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प्रश्न
Who does the speaker claim to represent?
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उत्तर
The speaker wishes to represent some of the cardinal principles enunciated by those who offered to graduates in the past. He remarks that his speech would bear the layman’s point of view to the findings of experts in various fields of education. He promises to annotate the speeches of great educationists for the benefit of the graduates.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you won any medals? What are the levels to be accomplished to become an international sportsperson?
Regardless of the challenges faced, some women have achieved great success in the field of sports. Here is a list of Indian women celebrities who are accomplished in the field of sports and games. Match their names with the sports or games they are associated with, by drawing lines. One has been done for you as an example.
| Names of personalities | Sports / Games | |
| PV Sindhu | golf | |
| Geeta Phogat | weightlifting | |
| Koneru Humpy | swimming | |
| Karnam Malleshwari | badminton | |
| Anjali Bhagwat | cricket | |
| Sania Mirza | hockey | tennis |
| Dipika Pallikal | archery | |
| Bula Choudhury | athletics | |
| P.T. Usha | wrestling | |
| Saba Anjum Karim | chess | |
| Akanksha Singh | shooting | |
| Mithali Raj | basketball | |
| Sharmila Nicollet | squash | |
| Deepika Kumari | tennis |
Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.
Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?
Name a few things that a person remembers easily.
What are the articles the writer forgets most often?
Why, according to Lynd, should taking medicines be one of the easiest actions to remember?
What kind of absent-mindedness is regarded as a virtue by Lynd?
Narrate the plight of the baby on its day out.
Will you sympathize or ridicule someone who is intensely forgetful? Write an essay justifying your point of view.
What made the author ignore his friend’s warning?
What came as a shock to the author?
What made the friend laugh heartily?
Why did the friend desert the narrator, a second time?
The narrator would not forget two things about his friend. What are they?
Barbizon refers to a ______.
The narrator visited the sale-room as he ______.
What is the difference between a physical and mental tight corner?
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.
Discuss this aspect with your partner and share your views on how students can give back to society.
Why are universities necessary for a society?
According to the speaker, how should Universities mould the students of the present day?
Students are instilled with some of the essential values and skills while at the universities. Enumerate them.
How do Universities mould students apart from imparting academic education to them?
How did Bryson free himself from the crash position?
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?
Can a clumsy person train himself/ herself to overcome shortcomings? How could this be done?
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.
