Short question from soft skills first paragraph:
1. This question is taken
from the section empathy skills. The story connecting empathy skills is ‘Action
Will be Taken’ by Heinrich Ball. The story reveals that empathy, though
directed at another person, can, in fact, reward our own lives in a meaningful manner.
2. This question is taken
from the section positivity skills. The story connecting empathy skills is ‘The
Dispenser of Holy Water’ by Guy de Maupassant. The story is about a Wheelwright
Ho leaves every thing for the sake of discovering his son, his state, first
faith in his mission and his willingness to adapt in cells to all kinds of
adverse situations, helps him to achieve his goal of finding his lost son. In
such times, it is open a positive attitude to life that sustains people.
3. This question is taken
from the section professional skills. The story connecting professional skills is
‘After Twenty Years’ by O. Henry. O. Henry is the pen name of the famous
American short story writer William Sidney Porter. The present story is about
childhood friends who end up in a diametrically opposing profession. Because of
which they are placed in a unique dilemma where their personal history and
professional choice puts them in a difficult situation. A good professional is
never totally merciless. Similarly a good friend is never completely
sympathetic. We must learn to negotiate and bring balance between staying
professional while at the same time being true to the sense of ethics to be a
good professional.
4. This question is taken
from the section leadership skills. The story connecting empathy skills is ‘The
Power of a Plate of Rice’ by Ifeoma Okoye, who is a renowned Nigerian novelist.
The situation that the central character, Mrs Cheta Adu (the Nigerian school
teacher) has to face makes it evident that educational qualification or not
enough to make good leaders. Soft skills like patience and persistence are primary leadership qualities that we should develop in ourselves along with
other leadership skills like planning, organising, coordinating, directing and
overseeing.
