Chapter 8 The Olympic Champion
MP Board Class 7 English Reader Chapter 8 The Olympic Champion
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Exercise
Word — Meaning
Athlete - एथलीट
Events - घटनाएँ
Ancient - प्राचीन
Rowing - रोइंग
In the middle of - के बीच में
Against - खिलाफ
Harbour - बंदरगाह
Sports-festival - खेल महोत्सव
Lead (लीड) - प्रमुखता
Interesting - रोचक
In the lead - अग्रम
Associated - जुड़ा हुआ
Picked up - चुना गया
Share a gold medal - स्वर्ण पदक साझा करना
Sculling - स्कलिंग
Path - मार्ग
Row - पंक्ति
Out of danger - खतरे से बाहर
In the finals - फाइनल में
Shout - चीखना
Surprise - आश्चर्य
Competition - प्रतियोगिता
Catching up - अपने साथ को बढ़ाना
Suddenly - अचानक
Win someone’s heart - किसी का दिल जीतना
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Comprehension
(A) Answer these questions.
1. What do we know about the ancient Olympic Games ?
Ans- We know a few things about the ancient Olympic Games. An Olympic sports festival was held in Greece in 776 B. C. at Olympia. Therefore, this sports-festival was called Olympic Games.
2. Where did the Olympic Games get their name from?
Answer- The Olympic Games festival was for the first time held in Greece at Olympia. So this sports festival got its name from the place ‘Olympia’
3. Who won a gold medal for a rowing race in the Olympic Games of 1928 ?
Answer- Bobby Pearce won a gold medal for a rowing race in the Olympic Games of 1928.
4. At what age did Bobby win the first race?
Answer- Bobby won the first race at the age of six.
5. Who did Bobby compete with in the finals of the Amsterdam Olympics ?
Answer- He competed with Ken Myers of America in the finals of the Amsterdam Olympics.
6. What caused Bobby to slow down in the middle of the race ?
Answer- A duck and her ducklings swam across the waterway. It was the path of Bobby’s boat. The boat was going to run into them, therefore Bobby had to slow down in the middle of the race.
7. What did Bobby do when he saw a duck and her duckling swimming across the waterway?
Answer- He slowed down his boat when he saw a duck and her ducklings across the waterway.
(B) Read the following sentences and tick them as true (T) or false (F) :
1. Athletes come from all countries to take part in the Olympic games.
2. Bobby Pearce’s father was a great wrestler.
3. At the age of six, Bobby won the first race.
4. The people on the bank were silent.
5. His friends in the Australian Olympic team were not surprised.
6. In all these years, he lost a few races.
Answer:
1. Athletes come from all countries to take part in the Olympic games. (T)
2. Bobby Pearce’s father was a great wrestler. (F)
3. At the age of six, Bobby won the first race. (T)
4. The people on the bank were silent. (F)
5. His friends in the Australian Olympic team were not surprised. (T)
6. In all these years, he lost a few races. (F)
Word Power
Match these
1. Pig – (a) piglet
2. Owl – (b) cygnet
3. Swan – (c) owlet
4. Book – (d) kitchenette
5. River – (e) booklet
6. Kitchen – (f) rivulet.
Answer:
1. – (a)
2. – (c)
3. – (b)
4. – (d)
5. – (f)
6. – (d)
Grammar in Use
(A) Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verb given below :
(hear, win, seem, compete, wait)
1. Our Indian Cricket Team ……… The World Cup in 1983.
2. There was complete silence outside. Suddenly I ……… a noise.
3. Milkha Singh was leading in the 100 metre race in the Olympics. It ……… that he would win the race.
4. We couldn’t play the cricket match because of heavy rain. We ………… until the rain stopped.
5. Kamal is the 800 metre race champion of our school. So far he has …………… many races and never lost any.
Answer:
1. won
2. heard
3. seemed
4. waited
5. competed.
(B) Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate prepositions given ahead :
(with, on, in, into, across, by, to)
1. We should not write ……….. the walls.
2. There is plenty of water ……….. the jug.
3. Children are playing ……….. a football.
4. Ashu drew a line ……….. the page.
5. Abu jumped ……….. the river.
6. We go ……….. school ……….. bus.
7. Mehak kept the book ……….. her bag.
Answers:
1. on
2. in
3.with
4. across
5. into
6. to, by
7. in.
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