The Old Man and The Sea : Book Review – Textbook Questions and Answers | Class 10 English

Pair up and answer: (a) Which animal would you relate yourself to and why? (b) Do you have a hero or role model? Who? (c) Do you have a passion you would fight for? Why? (d) What is meant by a review? (e) Have you ever read any book review?

Make a list of famous novels of Ernest Hemingway. (Given: A Farewell to Arms; For Whom the Bell Tolls.)

Complete the web with the names of famous American novelists (other than Ernest Hemingway).

Name the following: (a) the young and devoted apprentice (b) the place where Hemingway had experience of fishing (c) that which Hemingway was injured by during the First World War (d) the language of the novel (e) in his first reading, the review writer was left ____.

Correct the following sentences using facts from the review: (a) Manolin’s parents insisted on his working with the same old fisherman. (b) This novel is pure fiction. (c) Hemingway’s style of writing does not unfold the hidden meaning. (d) The relationship between the old man and Manolin is coarse.

Compare the points you would use for a book review with those of the review of a play.

Complete the following sentences expressing opinions: (2) I strongly feel that ____ (3) I wish I could ____ (4) As far as I know, you ____ (5) I think ____

Find all the words from the text that are related to ‘brave’ or ‘courage’. (One is given: strength.)

Fill in the incidents of struggle of Ernest Hemingway (Table A) and of the old man (Table B).

Match the phrases with their meanings and make sentences of your own: 1. run of terrible bad luck 2. draws heavily on 3. struck a chord 4. in spite of 5. holding on; a. hit on a topic b. without being affected by a particular factor c. endure in difficult circumstances d. a period of time when bad things happen e. makes use of.

Rewrite as directed: (1) Hemingway’s novel is based on real events. (Convert the adjective ‘real’ to an adjectival clause) (2) He hooks a marlin but the marlin is too strong for him. (Begin with ‘Although’) (3) The reader can read his work again and again and find new layers of meaning. (Begin with ‘On reading’) (4) As the novel progresses, the old man and the marlin are inseparably linked. (Use ‘progress’ as a noun) (5) Being strong, the marlin starts pulling the boat. (Insert ‘and’) (6) When I first read this novel, I was unimpressed. (Use ‘but’)

Write the root word after dropping the prefix or suffix or both: (1) unable (2) heavily (3) determination (4) endurance (5) unimpressed (6) relationship (7) inseparably (8) empathetic (9) beautiful (10) simplicity.

Write a book review on any book of your choice using: story line, social/historical context, writing style, my thoughts.

Find the essential points required for a book review, a play review and a film review.