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Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement. Name Field Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.

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Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement.

  Name Field
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.
  2. What quality do you admire the most in each of these achievers?
  3. What are the qualities that you may share with them?
  4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.
  1. ______.
  2. ______.
  3. ______.
  4. ______.
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  Name Field
Kailash Satyarthi Child Rights
Mithali Raj  Cricket
Nammalvar Organic Farming
Dr. V. Shantha Founded Adyar Cancer Institute
Sunder Pichai  Computers
Bachendri Ral Mountain Climbing
Amartya Sen Economics
Kalpana Chawla  Space Science
  1. Kailash Satyarthi has rescued thousands of child labourers and gave them new life.
  2. They were persistent and never accepted failure.
  3. Each one has concern for the country.
  4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.
  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Mother Teresa
  3. Sarojini Naidu
  4. Sania Mirza
  5. Mary Kom
  6. Virat Kohli
  7. Saina Nehwal
  8. Abhinav Bindra
  9. MS Dhoni
  10. AR Rahman
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पाठ 5.2: Everest is not the Only Peak - Warm up [पृष्ठ १५६]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 5.2 Everest is not the Only Peak
Warm up | Q 1. | पृष्ठ १५६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Guess what friendly words these two gentlemen exchange when shaking hands.


What do you associate with the title of the poem?


Fill in the blanks choosing the words from the box given and complete the summary of the poem:

The poet Okara in this narrative monologue painfully condemns the (a)______ displayed by adults, both in their words and actions. Here, a father laments to his son about the negative changes that creep into the attitude and behaviour of humans, when they grow into (b)______. He says that people used to be (c)______ when they laugh and the honesty would be reflected in their eyes. But, people of modern times laugh (d)______. Their handshakes used to be warm and happy conveying a sense of togetherness, but nowadays the handshakes have become a mere (e)______. He warns his son that people are not trust-worthy and have become so selfish that they are concerned only about their own (f)______benefits. People utter words of welcome and exchange (g)______, but those words come only from the tip of their tongues and not from the depth of their hearts. Humans have learnt the art of changing their (h)______ expressions according to situations merely to ensure social acceptance. They wear(i)______ and exhibit multiple faces. The narrator admits that he has also changed into a hypocrite. However, he tells his son that though he (j)______ his expressions, he does all these against his will. He says he wants to become a (k)______ again and laugh genuinely. He wants to (l)______ the unreal things and (m)______how to laugh as he had done once upon a time. When he laughs before the (n)______, he sees no expression. His teeth are bare like that of the (o)______of a snake. So, he asks his son to show him how to laugh the way he used to laugh when he was a kid like him.

relearn adults facial
personal fangs child
fakes superficially duplicity
genuine unlearn falsity
masks mirror pleasantries

Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

laugh with their eyes


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

to unlearn all these muting things


Explain the things the poet has learnt when he grew into an adult.


Why does the poet feel glad that he does not play any game?


The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?


Read the poem again and complete the summary using the words given in the box.

In the poem ‘Confessions of a Born Spectator,’ Ogden Nash talks about how people choose different sports in their lives or decide to become athletes. While admiring the talents of athletes and sportsmen, the poet (i)______he is glad that he is neither a sportsman nor an athlete. Children have different (ii)______and wish to play various games. Each child has in mind something in particular, but the narrator is (iii)______he is not one of the players. Though the narrator (iv) ______the talents of all athletes, he derives satisfaction from watching them, but does not wish to (v) ______places with them. He also sometimes regrets that (vi)______athletes play rough games without caring for the feelings of their sporting rivals. He feels that good sense and caution win over ego. The narrator wholeheartedly offers (vii) ______the modest (viii) ______of athletes. Ultimately the narrator is (ix)______that he himself is not an athlete.

thanksgiving  exchange glad

confesses physiques zealous

satisfied aims admires


According to the poet, what contributes most to the injuries sustained by the athletes?


Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

They do not ever in their dealings Consider one another’s feelings…


Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

Athletes, I’ll drink to you, Or eat with you, Or anything except compete with you…


Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.

One infant grows up and becomes a jockey

Another plays basketball or hockey

This one the prize ring hates to enter

That one becomes a tackle or center…


Everybody is special and everybody is a hero. Each one has a story to tell. In the light of this observation, present your views.


What sort of encouragement should an athlete in India be given? Give a few suggestions.


Read the lines given below and answer the question that follow.

And ‘tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes…

  1. What is the poet’s faith?
  2. What trait of Nature do we see here?

What makes the fakir stare in wonder?


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity

  1. How is the cat described in this line?
  2. Explain the phrase ‘monster of depravity’.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

And when you think he’s half asleep, he’s always wide awake


What does ‘Everest’ in the title stand for?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

We are proud of the position we hold; humble as we are

  1. What is the speaker proud of?
  2. How is the speaker both humble and proud?
  3. Pick out the alliteration in these lines.

In what way is every hillock similar to Everest?


Discuss the following topics in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the views and share them with the class.

To succeed in life, one must have a single-minded devotion to duty.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

Shravan never keeps his promises. His friends know that his words are ______.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The business woman wished to ______all her riches to an orphanage, after her death.


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke’s,

And nothing can we call our own but death;”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits,…”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“How can you say to me, I am a king?”


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