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प्रश्न
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
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उत्तर
Dr. Barnard’s father accepted suffering as God’s will. He also believed that suffering ennobles humans. But Dr. Barnard found no meaning in the agony and suffering of patients and especially of the young children.
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The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
Who took the author to the cubicle?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
The narrator did not utter a word and preferred to keep the secret to himself. Why? Substantiate the statement with reference to the story
What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?
Based on your understanding of the text, complete the chart given below by choosing the appropriate words or phrases given in brackets.
Golden Rules of Tea Preparation
(add sugar, shaken, milk, infused properly, strainers, without cream, taken to the kettle, small quantities, China or earthenware, stirred, warmed)
| Tea should be made in ______in a teapot. |
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| The teapot should be made of ______ |
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| The pot should be ______beforehand. |
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| The pot should not have ______ |
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| While pouring water the teapot should be ______ |
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| The tea leaves should be ______ |
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| After making tea, it should be ______or the pot should be ______ |
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| The milk for the tea should be ______ |
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| The author does not like to ______to tea. |
When and where did the accident occur?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
What injuries did they sustain in the accident?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
Why was the original zest fading away?
What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?
What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother?
What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
What is the foundation of social conduct?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
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)
