7th ENGLISH (TL) 5.THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION (PROSE)

7^th ENGLISH (TL)

5. THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION (PROSE)

New words –

Won – वन = जिंकले                    

Gold Medal – गोल्ड मेडल = सुवर्णपदक

Rowing – रोविंग = बोट वल्हविणे 

Champion – चॅम्पियन = विजेता

Harbour – हार्बर = बंदर              

Race –  रेस = शर्यत

Against – अगेन्स्ट = च्या विरुद्ध     

Remember –  रिमेम्बर = आठवणे

Brood – ब्रूड = पिलांचा समुह                  

Duckling –  डकलिंग = बदकाची पिले

Patiently – पेशंटली = संयमाने                

Harm – हार्म = इजा

Incident – इन्सिडेंट = घटना , प्रसंग          

bloke –  ब्लोक = व्यक्ती

Surprise – सरप्राईज = आश्चर्य

A. Comprehension

 I Choose the right answer from the choices given and put a ∠ mark against it:

1. Bobby was ______________________ 

a) an American                

b) a Dutchman         

∠c) an Australian  

2. Bobby’s father was a ______________________

a) boxing champion     

∠b) rowing champion           

c) football champion

3. Bobby slowed his boat down because__________

a) he was tired   

∠b) he wanted to save the ducklings   

c) he thought he could not over take Myers

4. “Bobby is that kind of a bloke.” This was said by

  a) Bobby’s father   

   b) Ken Myers    

∠ C) Bobby’s friends

II. Based on the lesson, fill in the boxes with the correct information.

1. saved the lives of: baby ducks

2. was born: in Sydney, Australia

3. won: gold medal in rowing

4. started rowing at the age of:  six

5. competed in the Olympic Games at:  1928

6. competed in the Olympic Games against:  other athletes

III. Answer the following questions :

1.  How did Bobby become interested in rowing?

Ans.  – He started rowing when he was very young, just five years old, in a small boat in Sydney harbor.

2.  What instances in the lesson will tell you that Bobby was interested in rowing right from his childhood?

Ans. – He won races against older kids when he was only six years old.

3.  Bobby slowed down his boat during the rowing race to save the ducklings. What quality/qualities of Bobby do you admire?

Ans. – He was kind and caring to stop and save the baby ducks, even during an important race.

B. Vocabulary :

IV. Complete the following passage by filling in the right words given in the box.

Change the form of the words wherever necessary. An example is given.

                 drive , ride , row , draw , fly

Ram has a boat; he rows it. His brother has a motorbike; he rides it. His sister has a car; she drives it. His father is a pilot; he flies an aeroplane , and his servant has a cart and he draws it.

V. Complete the following sentences by choosing
the right words given in brackets:

a. I have to wait in a queue to check my weight. (wait, weight)

b. My brother won medals in school sports, two gold and one Silver. (one, won)

 c. Ear check up camp is held every year in my school.  (year, ear)

 d. My mother stood by the road to buy vegetables (by, buy)

C. Language in use :

VI. Read the following sentence :

Suddenly, Bobby saw a duck and her brood of ducklings swimming across the canal.

     Look at the underlined word. It is used to refer to a group of ducklings. These are called ‘Collective Nouns’. Now fill in the blanks with the collective nouns given in the box. (flock, class, army, bunch, herd)

1. A class of students was waiting for the teacher.

2. A herd of elephants was eating sugarcane.

3. I met an army of soldiers in Kashmir.

4. A flock of sheep was grazing in the field.

5. My father kept a bunch of keys on the table.

VII. Look at the following sentences.

A) When Bobby was five, he was rowing around the Sydney harbour in a small boat.

B) Bobby saw a duck and her brood of ducklings swimming across the canal.

The underlined words, ‘around’ and ‘across’ indicate position. They are called ‘prepositions’.

VIII. Look at the picture and complete the sentences, with correct prepositions given in the small bubble.