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What made people wonder about the absentmindedness of their fellowbeings? - English

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What made people wonder about the absentmindedness of their fellowbeings?

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The publication of articles lost by train travellers astonished many readers. Old people did not forget much. In fact, young men have forgotten bats and balls on their return from matches.

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पाठ 3.1: Forgetting - Exercises [पृष्ठ ७१]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 3.1 Forgetting
Exercises | Q 2. a) | पृष्ठ ७१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

We use various sports equipment to play different indoor and outdoor games. Now, associate the following sports equipment with their corresponding sports or games.

spear, racket, pawns,

puck, stump, bow

& arrow, club, oar,

striker, sabre, dice, baton


Have you won any medals? What are the levels to be accomplished to become an international sportsperson?


Have you ever lost or misplaced anything of value due to forgetfulness?

At times, instances of forgetfulness may land us in a tight spot or in a difficult situation. Therefore, we need to find ways to remember what we have to do or carry with us. One suchway is to make a mental checklist that we can verify before starting any activity.

Now discuss with your partner and think of some practical ideas to overcome forgetfulness, in your day-to-day activities.

e.g. setting an alarm  
   
   

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 is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?


What kind of absent-mindedness is regarded as a virtue by Lynd?


Narrate the plight of the baby on its day out.


Kahlil Gibran states ‘Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.’ Write an article for your school magazine, linking your ideas logically and giving appropriate examples.


Many of us have unused, old but valuable items at home. If we wish to get rid of them, we can sell them at an auction. Items like paintings, jewels, household articles, vehicles, even houses can be auctioned.

The flowchart below will help you understand how an auction is conducted.


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?


Why was the author sure he would not be caught?


What made the friend laugh heartily?


What kind of excuses did the narrator think he could make?


The narrator would not forget two things about his friend. What are they?


“And I got it.” Here ‘it’ refers to the ______.


The narrator heard his own voice saying, ‘and fifty’. What does this suggest?


Why did the narrator feel he could have welcomed a firing party?


What was the bidder’s offer to the narrator?


Trace the thoughts that went on in the mind of the narrator when picture after picture was put up and sold at the auction.


What was the role of scholars and poets in olden days?


In what ways have universities improved the society?


‘Wisdom was meant for the mansion, not for the marketplace’ -What does this statement signify?


Students are instilled with some of the essential values and skills while at the universities. Enumerate them.


What are the hindrances graduates face in their task of serving the society?


Briefly describe the ‘accidents’ encountered on the flight by Bryson.


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