Class 10 English Chapter 1 Question Answers - First Flight

Q1:What are two different views about the end of the world in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
Ans:The two different views of people regarding the end of the world are—Fire and Ice i.e., by desire and hatred.

Q2: Why does the poet hold with those who favour fire?
Ans: The poet holds with those who favour fire because the lust for material things is increasing fastly.

Q3:What is the central idea of the poem ‘Fire and ‘Ice’?
Ans: The poet presents two possibilities about the end of the world. It will be either due to ‘Fire and ‘Ice’ he prefers the first as he believes the world will end in fire but the ice will not go away.

Q4:What is the contradictory opinion of the public?
Ans: The contradictory opinion of the public is the debate whether the world will end in fire or ice.

Q5:How are ice and fire similar to each other though they have contradictory traits?
Ans: Both ice and fire are similar in the sense that both of them would destroy everything in the world.

Q6: Why does the poet hold with those who favour fire?
Ans: The poet holds with those who favour fire because the lust for material things is increasing quickly. 

Q7: Why do some people say that the world will end in ice?
Ans: They say so because hatred among people is increasing fast. 

Q8: What message does the poet wish to convey through the poem ‘Fire and ‘Ice’?
Ans:The poet presents two possibilities about the end of the world. It will be either due to ‘Fire and ‘Ice’ he prefers the first as he believes the world will end in fire but the ice will not go away.

Q9:Create a tagline/slogan/catchphrase for the poem.
Ans:"Two paths to destruction: which will win in the end?"
           "Love and hate, fire and ice: a timeless struggle for the fate of humanity."

Q10: Do you think the poet’s opinions are reasonable in the poem?
Ans: Yes, I agree with the poet’s opinions in the poem.