 157<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thinking about the Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says \u201cAnd I\u2019ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son\u201d? Find reasons for your answer from the play.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer<\/strong> 2. Chubukov says of Natalya: \u201c… as if she won\u2019t consent! She\u2019s in love; egad, she\u2019s like a lovesick cat\u2026\u201d Would you agree? Find reasons for your answer. 3. (i) Find all the words and expressions in the play that the characters use to speak about each other, and the accusations and insults they hurl at each other. (For example, Lomov in the end calls Chubukov an intriguer; but earlier, Chubukov has himself called Lomov a \u201cmalicious, double faced intriguer.\u201d Again, Lomov begins by describing Nayalya as \u201c an excellent housekeeper, not bad-looking, well-educated.\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer<\/strong> NCERT 10th English First Flight Chapter 11, class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thinking about the Language<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. This play has been translated into English from the Russian original. Are there any expressions or ways of speaking that strike you as more Russian than English? For example, would an adult man be addressed by an older man as my darling or my treasure in an English play? 3. Look up the following phrases in a dictionary to find out their meaning, and then use each in a sentence of your own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (i) You may take it that Answer<\/strong> 1. \u201cmy darling\u201d, \u201cmy beauty\u201d, \u201cmy precious\u201d, \u201cmy angel\u201d, \u201cmy beloved\u201d (here, an older man is addressing an adult man)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. \u201c\u2026and so on\u2026\u201d (here, it is used after a sentence in order to complete it)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. \u201c\u2026and all that sort of thing.\u201d (not explaining what it is, just leaving it as it is)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. \u201c…and all that.\u201d (again leaving the sentence as it is)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. \u201cthe scarecrow\u201d, \u201cthe stuffed sausage\u201d, \u201cthe wizen-faced frump\u201d (In this way, they hurled insults at each other)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. \u201cAnd how may you be getting on?\u201d (Here, Lomov is asking Chubukov about his well-being)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modern English expressions<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. \u201cMadam\u201d, \u201cmy heart\u201d, \u201chonoured Natalya Stepanovna\u201d (used by Lomov for Natalya)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. \u201cHonoured Stepan Stepanovitch\u201d (used by Lomov for Chubukov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. \u201cI beg your pardon\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. \u201cMy dear fellow\u201d (Chubukov addressing Lomov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. \u201cmalicious, double-faced intriguer\u201d, \u201cfool\u201d (Chubukov insulting Lomov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (i)You may take it that I am lying, but in fact it will help you in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (ii) He seems to be coming round after the trauma of his father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (iii) After the three hour long yoga session, my foot\u2019s gone to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NCERT 10th English First Flight Chapter 11, class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n Page No: 158 II. You mush have noticed that when we report someone\u2019s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.<\/strong> 1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. The adverb of place here <\/em>changes to ___________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was<\/em> getting<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. The pronouns I<\/em>, me<\/em>, our<\/em> and mine<\/em>, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. The adverb of place here<\/em> changes to there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the pasttense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to past continuous tense. For example, am getting changes to was getting<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverbrespectfully in the reporting clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to second person pronouns such as he\/she, him\/her, their or his\/hers in reported speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NCERT 10th English First Flight Chapter 11, class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n Page No: 159<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n III. Here is an excerpt from an article from the Times of India dated 27 August 2006. Rewrite it, changing the sentences in direct speech into reported speech. Leave the other sentences unchanged.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy do you want to know my age? If people know I am so old, I won\u2019t get work!\u201d laughs 90-year-old A. K. Hangal, one of Hindi cinema\u2019s most famous character actors. For his age, he is rather energetic. \u201cWhat\u2019s the secret?\u201d we ask. \u201cMy intake of everything is in small quantities. And I walk a lot,\u201d he replies. \u201cI joined the industry when people retire. I was in my 40s. So I don\u2019t miss being called a star. I am still respected and given work, when actors of my age are living in poverty and without work. I don\u2019t have any complaints,\u201d he says, adding, \u201cbut yes, I have always been underpaid.\u201d Recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Hangal never hankered after money or materialistic gains. \u201cNo doubt I am content today, but money is important. I was a fool not to understand the value of money earlier,\u201d he regrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer<\/strong> NCERT 10th English First Flight Chapter 11, class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 – The Proposal<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download PDF<\/strong>: NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11 – The Proposal PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Council of Educational Research and Training is an autonomous organization of the Government of India which was established in 1961 as a literary, scientific, and charitable Society under the Societies Registration Act. Its headquarters are located at Sri Aurbindo Marg in New Delhi. Visit the Official NCERT website<\/a> to learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, Chubukov suspected that Lomov had come to borrow money. He was not sincere when he told Lomov that he had always loved him and that he was like his own son. He had decided that he would not give Lomov any money if he tried borrowing from him. If he truly meant what he had said, then he would not have thought of not giving him money. He said so only because Lomov had come with the proposal to marry his daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chubukov thought that Lomov was a good marriage prospect for his daughter. He had been waiting for this proposal. When Lomov expressed his doubt regarding Natalya\u2019s consent to the proposal, Chubukov immediately told him that she was in love with him. However, this was not true. Natalya did not seem to be in love with Lomov at any point in the play. It seemed like she was more attached to her land, meadows and dogs than to Lomov. In fact, the way they kept getting into arguments about trivial matters suggests that neither Lomov nor Natalya was in love with the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(i) Several words and expressions have been used by the characters to describe each other. Some of them are as follows:
Chubukov: grabber; intriguer; old rat; Jesuit
Natalya: a lovesick cat; an excellent housekeeper; not bad-looking, well-educated
Lomov: a good neighbour; a friend; impudent; pettifogger; a malicious, double-faced intriguer; rascal; blind hen; turnip-ghost; a villain; a scarecrow; monster; the stuffed sausage; the wizen-faced frump; boy; pup; milksop; fool<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Read through the play carefully, and find expressions that you think are not used in contemporary English, and contrast these with idiomatic modern English expressions that also occur in the play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(ii) He seems to be coming round
(iii) My foot\u2019s gone to sleep<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.<\/strong> Expressions not used in contemporary English<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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90-year-old A.K. Hangal, one of Hindi cinema\u2019s most famous character actors, laughingly asked why we wanted to know his age. If people knew he was that old, he would not get work. For his age, he is rather energetic. We asked him what the secret was. He replied that his intake of everything was in small quantities and he walked a lot. He said that he had joined the industry when people retired. He had been in his 40s. So he did not miss being called a star. He was still respected and given work, when actors of his age were living in poverty and without work. He said he did not have any complaints, adding that he had always been underpaid. Recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Hangal never hankered after money or materialistic gains. He said that no doubt he was content at present, but money was important. He said regretfully that he was a fool not to understand the value of money before.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 11: Download PDF<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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