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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.
Complete the following web of India’s winning medals in Olympics.
Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
What does Mary Kom prefer being called?
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
The success of Dingko Singh inspired ______.
Mary Kom was able to increase her weight by ______.
Mary Kom is good at ______.
Mary Kom loves to be ______.
Mary Kom apologised the nation for ______.
Kom’s parents were ______ Her father was ______.
‘Super Mom’ refers to an excellent mother. Give three reasons why ‘super’ has been added to the word ‘mom’ as in the title.
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?
Rearrange the facts below in their proper order, as per the text.
- Mary Kom made her first appearance at 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.
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.
- Early life
- Training
- Achievements
- Future Plans
Two famous proverbs - ‘Actions speak louder than words’ and ‘Fortune favours the brave’ are best suited to the personality of Mary Kom. Form two groups in the class. Each group should write a paragraph on one proverb with reference to the life and achievements of Mary Kom.
What kind of text is it?
Which State does Mary Kom belong to?
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.
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- __________________
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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’?
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.
What prime quality did Mary Kom display during her first attempt in Olympic Games? What was her bad luck?
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.
Read the following passage and complete the activities:
B1. Choose the correct alternative: (02)
- Which state does Mary Kom belong to?
a. Mizoram
b. Manipur
c. Gujarat
d. Assam - Who inspired Mary Kom to choose Boxing as a career?
a. Dingko Singh
b. Sushil Kumar
c. Vijendra Singh
d. Adams - What were her parents?
a. Teachers
b. Boxers
c. Tenant farmers
d. Horticulturist - When did Marry Kom make her international debut in Boxing?
a. At 20
b. At 18
c. At 48
d. At 38
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Kom was born in Kangthei village, Moirang Lamkhai in the Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in eastern India. She came from a poor family. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom were tenant farmers who worked in jhms fields. Kom grew up in humble surroundings, helping her parents with farm-related chores, going to school, and learning athletics initially and later boxing simultaneously. Her father was a keen wrestler at his younger age. She had an eager interest in athletics since childhood and the success of Dingko Singh a fellow Manipuri returned from the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games with a gold medal, Kom recollects had inspired many youngsters in Manipur to try boxing and she too thought of giving it a try. Mary Kom’s career started in 2000 after her victory in the Manipur state women’s boxing championship and the regional championship in West Bengal. In 2001, she started competing at the international level. She was only 18 years old when she made her international debut at the first AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in the United States, winning a silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. Her greatness is reinforced by the way she apologized to the whole nation for not being able to win the Gold. She is a legend for sure and an idol for all the sportswomen to look up to. |
B2. What difficulties did Mary Kom face in her childhood? (02)
B3. Find out one word for the following from the passage: (02)
- Shifting cultivation
- Strengthened
- First public appearance
- One who makes history.
B4. Do as Directed: (02)
- Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive:
She started competing at the international level. - Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence:
Her father was a keen wrestler.
B5. “Sports are important in our life.” Elaborate. (02)
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
IBN
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MTV
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AIBA
