NCERT Solutions:- The Flamingo book of Class 12th Students has been developed for English Course. We are going to Provide you all important Questions and Answers with pdf of Chapter 3 Deep Water Written by William Dauglas.
| Book: | Flamingo English |
| Chapter: | Deep Water |
| Writter: | William Dauglas |
| Class: | 12th |
| Board: | Cbse |
Deep Water Question and Answer
Question:(1)
When did the writer join the Y.M.C.A. pool and why ?
Answer:
He was ten or eleven years old when he joined the Y.M.C.A. pool . It offered an opportunity to learn to swim.
Question:(2)
What is the ” misadventure ” that William Douglas speaks about ?
Answer: Douglas goes to the swimming pool when no one else is there . He sits there waiting for someone to come . A stoutly built boy comes there and throws him into deep water . This is the misadventure he speaks about in which he narrowly escapes death .
Question:(3)
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool ? What plans did he make to come to the surfac ?
Answer: When Douglas was thrown into the pool , he landed in a sitting position . He swallowed water , and went at once to the bottom . He was frightened but he was not out of his wits . On the way down Douglas planned that when his feet hit the bottom , he would make a big jump , come to the surface , lie flat on water and paddle to the edge of the pool.
Question:(4)
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear paddle to the edge of the pool . of water
Answer: The fear of water stayed with him for years . Wherever he went , the haunting fear of water followed him . It ruined his fishing trips and deprived him of the joy of canoeing , boating and swimming . So , he decided to get over his fear of water .
Question: (5)
How did Douglas make sure that he the old terror ? conquered cit ?
Answer: The author had learnt how to swim . But he was not sure that all his fear had left . He decided to overcome his fear of water . So he went to Lake Wentworth in new Hampshire , dived off a dock at Triggs Island . He swam two miles across the lake to Stamp Act Island . He swam the various types as crawl , breast stroke , side stroke and back stroke . When he was in the middle of the lake and put his face under water and saw nothing but bottomless water , he got a little frightened . Next day he stripped , dived into the lake and swam across to the other shore and back just as Doug Corpron used to do . Thus he conquered his old terror.
Deep Water (Long Answers Type Questions)
Question:(6)
Describe the incident at Y.M.C.A. pool?
Answer:
The incident which nearly killed Douglas occurred when he was ten or eleven years old . To get rid of his fear of water , he decided to learn swimming at the YMCA pool . One morning . when he was alone at the pool , waiting for others , a big bully of a boy tossed him into the deep end of the pool . Though he had planned a strategy to save himself , his plan failed . He went down to the bottom and became panicky . Thrice he struggled hard to come to the surface , but failed each time . He was almost drowned in the pool . He lost his consciousness and felt that he would die . Though he was ultimately saved this misadventure developed in him a strong aversion to water.
Question:(7)
“Our determination helps us to achieve success ” . Explain.
Answer:
To get rid of his fear of water , Douglas was determined . For this , he engaged an instructor who would perfect him in swimming . The instructor first helped him overcome his fear , and then gave him many exercises besides teaching him to exhale and inhale in water . The practice went on for months together , during which his fear came back to haunt him , but his desire was firm and he made persistent efforts . It was only through sheer determination and meticulousness that Douglas could not only flout his terror , but also become an expert swimmer . He swam across and back lakes to ensure that his fear of water did not return . He had now completely lost his fear . His desire , determination and diligence succeeded in banishing his fear of water .
Question:(8)
How did this experience affect him ?
Answer:
Douglas had fear of water because of a misadventure at the YMCA pool . He was learning swimming in his boyhood there . One day he was sitting on the edge of the pool . A strong man came there . He toosed Douglas into the deep water . Now the boy Douglas was in a great panic . He tried hard to save himself but at last surrendered to the approaching death . Anyway , he was saved. Douglas overcome the fear of water by firm resolve and hiring services of a Swimming Instructor . The instructor ensured Douglas ‘ safety from drowning . He put a belt around Douglas during practice . Douglas learnt to exhale underwater and inhale above water . Douglas then went to Lake Wentworth and Worm Lake to overcome his residual fear .
Question:(9)
How did the instructor ” build a swimmer ” out of Douglas ?
Answer:
Douglas wanted to learn how to swim . So he took an instructor to teach him swimming . The instructor put a belt round Douglas . A rope was attached to the belt and went through a pully that ran on an overhead cable . The instructor held on the end of the rope . This way he ensured that Douglas would not drown . They hree months the went back at forth . Within terror of water started to become less and less . Then he taught Douglas to exhale in water . He also held him on the edge of the pool while Douglas kicked with his legs . This way he repeated each exercise hundreds of times and became a perfect swimmer . Thus the instructor built a swimmer out of Douglas .
Question:(10)
How did Douglas overcome his fear of water ?
Answer: The fear that developed in the pool stayed with Douglas for years . The fear of water ruined his fishing trips , boating and swimming . It firmly held him in his grip . Finally , he decided to get an instructor and learn to swim . He practised five days a week , an hour each day . The instructor put a belt around him . A rope was attached to the belt . The rope went through a pulley that ran on an overhead cable . Douglas held one end of the rope , and went back and forth across the pool . After three months tension began to slack . The instructor was able to build a swimmer out of Douglas . Douglas was still not very sure . Some signs of old fear would return when he was alone in the pool . One day he went to Lake Wentworth and dived off a dock at Triggs Island . He swam two miles across the lake . Finally , he was able to conquer his fear of water .