Winston Churchill's essay 'On Examinations' from his autobiography 'My Early Life' illustrates that examination marks do not measure true intelligence or potential. Churchill, who struggled with Latin and mathematics at Harrow School entrance exams, was admitted by headmaster Dr. Wilton who recognized his hidden intelligence. With encouragement from his English teacher Mr. Somerville, Churchill developed his strengths in history, poetry, and essay writing, eventually becoming one of the world's greatest leaders and writers. The essay teaches that failure in examinations is not failure in life, and that hard work, self-confidence, and recognizing one's unique talents lead to success.
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On Examinations by W.S. Churchill | Complete Chapter | MCQs & 2, & 5 Marks | CHSE Odisha +2 English
Added:Hello everyone, welcome back to Odisa CC classes. I am yours Prativa. Today we are going to discuss one of the most important pros relation for Odisa CC shisa plus secondary English on examinations by Sir Winston S. Churchill Spencer Churchill. In this video we will learn the complete summary theme moral important vocabulary literary devices and two mark questions five mark important selected questions and selected MCQs all explained in a simple and exam oriented way. So watch this video till the end because it will help you score better in your CSC examination. If you find this video helpful, don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to our CHC classes YouTube channel. Let's begin today's class.
Okay students on examinations which was written by Winston Churchill A to Jed A to Jed of on examinations on examination A to Jed corner Okay.
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[snorts] On examinations by Winston S. Churchill.
Okay. About the author. About the author. Winston S. Churchill. Full name.
Full name Sir Winston Leona Leonard Spencer Churchill. Okay.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.
Born [snorts] 30th November 1874.
Died. He died 24th January 1965.
Okay. Prime Minister of Britain twice.
Okay.
Prime Minister Britain in twice. Okay. O won the Nobel Prize in lerature Nobel Prize.
Okay. Winston Churchill. Okay.
>> [snorts] >> He was a He was a noted statesman.
He was noted a statesman. Statesman, political leader, soldier, writer and orator. Orator means public speaker. Public speaker. The this le this le is an ex extract from chapter 2 harrow of his autobiography autobiography.
Okay. Say autobiograph a robing commission a robbing commission life 1930 1930.
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A raving commission my early life autobiography.
Okay. Biography of autobiography.
Then [snorts] introduction on examinations describes Churchill's experience as a school boy at Harrow School.
on examination experiences as a school boy. School boy school.
[snorts] Okay. He shares his dislike for examination.
What is the reason now? Because this they tested they tested he was weak in Latin and mathematics school in the subjects of weak. Churchill was weak.
Churchill writer Winston Churchill.
Okay. Quick in Latin and mathematics.
Mathematics. Mathematics.
Okay.
Instead of those subjects, instead he was instead of the subjects instead of the subjects he loved.
The school staff, the staffs of school tested subjects in Latin and mathematics. Okay.
He loved writer.
Okay. History, poetry and essay writing.
Okay. [snorts] Although he performed Although he performed poorly in some exams, he later became one of the world's greatest leaders and writers. Although Jojo performed poorly in some exams, he later became one of the world's one of the world's one of the world's greatest leaders leader.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay, next summary unit.
Unit one, Churchill entered the world of examinations.
writer enter. Okay.
Inhospitable regions. Okay. Inhospitable regions of examinations.
Okay. [snorts] The when about when was about 12 years old inhospitable regions.
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Okay.
Okay.
Okay. So he considered examinations unpleasant. Okay. He considered examinations on pleas because examiners always asked because examiners examiners always ask always asked the questions from [snorts] Latin and mathematics.
for preferred history examinations on according to the writer Winston Churchill. Okay. During the harrow entrance during the harrow entrance examinations he could not answer he could not answer even even one Latin questions.
He only wrote he only wrote only read only wrote the question number question number one.
Okay one question number and became so emotional that tears.
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The tears fell tears fell on his answer sheet. Okay.
Okay.
[snorts] Okay. Then two. Okay.
Although Churchill performed badly in the examination.
permed badly in the examination.
The headmaster held the the headmaster Weldon. Okay. Who was the Dr. Won? The headmaster. Okay. The headmaster.
Dr. Won recognized that he possessed intelligence beyond examination marks.
Okay.
intelligence.
Okay.
Okay. Let him admit. Okay.
Churchill was admitted to Haru. Admitted though he was placed in the lowest division.
He was placed in the lowest division.
admission according to the unit two. Okay, unit three at Haru at Haru Churchill was Churchill was taught by Mr. Somerville as an English teacher. Okay. at Har Churchill was taught class teacher Mr. Somerville who was Somerville the class teacher or the English teacher of Winston Churchill Mr. Somerville okay Mr. Somerville as an English teacher.
He encouraged Churchill's love for the English language.
He encouraged Churchill's love for the English language.
English later realized that learning English that learning English well became one of his greatest strength.
Okay.
Great strength. Okay. Well became well became one of his greatest strength.
Unit three unit four Churchill recalls humorous school incidents.
Explain how he gradually improved. Okay.
Unit four.
Explain how he gradually improved. He memorized. He memorized and recited.
He memorized and recited.
Okay.
the he memorized and recited 1200 lines of maculous lace of ancient Rome without making a single mistake to the headmaster 1200 line lines of macul of ancient room without making a single mistake.
Okay.
Okay. Without single mistake and he also succeeded in passing the preliminary examinations. Okay.
And own the prize. Later he also passed the preliminary examinations preliminary army examinations proving that the determination is more is more important than yearly failure. Okay.
Without single mistake and later he also passed the preliminary army examinations proving that the determination is more important than yearly failure.
Okay.
[snorts] Okay.
What were the main theme of this essay?
Okay.
What were the main theme? The essay teaches that examination mark do not measure true intelligence.
Okay.
Examination marks.
Okay. The examination marks do not measure true intelligence.
True intelligence.
Okay. Examination marks do not measure the true intelligence.
intelligent student.
Every student has different talents.
Okay. Good teachers recognize hidden abilities.
Okay. Good teachers recognize hidden abilities.
Okay.
Okay. Failure failure in examination.
Failure in examinations is not failure in life. Failure in examinations is not failure in life. Okay.
Okay.
Is not failure in life.
And hard work and self-confidence lead to success.
Hard work and self-confidence lead to success.
Okay. Hard work and self-confidence lead to success.
Okay.
Okay. Hard work and self-confidence lead to success. Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Next.
Characters.
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Winston Churchill.
Winston Churchill writer narrator.
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student. Okay.
Headmaster of Harris School. Dr. Well done. Okay. Question. Who was the headmaster of Harris school?
Dr. Well done. Mr. Somerville. Who was Somerville? English teacher. Mr. Somerville was an English teacher of Winston Churchill. Okay. Mr. Summer ve English teacher who inspired who inspired Churchill senior student and head of the house senior student.
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unit discussion. Okay.
There there we there we used to repair for our at a time and bask between our dips eating enro bones on the hot asphalt margin. Naturally, it was a good joke to come up behind some naked friend or even enemy and push him in and made made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less. One day when I had been no more than a month in the school.
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boys.
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Next. Important literary devices.
Important [snorts] autobiograph about himself. Okay.
Autobiographical narration.
Okay.
Humory.
Personal reflection.
Okay. The first person narration. Okay. First person narration. Then important quotations.
Important quotations. These examinations were a great trial to me.
These examination were great trial to me.
Examination reason.
Inhospitable regions of examination.
Examination.
Inhos.
Unfriendly.
Unfriendly.
Okay.
Okay. These examinations were a great trial to me. I should have I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew.
I should have lied.
I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew.
Okay.
Okay.
They always try to ask what I did not know.
What I did not know.
Okay. Important vocabularies. Okay. You are and meaning inhospitable.
Unfriendly.
Inhospitable.
Unfriendly.
Best surrounding. Trial. What a difficulty experience. Trial. Okay.
Partial having preference.
Then prevail winner succeed. Privile winner succeed. Spectacle. A remarkable site.
Recitation. Recitation. Repeating from memory. Repeating for memory.
Recitation. Okay.
Preliminary. Preliminary examination.
Entrance examination preliminary means okay preliminary initial first examination.
Okay.
Moral of the examinations are only one measure of ability. Okay.
Examinations are only one measure of ability. True success comes through preservance. True success comes comes through preservance, hard work, confidence and recognizing one's unique talents.
Okay.
forchech.
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important questions.
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Important questions, monthly test. Okay. Both important questions.
Why? Why did Churchill dislike examinations?
Examination.
Examination.
The church disliked examinations because they mainly tested Latin and mathematics. Okay.
He wed the examination from history, poetry and writing the subjects he knew well.
Okay.
Examination inhospitable regions. Churchill disliked the examinations. Okay.
Churchill disliked the examinations.
Okay. Next.
Which subjects were Churchill's favorites?
Churchill's favorite subjects were history, poetry, and essing. He enjoyed reading and writing in these subjects.
Okay.
Next question. Which subjects were preferred by the examiners?
Who subjects were preferred preferred by by the examiners? The examiners mainly prefer language, Latin and mathematics and also and ask most of their questions from the from this subject.
writer Winston Churchill. Okay. Why could not Churchill answer the Latin paper?
Could not could not answer. Churchill could not answer the Latin paper because he had a poor knowledge of Latin.
knowledge.
Okay. Poor knowledge. Okay. Poor knowledge. Poor knowledge.
Okay. He only wrote the question number on the answer script, answer sheet or answer script and became so emotional that tears fell on it.
Okay. Who was Dr. Won? Dr. Won was the headmaster of Harris school. He recognized the Churchill's hidden intelligence. He recognized Dr. Well done. Recognized hidden qualities. Okay.
The headmaster of Har Dr. Wilton and admitted him admitted school to the school despite his poor performance. See performance admitted okay in the entrance examinations okay who was Mr. Somerville Mr. Somerville was the Churchill's English teacher at Har School. He inspired he inspired Churchill to develop a love for the English language. Okay.
Okay. How did win a prize win?
Churchill memorized and recited 1,200 lines from macul of ancient Rome. His excellent recitation won him a prize.
Okay, next question. What was Churchill's greatest achievement at school? What was the Churchill's greatest achievement at school? Churchill's greatest achievement at school was developing a strong command of command command of the English language. Okay. Which letter which letter helped him became a famous became a famous writer speaker and a statesman and actor. Okay.
Long questions.
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Examinations. Okay.
on examinations. On examination.
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long questions.
Okay.
Okay. Why did dislike examinations? Why did Churchill dislike examinations?
Describe Churchill's hero entrance examinations.
Long questions. How did Mr. Somerville influence?
What message does the essay convey?
Okay.
MCQs. Okay.
Selected MCQs.
Who is the author of the on examination?
Akinara Winston Churchill. Raindra Tagar Mul Raj Anand Winston Churchill. Okay.
Winston Churchill was the prime minister of India. France, Britain, Germany. Okay.
Prime Minister Britain.
Okay. On examination is taken from Churchill's on examination is taken from Churchill's poem drama autobiography novel. Autobiography Autobiography Churchill's enter enter the world of examination at the age of about 12 years starting which subject did Churchill dislike most history English Latin geography dislike dislike Latin Churchill was especially interested in ma interested interest especially interested in mathematics history, physics, chemistry, history.
During the examination, during the entrance examination, Churchill could not answer the which paper Latin paper the headmaster of the headmaster of Harris school was the headmaster Harris School. Headmaster K Dr. Well done Mr. Somerville Keith Dr. Well done Dr. Well done Mr. Somerville was an English teacher. Okay. Amir a senior boy.
Churchill was admitted to Oxford University Harris School Cage University at college.
Could harsh was placed Churchill was placed in the lowest division. Okay. Entrance room.
Who encouraged Churchill to improve English? who encouraged Mr. Somerville Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize in K3 peace literature economics physics in literature 1953.
Churchill is remembered as a great remembered monohaz as a great scientist statesman and writer Dr. States statesman and writer. Which quality helped which quality helped Churchill achieve success later in life?
Which quality helped Churchill achieve success later in life?
laziness, preservance, fear, carelessness, preservance.
The essay on examination is mainly The essay on examination is mainly humorous and autobiographical, scientific, mythological, fictional, humorous and autobiographical. Okay.
Churchill believed. Churchill believed examinations usually tested what students knew. What students did not know. Believed examinations handwritten only their physical strength. First what students knew.
Now what students did not know? One students did not did not know. Churchill was interested in poetry and history chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, geography, commerce poet and history. Okay. Churchill won a prize for prize reciting less of ancient Rome of 1, 1200 lines of reciting the macul uh less of ancient Rome without a single mistake.
The lessons the le teaches that marks uh marks are everything in life.
Marks are everything in life.
Now every student has different talents.
Failure means the end of success.
Examinations are unnecessary. No, no, no. Every student has different talents.
Okay. The last question of this session of the student session. Okay. The central message the central message of the essay is never appear the never appear for examinations. Believe in your abilities and work hard memorizing memorize everything without understanding. Avoid the difficult subjects. Avoid the difficult subject.
Believe in your abilities and hard work.
Okay.
on examinations.
Examinations are only the measure of ability.
True success comes through preservance, hard work, confidence, and recognizing one's unique talents.
Okay.
So, thanks for watching.
for Okay, thank you.
Thank you to all.
helpful session.
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