Lesson-8 (I)
Reach for The Top
Thinking about the Text
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.
1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessing surprised?
Ans: The holy man was surprised because Santosh’s grandmother asked for the blessing of a daughter instead of a son, which was unusual in their society.
2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
Ans: Even as a young girl, Santosh refused to follow customs blindly. While other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, she preferred to wear shorts.
3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
Ans: Santosh was sent to the local village school because it was the prevailing custom in her family to educate girls locally.
4. When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?
Ans: Santosh left home for Delhi when she was sixteen years old. She wanted to continue her education and did not want to be forced into an early marriage.
5. Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident?
Ans: Santosh’s parents agreed to pay for her schooling when she told them that she was ready to work part-time to support her education. This shows her determination, courage, independence and strong will.
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
1. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?
Ans: From her hostel room in Jaipur, Santosh often watched villagers climbing the Aravalli Hills. Curious to know where they went, she followed them and met some mountaineers who encouraged her to join them.
2. What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for her team-mates?
Ans: During the Everest expedition, Santosh tried to help a climber who was in serious danger at the South Col. She also saved Mohan Singh by sharing her oxygen with him.
3. What shows her concern for the environment?
Ans: Santosh showed her concern for the environment by collecting and bringing down about 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas during her mountaineering expeditions.
4. How does she describe her feelings at the summit of Everest?
Ans: Santosh said that the greatness of the moment took time to sink in. She felt immense joy and pride while unfurling the Indian tricolour on the summit of Everest.
5. Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mt. Everest. What were the reasons for this?
Ans: On her first Everest expedition, Santosh became the youngest woman to scale the mountain. After climbing it again, she became the first woman in the world to climb Everest twice.
III. Complete the following statements.
1. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to ____________.
Ans: From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to watch villagers climbing the Aravalli Hills and disappearing after a while.
2. When she finished college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because ____________.
Ans: When she finished college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because she went directly for mountaineering training instead of returning home.
3. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her ____________ while ____________ endeared her to fellow climbers.
Ans: During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her climbing skills, physical fitness and mental strength, while her concern for others and desire to work together with them endeared her to fellow climbers.
IV. Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following expressions.
1. Took to be true without proof (1)
Ans: Assumed
2. Based on reason; sensible; reasonable (2)
Ans: Rational
3. The usual way of doing things (3)
Ans: Custom
4. A strong desire arising from within (5)
Ans: Urge
5. The power to endure, without falling ill (7)
Ans: Resistance
Note: প্ৰথমটোৰ উত্তৰ Blessing নহয়; সঠিক শব্দটো Assumed। পঞ্চমটোৰ ক্ষেত্ৰতো পাঠ্যপুথিৰ শব্দ অনুসৰি Resistance অধিক উপযুক্ত।
Part II – Working with Language
I. Identify the two parts in the sentences below by underlining the part that gives the information in brackets.
1. Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.
(Contrasts her dress with that of others)
Ans: Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.
2. She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.
(Tells us what happened after the first action)
Ans: She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.
3. She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived.
(Tells us when she was going to fight the system)
Ans: She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived.
4. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States.
(Tells us when Maria was sent to the U.S.)
Ans: Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States.
II. Now rewrite the pairs of sentences given below as one sentence.
1. Grandfather told me about the old days. All books were printed on paper then.
Ans: Grandfather told me about the old days when all books were printed on paper.
2. What do you do after you finish the book? Perhaps you just throw it away.
Ans: Perhaps you just throw the book away after you finish reading it.
3. He gave the little girl an apple. He took the computer apart.
Ans: He gave the little girl an apple and took the computer apart.
4. You have nothing. That makes you very determined.
Ans: Having nothing makes you very determined.
5. I never thought of quitting. I knew what I wanted.
Ans: I never thought of quitting because I knew what I wanted.
Reach for the Top – Part II: Maria Sharapova
Match the Following
| Column A | Correct Meaning |
|---|---|
| Something disarming | Something that makes you feel friendly and less suspicious |
| At odds with | In contrast to; not agreeing with |
| Glamorous attire | Attractive and exciting clothes |
| In almost no time | Very quickly; almost immediately |
| Poised beyond her years | More calm, confident and controlled than expected for her age |
| Packed off | Sent away |
| Launched | Started |
| Heart-wrenching | Causing deep sadness or emotional pain |
Answer the following questions.
1. Why was Maria sent to the United States?
Ans: Maria was sent to the United States to receive professional tennis training and develop her talent under expert coaching.
2. Why didn’t her mother go with her?
Ans: Maria’s mother could not accompany her to the United States because of visa restrictions. As a result, Maria had to stay there with her father.
3. What are her hobbies? What does she like?
Ans: Maria enjoys fashion, singing and dancing. She also likes reading novels by Arthur Conan Doyle and enjoys pancakes with chocolate spread and fizzy orange drinks.
4. What motivates her to keep going?
Ans: Maria is motivated by her strong desire to become the best tennis player in the world. Her competitive nature, determination and willingness to make sacrifices keep her moving forward.
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
Section I: Early Life and Decisions
1. Why was the holy man surprised when blessing Santosh’s mother?
(a) She asked for wealth
(b) Her grandmother asked for a girl instead of a boy
(c) The family rejected his blessing
(d) Santosh was already born
Ans: (b) Her grandmother asked for a girl instead of a boy
2. What did Santosh prefer to wear instead of traditional Indian dresses?
(a) A sari
(b) A school uniform
(c) Shorts
(d) A long skirt
Ans: (c) Shorts
3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
(a) It was her personal choice
(b) It was the prevailing family custom
(c) There were no schools outside the village
(d) Her parents could not afford education
Ans: (b) It was the prevailing family custom
4. At what age did Santosh leave home for Delhi?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Sixteen
(d) Eighteen
Ans: (c) Sixteen
5. Why did Santosh leave for Delhi?
(a) To find a job
(b) To visit relatives
(c) To continue her education
(d) To become a teacher
Ans: (c) To continue her education
6. What did Santosh say she would do if her parents refused to pay for her education?
(a) Return home
(b) Give up studying
(c) Work part-time to pay her fees
(d) Borrow money from friends
Ans: (c) Work part-time to pay her fees
7. Which quality is shown by Santosh’s decision to support her own education if necessary?
(a) Laziness
(b) Determination
(c) Fear
(d) Carelessness
Ans: (b) Determination
Section II: Mountaineering Journey
8. Which hills could Santosh see from her hostel room?
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Khasi Hills
(d) Vindhya Hills
Ans: (b) Aravalli Hills
9. What first encouraged Santosh to explore mountain climbing?
(a) Reading a mountaineering book
(b) Watching villagers climb the Aravalli Hills
(c) Her father’s advice
(d) Watching a television programme
Ans: (b) Watching villagers climb the Aravalli Hills
10. What did Santosh do after meeting the mountaineers?
(a) She returned to her hostel
(b) She asked them to teach her swimming
(c) She joined them in climbing
(d) She informed her parents
Ans: (c) She joined them in climbing
11. Whose life did Santosh save by sharing her oxygen?
(a) Mohan Singh
(b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Edmund Hillary
(d) Raj Singh
Ans: (a) Mohan Singh
12. What did Santosh do for a climber at the South Col?
(a) Ignored him
(b) Tried to care for and help him
(c) Gave him her food only
(d) Sent him back alone
Ans: (b) Tried to care for and help him
13. How much garbage did Santosh bring down from the Himalayas?
(a) 200 kilograms
(b) 300 kilograms
(c) 400 kilograms
(d) 500 kilograms
Ans: (d) 500 kilograms
14. What did Santosh unfurl at the summit of Everest?
(a) A mountaineering club flag
(b) The Indian tricolour
(c) A white flag
(d) Her school flag
Ans: (b) The Indian tricolour
15. How did Santosh feel on reaching the summit of Everest?
(a) Angry
(b) Disappointed
(c) Overwhelmed with joy and pride
(d) Uninterested
Ans: (c) Overwhelmed with joy and pride
Section III: Achievements and Qualities
16. Why did Santosh enter the record books after her first Everest climb?
(a) She climbed without oxygen
(b) She became the youngest woman to climb Everest
(c) She climbed alone
(d) She led the expedition
Ans: (b) She became the youngest woman to climb Everest
17. What record did Santosh make after climbing Everest for the second time?
(a) She became the fastest climber
(b) She became the first Indian to climb Everest
(c) She became the first woman to climb Everest twice
(d) She became the first person to climb without oxygen
Ans: (c) She became the first woman to climb Everest twice
18. What did Santosh do after finishing college instead of going home?
(a) Started a job
(b) Went directly for mountaineering training
(c) Went on holiday
(d) Joined another college
Ans: (b) Went directly for mountaineering training
19. What did Santosh’s seniors admire during the Everest expedition?
(a) Her singing ability
(b) Her climbing skills, physical fitness and mental strength
(c) Her cooking skills
(d) Her knowledge of books
Ans: (b) Her climbing skills, physical fitness and mental strength
20. What made Santosh popular among her fellow climbers?
(a) Her wealth
(b) Her concern for others and willingness to work with them
(c) Her strict behaviour
(d) Her sense of humour
Ans: (b) Her concern for others and willingness to work with them
Section IV: Vocabulary
21. Which word means “based on reason; sensible or reasonable”?
(a) Custom
(b) Rational
(c) Urge
(d) Resistance
Ans: (b) Rational
22. Which word means “the usual way of doing things”?
(a) Custom
(b) Rational
(c) Urge
(d) Assumed
Ans: (a) Custom
23. Which word means “a strong desire arising from within”?
(a) Resistance
(b) Rational
(c) Urge
(d) Custom
Ans: (c) Urge
24. Which word means “took to be true without proof”?
(a) Blessing
(b) Assumed
(c) Custom
(d) Urge
Ans: (b) Assumed
25. Which word refers to the power to withstand hardship or illness?
(a) Resistance
(b) Custom
(c) Urge
(d) Rational
Ans: (a) Resistance
Teacher Generate Question Answer
I. Answer these questions in one two sentences each. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answer)
এটা বা দুটা বাক্যত তলৰ প্ৰশ্নসমূহৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া। বান্ধনীৰ ভিতৰত দফাবিলাকৰ নম্বৰ দিয়া গৈছে।)
1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessing surprised?
(জ্ঞানী পূৰুষজনে সন্তোষৰ মাকক আশীবাদ দিওঁতে কিয় আচৰিত হৈছিল?
Answer: In the society of Santosh’s family, people never ask for girl child. While her grandmother seeks blessing for girl which surprised the holy man.
সন্তোষহঁতৰ সমাজত মানুহে কেতিয়াও কন্যা সন্তান নিবিচাৰে, কিন্তু আইতাকে কন্যা সন্তানৰ বাবে আৰ্শীবাদ বিচাৰিছিল।
2) Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable. (2)
উদাহৰণ দিয়া সন্তোষে এজনী সৰু ছোৱালীৰ দৰে পৰম্পৰাগত সাজপাৰ পিন্ধা নাছিল, তাই ছুটী কাপোৰ পিন্ধিছিল।
3) Why was Santosh sent to the local school? (3)
(সন্তোষক কিয় স্থানীয় স্কূললৈ পঠিয়াইছিল?)
Answer: Santosh was sent to the local school in line with the prevailing custom in the family.
(সমাজৰ প্ৰচলিত নিয়মৰ লগত খাপ খাবৰ বাবে তাইক অৰ্থা সন্তোষক স্থানী. স্কুললৈ পঠিযাইছিল।)
4) When did she leave home for Delhi, and Why? (4)
তাই দিল্লীলৈ কেতিয়া আৰু কিয় গুচি গৈছিল?
Answer: She left home for Delhi to get proper education for herself. She was sixteen-year-old at that time.
(তাই উচিত শিক্ষা পাবৰ বাবে ঘৰ এৰি দিল্লিলৈ গুচি গৈছিল। সেই সময়ত তাইৰ বয়স ১৬ বছৰ আছিল।)
5) Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are bought into light by this incident?
(সন্তোষৰ অভিভাৱকে কিয় মান্তি হৈছিল তাইক দিল্লীৰ স্কুলত পঢ়িব কাৰণে পইচা দিবলৈ? এই ঘটনাই সন্তোষৰ মানসিক স্থিতিটো কেনেকুৱা বুলি পৰিচয় দিলে?
Answer:- Santosh’s parents agreed to pay for schooling because she rewelded her plan to earn money by courage & herself by doing part time job to pay fees. It shows Santosh’s desire to achieve education.
(সন্তোষে নিজে উপাৰ্জন কৰাৰ কথা কোৱা বাবে মাক দেউতাকে স্কুলৰ পইচা দিবলৈ মান্তি হৈছিল। এই কথাই সন্তোষৰ সাহস আৰু ইচ্ছা শক্তিৰ পৰিচয় দিছিল।)
II. Answer each of these questions in a start paragraph (about 30 Words)
1) How did Santosh begin to climb mountain?
(সন্তোষে পাহাৰ বগাবলৈ কেনেকৈ আৰম্ভ কৰিছিল?)
Answer:- In Jaipur Santosh’s hostel room faced the Aravalli Hills from where she used to watch the villagers climbing up and suddenly vanishing after a while. She decided to check it by herself but found nobody except a few mountaineers who allowed her to climb with them. This was how Santosh began to climb mountain.
(জয়পুৰত সন্তোষৰ হোষ্টেলৰ ৰুমৰ পৰা আৰাৱলী পাহাৰটো দেখা পোৱা গৈছিল ঘৰ পৰা তাই সদায় পাহাৰত বগাই যোৱা গাঁৱলীয়া মানুহবোৰক চাইছিল। এদিন তাই নিজে সেই ঠাই চাবলৈ গৈ আৰোহণকাৰী দলক লগ পালে যিয়ে তাইক লগত পৰ্বত আৰোহণ কৰিবলৈ অনুমতি দিলে আৰু এইদৰেই তাই পাহাৰ বগাবলৈ আৰম্ভ কৰিলে।)
2) What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for team mates?
(এভাৰেষ্ট অভিযানৰ সময়ত কোনবোৰ ঘটনাই সহকৰ্মীৰ প্ৰতি সন্তোষৰ দায়িত্ববোধৰ প্ৰকাশ ঘটাইছিল?)
Answer:- Santosh provided special care to a climber who lay dying at the South pole in 1992 Everest Mission. She saved Mohan Singh, who would have lost his life had she not shared her oxygen with him.
(১৯৯২ চনৰ এভাৰেষ্ট অভিযানত সন্তোষে দক্ষিণ মেৰুত মৃত্যুৰ লগত থকা আৰোহনকাৰীৰ বিশেষ যত্ন লৈছিল। তাই মোহন সিং নামৰ লোকজনৰো প্ৰাণ ৰক্ষা কৰিছিল অক্সিজেন চিলিণ্ডাৰ ভগাই লৈ।)
3) What shows her concern for the environment?
পৰিৱেশৰ প্ৰতি তাইৰ চিন্তা কিহে দেখুৱায়?
Answer:- Santosh is really an environmentalist who is concern for the nature, during her maintaining period, she collected and brought down 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas.
(সন্তোষ এগৰাকী প্ৰাকৃতিক ভাৱে সচেতন ছোৱালী আছিল যিয়ে পৰ্বতাৰোহনৰ পৰা উভতি আহোতে 500 কেজি ওজনৰ জাবৰ লগত লৈ আহিছিল।
4) How does she describe her feeling at the summit of the Everest?
(এভাৰেষ্ট শৃংগত গৈ পাই তাই মনৰ ভাৱ কেনেকৈ প্ৰকাশ কৰিছিল?)
Answer:- She say’s that it takes time for the enormity of the moment to sink in. She was delighted at this moment and proudly unfurled the Indian Tricolor.
(তাই কৈছিল যে সেই সময়খিনি উপলব্ধি কৰিবৰ বাবে তাইক সময়ৰ প্ৰয়োজন হৈছিল। তাই আনন্দিত হৈ নিজৰ পতাকাখন তাত উৰুৱাই থৈ আহিছিল।)
5) Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mt. Everest. What were the reasons for this?
(সন্তোষ যাদৱে এভাৰেষ্ট আৰোহন কৰি দুবাৰকৈ ৰেক’ড বুকত স্থান পাইছিল। ইয়াৰ কাৰণ কি আছিল?)
Answer:- She is the youngest women who scaled the Everest. She is the only women who climbed the Everest twice.
(তাই এভাৰেষ্ট জয় কৰা আটাইতকৈ সৰু ছোৱালী আছিল তাই দুবাৰকৈ এভাৰেষ্ট আৰোহণ কৰা প্ৰথম মহিলা আছিল।)
III) Complete the following statements:
(বাক্যবোৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ কৰা।)
1. From her room In Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to watch villagers who climb up the hill and suddenly vanishing after a while.
কস্তুৰবা হোষ্টেলৰ ৰুমৰ পৰা সন্তোষে গাঁৱৰ মানুহবোৰক চাইছিল যিয়ে পাহাৰ বগাই গৈ থাকে আৰু কিছু দূৰ গৈ নাইকিয়া হৈ যায়।
2. When she finished college, Santosh had written a latter of apology to her father because she went for training directly in place of going home.
কলেজ শেষ কৰা পাছত, সন্তোষে দেউতাকলৈ ক্ষমা বিচাৰি চিঠি লিখিছিল কিয়নো পৰীক্ষা দি তাই ঘৰত যোৱাৰ পৰিৱৰ্তে প্ৰশিক্ষনৰ বাবে গুচি গৈছিল।)
3. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her climbing skills, Physical fitness and mental Strength while working together endeared her to fellow climbers.
এভাৰেষ্ট অভিযানৰ সময়ত, দলৰ জেষ্ঠসকলে তাই দক্ষতা, শাৰীৰিক দক্ষতা মানসিক সবলতা
IV. Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following expressions. (Look in the paragraphs indicates)
(পাঠটোৰ পৰা শব্দবোৰ বাছি উলিওৱা যাৰ অৰ্থ তলৰ শব্দবোৰৰ লগত মিলে।)
1) took to be true without proof (1)
Blessing (আশীৰ্বাদ)
2) Based on reason; sensible; reasonable (2)
Rational (ভিবেক)
3) The usual way of doing things (3)
Custom (সামাজিক প্ৰথা)
4) a strong Desir arising from within (5)
Urge (উৎকাণ্ঠা)
5) the power to endure, without falling ill (7)
Endurance (ধৈয্য ৰখা)
part-II
i. identify the two parts in the sentences below by underlining the part that gives us the information in brackets,as shown above.
1. Where other girls wore traditional indian dresses, santosh preferred shorts.(Contrasts her dress with that of others)
2. The left home and got herself entrolled in a school in Delhi.(Tells us what happenend after the first action.)
3. She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived (Tells us when She was going to fight the system).
4. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off the train in the United states.(Tells us when Maria was sent to the U..)
II- Now rewrite the pairs of sentences given below as one sentence.
1. Grandfather told me about the old days.All books were printed on paper then.
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2. What do you do after you finish the book? perhaps you just throw it away.
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3. He gave the little girl an apple. He took the computer apart.
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4. You have nothing. That makes you very determined.
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5. I never thought of quitting.I knew what i Wanted.
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