Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Blackbuck-Supplementary Reader) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 13 Be Sporty Yaar ….!

1. Is it possible for anyone to win a silver medal without taking part in games? R. K. Christie was chosen for Indian Hockey Team which was to play Asian Games at Jakarta in 1962. Later on, due to non-availability of foreign exchange, Christie could not accompany the team though his name was very much in the list of players. It so happened, the hockey team played without Christie and won silver medal. And Christie whose name was still in the list got the medal, sitting at home.

(1) Which game did Christie play?

(2) Where were the Asian Games held ? When ?

(3) Why could Christie not go with the team?

(4)What did the hockey team win?

(5) Why did Christie get a silver medal?

(1) Christie played hockey.

(2) The Asian Games were held at Jakarta in 1962.

(3) Christie could not go with the team due to non-availability of foreign exchange.

(4) The hockey team won the silver medal.

(5) Christie got a silver medal because his name was still in the list of players.

2. In 1936 Olympics at Berlin, everyone was expecting the previous year winner Stella Walls of Poland to retain the gold medal in 100 metre race. Much to their disappointment, at the last moment, Helen Stefens of America won the race. The angry Polish accused Helen of being a fraud. They accused her of being a man disguised as woman. To resolve the controversy, the judges decided to have her physically examined by lady officers. Only after passing this test, she was declared the winner.

(1) Where were the Olympics held? When?

(2) Who was expected to win the 100 metre race?

(3)Who won the race?

(4)What did the angry Polish accuse Helen Stefens of?

(5) What did the judges do to resolve the controversy ?

(6)Who was declared the winner?

(1) The Olympics were held at Berlin in 1936.

(2) Stella Walls of Poland was expected to win the 100 metre race.

(3) Helen Stefens of America won the race.

(4) The angry Polish accused Helen Stefens of being a man disguised as a woman.

(5) To resolve the controversy, the judges had Helen Stefens physically examined by lady officers.

(6) Helen Stefens of America was declared the winner.

3. In 1936, India was playing a cricket match against England. The English team was fielding. Alf Gower was the bowler. In his third ball Gower came running and instead of throwing the ball towards the batsman, he kept on running. He passed the umpire, pitch and the spectators and went straight into the pavilion with the ball still clutched in his hand. Later, it was found that the poor bowler had suddenly felt the urge to go to the toilet so badly that he had no time to even hand the ball over to anyone else.

(1) Which two countries were playing the match?

(2) Which team was fielding?

(3) Who was the bowler ?

(4) What did Gower do?

(5) Why did Gower run into the pavilion ?

(1) India and England were playing the match.

(2) The English team was fielding.

(3) Alf Gower was the bowler.

(4) Instead of throwing the ball towards the batsman, Gower ran straight into the pavilion with the ball clutched in his hand.

(5) Gower ran into the pavilion because he wanted to go to the toilet badly.

A. usual

B. common

C. surprising

D. shocking

Ans. C. surprising

A. win

B. loss

C. deal

D. success

Ans. A. win