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Question
Many of us have unused, old but valuable items at home. If we wish to get rid of them, we can sell them at an auction. Items like paintings, jewels, household articles, vehicles, even houses can be auctioned.
The flowchart below will help you understand how an auction is conducted.
Solution
Do it yourself.
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How forgetful are you?
How sharp is your memory?
Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.
| 1 | N | 11 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 20 | 30 |
Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.
Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?
What does Lynd actually wonder at?
Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?
What is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?
How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?
Narrate the plight of the baby on its day out.
Describe the activity that was going on in the sale-room at King Street.
Barbizon refers to a ______.
The narrator visited the sale-room as he ______.
The narrator had been a safe contributor at the auction, as ______.
What is a tight corner? What happens when one finds oneself in a tight corner?
Why did the narrator visit Christie’s?
The narrator heard his own voice saying, ‘and fifty’. What does this suggest?
Why did the narrator feel he could have welcomed a firing party?
How did the narrator take advantage of the situation?
As the narrator, make a diary entry about the tight corner you faced at Christie’s and how you were saved from the dire situation.
How can a graduate give back to his/her society?
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What are the hindrances graduates face in their task of serving the society?
How do Universities mould students apart from imparting academic education to them?
What happened to Bryson when he leaned to tie his shoelace?
How did Bryson free himself from the crash position?
What did Bryson wish to avoid in his life?
How would staying away from liquid mischief benefit Bryson?
What was the reaction of Bryson’s wife to his antics?
‘… But, when it’s my own - well, I think hysterics are fully justified’ – How?
As a fellow passenger of Bill Bryson on the flight, make a diary entry describing his clumsy behaviour during the trip and the inconveniences caused to others as a result of his nervousness.
