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What sort of encouragement should an athlete in India be given? Give a few suggestions.

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An athlete should get flexible schooling hours. He must be given free Boarding and lodging. The food he gets should be free but not free from quality. He must be given opportunities to attend meetings or listen to the videos of world’s best players in games and sports in which. he wishes to specialize. Those who hail from poor socio-economic backgrounds must be given sports shoes and uniforms and their travel expenses must be borne by either government or government approved sponsors.

Rural sports centers must be established at the district headquarters in every district. National level and international champions should interact with budding players once in six months. This would motivate young players to a great extent. A sports village could be designed in every district headquarter to nurture talents identified at a young age. “Many a flower is born to blush unseen and waste its fragrance in the desert air”. To avoid such a thing, the government must spend 2% of its GDP on developing sports culture among all children. Every school must have a playground and a skilled physical education teacher too.

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पाठ 2.2: Confessions of a Born Spectator - Exercises [पृष्ठ ५७]

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पाठ 2.2 Confessions of a Born Spectator
Exercises | Q 8. d. | पृष्ठ ५७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in the blanks choosing the words from the box given and complete the summary of the poem:

The poet Okara in this narrative monologue painfully condemns the (a)______ displayed by adults, both in their words and actions. Here, a father laments to his son about the negative changes that creep into the attitude and behaviour of humans, when they grow into (b)______. He says that people used to be (c)______ when they laugh and the honesty would be reflected in their eyes. But, people of modern times laugh (d)______. Their handshakes used to be warm and happy conveying a sense of togetherness, but nowadays the handshakes have become a mere (e)______. He warns his son that people are not trust-worthy and have become so selfish that they are concerned only about their own (f)______benefits. People utter words of welcome and exchange (g)______, but those words come only from the tip of their tongues and not from the depth of their hearts. Humans have learnt the art of changing their (h)______ expressions according to situations merely to ensure social acceptance. They wear(i)______ and exhibit multiple faces. The narrator admits that he has also changed into a hypocrite. However, he tells his son that though he (j)______ his expressions, he does all these against his will. He says he wants to become a (k)______ again and laugh genuinely. He wants to (l)______ the unreal things and (m)______how to laugh as he had done once upon a time. When he laughs before the (n)______, he sees no expression. His teeth are bare like that of the (o)______of a snake. So, he asks his son to show him how to laugh the way he used to laugh when he was a kid like him.

relearn adults facial
personal fangs child
fakes superficially duplicity
genuine unlearn falsity
masks mirror pleasantries

Explain the following lines with reference to the context.

Once upon a time, son They used to laugh with their eyes:


Do you think the narrator is heroic? Why?


Why does the poet prefer to buy tickets worth their weight in radium? Bring out the significance of the metal referred to here.


Read the poem and answer the following in a short paragraph of 8–10 sentences each.

When officialdom demands Is there a doctor in the stands?

  1. Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors?
  2. Why does the poet make such an observation?

Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

They do not ever in their dealings Consider one another’s feelings…


If you go to a village, what scenes would you observe?


Find words from the poem that convey the following ideas:

  1. connected together
  2. spread over the surface of the ground in a straggling manner 
  3. make out or understand
  4. slender woody shoots growing from branches or stems of trees

Read the lines given below and answer the question that follow.

And ‘tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes…

  1. What is the poet’s faith?
  2. What trait of Nature do we see here?

Read the lines given below and answer the question that follow.

And I must think, do all I can,

That there was pleasure there…

  1. What did the poet notice about the twigs?
  2. What was the poet’s thought about then?

Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.

To her fair works did Nature link

The human soul that through me ran.


Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.

What Man has made of Man?


The poem speaks of ______.


Where can you encounter Macavity?


Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?


Mention any two qualities of Macavity.


Which two characters does the poet refer to as examples of wicked cats?


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

‘It must have been Macavity!’ but he’s a mile away.

  1. What is Macavity blamed for?
  2. Where is he?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair

But it’s useless to investigate…


Which path should we follow in life?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

We are proud of the position we hold; humble as we are

  1. What is the speaker proud of?
  2. How is the speaker both humble and proud?
  3. Pick out the alliteration in these lines.

Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.

Successful people neither brood over the past nor worry about the future.


Fill in the blanks using the words given in the box to complete the summary of the poem:

King Richard the Second, had surrendered to his (a)______cousin, Bollingbroke. He experienced deep distress at the horror of his circumstances. In that desperate situation, he speaks of (b)______, (c)______, (d)______and other things connected with death. He spoke of how people leave nothing behind and can call nothing their own, except for the small patch of (e)______, where they will be buried. King Richard yielded to dejection and talked of all the different ways in which defeated kings suffer how some had been deposed, (f)______in war, (g)______by their wives and so forth. He attributed this loss of lives to (h)______, who he personified as the jester who watches over the shoulder of every ruler, who mocks kings by allowing them to think their human flesh, was like (i)______brass. However, Death penetrates through the castle walls, silently and unnoticed like a sharp (j)______, thus bidding (k)______to him and all his pride forever. Finally, Richard appealed to his soldiers not to mock his mere flesh and blood by showing (l) ______and respect to him. He added that he too needed bread to live, felt want, tasted (m)______and needed (n)______. He concluded thus, urging his men not to call him a (o)______as he was only human, just like the rest of them.

barren-earth friends graves slain
rebellious poisoned worms grief
impregnable epitaphs death farewell
reverence king pin  

Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

Alexander the Great, wished to conquer many lands and ______the entire world.


What does the executor mentioned in the poem do?


What does the crown of rulers stand for?


What are the various functions and objects given up by a defeated king?


Working with your partner, discuss the following adages and share your views with the class. You may need to give your ideas and justify your point of view. Remember to take turns while making your presentation/short speech.

War begets war


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”


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