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प्रश्न
In ‘Virtually True’ why did the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catch Michael’s attention?
उत्तर
In ‘Virtually True’, the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catches Muchael’s attention because the story in that article was about a boy, whose condition was critical but stable, had recovered from coma. Michael recollected that the boy who was mentioned in the newspaper was in fact Sebastian Shultz whom he had met weeks ago while playing.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Do you play computer games? How many hours do you spend playing games on the computer as compared to outdoor games?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did the news of the 'miracle recovery' shock Michael?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe the first place where Michael was virtually transported.
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did Michael fail in rescuing Sebastian Shultz the first time?
Answer the following question briefly.
How was Sebastian Shultz's memory stored on Michael's disk? How did Michael discover that?
Exercises
'Dad's nutty about computers.' What evidence is there to support this statement?
Exercises
In what way did the second game seem very real?
Reference to context
Read these lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.
1. 'That was my idea' said Sebastian excitedly.' If only it would go a bit faster.
a. Where was Sebastian when he spoke these words?
b. What was his idea and what was he referring to ?
c. Was the idea a good one and did it eventually succeed? How?
Put the following sentences in a sequential order to complete the story.
(a) Sebastian Shultz was badly injured in a motorway accident and went into a coma.
(b) Sebastian's memory was saved in the computer when he banged his head on it
during the accident.
(c) When Michael played the game, he entered Sebastian's memory.
(d) Michael bought the latest psycho-drive games from the computer fair.
(e) Sebastian Shultz was the second Sheriff in the 'Dragonquest'.
(f) Michael pulled Sebastian into the helicopter and the screen flashed a score of
40,000,000.
(g) Sebastian requested Michael to try 'Jailbreak'.
(h) Sebastian failed to save the boy who fell through the air.
(i) Sebastian thought the helicopter was the right idea and they should go into the
'Warzone'.
(j) The games were stolen from Shultz's house.
(k) Sebastian thanks Michael for saving his life and asks him to keep the games.
Listen carefully to a text on ‘Tour of Body’ and answer the question that are given below.
On the basis of your listening to the passage complete the following statement by choosing the answer from the given option:
- The 'CAVE' is a boon to surgeons because
