Balbharati solutions for इंग्लिश कुमारभारती [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ chapter 3.5 - Unbeatable Super Mom-Mary Kom [Latest edition]

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.

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 help of internet or your school library to get this information to complete the table.

What is included in the text?

Which State does Mary Kom belong to?

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.

1. Kangthei - Mary Kom’s birth place

Mary Kom helped her parents with ______.

The success of Dingko Singh inspired ______.

Mary Kom made her debut at ______.

We can get more gold medals if ______.

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 ______.

Kom was the first woman boxer to ______.

You will find some Acronyms (short forms) in the text. Go to the library or search the internet to find their full forms. Discuss with your partner. One is given for you.

1. OGQ - Olympic Gold Quest
2. IBN -
3. MTV -
4. YPA -
5. AIBA -
6. CNN -

Fill in the fact file of Mary Kom.

1. Full name:
2. Native of:
3. Early life and interests:
4. Special sports taken up:
5. Inspired by:
6. Coach:
7. Early achievements:
8. International achievements:
9. Her passion:
10. 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.

‘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.

1. Mary Kom made her first appearance at international level.
2. She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
3. Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s Boxing Championship.
4. She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
5. 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

Make sentences of your own using the following word.

debut

Make sentences of your own using the following word.

elation

Make sentences of your own using the following word.

sponsor

Make sentences of your own using the following word.

reinforced

Make sentences of your own using the following word.

humble surroundings

Find antonyms of the following word from the text.

Arrogant × 

Find antonyms of the following word from the text.

Finally × 

Find antonyms of the following word from the text.

Depressed × 

Find antonyms of the following word from the text.

Disqualify × 

Find antonyms of the following word from the text.

Diffident × 

Find antonyms of the following word from the text.

Float ×

Underline the subordinate clauses and state their kind.

Enough has been said about this great warrior, who conqured the world.

(Subordinate ........ clause)

Underline the subordinate clause and state their kind.

The male boxers kindly practised with me whenever I required them.

Underline the subordinate clause and state their kind.

I think that more people should take up sports as a full-time career

Underline the subordinate clause and state their kind.

Do you think nutrition is a neglected area in Indian sports?

Underline the subordinate clause and state their kind.

That’s the best thing, that has happened to me.

Underline the subordinate clause and state their kind.

India managed just 6 medals in 2012 Olympics even though we are a nation of 1.3 billion people.

Pick out from the lesson the Verb form of:

qualification

Pick out from the text the VERB form of:

negligence

Pick out from the lesson the Verb form of:

company

Pick out from the lesson the Verb form of:

decisions

Pick out from the lesson the Verb form of:

practice

Pick out from the lesson the Verb form of:

birth

Pick out the Noun form of:

represent

Pick out the NOUN form of:

change

Pick out the NOUN form of:

prepare

Pick out the NOUN form of:

achieve

Pick out the NOUN form of:

aware

Pick out the NOUN form of:

succeed

Pick out the Adjective form of:

favour

Pick out the ADJECTIVE form of:

proportion

Pick out the ADJECTIVE form of:

finance

Pick out the ADJECTIVE form of:

nutrition

Pick out the ADJECTIVE form of:

female

Pick out the ADJECTIVE form of:

addition

Imagine that you are the Captain of your team. A famous cricketer is going to visit your school. You are assigned the task to conduct an interview of that famous cricketer. Frame a set of 10 questions that you will ask the cricketer. Take help of the points given below.

1. Early life
2. Interest in this field
3. Inspiration
4. Coaching and guidance
5. Achievements/Records
6. Future plans
7. Advice to youngsters

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.

1. Early life
2. Training
3. Achievements
4. Future Plans

‘What men can do, women can do better.’
Divide your class into 2 groups. Let one group offer points ‘For the topic’ and the other, ‘Against the topic.’ Note down the points in your notebooks and expand the points in two separate write-ups, as views and counterviews. Suggest suitable titles for each.

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.