Chapter 5 question answer

Question 1 Standing on Everest, the writer was (i) overjoyed. (ii) very sad. (iii) jubilant and sad. Choose the right item. Answer 1 (iii) jubilant and sad. He was jubilant as well as sad. Jubilant because he had reached the highest peak in the world and sad because he had had to go back to the real world. Question 2 The emotion that gripped him was one of (i) victory over hurdles. (ii) humility and a sense of smallness. (iii) greatness and self importance. (iv) joy of discovery. Choose the right item. Answer 2 (ii) humility and a sense of smallness. Humility and a sense of smallness because anybody can get a feeling of respect to see the nature’s creation and at the same time feel so small in front of it. Question 3 “The summit of the mind” refers to (i) great intellectual achievements. (ii) the process of maturing mentally and spiritually. (iii) overcoming personal ambition for common welfare. (iv) living in the world of thought and imagination. (v) the triumph of mind over worldly pleasures for a noble cause. (vi) a fuller knowledge of oneself. Mark the item(s) not relevant. Answer 3 (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) are not relevant.