The Summit Within - Textbook Questions

Q1. Who is the author?

Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia, a member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest in 1965.

Q2. What are the three qualities needed to climb a summit?

Endurance, persistence, and willpower.

Q3. Why did the author climb Everest?

Because it is the highest, the mightiest, and defies many attempts. It is an irresistible challenge.

Q4. What is the 'internal summit'?

The summit of the mind. Climbing it means overcoming one's own obstacles, fears, and limitations to gain self-knowledge.

Grammar Exercises: Tenses: Past (Simple/Continuous)

Q1. Fill in

1. We **climbed** (climb) the peak yesterday.
2. While he **was sleeping** (sleep), the phone rang.

Q2. Negative

I did not go. (Not 'I did not went').

1. Simple Past

Completed action in past (V2).

2. Past Continuous

Action going on in past (was/were + ing).

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