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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
Michael's meeting with Sebastian Shultz had been a chance meeting. Where had
it taken place and how?
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उत्तर
Michael met Sebastian Shultz by chance through the computer game, when Sebastian Shultz was badly injured. His memory was saved in a computer when he banged his head during the accident. When Michael played the game, he entered into Sebastian’s memory and so he met him.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What sort of person was Michael's dad?
Why did the news of Shultz's miracle recovery shock Michael?
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Make a list of your favourite games. Have a class discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of computer games.
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Look in your dictionaries / computer to find synonyms of the word 'virtual’
Answer the following question briefly.
What kind of computers fascinated Michael and his dad? Why?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe the first place where Michael was virtually transported.
Answer the following question briefly.
The second attempt to rescue Sebastian Shultz too was disastrous. Give reasons.
Answer the following question briefly.
Narrate the accident that injured Sebastian Shultz.
Exercises
According to the newspaper, what had happened to Sebastian Shultz?
Exercises
'Dad's nutty about computers.' What evidence is there to support this statement?
Exercises
In what way did the second game seem very real?
Reference to context
Read these lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.
1. 'That was my idea' said Sebastian excitedly.' If only it would go a bit faster.
a. Where was Sebastian when he spoke these words?
b. What was his idea and what was he referring to ?
c. Was the idea a good one and did it eventually succeed? How?
Sebastian Shultz had a close brush with death. After he recovers, he returns to school and narrates his experience to his classmates. As Sebastian Shultz, narrate your experience.
Put the following sentences in a sequential order to complete the story.
(a) Sebastian Shultz was badly injured in a motorway accident and went into a coma.
(b) Sebastian's memory was saved in the computer when he banged his head on it
during the accident.
(c) When Michael played the game, he entered Sebastian's memory.
(d) Michael bought the latest psycho-drive games from the computer fair.
(e) Sebastian Shultz was the second Sheriff in the 'Dragonquest'.
(f) Michael pulled Sebastian into the helicopter and the screen flashed a score of
40,000,000.
(g) Sebastian requested Michael to try 'Jailbreak'.
(h) Sebastian failed to save the boy who fell through the air.
(i) Sebastian thought the helicopter was the right idea and they should go into the
'Warzone'.
(j) The games were stolen from Shultz's house.
(k) Sebastian thanks Michael for saving his life and asks him to keep the games.
Do you think these opinions are biased ? Write an article entitled ‘Virtual games are a reality’.
In groups of four, design a new computer game.
Decide on the
• Setting
• Plot
• Characters
• Objectives
Listening
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- The 'CAVE' is a boon to surgeons because
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- Once inside a three - dimensional representation of an anatomical structure, surgeons can
In ‘Virtually True’ why did the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catch Michael’s attention?
In the story, Virtually True, Michael said, "That's what I like about computers. The more futuristic they get, the better you can understand the past." Explain what he meant.
