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प्रश्न
Summarize to the class in your own words the highly risky and dangerous journey of Tenzing and Hillary from the base to the top of Mt. Everest.
उत्तर
Tenzing and Hillary set out from Camp Nine early on Friday morning to continue their journey to the Top. Tenzing was determined to conquer the peak even at the cost of his life. They took turns to take the lead because the one that follows has the difficult job of acting as the anchor for the team. Tenzing was carrying the flags of Great Britain, Nepal, India, and the United Nations in order to plant them at the summit. After an hour of steady climbing, they had to cut across the south face and begin climbing the west side where they had to cross a steep line of rocks. This proved to be difficult and thus took some time. However, once they had cleared these, they only had to make it past a snow-covered incline. This became progressively easier as the steepness of the incline decreased as they neared the top. Although the last sixty or seventy feet up the top were not very dangerous, they maintained the same steady pace and reached the small, flattened summit almost together. The rope that was tied between them was a symbol of their teamwork and companionship.
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Any social issue
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| i. | Determination |
| ii. | Optimisation |
| iii. | Stamina |
| iv. | Perseverance |
| v. | Decisiveness |
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Figures of speech
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| Paradox |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
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• Avoid the things that are of no value or interest to the audience.
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| 1 | “Do you do anything other than eating?" | |
| 2 | “Are you feeling unwell?” | |
| 3 | “I don’t have a camera phone “ | |
| 4 | “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you." | |
| 5 | “You are a brave pair!” |
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| 2. | song | all |
| 3. | rack | along |
| 4. | rest | sack |
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| My mother decides | |
| My father decides | |
| I decide | |
| We decide |
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t ______ ch
Some letter are missing in each word.
f ______ t
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| accepted | |
| answered | |
| irritated | |
| failed | |
| completed | |
| challenged | |
| cried | |
| surprised | |
| find | |
| licked | |
| celebrated | |
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| silent letter | |
| hour | |
| knit | |
| wrong | |
| doubt | |
| often | |
| know | |
| night | |
| could | |
| write | |
| knife | |
| high | |
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Nothing is impossible.
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A mother to her children, on safety measures to be taken before leaving home on vacation.
Conduct a debate for and against the motion.“Mobile phone - a big boon”
