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What did Hillary do with his wet boots?

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What did Hillary do with his wet boots?

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Hillary cooked his wet boots over the fierce flame of the Primus and managed to soften them.

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पाठ 4.1: The Summit - Exercise [पृष्ठ ११६]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
पाठ 4.1 The Summit
Exercise | Q 1. a) | पृष्ठ ११६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Were the boys saving money to go to the States? How do you know?


What was Lucia suffering from?


What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?


Which character do you like the most in the story and why?


Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?


What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?


Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?


How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?


How was the unattended trolley put to use?


What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?


How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?


Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.


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

How did the mountaineers belay?


Why was the original zest fading away?


What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?


What did the photograph portray?


Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.


What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother?


What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?


What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?


How can we sweeten our life’s journey?


What does the traffic policeman symbolize?


What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?


Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?


Para 18

My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant

Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)


Para 15

For a few moments, I lay regaining
my breath, and for the first time really
felt the fierce determination that nothing
now could stop us from reaching the top. I took
a firm stance on the ledge and signaled
to Tenzing to come on up. As I heaved
hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his
way up the crack, and finally collapsed at
the top like a giant fish when it has just
been hauled from the sea after a terrible
struggle.

Para 16

The ridge continued as before:
giant cornices on the right; steep rock
sloped on the left. The ridge curved away
to the right and we have no idea where the
top was. As I cut around the back of one
hump, another higher one would swing
into view. Time was passing and the ridge
seemed never-ending.

Para 17

Our original zest had now quite
gone, and it was turning more into a grim
struggle. I then realized that the ridge
ahead, instead of rising, now dropped
sharply away. I looked upwards to see a
narrow snow ridge running up to a snowy
summit. A few more whacks of the ice-ax
in the firm snow and we stood on top.

The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why? (Para 15 to 17)


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)


Solve the clues given below and complete the cross word

Across Down
1.You can watch programmes, matches and news on it 1. You can sit around it
4. You can lie on this and sleep 2. You can put flowers in this
6.You can sit on this and relax by yourself 3. You can sit on this with two other people comfortably
11.You can store all your books here 5. You can do your writing work on this
12.This can give you light when it is dark 7. This can cover a small space and decorate the floor
 

8. You can put all your clothes in here

 

 

9. You can look into this to see yourself

 

10. You can sit on this, it has 3 legs.


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