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D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, JAMMU

(Governed by Om Prakash Bansal Charitable Trust)
Session -2022-2023
ON THE FACE OF IT

CLASS: XII SUBJECT: ENGLISH

NAME: ROLL NO: Month: NOV

1.Answer in 40-50 words

i) ‘It is not merely age but experience that counts.’

With reference to any one example from the text, comment on how Derry found Mr. Lamb

different from other adults he had encountered.

ii) Why did Derry go back to Mr. Lamb’s garden even after opposition?

2.Answer in 120-150 words

i) Derry mentions two kinds of responses people often have to justify misfortune, one “Look

at all those people who are in pain and brave and never cry and never complain and don’t

feel sorry for themselves”; and secondly, “think of all those people worse off than you.” Far

from comforting him, these empty words only agitate him.

In both cases, one’s sense of self is derived from others and how they live their lives.

a) How far might looking at others itself be the cause of suffering?

b) In what way can people, especially children, be empowered to face their challenges

without the specter of comparison?

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