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प्रश्न
Do you think it is a true story? Could it happen to you one day? Here are some opinions about computer games in general.
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उत्तर
It is a true story and could happen to anyone one day, but computer games, if played in excess may harm one. Too much, time is wasted and the person starts leading a sedentary life. The games cause addiction and they have negative impact on health. Too much addiction to computer makes a person suffer from psychological imbalance. Sebastian hit his head against the computer while being driven in a car. This addiction of playing computer games made him suffer for life. Computer games promote violence and aggression, they reduce one’s social skills and detach one from reality.
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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 did Sebastian Shultz communicate with Michael? What did he say in his last message?
Why did the news of Shultz's miracle recovery shock Michael?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did the news of the 'miracle recovery' shock Michael?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe the first place where Michael was virtually transported.
Answer the following question briefly.
How was Sebastian Shultz's memory stored on Michael's disk? How did Michael discover that?
Exercises
According to the newspaper, what had happened to Sebastian Shultz?
Exercises
'Dad's nutty about computers.' What evidence is there to support this statement?
Exercises
What was Michael's theory about how Sebastian had entered the games?
Reference to context
Read these lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.
1. 'That was my idea' said Sebastian excitedly.' If only it would go a bit faster.
a. Where was Sebastian when he spoke these words?
b. What was his idea and what was he referring to ?
c. Was the idea a good one and did it eventually succeed? How?
Put the following sentences in a sequential order to complete the story.
(a) Sebastian Shultz was badly injured in a motorway accident and went into a coma.
(b) Sebastian's memory was saved in the computer when he banged his head on it
during the accident.
(c) When Michael played the game, he entered Sebastian's memory.
(d) Michael bought the latest psycho-drive games from the computer fair.
(e) Sebastian Shultz was the second Sheriff in the 'Dragonquest'.
(f) Michael pulled Sebastian into the helicopter and the screen flashed a score of
40,000,000.
(g) Sebastian requested Michael to try 'Jailbreak'.
(h) Sebastian failed to save the boy who fell through the air.
(i) Sebastian thought the helicopter was the right idea and they should go into the
'Warzone'.
(j) The games were stolen from Shultz's house.
(k) Sebastian thanks Michael for saving his life and asks him to keep the games.
In groups of four, design a new computer game.
Decide on the
• Setting
• Plot
• Characters
• Objectives
Listening
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
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:
- Once inside a three - dimensional representation of an anatomical structure, surgeons can
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:
- Dr. Szilard Kiss used CAVE to
Answer the following question:
How do we know that Michael's father was fascinated by computers?
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.
