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Question
A brilliant student from your school has won a Mathematics Quiz at the National Level.
Frame questions to interview him/her when the school felicitates him/her. Follow the steps given below.
- Greetings
- Introduction of the interviewee and achievements.
- 2 or 3 questions about growing years.
- 4 to 6 questions about the achievements.
- 2 or 3 questions about future plans and prospects.
- Expression of thanks and good wishes.
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Solution
- Good morning, Rachana. First of all, let me offer you my congratulations on winning the Mathematics Quiz. and that too, at the National Level. May I ask you a few questions about your achievement?
- Did you have a great interest in mathematics in the early years of your childhood?
- How did you develop this interest?
- How long did you prepare yourself before participating in this Quiz?
- Who helped you and guided you?
- Who encouraged you or motivated you at that stage?
- How did you feel when you were actually answering the questions?
- What is the next step from here?
- Do you plan to make a career in mathematics?
- Any message to others interested in mathematics?
- Thank you, and all the best for your future. Goodbye.
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