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प्रश्न
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
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उत्तर
The absence of “Tea” in the recipes of the cookery book is curious to the author.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
How was the family affected by the war?
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
What are the author’s views on China tea?
How does adding sugar affect the taste of 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 |
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of 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 |
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices?
When did the children shy away from the chair?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
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)
