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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did the news of the 'miracle recovery' shock Michael?
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उत्तर
Michael was shocked by the news of the miracle recovery for he thought that Sebastian Shultz couldn’t be the boy he had met. Six weeks ago he was badly injured in a motorway accident, his condition in the hospital was described as critical though stable. Sebastian didn’t regain consciousness. His parents were informed that the boy was in a coma.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did the news about Sebastian Shultz shock Michael?
It all started a month ago. Dad and I had spent the entire Saturday afternoon at the Computer Fair.
i. Who does ‘I’ in the extract refer to?
ii. What started a month ago?
iii. What does the speaker have a keen interest in?
How was Shultz finally recued by Michael?
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Look at the K.W.L. chart given below. Based on the infomation you have gathered till now, complete the K and W columns. You may work with your partner. After reading the story complete the third column.
| K-What I Know | W--What I want to know | L-What I learn | |
| Virtual Reality | |||
| Virtual Environment | |||
| 3-D/ three-dimensional | |||
| Simulation games | |||
| Computer simulations | |||
| Interactive psycho- drive games | |||
| Teleporting |
Answer the following question briefly.
What help did Sebastian Shultz ask Michael for? How did he convey this message?
Answer the following question briefly.
Narrate the accident that injured Sebastian Shultz.
Answer the following question briefly.
How was Sebastian Shultz's memory stored on Michael's disk? How did Michael discover that?
Exercises
In what way did the second game seem very real?
Exercises
The last game has tanks, jeeps, helicopters and guns. Which headings would you put this and the other games under?
Exercises
What was Michael's theory about how Sebastian had entered the games?
Sebastian Shultz had a close brush with death. After he recovers, he returns to school and narrates his experience to his classmates. As Sebastian Shultz, narrate your experience.
Continue the story.
Will Michael and Sebastian Shultz meet in real life? Will they be friends? Will they try to re-enter the virtual world together? You may use the following hints:
• How the accident occurred
• Transfer of memory
• Meeting with Michael
• Appeals for help
• Rescue and recovery
Do you think it is a true story? Could it happen to you one day? Here are some opinions about computer games in general.
Do you think these opinions are biased? Write an article entitled ‘Virtual games are a reality’ in about 150-200 words.
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- Projected image on the four walls of a room enables researchers to
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- For the CAVE to develop, a virtual environment it is essential
In the story, Virtually True, Michael said, "That's what I like about computers. The more futuristic they get, the better you can understand the past." Explain what he meant.
