Question

(i) Did the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous? If so, why?

(ii) Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why?

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Answer 1

yes, the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous because Stephen Hawking was the ablest scientist on the earth. He was the worthy author of world renouned book “A brief History of Time”. He had become the successor to Issac Newton at the University of Cambridge.

Yes, he felt very excited at the same time because Stephen Hawking was totally paralysed, still, he had made great achievement. This gave him the strength to do still better.

Answer 2

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(i) The writer was nervous at the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking because Hawking was a very renowned and brilliant astrophysicist despite being paralysed and differently abled. He had authored one of the biggest best-sellers ever – A Brief History of Time. Besides, he was a worthy successor to Sir Isaac Newton and succeeded to his Chair at the Cambridge University.

(ii) Yes, the author – Firdaus Kanga was super excited to meet Stephen Hawking because he wasn’t expecting that he would be getting an opportunity to have a face-to-face conversation with such a great personality. He wondered that although Hawking was paralysed and differently abled, he had achieved greater heights and was considered a worthy successor to Sir Isaac Newton and succeeded to his Chair at the Cambridge University. This made Firdaus aware of the innumerous possibilities before him and he could reach out further than he ever thought he could.