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1. 1.

   "I think the only true disability is a crushed spirit; a spirit that's been crushed, doesn't have hope, doesn't see beauty; it no longer has our natural childlike curiosity and our innate ability to imagine..."

   1. What does Mullins believe about opening doors for others at crucial moments?
   2. Why does she feel that a physical disability is not a true one?
   3. What does she feel is the only true disability? Why?
   4. What does Mullins say about using our power well?
   5. Do you agree with the way Mullins thinks? State your reason.
2. 2.

   "Mullins' victories teach us to redefine ourselves and to rise above the adversity." Discuss with reference to the story "Paralympic Record Breaker, Aimee Mullins Seeks to Redeine The Word 'Disabled'.

3. 3.

   Locate the word in the text and circle them in the word search grid given here.

   1. something that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually with effort
   2. adjusted or modified fittingly
   3. restricted capabilities to perform particular activities
   4. caused suffering to somebody
   5. somebody trained to treat disease, disorders or injuries using methods other than drugs and surgery
   6. changed the form or organisation of something
   7. something that is useful and contributes to the success of something
   8. a typical example of something
   9. the way things are under usual, standard circumstances
   10. a capacity for growth or development

   

4. 4.

   Write the missing elements in the following boxes.

   1. When ___________ ___________, she wanted to be just like every other child. (gradually becoming an adult)
   2. One must have self-confidence especially if one has to ____________ ____________ with adversity and create new realities. (to be able to deal with something happening/changing very fast)
   3. He ___________ ____________ _____________ prove to the world that adversity gives one a chance to reshape oneself and achieve the impossible. (to attempt)
   4. We must continually _____________ ____________ challenges and move from one success to another. (to not allow something to affect your behaviour or upset you.)
   5. Accepting existing circumstances or conditions and having self-belief are the things that will ______________ _____________ a whole new world.
5. 5.

   Choose the correct determiner to fill in the blanks.

   1. Growing up, Mullins didn't take ______________ physical training sessions. (her, his, this, those)
   2. We must meet ___________ adversities with strength. (this, these, that, those)
   3. There aren't _____________ adversities that we cannot overcome. (much, many, a lot of)
   4. __________ obstacle overcome turns _________ awful experience into _________ new reality. (the any, every, some / the, a, an / the, a, an)
   5. _________ adversity puts our creative abilities and inner strength to _______ test. (much, many, each / the, a, an)
6. 6.

   Arrange the following words in the correct order to form meaningful sentences.

   1. adversities / her / overcome / life / her / Mullins' / strength / with / spirit / all / gave / presented / to / the
   2. next / such / disabled / incapable / word / the / the / put / to / dictionary / a / might / as / word.
   3. release / many / possibility / achieving / the / children / with / paradigm / than / of / this / normalcy / more / changed / power / rather / can / so / we / of
   4. issues / her / both / of / Mullins / women / women's / honoured / her / sports / was / contribution / for / and / invaluable / for / to / advocacy
   5. about / don't / behind / constructing / of / words / values / lot / think / the / how / a / the / and / we / those / go / people / values / about