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Which incident made the visitor to the school ten times more thoughtful than ever?

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The narrator had heard a lot about the unique method of teaching in Beam’s school. At first, he saw a blind girl being led out. Then he saw a lame boy. He thought that the students were not at all healthy and active. But soon he came to know that that they were just acting to be blind, lame, crippled, etc. Meanwhile, he was asked to lead a blind girl around. The blind girl asked him many questions. And he had to apply his brain to describe people and things. He realised that he had become ten times more thoughtful than ever.

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पाठ 5.1: A Different Kind of School - Extra Questions

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पाठ 5.1 A Different Kind of School
Extra Questions | Q 9

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