Unit 1 - 1.2 The Thief’s Story — English STD 10 — Question

The learned people were sometimes divided in their opinions, different people giving quite different answers; at other times, none of them gave an answer. They all suggested ways to look for an answer. Can you point out one example of each?

Would you prefer reading a book or watching an animated film? Justify you answer.

Why does the writer begin by quoting the lines from William Blake's poem 'Auguries of Innocence"?

The hermit 'spoke only to common people'; so the king 'put on simple clothes'. Do you think the king hoped to be mistaken for a common man, or was he just showing that he was a humble person? What shows that the hermit knew him to be the king?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Justify your stand/answer by quoting a line from the passage:
(a) Hawking believed that man cannot live on other planets in the future.
(b) The Big Bang was a natural occurrence.

Why should we preserve World Heritage Sites?

Besides the political freedom that our nation enjoys, what other freedom should it strive for? Say why.

Do you think the hermit knew beforehand not only about the king's arrival but also about the ambush by his enemy? Think a little about this and say what you really feel.
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*Write two points for the following: How do you know that the hermit was wise?

Did the king behave as an ordinary person rather than as a ruler at the hermit's hut? What shows it? Did he also act as a good, kind person? When did he do so?

Which food do you prefer to eat-home food or restaurant food. Why?