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Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why? - English

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Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?

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Boys who return from cricket and football matches tend to forget bats and balls. Their minds are filled with a vision of the playing field. Their heads are among the stars. They are said to be the citizens of dreamland.

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पाठ 3.1: Forgetting - Exercises [पृष्ठ ७१]

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पाठ 3.1 Forgetting
Exercises | Q 1. g) | पृष्ठ ७१

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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?


What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?


Regardless of the challenges faced, some women have achieved great success in the field of sports. Here is a list of Indian women celebrities who are accomplished in the field of sports and games. Match their names with the sports or games they are associated with, by drawing lines. One has been done for you as an example.

Names of personalities Sports / Games  
PV Sindhu golf  
Geeta Phogat weightlifting  
Koneru Humpy swimming  
Karnam Malleshwari badminton  
Anjali Bhagwat cricket  
Sania Mirza hockey tennis
Dipika Pallikal archery  
Bula Choudhury athletics  
P.T. Usha wrestling  
Saba Anjum Karim chess  
Akanksha Singh shooting  
Mithali Raj basketball  
Sharmila Nicollet squash  
Deepika Kumari tennis  

How sharp is your memory?

Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.

1 N 11   21  
2   12   22  
3   13   23  
4   14   24  
5   15   25  
6   16   26  
7   17   27  
8   18   28  
9   19   29  
10   20   30  

Name a few things that a person remembers easily.


What are the articles the writer forgets most often?


You have borrowed a branded cricket bat from your reluctant friend for an outstation match. After returning home you realize you have absent-mindedly left it in the hotel room. Write a letter of apology and regret to your friend.


What made the author ignore his friend’s warning?


What came as a shock to the author?


What made the friend laugh heartily?


How does the Narrator show the presence of mind in the sudden turn of events?


What could have been the best way for the narrator, to get himself out of the tight corner?


How did the narrator take advantage of the situation?


Narrate the circumstances that led to the narrator getting into a tight corner, by his own folly


Who provides these common facilities? Tick the appropriate source.

  • Parents
  • Educational institutions
  • The Department of Education
  • Social Service Organizations 
  • Other agencies

What should the youngsters aim in life after their graduation?


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?


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What were the contents of Bryson’s bag?


What was Bryson’s worst accident on a plane?


What did Bryson wish to avoid in his life?


How would staying away from liquid mischief benefit Bryson?


Why doesn’t Bryson seem to be able to do easily what others seem to? Give a few reasons.


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