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प्रश्न
What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
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उत्तर
Towards the end of his career, Dr. Christiaan Barnard was troubled by the suffering of people and especially of young children. He could not accept the fact that 12 million children are unlikely to reach the age of one and about 6 million children die annually before reaching the age of five.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
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?
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
How does army tea taste?
What are the aspects that contribute to humor in the essay?
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. |
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 |
What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
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 Hillary do with his wet boots?
What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?
Why was the original zest fading away?
The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
Who visited the family?
What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?
Why should individual liberty be curtailed?
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
stretching off into the distance.
Para 20
The most important photograph,
I felt, was a shot down the North Ridge,
showing the North Col and the old route
which had been made famous by the
struggles of those great climbers of the
1920’s and 1930’s. After ten minutes,
I realized that I was becoming rather
clumsy-fingered and slow-moving. So I
quickly replaced my oxygen set
Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph? (Para 19 and 20)
