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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
What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?
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 |
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 |
What does Lynd actually wonder at?
How do psychologists interpret forgetfulness?
What is the commonest type of forgetfulness, according to Lynd?
What are our memories filled with?
When does human memory work with less than its usual capacity?
Why, according to Lynd, should taking medicines be one of the easiest actions to remember?
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 made the friend laugh heartily?
Why did the friend desert the narrator, a second time?
What is the difference between a physical and mental tight corner?
Why did the narrator visit Christie’s?
The narrator heard his own voice saying, ‘and fifty’. What does this suggest?
What was the bidder’s offer to the narrator?
How did the narrator take advantage of the situation?
Narrate the circumstances that led to the narrator getting into a tight corner, by his own folly
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
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 |
Discuss this aspect with your partner and share your views on how students can give back to 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.
Describe the fluttery cascade of things tumbling from the bag.
What happened to Bryson when he leaned to tie his shoelace?
How would staying away from liquid mischief benefit Bryson?
Bring out the pun in the title ‘The Accidental Tourist’ (one who happens to travel by accident or one who meets with accidents often on his or her trips!).
