The Book That Saved the Earth class 10 NCERT solutions

The Book That Saved the Earth class 10 NCERT solutions

The Book That Saved the Earth class 10 NCERT solutions : The Book that saved the Earth is a chapter from the class 10 NCERT English textbook footprints without feet. The book that saved the earth is written by Claire Boiko. Here you'll get The Book That Saved the Earth class 10 NCERT solutions. 

The book that saved the earth is a humorous play, It is set in the twenty fifth century when the Martians tried to invade the planet Earth and how a nursery rhyme book " Mother Goose " saves Earth from the invasion by Martians.

The Book That Saved The Earth class 10 questions answers

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The Book that Saved the Earth summary in English

"The Book That Saved The Earth" is stage play and full of imagination as there is imaginary event and character like Think-Tank , Noodle , Oop , Omega etc. The time set of the play is 25th century. The play tell us in detail as how the nursery rhyme book "Mother Goose" successfully saved the earth from Martian invasion. Think-Tank, commander-in-chief, and think himself as the mightiest and the most brilliant among all the Martians ( Martians live on Mars ).

The Martians set out to invade the planet Earth. The space probe lands in a library full of books. Think-Tank ask them their position. When they books they fail to understand where they were. Then Think-Tank tries to show his intelligence and tells his crew that the books were sandwich, ordered them to eat.

Then one of the crew members even eats the corner of a book to confirm the views of Think-Tank. Noodle, apprentice of Think-Tank gently suggests Think-Tank that it was not for eating but for communication with ears. After some time Noodle again suggests Think-Tank that it was not for ear communication but for eye communication.

Then Think-Tank ordered them to read, At first they failed to understand the language. The Omega opens a nursery rhyme book ‘Mother Goose’ and tries to read it, Then Think-Tank asked them to take the vitamins to increase intelligence and then read.

As Oop starts reading the book of nursery rhymes to Think-Tank and showed the picture of "Humpty - Dumpty", he feels trouble. He leaves the idea of invading. Instead , he tries to save himself from the invasion of the earthlings. He orders his crew to leave the earth at once and he himself runs to safety.

The Book that saved the Earth explanation

It is the twenty - fifth century, scene is set at the Museum of Ancient History. The department is of twentieth century. Historian tells the people that twentieth century was called the Era of the book. There were books on everything and covered all aspects of life. The historian tells that Martians decided to invade Earth in 2040. Everyone was surprised to know that it was a book that saved the Earth. She turns on the projector and shows how it all happened.

The ruler of March, the Mighty Think - Tank, is a proud creature whose head is full of himself. He calls Earth a ridiculous planet. He commands his trainee Noodle to call the space probe that is invading the Earth.

The space probe lands in the Centerville Public Library. They are puzzled, they are not familiar with books. They do not understand what are those thousands of objects.

Sergeant Oop thinks that the books are hats, but Think - Tank calls them sandwiches and orders the crew to eat them. The wise noodle gently suggests that they may be devices of communication. Think - Tank asks the probe team to listen to them, they do not hear anything. Again, Noodle politely suggests that earthlings watched them. They cannot read the books and come to a conclusion that the printed lines ans pictures must be some kind of code.

Think - Tank asks the probe to eat the vitamins given to them. They follow him and are able to read the book. The lines are about Mistress Mary and her garden of cockle shells and silver bells.

Think - Tank thinks that the earthlings were very advanced. They grew shells and silver. They had taught animals culture and music. He thought they were about to send cows for an invasion to the moon. He is further terrified when he is sent picture of the fallen Humpty - Dumpty. Then he thinks the picture of Humpty - Dumpty is to be his picture.

Then he ( Think - Tank ) cancels the invasion. He asks his probe to leave. He orders his fleet to escape to the star Alpha Centauri and evacuate Mars. He wants to be as far away as possible from earthlings.

The Historian reveals that it was ' Mother Goose ' a book of rhymes, that saved the Earth. After that, Noodle succeeded Think  - Tank and became the head of Mars. Mars and Earth were now friends. Earthlings had even set up a library in their capital, Marsopolis. Funnily, however, Martians could never gather the courage to read the book ' Mother Goose'.

The Book that saved the Earth textbook questions answers

Page 63
Q1. Why was the twentieth - century called the Era of the Book ?
Ans: The twentieth century is called the Era of the Book because there were books for everything from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people what to do, how to do, when to do and why to do.

Q2. Who tried to invade the Earth in the twenty first century ?
Ans: Martians tried to invade the Earth in the twenty first century.

Page 65
Q1. What guesses are made by Think - Tank about the books found on Earth ?
Ans:  Think- Tank first guesses them to be sandwiches. The  he calls them communication devices after that he thinks them to be some kind of eye communication devices.

Page 74
Q1. Noodle avoids offending Think - Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that ?
Ans: Noodle avoids offending Think - Tank while correcting his mistakes by presenting his own thoughts, but referring to them as being of no particular importance. Whenever he had to say something contrary to what Think - Tank said, he would do this. In this way he would correct Think - Tank's error without making him feel.

Q2. If you were in Noodle's place, how would you handle Think - Tank's mistake ?
Ans: If I were in Noodle's place, I would have done the same as Noodle had done.

Q3. Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media ? Can we do away with books altogether ?
Ans: Yes, these days electronic media has replaced traditional books to a large extent. Social media like facebook, twitter , WhatsApp etc have decreased interest in reading. And now a daya ebooks also available online. But books can not be replaced totally.

Q4. 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: A book is a man's best companion because it is always there. A book guide us, instruct us, make us laugh, inspire us and books are always true to us. I love many books but my favourite book is a fairy tale, name is 'Peter Pan'. I love this book because of the character of Peter. He is a child who never wants to grow up, he enjoy thrills and adventures and even takes the kids from Earth on a merry adventure. The book inspires as it shows that one can remain a child at heart forever.

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Q1. 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 ?
Ans: The words like 'shell' and 'silver' make Think-Tank thinks that humans grew them in farms. Then, there is a line about cow and moon. Also the picture of Dumpty - Dumpty and the rhyme of great fall make Think - Tank think that humans were about to invade Mars. No I did not have misunderstanding.

The Book that Saved the Earth short questions answers

Q1. What difficulty do the crew of the space probe face on Earth ?
Ans: The space probe lands in Centerville public library. The crew is shocked because the place looked very strange as they had no any idea of books. They are confused as they are not familiar with books. They think the library to be some kind of storage barn.

Q2. How does Think - Tank explain the books to his probe crew ?
Ans: Think - Tank told his crew that the books were sandwiches. He even ordered his crew to eat them. He called them communication devices and later he said that they were meant for watching. Think- Tank asked his probe crew to listen to them.

Q3. Why do the space crew take vitamins ?
Ans: The commander in chief Think - Tank  wanted his probe crew to find out what was in the books so he ordered them to take the vitamins, thus the space crew take the vitamins to increase their intelligence.

Q4. Describe Think - Tank in your own words ?
Ans: Think - Tank is the ruler of the planet Mars. His head is huge and egg shaped. He wears a robe decorated with stars and circles. He is very proud of his intelligence and might. But he is very afraid of losing his power.

Q5. What is Think - Tank's interpretation of words like shells, silver bells and garden from the nursery rhyme ? What is its impact ?
Ans: Think - Tank interprets the given words to mean that the earthlings grew shells and silver in their garden. This caused him to withhold their planned invasion of Earth as he felt that Earth was more advanced than Mars. As they had taught animals culture and music.

The Book that Saved the Earth extra questions answers

Q1. Noodle: (bowing) O Great and Mighty Think - Tank, most powerful and intelligent creature in the whole universe, what are your orders ?
Think - Tank : ( peevishly ) You left out part of my salutation, Apprentice Noodle. Go over the whole thing again.
(i) Who is Noodle ?
(a) She is the boss of Think - Tank
(b) She is the apprentice to Think - Tank
(c) She is the colleague of Think - Tank
(d) She is an acquaintance of Think - Tank

(ii) What does the extract reveal about Think - Tank ?
(a) It reveals that Think - Tank is very humble
(b) It reveals that Think - Tank is vain and egoistic
(c) It reveals that Think - Tank is slow learner
(d) It reveals that Think - Tank is very powerful

(iii) Find a word from the extract which means 'feeling or showing irritation.'
(a) Salutation          (b) Apprentice
(c) Peerishly            (d) Annoyingly

(iv) What is the opposite of 'powerful' ?
(a) Nimble               (b) Week
(c) Weak                  (d) Fabulous
Ans: (i) (b She is the apprentice to Think - Tank
(ii) (b) It reveals that Think - Tank is vain and egoistic
(iii) (c) Peerishly
(iv) (c) Weak

Q2. Think - Tank : It can't be worth much, but go ahead, Give us your trifling bit of data.
(i) Whom was Think - Tank addressing ?
       (a) Omega          (b) Oop
       (c) Noodle          (d) Iota

(ii) What was the data ?
(a) That the Earthlings ate those sandwiches.
(b) That the Earthlings did not eat those sandwiches. They used them for communication.
(c) That the Earthlings did not eat those sandwiches. They gave them to Marians.
(d) That the Earthlings did not eat those cookies. They use them as fans.

(iii) Find the word in the extract which has the same meaning as insignificant.
(a) Small            (b) Worth
(c) Minute          (d) Trifling

(iv) What part of speech is 'It' as used in the extract ?
(a) Pronoun       (b) Noun
(c) Article           (d) Verb
Ans: (i) (c) Noodle
(ii) (b) That the Earthlings did not eat those sandwiches. They used them for communication.
(iii) (b) Worth
(iv) (a) Pronoun

Q3. Historian: (chucking) And that's how one dusty old book of nursery rhymes saved the world from a Martian invasion.
(i) What was the name of the book ?
(a) The book that saved the Earth
(b) Mother Geese
(c) Father Goose
(d) Mother Goose

(ii) Why did the Historian chuckle ?
(a) He chuckled at the idea that Think - Tank was going mad
(b) He chuckled at the idea that the interpretation of a book saved the Earth
(c) He chuckled at the idea that the Martians saved the Earth
(d) He chuckled at the idea that the misinterpretation of a book saved the Earth

(iii) Which word in the extract has the same meaning as 'Conquest'?
(a) Invasion         (b) Defeat
(c) Martian          (d) Crushing
(iv) What part of speech is 'And' as used in the extract ?
(a) Conjunction      (b) Preposition
(c) Article                (d) Noun
Ans: (i) Mother Goose
(ii) He chuckled at the idea that the misinterpretation of a book saved the Earth
(iii) Invasion
(iv) Conjunction

Q4. Iota: I can't figure it out, Captain. (holding up a book) I've counted two thousand of these peculiar items. This place must be some sort of storage barn. CBSE 2014
(i) Why could Iota not figure out the book ?
(a) Because he had never seen such a place before
(b) Because he was blind
(c) Because it was drunk
(d) Because he had never seen a book before

(ii) Where was Iota ?
(a) At a theatre on Earth
(b) At a stopping mail on Earth
(c) At a library on Earth
(d) At a hospital on Earth

(iii) Find the opposite meaning word of the word 'ordinary' in the extract.
(a) Strange         (b) Odd
(c) Peculiar        (d) Barn

(iv) What part of speech is 'peculiar' as used in the extract ?
(a) Adjective     (b) Adverb
(c) Verb             (d) Pronoun
Ans: (i) (d) Because he had never seen a book before
(ii) At a library on Earth
(iii) Peculiar
(iv) Adjective

The Book that Saved the Earth important questions answers

Q1. How did one book of nursery rhymes save the Earth from a Martian invasion ? CBSE 2011
OR
How did a book change Think - Tank's opinion about the Earthlings ? CBSE 2014
Ans: This book is totally misunderstood by the Martians. The Martians thought that earthlings were planning to invade Mars, so they cancelled their invasion of Earth and return to Mars.

Q2. Think - Tank thinks that Earthlings are after him. What is the reason ? CBSE 2015
Ans: Think - Tank crew read about Humpty -Dumpty's fall in the rhyme and showed the picture to Think - Tank. The picture resembled to Think - Tank's head. This makes Think - Tank feel that earthlings were planning to invade Mars.

The Book that saved the Earth long questions anawers

Q1 Noodle hails Think - Tank as the most powerful and intelligent creature in the whole universe. Do you agree ? Write your opinion of Think - Tank citing instances from the given text.
Ans: Noodle is a trainee under Think - Tank, He bows before him and hails his ruler as the powerful and intelligent creature in the Universe, but Think- Tank was not really intelligent. He misinterprets the nursery rhyme.
He thinks books to be sandwiches, but when he is read out the nursery rhyme which says 'Humpty - Dumpty had a great fall' he is terrified and cancels his invasion on Earth. Think- Tank is nothing more than a show off.

Q2. Compare and contrast the characters of Noodle and Think-Tank. CBSE 2012
Ans: Noodle and Think - Tank have contrasting characters. Think - Tank likes to be called the 'Great and the Mighty'. He is the ruler of March but without any intelligence. He thinks books to be sandwiches, even he is wrong about every thing. He wants his crew to obey him, he likes to pass on orders.Noodle, his apprentice, is very clever and wise. He corrects the mistakes of Think - Tank very gently. He never takes credit for his ideas. Later on he succeeds Think - Tank and he becomes ruler of Mars.

Q3. The play, 'The Book that Saved the Earth' conveys the message that misunderstanding of cultural difference between various races can cause confusion and conflict. Based on your reading of the play, write how such confusion and conflicts can be checked so that peace and harmony is maintained. CBSE 2015
Ans: The confusion in the mind of Think - Tank occured due to the literal interpretation of the nursery rhymes in the book ' Mother Goose'. To ensure that conflicts are checked so that peace and harmony are maintained, cultural differences should be sorted out by initially sending mature and wise people from one culture to the other to establish contact before deciding to wage war.

Think - Tank had sent the crew that were not enough intelligent and mature to understand Earth's culture. That is why they interpreted the nursery rhymes and caused misunderstanding in the mind of ruler Think- Tank.