Read the following extract from the lesson.
The teenager was disappointed. It seemed his dreams had burnt to ashes. He was so
near to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart sank in sorrow. [ I will do it, English Unit - 1 Reading - C]
1) Who was the teenager?
2) What were his dreams?
3) Why and How did his dreams had burnt to ashes
4) Identify a word which means grief
Answers
I will do it Lesson is a narration of Narayan Murty's Story by his wife Sudha Murty. Though He faced difficulties in life, He stood to become a pioneer in IT wave. He's the founder of Infosys.
Answers to the above questions :
1) Who was the teenager?
Answer : The teenager was Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy.
2) What were his dreams?
Answer : His dreams were to study in Indian institute of technology and gets successful in life.
3) Why and How did his dreams had burnt to ashes
Answer : His dream had burnt into ashes when his father told that, He can't afford his expenses at IIT being a salarised person. His father had sons to educate and daughters to marry to someone, Hence The teenager couldn't be admitted in the IIT. This truth by his father, made his dreams burn into ashes.
4) Identify a word which means grief
Answer : Sorrow ( near synonym) and Disappointed ( far synonym)
Question:-
Read the following extract from the lesson.
The teenager was disappointed. It seemed his dreams had burnt to ashes. He was so
near to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart sank in sorrow. [ I will do it, English Unit - 1 Reading - C]
1) Who was the teenager?
2) What were his dreams?
3) Why and How did his dreams had burnt to ashes
4) Identify a word which means grief
Answer:
1. Who is the teenager?
=The teenager was ‘Narayana Murthy’.
2. What was his dream?
=His dream was to study at the IIT.
3. Why was he disappointed?
=He was disappointed because his father expressed his helplessness to send him to IIT.
4) Identify a word which means grief.
= sorrow