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प्रश्न
What does Mary Kom suggest, for India to win more Olympic Gold Medals?
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उत्तर
- According to Mary Kom, more people need to participate and take up sports as a full-time career to help Indian sportsmen win more Olympic medals.
- Also, support from the corporate field and sponsors are needed to reduce the financial weight on the sportsmen and help them focus on their game instead.
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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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Complete the following web of India’s winning medals in the Olympics.
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.
Which State does Mary Kom belong to?
Choose the correct alternative and underline it.
Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
Choose the correct alternative and underline it.
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 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.
Mary Kom made her debut at _________________.
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 loves to be __________________.
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 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.
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
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.
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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Which State does Mary Kom belong to?
Indian women who have made it to International Levels in sports and games. Discuss the following points about each of them.
- Name of the sportsperson.
- Sport or Game
- Level reached
- Outstanding achievements.
- Awards/Prizes/Titles
Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
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 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.
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
MTV
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
YPA
Find the full form of the abbreviation.
AIBA
