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Often on formal occasions, we admire friends and strangers who appear elegant, who are pleasant to converse with and who conduct themselves gracefully. At times, we also see people - English

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Often on formal occasions, we admire friends and strangers who appear elegant, who are pleasant to converse with, and who conduct themselves gracefully. At times, we also see people who are awkward, nervous, and doubtful about their next move. Recall a few examples of awkward actions that can cause discomfort or disturbance to others like spilling a cup of a hot drink on someone nearby.

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Mr. X has traveling sickness. Once he was in a city bus, his wife advised him to take a polythene bag so that he can vomit inside it if he felt like it. But he forgot her advice. As the bus moved on, he had a feeling that he wasn’t fine. He craned his neck out of the window of the bus and vomited his undigested breakfast.

As the bus was moving fast, people seated behind him had their shirts and sarees sprinkled with the undigested breakfast and dinner. The conductor and driver got upset. The whole day, passengers refused to sit on those three seats.

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पाठ 6.1: The Accidental Tourist - Warm Up [पृष्ठ १६८]

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पाठ 6.1 The Accidental Tourist
Warm Up | Q 1. | पृष्ठ १६८

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We use various sports equipment to play different indoor and outdoor games. Now, associate the following sports equipment with their corresponding sports or games.

spear, racket, pawns,

puck, stump, bow

& arrow, club, oar,

striker, sabre, dice, baton


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Regardless of the challenges faced, some women have achieved great success in the field of sports. Here is a list of Indian women celebrities who are accomplished in the field of sports and games. Match their names with the sports or games they are associated with, by drawing lines. One has been done for you as an example.

Names of personalities Sports / Games  
PV Sindhu golf  
Geeta Phogat weightlifting  
Koneru Humpy swimming  
Karnam Malleshwari badminton  
Anjali Bhagwat cricket  
Sania Mirza hockey tennis
Dipika Pallikal archery  
Bula Choudhury athletics  
P.T. Usha wrestling  
Saba Anjum Karim chess  
Akanksha Singh shooting  
Mithali Raj basketball  
Sharmila Nicollet squash  
Deepika Kumari tennis  

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Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?


Name a few things that a person remembers easily.


What does the author mean when he says the letter in his pocket leads an unadventurous life?


What is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?


What made people wonder about the absentmindedness of their fellowbeings?


What are our memories filled with?


How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?


What kind of absent-mindedness is regarded as a virtue by Lynd?


What can you say about the author’s attitude when he high-handedly participated in the auction?


What made the friend laugh heartily?


What kind of excuses did the narrator think he could make?


Why did the friend desert the narrator, a second time?


‘Tight Corner’ means a ______.


The narrator visited the sale-room as he ______.


What is a tight corner? What happens when one finds oneself in a tight corner?


The narrator could not pretend to have made a mistake in bidding. Why?


Given below is a list of items or features you find in a good school. Study the list and classify the items as individual and common.

textbooks – uniform – smart classroom – laboratory – competent teachers – library – mid-day meals – blackboard – stationery – playground – sports equipment washrooms

Individual Common
e.g. textbooks playground
   
   
   
   
   

Who provides these common facilities? Tick the appropriate source.

  • Parents
  • Educational institutions
  • The Department of Education
  • Social Service Organizations 
  • Other agencies

Who does the speaker claim to represent?


In what ways have universities improved the society?


What should the youngsters aim in life after their graduation?


How does Arignar Anna highlight the duties and responsibilities of graduates to the society?


How does the speaker highlight the importance of giving back to the society?


Bring out the pun in the title ‘The Accidental Tourist’ (one who happens to travel by accident or one who meets with accidents often on his or her trips!).


Can a clumsy person train himself/ herself to overcome shortcomings? How could this be done?


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