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प्रश्न
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
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उत्तर
It is important to include tea in the cookery book because tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in England, Eire, Australia, and New Zealand. Besides, the nicest manner of making tea is a subject of violent disputes among tea-loving nations.
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The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
What was Lucia suffering from?
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of 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 |
How was the unattended trolley put to use?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?
How did the mountaineers belay?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
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)
Can you iron your clothes and arrange them? Can you replace a tube light?
