India: Superpower in Cricket Questions Answers

ACTIVITY - 1

Let’s complete the following sentences:

(a) India is now a super power in cricket.

(b) India’s first World Cup victory was in the year 1983.

(d) There is a gap of four years between any two World Cup tournaments.

ACTIVITY - 2

Let’s write T for True and F for False statements in the given boxes:

(1) India has improved in cricket over the years. [ T ]

(2) Rahul’s father does not like sports and games. [ F ]

(3) India won the first World Cup in the ’80s. [ F ]

(4) In 1983 the World Cup matches were played in England. [ T ]

ACTIVITY - 3

Work in pairs to answer the questions.:

(a) Which team won the toss ?

Answer: West Indies won the toss.

(b) Who was the highest scorer for India in the match ?

Answer: Krishnamachari Srikkant was the highest scorer for India in the match.

(c) What was India’s total score in the match?

Answer: India’s total score in the match was 183.

(d) Which was the invincible cricket team before 1983?

Answer: West Indies was the invincible cricket team before 1983.

ACTIVITY - 4

Work in pairs to answer the questions.:

(1) The four fast bowlers of West Indies:

Andy Roberts,

Malcolm Marshall,

Joel Garner

Michael Holding.

(2) Three Indian batsmen who hit sixes:

Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Sandeep Patil

Madan Lal .

(3) Factors that the Indian bowlers utilized:

weather

pitch conditions.

(4) Two Indian bowlers who took three wickets each:

Mahinder Amarnath

Madan Lal.

ACTIVITY - 5

Let’s match Table A with Table B:

Answer :

Table A	Table B
1. West Indies	bowled first
2. Sandip Patil	played 29 balls
3. West Indies played for	52 overs
4. India won by	43 runs

ACTIVITY - 6

Insert suitable punctuation marks in the following passage. One is done for you:

Answer:

One day a man went to the market (.) He bought a box (,) a bat (,) a ball and a pen from the market. His bag became heavy (.) Do you know what he did then (?)

He said to a horse (,) (“) Please share my load (,) It is too heavy for me (“) (.) The horse replied(,)(“)It is your load(,) Don’t ask me to share it (“) (.)

ACTIVITY - 7

Fill in the blanks with words from the box. One is done for you:

(1) The captain lifted the trophy after winning the tournament.

(2) Sourav Ganguly has great popularity all over India.

(3) The weather in England is sometimes dark and gloomy.

(4) Our batsmen put up a brave resistance against the opponents.

(5.)The footballer stunned the audience by his skill.

stunned, resistance, lifted, weather, popularity

ACTIVITY - 8

Rearrange the sentences to show the sequence of action by putting numbers in the brackets. The first one is done for you:

Answer:

(1) India scored 183 runs. (4)

(2) The final was played at Lords’. (1)

(3) India won by 43 runs. (6)

(4) West Indies could score only 140 runs. (5)

(5) West Indies won the toss. (2)

(6) India batted first. (3)

(7) Amarnath was declared the Man of the Match. (6)

ACTIVITY - 9

Let’s fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:

(1) When do you play with your friends?

I play with my friends in the afternoon.

(2) Who is your best friend?

Ramen is my best friend.

(3) Where will you go in the summer vacation?

We shall go to Darjeeling in the summer vacation.

(4) What did you have as your tiffin?

I had bread as my tiffin.

who , when , what , where

ACTIVITY - 10

Let’s separate the subject and predicate in the following sentences and classify them in the table given below:

(1) The boy plays in the field.

(2) He is very happy today.

(3) The girl stood first this year.

(4) A tree is our best friend.

(5) The moon revolves round the earth.

Answer:

Subject	Predicate
The boy	plays in the field
He	is very happy today
The girl	stood first this year
A tree	is our best friend
The moon	revolves round the earth

ACTIVITY - 11

Let’s write ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the words:

(1) An orange

(2) A goat

(3) A man

(4) An ice-cream

(5) An airship

(6) A Lake

(7) An umbrella

(8) A cricketer

ACTIVITY - 12

Use ‘the’ with the following words or word-clusters and make sentences:

[Sun, Indian Ocean, eldest son, Indian cricket team]

🔹Sun : The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

🔹Indian Ocean : The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world.

🔹eldest son : The eldest son of the family takes most of the responsibilities.

🔹Indian cricket team : The Indian cricket team won the match by ten wickets.

ACTIVITY - 13

Let’s fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

India won the Cricket World Cup once again in 2011. It was a moment of great triumph and an event of great inspiration to the youth of India. The members of team India were hailed as national heroes.

ACTIVITY - 14

Amarnath was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.

Let’s write four sentences to describe his heroics:

(1) Amarnath batted fearlessly under pressure.

(2) He scored important runs when the team needed them most.

(3) He also took crucial wickets with his bowling.

(4) His performance helped India win the match.

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