Reading Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions:
1. What is special about Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore winning the silver medal in shooting?
Ans. The special thing about Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s winning the silver medal in shooting was that it was India’s first individual silver medal in Olympic history in a shooting event.
2. What makes the country feel proud?
Ans. The country feels proud when its people won honours and victories at the international level.
3. Why did he wrap the country’s flag around himself at the presentation?
Ans. He wrapped the country’s flag around himself at the presentation because he wanted something close to the symbol which represents the country.
4. What would he do whenever he needed to focus on the sport?
Ans. Whenever he need focus, he would close his eyes and think of the target how he would do it, how his emotions would be, what was his game plan for the match and everything.
5. Why is aggression important in a sport?
Ans. Aggression is important in sports. If you lose your aggression, you lose your natural way of shooting.
B. Choose the correct alternative:
1. The 28th Olympic Games were held in
(a) Sydney
(b) Seoul
(c) Athens
(d) London
2. How did he feel when he received the silver medal:
(a) absolutely great
(b) happy
(c) a sense of relief
(d) a sense of pride?
3. Whenever I felt that I was getting anxious I would :
(a) sing a song
(b) smile a bit
(c) think of the target
(d) relax, crack a joke and talk to somebody.
Ans. 1. (c), 2. (a), 3. (d).