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प्रश्न
Super Mom’ refers to an excellent mother. Give three reasons why ‘super’ has been added to the word ‘mom’ as in the title.
- __________________
- __________________
- __________________
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उत्तर
Mary Kom excels at her sport as well as at being a mother. The following reasons explain why ‘super’ has been added to the word ‘mom’ in the title.
- Mary Kom is excellent in boxing, yet she is concerned that her children may try to copy the fighting techniques of her sport, in their daily lives.
- Mary Kom is not only a world champion in boxing but she is also good at cooking as well as other household chores.
- Mary Kom was allowed to follow her dream of being a champion boxer by her poor parents and she too does not plan to force her dreams on her children.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Discuss and find out the jobs which were done only by men in the past but nowadays women too have started doing them.
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The text is about a famous female boxer, Mary Kom, who has brought laurels to our country by winning many national and international boxing championships. Make a list of famous men and women boxers across the world. You can take the help of the internet or your school library to get this information to complete the table.
| Name of boxer | Gender | Country |
| 1. Mary Kom | Female | India |
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Choose the correct alternative and underline it.
Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
Go through the text again and find out the name of cities and their importance in Mary Kom’s life. One is given to you.
- Kangthei - Mary Kom’s birth place
- _________ - ______________
- _________ - ______________
- _________ - ______________
Go through the text again and complete the following sentence.
Mary Kom helped her parents with ____________________.
Go through the text again and complete the following sentence.
The success of Dingko Singh inspired ______________.
Go through the text again and complete the following sentence.
Mary Kom was able to increase her weight by ____________.
Go through the text again and complete the following sentence.
Mary Kom is good at _________________.
Go through the text again and complete the following sentence.
Kom’s parents were ____________ Her father was _________________.
You will find some Acronyms (short forms) in the text. Go to the library or search the internet to find their full forms. Discuss it with your partner. One is given to you.
- OGQ - Olympic Gold Quest
- IBN -
- MTV -
- YPA -
- AIBA -
- CNN -
Fill in the fact file of Mary Kom.
(a) Full name :
(b) Native of :
(c) Early life and interests :
(d) Special sports taken up :
(e) Inspired by :
(f) Coach :
(g) Early achievements :
(h) International achievements :
(i) Her passion :
(j) Future plans :
Glance through the text and find the special qualities of Mary Kom. Complete the web by putting different qualities of Mary Kom in the boxes.
Answer the following question in your own words.
What makes the writer call Mary Kom ‘a legend’?
Answer the following question in your own words.
What does Mary Kom suggest, for India to win more Olympic Gold Medals?
Rearrange the facts below in their proper order, as per the text.
(a) Mary Kom made her first appearance at the international level.
(b) She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
(c) Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s Boxing Championship.
(d) She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
(e) Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
Mary Kom prepared rigorously to win many championships. Read the text again and make a list of various things done by Kom regarding her preparations.
- Variety of preparations
- Diet
- Focus
Write a short paragraph describing the life and work of Mary Kom. Take the help of the points given below. You can take the help of the fact file that you have prepared earlier.
(a) Early life
(b) Training
(c) Achievements
(d) Future Plans
Fill in the table.
| Name of Sport/ Game | Place where played | Individual or Team Event | Sports Equipment |
| 1. Boxing | Ring | Individual | Boxing gloves |
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Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
Go through the text again and find out the name of cities and their importance in Mary Kom’s Life. One is given for you.
- Kangthei - Mary Kom’s birth place.
- __________________
- __________________
- __________________
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
CNN
Write the Factfile of Mary Kom, in your notebook.
- Full name:
- Native of:
- Early life and interests:
- Special sport taken up:
- Inspired by:
- Coach:
- Early achievements:
- International Achievements:
- Her passion:
- Future plans:
What makes the writer call Mary Kom ‘a legend’?
What prime quality did Mary Kom display during her first attempt in Olympic Games? What was her bad luck?
What does Mary Kom suggest, for India to win more Olympic Gold Medals?
Fill in the flow chart after rearranging the facts below in their proper order, as per the text.
- Mary Kom made her first appearance at an international level.
- She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
- Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s boxing championship.
- She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
- Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
OGQ
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
IBN
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
YPA
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
AIBA
