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प्रश्न
Name a few things that a person remembers easily.
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उत्तर
A person remembers telephone numbers, addresses of his friends, dates of good vintages, appointments for lunch and dinner, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?
How sharp is your memory?
Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.
| 1 | N | 11 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 20 | 30 |
Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.
Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?
What does Lynd actually wonder at?
What are the articles the writer forgets most often?
Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?
What is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?
How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?
What kind of absent-mindedness is regarded as a virtue by Lynd?
You have borrowed a branded cricket bat from your reluctant friend for an outstation match. After returning home you realize you have absent-mindedly left it in the hotel room. Write a letter of apology and regret to your friend.
We found a ______of biscuits in the old man’s shirt ______. (pocket/packet)
What came as a shock to the author?
What made the friend laugh heartily?
What kind of excuses did the narrator think he could make?
How does the Narrator show the presence of mind in the sudden turn of events?
Why did the narrator visit Christie’s?
What was the narrator’s financial condition?
The narrator could not pretend to have made a mistake in bidding. Why?
How did the narrator take advantage of the situation?
Work in pairs. Look at the mind map below and add a few other features of democracy you can think of. Share your answers with the class.
- e.g. sharing and caring
How can a graduate give back to his/her society?
How do Universities mould students apart from imparting academic education to them?
How does the speaker highlight the importance of giving back to the society?
Give a few instances of Bryson’s confused acts.
Why did the author’s concern over tobacco shift to his finger?
How did Bryson free himself from the crash position?
‘… But, when it’s my own - well, I think hysterics are fully justified’ – How?
As a fellow passenger of Bill Bryson on the flight, make a diary entry describing his clumsy behaviour during the trip and the inconveniences caused to others as a result of his nervousness.
