Activities on To Be A Sombody ..

Welcome Prafulla Mahure , Mahatma Gandhi Jr.College Gadchandur Dist Chandrapur A1 Say whether the following sentences are true or false.
1) To be a somebody is a prominent urge in everyone's life.
2) To do something to win honour and praise is the human tendancy.
3) According to Emily Dickinson it is joyful to be somebody.
4) When you become somebody, you stop making progress.
A2. Match the following.

Column A	Column B
1.Emily Dickinson	a. connects raising palaces to decline
2. Rahim	b. Cleaned latrines to brush aside adulation
3. Gandhiji	c. learnt Greek and Latin to read classics.
4.John Stuart Mill	d. declared, 'I'm nobody'
5.C Northcote Parkinson	e. keen to help the needy

A3. Excessive praise by parents stops the natural growth of children. Explain.
Ans : Most of the Parents praise the simple acts and common utterances of their children excessively. Such children feel heady . Simple talent is lauded to the extent of killing. Instead of trying harder and more they consider themselves somebody and go waste.
A3. Give two examples of practicing of remaining nobody inspite of being somebody.
Ans : Two examples of practicing of remaining nobody inspite of being somebody are as follows 1. Gandhiji at the Congress cleaned up the latrins inspite of the star of the session.
2. John Stuart Mill had learnt enough Greek at very early age but he did not feel heady. A3. Draw a table giving information about what to do and what not to do for upbringing of children.