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<\/p>\nI. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow:
\nPoor Kisa Gotami now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said, “Here is mustard-seed; take it!” But when she asked, “Did a son or daughter, a father or mother, die in your family?” they answered her, “Alas! the living are few, but the dead are many. Do not remind us of our deepest grief.” And there was no house but some beloved one had died in it.<\/p>\n
Question 1.<\/p>\n
(A) They had learnt from Buddha’s sermons.
\n(B) They were able to help Kisa in some way this time.
\n(C) They understood parental grief.
\n(D) They liked Kisa and enjoyed talking to her.
\nAnswer:
\n(B) They were able to help Kisa in some way this time.<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nEarlier, they could not help Kisa, but tfiis time they wanted and were able to help Kisa in their own ways.<\/p>\n
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Question 2.<\/p>\n
(A) in need of money
\n(B) weak
\n(C) unfortunate
\n(D) inferior
\nAnswer:
\n(C) unfortunate<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nKisa Gotami was considered and referred to as unfortunate because of her emotional losses.<\/p>\n
Question 3.<\/p>\n
(A) disillusioned.
\n(B) sceptical.
\n(C) ironic.
\n(D) solemn.
\nAnswer:
\n(D) solemn.<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nDisillusioned means disappointed or disheartened. Sceptical means not convinced or having doubts. Ironic means satirical or sarcastic. Solemn means sincere or grave. The speaker here is feeling solemn for Kisa.<\/p>\n
Question 4.<\/p>\n
(A) It shows the high death rate and low birth rate in the city of Benares.
\n(B) It highlights the holy status of Benares where many Hindus go to die.
\n(C) It throws light on the numerous loved ones the villagers had lost over time.
\n(D) It reflects that many children who had died in the village for various reasons.
\nAnswer:
\n(C) It throws light on the numerous loved ones the villagers had lost over time.<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nIt refers to the few loved ones who are alive but dead loved ones who are many more in number and lost by all the villagers.<\/p>\n
\nQuestion 5.<\/p>\n
(1) Series Title – From Darkness to Light.
\nPart I – Living in Loss; Part II – A Mother’s Journey; Part III – Mustard Seed Series Title – Mustard Seed.
\n(2) Series Title – Series Title
\nPart I -Series Title; Part II – From Darkness to Light; Part III -Living in Loss Series Title – A Mother’s Journey.
\n(3) Series Title – A Mother’s Journey.
\nPart I – Mustard Seed; Part II – Living in Loss; Part III – From Darkness to Light Series Title – Living in Loss.
\n(4) Series Title – A Mother’s Journey
\nPart I – From Darkness to Light; Part II – Mustard Seed; Part III – A Mother’s Journey<\/p>\n
(A) 1 and 2
\n(B) 2 and 3
\n(C) 3 and 4
\n(D) 1 and 4
\nAnswer:
\n(B) 2 and 3<\/p>\n
II. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow.
\nNot from weeping nor from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind; on the contrary, his pain will be the greater and his body will suffer… Fie who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation, and complaint, and grief. He who has drawn out the arrow and has become composed will obtain peace of mind.”<\/p>\n
Question 1.<\/p>\n
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(A) Image (i)
\n(B) Image (ii)
\n(C) Image (iii)
\n(D) Image (iv)
\nAnswer:
\n(C) Image (iii)<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nBuddha advocated that Death is the ultimate truth of life which cannot be escaped. He preached that we should work according to our dharma and try to get rid of sufferings. So, image (iii) best suits the teachings of Buddha.<\/p>\n
Question 2.<\/p>\n
(i) Pain and grief are unavoidable and necessary.
\n(ii) The inevitability of death makes grieving futile.
\n(iii) Universality of grief and pain makes us sad.
\n(iv) Understanding that life is finite leads to wisdom.<\/p>\n
(A) (i) and (ii)
\n(B) (i) and (iii)
\n(C) (iii) and (iv)
\n(D) (i) and (iv)
\nAnswer:
\n(B) (i) and (iii)<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nBuddha preached that pain and grief cannot be avoided. They are necessary to understand life. They are universal. Grief and pain are the cause of all suffering and sadness.<\/p>\n
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Question 3.<\/p>\n
(A) laughter : joke
\n(B) discomfort: fear
\n(C) celebration: joy
\n(D) resignation: loss
\nAnswer:
\n(C) celebration: joy<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nJust like lamentation is the result of grief, similarly, celebration is the result of joy.<\/p>\n
Question 4.<\/p>\n
(A) renounce worldly life like the Buddha
\n(B) take out the arrow and become strong
\n(C) grieve, suffer and then move on
\n(D) recognize terms of life and let go of complaint
\nAnswer:
\n(D) recognize terms of life and let go of complaint<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nBuddha preached that peace of mind can be achieved only when we accept the reality and stop complaining about what we have not got.<\/p>\n
Question 5.<\/p>\n
(i)……………… The act of serves to (iii)………..is not only pointless but (ii) rather……………., causing pain and suffering. It only peace of mind, (iv)……………. without complaint is crucial to well-being and peace.<\/p>\n
(A) grief, harmful, destroy, accepting
\n(B) grieving, counterproductive, take away, acceptance
\n(C) weeping, productive, take away, lamentation
\n(D) grieving, harmful, destroy, lamenting.
\nAnswer:
\n(B) grieving, counterproductive, take away, acceptance<\/p>\n
III. Read the extract given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow.
\nAt about the age of twenty five, the Prince, thereof shielded from the sufferings of the world, while hunting out glanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him that he at once became a beggar and went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.<\/p>\n
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Question 1.<\/p>\n
(A) twenty two
\n(B) twenty four
\n(C) twenty eight
\n(D) twenty five
\nAnswer:
\n(D) twenty five<\/p>\n
Question 2.<\/p>\n
(A) moved
\n(B) carried away
\n(C) not moved
\n(D) not disturbed
\n(A) moved<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\n‘Moved’ here means stirred and stimulated.<\/p>\n
Question 3.<\/p>\n
(A) freedom
\n(B) treasure
\n(C) knowledge
\n(D) enlightenment
\nAnswer:
\n(D) enlightenment<\/p>\n
Question 4.<\/p>\n
(A) shielded
\n(B) glanced
\n(C) procession
\n(D) enlightenment
\nAnswer:
\n(B) glanced<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nShielded refers to giving protection. Glanced refers to giving a quick look. Procession refers to a great crowd of people following something or someone. Enlightenment means attaining the divine light:<\/p>\n
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Question 5.<\/p>\n
(A) Banyan
\n(B) Mango
\n(C) Ashoka
\n(D) Bodhi
\nAnswer:
\n(D) Bodhi<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nGautama Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya.<\/p>\n
MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 10 The Sermon at Benares I. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow: Poor Kisa Gotami now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said, “Here is mustard-seed; take it!” But when she asked, …<\/p>\n