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प्रश्न
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
उत्तर
The boys had taught Dr. Barnard the lesson in getting on with the business of living. The business of living in the celebration of being alive.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
What was Lucia suffering from?
What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
Who took the author to the cubicle?
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
What are the aspects that contribute to humor in the essay?
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?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
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 15
For a few moments, I lay regaining
my breath, and for the first time really
felt the fierce determination that nothing
now could stop us from reaching the top. I took
a firm stance on the ledge and signaled
to Tenzing to come on up. As I heaved
hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his
way up the crack, and finally collapsed at
the top like a giant fish when it has just
been hauled from the sea after a terrible
struggle.
Para 16
The ridge continued as before:
giant cornices on the right; steep rock
sloped on the left. The ridge curved away
to the right and we have no idea where the
top was. As I cut around the back of one
hump, another higher one would swing
into view. Time was passing and the ridge
seemed never-ending.
Para 17
Our original zest had now quite
gone, and it was turning more into a grim
struggle. I then realized that the ridge
ahead, instead of rising, now dropped
sharply away. I looked upwards to see a
narrow snow ridge running up to a snowy
summit. A few more whacks of the ice-ax
in the firm snow and we stood on top.
The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why? (Para 15 to 17)
