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प्रश्न
What did Bryson wish to avoid in his life?
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उत्तर
Bryson wished to avoid air travel, especially with his family members.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?
How sharp is your memory?
Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.
| 1 | N | 11 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 20 | 30 |
Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.
Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?
Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?
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.
Describe the activity that was going on in the sale-room at King Street.
What can you say about the author’s attitude when he high-handedly participated in the auction?
What kind of excuses did the narrator think he could make?
Barbizon refers to a ______.
What is a tight corner? What happens when one finds oneself in a tight corner?
What is the difference between a physical and mental tight corner?
Why did the narrator visit Christie’s?
What could have been the best way for the narrator, to get himself out of the tight corner?
Trace the thoughts that went on in the mind of the narrator when picture after picture was put up and sold at the auction.
As the narrator, make a diary entry about the tight corner you faced at Christie’s and how you were saved from the dire situation.
What was the role of scholars and poets in olden days?
What are the hindrances graduates face in their task of serving the society?
How do Universities mould students apart from imparting academic education to them?
Common men contribute to the maintenance of institutions of higher education. Explain this statement.
How does the speaker highlight the importance of giving back to the society?
What were the contents of Bryson’s bag?
Describe the fluttery cascade of things tumbling from the bag.
Why did the author’s concern over tobacco shift to his finger?
Briefly describe the ‘accidents’ encountered on the flight by Bryson.
‘To this day, I don’t know how I did it’ - What does ‘it’ refer to?
Can a clumsy person train himself/ herself to overcome shortcomings? How could this be done?
