Three Days to See English - Three Days to See

What is described as “the most delightful” of all the senses?

What advice does the author give to people with sight?

What emotion does the author feel when seeing smiles at a busy corner?

Where does the author plan to see “the pageant of man’s progress”?

What activity does the author associate with the second day?

On the third day, the author would like to observe people in their daily lives and understand their experiences.

The author advises those who can see to appreciate every moment as if they might lose their senses tomorrow.

The author feels that everyone can find the greatest joy merely by the sensg of touch.

The author acknowledges that even in three days, she would not be able to see everything.

The author would spend the first day seeing the people whose kind-heartedness and friendship have enriched her life.

Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken _______ .

On the second day, I should devote time to see the _______ of man’s progress in museums.

On the first day, I should want to see the people whose _______ and companionship have made my life worth living.

In spring, I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a _______ .

I feel the delicate symmetry of a _______ .

What do the author’s choices for the three days tell us about her values and priorities?

How does the author encourage people to approach their everyday sensory experiences?

What is the significance of imagining the loss of a sense, according to the author?

How might the author’s opinion on making the most of our senses guide us to be kinder towards people with special abilities?

How does this memory make you feel?

Why does the author believe that the sense of sight is the most wonderful?

The sense of touch makes up for the loss of sight and hearing. Explain this statement.

Sensory words are descriptive — they describe how we experience the world: how we see, hear, smell, taste or feel something.
Complete the following table with sensory words from the text in Column 2 for the five senses in Column 1. Add new words in Column 3.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
What you see	Panorama
What you hear	Music
What you smell	Perfume
What you taste	Relish
What you feel	Rough

Do you think your visit/experience would be different if you could not see or hear? Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.
Did you know that our five senses are essential for us to experience and make sense of the world around us?

The things that you could:
See
listen
smell
taste
touch and feel.

Have you heard about the International Day of Persons with Disabilities? Find out when and how it is observed in India. Write your findings on a sheet and put it up on the class board.

Explain the narrator’s philosophy of cherishing senses.

Why does the narrator stand at a busy corner on the third day?

How does the narrator imagine their experience of museums on the second day?

Describe how the narrator uses touch to understand the world around them.

Discuss the importance of the narrator’s imagined experience of sight in fostering emotional connections.

The next day I should arise with the dawn and see the thrilling miracle by which night is transformed into day. I should behold with awe the magnificent panorama of light with which the sun awakens the sleeping earth. This day I should devote to a hasty glimpse of the world, past and present. I should want to see the pageant of man’s progress, and so I should go to the museums.
Q.1. The word ‘thrilling’ has been used with ‘miracle’.
Which of the following words does not match with the word “thrilling’?
A. experience
B. tale
C. knowledge
D. adventure
Q.2. Why does the writer refer to the earth as ‘sleeping earth’?
Q.3. Complete the sentence with an appropriate reason.
The writer wishes to dedicate the day to a brief look at the present and past world because _________.
Q.4. Why does the writer use ‘should’ multiple times in the extract?

I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough, shaggy bark of a pine. In spring, I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep. Occasionally, I am very fortunate; I place my hand gently on a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song.
Q.1. What does the ‘delicate symmetry of a leaf symbolise?
Q.2. List two phrases from the extract that describe the texture of objects in nature.
Q.3. Complete the sentence appropriately.
The phrase ‘awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep’ refers to _________.
Q.4. What is the tone of the writer in this extract?
A. nostalgic
B. proud
C. admiring
D. celebratory

Read the following sentences and underline the verbs.
I should behold with awe…

Read the following sentences and underline the verbs.
The next day I should arise with the dawn…

Read the following sentences and underline the verbs.
On the fist day, I should want to see…

Read the following sentences and underline the verbs.
I should divide the period into three parts.