Chapter 7 – A Visit to Cambridge

And suddenly I felt weak all over. Growing up disabled, you get fed up with people asking you to be brave, as if you have a courage account on which you are loo lazy to draw a cheque. The only thing that makes you stronger is seeing somebody like you, achieving something huge. Then you know how much is possible and you reach out further than you ever thought you could.

Who is the speaker?

And suddenly I felt weak all over. Growing up disabled, you get fed up with people asking you to be brave, as if you have a courage account on which you are loo lazy to draw a cheque. The only thing that makes you stronger is seeing somebody like you, achieving something huge. Then you know how much is possible and you reach out further than you ever thought you could.

Where is he at this moment?

And suddenly I felt weak all over. Growing up disabled, you get fed up with people asking you to be brave, as if you have a courage account on which you are loo lazy to draw a cheque. The only thing that makes you stronger is seeing somebody like you, achieving something huge. Then you know how much is possible and you reach out further than you ever thought you could.

With whom was the speaker going to meet?

And suddenly I felt weak all over. Growing up disabled, you get fed up with people asking you to be brave, as if you have a courage account on which you are loo lazy to draw a cheque. The only thing that makes you stronger is seeing somebody like you, achieving something huge. Then you know how much is possible and you reach out further than you ever thought you could.

When does the speaker feel inspired to do better?

And suddenly I felt weak all over. Growing up disabled, you get fed up with people asking you to be brave, as if you have a courage account on which you are loo lazy to draw a cheque. The only thing that makes you stronger is seeing somebody like you, achieving something huge. Then you know how much is possible and you reach out further than you ever thought you could.

Give the meaning of ‘fed up with’.

“Is there any advice you can give disabled people, something that might help make life better ?”
“They should concentrate on what they are good at; I think things like the disabled Olympics are a waste of time.”

What is common between the speaker and the person he is talking to?

“Is there any advice you can give disabled people, something that might help make life better ?”
“They should concentrate on what they are good at; I think things like the disabled Olympics are a waste of time.”

Whom did the speaker go to see?

“Is there any advice you can give disabled people, something that might help make life better ?”
“They should concentrate on what they are good at; I think things like the disabled Olympics are a waste of time.”

What question did the speaker ask?

“Is there any advice you can give disabled people, something that might help make life better ?”
“They should concentrate on what they are good at; I think things like the disabled Olympics are a waste of time.”

What was a waste of time according to Stephen Hawking?

“Is there any advice you can give disabled people, something that might help make life better ?”
“They should concentrate on what they are good at; I think things like the disabled Olympics are a waste of time.”

Write the verb of ‘advice’.

Every time I shifted in my chair or turned my wrist to watch the time—I wanted to make every one of our thirty minutes count—1 felt a huge relief and exhilaration in the possibilities of my body. How little it mattered then that I would never walk, or even stand. I told him how he had been an inspiration beyond cliche for me, and surely, for others—did that thought help him?

Who is the speaker?

Every time I shifted in my chair or turned my wrist to watch the time—I wanted to make every one of our thirty minutes count—1 felt a huge relief and exhilaration in the possibilities of my body. How little it mattered then that I would never walk, or even stand. I told him how he had been an inspiration beyond cliche for me, and surely, for others—did that thought help him?

Who is he interviewing?

Every time I shifted in my chair or turned my wrist to watch the time—I wanted to make every one of our thirty minutes count—1 felt a huge relief and exhilaration in the possibilities of my body. How little it mattered then that I would never walk, or even stand. I told him how he had been an inspiration beyond cliche for me, and surely, for others—did that thought help him?

What gave him relief?

Every time I shifted in my chair or turned my wrist to watch the time—I wanted to make every one of our thirty minutes count—1 felt a huge relief and exhilaration in the possibilities of my body. How little it mattered then that I would never walk, or even stand. I told him how he had been an inspiration beyond cliche for me, and surely, for others—did that thought help him?

Why was the speaker watching the time?

Every time I shifted in my chair or turned my wrist to watch the time—I wanted to make every one of our thirty minutes count—1 felt a huge relief and exhilaration in the possibilities of my body. How little it mattered then that I would never walk, or even stand. I told him how he had been an inspiration beyond cliche for me, and surely, for others—did that thought help him?

Give the opposite of ‘huge’

An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back; and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I had believed in for so many years, alone, I knew that my journey was over. For now.

Name the lesson.

An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back; and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I had believed in for so many years, alone, I knew that my journey was over. For now.

Who is ‘I’ in the above lesson?

An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back; and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I had believed in for so many years, alone, I knew that my journey was over. For now.

What were the author’s feelings when he had to leave?

An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back; and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I had believed in for so many years, alone, I knew that my journey was over. For now.

How did he bid him good bye?

An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back; and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I had believed in for so many years, alone, I knew that my journey was over. For now.

What did he feel when he looked back?

An hour later, we were ready to leave. I didn’t know what to do. I could not kiss him or cry. I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. I looked back; and I knew he was waving, though he wasn’t. Watching him, an embodiment of my bravest self, the one I was moving towards, the one I had believed in for so many years, alone, I knew that my journey was over. For now.

Which word in the passage means ‘symbol’.

The author says “Cambridge was my metaphor for England”. It means that for him

Firdaus Kanga is a

Hawking was a

A disabled person is fed up when people

Kanga felt guilty everytime he spoke to Hawking because

Hawking felt amused when people

What did the writer wish to do when he was leaving Hawking’s residence?

How long did the meeting last?

What was the scientist deadly against?

The advice given by Hawking to other disabled people was