(ii) Glance through the text again and explain the qualities of Tenzing Norgay.
Pick lines that show his unique qualities. One is done for you.
Sr No. Qualities Lines
1. Patriotic I told Colonel Hunt that I was carrying the Indian flag with
me and I would like it to be on the top with other flags.
2.
Answers
Answer:
This question is from the article The Summit Within written by the Indian mountaineer named Major H.P.S.Ahluwalia who climbed the Mount Everest on 29 May, 1965.
Tenzing Norgay was the Sherpa and a Nepalese Mountaineer. When he was summiting for the highest mountain ever Mount Everest, he was accompanied by Edmund Hillary. He expressed that he used to see the mountain from very far. After climbing, it was so close, so near.
ANSWER:
1. Aesthetic – ‘My first thought’ – gratitude to God.
Aesthetic is a person who is artistic.
2. Emotional – ‘I was wearing a red scarf’. I remembered him.
Emotional means a concerned person full of emotions and who keeps emotion over and above any other feeling. They value relations than any other thing in their life.
3. Humble – ‘The tea smelled kerosene’. Enjoy it whatever the smell.
Humble means a kind person who ignores the mistakes of others.