The Olympic Champion and the Ducks Question Answers – Odisha Board – Class 8 English
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Board |
Odisha State Board |
Class |
8 |
Subject |
English |
Book Name |
A New Approach to English |
Lesson |
The Olympic Champion and the Ducks |
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Question Answers Solution |
SGP -1
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
1.) Where was Bobby Pearce born?
Ans. Bobby Pearce was born in Sidney in Australia.
2.) What was his father?
Ans. His was father was a great sculling champion.
3.) What do you mean by ‘sculling’? First try to guess the meaning from the text and the picture then see the dictionary at the end of the lesson.
Ans.The meaning of ‘sculling’ is rowing in a boat.
4.) At what age did he start rowing boats?
Ans.He started rowing boats at the age of five.
5.) How old was he when he won the first race?
Ans.He was six years old when he won the first race.
6.) How old were his competitors?
Ans. His competitors were fourteen years old.
7.) Who asked about his age?
Ans. One of the judges asked him about his age.
SGP-1
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
1.) At what age did Bobby become the sculling champion of Australia?
Ans. Bobby became the sculling champion of Australia at the age of twenty.
2.) In which year did he start to compete in the Olympics?
Ans. In 1928, he went to compete in the Olympics.
3.) Who did he compete against in the finals?
Ans. he competed Ken Meyers of America in the finals.
4.) Who was in the lead?
Ans. Bobby was in the lead.
5.) What did Bobby see?
Ans. Bobby saw a duck and her ducklings swimming across the canal.
6.) If Bobby had not stopped, what would have happened?
Ans. If Bobby had not stopped, the boat would have run into them.
7.) Did he wait for sometime to let the ducks pass?
Ans. Yes, he waited for some time to let the ducks pass.
8.) Did Bobby win the race in spite of the delay?
Ans. Yes Bobby won the race in spite of the delay.
9.) Why did he win everybody’s heart -for winning the race or for waiting to let the ducks pass?
Ans.He won everybody’s heart for waiting to let the ducks pass.
10.) What did the Dutch newspaper write about him?
Ans.The Dutch newspaper wrote that Bobby won the goodwill of the children of Amsterdam.
11.) Why were his Australian friends not surprised?
Ans. No his Australian friends were not surprised by the incident.
12.) Do you like Bobby? Why?
Ans Yes, I like Bobby as he is kind hearted and not a selfish person.
SESSION -3
III
1.) COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES:
a.) MCQs: Fill in the blanks choosing the correct options.
1.) Bobby Pearce belongs to C. Australia
A.) Holland B. Poland C. Australia D. France
2.) He won the first race when he was B. six.
A.) five B. six C. twenty-eight D. thirteen
3.) He went to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1928.
A.)1947 B. 1928 C. 1948 D.1938
4.) When Bobby saw the ducks, he slowed down.
A.) slowed down B. changed his direction C. waited D. both A and C
5.) Bobby wonB. everybody’s heart
A.) a race B. everybody’s heart C. hearts of his Australian friends D. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(b) Match: Who said what?
What? Who said?
(i)” He won the goodwill of the Bobby’s friends
Children of Amsterdam.
(ii) “Six, six” One of the judges
(iii) ‘Bobby is that kind of bloke.” The Dutch newspaper
(iv) “how old are you, Bobby?’ Bobby
Ans. i-The Dutch newspaper
ii.)-Bobby
iii.)- Bobby’s friends
iv.)-One of the judges
6) WRITING
a.) Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
i.) Where was Bobby Pearce born?
Ans. Bobby was born in Sidney.
ii.) At what age did he learn how to row boats?
Ans. He learnt how to row boats
iii.) At what age he won the first race?
Ans.He won the first race at the age of six.
iv.) In which year did he participate in the Olympic Games?
Ans.He participated in the Olympic Games in the year 1928.
v.) How did Bobby win the hearts of everyone?
Ans. Bobby won the hearts of everyone by slowing down his boat during a competition and saving the lives of a duck and her ducklings.
b.) Write five/six sentences about Bobby?
Ans.
Bobby was born in Sidney, Australia. He was five years old when he started rowing around Sidney harbor. He won his first race at the age of six years. He was sculling champion at the age of twenty. He went to Amsterdam to compete Olympic Games in 1928.
SESSION -4
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
1.)Who do you see in the picture?
Ans. P.V. Sindhu is seen in the picture.
2.) What is she kissing?
Ans. She is kissing her silver medal.
3.) Where did she win the medal?
Ans. She won the medal at the Rio Olympics Games 2016.
4.) In which event did she win it?
Ans. She won the silver medal in the women’s badminton final event.
5.)Who are there in the interview?
Ans. P.V. Sindhu and the reporter are there in the interview.
6.) What did she hope for India?
Ans. She hoped for a gold medal for India.
7.) Did she get it?
Ans. No, she did not get it.
8.) How did she feel about it?
Ans. She felt very happy and proud about her silver medal.
9.) How did she work for the event?
Ans. She worked very hard for the event.
10.) Who did she lose to?
Ans. She lost to WorldNo.1 Carolina Marin.
11.) Who won the game?
Ans. The game was won by Carolina Marin.
12.) How did she greet Carolina on her win?
Ans. She congratulated Carolina on her win
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