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प्रश्न
Briefly comment on:
The purpose of the author’s journey to Mount Kailash.
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उत्तर
Nick Middleton is a physical geographer and has travelled to over 50 countries. A passionate explorer, he likes to take on the challenges in the extreme conditions and survives them. His experiences in hostile conditions are endured by a television series Going to Extremes. He travels to Mount Kailash for the same reasons, surviving one of the most challenging and hostile geographical territories. The author was fascinated to explore the ancient Silk Road. He details his experience of the region and his mental as well as the physical striving. However, had there been a bit of emotional and sentimental element dropped in, the write up would have been more interesting to read.
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Maggu’s achievements are particularly noteworthy because – as is well known – academic institutions in India are less than sold on the idea of inclusive education. In fact, when Maggu lost her sight in class IV, her school (which she declines to name) expelled her while suggesting she attend a “blind school”. Though shocked, Maggu rejected the advice. “Attending a special school would have tarred me with a handicap forever, which was not how I saw my future. Therefore I did the rounds of other public schools with my father, a small – time merchant, explaining that my case was different Since I had vision till the age of ten,” she recalls.
Impressed by her persistence and ambition, Delhi’s Bluebells School not only admitted her but pulled out all the stops to support her in academics sporting events and also notched up a respectable 73 percent average in the class XII exam with the help of Braille, interactive textbooks and extra coaching.
The respectable average in her CBSE exam paved the way for admission into LSR where again she proved her mettle by winning medals in a slew of inter – collage events (100 200 and 400 metre sprints) high jump, long jump, javelin and discuss throw: resulting in her being declared ‘Athlete of the year’ 2003’ at a sports meet for 100 physically challenged athletes. And the cherry on the cake was the selection to the IBSA Games last year. “It was a tough regimen,” recalls Maggu. “I had to attend sports camps manage my studies and officiates as sports president. But I managed.”
Questions:
(1) What qualities of Maggu are highlighted in this passage?
(2) Why did Maggu refuse to attend a ‘blind school’?
(3) Quote the lines that show that Jyoti Maggu was good in academics as well as in sports.
(4) Use any two phrases in sentences of your own :
(a) To win laurels
(b) To pave the way
(c) To prove one’s mettle
(d) A tough regimen
(5)
(a) I did the rounds of other public schools with my father [Change the voice]
(b) though shocked Maggu rejected the advice [Rewrite as a simple sentence]
(6) Should the physically challenged be sent to special schools? Express your views.
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(f) What considerations influenced the Tiger King to get married?
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'Wife and husband in unusual rapport
State one unspoken thought':
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bargain:
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- _________________
- _________________
- ________________
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Lysander and Demetrius fall in love with Helena as a result of the love potion.
Read the story and write about the following in short.
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Read the story and write about the following in short.
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Write a short note on the following:
Prince Siddharth’s protected life.
Read the passage and name the following.
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List the lines that begin with 'Here' or 'And here'.
Also, list the sentences or phrases that begin with ‘And there’.
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Mention the various places that the brook flows past.
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
Rohan desperately wished for ______.
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Rearrange the following in their proper order as in the poem. Write the serial number against each line:-
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(b) Akbar followed Tansen, dressed miserably.
(c) I request you to sing such a song that will I experience unmatched joy.
(d) Ostad was nowhere to be seen.
(e) O Divine Teacher, please gift us the joy of your song.
(f) One day, the singer sang Deepak Raga in the court.
(g) Akbar expressed his wish to meet the Teacher.
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(i) Tansen sings to please the earthly king but Ostad devotes his songs to God.
(j) She sang Raga Malhar, which had a cooling effect.
Find the meaning of the following word.
abused
Guess the meaning of the following word.
barefoot
What was the businessman looking for? Why?
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with gentle-hearted.
Tell any one of the stories orally imagining you are Gulliver.
Enact the play.
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question given below.
There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
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- Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?
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Choose the correct answer.
In which field of work is women’s involvement the second highest?
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A turtle’s flippers help it to ______.
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.
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Name the vegetables harvested in the vegetation hab.
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countries- ______.
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In no time she hit the object she aimed at.
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What did he make out of it?
