How did Mandela’s understanding of | Class 10 English - First Flight Chapter Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom NCERT Solutions

What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?

Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.

   greedy            naive                   stupid                ungrateful 
   selfish            comical               unquestioning

Chubukov says of Natalya: “... as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a lovesick cat...” Would you agree? Find reasons for your answer.

Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?

Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?

What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?

Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How?

Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher?

How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country

(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade of the twentieth century?

What does courage mean to Mandela?

Have you made a journey that was unforgettable in some way? What made it memorable?

What did the military generals do ? How did their attitude change and why?

What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?

What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?

Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.

How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country

(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade of the twentieth century?

Would you agree that the “depths of oppression” create “heights of character”? How does Mandela illustrate this? Can you add your own examples to this argument ?

Can you say how 10th May is an ‘autumn day’ in South Africa?

Find sentences in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.

1. The trees lost all their leaves.
2. The letter was addressed to God himself.
3. The postman saw this address for the first time in his career.

What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?