D The World of Sports - by MadXAbhi - Robot

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Class 10
English
Unit 1 Health and medicine
(d) The World of Sports
Explanation
Unit 1 (Health and Medicine) - (D) The World of Sports
Playing is an integral part of human nature. By turning a useful activity

into a sport or play, man has shown himself the way to indulge in it and
concentrate on it over a period of time and get daily doses of benefit out
of it. This is the reason why sports and games, from times immemorial,
have been our best source of amusement and entertainment.
Any sporting activity involves physical exertion and skill, with an individual
or a team engaged in competition with one another for honour or sheer
entertainment or both. It helps us to develop physically, mentally and
socially too.
D1. Discuss in small groups and select two games that, according to you, develop us the best (a)
physically, (b) mentally and (c) socially. Give reasons for your choice.
Cricket Kabaddi
Physically: ______________________________ and _______________________________
Reasons for our choice:
These games give the players a lot of physical activity since these involve running and being in good shape bodily.
Muscle power, stamina and endurance coupled with patience are required. These help in inculcating these.
Cricket
Mentally: ______________________________ Kabaddi
and _______________________________
The reasons behind our choice are clear. Playing these involves mental alertness, concentration, keen eyesight and
quick decision - taking abilities. In playing these, players undergo a lot of mental exercise.
Cricket
Socially: ______________________________ Kabaddi
and _______________________________
These two games are always played in a team. So the players get the benefits of social values. These benefits are
like cooperation, fellow-feeling, unity, friendship, companionship etc. Team spirit is greatly enhanced in these.
These values get strengthened in the players while playing these games.
D2. There are hundreds and thousands of sports and games being played all over the world.
However, we can place them under the following categories in order to know about them in a
more convenient and systematic manner. Some of the categories are as follows:
1. Team Sports
2. Athletics
3. Gymnastics
4. Racquet Sports
5. Water Sports
6. Combat Sports
7. Target Sports
8. Motor Sports
9. Equestrian Events
10. Adventure, Fun and Indigenous Sports
Working in small groups of 4-5 students, discuss and place the sports and games given
below in the category to which each of them belongs.
paragliding Go-Karting hurdles pommel horse basketball
windsurfing Formula One judo sculling fencing
kayaking pole vaulting dressage squash kickboxing
kho kho kung fu malkhamb snowboarding golf
decathlon cricket soccer snooker kabbadi
D2. There are hundreds and thousands of sports and games being played all over the world.
However, we can place them under the following categories in order to know about them in a
more convenient and systematic manner. Some of the categories are as follows:
1. Team Sports cricket, kabbadi, basket ball, kho - kho soccer, kickboxing
2. Athletics decathlon, hurdles, pole vaulting.
3. Gymnastics pommel horse.
4. Racquet Sports squash
5. Water Sports wind surfing, kayaking,sculling.
6. Combat Sports judo, fencing, kung fu.
7. Target Sports snooker, golf.
8. Motor Sports formula one, go - karting.
9. Equestrian Events dressage, malkham, kabaddi, kho-kho.
10. Adventure, Fun and Indigenous Sports paragliding, snowboarding, kabaddi, kho - kho.
D3. Punctuate the following passage.

a new age cycle rickshaw that is light on both the pockets and the calf muscles of rickshaw pullers
mobile games designed to battle life threatening diseases like hiv/aids and tb and a low cost
computer that enables visually challenged students to read the textbooks these are all new
inventions these are not innovations designed by phunjshuk wanngduaka ranchhoddas shamaldas
of chanchad of 3 idiots fame much before aamir khan's rancho made innovation a household word
these simple but powerful ideas were being quietly conceptualised and put to practice by
enterprising Indians in various corners of the country.
Ans.
A new age cycle rickshaw that is light on both - the pockets and the calf muscles of
rickshaw-pullers, mobile games designed to battle life - threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS and TB
and a low cost computer that enables visually - challenged students to read the textbooks. These
are all new inventions.
These are not innovations designed by Phunjshuk Wanngdu or Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad
of 3 Idiots fame. Much before Aamir Khan’s Rancho made innovation a household word, these
simple but powerful ideas were being quietly conceptualised and put to practice by enterprising
Indians in various corners of the country.
D4. Read this rags-to-riches story of a professional golfer from India.

Ashok Kumar, one of the country's leading golfers who rose from the ranks of a
caddie, remembers his very humble beginnings distinctly. "The reason I am here in
this swanky restaurant of the Oberoi, sipping coffee with you is because of golf.
It has brought me name, fame and money and all that I could possibly ask for in
life. Without golf, I am a zero," said the 27-year-old golfer with rare candour in a
chat with Kalyan Ashok, a sports journalist working with Sportstar, one of India's
leading sports weeklies.
India's No.3 golfer may not exactly be rolling in luxury at the moment, but he
definitely leads a comfortable life-a far cry from the days when he used to sleep
in a stable.
"It's destiny that brought me to this stage in life and I can't say that I deserve it,
but it's God's gift to me through golf," said Ashok. Not the one to forget his
past, Ashok Kumar keeps reminding himself how he came up in life.
His life story is stranger than fiction. Ashok was born into a poor family in Bihar
that struggled to make both ends meet. (He has four brothers and two sisters.)
In 1988, his parents sent him away with his elder brother to Delhi and he
worked as an errand boy at the Jaipur Polo Club.
"I used to work in the day assisting my brother and sleep in the stable at night.
The club also had the Air Force golf course and I wandered on to it one day and
watched the players and caddies. I thought of becoming a caddie, but I was too
young then. I did not get the job, but the club hired me a few years later,"
recalls Ashok.
It was then that he took to golf. He started practising in the club when no one
was around. However, he was caught playing one day and was suspended from
his job, as caddies were not allowed to practise golf.
"I was back to square one. Then I went away to help a lorry owner who was
transporting sand. I remember the days when I had to pay five rupees to hire a
blanket during winter and sleep in Connaught Place," Ashok said wistfully.
Six months later, when things cooled down, he moved back to the Air Force
golf course and became a caddie to Amit Luthra, who was India's top golfer
and an Asian Games gold medallist. "Luthra saab spoke to the club
authorities and got me in," Ashok said with gratitude writ large on his face.
Ashok learnt a lot from Luthra and one day he challenged his mentor to a
play-off. "I don't know what got into my head and I told him that I will beat
him, to which Luthraji said that if I did that he would waive a month's
caddie fee. We played on the road, but I lost," Ashok smiled.
Luthra, however, was very impressed with the young man's talent and got
him enrolled at the Delhi Golf Club, which allowed caddies to play. Seizing
this opportunity with both hands, Ashok went on to improve his game by
leaps and bounds and in 1995, DGC selected him to play in the All India
Junior tournament in Kolkata.
"I didn't know where Kolkata was. I thought it was outside the country! I
travelled in an unreserved compartment, spending most of the time sitting
in the bathroom or just outside as there was no place elsewhere."
In Kolkata, he finished third and in the next two years he became the Junior
Champion of the country. In 2000, he moved to the amateur ranks and two
years later he became a pro, finishing his first season as India's No.5 golf
player.
Riding a wave of success, Ashok held the No.1 spot in 2006 and 2008 and
currently (2010) he is ranked No.3.
The moment he cherishes the most as a player is not the time when he won
his first major title but when he finished 18th in the Hero Honda-DLF
Tournament in 2002. It fetched him a cheque of Rs. 1 lakh. "I never looked
back after that,"Ashok remarked.
In the first half of 2010, Ashok's golfing career got a boost when the
Bangalore based business and software company, Kaseya India, run by golf
enthusiast, Mr. Girish Krishnamurthy, decided to sponsor him.
"I am a simple guy and with Kaseya around to take care of other things, I
can concentrate better on my game now," Ashok says with determination as
well as gratitude. It is his ardent wish that all golf links in the country should
support caddies, as he feels that many of them have a lot of inherent talent
simply waiting to be tapped.
Ashok has modelled his game on his golfing idol, Tiger Woods. Incidentally,
he had met Tiger when he was a caddie to Arjun Atwal in Bangkok a decade
ago. "He hugged me when he was introduced by Atwal as a top amateur
from India. I asked him for his advice, to which the legendary golfer simply
said-'don't think of beating others, they should think of beating you,"
Ashok's eyes sparkled when he recalled his meeting with Tiger.
He faithfully follows that advice from the maestro and hopes to play with
him one day. "For the moment, I eat, drink and sleep golf. There's no
distraction in my life. I relax with some music and watch CDs of Tiger
Woods,'' Ashok concluded.
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Class 10
English
Unit 1 Health and medicine
(D) The World of Sports
NCERT Solutions
D5. Given below are some qualities that a human being may possess. On the
basis of your reading of the passage, pick three qualities that you think the ace
Indian golfer Ashok Kumar possesses and using incidents or statements justify
your choice in a short paragraph of around 100-150 words.
(a) pride
(b) frankness
(c) jealousy
(d) humility
(e) perseverance
(f) compassion
(g) goal orientation
Ans
The three qualities that Ashok Kumar possesses are:
1. frankess, 2. humility and 3. perseverance.
Ashok Kumar possesses about Frankness and humility to the maximum as
even being now a 3rd ranker in golf he tells everything about his life and his
humble roots etc. without reservation. He reveals how he had to pay five
rupees to hire a blanket during winter in Connaught place and slept in the
stable. If he had had some pride he couldn't have told about his roots. Then he
tells Kalyan Ashok, the sports journalist, how he persevered despite being
suspended from his job. In fact, It was his perseverance that made him what
he is at present. He has had a natural talent for the game. It was Amit Luthra
who proved instrumental in his break. Ashok Kumar hasn't forgotten the
gratitude that he owes to him. He is also grateful to his sponsor Girish
Krishnamurthy who runs Kaseya India, a software company. He faithfully
follows the advice of the legendary golfer Tiger Woods. He, thus, is simple -
hearted and a man of frank nature.
D6. The journalist has used some lovely words and expressions in the above 'story'. Match the words
or groups of words with the meanings given.
A B
1. swanky (a) a return to the original situation from where one started
2. candour (b) highly unbelievable
3. a far cry from (c) very quickly or in large amounts
4. stranger than fiction (d) frankness
5. back to square one (e) very different
6. by leaps and bounds (f) fashionable and expensive
7. inherent (g) a great performer
8. maestro (h) pertaining to a natural quality that can't be removed
D6. The journalist has used some lovely words and expressions in the above 'story'. Match the words
or groups of words with the meanings given.
A B
1. swanky (f) fashionable and expensive
2. candour (d) frankness
3. a far cry from (e) very different
4. stranger than fiction (b) highly unbelievable
5. back to square one (a) a return to the original situation from where one started
6. by leaps and bounds (c) very quickly or in large amounts
7. inherent (h) pertaining to a natural quality that can't be removed
8. maestro (g) a great performer
D7. Use the above words and expressions in meaningful sentences of your own. You may use more
than a sentence to bring out the meaning clearly.
Ans. This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding, experience and
thoughts. It is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. However, some ideas
for discussion have been provided for your reference.
The examples of sentences that can be made from the given words are:
1. Swanky: Young kids driving swanky cars is a common sight in Delhi.
2. Candour: Talk show hosts are often successful in making politicians and celebrities talk with
candour.
3. A far cry from: The movies of Dibaker Banerjee are a far cry from commercial Indian Cinema.
4. Stranger than fiction: The fact that people can kill their own daughters in the name of honour-killing
is stranger than fiction.
5. Back to square one: Failure in her attempt to clear the architecture entrance exams made Neha feel
as if she was back to square one.
6. By leaps and bounds: As the Commonwealth Games were approaching, the government had to
complete the preparations for it by leaps and bounds.
7. Inherent: Playfulness is an inherent quality in children.
8. Maestro: Amjad Ali Khan is a musician who is a sarod maestro.
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Playing is an integral part of human nature. By turning a useful activity

D3. Punctuate the following passage.

D4. Read this rags-to-riches story of a professional golfer from India.

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