Chapter 5 – Our Runaway Kite | Chapter Solution Class 10

Our Runaway Kite
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Publisher : Prof. Nabanita Chatterjee
Book Name : Bliss English Textbook For Class X Second Language
Class : 10th (Madhyamik)
Subject : Bliss (English)
Chapter Name : Our Runaway Kite

Unit 1

Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences

Question 1 (a)

The keeper of the Big Half Moon Lighthouse is

  1. Aunt Esther
  2. Father
  3. Claude
  4. Dick

Answer

(ii) Father

Question 1 (b)

The family moved over to the mainland in

  1. summer
  2. spring
  3. monsoon
  4. winter

Answer

(iv) winter

Question 1 (c)

When asked about relations, Father looked
  1. happy
  2. angry
  3. sorrowful
  4. irritated

Answer

(c) sorrowful

Fill in the chart with information from the text

Question 2

(a) name of the island
(b) age of Claude
(c) the game played by Claude and the narrator

Answer

  1. Name of the island: Big Half Moon
  2. Age of Claude: 12
  3. The game played by Claude and the narrator: They played shipwrecked mariners signaling to each other with kites.

State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:

Question 3

(a) People felt that Claude and the narrator were lonesome on the island.
Supporting statement: ____.
(b) Claude and the narrator quarrelled.
Supporting statement: ____.
(c) Nobody on the mainland had relations.

Supporting statement: ____.

Answer

  1. True. The passage states: “The funny part used to be that people always pitied us when the time came for us to return. They said we must be so lonesome over there, with no other children near us.”
  2. False. The passage states: “Claude and I never quarrelled.”
  3. False. The passage states: “Everybody on the mainland had relations.”

Unit 2

Question 4 (a)

In summer the Big Half Moon is always

  1. lovely
  2. boring
  3. unpleasant
  4. dull

Answer

(i) lovely

Question 4 (b)

Back on the island, Claude and the narrator made plenty of

  1. puppets
  2. masks
  3. kites
  4. envelopes

Answer

(iii) kites

Question 4 (c)

The kite was patched with a
  1. newspaper
  2. letter
  3. envelope
  4. card

Answer

(ii) letter

Complete the following sentences with information from the text

Question 5

  1. A boy on the mainland showed ____.
  2. On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted ____.
  3. Claude was standing with ____.
Answer
  1. A boy on the mainland showed Claude how to make kites.
  2. On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted gold tinsel stars.
  3. Claude was standing with a bit of cord in his hand.

Fill in the chart with information from the text:

Question 6

Statement Reason
(a) The narrator’s elbow went through the kite
(b) Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite.
(c) The kite soared.

Answer

Statement Reason
(a) The narrator’s elbow went through the kite The narrator lost his balance and fell onto the kite, causing his elbow to rip a hole in it.
(b) Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite. They didn’t want to disappoint the boy who had given them the kite, and they were excited to see it fly.
(c) The kite soared. They repaired the kite with a newspaper, and the wind picked up, allowing the kite to catch the air and fly.

Unit 3

Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences

Question 7 (a)

A letter came for father after a
  1. day
  2. week
  3. fortnight
  4. month

Answer

(iv) Month

Question 7 (b)

Father left home after quarrelling with his

  1. brother
  2. sister
  3. aunt
  4. uncle

Answer

(i) brother

Question 7 (c)

Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on the top of a
  1. roof
  2. tree
  3. lighthouse
  4. light post

Answer

(ii) tree

Fill in the chart with information from the text

Question 8

(a) a person who sent the letter
(b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother
(c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present

Answer

(a) a person who sent the letter Aunt Esther, father’s sister
(b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother Philippa
(c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present 6 (Father, Claude, the narrator, Aunt Esther, Mimi, and Dick)

Answer the following questions

Question 9

  1. What did Father find when he went back home years afterwards?
  2. Where did Aunt Esther live?
  3. Where did Aunt Esther live?

Answer

  1. When Father went back home years afterwards, he found that his brother had died and he couldn’t find his sister.
  2. Aunt Esther lived hundreds of miles inland as a widow.
  3. Aunt Esther lived inland, but the exact location is not specified in the text.

Question 10

Change the following sentences into questions, as directed:
  1. Shankha lives in Alipurduar. (Information question using ‘where’)
  2. They have gone to a picnic. (Interrogative sentence using ‘where’)
  3. I went to school yesterday. (Simple question using ‘did’)
  4. Tia studies in class X. (Information question using ‘which’)

Answer

  1. Where does Shankha live?
  2. Where have they gone?
  3. Did you go to school yesterday?
  4. Which class does Tia study in?

Writing activities

Question 11

Suppose your bicycle has a sudden tyre puncture on your way to school. You have taken the cycle to a repair shop. Write an imaginary dialogue (within 100 words) between the shopkeeper and you.

Answer

You: Excuse me, my bicycle has a sudden tyre puncture. Can you please repair it?

Shopkeeper: Sure, let me take a look. (inspects the bike) Ah, I see the problem. Looks like you ran over a nail. I can fix it for you, but it may take a little while. Is that okay?

You: Yes, that’s fine. How long do you think it will take?

Shopkeeper: I should have it fixed within the next hour. Would you like to wait here, or come back later?

You: I have to go to school, so I’ll come back later. How much will it cost?

Shopkeeper: It will be around $10. Is that okay?

You: Yes, that’s fine. Thank you for your help.

Shopkeeper: No problem, see you later.

Question 12

Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story.

crow sitting on a tree – a piece of meat in its beak – fox passing under the tree – wants the meat – asks the crow to sing – crow keeps meat under its feet and sings – fooled, fox leaves.

Answer

The Clever Crow

A crow was perched on a tree, holding a piece of meat in its beak. A fox passed by, and its mouth watered at the sight of the meat. The fox had a plan and said to the crow, “Your voice is known to be beautiful. Can you sing for me?”

The crow thought it was a good opportunity to show off its talent and opened its beak to sing. But as soon as it did, the piece of meat fell from its beak. The fox quickly grabbed it and ran away.

But the crow had tricked the fox. It had kept the meat under its feet and pretended to sing, knowing that the fox would try to steal the meat. The clever crow had saved its meal and outsmarted the fox.

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