12th Board च्या Writing Skills मध्ये 'Expansion of Idea' ला 4 Marks आहेत. 'A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed' हे सगळ्यात जास्त विचारलं जाणारं Proverb आहे.
पण 90% मुलं फक्त स्टोरी लिहितात, Format विसरतात आणि 2 Marks घालवतात.
खाली मी Board च्या Marking Scheme नुसार Full Expansion दिलंय. हे पाठ केलं की 4 पैकी 4 Marks पक्के.
Marking Scheme
> 1 Mark: Proverb चा अर्थ/Meaning
> 2 Marks: स्पष्टीकरण + योग्य उदाहरण/Story
> 1 Mark: निष्कर्ष/Conclusion + चांगलं English
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
The proverb 'A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed' means that a true friend is one who helps us in our difficult times. Many people claim to be our friends when we are happy and successful. But their reality is tested only when we are in trouble. True friend is one who stands by you and offers help during difficult times. It distinguishes genuine loyalty from "fair-weather" friends who are only around for the good times.
All of us have friends. Some of us are blessed with hundreds and thousands, but when there arises an urgent need we find ourselves deserted by most of them. That is life. The qualities of a good friend are honesty, protective, helpful, respectful, open-hearted, supportive, accept and respect you, comforting, trustworthy, loyal, etc.
Whenever you want to know the number of your true friends, don’t start counting them, drop a tear and count how many hands reach to wipe it, that is true friendship. We can’t analyze the legitimacy of our friendship on the consideration of what he or she does when we are happy and free from problems. On the other hand, it can be identified only from their approach to us when we are in trouble.
Like in any other relationship, in friendship also communication is the lifeline, so remain in touch with them. But it does not mean, they must be always with you. It is not necessary for good friends to be always with us or meet regularly.
Look at the lines of a railway track, they never meet, they never cross. But they always go a long way together. True friends are like this they will be always with us not only in our happiness as well as in our sorrows. The presence of a true friend makes our life beautiful and the most complicated things seem so simple.
A true friend is just like a star. It constantly shines but we often don’t see him until the testing periods come in our life. When we are in prosperity many people may accompany us and act as our well-wishers, we couldn’t separate the sheep from the goats among these ones.
Thus, this proverb teaches us that the real test of friendship is during adversity. A person who stands by you in your bad times is your true and indeed friend. We should also try to be such a friend to others.
