NIOS Class 10 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Raja found the snake in a coconut grove, not in the garden. He thought it could be kept as a pet and carefully put it in a coconut shell.

A: He placed the snake carefully in a coconut shell, covered it with a cloth, brought it home, and hid it under his bed.

A: Grandmother screamed because she lifted the cloth from the coconut shell, saw the little snake, and got frightened.

A: The main message is that love matters more than physical strength. The story also teaches that the weak and the small should never be mocked.

A: Rama asked his army to build a stone bridge over the sea. The monkeys worked hard, pulling rocks and heavy stones from the mountains, carrying them to the sea, cutting them into shape, and building th

A: The squirrel carried little pebbles in his mouth from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. He could do only this much because of his small mouth and little strength.

A: Kondiba Gaikwad is a 25-year-old blind beggar from Aurangabad. He became blind at age eight due to small-pox, later rescued Arvind from a well, and finally opened a small business in Jalna.

A: He came to Mumbai during the famine of 1972-73 in search of food and work. First, he tried selling brooms, but when that did not help, he began begging to survive.

A: He became blind due to small-pox at the age of eight. This is an important fact because it explains both his struggle and his strength in the story.