Class 10 English Chapter 1 Practice Question Answers - First Flight

Q1. Which word in the following means the same as “sweet smell”?
(a) Good morning
(b) Loaves
(c) Fragrance
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
The word that means the same as "sweet smell" is (c) Fragrance. Fragrance refers to a pleasant, sweet, or aromatic smell.

Q2. When did the baker usually collect his bills?
(a) At the end of the month
(b) At the beginning of the month
(c) On the 10th of each month
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (a)
The baker usually collected his bills at (a) the end of the month. It means he would ask for payment from his customers after the month's work was completed. 

Q3. Why do the elders think about their past?
(a) They miss the good old days.
(b) They remember their bad days.
(c) They think younger people are slow.
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (a)
The elders think about their past because (a) they miss the good old days. They reminisce about the past and feel nostalgic for the happier times.

Q4. How many times did the baker come everyday?
(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Thrice
(d) varies daily
Ans: (b)
The baker came twice every day, which is option (b). He delivered bread in the morning and then again in the evening.

Q5. The baker was also their ________
(a) friend
(b) companion
(c) guide
(d) all of the above
Ans. D
The baker was also their (d) all of the above - friend, companion, and guide. He had a close relationship with the people in the village.

Q6. Who is the author of “A Baker from Goa”?
(a) Arup Kumar Datta
(b) Lokesh Abrol
(c) Lucio Rodrigues
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (c)
The author of "A Baker from Goa" is (c) Lucio Rodrigues.

Q7. “Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession”. Which profession is being talked about here?
(a) baker
(b) warrior
(c) Plantation worker
(d) All of these
Ans: (a)
The profession being talked about in the statement "Maybe the father is not alive, but the son still carries on the family profession" is (a) baker. It means that even if the father is no longer alive, the son continues the family's tradition of being a baker.

Q8. What does the writer mean when he says “Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days”?
(a) Currently, baking is not popular in Goa
(b) Bakers have taken up other professions
(c) Baking as a job is as gainful as it used to be
(d) Baker’s goods were of better quality in earlier times
Ans: (c)
When the writer says "Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days," he means (c) baking as a job is as gainful as it used to be. It suggests that being a baker was a profitable profession in the past and continues to be so.

Q9. What are the bakers known as in Goa?
(a) Pader
(b) Portugese
(c) pekar
(d) Baker
Ans: (a)
In Goa, bakers are known as (a) Pader. The term "Pader" is used to refer to bakers in the Goan context.

Q10. What is Kabai?
(a) Traditional food of bakers
(b) Traditional dress of bakers
(c) The name of a place
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)
Kabai is (b) the traditional dress of bakers. It is a unique attire worn by bakers in Goa while carrying out their profession.