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Our Runaway Kite: question and answer | Class -X

Our Runaway Kite |Lusy Mand Montgomery Class -X Short questions and answers: 1. Where did the narrator and her family live? Ans: The narrator and her family lived on Big Half Moon island. 2. Who was the speaker of the Big Half Moon lighthouse? Ans: The narrator’s father was the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse. 3. How old was the narrator? Ans: The narrator was eleven years old. 4. How old was Claude? Ans: Claude was twelve years old. 5. When was the harbour frozen? Ans: The harbour was frozen in winter. 6. When did the narrator and her said family move to the mainland? Ans: In winter, when the harbour was frozen, the narrator and her said family would move over to the mainland. 7. What did the people of the mainland say about the narrator and Claude? Ans: The people mainland said that no other children near them, those two children — Claude and the narrator — must be very lonesome on the island. 8. How did the island children behave with th...

Father's Help | R. K. Narayan| Class -X

Father’s Help | R. K. Narayan | Class - X Short types questions answers: 1. Where was Swami on Monday morning? Ans: Swami was lying in bed on Monday morning. 2. Why did Swami shudder while lying in bed? Ans: Swami shuddered while lying in bed because it came to his mind that it was Monday morning and he would have to go to school. 3. What did Swami hope for? Ans: Swami hoped that he didn’t have to, go to school. 4. What was Swami’s excuse for not going to school? Ans: Headache was Swami's excuse for not going to school. 5. Who supported Swami’s staying at home? Ans: Swami’s mother supported Swami’s staying at home. 6. Where was Swami lying at 9.30 a.m.? Ans: At 9.30 a.m. Swami was lying on the bench in his mother’s room. 7. What did Swami’s father suggest to avoid headache? Ans: Swami’s father suggested that Swami should loaf about less on Sundays in order to be without a headache on Monday. 8. Why did Swami change his tactics? Ans: Swami changed ...

Seasons in West Bengal

Introduction:  According to the Hindu almanac, the year is divided into six seasons of two months each. But from the climatic point of view, we have five seasons,- summer, monsoon, autumn, winter, and spring. Each season has different characteristics. They follow in a cyclic order. Summer: Summer begins from about the third week of April and continues up to the end of June. It is the hottest season of the year. The scorching sun emits unbearable heat. The temperature rounds around 35°C to 40°C. Everything looks pale, dries up as if burnt by the heat. Farmers pray for rain. People generally keep indoors at noon as far as practicable. Those in towns work under fans or AC. Most of the tanks and ponds dry up. For all these reasons schools and colleges remain closed for a long period. People use to go to cool places like Darjeeling, Shimla, Manali, Nainital, etc.  There are occasional storms in the afternoon, generally known as ‘norwesters’, or ‘Kalbaishakhi’, causing great damage ...