Here are concise keywords for each chapter in the Class 10 English CBSE NCERT
curriculum, covering both First Flight (prose & poems) and Footprints Without Feet
(prose). This summary draws from a reliable compilation of chapter-wise keywords.
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First Flight – Prose & Poetry (NCERT Class 10 English)
Prose (First Flight)
A Letter to God
Keywords: faith, postmaster, generosity, hailstorm, crop, letter, hope, charity,
kindness, God.
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Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Keywords: apartheid, freedom, courage, equality, oppression, perseverance,
democracy, sacrifice, inauguration, South Africa.
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Two Stories About Flying
His First Flight: seagull, fear, courage, hunger, flight, cliff, family, survival,
encouragement, trust.
The Black Aeroplane: Dakota, storm, compass, mysterious, courage, intuition,
gratitude, clouds, narrow escape, runway.
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From the Diary of Anne Frank
Keywords: Anne, diary, thoughts, insecurity, adolescence, humor, self-reflection,
Holocaust, writing, relationships.
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Glimpses of India
A Baker from Goa: bread, tradition, bakers, culture, Goan village, childhood
memories, livelihood, heritage, profession, importance.
Coorg: coffee, Karnataka, bravery, nature, tradition, River Kaveri, hospitality,
martial arts, history, wildlife.
Tea from Assam: tea, plantation, Assam, heritage, discovery, culture, journey, tea
gardens, beverage, scenery.
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Mijbil the Otter
Keywords: otter, Scotland, bond, trust, nature, travel, companionship, zoo, London,
mischievous.
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Madam Rides the Bus
Keywords: Valliammai, curiosity, bus ride, observation, independence, childlike
innocence, journey, life lessons, village, exploration.
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The Sermon at Benares
Keywords: Buddha, suffering, life, death, enlightenment, Kisa Gotami, impermanence,
teachings, wisdom, peace.
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The Proposal
Keywords: marriage, arguments, humor, land disputes, Lomov, Chubukov, Natalya,
misunderstandings, dialogue, resolution.
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Poetry (First Flight poems)
Dust of Snow
Keywords: crow, snow, hemlock tree, nature, change, mood, positivity,
transformation, simplicity, reflection.
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Fire and Ice
Keywords: desire, hatred, destruction, fire, ice, apocalypse, human emotions,
simplicity, balance, choices.
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A Tiger in the Zoo
Keywords: cage, freedom, wild, stripes, captivity, silent, nature, strength,
helplessness, metaphor.
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How to Tell Wild Animals
Keywords: animals, humor, identification, tiger, lion, bear, crocodile, Bengal
tiger, irony, traits.
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The Ball Poem
Keywords: ball, loss, childhood, realization, grief, acceptance, growing up,
detachment, lesson, experience.
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Amanda!
Keywords: Amanda, freedom, instructions, imagination, adolescence, independence,
rules, creativity, rebellion, self-expression.
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The Trees
Keywords: deforestation, movement, survival, women, environment, regrowth,
metaphor, poetry, destruction, unity.
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Fog
Keywords: fog, nature, cat, silence, metaphor, city, appearance, observation,
movement, weather.
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The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Keywords: dragon, coward, bravery, Belinda, mouse, cat, dog, humor, surprise,
narrative, adventure.
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For Anne Gregory
Keywords: love, beauty, inner self, appearance, rejection, spiritual, affection,
shallowness, relationships, truth.
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Footprints Without Feet – Prose (NCERT Class 10 English)
A Triumph of Surgery
Keywords: Tricki, veterinarian, dog, greed, obesity, overindulgence, treatment,
transformation, companionship, care.
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The Thief’s Story
Keywords: Hari Singh, trust, Anil, money, betrayal, honesty, realization,
forgiveness, change, relationships.
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The Midnight Visitor
Keywords: spy, Ausable, Fowler, hotel, wit, intellect, Max, trickery, suspense,
twist, story.
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A Question of Trust
Keywords: Horace, trust, irony, burglary, safe, betrayal, plan, criminal, story,
deception.
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Footprints Without Feet
Keywords: Griffin, invisibility, scientist, experiment, robbery, revenge, greed,
escapism, consequences.
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The Making of a Scientist
Keywords: Richard, Ebright, butterfly, curiosity, science fair, experiment,
discovery, research, achievements, ambition.
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The Necklace
Keywords: Mathilde, necklace, vanity, sacrifice, debt, loss, appearance, truth,
reality, irony.
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Bholi
Keywords: Bholi, dowry, education, confidence, rejection, courage, transformation,
family, marriage, self-respect.
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The Book That Saved the Earth
Keywords: Mars, invasion, book, imagination, humor, Noodle, Think-Tank, Earth,
misunderstanding, intelligence.
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Summary Table
Book/Section Chapters Covered & Number of Chapters
First Flight (Prose) 11 (as listed above)
First Flight (Poetry) 11 (poems with keywords)
Footprints Without Feet 9 prose chapters