DEEP WATER-WILLIAM DOUGLAS
SUMMARY OF THE LESSON
Deep Water is an extract from the book ‘Men and Mountains’ by William
Douglas. Over here, the author tells us about how he overcomes the deep
rooted fear of water. We learn that the author develops fear of water
following two very dreadful incidents. In this first one, he is four years old
when a wave knocks him down. Similarly, in the second one, he is 11 years
of age. A bully throws him in the deep end of the pool and almost drowns.
Thus, having gone through such scary experiences, he fears water deeply.
However, he does work really hard to overcome it.
Finally, we learn about the measures he takes to overcome this fear.
Moreover, he accomplishes in overcoming the fear and gives us all a great
lesson of determination and will power. From this chapter we learn that fear
is a powerful enemy, but with willpower and consistent effort, it can be
defeated. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
MIND MAP
ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
1. Assertion (A): Douglas believed that all we have to fear is fear itself.
Reason (R): Fear is an innate emotion that cannot be controlled or
conquered.
, a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b. Both
A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. c. A is
true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: c. A is true, but R is false.
EXTRACT BASED QUESTION
My breath was gone. I was frightened. Father laughed, but there was terror
in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves. My introduction to the
Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears.
But in a little while I gathered confidence. I paddled with my new water wings,
watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did these two or three
times on different days and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water when
the misadventure happened.
1. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given
below Statement 1: The author’s father laughed to mock his son’s inability to
swim. Statement 2: The author wanted to swim just to prove to his father that he
can swim.
A) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
B) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.
C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred.
D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred.
Ans. C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred.
2. “My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant
memories and stirred childish fears.” It can be inferred that this was a
clear case of
A) suppression
B) oppression
C) depression
D) repression
Ans. D) repression
3. Identify the word from the extract that is synonymous with
'stirred'. Ans: Revived
SUMMARY OF THE LESSON
Deep Water is an extract from the book ‘Men and Mountains’ by William
Douglas. Over here, the author tells us about how he overcomes the deep
rooted fear of water. We learn that the author develops fear of water
following two very dreadful incidents. In this first one, he is four years old
when a wave knocks him down. Similarly, in the second one, he is 11 years
of age. A bully throws him in the deep end of the pool and almost drowns.
Thus, having gone through such scary experiences, he fears water deeply.
However, he does work really hard to overcome it.
Finally, we learn about the measures he takes to overcome this fear.
Moreover, he accomplishes in overcoming the fear and gives us all a great
lesson of determination and will power. From this chapter we learn that fear
is a powerful enemy, but with willpower and consistent effort, it can be
defeated. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
MIND MAP
ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
1. Assertion (A): Douglas believed that all we have to fear is fear itself.
Reason (R): Fear is an innate emotion that cannot be controlled or
conquered.
, a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b. Both
A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. c. A is
true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true.
Answer: c. A is true, but R is false.
EXTRACT BASED QUESTION
My breath was gone. I was frightened. Father laughed, but there was terror
in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves. My introduction to the
Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears.
But in a little while I gathered confidence. I paddled with my new water wings,
watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did these two or three
times on different days and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water when
the misadventure happened.
1. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given
below Statement 1: The author’s father laughed to mock his son’s inability to
swim. Statement 2: The author wanted to swim just to prove to his father that he
can swim.
A) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
B) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.
C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred.
D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred.
Ans. C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred.
2. “My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant
memories and stirred childish fears.” It can be inferred that this was a
clear case of
A) suppression
B) oppression
C) depression
D) repression
Ans. D) repression
3. Identify the word from the extract that is synonymous with
'stirred'. Ans: Revived
