MY FIRST STEPS
Q: When was Sunil Gavaskar born?
Answer: On July 10, 1949.
Q: What did Sunil's uncle Mr Narayan
Masurekar notice when he came to see the baby in the hospital?
Answer: Mr Narayan Masurekar noticed
that the baby had a little hole in his left ear.
Q: What was the horrible thing that happened
the next day?
Answer: The next day the baby got
exchanged with another one.
Q: Where was the missing child found?
Answer: The missing child was found sleeping
next to a fisherwoman.
Q: If Nan-Kaka had not noticed the hole in
his ear where would he be living?
Answer: He would be living with the
fisherwoman.
Q: Find the words from the passage which
mean the same as:
(a) looking at things with great attention
and noticing small details.
Answer: eagle-eyed.
(b) unaware of what is happening.
Answer: oblivious.
(c) unknown; nor will be known.
Answer: obscure.
(d) a short period.
Answer: a spell.
Q: How did Gavaskar break his mother's nose?
Answer: Gavaskar hit his mother with his
ball on the nose while playing his daily match with her in their house.
Q: What qualities of his mother's character
are brought out through this part of the extract? Pick the 2 words/phrases that
best describe from the ones given below:
patient, encouraging, excellent cricketer,
clever, unwilling to cooperate, helpful.
Answer: The qualities of patience and
courage are brought out of the mother's character in this extract.
The two words are patient, encouraging.
Q: When Gavaskar says 'cricket is in my
blood' he means that -
(a) he struggles and gives his blood to play
cricket.
(b) his family has taught him the game.
(c) he has inherited an interest in the game
from his family members.
(d) it is a dangerous game.
Answer: (c) he has inherited an interest
in the game from his family members.
Q: What did Gavaskar like to do whenever he
went to his uncle's house? Why?
Answer: Gavaskar used to take out his
pullovers and touch them lovingly. He also looked at the stump with autographs
of Indian cricketers on it. He did so because he admired his uncle for being on
the Indian test team.
Q: What lesson did his uncle teach him?
Answer: His uncle taught him to work
hard to become great in life.
Q: There is no short cut to the top means:
(a) you can have a high position in life
through short cuts.
(b) you must work hard to succeed in life.
(c) you can reach the top of the mountain by
taking short cuts.
(d) to succeed in life you must take big
jumps.
Answer: (b) you must work hard to
succeed in life.
Q: Which souvenir did Gavaskar like the
most? Why?
Answer: The souvenir that Gavaskar liked
the most was the stump because it had autographs of the Indian cricketers on
it.
Q: Gavaskar says, 'I hated losing my
wicket.'
(a) What would happen whenever he got out?
Answer: He would stop the game and would
walk off with his bat and ball.
(b) How would the other boys react to this?
Answer: The other boys cursed him and
called him names.
(c) What does this behaviour show about
Gavaskar?
Answer: This behaviour shows his great
love of the game.
Q: Find words from the passage, which mean
the same as:
(a) clear.
Answer: vivid.
(b) contolled/checked.
Answer: restrained
(c) of great value.
Answer: invaluable.
(d) an object kept as a reminder of an
event.
Answer: souvenir.
(e) a strong feeling/desire/idea.
Answer: obsession.
Q: How did his uncle’s keen observation help Gavaskar in retaining
his identity?
Answer: Gavaskar's uncle was a keen observer. His uncle noticed a
hole in his left earlobe when he was born. When he came to see the baby the
next day, he noticed the baby did not have a hole in his earlobe. Immediately
the baby with a hole in the earlobe was searched. Fortunately, the baby was
found near a fisherwoman. He was brought back to his parents. Thus, his uncle's
keen observation helped Gavaskar retain his identity.
Q: How did Gavaskar’s family members help him to become a good
cricketer?
Answer: Gavaskar's mother used to play cricket with him in the small
gallery in their house when he was a small boy. She encouraged him in this
manner. His father, who was a cricketer, discussed with him playing cricket
well. He also instructed Gavaskar on how to play cricket and Gavaskar took his
advice. Gavaskar's uncle was also a cricketer and he encouraged young Gavaskar
to work hard to get success.
Q: How did Gavaskar behave during 'matches' played in his childhood
days? How did his friends handle him on these occasions?
Answer:
When
Gavaskar was out, he would walk off with his bat and ball which were his own.
Thus the game would stop because the other boys did not have a bat and a ball
to play with. The boys did not like that. They cursed him and called him names.
Later the boys told him to accept the majority verdict.
Q: In his childhood days Gavaskar was not a sporting player. he would walk away with the bat and ball whenever he was declared 'out' which brought the game to an abrupt end. How would you convince a friend of yours who behaves in a similar manner?
Answer: I would convince my friend to keep in mind that no player is bigger than the game itself. The sportsman spirit is the supreme quality that should be observed in a game. he should learn to accept a decision even if it is a harsh one. Cricket is a gentleman's game. There is no room for dissent here. Show respect to the rules of the games.
Q: What are the qualities you require in order to be a good team player?
Answer: (I) Cooperation. (II) Taking responsibility. (III) Acceptance. (IV) Over competitiveness. (V) Collaboration.
Q: Find new words by choosing one word from Group A and one from Group B
Group A Group B
first footed
four year old
three over
before man
gas mother
trouble class
inter handed
short hand
bread crumbs
white sighted
bald coloured
brother headed
letter in law
right box
bats maker
pull sighted
far cut
grand stove
Answer: first class, white-coloured, four-footed, bald-headed, three-year-old, brother-in-law, gas stove, letterbox, beforehand, right-handed, troublemaker, batsman, inter-class, pullover, short-cut, far-sighted, bread-crumbs, grand-mother.
Q: Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph with some of the compound words you have formed.
Every evening grandmother used to sit in the verandah with her sewing machine. She stitched clothes for her three-year-old grandson Ali. After finishing her work she would feed the sparrows with bread-crumbs. The sparrows would come and perch themselves on the grandmother. Soon all the crumbs were eaten up. The grandmother who was short sighted could not see the sparrows clearly but she knew each sparrow who came and sat in her verandah every day.
Q: Complete the following narration by using the verbs given in the brackets in the simple past tense.
When Sunil Gavaskar was born, a relative ____(came) to see him in the hospital. His name ____(is) Mr Narayan Masurekar and he had sharp eyes. He ___(notice) that the newborn baby ___(has) a hole in his ear. The next day when he ____(go) again and picked up the baby, he ___(find) that the hole was missing. Everyone ____(start) searching for the missing baby. At last, Sunil was found sleeping beside a fisherwoman.
Answer: came, was, noticed, had, went, found, started.
Q: Complete
the following paragraph with verbs in the past tense. You may use the past
tense of the appropriate verb or 'would' or 'used to'.
When I was a small child I lived in Bombay. I studied at Bombay High School. I
used to go to school where I learnt many things. I enjoyed going to Juhu Beach
with my parents on Sundays. Whenever I would go to the beach I would play with
my brother. We used to keep playing till it was time to return home. On our way
home, we would stop at Quality's Ice Cream Parlour for Ice Cream. It used to be
an enjoyable day for all of us.
Q: Rewrite the following sentences in
the negative.
1. I played cricket with my friends.
Answer: I did not play cricket with my friends.
2. My aunt went to Bombay in the holidays.
Answer: My aunt did not go to Bombay in the holidays.
3. He obeyed the rules of the camp.
Answer: He did not obey the rules of the camp.
4. He came to school on foot.
Answer: He did not come to school on foot.
5. He returned home after the show.
Answer: He did not return home after the show.
Q: Rewrite the following sentences in the interrogative.
1. Ravi slept during the day.
Answer: Did Ravi sleep during the day?
2. Shekhar went for a swim in the pool.
Answer: Did Shekhar go for a swim in the pool?
3. He accepted the offer.
Answer: Did he accept the offer?
4. India became a Republic on 26th January 1950.
Answer: Did India become a Republic on 26th January 1950?
5. They wanted to help the poor children.
Answer: Did they want to help the poor children?
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