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प्रश्न
What should the youngsters aim in life after their graduation?
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उत्तर
The youngsters should aim in life after graduation for an aristocracy of achievements arising out of a democracy of opportunities. As youngsters they should aim at toning up the society, bringing light into dark alleys sunshine into dingy places, solace into the afflicted, hope unto the despondent, and a new life into everyone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?
How forgetful are you?
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 | |
Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?
What is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?
What made people wonder about the absentmindedness of their fellowbeings?
When does human memory work with less than its usual capacity?
How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?
The list of articles lost in trains suggest that sportsmen have worse memories than their ordinary serious-minded fellows. Why does Lynd say this?
Describe the activity that was going on in the sale-room at King Street.
What came as a shock to the author?
What did the falling of the hammer indicate?
What made the friend laugh heartily?
Why did the friend desert the narrator, a second time?
“And I got it.” Here ‘it’ refers to the ______.
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?
Why did the narrator feel he could have welcomed a firing party?
What was the bidder’s offer to the narrator?
Narrate the circumstances that led to the narrator getting into a tight corner, by his own folly
Explain how the narrator got out of the tight corner that he was in.
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.
How can a graduate give back to his/her society?
How does the speaker highlight the importance of giving back to the society?
Give a few instances of Bryson’s confused acts.
How did Bryson free himself from the crash position?
Can a clumsy person train himself/ herself to overcome shortcomings? How could this be done?
As a fellow passenger of Bill Bryson on the flight, make a diary entry describing his clumsy behaviour during the trip and the inconveniences caused to others as a result of his nervousness.
