Answer: The writer spent many years trying to play a big Spanish guitar. One night he loosened the strings joyfully. This incident supports the idea that the disabled people should practise only what they are good at.
Answer: (ii) Every time he spoke to the scientist, the writer felt guilty because he forced the scientist to use his voice synthesiser.
Where had the writer come from ?( A visit to Cambridge?
A Visit to Cambridge is written by Firdaus Kanga, writer and journalist from Mumbai. He was born with ‘brittle bones’ that tended to break easily when he was a child. The lesson gives us a glimpse of the meeting between Firdaus Kanga and Stephen Hawking.
How does Cambridge stand as a metaphor in the story a visit to Cambridge?
A metaphor is a comparison and equates two things that have similarities. Kanga considers Cambridge as a benchmark with which he views the whole England. Cambridge serves as the real England for him. But he says that when he left England, he had only one thing to take away, which was his memories with Stephen Hawking.
He was the author of the world-renowned book “A brief History of Time”. He was doubtful whether he would be allowed to meet him even for ten minutes or not. Also, he was fed up with people asking him to be brave.
Why does the writer refer to the guitar incident class 8?
The writer spent many years trying to play a big Spanish guitar. One night, he loosened the strings joyfully. This incident supports the idea that the disabled people should practice only what they are good at. Was this answer helpful?
What is the moral of the story a visit to Cambridge?
To live a better life, one should concentrate on what they are good at no matter if they are disabled.
What we learn from the chapter a visit to Cambridge Class 8?
Answer: we have to always think positive….. And also concentrate or Focus mainly on their talents and try to do better always…and we cannot think that we did not get any talents by god but use the talents whatever we have got and use those in a better purpose…..
Why did the writer visit Cambridge whom did he meet there?
Answer: Firdaus Kanga visited Britain in order to write a book about his travels. He himself could move only in a wheel-chair. On the advice of his guide, Kanga planned to meet the most brilliant and completely paralysed astrophysicist (Hawking) in Cambridge.
Who is the writer of the story a visit to Cambridge Mcq?
Firdaus Kanga
Name the author of the story “A visit to Cambridge”. Answer: (iv) Firdaus Kanga.
In the given line, “Cambridge was my metaphor for England” the writer wants to elucidate that Cambridge was a criterion with which he had viewed England. For him, it was Cambridge which seemed equivalent to England.
What is metaphor in Cambridge?
an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object: “The mind is an ocean” and “the city is a jungle” are both metaphors.
What does the writer mean by Cambridge is my metaphor for England?
‘Cambridge was my metaphor for England’. To the writer, (i) Cambridge was a reputed university in England. (ii) England was famous for Cambridge.
What is the main theme of the story a visit to Cambridge?
All in all, this story supports all the people out there who are disabled and it stresses to the point that they should live their lives as normally as they could just like other normal people spend their lives.
Who is Firdaus Kanga Class 8 a visit to Cambridge?
A Visit to Cambridge is written by Firdaus Kanga, writer and journalist from Mumbai. He was born with ‘brittle bones’ that tended to break when he was a child quickly.
What I found challenging in a visit to Cambridge?
Answer. The auguish was that he found it very difficult to express himself with the right words on his computer. He felt frustrated. He could not express himself freely although ideas were floating in his mind.
Why does the writer refer to the incident?
Answer. Explanation: the write refers to the guitar incident to support the of Stephen hawking which states that disabled people should take up things they are good at .
What does the writer refer to the guitar?
The writer was referring to the guitar incident because he also thought he was trying to do something that was usually done by everyone but it was too difficult for him. He should have done something that was within his calibre. It supports Hawking’s idea of the disabled doing what they are good at.
What is the incident referred to here Class 9 English?
(iii) The incident referred to here is the author’s encounter with the baby bear and gifting it to his wife.
What is the conclusion of this story a visit to Cambridge?
Conclusion of A Visit to Cambridge
The physical handicap cannot be our limitation to achieve something great. It’s the ability of the mind that is more important.
What is the message of the story English?
A story’s message, or theme, is what the author wants to teach you through his or her writing. Some stories have a specific kind of message called a moral, or a life lesson. You can find the message of a story by looking at the characters’ actions and focusing on what is repeated throughout the story.