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प्रश्न
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
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उत्तर
Adding sugar to tea will deprive tea of its real taste. Misguided people who take tea do it because of the sweetness and not because of the taste of tea.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is full of ups and downs. It has pleasant surprises as well as rude shocks. Nevertheless, every incident offers a lesson for us to learn and evolve into better individuals.
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
Here are a few varieties of tea. How many of these have you tasted? Tick the boxes.
| Herbal Tea | |
| Ice Tea | |
| Lemon Tea | |
| Green Tea | |
| Black Tea | |
| Tea with Milk |
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
How does army tea taste?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
There are several physically-challenged people who have lived successful and meaningful lives. Here are a few personalities who have fought great odds and lived a life of blazing achievements. Let’s share what we know about each of them and complete the table below.
| Name of the personality | Nature of challenge | Field of achievement |
| e.g. Beethoven | Hearing impairment | Music |
| Demosthenes | ||
| Helen Keller | ||
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | ||
| Mozart | ||
| John Milton | ||
| Sudha Chandran |
When and where did the accident occur?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
Why did Hillary become clumsyfingered and slow-moving?
Who visited the family?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
What is the foundation of social conduct?
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
