7. Major Dhyan Chand
Complete textbook exercise solutions — Maharashtra State Board (Balbharati), Grade Five English.
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- water-logged: completely filled or soaked with water.
- postponed: delayed or arranged to take place at a later time.
- novel: new, unusual, or original.
- barefoot: wearing nothing on the feet; without shoes or socks.
- fruitless: failing to achieve the desired results; unsuccessful or useless.
- pounced: sprang or swooped suddenly in order to catch or attack something.
(1) Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games:
Germany
(2) Ruler of Germany:
Hitler
(3) Not comfortable with the wet ground:
The Indian team
(4) Scored the first goal in the match:
Roop Singh
(5) Did not let the passes go waste:
The players in the 'D' (Indian team players)
(6) Captain of the Indian Team:
Major Dhyan Chand
(7) Pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him:
The German goalkeeper
(8) Third time winners of the Olympic gold medal for hockey:
Indians / The Indian team
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This is an information-gathering activity. Students should find out basic rules for these sports:
• Lawn Tennis: Played with rackets and a ball on a rectangular court divided by a net. Players hit the ball over the net into the opponent's side.
• Table Tennis: Played on a flat table divided by a net, using small paddles and a lightweight ball.
• Kabaddi: A contact team sport where a "raider" crosses into the opposing team's half, tags defenders, and returns to their own half without being tackled, all while holding their breath and chanting "kabaddi".
• Kho-Kho: A traditional Indian tag game where teams take turns chasing and defending on a field. Chasers sit in a line facing opposite directions and pass the turn to chase by tapping a teammate and shouting "Kho!".
• Hockey: Played by two teams trying to hit a hard ball into the opponent's net using curved sticks.
• Football: Played by two teams of eleven players who kick a ball into the opponent's goal. Only the goalkeeper can use their hands.
• Badminton: A racket sport played by hitting a shuttlecock across a net.
Here are 5 other verbs from the passage:
- defeated
- scored
- played
- removed
- began
Note: A verb is an action word. Other verbs you can find in the text include: gathered, adopted, resolved, sent, won, offered, turned.
• be sure of
I want to be sure of the exact address before starting the journey.
• try one's level best
She decided to try her level best to win the inter-school singing competition.
• at any cost
He wanted to complete the pending science project by tonight at any cost.
• turn down the offer
The young artist had to turn down the offer because the studio was too far away from his home.