Academic Year: - 2017 – 18
10th Std. English Unit Test Marks: 15
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Supplementary Reading: - On Top of the World
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I. Answer the following question in 1 or 2 sentences each:- (3 x 2 = 6)
1. What makes you think that Dicky Dolma’s life as a girl was sorrowful?
2. What can we learn from Dolma’s life?
3. What factors encouraged Dolma to take up basic mountaineering course?
II. Answer the following question in 4 or 5 sentences each:- (3 x 3 = 9)
4. How has Dolma described her preparedness for the task of scaling Mount Everest?
5. What was the biggest headache that Dolma had to face besides her physical and mental problem?
6. What does Dolma say about mountaineering after she returns from Mount Everest?
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Academic Year: - 2017 – 18
10th Std. English Unit Test Marks: 15
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Supplementary Reading: - On Top of the World
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Key Answers
I. Answer the following question in 1 or 2 sentences each: - (3 x 2 = 6)
1. Dicky Dolma lost her mother when she was 11. She lost her elder brother too.
2. Whenever hurdles come, we must face them boldly. Dolma’s determination and hard work, Zeal for the work is emulating.
3. Dolma came to know that a mountaineering institute was set up at Manali and it would give training to those who were interested in climbing mountains. Her friends and her family members also encouraged her to join this course.
II. Answer the following question in 4 or 5 sentences each: - (3 x 3 = 9)
4. Dolma got training in the mountaineering institute at Manali. Her determination and hard work helped her to secure ‘A’grades. She believed that success always follow dedication, determination and hard work. She used to practice four hours every day before the task of scaling Mount Everest
5. Dolma’s father was bedridden. She was not financially sound and she needed a lot of money for her father’s treatment, so the family had very little to offer her.
6. “Mountaineering” is a tough sport. This thought never comes to me. It is my zeal for the work. Seeing peaks is a second nature to me. I have never been scared when it comes to hard work”, says Dolma.
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