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| Amrutananda was a well-known and rich land-lord in his village. He and his wife were both cunning and extremely sly. They made a lot of money by cheating and ill-treating their labourers who worked in their fields. One day, a young man named Manikya came to Amrutananda, asking for work. Amrutananda was pleasantly surprised. No one ever wanted to work for him because of his reputation, and here was someone walking right into his house! Manikya's next few words made him even happier. Manikya said, 'I will work for you for free. You need not pay me a salary, only give me a place to sleep, two sets of clothes and two meals a day.' Amrutananda was filled with joy when he heard this and was about to agree, when Manikya added, 'I have only one condition: I will tell you the truth always, but one day of the year I will lie to you. Amrutananda, who lied happily every day of the year, agreed to this-odd condition. So Manikyajoined him. He was a wonderful worker - hard - working and trustworthy. He was very honest and soon became Amrutananda's, right-hand man. A year went by, and because of Manikya's hard work, Amrutananda had an excellent harvest. He and his wife Mandakini decided to have a big feast to celebrate. They invited all their relatives and friends, who came from across the village and outside to participate in this celebration. Everyone was looking forward to the delicious feasting planned. On the morning of the feast, Amrutananda decided he would also give away some gifts to his relatives, just so that he could show off. So he was set off for the market in his cart. As soon as he was out of sight, Manikya went running to his mistress, Mandakini. He wept loudly and beat his chest. Then he fell on the floor sobbing, and announced, The master is dead. “The cart overturned on the road. Our master has been flattened like a Chapatti” As soon as Amrutananda's wife and relatives heard this, they started wailing. Manikya rushed out, saying he would bring back the body, while everyone started preparing for the last rites. Manikya now went running to his master and said “Master! Your wife is dead. My kind, loving mistress is dead. A cobra bit her and she fell to the ground, as blue as the spring sky.” Amrutananda was atunned. His beloved Mandakini, his partner in all his schemes, was dead! He couldn't believe it. He rushed back home shouting her name. Mandakini was weeping loudly, Sitting in the courtyard. When she saw her husband run in, she stopped mid-wail, and Amrutananda too, stood open-mouthed and speechless. Then they fell into each other's arms, unable to believe their eyes. At once they turned to Manikya, “What is the meaning of this. Manikya?” his master demanded in a stem voice. Manikya smiled, "Remember my condition, that I would lie only once in a year? Well, I choose today. You see what lies can do? They nearly destroyed your life. Now think about what happens to the people you lie to everyday. Saying this he walked out, leaving behind a stunned and ashamed landlord. |
What important lesson did Amrutananda learn from Manikya?
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| Amrutananda was a well-known and rich land-lord in his village. He and his wife were both cunning and extremely sly. They made a lot of money by cheating and ill-treating their labourers who worked in their fields. One day, a young man named Manikya came to Amrutananda, asking for work. Amrutananda was pleasantly surprised. No one ever wanted to work for him because of his reputation, and here was someone walking right into his house! Manikya's next few words made him even happier. Manikya said, 'I will work for you for free. You need not pay me a salary, only give me a place to sleep, two sets of clothes and two meals a day.' Amrutananda was filled with joy when he heard this and was about to agree, when Manikya added, 'I have only one condition: I will tell you the truth always, but one day of the year I will lie to you. Amrutananda, who lied happily every day of the year, agreed to this-odd condition. So Manikyajoined him. He was a wonderful worker - hard - working and trustworthy. He was very honest and soon became Amrutananda's, right-hand man. A year went by, and because of Manikya's hard work, Amrutananda had an excellent harvest. He and his wife Mandakini decided to have a big feast to celebrate. They invited all their relatives and friends, who came from across the village and outside to participate in this celebration. Everyone was looking forward to the delicious feasting planned. On the morning of the feast, Amrutananda decided he would also give away some gifts to his relatives, just so that he could show off. So he was set off for the market in his cart. As soon as he was out of sight, Manikya went running to his mistress, Mandakini. He wept loudly and beat his chest. Then he fell on the floor sobbing, and announced, The master is dead. “The cart overturned on the road. Our master has been flattened like a Chapatti” As soon as Amrutananda's wife and relatives heard this, they started wailing. Manikya rushed out, saying he would bring back the body, while everyone started preparing for the last rites. Manikya now went running to his master and said “Master! Your wife is dead. My kind, loving mistress is dead. A cobra bit her and she fell to the ground, as blue as the spring sky.” Amrutananda was atunned. His beloved Mandakini, his partner in all his schemes, was dead! He couldn't believe it. He rushed back home shouting her name. Mandakini was weeping loudly, Sitting in the courtyard. When she saw her husband run in, she stopped mid-wail, and Amrutananda too, stood open-mouthed and speechless. Then they fell into each other's arms, unable to believe their eyes. At once they turned to Manikya, “What is the meaning of this. Manikya?” his master demanded in a stem voice. Manikya smiled, "Remember my condition, that I would lie only once in a year? Well, I choose today. You see what lies can do? They nearly destroyed your life. Now think about what happens to the people you lie to everyday. Saying this he walked out, leaving behind a stunned and ashamed landlord. |
Why was Amrutananda's wife crying in the house?
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| Amrutananda was a well-known and rich land-lord in his village. He and his wife were both cunning and extremely sly. They made a lot of money by cheating and ill-treating their labourers who worked in their fields. One day, a young man named Manikya came to Amrutananda, asking for work. Amrutananda was pleasantly surprised. No one ever wanted to work for him because of his reputation, and here was someone walking right into his house! Manikya's next few words made him even happier. Manikya said, 'I will work for you for free. You need not pay me a salary, only give me a place to sleep, two sets of clothes and two meals a day.' Amrutananda was filled with joy when he heard this and was about to agree, when Manikya added, 'I have only one condition: I will tell you the truth always, but one day of the year I will lie to you. Amrutananda, who lied happily every day of the year, agreed to this-odd condition. So Manikyajoined him. He was a wonderful worker - hard - working and trustworthy. He was very honest and soon became Amrutananda's, right-hand man. A year went by, and because of Manikya's hard work, Amrutananda had an excellent harvest. He and his wife Mandakini decided to have a big feast to celebrate. They invited all their relatives and friends, who came from across the village and outside to participate in this celebration. Everyone was looking forward to the delicious feasting planned. On the morning of the feast, Amrutananda decided he would also give away some gifts to his relatives, just so that he could show off. So he was set off for the market in his cart. As soon as he was out of sight, Manikya went running to his mistress, Mandakini. He wept loudly and beat his chest. Then he fell on the floor sobbing, and announced, The master is dead. “The cart overturned on the road. Our master has been flattened like a Chapatti” As soon as Amrutananda's wife and relatives heard this, they started wailing. Manikya rushed out, saying he would bring back the body, while everyone started preparing for the last rites. Manikya now went running to his master and said “Master! Your wife is dead. My kind, loving mistress is dead. A cobra bit her and she fell to the ground, as blue as the spring sky.” Amrutananda was atunned. His beloved Mandakini, his partner in all his schemes, was dead! He couldn't believe it. He rushed back home shouting her name. Mandakini was weeping loudly, Sitting in the courtyard. When she saw her husband run in, she stopped mid-wail, and Amrutananda too, stood open-mouthed and speechless. Then they fell into each other's arms, unable to believe their eyes. At once they turned to Manikya, “What is the meaning of this. Manikya?” his master demanded in a stem voice. Manikya smiled, "Remember my condition, that I would lie only once in a year? Well, I choose today. You see what lies can do? They nearly destroyed your life. Now think about what happens to the people you lie to everyday. Saying this he walked out, leaving behind a stunned and ashamed landlord. |
Which of the following could be an APPROPRIATE TITLE for the story?
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| Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They were all very clever and one day decided to make a fortune by using their powers of reasoning and logic. As they walked to the nearest city to look for work. they saw some footprints on the mud road. As they stood looking at the marks a merchant came rushing towards them. “Did you see anyone go by this road?” He asked in panic. The first brother looked closely at the prints and said, “Yes, a large camel.” The second said, “the camel could see with only one eye” The third, who had been looking further down the road, said, “the camel was carrying a woman and a child on its back.” Now the merchant was furious and shouted, “You have kidnapped my wife and child. Come with me to the king.” the brothers could not get him to reason out and the four men ended up in the king's court. “Hmm,” the king said after he had heard the entire story. “If you three claim to be so clever, let me set a task for you. I will place before you a wooden box which will be locked. You will have to tell me what it contains without looking inside.” The three brothers agreed, and soon the king's men placed before them a stout wooden box, firmly shut. The first brother said immediately, “It has something round inside.” The second said, “It is a pomegranate.” “An unripe pomegranate,” added the third. The box was opened and indeed, inside there was an unripe pomegranate. The king now asked them for an explanation. The first man said, “When your servant was bringing the box, I heard something rolling inside. That meant there was a round object in it.” The second man said, “I saw your servant coming from the pomegranate orchard, so I knew he had placed a pomegranate in the box.” And this is not the season for pomegranates, so it had to be an unripe one, commented the last brother. The king had now witnessed the brother's powers of observation and was curious to know how they had discovered about the merchant's wife and child being on. the camel's back. “The footprints we saw were large ones, so I deduced it was a big camel that had passed that way,” said the first brother. The camel had grazed on only one side of the road, said the second, “so I knew it was one-eyed.” “And I saw the footprints of a woman and a child where the camel had sat down to rest,” said the third, which meant they were on the camel's back. The king, now convinced of their cleverness, appointed the three brothers as ministers in his court. |
How did the second brother arrive at the conclusion that the camel could see with only one eye?
- He saw the camel pass by
- He took a guess
- The grass on only one side of the road was eaten
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| Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They were all very clever and one day decided to make a fortune by using their powers of reasoning and logic. As they walked to the nearest city to look for work. they saw some footprints on the mud road. As they stood looking at the marks a merchant came rushing towards them. “Did you see anyone go by this road?” He asked in panic. The first brother looked closely at the prints and said, “Yes, a large camel.” The second said, “the camel could see with only one eye” The third, who had been looking further down the road, said, “the camel was carrying a woman and a child on its back.” Now the merchant was furious and shouted, “You have kidnapped my wife and child. Come with me to the king.” the brothers could not get him to reason out and the four men ended up in the king's court. “Hmm,” the king said after he had heard the entire story. “If you three claim to be so clever, let me set a task for you. I will place before you a wooden box which will be locked. You will have to tell me what it contains without looking inside.” The three brothers agreed, and soon the king's men placed before them a stout wooden box, firmly shut. The first brother said immediately, “It has something round inside.” The second said, “It is a pomegranate.” “An unripe pomegranate,” added the third. The box was opened and indeed, inside there was an unripe pomegranate. The king now asked them for an explanation. The first man said, “When your servant was bringing the box, I heard something rolling inside. That meant there was a round object in it.” The second man said, “I saw your servant coming from the pomegranate orchard, so I knew he had placed a pomegranate in the box.” And this is not the season for pomegranates, so it had to be an unripe one, commented the last brother. The king had now witnessed the brother's powers of observation and was curious to know how they had discovered about the merchant's wife and child being on. the camel's back. “The footprints we saw were large ones, so I deduced it was a big camel that had passed that way,” said the first brother. The camel had grazed on only one side of the road, said the second, “so I knew it was one-eyed.” “And I saw the footprints of a woman and a child where the camel had sat down to rest,” said the third, which meant they were on the camel's back. The king, now convinced of their cleverness, appointed the three brothers as ministers in his court. |
Why did tile merchant take the three brothers to the king's court?
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| Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They were all very clever and one day decided to make a fortune by using their powers of reasoning and logic. As they walked to the nearest city to look for work. they saw some footprints on the mud road. As they stood looking at the marks a merchant came rushing towards them. “Did you see anyone go by this road?” He asked in panic. The first brother looked closely at the prints and said, “Yes, a large camel.” The second said, “the camel could see with only one eye” The third, who had been looking further down the road, said, “the camel was carrying a woman and a child on its back.” Now the merchant was furious and shouted, “You have kidnapped my wife and child. Come with me to the king.” the brothers could not get him to reason out and the four men ended up in the king's court. “Hmm,” the king said after he had heard the entire story. “If you three claim to be so clever, let me set a task for you. I will place before you a wooden box which will be locked. You will have to tell me what it contains without looking inside.” The three brothers agreed, and soon the king's men placed before them a stout wooden box, firmly shut. The first brother said immediately, “It has something round inside.” The second said, “It is a pomegranate.” “An unripe pomegranate,” added the third. The box was opened and indeed, inside there was an unripe pomegranate. The king now asked them for an explanation. The first man said, “When your servant was bringing the box, I heard something rolling inside. That meant there was a round object in it.” The second man said, “I saw your servant coming from the pomegranate orchard, so I knew he had placed a pomegranate in the box.” And this is not the season for pomegranates, so it had to be an unripe one, commented the last brother. The king had now witnessed the brother's powers of observation and was curious to know how they had discovered about the merchant's wife and child being on. the camel's back. “The footprints we saw were large ones, so I deduced it was a big camel that had passed that way,” said the first brother. The camel had grazed on only one side of the road, said the second, “so I knew it was one-eyed.” “And I saw the footprints of a woman and a child where the camel had sat down to rest,” said the third, which meant they were on the camel's back. The king, now convinced of their cleverness, appointed the three brothers as ministers in his court. |
Why did the king challenge the three brothers with a task?
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| Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They were all very clever and one day decided to make a fortune by using their powers of reasoning and logic. As they walked to the nearest city to look for work. they saw some footprints on the mud road. As they stood looking at the marks a merchant came rushing towards them. “Did you see anyone go by this road?” He asked in panic. The first brother looked closely at the prints and said, “Yes, a large camel.” The second said, “the camel could see with only one eye” The third, who had been looking further down the road, said, “the camel was carrying a woman and a child on its back.” Now the merchant was furious and shouted, “You have kidnapped my wife and child. Come with me to the king.” the brothers could not get him to reason out and the four men ended up in the king's court. “Hmm,” the king said after he had heard the entire story. “If you three claim to be so clever, let me set a task for you. I will place before you a wooden box which will be locked. You will have to tell me what it contains without looking inside.” The three brothers agreed, and soon the king's men placed before them a stout wooden box, firmly shut. The first brother said immediately, “It has something round inside.” The second said, “It is a pomegranate.” “An unripe pomegranate,” added the third. The box was opened and indeed, inside there was an unripe pomegranate. The king now asked them for an explanation. The first man said, “When your servant was bringing the box, I heard something rolling inside. That meant there was a round object in it.” The second man said, “I saw your servant coming from the pomegranate orchard, so I knew he had placed a pomegranate in the box.” And this is not the season for pomegranates, so it had to be an unripe one, commented the last brother. The king had now witnessed the brother's powers of observation and was curious to know how they had discovered about the merchant's wife and child being on. the camel's back. “The footprints we saw were large ones, so I deduced it was a big camel that had passed that way,” said the first brother. The camel had grazed on only one side of the road, said the second, “so I knew it was one-eyed.” “And I saw the footprints of a woman and a child where the camel had sat down to rest,” said the third, which meant they were on the camel's back. The king, now convinced of their cleverness, appointed the three brothers as ministers in his court. |
Which of the following word is MOST OPPOSITE to the word PANIC printed in bold in the above story?
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| Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They were all very clever and one day decided to make a fortune by using their powers of reasoning and logic. As they walked to the nearest city to look for work. they saw some footprints on the mud road. As they stood looking at the marks a merchant came rushing towards them. “Did you see anyone go by this road?” He asked in panic. The first brother looked closely at the prints and said, “Yes, a large camel.” The second said, “the camel could see with only one eye” The third, who had been looking further down the road, said, “the camel was carrying a woman and a child on its back.” Now the merchant was furious and shouted, “You have kidnapped my wife and child. Come with me to the king.” the brothers could not get him to reason out and the four men ended up in the king's court. “Hmm,” the king said after he had heard the entire story. “If you three claim to be so clever, let me set a task for you. I will place before you a wooden box which will be locked. You will have to tell me what it contains without looking inside.” The three brothers agreed, and soon the king's men placed before them a stout wooden box, firmly shut. The first brother said immediately, “It has something round inside.” The second said, “It is a pomegranate.” “An unripe pomegranate,” added the third. The box was opened and indeed, inside there was an unripe pomegranate. The king now asked them for an explanation. The first man said, “When your servant was bringing the box, I heard something rolling inside. That meant there was a round object in it.” The second man said, “I saw your servant coming from the pomegranate orchard, so I knew he had placed a pomegranate in the box.” And this is not the season for pomegranates, so it had to be an unripe one, commented the last brother. The king had now witnessed the brother's powers of observation and was curious to know how they had discovered about the merchant's wife and child being on. the camel's back. “The footprints we saw were large ones, so I deduced it was a big camel that had passed that way,” said the first brother. The camel had grazed on only one side of the road, said the second, “so I knew it was one-eyed.” “And I saw the footprints of a woman and a child where the camel had sat down to rest,” said the third, which meant they were on the camel's back. The king, now convinced of their cleverness, appointed the three brothers as ministers in his court. |
The king appointed the three brothers as ministers to his court because ______.
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| In a village by the Ganges, there once lived a Brahmin. He was a religious and God-fearing man. He earned his living by performing prayers in other people's home. One day the Brahmin was called to the neighbouring village to perform some ceremony. In return for his services, he received a goat as a present. The Brahmin was very pleased and he set off for home with a goat on his shoulders, he thought to himself, “this was a generous family,” to have given me a goat. My wife and children will be very pleased. As he walked down the path to his village he did not notice that he, was being followed by three thieves. “We have to get that plump goat,” said the first thief. “It will make a great dinner for us,” said the second thief. “We need to think of a plan fast,” said the third. The three thieves then decided to fool the Brahmin. The first thief approached the Brahmin saying “Dear Brahmin, you are a holy man, Why are you carrying a dirty dog on your shoulders?” “A dirty dog,” can't you see that it is a poor little goat. “Are you blind ?” said the Brahmin angrily. The first thief laughed and walked away. The Brahmin looked at the goat, indeed it was a goat, and so he resumed his journey homeward. A little further down the path, the Brahmin came across the second thief. The second thief said in astonishment, “You are a holy man, why are you carrying a dead calf on your shoulders”? The Brahmin was furious, “This is a live goat and not a dead calf.” The Brahmin had barely walked some distance when the third thief came running waving his arm towards the Brahmin “Drop that donkey at once, If people see you carrying a donkey on your shoulders, what will they think of you?” By now the Brahmin was very confused. Three different people had told him that he was carrying an animal other than a goat. Something must be wrong he thought. “This is not a goat; this must be some monster that keeps changing its form.” The terrified Brahmin threw the goat and ran home as fast as he could. The three thieves had a great laugh. They had succeeded in their plan. They picked up the goat and left. How foolish the Brahmin had been to have believed them. |
Why did the Brahmin let go off the goat?
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| In a village by the Ganges, there once lived a Brahmin. He was a religious and God-fearing man. He earned his living by performing prayers in other people's home. One day the Brahmin was called to the neighbouring village to perform some ceremony. In return for his services, he received a goat as a present. The Brahmin was very pleased and he set off for home with a goat on his shoulders, he thought to himself, “this was a generous family,” to have given me a goat. My wife and children will be very pleased. As he walked down the path to his village he did not notice that he, was being followed by three thieves. “We have to get that plump goat,” said the first thief. “It will make a great dinner for us,” said the second thief. “We need to think of a plan fast,” said the third. The three thieves then decided to fool the Brahmin. The first thief approached the Brahmin saying “Dear Brahmin, you are a holy man, Why are you carrying a dirty dog on your shoulders?” “A dirty dog,” can't you see that it is a poor little goat. “Are you blind ?” said the Brahmin angrily. The first thief laughed and walked away. The Brahmin looked at the goat, indeed it was a goat, and so he resumed his journey homeward. A little further down the path, the Brahmin came across the second thief. The second thief said in astonishment, “You are a holy man, why are you carrying a dead calf on your shoulders”? The Brahmin was furious, “This is a live goat and not a dead calf.” The Brahmin had barely walked some distance when the third thief came running waving his arm towards the Brahmin “Drop that donkey at once, If people see you carrying a donkey on your shoulders, what will they think of you?” By now the Brahmin was very confused. Three different people had told him that he was carrying an animal other than a goat. Something must be wrong he thought. “This is not a goat; this must be some monster that keeps changing its form.” The terrified Brahmin threw the goat and ran home as fast as he could. The three thieves had a great laugh. They had succeeded in their plan. They picked up the goat and left. How foolish the Brahmin had been to have believed them. |
How did the Brahmin get the goat?
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| (1) | Technology has advanced tremendously and has taken control of our daily lives. Every household has at least one television set, a laptop or desktop. It is not an uncommon sight to see kids playing with smartphones or tablets nowadays. We cannot deny how much technology has helped us, but are we exposing ourselves and our children to too much of it? |
| (2) | There has been much research and plenty of debate among educators, policy-makers, pediatricians and parents on the benefits and disadvantages of technology over the years. The kids are able to talk to friends and family who are far away. They enhance your child's curiosity and encourages him to explore from the safety of your home. Pushing keys and using the mouse help in fine-tuning your child's fine motor skills, which enhances their eye-hand coordination. Studies carried out by independent researchers have found that the use of technologies could support home learning. |
| (3) | However, technological interactivity tan never replace human interaction as current technology cannot replace the human element of interaction between parent and child. The technology may affect preschoolers' developing cognitive and social skills. The extensive use of tablet computers does not encourage innovative learning. It ~o increases aggressive responses from playing violent video games. As mentally stimulating as they are, technological devices do not promote physical stimulation as much as physical activity. |
| (4) |
The responses received from parents and teachers during the survey conducted have been depicted in the form of pie diagram.
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Which of these helps in fine tuning the motor skills of the child?
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| In a village by the Ganges, there once lived a Brahmin. He was a religious and God-fearing man. He earned his living by performing prayers in other people's home. One day the Brahmin was called to the neighbouring village to perform some ceremony. In return for his services, he received a goat as a present. The Brahmin was very pleased and he set off for home with a goat on his shoulders, he thought to himself, “this was a generous family,” to have given me a goat. My wife and children will be very pleased. As he walked down the path to his village he did not notice that he, was being followed by three thieves. “We have to get that plump goat,” said the first thief. “It will make a great dinner for us,” said the second thief. “We need to think of a plan fast,” said the third. The three thieves then decided to fool the Brahmin. The first thief approached the Brahmin saying “Dear Brahmin, you are a holy man, Why are you carrying a dirty dog on your shoulders?” “A dirty dog,” can't you see that it is a poor little goat. “Are you blind ?” said the Brahmin angrily. The first thief laughed and walked away. The Brahmin looked at the goat, indeed it was a goat, and so he resumed his journey homeward. A little further down the path, the Brahmin came across the second thief. The second thief said in astonishment, “You are a holy man, why are you carrying a dead calf on your shoulders”? The Brahmin was furious, “This is a live goat and not a dead calf.” The Brahmin had barely walked some distance when the third thief came running waving his arm towards the Brahmin “Drop that donkey at once, If people see you carrying a donkey on your shoulders, what will they think of you?” By now the Brahmin was very confused. Three different people had told him that he was carrying an animal other than a goat. Something must be wrong he thought. “This is not a goat; this must be some monster that keeps changing its form.” The terrified Brahmin threw the goat and ran home as fast as he could. The three thieves had a great laugh. They had succeeded in their plan. They picked up the goat and left. How foolish the Brahmin had been to have believed them. |
The thieves were following the Brahmin because ______.
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| In a village by the Ganges, there once lived a Brahmin. He was a religious and God-fearing man. He earned his living by performing prayers in other people's home. One day the Brahmin was called to the neighbouring village to perform some ceremony. In return for his services, he received a goat as a present. The Brahmin was very pleased and he set off for home with a goat on his shoulders, he thought to himself, “this was a generous family,” to have given me a goat. My wife and children will be very pleased. As he walked down the path to his village he did not notice that he, was being followed by three thieves. “We have to get that plump goat,” said the first thief. “It will make a great dinner for us,” said the second thief. “We need to think of a plan fast,” said the third. The three thieves then decided to fool the Brahmin. The first thief approached the Brahmin saying “Dear Brahmin, you are a holy man, Why are you carrying a dirty dog on your shoulders?” “A dirty dog,” can't you see that it is a poor little goat. “Are you blind ?” said the Brahmin angrily. The first thief laughed and walked away. The Brahmin looked at the goat, indeed it was a goat, and so he resumed his journey homeward. A little further down the path, the Brahmin came across the second thief. The second thief said in astonishment, “You are a holy man, why are you carrying a dead calf on your shoulders”? The Brahmin was furious, “This is a live goat and not a dead calf.” The Brahmin had barely walked some distance when the third thief came running waving his arm towards the Brahmin “Drop that donkey at once, If people see you carrying a donkey on your shoulders, what will they think of you?” By now the Brahmin was very confused. Three different people had told him that he was carrying an animal other than a goat. Something must be wrong he thought. “This is not a goat; this must be some monster that keeps changing its form.” The terrified Brahmin threw the goat and ran home as fast as he could. The three thieves had a great laugh. They had succeeded in their plan. They picked up the goat and left. How foolish the Brahmin had been to have believed them. |
How did the Brahmin earn his living?
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Emma Raducanu had sprung from nowhere at Wimbledon, defeating a string of higher-ranked players in a startling run that captivated the nation. Promoted to No. 1 Court - and the front pages - for a fourth-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia, the 18-years old suffered dizziness and breathing difficulties, and retired. "I think the whole experience caught up with me," she said later. Dr. Claire-Marie Roberts was watching with a pang of recognition. Roberts, 43, was a promising teenage swimmer, who once qualified for the lOOm breaststroke at the 1996 Olympics. But she had done so despite almost crippling competitive anxiety. "I'd be vomiting in the toilets before races with so many self-doubts and ridiculous scenarios playing out in my mind," she says. "I'd worry about letting my dad and coach down, and think everyone was much better than me. Sometimes I'd visualize myself with armbands on, struggling even to swim to the end of the pool." Happily, and unusually for the time, Roberts had a sports psychologist to turn to for help: "In the early 90s nobody really even knew what a sports psychologist was." It was only then that she was able to start managing her anxiety and qualify for Atlanta with Team Great Britain. Dr. Andrea Furst, a sports psychologist who works with England Rugby and the Australian sailing team, says the discipline to focus on what needs to be improved is what separates elite athletes and mortals. "Many of the things that are needed to be elite are not particularly complex, but it's the requirement for them to be done day after day that makes supreme performers," she says. "One of the best pieces of advice in everyday life would be to pick one thing to focus on to change and stick at it." "The performances we love the most are the ones where we can see huge hearts, deep character and the mastery of skill at an inspiring level; where we can see 'humanness' - not robotic perfection or emotionless 'execution'," psychologist Pippa Grange says. "There is something for all of us to take from that." When the recent England-Italy Euro final went to penalties, Dr. Geir Jordet, a sports psychologist, grabbed a notepad. His analysis, covering more than 45 years of shootouts, has revealed that when a team only needs one more successful penalty to win the match, the player who takes it will score 92% of the time. When a team loses the match by missing the next penalty (for example, Bukayo Saka's turn for England), the player taking that penalty scores only 62% of the time. "In life, it's about considering the positive consequences of what you're doing rather than dwelling on the negative consequences if you mess up," he says. |
The most inspiring sports performances are achieved through:
- The spirit to crush the opponent.
- force of character.
- Mechanical perfection
- large-heartedness
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| In a village by the Ganges, there once lived a Brahmin. He was a religious and God-fearing man. He earned his living by performing prayers in other people's home. One day the Brahmin was called to the neighbouring village to perform some ceremony. In return for his services, he received a goat as a present. The Brahmin was very pleased and he set off for home with a goat on his shoulders, he thought to himself, “this was a generous family,” to have given me a goat. My wife and children will be very pleased. As he walked down the path to his village he did not notice that he, was being followed by three thieves. “We have to get that plump goat,” said the first thief. “It will make a great dinner for us,” said the second thief. “We need to think of a plan fast,” said the third. The three thieves then decided to fool the Brahmin. The first thief approached the Brahmin saying “Dear Brahmin, you are a holy man, Why are you carrying a dirty dog on your shoulders?” “A dirty dog,” can't you see that it is a poor little goat. “Are you blind ?” said the Brahmin angrily. The first thief laughed and walked away. The Brahmin looked at the goat, indeed it was a goat, and so he resumed his journey homeward. A little further down the path, the Brahmin came across the second thief. The second thief said in astonishment, “You are a holy man, why are you carrying a dead calf on your shoulders”? The Brahmin was furious, “This is a live goat and not a dead calf.” The Brahmin had barely walked some distance when the third thief came running waving his arm towards the Brahmin “Drop that donkey at once, If people see you carrying a donkey on your shoulders, what will they think of you?” By now the Brahmin was very confused. Three different people had told him that he was carrying an animal other than a goat. Something must be wrong he thought. “This is not a goat; this must be some monster that keeps changing its form.” The terrified Brahmin threw the goat and ran home as fast as he could. The three thieves had a great laugh. They had succeeded in their plan. They picked up the goat and left. How foolish the Brahmin had been to have believed them. |
The various forms taken by the goat were ______.
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Emma Raducanu had sprung from nowhere at Wimbledon, defeating a string of higher-ranked players in a startling run that captivated the nation. Promoted to No. 1 Court - and the front pages - for a fourth-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia, the 18-years old suffered dizziness and breathing difficulties, and retired. "I think the whole experience caught up with me," she said later. Dr. Claire-Marie Roberts was watching with a pang of recognition. Roberts, 43, was a promising teenage swimmer, who once qualified for the lOOm breaststroke at the 1996 Olympics. But she had done so despite almost crippling competitive anxiety. "I'd be vomiting in the toilets before races with so many self-doubts and ridiculous scenarios playing out in my mind," she says. "I'd worry about letting my dad and coach down, and think everyone was much better than me. Sometimes I'd visualize myself with armbands on, struggling even to swim to the end of the pool." Happily, and unusually for the time, Roberts had a sports psychologist to turn to for help: "In the early 90s nobody really even knew what a sports psychologist was." It was only then that she was able to start managing her anxiety and qualify for Atlanta with Team Great Britain. Dr. Andrea Furst, a sports psychologist who works with England Rugby and the Australian sailing team, says the discipline to focus on what needs to be improved is what separates elite athletes and mortals. "Many of the things that are needed to be elite are not particularly complex, but it's the requirement for them to be done day after day that makes supreme performers," she says. "One of the best pieces of advice in everyday life would be to pick one thing to focus on to change and stick at it." "The performances we love the most are the ones where we can see huge hearts, deep character and the mastery of skill at an inspiring level; where we can see 'humanness' - not robotic perfection or emotionless 'execution'," psychologist Pippa Grange says. "There is something for all of us to take from that." When the recent England-Italy Euro final went to penalties, Dr. Geir Jordet, a sports psychologist, grabbed a notepad. His analysis, covering more than 45 years of shootouts, has revealed that when a team only needs one more successful penalty to win the match, the player who takes it will score 92% of the time. When a team loses the match by missing the next penalty (for example, Bukayo Saka's turn for England), the player taking that penalty scores only 62% of the time. "In life, it's about considering the positive consequences of what you're doing rather than dwelling on the negative consequences if you mess up," he says. |
When Dr. Roberts was a young swimmer, she was worried about:
- being injured in the match
- disappointing her father & her coach
- facing much stronger opponents
- being disqualified for some violation
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Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantelpiece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture marks. Finally, he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined armchair with a long sigh of satisfaction. Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it. On the contrary, from day to day I had become more irritable at the sight, and my conscience swelled nightly within me at the thought that I had lacked the courage to protest. Again and again, I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the subject, but there was that in the cool, nonchalant air of my companion which made him the last man with whom one would care to take anything approaching liberty. His great powers, his masterly manner, and the experience which I had of his many extraordinary qualities, all made me diffident and backward in crossing him. Yet upon that afternoon, whether it was the Beaune which I had taken with my lunch, or the additional exasperation produced by the extreme deliberation of his manner, I suddenly felt that I could hold out no longer. "Which is it today?" I asked,-"morphine or cocaine?" He raised his eyes languidly from the old black letter volume which he had opened. "It is cocaine," he said,-" a seven-per-cent solution. Would you dare to try it?" "But consider!" I said, earnestly. "Count the cost! Your brain may, as you say, be roused and excited, but it is a pathological and morbid process, which involves increased tissue change and may at last leave a permanent weakness. Surely the game is hardly worth the candle. Why should you, for mere passing pleasure, risk the loss of those great powers with which you have been endowed? Remember that I speak not only as one comrade to another but as a medical man to one for whose Constitution he is to some extent answerable." He did not seem offended. "My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants." |
What do you understand about the narrator's response to what he saw for many months?
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| Once upon a time, there was a shy and quiet octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swain past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him, That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering now the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish. and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down! Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy!! So the big fish swam away irritated all over. As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus. |
Which of the following characteristics CAN be attributed to the little fish from the story?
- Kind
- Persuasive
- Shy
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| Once upon a time, there was a shy and quiet octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swain past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him, That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering now the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish. and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down! Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy!! So the big fish swam away irritated all over. As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus. |
‘The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid.’ What feeling of the octopus towards the little fish does this line signify?
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| Once upon a time, there was a shy and quiet octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swain past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him, That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering now the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish. and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down! Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy!! So the big fish swam away irritated all over. As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus. |
‘Now he really wanted to gobble them down!’ What emotion of the big fish does this sentence convey?
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