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प्रश्न
What roles did the duo take up?
उत्तर
The unattended trolley was commandeered by a crew of two boys. One served as the driver and the other as a mechanic.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is full of ups and downs. It has pleasant surprises as well as rude shocks. Nevertheless, every incident offers a lesson for us to learn and evolve into better individuals.
Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
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. |
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
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?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from?
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means too much”?
Why was the original zest fading away?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
"My right to swing my fist ends, where your nose begins." Elucidate with reference to, ‘On the Rule of the Road’.
Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
How responsible and capable are you at home?
Can you iron your clothes and arrange them? Can you replace a tube light?
