These are the answers to the textbook activities of the chapter “Animals” (Class 10 English, Maharashtra State Board). They were written with AI help and checked against the textbook.
Animals – Textbook Questions and Answers | Class 10 English
Written board papers, 40 marks and 2 hours each: Science & Technology Part 1 and 2, Algebra, Geometry and more.
Sections
| Warming Up | 4 questions | |
| Questions in the Margin | 2 questions | |
| English Workshop | 10 questions |
Chapters covered
Instructions
Solve on paper with a timer, then check against the solutions.
Warming Up
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“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.” – Mark Twain. Discuss what Mark Twain means by this quote and write in your own words.
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Put the following attributes/abilities in the proper circles (Human / Animal / Common to both): (a) self-control (b) communicates (c) love and care (d) cooks (e) good manners (f) has 360° vision (g) shows gratitude (h) lives for more than 150 years (i) swims (j) learns computing (k) worships god (l) sleeps in standing position (m) stands up immediately after birth (n) brings up children (o) belongs to various species
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At times, when you are frustrated, you wish you were an animal / a bird / a fish / a butterfly and not a human being. Say which you would choose to transform to and give 3 or 4 reasons. (I wish I could be a ...)
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Make a list of animals that fall under various categories: Amphibians (frog), Mammals (cow), Wild Animals (lion), Aquatic Animals (octopus), Pet Animals (cat).
Questions in the Margin
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What craze do animals never display?
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What could have happened to the tokens of the poet’s self?
English Workshop
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Match the words in table A with their meanings in table B.
(i) whine (ii) sin (iii) evince (iv) mania (v) negligent
(a) an offence against religious or moral law (b) complain in an annoying way (c) craze (d) failing to take proper care (e) show -
Find adjectives from the poem which refer to positive and negative thinking.
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Complete the following.
(a) The poet wishes he could ...
(b) Animals do not complain about ...
(c) Animals do not merely discuss ...
(d) Animals are not crazy about ... -
State whether the following statements are true or false.
(a) Animals are self-reliant. (b) Animals quarrel for their possessions. (c) Animals do not worship other animals. (d) Humans have given up many good qualities. (e) Animals suffer humiliation. (f) The poet has retained all his natural virtues. -
With the help of the poem find the differences between animals and human beings. (Example: Human beings always complain about their condition; Animals never complain about anything.)
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Complete the web highlighting the good values/habits which we can learn from animals. (One is done: They are placid and self-contained.)
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Find out lines from the poem that are examples of the following Figures of Speech: Repetition, Alliteration, Hyperbole.
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Identify the Figures of Speech in the following lines.
(a) I stand and look at them long and long.
(b) They do not sweat and whine about their condition.
(c) They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God.
(d) ...not one is demented with the mania of owning things.
(e) They bring me tokens of myself.
(f) Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. -
Read the poem again and write an appreciation of the poem in a paragraph format (title, poet, rhyme scheme, theme, figures of speech, special features, favourite line, why I like/dislike it).
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Offer points in favour of (views) and against (counterviews) the topic ‘Life of an animal is better than that of a human being.’ Then express your own views/counterviews in paragraph format.