Class 10 English - First Flight - Chapter The Hundred Dresses - 1 NCERT Solutions | Who did Maddie think would win the drawi

Why is Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she also like Wanda, or is she different?

How does Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses?
 

Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?
 

Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is?
 

Why didn’t Maddie ask Peggie to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?
 

Who won the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn?

How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her?  you know?

Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?
 

1. This is the bus (what kind of bus?). It goes to Agra. (use which or that)

2. I would like to buy (a) shirt (which shirt?). (The) shirt is in the shop window. (use which or that)

3. You must break your fast at a particular time (when?). You see the moon in the sky. (use when)

4. Find a word (what kind of word?). It begins with the letter Z. (use which or that)

5. Now find a person (what kind of person). His or her name begins with the letter Z. (use whose)

6. Then go to a place (what place?). There are no people whose name begins with Z in that place. (use where)

What do you think “to have fun with her” means?

What was Valli’s favourite pastime?

What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?

What did Lencho hope for?

When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?

Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstones?

What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says “And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son”? Find reasons for your answer from the play.

Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps?

Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may
look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
                       A                                                                                                                            B

      (i) Journal                                                                                     – A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your and                                                                                                                      feelings or what has happened on that day 

      (ii) Diary                                                                                       – A full record of a journey, a period of time, or  an event, written every day
      (iii) Log                                                                                         – A record of a person’s own life and experiences (usually, a famous person)
      (iv) Memoir(s)                                                                               – A written record of events with times and dates, usually official         

What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?

Why does he go to Basra? How long does he wait there, and why?

Why do you think Kisa Gotami understood this only the second time? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding?

How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief ’?

What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?

Have you ever planned something entirely on your own, without taking grown- ups into your confidence? What did you plan, and how? Did you carry out your plan?

Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?

The author describes the things that Valli sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?

When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?

What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?

What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?

What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.