Question

Read the following passage and complete the activities:

B1. Choose the correct alternative:  (02)

1. Which state does Mary Kom belong to?
   a. Mizoram
   b. Manipur
   c. Gujarat
   d. Assam
2. Who inspired Mary Kom to choose Boxing as a career?
   a. Dingko Singh
   b. Sushil Kumar
   c. Vijendra Singh
   d. Adams
3. What were her parents?
   a. Teachers
   b. Boxers
   c. Tenant farmers
   d. Horticulturist
4. When did Marry Kom make her international debut in Boxing?
   a. At 20
   b. At 18
   c. At 48
   d. At 38

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)

1. Shifting cultivation
2. Strengthened
3. First public appearance
4. One who makes history.

B4. Do as Directed:   (02)

1. Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive:
   She started competing at the international level.
2. Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence:
   Her father was a keen wrestler.

B5. “Sports are important in our life.” Elaborate.  (02)

Answer 1

B1.

1. Manipur
2. Dingko Singh
3. Tenant farmers
4. At 18

B2.

Mary Kom came from a poor family. Her parents were tenant farmers and she grew up in humble surroundings. She helped her parents with farm-related chores, attended school, and learned athletics and later boxing.

B3.

1. shifting cultivation - jhum
2. strengthened – reinforced
3. first public appearance – debut
4. one who makes history – legend

B4.

1. She started to compete at the international level.
2. What a keen wrestler her father was !

B5.

The Olympic motto, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’, best describes the spirit of sports. It means ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger. Sports help us in becoming physically as well as mentally strong and tough. Sports instill a competitive spirit and a sense of camaraderie in people. Sports keep our minds lively and fresh. They help us gain energy. They improve our overall efficiency. Thus, sports are important in our life.