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’?

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”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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...”

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

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

Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?

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

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

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

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

In what ways do you think we could help prevent the extinction of languages and dialects?

Find out the correlates of Yin and Yang in other cultures.

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