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Three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

The way in which the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died.

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.

Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.

Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risks involved?

The odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.

Can you think of a song or a poem in your language that talks of homecoming?

(i) List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
(ii) What were the results of the CT scan?
(iii) List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
(iv) Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life...”

Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.

Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
1. Scientific intervention is necessary to unearth buried mysteries.
2. Advanced technology gives us conclusive evidence of past events.
3. Traditions, rituals and funerary practices must be respected.
4. Knowledge about the past is useful to complete our knowledge of the world we live in.

How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted?

Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risks involved?

(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.

We have come across words like ‘gale’ and ‘storm’ in the account. Here are two more words for ‘storm’: typhoon, cyclone. How many words does your language have for ‘storm’?

Here are the terms for different kinds of vessels: yacht, boat, canoe, ship, steamer, schooner. Think of similar terms in your language.

List the steps taken by the captain
(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.
(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

‘Catamaran’ is a kind of a boat. Do you know which Indian language this word is derived from? Check the dictionary.

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.