Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Why do some of us find it necessary to prove that we are better than others ? Will you be amused or annoyed to read the following sign at the back of the car in front of you? I may be going slow but I am ahead of you.
Advertisements
Solution
A lot of people have the tendency, like the warrior in the story, to prove themselves superior to others. But one may be superior in one aspect and the other may be superior in some other things. For instance, the warrior may have claimed to be more powerful, but Ranji was better than him in swimming and diving. I don’t like people like the owner of the car who had put the sign: ‘I may be going slow but I am ahead of you’. It does not reflect good taste. I don’t get amused at such things. I don’t like people who show off and try to prove themselves better.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
In Picture 2 what do you understand by the Company’s “superior weapons”?
Mention the following.
Four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 War of Independence.
Say ‘False’ or ‘True’ for the following statement.
Macavity is a spy, a trickster and a criminal, all rolled in one.
What had happened to Jody’s father?
Complete the sentence using the right form of the adjective given in the bracket.
What you are doing now is _____________ than what you did yesterday. (easy)
Put the verbs in the brackets into their proper forms.
I (wear) my raincoat. It (rain) and people (get) wet.
Put the verbs in the brackets into their proper forms.
She (see) a film. She (narrate) it to her friends who (listen) carefully.
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
Match these words with their correct meanings.
ringing sound (of a bell or breaking glass, etc.)
Which word in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to ‘the frost’?
Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.
(sun) going down
Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.
(a night’s) shelter
Velu travelled without a ticket. Why?
Why did he decide to follow the ‘strange’ girl?
What was Mrs Gupta’s advice to Hafeez contractor?
What can schools do to draw out the best in unusual learners ? Suggest whatever seems reasonable to you.
What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot?
Why did the bird refuse to be taken out in her cage?
Do you think ours is a traditional society ? What are some of the things we do to be called traditional ? Do you find these things useless or useful ?
Which subject did Xuan Zang study in India?
