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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
How does army tea taste?
Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk?
Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
Who encouraged them and how?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
Why was the original zest fading away?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
Classify these pictures to show what they depict–Personal freedom/Public liberty.
| Personal freedom | Public liberty |
| colouring the hair red | |
According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
Para 1
We started up our cooker and
drank large quantities of lemon juice and
sugar, and followed this with our last tin of
sardines on biscuits. I dragged our oxygen
sets into the tent, cleaned the ice off them,
and then rechecked and tested them.
Para 2
I had removed my boots, which
had become wet the day before, and they
were now frozen solid. So I cooked them
over the fierce flame of the Primus and
managed to soften them up. Over our
down clothing, we donned our windproof
and onto our hands, we pulled three pairs
of gloves – silk, woollen, and windproof.
Para 3
At 6.30 a.m. we crawled out of that
tent into the snow, hoisted our 30 lb. of
oxygen gear on to our backs, connected
up our masks and turned on the valves to
bring life-giving oxygen into our lungs. A
few good deep breaths and we were ready
to go. Still a little worried about my cold
feet, I asked Tenzing to move off.
How did Hillary and Tenzing prepare themselves before they set off to the summit? (Para 1, 2, and 3)
Para 15
For a few moments, I lay regaining
my breath, and for the first time really
felt the fierce determination that nothing
now could stop us from reaching the top. I took
a firm stance on the ledge and signaled
to Tenzing to come on up. As I heaved
hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his
way up the crack, and finally collapsed at
the top like a giant fish when it has just
been hauled from the sea after a terrible
struggle.
Para 16
The ridge continued as before:
giant cornices on the right; steep rock
sloped on the left. The ridge curved away
to the right and we have no idea where the
top was. As I cut around the back of one
hump, another higher one would swing
into view. Time was passing and the ridge
seemed never-ending.
Para 17
Our original zest had now quite
gone, and it was turning more into a grim
struggle. I then realized that the ridge
ahead, instead of rising, now dropped
sharply away. I looked upwards to see a
narrow snow ridge running up to a snowy
summit. A few more whacks of the ice-ax
in the firm snow and we stood on top.
The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why? (Para 15 to 17)
