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Question
Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on the following:
Write an original story that begins with the words : “He was the funniest boy I had ever met. He would make everyone laugh………”
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Solution
He was the funniest boy I had ever met. He would make everyone laugh till their stomachs ached, and they would ask him to stop. Such was his nature in the company of friends and people whom he knew.
Sameer, yet the boy known for his wittiness and prompt, clever remarks, was a star attraction wherever he stood. He was also well-liked by both his classmates and teachers in class because he never used harsh or sarcastic language in his responses. Rather, he turned every incident, situation, or circumstance into healthy humour, and a smile would spread on the face of even the most serious person sitting there. This was the reason everyone wanted to be his friend.
Little did anyone know the pain hid behind his smiling face except his true and close friend Saurabh. Sameer was from an average family and lived comfortably with his parents and younger sister. His father worked for an insurance company, and his mother was a housewife. Both he and his sister were studying in a well-known convent school in the city. One day, tragedy struck their family in the form of Sameer’s father losing his job as he became terminally ill due to blood cancer.
This was a great blow to the family, which was otherwise leading a happy and content life. Sameer, being a male member, had to take up the responsibility of looking after himself, his studies, and his family. It was a great blow that life had given him at such a tender age. He was drowned in a sea of sorrow and hopelessness.
His grandmother and mother were anxiously seeking information about his condition. They consoled, comforted, and talked to him, but to no avail. He just would not talk; he always put a serious expression on his face and went about doing his work and studies mechanically. His mother consulted a psychologist, who told him about the changes that had come to him. The doctor advised them to bring him to his clinic in the hospital. Sameer had to pass through the children’s ward while going over to the clinic. The small children of various ages and sizes caught his attention as he peered into the ward. Some were playing, some were sleeping, and some talked, but all had a smile on their faces. He was told they were all suffering from cancer and didn’t have very many days to live.
Sameer was shocked into silence, a lot of emotions were coming and going on his face. One could see he was fighting with himself. Continuously, his gaze was on the smiling, cheerful faces of the little children. He let out a deep sigh of breath, and along with it, a lot of pent-up emotions were released. He was now relaxed, and it seemed as if those children had taught him the mantra of how to be happy. It is since that day that a new, happy Sameer rose from the ashes of the sad and grave Sameer. His motto in life now has become to be happy and make others happy, irrespective of any difficulties and challenges of life one may be facing. That is the secret of his being applauded and loved by one and all alike, and moreover, with renewed energy, he is facing all his duties.
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RELATED QUESTIONS
A1. Choose two sentences that appropriately mention the theme of the passage :
(1) The extract deals with the writer’s concern over Chaitanya's handicap.
(2) The extract depicts the writer’s proud feelings towards her son’s achievement.
(3) The extract deals with how Chaitanya made the writer see positively towards life.
(4) The extract deals with how the writer helps Chaitanya to buy the bus ticket.
Early in 1997-98, when he returned from state-level inter-school sports, he had two prizes to his credit and a silver medal. He had won his laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in a running race.
When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied, in total disbelief, then–hugged him, kissed him and cried unabashedly to my heart’s content. That day, I cried for the first time out of joy and a sense of being vindicated. Without practice, he had competed with approximately 1,800 children drawn from various schools all over the state. He was subsequently selected for the marathon race, but he could not participate due to a health problem. “Maybe next year, he would”, I assured myself. And I, as his proud mother, would proudly chronicle his future achievements and success to inspire other - mothers of the world.
Looking back at my own life, I feel that it is the spirit with which we can accept our life gracefully is what
matters ultimately; and it is love that nourishes us. All other things are unimportant. Chaitanya has made me look inwards. His handicap doesn’t disturb me any longer. He and I shall live with it and still be happy. The mental strength which he has given to me is inexhaustible.
One day, as both of us got onto a public transport bus, Chaitanya offered to buy the tickets for us.
“One full, one half ”, he said to the conductor beaming with joy.
Looking at him, I wondered whether he was really only a half? An incomplete person? Was I really full?
Complete in all respects? Why do then normal people feel that they are ‘full’ and others like Chaitanya are ‘half’ or incomplete? Chaitanya’s world is complete in itself, pure and innocent while our lives are full of deceit, jealousies, ill-feelings.
A2. Point out -
Point out two instances where you find Chaitanya's victory over his disability.
A3. Give reasons -
Chaitanya’s silver medal in a running race was very special for the writer, because :
(i) __________________
(ii) __________________
A4. Vocabulary -
Match the pairs of the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| (1) | stupefied | (a) | official statement about the special act of courage |
| (2) | chronicle | (b) | record events in the order they happened |
| (3) | vindicated | (c) | surprised or shocked |
| (4) | citation | (d) | justified |
A5. Personal response -
Explain, your views about the ill-treatment the special children receive in society.
A6. Grammar -
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) He had won his laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in a running race.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only...but also’.)
(ii) When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘No sooner.... than’.)
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