Wednesday 20 November 2019

English IX - Chapter No.15 - Reference To Context (Prose Section)

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NURSING


Text Book Name: Secondary Stage English Book One For Class IX
Lesson Name: Nursing
Speaker: Florence Nightingale

Explain With Reference To Context (Prose)

1. "Nothing is nobler than nursing"
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) What does nursing mean?
(iii) What do you know about the speaker?


Ans:
(i) These words has been spoken by Florence Nightingale in the lesson " Nursing".
(ii) Nursing means taking care and looking after sick, the injured, the young, the old or the helpless with love and sympathy.
(iii) Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing and one of the greatest women in history. She was born in the town of Florence in Italy in 1820. She belonged to a wealthy and cultured English family. Her aim in life was to serve suffering humanity.


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