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प्रश्न
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
उत्तर
Whenever confronted by adversity, there is a psychological reaction among most of us. Either fight or flee from it. Even adults run away from crisis and seek asylum or the support of others. We find hordes of people, when living becomes difficult, migrate to other places to survive. In the face of adversity, even educated people turn to evil ways. They worked hard from dawn to midnight. They did any job that came their way. They shined shoes, hawked newspapers, sold wild fruits, and took the people around the city. They spent very little on their food and clothes. Every week they cycled to Poleta and paid Lucia’s medical bill systematically. In this story, the nurse of the private hospital reveals the bitter truth about the economy of Verona. Jobs are scarce. There is inflation. It is difficult to buy food with limited money. When the hospital laid the condition that the little boys Nicola and Jacopo should pay the weekly medical bill for their sister Lucia’s treatment for tuberculosis, they did not back off or give up. Their best qualities came out during adversity. Like tea leaves, they gave their best while in hot waters.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
Who took the author to the cubicle?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Here are a few varieties of tea. How many of these have you tasted? Tick the boxes.
| Herbal Tea | |
| Ice Tea | |
| Lemon Tea | |
| Green Tea | |
| Black Tea | |
| Tea with Milk |
You would have seen lovely packets of tea on the shelves in supermarkets and shops. Have you ever wondered how tea powder is obtained from the plants? Look at the pictures and describe the process.
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk?
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
Based on your understanding of the text, complete the chart given below by choosing the appropriate words or phrases given in brackets.
Golden Rules of Tea Preparation
(add sugar, shaken, milk, infused properly, strainers, without cream, taken to the kettle, small quantities, China or earthenware, stirred, warmed)
| Tea should be made in ______in a teapot. |
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| The teapot should be made of ______ |
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| The pot should be ______beforehand. |
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| The pot should not have ______ |
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| While pouring water the teapot should be ______ |
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| The tea leaves should be ______ |
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| After making tea, it should be ______or the pot should be ______ |
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| The milk for the tea should be ______ |
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| The author does not like to ______to tea. |
There are several physically-challenged people who have lived successful and meaningful lives. Here are a few personalities who have fought great odds and lived a life of blazing achievements. Let’s share what we know about each of them and complete the table below.
| Name of the personality | Nature of challenge | Field of achievement |
| e.g. Beethoven | Hearing impairment | Music |
| Demosthenes | ||
| Helen Keller | ||
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | ||
| Mozart | ||
| John Milton | ||
| Sudha Chandran |
Who encouraged them and how?
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
What did the photograph portray?
What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
"My right to swing my fist ends, where your nose begins." Elucidate with reference to, ‘On the Rule of the Road’.
