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प्रश्न
Why, according to Lynd, should taking medicines be one of the easiest actions to remember?
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उत्तर
Taking medicines should be one of the easiest actions to remember because the doctor has prescribed the medicine to recover from illness. Besides, there is a need to take it either before or after meals. Every time one takes meals, one should easily remember medicine.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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?
What is the commonest type of forgetfulness, according to Lynd?
What are the articles the writer forgets most often?
What made people wonder about the absentmindedness of their fellowbeings?
What are our memories filled with?
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?
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.
We found a ______of biscuits in the old man’s shirt ______. (pocket/packet)
The narrator visited the sale-room as he ______.
The narrator had been a safe contributor at the auction, as ______.
Why did the narrator visit Christie’s?
Trace the thoughts that went on in the mind of the narrator when picture after picture was put up and sold at the auction.
Why are universities necessary for a society?
Universities develop broad-mindedness. How does Dr. Radhakrishnan drive home this idea?
According to the speaker, how should Universities mould the students of the present day?
Common men contribute to the maintenance of institutions of higher education. Explain this statement.
You were one of the fresh graduates at the convocation function of the University. You had the rare privilege of listening to the enlightening speech of Dr. Arignar Anna. Write a letter to your friend highlighting the core ideas of his speech and the impact of the speech on you.
What were the contents of Bryson’s bag?
What did Bryson wish to avoid in his life?
How would staying away from liquid mischief benefit Bryson?
‘… But, when it’s my own - well, I think hysterics are fully justified’ – How?
Bring out the pun in the title ‘The Accidental Tourist’ (one who happens to travel by accident or one who meets with accidents often on his or her trips!).
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.
