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प्रश्न
What are the games/play activities, entertainments that use a wheel?
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उत्तर
Skates, car races. giant wheel. toy train sets, toy cars/planes. etc
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Now, read the following passage on “Laughter Therapy” and answer the questions that follow.
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a. How does laughter help one to cope with stress?
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d. ‘Laughter is the best medicine’. Explain.
e. Given below is a set of activities. Which of these are followed in the ‘Laughter Yoga’ technique?
- sitting on the ground with legs crossed
- body movements
- clapping
- closed eyes
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- chanting
- stretching of arms and legs
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- eye contact
f. ‘Laughter therapy also plays a crucial role in social bonding’. How?
