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
Answer using a phrase or a sentence.
What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?
If Tilly’s award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with — her parents or her geography teacher?
Say ‘False’ or ‘True’ for the following statement.
Macavity is a spy, a trickster and a criminal, all rolled in one.
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
I have nothing to give you
Except goodwill and cheer.
Answer the following question.
Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why?
Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.
His other problems ______________ into insignificance beside this unforeseen mishap.
Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.
The meeting was ____________ by the youngest member of the board.
Complete the sentence below by using an appropriate phrase from the ones given below.
That person was ___________ ___________ to repeat the same mistake again.
What made him feel miserable?
“If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” the girl said.
What is she referring to?
“If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” the girl said.
What does she mean when she says “If you are not careful...”? (She says something a little later which means the same. Find that sentence.)
Hafeez Contractor wanted to join the police force. Why didn’t he?
Which, to you, is the most important idea in this story, and why?
“Then we will have to continue the fight,” said the other.
What made him say that?
Ranji is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then?
What was Duttada’s secret ambition?
Why was Duttada hopeful that he would discover a new comet soon?
“For a moment James wondered if he had done his sums right.” Why was James doubtful about his sums and calculations?
What did the scientists at the conference say about James’s ‘sums’?
