Textbook Solutions: On Wings of Courage | English Kumarbharati Class 10 (Maharashtra SSC Board) PDF Download

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Chapter 1.3: On Wings of Courage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 14] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 14 
The ranks of officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force are jumbled up. Discuss 
with your group and put them in the appropriate boxes. 
 
Commander, Brigadier, Wing-Commander, Vice-Admiral, Squadron-Leader, Major, 
Colonel, Field Marshal, Air Marshal, Admiral of Fleet, Lieutenant-General, Flying 
Officer, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Air-Commodore 
 
SOLUTION  
Army -  
• Brigadier, 
• Major, 
• Colonel, 
• Field Marshal, 
• Lieutenant General 
Navy - 
• Commander, 
• Vice-Admiral, 
• Admiral of Fleet, 
• Commodore, 
• Rear Admiral 
Air Force - 
• Commander, 
• Wing Vice-Admiral, 
• Commander, 
• Squadron Leader, 
• Air Marshal, 
• Flying Officer, 
• Air Commodore 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. wear - ____________ 
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Chapter 1.3: On Wings of Courage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 14] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 14 
The ranks of officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force are jumbled up. Discuss 
with your group and put them in the appropriate boxes. 
 
Commander, Brigadier, Wing-Commander, Vice-Admiral, Squadron-Leader, Major, 
Colonel, Field Marshal, Air Marshal, Admiral of Fleet, Lieutenant-General, Flying 
Officer, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Air-Commodore 
 
SOLUTION  
Army -  
• Brigadier, 
• Major, 
• Colonel, 
• Field Marshal, 
• Lieutenant General 
Navy - 
• Commander, 
• Vice-Admiral, 
• Admiral of Fleet, 
• Commodore, 
• Rear Admiral 
Air Force - 
• Commander, 
• Wing Vice-Admiral, 
• Commander, 
• Squadron Leader, 
• Air Marshal, 
• Flying Officer, 
• Air Commodore 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. wear - ____________ 
b. ware - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. wear: The little girl wanted to wear a pink, frilly dress. 
b. ware: The silver ware kept on the King's table was exquisite. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. here - ____________ 
b. hear - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. here: "You must sit here," said the man to his guest. 
b. hear: The children could hear the sound of the planes quite clearly. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. there - ____________ 
b. their - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. there: "I had kept my bag there," said the woman to the policeman. 
b. their: The girls picked up their bags and went home. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (4) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. cell - ____________ 
b. sell - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
1. cell: The prisoner sat in the dark cell without talking. 
2. sell: The hawker wanted to sell all his wares before evening. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal. 
b. She could not bear the injustice. 
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Chapter 1.3: On Wings of Courage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 14] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 14 
The ranks of officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force are jumbled up. Discuss 
with your group and put them in the appropriate boxes. 
 
Commander, Brigadier, Wing-Commander, Vice-Admiral, Squadron-Leader, Major, 
Colonel, Field Marshal, Air Marshal, Admiral of Fleet, Lieutenant-General, Flying 
Officer, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Air-Commodore 
 
SOLUTION  
Army -  
• Brigadier, 
• Major, 
• Colonel, 
• Field Marshal, 
• Lieutenant General 
Navy - 
• Commander, 
• Vice-Admiral, 
• Admiral of Fleet, 
• Commodore, 
• Rear Admiral 
Air Force - 
• Commander, 
• Wing Vice-Admiral, 
• Commander, 
• Squadron Leader, 
• Air Marshal, 
• Flying Officer, 
• Air Commodore 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. wear - ____________ 
b. ware - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. wear: The little girl wanted to wear a pink, frilly dress. 
b. ware: The silver ware kept on the King's table was exquisite. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. here - ____________ 
b. hear - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. here: "You must sit here," said the man to his guest. 
b. hear: The children could hear the sound of the planes quite clearly. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. there - ____________ 
b. their - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. there: "I had kept my bag there," said the woman to the policeman. 
b. their: The girls picked up their bags and went home. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (4) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. cell - ____________ 
b. sell - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
1. cell: The prisoner sat in the dark cell without talking. 
2. sell: The hawker wanted to sell all his wares before evening. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal. 
b. She could not bear the injustice. 
SOLUTION 
 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal ? bear - a large, heavy animal 
b. She could not bear the injustice ? bear - to tolerate 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bat is the only bird which is a mammal. 
b. His bat broke as it struck the ball. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. A bat is the only bird which is a mammal ? bat - a mammal that flies 
b. His bat broke as it struck the ball ? bat - a wooden implement used for hitting 
the ball in many games. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal. 
b. Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal ? fine - penalty 
b. Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes ? fine - delicate, soft 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 18 - 21] 
 
English workshop | Q 1 | Page 18 
Read the text and fill in the flow chart of the promotions received by Arjan Singh. 
 
 
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Chapter 1.3: On Wings of Courage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 14] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 14 
The ranks of officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force are jumbled up. Discuss 
with your group and put them in the appropriate boxes. 
 
Commander, Brigadier, Wing-Commander, Vice-Admiral, Squadron-Leader, Major, 
Colonel, Field Marshal, Air Marshal, Admiral of Fleet, Lieutenant-General, Flying 
Officer, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Air-Commodore 
 
SOLUTION  
Army -  
• Brigadier, 
• Major, 
• Colonel, 
• Field Marshal, 
• Lieutenant General 
Navy - 
• Commander, 
• Vice-Admiral, 
• Admiral of Fleet, 
• Commodore, 
• Rear Admiral 
Air Force - 
• Commander, 
• Wing Vice-Admiral, 
• Commander, 
• Squadron Leader, 
• Air Marshal, 
• Flying Officer, 
• Air Commodore 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. wear - ____________ 
b. ware - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. wear: The little girl wanted to wear a pink, frilly dress. 
b. ware: The silver ware kept on the King's table was exquisite. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. here - ____________ 
b. hear - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. here: "You must sit here," said the man to his guest. 
b. hear: The children could hear the sound of the planes quite clearly. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. there - ____________ 
b. their - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. there: "I had kept my bag there," said the woman to the policeman. 
b. their: The girls picked up their bags and went home. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (4) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. cell - ____________ 
b. sell - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
1. cell: The prisoner sat in the dark cell without talking. 
2. sell: The hawker wanted to sell all his wares before evening. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal. 
b. She could not bear the injustice. 
SOLUTION 
 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal ? bear - a large, heavy animal 
b. She could not bear the injustice ? bear - to tolerate 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bat is the only bird which is a mammal. 
b. His bat broke as it struck the ball. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. A bat is the only bird which is a mammal ? bat - a mammal that flies 
b. His bat broke as it struck the ball ? bat - a wooden implement used for hitting 
the ball in many games. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal. 
b. Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal ? fine - penalty 
b. Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes ? fine - delicate, soft 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 18 - 21] 
 
English workshop | Q 1 | Page 18 
Read the text and fill in the flow chart of the promotions received by Arjan Singh. 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
English workshop | Q 2 | Page 18 
With the help of the facts given in the prepare a fact file of Air Marshal Arjan Singh. 
a. Date of Birth ______ 
b. Place of Birth ______ 
c. Education _______ 
d. First Assignments ______ 
e. Important posts held ______ 
(a) In Air Force _______ 
(b) After retirement _______ 
f. Awards _______ 
g. Most outstanding contribution in IAF _______ 
h. Retirement _______ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. Date of Birth - April 15, 1919 
b. Place of Birth - Lyalpur 
c. Education - at Montgomery: Empire Training Course at RAF (Cranwell) 
d. First Assignments - to fly Westland Wapiti biplanes in the North-Western 
Frontier Province as a member of the No. 1 RIAF Squadron 
e. Important posts held -  
(a) In Air Force - Member of No. 1. RIAF, Flying Officer, Squadron Leader, Wing 
Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Officer Commanding, Air Vice 
Marshal, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Vice Chief 
of Air Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal. 
(b) After retirement - Ambassador to Switzerland; Lieutenant Governor of Delhi 
f. Awards - Distinguished Flying Cross (1944): Padma Vibhushan 
g. Most outstanding contribution in IAF - Transforming the IAF into one of the 
most potent air forces globally and the fourth biggest in the world. 
h. Retirement - in August 1969. 
 
English workshop | Q 3 | Page 18 
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Chapter 1.3: On Wings of Courage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 14] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 14 
The ranks of officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force are jumbled up. Discuss 
with your group and put them in the appropriate boxes. 
 
Commander, Brigadier, Wing-Commander, Vice-Admiral, Squadron-Leader, Major, 
Colonel, Field Marshal, Air Marshal, Admiral of Fleet, Lieutenant-General, Flying 
Officer, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Air-Commodore 
 
SOLUTION  
Army -  
• Brigadier, 
• Major, 
• Colonel, 
• Field Marshal, 
• Lieutenant General 
Navy - 
• Commander, 
• Vice-Admiral, 
• Admiral of Fleet, 
• Commodore, 
• Rear Admiral 
Air Force - 
• Commander, 
• Wing Vice-Admiral, 
• Commander, 
• Squadron Leader, 
• Air Marshal, 
• Flying Officer, 
• Air Commodore 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. wear - ____________ 
b. ware - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. wear: The little girl wanted to wear a pink, frilly dress. 
b. ware: The silver ware kept on the King's table was exquisite. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. here - ____________ 
b. hear - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. here: "You must sit here," said the man to his guest. 
b. hear: The children could hear the sound of the planes quite clearly. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. there - ____________ 
b. their - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. there: "I had kept my bag there," said the woman to the policeman. 
b. their: The girls picked up their bags and went home. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (A) (4) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Make sentences to bring out the difference between: 
a. cell - ____________ 
b. sell - ____________ 
 
SOLUTION 
1. cell: The prisoner sat in the dark cell without talking. 
2. sell: The hawker wanted to sell all his wares before evening. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (1) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal. 
b. She could not bear the injustice. 
SOLUTION 
 
a. A bear is an omnivorous animal ? bear - a large, heavy animal 
b. She could not bear the injustice ? bear - to tolerate 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (2) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. A bat is the only bird which is a mammal. 
b. His bat broke as it struck the ball. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. A bat is the only bird which is a mammal ? bat - a mammal that flies 
b. His bat broke as it struck the ball ? bat - a wooden implement used for hitting 
the ball in many games. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2. (B) (3) | Page 14 
Homophones/Homographs 
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean: 
a. He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal. 
b. Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal ? fine - penalty 
b. Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes ? fine - delicate, soft 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 18 - 21] 
 
English workshop | Q 1 | Page 18 
Read the text and fill in the flow chart of the promotions received by Arjan Singh. 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
English workshop | Q 2 | Page 18 
With the help of the facts given in the prepare a fact file of Air Marshal Arjan Singh. 
a. Date of Birth ______ 
b. Place of Birth ______ 
c. Education _______ 
d. First Assignments ______ 
e. Important posts held ______ 
(a) In Air Force _______ 
(b) After retirement _______ 
f. Awards _______ 
g. Most outstanding contribution in IAF _______ 
h. Retirement _______ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. Date of Birth - April 15, 1919 
b. Place of Birth - Lyalpur 
c. Education - at Montgomery: Empire Training Course at RAF (Cranwell) 
d. First Assignments - to fly Westland Wapiti biplanes in the North-Western 
Frontier Province as a member of the No. 1 RIAF Squadron 
e. Important posts held -  
(a) In Air Force - Member of No. 1. RIAF, Flying Officer, Squadron Leader, Wing 
Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Officer Commanding, Air Vice 
Marshal, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Vice Chief 
of Air Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal. 
(b) After retirement - Ambassador to Switzerland; Lieutenant Governor of Delhi 
f. Awards - Distinguished Flying Cross (1944): Padma Vibhushan 
g. Most outstanding contribution in IAF - Transforming the IAF into one of the 
most potent air forces globally and the fourth biggest in the world. 
h. Retirement - in August 1969. 
 
English workshop | Q 3 | Page 18 
Fill in the web. 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
English workshop | Q 4. (a) | Page 19 
Say what action preceded the following promotion of Arjan Singh in his career in 
the IAF. 
Selected for Empire Pilot training course at RAF 
 
SOLUTION 
He completed his education at Montgomery. 
English workshop | Q 4. (b) | Page 19 
Say what action preceded the following promotion of Arjan Singh in his career in 
the IAF. 
Promoted to Squadron Leader 
 
SOLUTION 
He flew against the tribal forces and moved back to No. 1 Squadron as a Flying Officer 
to fly the Hawker Hurricane. 
English workshop | Q 4. (c) | Page 19 
Say what action preceded the following promotion of Arjan Singh in his career in 
the IAF.