Class 10 English Prose Exam Revision Flashcards

A collection of key vocabulary terms, named entities, and character descriptions based on Class 10 NCERT English prose chapters.

Valli

An eight-year-old, curious, observant, and determined girl who plans a solo bus ride to town, experiences innocent excitement, and gains emotional maturity after seeing a dead cow.

The Conductor (Madam Rides the Bus)

A friendly, affectionate, and humorous bus worker who playfully refers to Valli as 'Madam' and tries to offer her help and treats.

Sixty Paise

The total amount of money saved by Valli through self-control to pay for her round-trip bus journey between her village and the town.

Thirty Paise

The cost of a one-way bus fare between Valli's village and the nearby town.

Lomov

A nervous, excitable, and health-anxious landowner who visits Chubukov's house to propose to Natalya, but repeatedly gets drawn into petty arguments.

Natalya

A strong-willed, stubborn, and competitive woman who eagerly wants to marry, yet repeatedly quarrels with Lomov over Oxen Meadows and dogs.

Chubukov

Natalya's father and a practical, quarrelsome landowner who easily gets provoked into arguments with Lomov despite wanting the marriage to take place.

Oxen Meadows

The piece of land over which Lomov and Natalya engage in their first heated dispute regarding ownership.

Guess and Squeezer

The respective hunting dogs of Lomov and Natalya that spark their second loud argument over which dog is superior.

Kisa Gotami

A grieving mother who loses her only son and discovers the universal nature of death after being tasked by Buddha to find mustard seeds from an untouched home.

Buddha (The Sermon at Benares)

A wise and compassionate spiritual teacher who guides Kisa Gotami to understand mortality and the impermanence of life through practical discovery.

Mustard Seeds

The symbolic item Buddha asks Kisa Gotami to collect from a household where no family member has ever died, leading her to realize that grief is universal.

Sulekha (Bholi)

A young woman neglected due to her smallpox marks and stammer who is transformed by education into a courageous, independent individual who rejects a dowry demand.

Bholi's Teacher

A kind, patient, and encouraging mentor who speaks gently to Bholi, builds her self-confidence, and acts as the foundation for her transformation.

Bishamber

A greedy and materialistic older man who demands a dowry after seeing Bholi's face, leading to his rejection by Bholi at the wedding.

Five Thousand Rupees

The dowry sum demanded by Bishamber before agreeing to proceed with his marriage to Bholi.

Think-Tank

The arrogant and self-important ruler of Mars who repeatedly misinterprets Earth objects and nursery rhymes due to his excessive pride and poor judgment.

Noodle

A sensible, cautious, and observant Martian who serves Think-Tank and diplomatically guides him without directly confronting his leader's ego.

Omega

An obedient Martian crew member sent to investigate Earth who assists in inspecting the nursery rhyme book found in a library.

Nursery Rhymes Book

A seemingly ordinary book that saves Earth from a Martian invasion when Think-Tank literally misinterprets its rhymes as signs of advanced Earth military technology.