Matric Notes Class 10th English Book Exercise Chapter 10 A World Without Books? Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Short Question Box Question

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Vocabulary

A. Explain each phrase as used in the lesson.

a. Books and bridges

Ans. Books connect us with other people.

b. His face beaming

Ans. The reader’s face was glowing because of inner happiness.

c. Books make us travel at large

Ans. Books broad our vision as a journey does.

d. Connects one with humanity

Ans. Books are helpful to know people, their feeling and their socio-cultural conditions.

e. Nourishment for the mind

Ans. Books provide us food for thought. They give us thought provoking idea.

B. Find five idioms in which comparative adjectives are used.

Example: A bird in hand is better than two in the bush.

Ans.

1. Better late than never.

2. Something is better than nothing.

3. Pen is mightier than sword.

4. Prevention is better than cure.

5. Blood is thicker than water.

Reading Comprehension

A. Answer the following questions.

Q1. How does a book connect the reader and the writer?

Ans. A book connects the reader and the writer by working as a bridge between the reader’s real world and the world described upon the pages.

Q2. In what ways books are better than radio, TV and Internet?

Ans. Books are better than radio, TV and Internet because we can read books at anytime and anywhere but TV and Internet cannot be enjoyed like this.

Q3. “It’s a slow food in a world given over to fast food” Explain.

Ans. It means that book reading is a time taking process like a slow food. In modern times, people have given up this habit by replacing it to blogs, text messages and e-books which is a fast food indeed.

Q4. Why should people be given more opportunity to read books?

Ans. People should be given more opportunity to read books because books are a shelter, sustenance and road forward.

Q5. Which book has inspired you the most? Why?

Ans. ‘The Sun Also Rises’ has inspired me the most. It is a novel by Earnest Hemingway. The reason is that it gives me message of hope and optimism. I get much inspiration when I come across the lines like. One generation goes, the other comes, the Earth revolves and the sun also rises?

Box / Additional Questions

Q1. Have you ever experienced the same feelings while reading a book?

Ans. Yes, I have experienced the same kind of feelings when I was studying “Russle’s Unpopular Essays.”

Q2. Can modern technology take the place of books?

Ans. No, modern technology cannot take the place of books, despite the presence of blogs, e-books and text messages. Even then books are a must.

Q3. Why does the author use the terms “fast food” and “slow food”?

Ans. The author uses the term like ‘slow food’ and ‘fast food’. The term ‘slow food’ is used for book reading. It is for thoughtful minds. The term ‘fast food’ is used for texts, blogs and e-books. You can eat it but cannot satisfy your appetite. In the same way one cannot satisfy hunger for knowledge. It takes time; it becomes a part of our body. In the same way books are necessary for nourishment of mind for a better, productive and thoughtful mind.

Q4. What role does a library play to promote the habit of book reading?

Ans. Libraries play a very important role in mass literacy learning and awareness. They are witness of glorification of a civilization.