Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
And then there was his accent. Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the American accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago.
(a) Who is ‘he’ in the above extract?
(b) Where is he at present?
(c) Find the word from the extract that means the opposite of ‘fluently’.
(d) What is the present tense of ‘speak’?
Answer:
(a) ‘He’ in the above extract is Ausable, a secret agent.
(b) At present he is about to enter his room on the sixth floor of a French hotel.
(c) The word is ‘passably’.
(d) ‘Speak’ is its present tense.

Question 2.
“You are disillusioned”, Ausable told him. “But take cheer, my young friend. Presently you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have risked their lives, come to me. Some day soon that paper may well affect the course of history. In that thought is drama, is there not?” [CBSE2015]
(a) Who is ‘my young friend’ in the above extract?
(b) What is the ‘important paper’ referred to here?
(c) Find a word from the passage that means the same as ‘disappointed’.
(d) What is the opposite ofjimportant’?
Answer:
(a) ‘My young friend’ in the above extract is Fowler, a young romantic writer.
(b) The ‘important paper’ referred to here is a report regarding some new missiles.
(c) The word is ‘disillusioned’.
(d) Its opposite is ‘unimportant’.

Question 3.
And as the light came on, Fowler had his first authentic thrill of the day. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man.
(a) Who is the ‘man’ referred to in the above extract?
(b) Why did the ‘man’ have a pistol in his hand?
(c) What is meant by the phrase ‘authentic thrill’ in the above extract?
(d) What is the opposite of ‘automatic’?
Answer:
(a) The ‘man’ referred to in the above extract is Max, a secret agent.
(b) He had’ a pistol in his hand because he wanted to forcibly take the report on new missiles from Ausable.
(c) The meaning is ‘real feeling of excitement’.
(d) Its opposite is ‘manual’.

Question 4.
“You can get onto it from the empty room two doors down – and somebody did, last month. The management promised to block it off. But they haven’t.” [CBSE2012]
(a) Who is speaking these words to whom?
(b) What is ‘it’ in the above extract?
(c) Find a phrase in the passage that means the same as ‘close it up’.
(d) The opposite of ’empty’ is………..
Answer:
(a) Ausable is speaking these words to Fowler, but he also wants Max to hear them.
(b) ‘It’ refers to the (non-existent) balcony.
(c) The jphrase is ‘block it off.
(d) Its opposite is ‘full’.

When it comes to English for Class 10, one of the important topics covered is extracts. Extracts are pieces of text taken from a larger piece of writing, usually a novel, play or poem. In the exam, students are given an extract to read and then asked a series of questions related to it. Therefore, it is important for students to understand how to approach extracts and how to answer questions related to them.



A document for extracts is basically a set of instructions or guidelines that help students understand how to approach extracts and answer related questions. This document usually includes the following information:

• What are extracts and how to read them


• How to identify the key themes, characters and plot points in the extract


• How to answer different types of questions related to the extract, such as character analysis, theme analysis, language analysis, etc.


• Examples of previous year questions and how to answer them


• Tips and tricks for approaching extracts and answering questions in an effective manner

A document for extracts is necessary for several reasons:

• It helps students understand how to approach extracts and answer related questions in an effective manner


• It provides students with a set of guidelines to follow, which can help reduce anxiety and stress during the exam


• It helps students identify the key themes, characters and plot points in the extract, which can help them answer questions more accurately


• It provides students with examples of previous year questions and how to answer them, which can help them prepare for the exam in a better way

In conclusion, a document for extracts is an essential tool for students studying English for Class 10. It provides students with a set of guidelines to follow, which can help them approach extracts and answer related questions in an effective manner. It also helps students identify the key themes, characters and plot points in the extract, which can help them answer questions more accurately. Therefore, students should make sure to study and refer to this document while preparing for the exam.