CLASS 10 · FIRST FLIGHT · CHAPTER 8
Original concise and expanded answers for the Buddha’s teaching on grief, its language activities, and the poem’s discussion of love and appearance.
18 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
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Question Before You Read Activity 1
Define the word, compare purposes, and mention the joking use.
A sermon teaches a moral or religious lesson; jokingly, it can mean a long piece of advice.
Question Before You Read Activity 2
Match each expression to a simpler word.
Afflicted: suffering; composed: calm; desolation: deep sorrow; lamentation: grief; procure: obtain; subject to: likely to experience.
Question Before You Read Activity 3
Name the teacher associated with each sermon.
Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount; Gautama Buddha taught at Benares.
Question Thinking about the Text 1
State what she asks for and why it cannot be provided.
She asks for medicine to cure her son, but he has died and cannot be brought back.
Question Thinking about the Text 2
State the condition and what she finds in the homes.
She seeks seeds from a family untouched by death, but every home has lost someone.
Question Thinking about the Text 3
Connect the shared losses she sees to the Buddha’s lesson.
She learns that death and grief touch every family; this is the truth the Buddha wanted her to realise.
Question Thinking about the Text 4
Explain how her visits change what she can see.
The visits show her that every family has known loss; the Buddha guides her to discover this herself.
Question Thinking about the Text 5
Define selfishness and distinguish it from natural grief.
Her grief is natural; she means that she had focused only on her own loss and had not seen that others suffered too.
Question Thinking about Language I
Replace old words with simpler current ones.
Give you medicine; please tell me; Kisa went to the Buddha; someone had died in every house; relatives; pay attention.
Question Thinking about Language II
Separate the three ideas, then describe how the rhythm changes.
Those who are born cannot avoid death. Death follows old age. This is the nature of life. The original flows together; the short version sounds direct.
Question Reading and Discussion: Comparing texts on grief
Compare shared ideas, then mention how modern advice adds support.
All recognise grief. The sermon teaches acceptance; modern advice adds patience, listening, and practical support.
Question Writing 1: Helping each other through difficult times
Describe listening, practical help, and patience.
Listen kindly, offer practical help, and give the person time. Do not force them to talk or hurry their feelings.
Question Writing 1: Unique or one among billions
Balance individuality with the fact that everyone has equal value.
My experiences make me unique, but I share basic hopes and feelings with billions of others; both ideas encourage self-respect and respect for people.
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Question Thinking about the Poem 1
Identify the hair image and explain its effect on admirers.
It means Anne’s yellow hair; the speaker thinks its beauty attracts men more than her inner self.
Question Thinking about the Poem 2
State the original colour, alternatives, and her reason.
Her hair is yellow; she could dye it brown, black, or carrot-coloured so people might value her personality.
Question Thinking about the Poem 3
Name an object and the features that would matter to its user.
For a phone, I would highlight its camera, battery life, storage, durability, and price.
Question Thinking about the Poem 4
Distinguish attraction from care for the whole person.
Qualities may attract us, but lasting love can include the whole person. Everyone has equal worth.
Question Thinking about the Poem 5
Explain that people change and relationships can grow with them.
Appearance and actions help us know someone, but no single quality defines them; relationships can adapt as people grow.