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प्रश्न
Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about your favourite personality.
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उत्तर
My favourite personality:
There are many people all around the world who are very famous and celebrities. But my favourite personality is my father. My father is my hero. He is kind, polite and really friendly to everyone. He is a teacher by profession and is very good at teaching. He is always ready to help and support the needy and helpless. He is a God-fearing person and always teaches us to remember God’s gifts and God’s love for the world.
I am so proud to have a father like him. He is a simple man with kind rules. He is handsome, my favourite and my ideal man. He is my friend and always ready to encourage, appreciate me for success, and always ready to help me wherever I need a friend or the support of my father. I am proud of my father and wish him good health forever.
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