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Class 10 English Unit 1 Ch 1 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings based short answers, essay questions, key themes, characters, and elements of the story are attached. The answers are concise for short questions and detailed for essay questions, aligning with the document's content and objectives.
Some sample question and answers are:
1.What is the setting of the story when Pelayo first encounters the old man?
Answer: The story begins in a coastal village during a rainy, stormy period. The light is weak, even at noon, and the old man is found in the muddy rear of Pelayo’s courtyard.
2. Why did Pelayo and Elisenda initially think the old man was a castaway?
Answer: They thought he was a castaway because he spoke in an incomprehensible dialect with a sailor’s voice, suggesting he was a survivor from a shipwrecked foreign ship.
3. How did Elisenda feel when the old man finally flew away?
Answer: Elisenda felt relief for herself and the old man as he flew away, no longer seeing him as an annoyance but as a distant dot on the horizon.
4. What is one element of magical realism in the story?
Answer: The presence of a very old man with enormous wings, blending a fantastical element with the realistic setting of a coastal village, is an example of magical realism.
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Some sample question and answers are:
1.What is the setting of the story when Pelayo first encounters the old man?
Answer: The story begins in a coastal village during a rainy, stormy period. The light is weak, even at noon, and the old man is found in the muddy rear of Pelayo’s courtyard.
2. Why did Pelayo and Elisenda initially think the old man was a castaway?
Answer: They thought he was a castaway because he spoke in an incomprehensible dialect with a sailor’s voice, suggesting he was a survivor from a shipwrecked foreign ship.
3. How did Elisenda feel when the old man finally flew away?
Answer: Elisenda felt relief for herself and the old man as he flew away, no longer seeing him as an annoyance but as a distant dot on the horizon.
4. What is one element of magical realism in the story?
Answer: The presence of a very old man with enormous wings, blending a fantastical element with the realistic setting of a coastal village, is an example of magical realism.
For complete material download, click
Kerala 10th English Textbook Unit 1 Ch 1 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Short and Essay Question and Answers.pdf (Size: 170.68 KB / Downloads: 22)