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Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?

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Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?

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The author takes tea without sugar to relish the real taste of tea. But the majority of people take it with sugar. So, the author refers to himself as a minority.

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पाठ 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Exercise [पृष्ठ ३८]

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पाठ 2.1 A Nice Cup of Tea
Exercise | Q 1. n) | पृष्ठ ३८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?


What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?


How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?


Who took the author to the cubicle?


What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?


Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’


Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story


Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?


Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak 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.

The teapot should be made of ______

The pot should be ______beforehand.

The pot should not have ______

While pouring water the teapot should be ______

The tea leaves should be ______

After making tea, it should be ______or the pot should be ______

The milk for the tea should be ______

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 the unattended trolley put to use?


What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?


Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?


Adventures, expeditions, and explorations are always exciting. Especially when they are real and if it is the first of its kind, it is even more thrilling. The only question that comes to one’s mind is what makes one to take up such tasks that involve high risks. It is the spirit of formidable adventure and certain qualities which make them achieve such feats.


Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.


When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?


What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?


How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?


What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?


Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?


Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?


Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.


From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.


How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?


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)


‘There is no height, no depth that the spirit of man, guided by higher Spirit cannot attain’. Discuss the above statement in the context of the achievement of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing.


Solve the clues given below and complete the cross word

Across Down
1.You can watch programmes, matches and news on it 1. You can sit around it
4. You can lie on this and sleep 2. You can put flowers in this
6.You can sit on this and relax by yourself 3. You can sit on this with two other people comfortably
11.You can store all your books here 5. You can do your writing work on this
12.This can give you light when it is dark 7. This can cover a small space and decorate the floor
 

8. You can put all your clothes in here

 

 

9. You can look into this to see yourself

 

10. You can sit on this, it has 3 legs.


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