NIOS Class 10 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Raja found a small snake in the coconut grove. He thought it would make a good pet, so he put it carefully in a coconut shell, covered it with cloth, and hid it under his bed at home.

A: Grandmother screamed when she saw the little snake and immediately threw the coconut shell out of the window. Her scream brought Grandfather running to see what had happened.

A: Raja was actually stung by a bee on his finger while playing in the garden. However, everyone (Grandmother and Grandfather) thought it was a snake bite because of the mark on his finger and his previo

A: Rama asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. The monkeys worked day and night, pulling out rocks and heavy stones from mountains, carrying them to the sea, cutting them into shape, and building

A: The small brown squirrel carried little pebbles in his mouth from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. Though his contribution seemed small compared to the monkeys carrying heavy stones, he wor

A: The monkeys mocked and made fun of the squirrel. They laughed at him, called his work foolish, and said he couldn't help build a bridge with tiny pebbles. One monkey even picked him up by his tail and

A: Kondiba Gaikwad is a 25-year-old blind man who lost his sight due to smallpox at age 8. The famine in Maharashtra (1972-73) forced him to leave his home in Aurangabad and come to Mumbai. Initially, he

A: The well was located in the middle of an open area in Golibar slum colony. It contained blackish-green water with visibility only a few centimeters below the surface. The well had no protective wall a

A: The author uses descriptive imagery and repetitive structure to build suspense. Each dive is described in detail - Kondiba's physical exhaustion, his lungs 'nearly bursting', the crowd's disappointmen