Jharkhand Board Class 10 English Notes | The Book that Saved the Earth Solutions Chapter 10
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1. Why are books referred to as a man's best companion?
Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about
that book.
Ans. Books are referred to as a man's best companion because
they are permanent. Human friends can deceive, cheat or kill. But
books can't do so. They will conținue to give advice after advice as
the time passes.
My favourite book is The Ramayana. It is a treasure house of
human values and virtues. All good human qualities are shown in it
through various characters. They are not characters but symbols
of what parent, brothers, sisters-in-law, kings, queens, servants
etc, should be like. The real human aspect of human life is given in
it. Then the fight between good and evil is also there. The book is
actually all about how one should live life. Lord Rama is the symbol
of a king while Sita is of a queen. Lakshman is the symbol of a
brother. Ravana is the symbol of evil. How is there a fight between
good and evil always is shown in the book? Essentially, the book
like all other great epics guides us about the ways of life and how it
should be lived.
Q.2. In what ways does "Think-Tank" misinterpret innocent
nursery rhymes as threats to the Martinas? Can you think of any
incidents where you misinterpreted a world or an action? How did
you resolve the misunderstandng? (Imp.)
Ans. Think-Tank misinterprets innocent nursery rhymes as
threats to the Martians. He hears the nursery tryme of 'Mistress
Mary...row'. He hears the words 'garden' and 'cockle shells' and
"silver bells' in it. He at once means that the earthlings have
discovered how to combine agriculture and mining. They can also
grow high explosives. Secondly, he hears 'Humpty Dumpty..and
sees his picture. It is similar to his. From this he concludes that the
earthlings are after his life and mars.
It so happened that a father-in-law told his daughter-in-law
that if she didn't behave like a responsible woman, both would
have to undergo legal battles. That would not be in the interest of
both the familes. But the dauther-in-law being less educated
concluded that a divorce case was filed in against her. Later when
they got face to face, the daughter-in-law realised her folishness in
'misinterpreting'. This brought things to normal.
Q.3. What guesses to Think-Tank and Noodle make about the
books found on earth?
Ans. Think -Tank gets in contact with Martian space probe. It
is going to take over the earth. Captain Omega reports to Think-
Tank that they have arrived at the earth. They find two thousand
books. They have not seen books. So they wonder what they are.
Think -Tank says they are 'sandwiches. Think-Tank asks them to
eat and report about them. Then Noodle says that he has received
a data in his mind. He calls the books as communicatino devices.
They say that the books may be eye communication. Then they
hear the Mistress Mary' nursery rhyme. Think Tank infers that the
earthling grow metals like silver etc. They also grow explosives. So
the books may be explosivs also.
Q.4. What meaning do Think-Tank and others take out of the
nurseаry rhyme 'Hey diddle..spoon' which is a code for him?
(V.Imp.)
Ans. Think-Tank order Martian space proble to halt taking
over the earth. Lt. Iota then reads the nursery rhyme starting with
"Hey diddle...spoon' from the book. Think-Tank thinks it is more
threatening. He says that the earth people have reached a high
level of civilisation. They have taught their domesticated animals
music culture and space techniques. Their dogs have a sense of
humour. They are launching an interplanetary attack of millions of
cows. He asks all to get ready for the danger. He commands the
invasion fleet not to attack the earth that day, he calls for the
transcription of the next code.
Q.5. What meaning does Think Tank take out of the nursery
rhyme 'Humpty Dumpty....again"? What for does he order and
why?
Ans. Sgt. Oop reads the nursery rhyme. It is the next code for
Think-Tank. Sgt. Ooop reads it. He show the picture of Humpty
Dumpty to Think-Tank. He tell shim that Humpty Dumpty looks like
him with a big ballon like head. This greatly terrifies Think-Tank. He
screams that the earth people are after him. This means that they
plan to capture Mars Central Control and Think-Tank. He calls it an
attack of Mars. He order Noodle to prepare a space capsule for him.
He must escape without delay. He also calls that the space people
must leave. Earth and their traces at once. The earth people must
not know that he knows about their attack.
Q.6. How, according to Historian, did one dusty old book
nursery rhyme save the world from a martian invasion?
Ans. The Martian space probe is actually the invasion fleet. It
is going to take over the Earth. Think Tank is the Commander-in-
Chief controlling everything. He gets into contact with Captain
Omega of the invasion fleet. He wants to know where they are Capt.
Omega talks with Think Tank about the books they have found on
the earth. He calls them 'sandwiches', 'communication devices',
'explosive' etc. the nursery rhymes are read by Sgt. Oop from the
old dusty book. They are treated by them as secret codes. Think-
Tank misinterprets their meanings. From the last rhyme 'Humpty
Dumpty' he understands that the earth people are after him. He
screams at oncce. He asks Noodle to prepare a space capsule for
him. He would go to Alpha Centuri Planet, millions of miles away.
Q.7. What, according to Historian, was done between Mars
and Earth after Think Tank ran away from Mars?
Ans. According to Historian one dusty old book of nursery
rhymes saved the world from a Martian invasion. It was all due to
the wrong meaning taken by the Commander-in-Chief Think-Tank.
He got so scared due to the wrong meaning that he fled Mars. In
the twenty-fifth century, the earth people resumed contacts with
Mars. Both the Martian and Earthling became very friendly with
each other. Think Tank's place was taken by wise Noodle. The
Earthlings taught the martians the difference between sandwiches
and books. They were also taught how to read. A model library was
also set up in the martian capital city of Marsopolis.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q. 1. Why was the twentieth century called the 'Era of the
Book'?
Ans. The twentieth century was called the 'Era of the Book'
because there were books about everything. These were from
anteaters to Zulus.
Q. 2. Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?
Ans. The Martian people (Mars) tried to invade the earth in the
year 2014.
Q. 3. What guesses are made by Think Tank about the books
found on earth?
Ans. Think Tank first states that the books found on earth may
be 'sandwiches'. These may be for eye communication. Finally, these
are 'high explosives'.
Q. 4. Noodle avoids offending Think Tank but at the same time
he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
Ans. Noodle is Think-Tank's deputy. Think-tank says that
books on the earth are 'sandwiches'. But Noodle says they are
'communication devices'. Think-Tank agrees to it. Secondly, Think-
Tank says that the 'sandwiches' are 'communication devices' as told
by Noodle.
Q.5. If you were in Noodle's place, how would you handle Think-
Tank's mistakes?
Ans. If I were in Noodle's place, I would handle Think Tank's
mistakes as Noodle himself does. Noodle point out Think-Tank's
errors and corrects them. So shall 1. He does so politely at that time.
So I shall also do so now.
Q.6. Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic
media? Can we do away with books altogether?
Ans. Yes, I think that books are being replaced by the electronic
media called Compact Discs (CDs). But it would be a mistake to think
that CDs can replace books. If it is done, there would be chaos. Books
are permanent sort of things and can never disappear. On the
contrary, CDs are liable to corruption. They can blank out through
a virus.
Q.7. The Aliens in this play speak English. Do you think this
is their language? What could be the language of the Aliens?
Ans. I don't think the Aliens' language is English. Their language
could be anything but not any language found in this world. It may
be dots, dashes, points etc. Or it could be anything.
Q. 8. Why does the Think-Tank ask Noodle to place him in
communication with their manned space probe to the earth?
Ans. The Martian manned space probe is sent to the earth to
capture it. It is done so to put it under Martian rulership. Think-Tank
wants to know more about it. So he asks Noodle to place him in
communication with the space probe.
Q.9. Why does Think Tank say that 'the peculiar items' found
by Captain Omega on the earth may be eating items?
Ans. Think Tank says so because he understands that the earth
creatures are always eating So the peculiar items (books) found there
may be sandwiches. Sandwiches are the staple diet of the earth
creatures.
Q. 10. How does Lt. Iota flatter Captain Omega about 'eating'
sandwiches?
Ans. Captain Omega asks Lt. Iota to 'eat''sandwiches' as per the
Martian commander Think-Tank. Lt. Iota says it shall be her honour
to be the first Martian to eat a sandwich'. But she can't eat when her
Sgt. Oop hasn't taken his breakfast.
Q. 11. How does Noodle call that the sandwiches' are some sort
of communication device? How does Think-Tank react to it?
Ans. Noodle calls the 'sandwiches' as some sort of
communication device because he has got a bit of data in his mind.
Think -Tank reacts saying that that was his next point.
Q. 12. How do T Think Tank and Noodle advice the space probe
to the earth to decode what is given in the sandwiches'?
Ans. Noodle and Think -Tank ask the crew of the space probe
to take amins. These were given to them by the chemical dept. to
increase their intelligence. They should take them, decode the
'sandwiches' and report back to him.
Q.13. How does Think-Tank interpret the nursery rhyme
"Mistress Mary.in a row"?
Ans. Think Tank catches the word 'garden', cokle shells', and
'silver bells'. Then he finds that the earthlings have discovered how
to combine agriculture and mining. They grow'silver', 'cockle shells'
and 'explosives'.
Q.14. How does Think Tank misinterpret the picture of
Humpty Dumpty and the related nursery rhyme?
Ans. Think Tank says after looking at Humpty's picture that it
is him. It is his great and mighty ballon brain. He says that the earthly
people are after his life. They also plan to capture Mars Central
Control and him.
Q. 15. How were freindly relations established between Mars
and Earth?
Ans. The Martian and the Earthly people became very friendly,
The Martians were taught the difference between sandwiches and
books. A model library was established in the capital city of
Marsopolis.
Q.16. What according to Historian,happened in 2014? Why?
Ans. According to Historian there nearly occurred in 2014 an
invasion of the earth by Mars. The Martian people were headed by
Think-Tank. He ministerpreted the books found on the earth. He then
ordered the invasion of the earth.
Q.17. What question does Think-Tank ask the mirror? Why?
Ans. Think-Tank asks the mirror if they are not a handsome race
than the ugly earthlings. He asks so to satisfy his self pride that they
are superior to the earth people.
Q. 18. What reply do Lt. lota and Sergeant Oop give about the
book to Think-Tank?
Ans. Lt. lota says that she had found two thousand peculiar
items (books), their place must be some sort of storage barn. Sgt. Oop
says that he has been to seven galaxies. But he has never seen such
things before.
Q.19. What does Think Tank do when Noodle tells him that the
'sandwiches' are the things not for listening but for opening and
watching?
Ans. Think-Tank order Captain Omega to take that large and
colourful'sandwich' and observe that. He also asks him what is there
in that. So he should open that and report back to him.
Q. 20. What meaning does Think Tank take out of the nursery
rhyme of 'Hey diddle...spoon'?
Ans. Think-Tank finds it more alarming. He says that the
earthlings have taught their domesticated animals music culture and
space techniques. They may also be launching an attack of millions
of cows on other planets.
Q. 21. What does Sgt. Oop do when he reads the nursery
rhyme 'Humpty Dumpty'?
Ans. Sgt. Oop reads the nursery rhyme 'Humpty
Dumpty...again'? Then he asks Think-Tank to look at the picture of
Humpty. He then says that humpty Dumpty looks like Think-Tank.
Q. 22. What command does Think-tank give to the space probe
after he finds that the earth people are after his life?
Ans. Think Tank says that the earth people are to capture Mars
Central Control and him. It is the invasion of Mars. He asks Noodle
to prepare a space capsule for him. He must escape at once. He also
asks to remove all traces of their visit to the earth.
Q.23. Where does Think-Tank plan to go as he tells Noodle
Ans. Think-Tank tells Noodle that he will go a hundred million
miles away from Mars. He will go to Alpha Centuri. It is a planet. It
is at a distance of a hundred million miles.
Q. 24. What according to Historian was done betwen Mars and
the Earth? What became of Think-Tank?
Ans. As per Historian the Earthlings resumed contact with Mars
They became very friendly. The Martians were taught the difference
between sandwiches and books. Think -Tank was replaced by a very
clever Martian Noodle.
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