Class 12 English - Vistas - Chapter The Third Level NCERT Solutions | Apparent illogicality sometimes turns ou

Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?

Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?

What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley?

Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?

Would Charley ever go back to the ticket counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife?

‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?

What does the third level refers to?

You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.

Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?

Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?

Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling?

The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?

‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica.’ How is the study of this region useful to us?

What kind of a person was Evans?

It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?

What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?

What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?

Bama’s experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?

Will the exam now go as scheduled?

When Stephens comes back to the cell he jumps to a conclusion and the whole machinery blindly goes by his assumption without even checking the identity of the injured ‘McLeery’. Does this show how hasty conjectures can prevent one from seeing the obvious? How is the criminal able to predict such negligence?

Do you agree that between crime and punishment it is mainly a battle of wits?

Do you think the doctor’s final solution to the problem was the best possible one in the circumstances?

While we condemn the crime, we are sympathetic to the criminal. Is this the reason why prison staff often develop a soft corner for those in custody?

What will now happen to the astrologer? Do you think the prophecy was indisputably disproved?

What is the author’s indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of human beings?

There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.

Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?

‘Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarcticenvironment?