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According to Camus, what gives value to travel?
According to Camus, what gives value to travel?
Fear, disruption, or emancipation from circumstance and habits.
A traveller may sink in love with his travel-memoirs.
A traveller may sink in love with his travel-memoirs.
True (A)
One gets inspected as he inspects the world around him.
One gets inspected as he inspects the world around him.
True (A)
Quest for something may end in more mystery.
Quest for something may end in more mystery.
Staying in comfort at home gives one more happiness than travelling.
Staying in comfort at home gives one more happiness than travelling.
Match the persons given in column 'A' with opinions/characteristics given in column 'B':
Match the persons given in column 'A' with opinions/characteristics given in column 'B':
Give reasons: "We are objects of scrutiny," because...
Give reasons: "We are objects of scrutiny," because...
Write your views in 3-4 sentences: "Traveling is an interesting teacher."
Write your views in 3-4 sentences: "Traveling is an interesting teacher."
Choose the correct tense form of the following sentence: I like to ask questions of the places I visit.
Choose the correct tense form of the following sentence: I like to ask questions of the places I visit.
Choose the correct option using 'used to' for the given sentence: I would come back to my apartment in New York.
Choose the correct option using 'used to' for the given sentence: I would come back to my apartment in New York.
Find out the words from passage which mean: i) reminiscence
Find out the words from passage which mean: i) reminiscence
Find out the words from passage which mean: ii) exhilaration
Find out the words from passage which mean: ii) exhilaration
Identify and rewrite the correct 'indirect narration' from the following options for the sentence: Avneesh said, "Sanchit, what are you doing in the garden at this time?"
Identify and rewrite the correct 'indirect narration' from the following options for the sentence: Avneesh said, "Sanchit, what are you doing in the garden at this time?"
Choose the correct option from the following sentences which uses a more definite modal auxiliary: Neeraj Chopra may not participate in the world championship due to ankle injury.
Choose the correct option from the following sentences which uses a more definite modal auxiliary: Neeraj Chopra may not participate in the world championship due to ankle injury.
Choose the correct option from the following options to change the sentence beginning with 'If.....': Unless you are confident, you will not succeed.
Choose the correct option from the following options to change the sentence beginning with 'If.....': Unless you are confident, you will not succeed.
Spot the error and rewrite correct sentence: He prescribe medicine along with a few exercises to his patients.
Spot the error and rewrite correct sentence: He prescribe medicine along with a few exercises to his patients.
Choose two correct alternatives which define the theme of the extract:
Choose two correct alternatives which define the theme of the extract:
Complete the following table with the help of the extract: Give one merit of 'Love'
Complete the following table with the help of the extract: Give one merit of 'Love'
Complete the following table with the help of the extract: Give one merit of 'Patience'
Complete the following table with the help of the extract: Give one merit of 'Patience'
Write how we can build up a civilized society; with the help of the extract.
Write how we can build up a civilized society; with the help of the extract.
'Love and tolerance are the true indicators of a civilized person.' Justify.
'Love and tolerance are the true indicators of a civilized person.' Justify.
Identify the correct Active Voice of the above sentence: It has been tried again and again.
Identify the correct Active Voice of the above sentence: It has been tried again and again.
Identify the correct simple sentence from the given options and rewrite: It is the sound state of mind which we are looking for.
Identify the correct simple sentence from the given options and rewrite: It is the sound state of mind which we are looking for.
Match the words in column 'A' with their meanings in column 'B'
Match the words in column 'A' with their meanings in column 'B'
Select and write the two statements from the given list which justify the theme of the poem.
Select and write the two statements from the given list which justify the theme of the poem.
Write your idea of 'a beautiful person' in your own words.
Write your idea of 'a beautiful person' in your own words.
Find out and explain an example of 'Antithesis' from the given extract.
Find out and explain an example of 'Antithesis' from the given extract.
The novel that bears more than one level of meaning is called ________ novel.
The novel that bears more than one level of meaning is called ________ novel.
__________ novel is concerned with the protagonist's overall growth from childhood to adulthood.
__________ novel is concerned with the protagonist's overall growth from childhood to adulthood.
__________ novel is a novel based on the author's life.
__________ novel is a novel based on the author's life.
The novel based on an imaginary community possessing the ideal qualities is called ________ novel.
The novel based on an imaginary community possessing the ideal qualities is called ________ novel.
Flashcards
Value of Travel
Value of Travel
Disruption or emancipation from circumstance and habits which gives value to travel.
Purpose of Travel
Purpose of Travel
People travel not to find answers, but to discover better questions.
Travel Scrutiny
Travel Scrutiny
When abroad, we are scrutinized as much as we scrutinize others.
Travel Belief
Travel Belief
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Love in Public Affairs
Love in Public Affairs
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Need for Tolerance
Need for Tolerance
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Tolerance
Tolerance
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Building a Civilized Society
Building a Civilized Society
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Secular
Secular
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Absurd
Absurd
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What is Summarizing?
What is Summarizing?
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Study Notes
- Each activity needs an answer in complete sentences.
- One-word answers will not be given complete credit.
- The correct activity number written in case of options will not be given credit.
- Web diagrams, flow charts, and tables must be presented exactly as they are with answers.
- Just words without the presentation of the activity format/design will not be given credit.
- Colour pencils/pens are not allowed; only blue/black pens are allowed.
- Multiple answers to the same activity will be treated as wrong and will not be given any credit.
- Maintain the sequence of the Sections/Question Nos./Activities throughout the activity sheet.
Section I: Prose - Reading for Comprehension, Language Study, Summary and Mind Mapping
- Camus said that disruption, or emancipation, from circumstance and habits gives value to travel.
- Many travel not for answers, but for better questions.
- Christopher Isherwood: The ideal travel book should be a little like a crime story in which you're in search of something that you can never quite find.
- The author reflects on first trips to Southeast Asia, returning to a New York apartment and replaying experiences.
- Going abroad makes one an object of scrutiny, being consumed by cultures as much as consuming them.
- "Being moved" and "being transported" are key aspects of taking trips.
- “Ecstasy” (“ex-stasis”) shows that our highest moments come when we're not stationary.
- Epiphany can follow movement as much as it precipitates it.
Love vs. Tolerance
- Love is a great force in private life, but not in public affairs.
- The French Revolution reasserted the Brotherhood of Man.
- The idea that nations should love each other is impractical.
- In public affairs, tolerance is more important than love
- Tolerance is a very dull virtue.
- Tolerance means putting up with people and being able to stand things.
- Tolerance is needed to rebuild civilization, especially after the war.
- Tolerance is the force which will enable different races and classes and interests to settle down together to work of reconstruction.
- Don't try to love people; you can't. But try to tolerate them.
- A civilized future may be built on the basis of tolerance.
Poetry - "She Walks in Beauty"
- The poem describes a woman whose beauty is likened to a night of cloudless skies and starry nights.
- Her beauty is a perfect blend of dark and bright elements, reflected in her eyes.
- A balanced combination of light and shadow enhances her grace.
- The serenity of her thoughts is expressed through her face.
- Her pure and dear thoughts reside within her, evident on her cheek and brow.
- Smiles reveal her inner goodness, peace, and innocent love.
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