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Para 15 For a few moments I lay regainingmy breath, and for the first time reallyfelt the fierce determination that nothingnow could stop us reaching - English

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Para 15

For a few moments, I lay regaining
my breath, and for the first time really
felt the fierce determination that nothing
now could stop us from reaching the top. I took
a firm stance on the ledge and signaled
to Tenzing to come on up. As I heaved
hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his
way up the crack, and finally collapsed at
the top like a giant fish when it has just
been hauled from the sea after a terrible
struggle.

Para 16

The ridge continued as before:
giant cornices on the right; steep rock
sloped on the left. The ridge curved away
to the right and we have no idea where the
top was. As I cut around the back of one
hump, another higher one would swing
into view. Time was passing and the ridge
seemed never-ending.

Para 17

Our original zest had now quite
gone, and it was turning more into a grim
struggle. I then realized that the ridge
ahead, instead of rising, now dropped
sharply away. I looked upwards to see a
narrow snow ridge running up to a snowy
summit. A few more whacks of the ice-ax
in the firm snow and we stood on top.

The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why? (Para 15 to 17)

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उत्तर

Both Hillary and Tenzing reached a wide ledge. Hillary deeply felt the fierce determination that nothing could stop them from scaling the Himalayas. He took a stronghold on the ledge and signaled Tenzing to come up. With great difficulty, Tenzing reached the way up the crack and collapsed like a giant fish hauled up from the ocean. There were giant cornices on the right and steep rock sloped on the left. The ridge curved away to the right. They had no idea’ where the peak was. As Hillary cut around the back of one hump, another would swing anew ‘ to his view’. Time seemed never-ending. Their original zest started diminishing. The climb becoming a grim struggle. To their surprise, the ridge ahead now dropped sharply away. A few more whacks of the ice-ax in the firm snow’, they stood on top. It was 11.30, the ridge had taken two and a half hours. But it seemed like a lifetime as they had to negotiate numerous ridges on the way.

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अध्याय 4.1: The Summit - Exercise [पृष्ठ ११६]

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अध्याय 4.1 The Summit
Exercise | Q 3. d) | पृष्ठ ११६

संबंधित प्रश्न

Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?


How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?


What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?


Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?


According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?


How does army tea taste?


Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk?


What are the author’s views on China tea?


How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?


Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.


What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?


Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?


What happened in the grand finale?


How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?


Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.


“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.


Adventures, expeditions, and explorations are always exciting. Especially when they are real and if it is the first of its kind, it is even more thrilling. The only question that comes to one’s mind is what makes one to take up such tasks that involve high risks. It is the spirit of formidable adventure and certain qualities which make them achieve such feats.


What did Hillary do with his wet boots?


What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?


Why was the original zest fading away?


What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?


What did the photograph portray?


The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?


How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?


How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?


What does the ‘rule of the road’ mean?


Why should individual liberty be curtailed?


Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.


Para 1

We started up our cooker and
drank large quantities of lemon juice and
sugar, and followed this with our last tin of
sardines on biscuits. I dragged our oxygen
sets into the tent, cleaned the ice off them,
and then rechecked and tested them.

Para 2

I had removed my boots, which
had become wet the day before, and they
were now frozen solid. So I cooked them
over the fierce flame of the Primus and
managed to soften them up. Over our
down clothing, we donned our windproof
and onto our hands, we pulled three pairs
of gloves – silk, woollen, and windproof.

Para 3

At 6.30 a.m. we crawled out of that
tent into the snow, hoisted our 30 lb. of
oxygen gear on to our backs, connected
up our masks and turned on the valves to
bring life-giving oxygen into our lungs. A
few good deep breaths and we were ready
to go. Still a little worried about my cold
feet, I asked Tenzing to move off.

How did Hillary and Tenzing prepare themselves before they set off to the summit? (Para 1, 2, and 3)


Solve the clues given below and complete the cross word

Across Down
1.You can watch programmes, matches and news on it 1. You can sit around it
4. You can lie on this and sleep 2. You can put flowers in this
6.You can sit on this and relax by yourself 3. You can sit on this with two other people comfortably
11.You can store all your books here 5. You can do your writing work on this
12.This can give you light when it is dark 7. This can cover a small space and decorate the floor
 

8. You can put all your clothes in here

 

 

9. You can look into this to see yourself

 

10. You can sit on this, it has 3 legs.


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