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प्रश्न
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
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उत्तर
Dr. Barnard compared the trolley race as much better entertainment than anything anyone puts on at the Indianapolis 500 car race.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
How was the family affected by the war?
What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
How does army tea taste?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
What are the author’s views on China tea?
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
Based on your understanding of the text, complete the chart given below by choosing the appropriate words or phrases given in brackets.
Golden Rules of Tea Preparation
(add sugar, shaken, milk, infused properly, strainers, without cream, taken to the kettle, small quantities, China or earthenware, stirred, warmed)
| Tea should be made in ______in a teapot. |
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| The teapot should be made of ______ |
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| The pot should be ______beforehand. |
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| The pot should not have ______ |
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| While pouring water the teapot should be ______ |
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| The tea leaves should be ______ |
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| After making tea, it should be ______or the pot should be ______ |
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| The milk for the tea should be ______ |
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| The author does not like to ______to tea. |
There are several physically-challenged people who have lived successful and meaningful lives. Here are a few personalities who have fought great odds and lived a life of blazing achievements. Let’s share what we know about each of them and complete the table below.
| Name of the personality | Nature of challenge | Field of achievement |
| e.g. Beethoven | Hearing impairment | Music |
| Demosthenes | ||
| Helen Keller | ||
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | ||
| Mozart | ||
| John Milton | ||
| Sudha Chandran |
Life is unjust and cruel to certain people. Do they all resign themselves to their fate? Can you think of some who have fought their disabilities heroically and remained a stellar example for others? (for e.g. the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, a paraplegic). Give an account of one such person and his/her struggle to live a fruitful life.
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 |
Why did Hillary become clumsyfingered and slow-moving?
What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means too much”?
What did the photograph portray?
Who visited the family?
When did the children shy away from the chair?
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
What does the ‘rule of the road’ mean?
Why should individual liberty be curtailed?
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
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)
