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प्रश्न
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
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उत्तर
Dr. Barnard knew the trolley’s driver better. He had successfully closed a hole in his heart a few years back.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
What made the boys work so hard?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
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 |
Why does the author prefer the cylindrical cup to a flat cup?
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
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 |
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
Who encouraged them and how?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
What did the photograph portray?
The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
Para 4
Tenzing kicked steps in a long
traverse back towards the ridge, and we
reached its crest where it forms a great
snow bump at about 28000 feet. From
here the ridge narrowed to a knife-edge
and, as my feet were now warm, I took
over the lead.
Para 5
The soft snow made a route on top
of the ridge both difficult and dangerous,
which sometimes held my weight but often
gave way suddenly. After several hundred
feet, we came to a tiny hollow and found
there the two oxygen bottles left on the
an earlier attempt by Evans and Bourdillon.
I scraped the ice off the gauges and was
relieved to find that they still contained
several hundred liters of oxygen-enough
to get us down to the South Col if used sparingly
Para 6
I continued making the trail on up
the ridge, leading up for the last 400 feet
to the southern summit. The snow on this
the face was dangerous, but we persisted in
our efforts to beat a trail up it.
We made frequent changes of
lead. As I was stamping a trail in the deep
snow, a section around me gave way and
Para 7
I slipped back through three or four of
my steps. I discussed with Tenzing the
the advisability of going on, and he, although
admitting that he felt unhappy about the
snow conditions, and finished with his
the familiar phrase “Just as you wish”.
Para 8
I decided to go on, and we finally
reached firmer snow higher up, and then
chipped steps up the last steep slopes and
crampon onto the South Peak. It was now 9 a.m.
Give an account of the journey to the South Col from 28,000 feet. (Para 4 to 8)
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)
How responsible and capable are you at home?
