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प्रश्न
How forgetful are you?
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उत्तर
We are all forgetful at times and would like to find ways of improving our memories.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you ever lost or misplaced anything of value due to forgetfulness?
At times, instances of forgetfulness may land us in a tight spot or in a difficult situation. Therefore, we need to find ways to remember what we have to do or carry with us. One suchway is to make a mental checklist that we can verify before starting any activity.
Now discuss with your partner and think of some practical ideas to overcome forgetfulness, in your day-to-day activities.
| e.g. setting an alarm | |
Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.
Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?
Name a few things that a person remembers easily.
What are the articles the writer forgets most often?
Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?
What is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?
What are our memories filled with?
How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?
Will you sympathize or ridicule someone who is intensely forgetful? Write an essay justifying your point of view.
What can you say about the author’s attitude when he high-handedly participated in the auction?
Why did the friend desert the narrator, a second time?
The narrator visited the sale-room as he ______.
The narrator had been a safe contributor at the auction, as ______.
The narrator could not pretend to have made a mistake in bidding. Why?
Why did the narrator feel he could have welcomed a firing party?
How did the narrator take advantage of the situation?
Why are universities necessary for a society?
Universities develop broad-mindedness. How does Dr. Radhakrishnan drive home this idea?
What are the hindrances graduates face in their task of serving the society?
How does the speaker highlight the importance of giving back to the society?
What was Bryson’s worst accident on a plane?
What was the reaction of Bryson’s wife to his antics?
‘… But, when it’s my own - well, I think hysterics are fully justified’ – How?
Bring out the pun in the title ‘The Accidental Tourist’ (one who happens to travel by accident or one who meets with accidents often on his or her trips!).
Can a clumsy person train himself/ herself to overcome shortcomings? How could this be done?
