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प्रश्न
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
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उत्तर
Initially, Dr. Barnard was grumbling. He wondered why on earth he and his wife should have been subjected to agony and inconvenience. He couldn’t take his dad’s view that suffering ennobles human beings. But the little boys taught him a profound lesson of life. One should get on with the business of living irrespective of whatever misfortune strikes one. You don’t become a better person because you suffered, your suffering does not ennoble you. But you become a better person because you have experienced suffering. It is not what you have lost that is important. What is important is what you have left. We can appreciate light better once we have experienced darkness. Similarly, we can appreciate warmth only after experiencing cold.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
What was Lucia suffering from?
What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
Here are a few varieties of tea. How many of these have you tasted? Tick the boxes.
| Herbal Tea | |
| Ice Tea | |
| Lemon Tea | |
| Green Tea | |
| Black Tea | |
| Tea with Milk |
Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
What are the aspects that contribute to humor in the essay?
How did the hospitalization of Dr. Barnard and his wife affect their routine?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
What happened in the grand finale?
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
What was put on the family agenda?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
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?
