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प्रश्न
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
उत्तर
Panna suggested that they could buy a chair from the town.
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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.
What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
How did the hospitalization of Dr. Barnard and his wife affect their routine?
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from?
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.
How did the mountaineers belay?
The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
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)
Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
stretching off into the distance.
Para 20
The most important photograph,
I felt, was a shot down the North Ridge,
showing the North Col and the old route
which had been made famous by the
struggles of those great climbers of the
1920’s and 1930’s. After ten minutes,
I realized that I was becoming rather
clumsy-fingered and slow-moving. So I
quickly replaced my oxygen set
Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph? (Para 19 and 20)
Can you iron your clothes and arrange them? Can you replace a tube light?
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 |
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8. You can put all your clothes in here
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9. You can look into this to see yourself |
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10. You can sit on this, it has 3 legs. |
