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प्रश्न
What are the articles the writer forgets most often?
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उत्तर
The writer forgets books, umbrellas, and walking sticks most often.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How forgetful are you?
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 is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?
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.
Will you sympathize or ridicule someone who is intensely forgetful? Write an essay justifying your point of view.
Many of us have unused, old but valuable items at home. If we wish to get rid of them, we can sell them at an auction. Items like paintings, jewels, household articles, vehicles, even houses can be auctioned.
The flowchart below will help you understand how an auction is conducted.
What can you say about the author’s attitude when he high-handedly participated in the auction?
How had the author managed the auction without getting involved in the deal?
What came as a shock to the author?
What did the falling of the hammer indicate?
How does the Narrator show the presence of mind in the sudden turn of events?
‘Tight Corner’ means a ______.
Barbizon refers to a ______.
What is a tight corner? What happens when one finds oneself in a tight corner?
The narrator heard his own voice saying, ‘and fifty’. What does this suggest?
The narrator could not pretend to have made a mistake in bidding. Why?
Why did the narrator feel he could have welcomed a firing party?
What was the bidder’s offer to the narrator?
As the narrator, make a diary entry about the tight corner you faced at Christie’s and how you were saved from the dire situation.
Given below is a list of items or features you find in a good school. Study the list and classify the items as individual and common.
textbooks – uniform – smart classroom – laboratory – competent teachers – library – mid-day meals – blackboard – stationery – playground – sports equipment washrooms
| Individual | Common |
| e.g. textbooks | playground |
What was the role of scholars and poets in olden days?
How does Arignar Anna highlight the duties and responsibilities of graduates to the society?
Common men contribute to the maintenance of institutions of higher education. Explain this statement.
Give a few instances of Bryson’s confused acts.
Describe the fluttery cascade of things tumbling from the bag.
What did Bryson wish to avoid in his life?
Briefly describe the ‘accidents’ encountered on the flight by Bryson.
‘To this day, I don’t know how I did it’ - What does ‘it’ refer to?
