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(Footprints without Feet)(Chapter- 10) (The Book that Saved the Earth), (Class - 10), Read and Find Out - I, Question 1:, Why was the twentieth century called the 'Era of the Book'?, E Answer 1:, The twentieth century was often called the Era of the Book. In those days, there were books about, everything, from ant eaters to Zulus. Books taught people how to, and when to, and where to, and, why to. They illustrated, educated, punctuated, and even decorated., Question 2:, Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?, LAnswer 2:, The Martians tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century., Read and Find Out - II, Question 1:, What guesses are made by Think-Tank about the books found on earth?, . Answer 1:, Think-Tank made guesses about the books found on earth that they are sandwiches meant for, messages and communication later he says that the, are just for eye communication., Think about it, Question 1:, Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he, manage to do that?, Answer 1:, Noodle avoided offending Think-Tank, but at the same time he corrected his mistakes. Whenever, he had to say something different to what Think-Tank said, he would present his thoughts by, referring to them as being of no importance. In this way he would correct Think-Tank's mistakes, without making him feel that he was being corrected., Question 2:, If you were in Noodle's place, how would you handle Think-Tank's mistakes?, E Answer 2:, If I were in Noodle's place, I would have handled Think-Tank's mistakes the same way as Noodle, did., Question 3:, Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media? Can we do away with books, altogether?, 1
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(Footprints without Feet)(Chapter - 10) (The Book that Saved the Earth), (Class - 10), Answer 3:, Yes, to a certain extent the electronic media is replacing the books. No, books are one of our best, friends which help us to come out of any type of stress and depression. They lighten our mood and, make a feel refreshed and change our mood towards positivity., Question 4:, Why are books referred to as a man's best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write, a paragraph about that book., . Answer 4:, Books are referred as a man's best companion as they have more patience than human beings. We, can visit any country, talk to anybody, fly to any heights through books. Books tells us about customs, and regions at different place or country. Books are those companions which never desert us when, we fall prey to bad times. They are constant source of our entertainment and happiness., I have always enjoyed reading books. The book "The Wings of Fire", autobiography of our, former President Dr. Abdul Kalam, is one of innumerable books of my life. It gives us inspiration, and shows how a simple boy rose to become the President of India. No angle of his life has been left, out. Very minute details are included, which make the work very interesting., Talk about it, Question 1:, In what ways does Think-Tank misinterpret innocent nursery rhymes as threats to the Martians?, Can you think of any incidents where you misinterpreted a word or an action? How did you resolve, the misunderstanding?, . Answer 1:, This is an activity, so do yourself., Question 2:, The aliens in this play speak English. Do you think this is their language? What could be the language, of the aliens?, Answer 2:, The aliens in this play speak English which seems to be quite a probable language. It may be possible, that they are speaking English with different accent and slangs. Had they not known English it would, not have been possible to decipher the code. This makes them understand the code of the books., 2
