{"id":6798,"date":"2023-10-19T08:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T08:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/?p=6798"},"modified":"2023-10-19T08:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T08:25:42","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-10-english-first-flight-chapter-8-mijbil-the-otter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-10-english-first-flight-chapter-8-mijbil-the-otter\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 10 English (First Flight) Chapter 8 (Mijbil the Otter)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>NCERT Solutions Class 10 English (First Flight)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 10 English (First Flight) <strong>Chapter &#8211; 8 Mijbil the Otter <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter &#8211; 8 (Mijbil the Otter)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\">Oral Comprehension Check<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What \u2018experiment\u2019 did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Answer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maxwell thought that he would keep an otter instead of a dog as a pet. Camusfearna, surrounded by water a very short distance from its door, would be an eminently suitable spot for the experiment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why does he go to Basra? How long does he wait there, and why?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Answer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The writer went to Basra to collect and answer his mail from Europe. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He had to wait there for 5 days as his mail did not arrive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How does he get the otter? Does he like it? Pick out the words that tell you this.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Answer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His friend bought the otter for him and sent it to the place where he was staying.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The author liked it. This is seen in \u201cThe second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees\u2026.\u201d \u201c I made a body-belt for him\u2026\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why was the otter named \u2018Maxwell\u2019s otter\u2019?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Answer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The otter was named by zoologists as Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwelli. Hence, it was called Maxwell\u2019s otter in short.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tick the right answer. In the beginning, the otter was<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u2022 aloof and indifferent<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u2022 friendly<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u2022 hostile<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Answer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the beginning, the otter was <em><strong>aloof and indifferent<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom? What did it do two days after that?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Answer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the author first took Mijbil to the bathroom, the otter first went wild with joy in the water. He plunged and rolled in it. He jumped up and down the length of the bathtub. He made enough slosh and splash. After two days, the otter suddenly disappeared and went to the bathroom to play in the water and opened the tap on his own.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\">Oral Comprehension Check<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>1. How was Mijbil transported to England?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Maxwell booked a flight to Paris and from there he would go on to London. The airline insisted that Mij should be packed in a box (not more than eighteen inches square) that was to be placed on the floor, near his feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>2. What did Mij do to the box?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>The box was lined with a metal sheet. Mij didn\u2019t feel comfortable in the box and tried to escape. In his attempt to escape, Mij tore into the metal lining of the box and in the process hurt himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>3. Why did Maxwell put the otter back in the box? How do you think he felt when he did this?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>As there was no other way to carry Mij to London, Maxwell put in the box again. He must have felt pity on the way the otter hurt himself. Moreover, he must be worried as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>4. Why does Maxwell say the airhostess was \u201cthe very queen of her kind\u201d?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>Maxwell says this because the air hostess showed great kindness to the otter. She cooperated with him about the otter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>5. What happened when the box was opened?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>As soon as the box was opened, Mij ran out. Then it ran all over the place scaring all the passengers. It created a claos and most of the people in the plane got scared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\">Oral Comprehension Check<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>1. What game had Mij invented?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Mij had invented a game with ping-pong ball. He would put the ball at one end of a sloping lid and then grab it as it ran to the other end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>2. What are \u2018compulsive habits\u2019? What does Maxwell say are the compulsive habits of<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) school children <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(ii) Mij?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>Compulsive habits are usually strange act or behaviour which a person does without clear reason.<br \/>\n(i) On their way to and from school, children make it a habit to place their feet exactly on the centre of each paving block.<br \/>\n(ii) Similarly, Mij had made it a habit to jump on to the school wall and go galloping all along its length of thirty yards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>3. What group of animals do otters belong to?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>Otters belong to a comparatively small group of animals called Mustellines. The other animals of this group are badger, mongoose, weasel, stoat, mink and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>4. What guesses did the Londoners make about what Mij was?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>As otters are not found in England so Londoners made the wildest possible guesses about Mij. Their guesses ranged from a baby seal, a squirrel, a hippo to a brontosaurus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\">Thinking about the Text<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>1. What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly and fun-loving animal who needs love?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>Mij invented his own game out of ping-pong ball and a worn down suitcase. He loved water, and once he understood that on opening the tap water came out of it, he would get into the tub and played with water. He had gradually formed a special attachment with Maxwell. It giyw desperate when Maxwell left it in a box and wanted to come out as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>2. What are some of the things we come to know about otters from this text?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>Otters belong to a comparatively small group of animals called Mustellines, shared by badger, mongoose, weasel, stoat, mink and others. They are found in large numbers in marshes. Arabs keep them as pets and tame them. Otters love to spread water and splash in it. Maxwell\u2019s otter was of a race previously . unknown to science and was at length named by zoologists Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwelli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>3. Why is Mij\u2019s species now known to the world as Maxwell\u2019s otter?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211; <\/strong>Maxwell\u2019s otter was of a race previously unknown to science and was at length named by zoologists Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwelli, hence, it is known as Maxwell\u2019s otter in short.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>4. Maxwell in the story speaks for the otter, Mij. He tells us what the otter feels and thinks on different occasions. Given below are some things the otter does. Complete the column on the right to say what Maxwell says about what Mij feels and thinks.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.0946%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>What Mij does<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.616%;\" width=\"260\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>How Mij feels or thinks<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.0946%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Plunges, rolls in the water and makes the water splosh and splash<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.616%;\" width=\"260\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.0946%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Screws the tap in the wrong way<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.616%;\" width=\"260\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 62.0946%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Nuzzles Maxwell\u2019s face and neck in the aeroplane<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.616%;\" width=\"260\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 60.034%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>What Mij does<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.6766%;\" width=\"260\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>How Mij feels or thinks<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 60.034%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Plunges, rolls in the water and makes the water splosh and splash<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.6766%;\" width=\"260\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He thinks it is a hippo and is very happy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 60.034%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Screws the tap in the wrong way<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.6766%;\" width=\"260\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He chitters with irritation and disappointment.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 60.034%;\" width=\"275\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Nuzzles Maxwell\u2019s face and neck in the aeroplane<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.6766%;\" width=\"260\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He feels much comfort and content after its distressed chitter.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>5. Read the story and find the sentences where Maxwell describes his pet otter.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Then choose and arrange your sentences to illustrate those statements below that you think are true.<br \/>\nMaxwell\u2019s description<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) makes Mij seem almost human, like a small boy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(ii) shows that he is often irritated with what Mij does.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iii) shows that he is often surprised by what Mij does.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iv) of Mij\u2019s antics is comical.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(v) shows that he observes the antics of Mij very carefully.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vi) shows that he thinks Mij is a very ordinary otter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vii) shows that he thinks the otter is very unusual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong>(i) makes Mij seem almost human, like a small boy.\u00a0 <em><strong>(True)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(ii) shows that he is often irritated with what Mij does.\u00a0 <em><strong>(False)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(iii) shows that he is often surprised by what Mij does.\u00a0 <em><strong>(True)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(iv) of Mij\u2019s antics is comical.\u00a0 <em><strong>(True)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(v) shows that he observes the antics of Mij very carefully.\u00a0 <em><strong>(True)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(vi) shows that he thinks Mij is a very ordinary otter.\u00a0 <em><strong>(False)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(vii) shows that he thinks the otter is very unusual.\u00a0 <em><strong>(True)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"outer-wrap\" class=\"site clr\">\n<div id=\"wrap\" class=\"clr\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-wrap\" class=\"container clr\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area clr\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content clr\">\n<article id=\"post-30597\">\n<div class=\"entry-content clr\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Thinking about Language<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>I. From the table below, make as many correct sentences as you can using would and\/or used to, as appropriate. (Hint: First decide whether the words in italics show an action, or a state or situation, in the past.) Then add two or three sentences of your own to it.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">EmperorAkbar<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"5\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">would used to<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">be found of musical evenings.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Everyevening we<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">take long walks on the beach<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Fiftyyears ago, very few people<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">own cars.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Tillthe 1980s, Shanghai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">have very dirty streets.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Myuncle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">spend his holidays by the sea.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong>1. Emperor Akbar used to be fond of musical evenings.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">2. Every evening we used to take long walks on the beach.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">3. Fifty years ago, very few people used to own cars.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">4. Till the 1980s, Shanghai used to have very dirty streets.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5. My uncle would spend his holidays by the sea.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">6. My uncle used to take long walks on the beach.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">7. My uncle used to be fond of musical evenings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>II. Noun Modifiers<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>1. Look at these examples from the text, and say whether the modifiers (in italics) are nouns, proper nouns or adjective plus noun<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) An otter fixation<br \/>\n(ii) The iron railings<br \/>\n(iii) The Tigris marshes<br \/>\n(iv) The London streets<br \/>\n(v) soft velvet fur<br \/>\n(vi) A four-footed soccer player<br \/>\n<strong>Answer &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) An otter fixation\u00a0 <em><strong>(Noun)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(ii) The iron railings\u00a0 <em><strong>(Noun)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(iii) The Tigris marshes\u00a0 <em><strong>(Proper noun)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(iv) The London streets\u00a0 <em><strong>(Proper noun)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(v) soft velvet fur\u00a0 <em><strong>(Adjective plus noun)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n(vi) A four-footed soccer player\u00a0 <em><strong>(Adjective plus noun)<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>2. Given below are some nouns and a set of modifiers (in the box). Combine the nouns and modifiers to make as many appropriate phrases as you can. (Hint: The nouns and modifiers are all from the texts in this book.)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">temple\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">three girls\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">triangle\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">dresses\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">person\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">thoughts\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">boys\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">roar\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">gifts\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">scream\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">farewell\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">expression\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">time\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">subject\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">landscape\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">handkerchief\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">crossing\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">flight\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">chatterbox\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">profession\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">physique\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">coffee\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">view\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">celebration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">college<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">rough<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">hundred<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">stone<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">ordinary<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">love<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">uncomfortable<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">white<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">slang<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">slack<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">bare<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">railroad<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">tremendous<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">family<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">marriage<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">plump<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">invigorating<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">panoramic<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">heartbreaking<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">birthday<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">incorrigible<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">ridiculous<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">loud<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">first<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">three<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Temple &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0white temple, stone temple, first temple<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Person &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0incorrigible person, ridiculous person<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Gifts &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0hundred gifts, ordinary gifts, birthday gifts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Time &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0college time, rough time, first time<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Crossing &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0railroad crossing, first crossing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Physique &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0plump physique, ordinary physique<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Three girls &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0first three girls, incorrigible three girls<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Thoughts &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0incorrigible thoughts, uncomfortable thoughts, ridiculous thoughts, heartbreaking thoughts, first thoughts, ordinary thoughts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Scream &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0tremendous scream, loud scream<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Subject &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0college subject, ordinary subject<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Flight &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0rough flight, first flight<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Coffee &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0invigorating coffee, ordinary coffee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Triangle &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0love triangle<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Boys &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0college boys, incorrigible boys, rough boys, hundred boys<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Farewell &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0college farewell, heartbreaking farewell<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Landscape &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0bare landscape, rough landscape, white landscape<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Chatterbox &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0incorrigible chatterbox<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Dresses &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0hundred dresses, ordinary dresses, birthday dresses, marriage dresses<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Roar &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0tremendous roar, loud roar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Expression &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0bare expression, slang expression, slack expression<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Handkerchief &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0white handkerchief, ordinary handkerchief<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Profession &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0family profession, first profession, ordinary profession<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Celebration &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0tremendous celebration, family celebration, birthday celebration<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-wrap\" class=\"container clr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area clr\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content clr\">\n<article id=\"post-30597\">\n<div class=\"entry-content clr\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>III.\u00a0<\/strong>Read this sentences:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He shook himself, and I half expected\u00a0<i>a cloud of dust.<\/i><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The author uses a cloud of dust to give a picture of a large quantity of dust. Phrases like this indicate a particular quantity of something that is not usually countable. For example:\u00a0<i>a bit of land, a drop of blood, a pinch of salt, a piece of paper.<\/i><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>1.\u00a0Match the words on the left with a word on the right. Some words on the left can go with more than one word on the right.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) a portion of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; blood<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(ii) a pool of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; cotton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iii) flakes of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; stones<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iv) a huge heap of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; gold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(v) a gust of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; fried fish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vi) little drops of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; snow<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vii) a piece of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; water<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(viii) a pot of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; wind<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) a portion of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; fried fish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(ii) a pool of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; blood<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iii) flakes of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; snow<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iv) a huge heap of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; stones<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(v) a gust of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; wind<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vi) little drops of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; water<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vii) a piece of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; cotton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(viii) a pot of<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">&#8211; gold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>2. Use a bit of\/a piece of\/a bunch of\/a lump of\/a cloud of with the italicised nouns in the following sentences. The first has been done for you as an example.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) My teacher gave me\u00a0<i>some advice<\/i>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">My teacher gave me a bit of advice.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(ii) Can you give me\u00a0<i>some clay<\/i>, please.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">_______________________<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iii) The\u00a0<i>information<\/i>\u00a0you gave was very useful.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">_______________________<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iv) Because of these factories,\u00a0<i>smoke<\/i>\u00a0hangs over the city.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">_______________________<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(v) Two\u00a0<i>stones<\/i>\u00a0rubbed together can produce sparks of fire.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">_______________________<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vi) He gave me\u00a0<i>some flowers<\/i>\u00a0on my birthday.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">_______________________<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Answer &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(i) My teacher gave me\u00a0<i>some advice<\/i>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">My teacher gave me a bit of advice.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(ii) Can you give me\u00a0<i>some clay<\/i>, please.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Can you give me a lump of clay, please.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iii) The\u00a0<i>information<\/i>\u00a0you gave was very useful.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The piece of information you gave was very useful.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(iv) Because of these factories,\u00a0<i>smoke<\/i>\u00a0hangs over the city.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Because of these factories, a cloud of smoke hangs over the city.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(v) Two\u00a0<i>stones<\/i>\u00a0rubbed together can produce sparks of fire.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Two pieces of stones rubbed together can produce sparks of fire.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(vi) He gave me\u00a0<i>some flowers<\/i>\u00a0on my birthday.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He gave me a bunch of flowers on my birthday.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-10-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Go Back To Chapters<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCERT Solutions Class 10 English (First Flight)\u00a0 The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 10 English (First Flight) Chapter &#8211; 8 Mijbil the Otter has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.\u00a0 Chapter &#8211; 8 (Mijbil the Otter)\u00a0 Oral Comprehension Check 1. 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