Question

UJC ARTS XII SUB: ENGLISH ACTIVITY SHEET 2020 MARKS:50
Q.1. A Read the extract and do all the activities that follow
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A.1. State whether the following statements are True or Falses
1. The writer thought that passing the examination of life is more important than
passing IIT Examination,
2. The writer did not believe in discrimination,
3. The writer's group was interested in Science and Technology only,
4. Music, Literature, Painting were the regular subjects in the curriculum of IIT.
Coming back to my groups in IIT, my friends were not only more intelligent than me,
but they were very well-read. They had interest in all the subjects like Science,
Technology, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Philosophy, Anthropology,
Archaeology, Political Science etc. Our group was interested in all of these branches
apart from all the fine arts such as music, literature, painting In short, our group
was interested in almost anything under the sun and which concerned human life and
existence. I was immediately attracted to the group and developed immense and deep
interest in all these branches of knowledge. None of these subjects were part of our
curriculum at IIT, but again, I never studied for scoring marks in any examination
Here was a sea of knowledge in front of me which I thought was necessary to pass the
*examination of life' which was far more important than just passing IIT examination,
It is very difficult to become a master or an expert in all these subjects, but it was very
important for me to understand at least the basic principles of most of these subjects.
Any of us could easily top the GRE examination and migrate to the US. However,
that thought never even touched our minds. To understand the world and how it works
and serving India and her people was far more important to us. Therefore, 1 plunged
into all these branches of knowledge. It was a period of renaissance for me. We used
to discuss about relativity, Big Bang, aesthetics, literature, philosophy, economics and
many other subjects every day until late into the nights. My cupboard was full of
books on a variety of topics. It is only because of the human curiosity that we have
been able to make such a great progress in science and technology, and social
sciences. I have a number of limitations, but one thing I am proud of is the curiosity,
humility and humanity, i.e., concern for our fellow human beings. I learnt these values
during my IIT days. I also became a firm believer in rationalism and equality for all
the castes, creeds, races, genders and religions. I started treating Nature as God and
humanity as religion.
A.2. Complete the given statements:
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1. The writer thought that the sea of knowledge was important for him for
2.It is very difficult to become the master in all the subjects but it is very important to
understand
A.3. Glve Reasons. :
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1. Plunging into all the branches of knowledge was a period of Renaissance for the
writer because
A.4.Personal Response:
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* The values that we learn during our student life are very important for our future."
Express your views about this statement,​

Answer 1

Answer:

execution. The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers,performances ). The state of being executed (accomplished).