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The word ‘them’ refers to our actions and words.

“Thank a lot for your suggestion”.

If I am talking to someone on the phone, I would start the conversation asking politely “May I know who is speaking please?”

A word of good manner usually makes our enquiries polite. For an illustration, suppose we go to a railway station. There we want to enquire the arrival timing of Nizammuddin Express. We require the Station Master asking “May I know the arrival time of Nizamuddin Express?” or “May I know, when does Nizamuddin Express arrive please.

We have a number of public notices, instructions and orders like “No Parking”, “No Admission”, “Stop and Proceed”. These notices sound rather touch. If we make them read politely they should be like, “Thank you for Not Parking”, “Thank you for your stopping and proceeding.”

Giving alms to beggars is an ordinary thing. It can be done in better way. If we decide to give alms to a beggar, we should give it nicely saying, “Here, take this.”

According to the author we find difference in the auto rickshaw drivers’ response, once the author asked a rickshaw, driver to take him to “City Hospital”. The author did not respond to the author. Simply he downed the metre and started the the auto and took the author destination. Here the driver would have been much better, if he said.” Yes Sir, please get in or atleast should have said “Yes” on another occasion he asked another driver to take him to Central Market.” The driver simply responded “Sorry Sir, it’s time for me to hand over the auto”. Thus we find different responses from autorikshaw drivers. If some autorikshaw drivers say “No”, but it is better, if say in pleasant way.

We like the dialogue which are in ‘B’ Section. The words are politely used. Right and kind words are used to express. There are no harsh words. We tine humility in speech.

The words of the speaker are polite and they seem to be the best words. They may be of expressing thanks or telling something is a polite way we are glad to know that one method of improving our communication with other is to put you before ‘I’ as for as possible.

The author gives a number of instances of expressions that sound odd or unpleasant.

According to the author in South India some restaurant are famous for the testy fare they offer. Naturally they have big rush and it is a problem for the management. In one such restaurant he saw a board, “Don’t sit for a long time.” This expression sounds odd or unpleasant. This can be rewritten in a polite form as “Please make room for waiting customers” or “Kindly make room for waiting friends”.

Secondly there are number of notices, instructions and orders, like “No Parking”, “No Smoking”, “No Admission”, “Visitors, cars are not Allowed”. These sound rather rough. They are unpleasant. They can be rewritten in polite manner like “No Parking Please” or Thank you for Not Parking”, Thank you for not Smoking”, “Stop and Proceed” can be rewritten as “Please Stop and Proceed.”

Thirdly people on their phone ask ‘who’s this? This sound odd or unpleasant. This can be asked in a polite form as “May I know who is calling please?”

Fourthly in some restaurants, the waiters usually come and stand near you. They simply Say “Yes Sir” This sounds odd or unpleasant instead of saying so, they may say in a polite way as “May I know Sir, what order can you place please?” Thus the instances of the expressions given by the author can be rewritten in polite manner.

According to the author we have member of public notices, instructions and orders like “No parking”, “No smoking”, “No Admission”, “Visitors cars not Allowed” and soon. But there terms sound rather tough. They should be changed. At least in case of “No Smoking” should be better changed as “Thank you for Not smoking.” As in case of “No Parking”, why shouldn’t be added a word like “No Parking Please.”

There is no limit to the improvement we can make in our action or speech. No’r can we say that a particular action or form of speech is the best. That’s why the author says, there is no formula.

If doctors want to improve their 1 image or jobs, they should talk nicely to their parents. They should think that talking nicely and reassuringly is the part , of treatment. A couple of friendly words from the doctor or even a smile can go long way in making the patient feel better.

On many occasions, if the respond is ‘No’, it seems to be odd or unpleasant. Suppose if a person responds ‘No’. When we ask him for a tea or coffee or anything. This response ‘No’ is not a good expression. Atleast he should add some words to ‘No’ like ‘Not thanks’.

If some one says ‘No’ we should react saying. “It’s all right”, “Oh! It’s OK”, ‘Thanks for it.”

1. Journey – travel destination – ultimate purpose or place. 

2. make room for – Provide on opportunity 

3. Posh – high class Stewards – managers 

4. hailed – saluted. 

5. Shun – avoid, 

6. inevitable – unavoidable grudgingly – unwillingly

When we speak about saying or doing things better, a question arises about comparison, becuase better usually follows ‘than’. Wise people say that we should compare our selves with our ownselves. Here author says that he should compare his performance of last year and see whether he is doing better or not then.

“I am very grateful” or “Youhave been great help” or “I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

“Oh! It’s OK”. “It’s pleasure waiting for you”.

Sahu nominated Jumman Shaikh as the head of Panch.

Correct answer is Makhan

The lesson ‘Justice Above Self” is written by Munshi Premchand. This is the story of two close friends, namely Algu and Jumman. They were good friends. Their friendship was so strong that when either of them went away from the village, the other looked after his family. Both were greatly respected in their village. Jumman had an old aunt, she had some property in her name. She transferred her property to Jumman so that she would stay with them and he would look after him. A couple of years went well. But thereafter the situation changed.

Jumman and his wife were tired of the old woman. He and his wife were indifferent to her. The old woman was not served even a little food to survive. Besides they old woman suffered from starvation, she had to tolerate insults. A fee months after the old woman decided not to live in Jumman’s house. One day she told him her intention that she was going out of his house to live separately and asked him to give her monthly allowance so that she could set up a separate kitchen. Jumman Shaikh argued on behalf his wife, as she knew best to run the house. This made the old woman angry.

The old woman took the case to the village Panchayat and spoke to Algu Chowdhary. Algu Chowdhary did not know what to do, because Jumman Shaikh was his best friend. He could not go against his friend. The old lady asked Algu to come to the Panchayat and give her fair justice. In the Panchayat meeting all members gathered. After consulting others Algu pronounced that they were of the opinion that Jumman must pay his aunt (the old lady) a monthly allowance, or else the property went back to her. The verdict of Algu made his friend angry and somewhat insult. After this the bond of friendship between Algu and Jumman was broken. Jumman saw Algu as an enemy and wanted to take revenge.

Days passed. Due to his ill luck, Algu was in trouble. He had to face it. Therefore he sold one of this bullock to Sanju Sahu, a cart driver of the village. The understanding was that Sahu would pay the price of the bullock in a month’s time. It so happened that the Bullock sold by Algu, died written a month several months since the death of bullock, Algu reminded Sahu of the money he had not yet paid.

But Sahu firmly told him that he could not pay him a penny for the wretched beast he had sold him, he brought us nothing but ruin. He did not argue with him. He decided to the case to the Panchayat.

The Panchayat was held under the old banyan tree. Algu told before the Panchayat that the voice of the Panch was the voice of God and he said that he would abide by the decision of the panch, whoever he might be.

The authority of nomination of the Panch was given to Sahu. Thinking it a good Sahu proposed the name of Jumman. Algu’s heart sank and turned pale. Jumman became the head panch. He realized his responsibility as a judge and the dignity of his office. It was a good chance for Jumman to take revenge Algu. But Sahu decided not to allow his personal feelings to come in the way of speaking the truth and doing justice. On the day of the Panchayat meeting, both Algu and Sahu presented their cases. After hearing their cases Jummana announced that it was their opinion that Sahu should pay Algu the price of the bullock because when Sahu bought the bullock it had not suffered from any disability or disease. The death of the bullock was unfortunate but Algu could not be blamed for it. On hearing the decision, Algu could not believe his ears because he had thought Jumman would take revenge. But it was not so happened. He shouted loudly as victory to the Panchayat and said that was the justice and God was there in the voice of the Pancha. Soon after this both friends embraced to each other and became close friends as they were before.

Lincoln wants his son to remain incorruptible throughout his life, and never compromise on values.

Lincoln wants his son to be careful about people who speak very sweetly to him because he knows that only those people who want some favour from us are very sweet to us.

It is quite natural that if we live in whatever environment, we accustom to that environment. In case of birds and animals it is the some. The chickens fly a little up. They- cluck, and cackle, scratch the earth for worms. This is their environment. They cannot fly above in the air flapping their wings, as the eagle does. On the other hand the eagle does not have the nature of the chickens. The chicken’s environment is limit to them. They cannot cross this limit.

Here the eagle hatched with the chickens accustomed to the chicken’s environment. Then he never became the eagle, though he had the thought that he was the eagle, but the environment made him he was chicken. So there is limitations our thought or the environment that we live in.

The writer is highlighting the value of stoicism in life.

Every event has both positive and negative sides to it. When one has the ability to look at both of them, it is possible to laugh when one is sad.

1. The Howrah Express depart from Yashwantpur Junction.

2. Yes. Basava Express arrives in Bagalkot at 12.10 p.m.

3. The Chalukya Express departs from Yeshwantpur Junction.

4. No. It arrives in Dadar at 5.50 a.m.

5. It departs from Vijaypur at 4.50 p.m.

6. Shatabdi Express goes to Bengaluru.

1. The poet wants his son to pass through fire. 

2. He is sure that only the test of fire produces strong steel. 

3. The poet wants not the absence of fire but its presence so that his son emerges stronger. 

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The line refers to the way the poet wants his son to be trained in school. Literally, the line means that when steel is tempered with fire it gets harder. Similarly, if his son is put through rigorous training, he too could grow up to be tough as steel. The virtue that the poet is trying to uphold in this line is of discipline which moulds character. I personally think that discipline goes a long way in moulding character and imbibing values.

When a person has ‘sublime faith in mankind’, the faith that even when a person is bad, he will be so only sometimes and not always, the faith that all men are not bad even if some are, then the mind is calm and optimistic. Such a peaceful mind will not provoke the person to violence or hatred or make him fearful. Such a mind will enable him to be courageous, loving, and patient with everyone

He wants his son’s teacher to teach his son to have sublime faith in himself because only then the son will have sublime faith in mankind.

A mob can be very effective in influencing a person to be bad and wrong, no matter how determined he is to be good and correct. Hence the father wants his son to close his ears to a howling mob and have faith in his own good sense.

The eagle hatched with the chickens and grew with them. He clucked and cackled, scratched the earth for worm one day. The eagle saw a magnificent bird, flying, gliding in a graceful manner against the power of wind. When he enquired his neighbour about that bird he was told, that was the king of the birds, eagle. He belonged to the sky, they belonged to the earth – were chickens. The eagle among the chickens accustomed to the environment of the chickens. Though he was eagle, but he had learnt to live as the chickens did. Therefore the eagle lived and died a chicken for that’s what he thought he was.

The eagle saw a magnificent bird above him in the sky.

1. It is meant for the son. 

2. Only when steel passes through fire, can it become strong.

3. Courage to face adversities in life.

We should see ourselves as human beings and should live in the environment belongs to us.

A group of good people, having good habits. This is a good environment. We should try to live in such environment. There are different environments. There is a great influence of environment on every man. If the environment of good society, influences us we see ourselves what we are. If the environment of slum area influences us, we see ourselves what we are. In whatever environments we live in, we accustom to it and see then ourselves what we are. It is possible to break out the influence of the environment, but it takes a long time to accustom from one environment to another.

The bullock bought by Sahu from Algu, died within a month.

Jumman’s aunt would transfer her property to him provided Jumman allowed her to stay with him and would look after her.

The word ‘bechance’ means ‘happen’ or ‘chance to happen’.

Algu sold his bullock to Sahu a cart driver of the village.

The values we learn from the lesson are: 

1. Justice is impartial 

2. No feelings of friendship, enmity and relationship on the way of justice. 

3. Voice of justice is voice of God. 4. Justice means God, God lives in justice

The crowd might be interested in doing something wrong. Hence the father doesn’t want his son to follow it but he confident about his own purpose in life.

Correct option is (iii) Calcutta

Jumman is said to be shameless as instead of listening to his aunt and respecting her decision, Jumman told her that his wife knew how best to run the house and asked her to be patient.

Jumman told his aunt that his wife knew best how to run the house and asked her to be patient. This shameless statement made the aunt angry.

If I were the Pancha in the place of Algu Choudhary I would have given the same decision that Algu gave.

Bishamber is Phatik’s maternal uncle. He has a lot of love for his widowed sister. He finds that Phatik is a trouble for his sister. He offers to take him to Kolkata. He says he will educate him there with his own children. Truly, Bishamber is a loving brother. But he is not imaginative. He commits a blunder in taking Phatik to Kolkata.

Algu gave decision in favour of Jumman’s aunt in the Panchayat. This made their bond of friendship broken. Therefore they seldom seen together after the Panchayat.

Jumman had an old aunt who had some property. She was helpless. She wanted Jumman to take care of her. For this, she was ready to transfer her property to him.

After listening to Jumman and his aunt, the decision Algu gave was “that they were of the opinion that Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance or else the property went back to her.

Algu remarked that Jumman was his best friend and he could not go against him. This showed his friendship with Jumman.