2. She Conquered Everest
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| Arunuma Sinha |
Questions & Answers
1. Why was Arunima Sinha desperately trying to get into a job?
Dr. B. Sowjanya compiled the particulars of Arunima Sinha. Being the resident of a small district in U.P. Arunima Sinha studied Law. Her father died when she was at the age of 3 years. Her brother in law advised her try for a job in the parliamentary force of the army but she could not get it. Then she applied for a job in Central Industrial Security Force. As the date of birth was noted wrongly, she could not get this job also. She was left in a desperate mood. Some how she wanted to correct the error and so she was on a journey to Delhi, by train. In the train some criminals threw him away over the other railway track, which made her physically challenged.
Dr. B. Sowjanya compiled the particulars of Arunima Sinha. Being the resident of a small district in U.P. Arunima Sinha studied Law. Her father died when she was at the age of 3 years. Her brother in law advised her try for a job in the parliamentary force of the army but she could not get it. Then she applied for a job in Central Industrial Security Force. As the date of birth was noted wrongly, she could not get this job also. She was left in a desperate mood. Some how she wanted to correct the error and so she was on a journey to Delhi, by train. In the train some criminals threw him away over the other railway track, which made her physically challenged.
2. Describe the incident that led to the amputation of the left leg of Arunima. Describe the way she was treated after she was found beside the tracks.
Dr. B. Sowjanya compiled the particulars of Arunima Sinha. She was the resident of U.P. State. As she studied law, being a sports girl, she applied for a job in Central Industrial Security Force. As the date of birth was wrongly entered, she wanted to go to Delhi to correct the error. There, in the train journey, some robbers tried to take away a gold ornament. She fought against them bravely. The criminals caught hold of her and threw her out of the carriage. She fell on the other track. A train ran over her left leg. She was admitted into a hospital. They decided to cut her left leg. But there was no anesthesia. Yet, the brave girl asked them to amputate. Her left leg was cut and the right leg was supported by a rod. She was given the best treatment at AIIMS. Her body recovered quickly to the surprise of everybody, She decided to scale the Everest.
3. Did Arunima lose hope while she was on the hospital bed ? What made her take such a huge decision of climbing a mountain with an amputated leg ?
Dr. B. Sowjanya compiled the particulars of the life of Arunima Sinha. She was thrown out of the and fell on the other track. A train went over her left leg. She was admitted in to the hospital. Eventhough there was no anesthesia, she asked them to amputate the leg. Ajay Maken, the sports minister helped her and admitted her at AIIMS. She got good treatment. Though she was amputated, though her right leg had a rod, she did not lose her hope. She thought that one day she would prove what happened to her. She decided to climb the Everest. She had will power and pursued the matter. She reached the Summit on 21st May 2013. In spite of all the pain, fear and anxiety she succeeded in her effort and showed her courage.
4. What are the difficulties faced by Arunima while climbing Everest ? What do you learn from her story ?
Dr. B. Sowjanya compiled the particulars of the life of Arunima Sinha, with the title. She Conquered Everest. Arunima Sinha got her left leg amputated and a rod was inserted in the right leg. She had firm decision to go over the Everest. She did a basic course in mountaineering. She took the blessings of Bachendripal. As she started climbing the mountain, the ankle and heel were swiveling. She was losing grip. There was severe pain in the other leg. At a height of 3500 feet, on the death zone, there were many dead bodies and she was not afraid of the situation. Eventhough oxygen was less in quantity, she moved forward and reached the summit on 21st May 2013. Even after that she was in a critical position. Her helper brought a new cylinder of oxygen and thus she could survive. The confidence and courage saved her. From her life, everybody should learn that all the obstructions could be put aside when there is a strong will and continuous effort.
Annotations
1. She hung up her boots for a while and although she was a law graduate, she was facing the brunt of unemployment.
Context: This passage is taken from the prose lesson “She Conquered Everest”. Which was compiled by Dr. B. Sowjanya. It is about the courageous lady Arunima Sinha and her life ambition.
Explanation: Arunima Sinha studied law. She was a cyclist and a player of Football as well as volley ball. She needed a job but with the law graduation she could not get a job. For some time she was away from sports and tried to get a job. She suffered because of unemployment.
General Relevance: It is natural to find difficulties in the life of an individual. Similarly Arunima Sinha suffered with unemployment and she could come out of this problem in a mysterious way.
Context: This passage is taken from the prose lesson “She Conquered Everest”. Which was compiled by Dr. B. Sowjanya. It is about the courageous lady Arunima Sinha and her life ambition.
Explanation: Arunima Sinha studied law. She was a cyclist and a player of Football as well as volley ball. She needed a job but with the law graduation she could not get a job. For some time she was away from sports and tried to get a job. She suffered because of unemployment.
General Relevance: It is natural to find difficulties in the life of an individual. Similarly Arunima Sinha suffered with unemployment and she could come out of this problem in a mysterious way.
2.The compartment was full of people, but no one came to the rescue of the girl being robbed and attacked.
Context: This passage is taken from the prose lesson “She Conquered Everest”. Which was compiled by Dr. B. Sowjanya. It is about the courageous lady Arunima Sinha and her life ambition.
Explanation: Arunima Sinha had a problem about her date of birth. She wanted to correct it and so started for Delhi, to set it right. In the compartment of the train, some criminals tried to snatch her gold chain. She was brave and fought against them. The people in the compartment did not come to the rescue of Arunima. They were afraid of the robbers and so he had to fight against them. She was caught up by the criminals and was thrown out of the compartment. She fell on the other track. Simultaneously her left leg was run over by a train. She became a physically challenged girl.
General Relevance: The Society, nowadays does not care for others. People are selfish and here, even though there are sufficient number of people, they did not help her. This line describes the selfish nature of the people.
Context: This passage is taken from the prose lesson “She Conquered Everest”. Which was compiled by Dr. B. Sowjanya. It is about the courageous lady Arunima Sinha and her life ambition.
Explanation: Arunima Sinha had a problem about her date of birth. She wanted to correct it and so started for Delhi, to set it right. In the compartment of the train, some criminals tried to snatch her gold chain. She was brave and fought against them. The people in the compartment did not come to the rescue of Arunima. They were afraid of the robbers and so he had to fight against them. She was caught up by the criminals and was thrown out of the compartment. She fell on the other track. Simultaneously her left leg was run over by a train. She became a physically challenged girl.
General Relevance: The Society, nowadays does not care for others. People are selfish and here, even though there are sufficient number of people, they did not help her. This line describes the selfish nature of the people.
3. “Someday I will prove, without a doubt, the truth of what happened to me.”
Context: This passage is taken from the prose lesson “She Conquered Everest”. Which was compiled by Dr. B. Sowjanya. It is about the courageous lady Arunima Sinha and her life ambition.
Explanation: Arunima Sinha was injured in her train journey to Delhi. She was thrown on the other track, by the criminals. A train ran over her left leg. She was amputated. She was in the hospital bed for recovery. A rod was inserted in her right leg. In spite of all this, she had a firm opinion to withstand the challenge. She said that she would one day come out of the calamity and would prove to be successful. In her words, she expressed her inner passion to scale the Everest. Anyhow she was successful.
General Relevance: To reach the goal in one’s life is a great thing. But it involves a lot of effort. The obstructions could not deter her decision and she climbed the mountain. Many people were amazed at this deed.
4. Her oxygen was critically low and her Sherpa warned her that she might lose her life.
Context: This passage is taken from the prose lesson “She Conquered Everest”. Which was compiled by Dr. B. Sowjanya. It is about the courageous lady Arunima Sinha and her life ambition.
Explanation: Arunima Sinha, the amputee was on her way to the summit of the Everest. In spite of all the trouble and pain, she could cross the death zone also at a height of 3500 feet. She was not afraid of the dead bodies on the ground. By that time the oxygen was very low and so she was advised by her helper, sherpa, to be careful. Somehow she moved forward and erected the Indian flag on the summit on 21st May 2013. Thereafter she was saved by her helper who supplied a new cylinder of oxygen.
General Relevance: These lines show how an adventurous individual, encounters problems till the end of the trial. Arunima Sinha reached almost the summit but the oxygen seemed to be not sufficient. She did not hesitate to move forward and proved her efficiency.
Reading Comprehensions
I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
When he was born everyone ‘advised’ his parents to get rid of the kid as he was blind. But his parents, who were not affluent by any counts, chose to take care of him, that too, to the best of their abilities and gave him education. Forbes has named him in the list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30 but visually challenged Srikanth Bolla is in no mood to celebrate. His goal is to get into the Forbes list of richest persons – and he won’t settle for anything less.Such is the determination of the 25 year – old, who was born blind and overcame all adversities to become the first international blind student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and now heads a Rs 30 crore ($4.6 million) company.
Visiting manufacturing plants in different locations in Telangana and Karnataka, attending business meetings and, in between, troubleshooting over the phone, the CEO of Bollant Industries is a busyman.
Born in a family of farmers in Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, life has been one long struggle for him. After passing his Class 10 exam he chose the science stream for the plus-two stage but was not permitted to write the Joint Entrance Exam for IIT aspirants as he was blind.
“I said when IIT doesn’t want me, I don’t want IIT either. Let me find the best opportunity in the world – better than IIT. MIT being the top school in the world, I always wanted to go there and I went there”, said Srikanth, who has B.Sc., in management from MIT.
Questions & Answers
1. What did people advise the parents of Srikanth when he was born ?People advised the parents of Srikanth to get rid of the kid as he was blind.
2.What is the goal of Srikanth ?
Srikanth’s goal is to get into the Forbes list of richest persons.
3. Why did Srikanth decided to study in MIT ?
because it was the top school in the world.
4.Write the antonym of ‘permit’.
Reject.
5.Answer ‘True’ or ‘False’.
Srikanth missed a great chance because he could not take the Joint Entrance Exam for IIT.
False.
II. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Yuvraj Singh is one of the most phenomenal cricketers who have redefined winning over struggle. Since the year 2000, this Punjab boy is the reason for many victories of India. His personal life and his struggle with the dreaded disease cancer is an inspiration for all of us. He is also one of the players who is honored with Arjuna award and has been declared Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to India national cricket team (ODI squad). after a lengthy period earlier this year, and fared average. The cricketer, also known for entrepreneurial initiatives and his charity work, says cricket will always be a priority in his life but he also tries to inspire young people with his story.
He made India proud by hitting six sixes off an over in 2007, and was part of the Indian cricket team when they won World Cup 2011. But the turning point came in his life when he battled cancer in 2012. Yuvraj found a new meaning to life after the hardship.
“Earlier on in my career, it was more about cricket and now it is being more about inspiring people to come out of the adversity and create examples… Since my treatment, things have changed a lot for me.”
Questions & Answers
1. What is the struggle that Yuvraj Singh won over?His struggle with the dreaded disease “cancer”.
2. Yuvraj is honored with award.
Arjuna Award.
3. What is the best feat by Yuvraj in his cricket career ?
He hit six sixes off an over in 2007.
4. Give a synonym of ‘adversity’.
Distress.
5. Find the word from the passage which means ‘very remarkable or highly extraordinary.
Phenomenal.
