Sir Winston S. Churchill
Q. The writer says that the examiners ask questions which students cannot answer and not those that they can answer. Is the complaint just?
A. The complaint is fairly just. The examiners try to expose the ignorance of students rather than knowing their knowledge.
Q. What sort of questions are asked by your examiners?
A. The examiners ask those questions to which students are unable to suggest satisfactory answers.
Q. Why did not Churchill do well in exams?
A. When Churchill would have willingly displayed his knowledge, the examiners sought to expose his ignorance. He did not know satisfactory answers to the questions. As a result, he could not do well in examinations.
Q. How did Churchill do his Latin paper?
A. He was not able to answer a single question. After writing his name at the top of the page, he wrote down the number of question ‘I’. After much reflection, he put a bracket round it thus (I). After that, he could do nothing more.
Q. Churchill was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and Greek. Was it a gain or loss? OR What good did his three years stay at Harrow do to him? OR In after years how did the knowledge of English stand him in good stead?
A. During his three-year stay at Harrow, Churchill was taught English rather than Latin and Greek. It stood him in good stead in later years when he entered the practical life. He did not feel himself at any disadvantage for not learning Latin and Greek.
Q. Write an appreciation or criticism of Churchill’s views in regard to the study of Latin, Greek and English and their value in earning a living.
A. Latin and Greek are no good to an English man in earning a living. They may have a little literary worth. However, they are failures in practical life. English has surpassed them by becoming an international language. It is the language of trade, commerce, and technology.
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