Chapter 3 


A Curious Mind 
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1. Answer the following questions:

a) Who was the scientist that Meera was talking about?
Ans: Meera was talking about C.V. Raman, the renowned Indian scientist.

b) What was the name given to the discovery made by C.V. Raman?
Ans: The discovery made by C.V. Raman was called the Raman Effect.

c) What is the root of many discoveries and inventions?
Ans: The root of many discoveries and inventions is curiosity and inquisitive thinking.

d) In which year did C. V. Raman win the Nobel Prize?
Ans: C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in 1930.

e) What question did Orgo ask Nikita? Why was Nikita irritated by the question?
Ans: Orgo asked Nikita, "Why does the colour of the sky change at different times?" Nikita was irritated by the question because she thought it was too simple and that Orgo should already know the answer.

f) "We'll surely keep this in mind next time". What would Orgo and Nikita keep in mind?
Ans: Orgo and Nikita would keep in mind to be more curious and ask more questions in the future.

2. Say whether the following statements are True or False:

a) Nikita knew why the colour of the sky changes at different times.
Ans: False — Nikita did not know the answer, which is why she was irritated.

b) National Science Day is observed on 28th February.
Ans: True — National Science Day is celebrated on 28th February in India.

c) C.V. Raman was born in Calcutta.
Ans: True — C.V. Raman was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

d) Raman was not good in his studies.
Ans: False — Raman was a brilliant student and excelled in his studies.

e) Raman breathed his last on November 21, 1970.
Ans: True — C.V. Raman passed away on November 21, 1970.

f) Meera was happy about Orgo asking questions.
Ans: True — Meera was pleased to see Orgo asking curious and insightful questions.

3. Put a tick (✔) on the correct option:

a) Raman was awarded the Bharat Ratna in
ii) 1954

b) C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize for
i) discovering the Raman Effect

c) C.V. Raman was born in
iii) Calcutta

d) National Science Day is observed to
iii) commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect

e) Nikita painted the sky
iv) blue

4. Read the lesson to complete the timeline given below. One is done for you:

Timeline:

  • 1888 – Birth of C.V. Raman

  • 1921 – C.V. Raman visited England and was inspired by the sea during his voyage

  • 1930 – C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the Raman Effect

  • 1954 – C.V. Raman was awarded the Bharat Ratna

  • 1970 – C.V. Raman passed away on 21st November

5. Underline some words in the text which are not familiar to you. In the following table, write down the words in the left column. Write the meaning of each word (by looking up in a dictionary) in the right column.

WordsMeanings
inquisitive                Eager to learn or know more
breakthroughAn important discovery or achievement
renownedWell-known and respected
irritatedAnnoyed or made slightly angry
essentialAbsolutely necessary or very important

6. Frame a sentence of your own by using each word you have listed in the table above:

inquisitive: The inquisitive child kept asking questions about the stars.
breakthrough: The scientists made a breakthrough in cancer research.
renowned: He is a renowned artist known for his beautiful paintings.
irritated: She was irritated by the loud noise outside.
essential: It is essential to drink clean water every day.

7. Find and write down the synonyms of the following words from the text:

curious – inquisitive
breakthrough – discovery
essential – important
renowned – famous

8. b) Orgo went to the library and read about Thomas Alva Edison. Based on the biography, here are some important points:

Thomas Alva Edison became a great inventor because of his curiosity and eagerness to learn.
He was inquisitive and asked a lot of questions.
He put in hard work to find answers and did scientific experiments in a laboratory at the basement of his house.
He faced many difficulties from childhood but never gave up.
His determination, love for learning, and never-give-up attitude helped him become a world-famous inventor.

8. c) Complete the paragraph using Orgo’s notes and connectors

Thomas Alva Edison had certain qualities that helped him to become a great inventor. Firstly, he was full of curiosity and always wanted to learn new things. Secondly, he believed in independent learning. He asked many questions, read books, and conducted experiments by himself. Lastly, he showed great determination. Even when he faced difficulties, he never gave up and continued working hard. These qualities made Edison the famous inventor we know today.




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Lesson 3 
Dhyan Chand


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    Dhyan Chand was one of the eminent  Indian sports personalities who achieved world fame. Dhyan Chand attained international stature in the filed of hockey and is counted among the greatest sports legends. It is said that what Pele is to football and Muhammad Ali is to boxing. Dhyan Chand is to hockey. He remains the greatest hockey player of all time. Till the arrival of Dhyan Chand, the Europeans and the Americans were the leading masters of the game. Dhyan Chand shocked the Europeans and the Americans with his splendid performance in three Olympics.

    āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦ āĻ–্āϝাāϤি āĻ…ā§°্āϜāύ āϕ⧰া āĻ­াā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ…āύ্āϝāϤāĻŽ āĻŦিāĻļিāώ্āϟ āĻ•্ā§°ীāĻĄ়া āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϤ্āĻŦ āφāĻ›িāϞ āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ। āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻে āĻšāĻ•ীā§° āĻĢাāχāϞিāĻ™āϤ āφāύ্āϤঃā§°াāώ্āϟ্ā§°ীāϝ় āĻ–্āϝাāϤি āĻ…ā§°্āϜāύ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āĻļ্ā§°েāώ্āĻ  āĻ•্ā§°ীāĻĄ়া āĻ•িংāĻŦāĻĻāύ্āϤিā§° āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ—āĻŖ্āϝ āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ়। āĻ•োā§ąা āĻšāϝ় āϝে āĻĢুāϟāĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĒেāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻŦāĻ•্āϏিāϙ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŽāĻšāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻ āφāϞী। āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āϟো āĻšāĻ•ি। āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϏ⧰্āĻŦāĻ•াāϞ⧰ āĻļ্ā§°েāώ্āĻ  āĻšāĻ•ী āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈ āĻšৈāϝ়ে āφāĻ›ে। āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻā§° āφāĻ—āĻŽāύāϞৈāĻ•ে āχāω⧰োāĻĒীāϝ় āφ⧰ু āφāĻŽেā§°িāĻ•াāύāϏāĻ•āϞ āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻāχ āĻ–েāϞ⧰ āφāĻ—āĻļাā§°ীā§° āĻŽাāώ্āϟাā§°। āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻে āϤিāύিāĻ–āύ āĻ…āϞিāĻŽ্āĻĒিāĻ•āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āϕ⧰া āĻ­āϝ়ংāϕ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύেā§°ে āχāω⧰োāĻĒীāϝ় āφ⧰ু āφāĻŽেā§°িāĻ•াāύāĻ• āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­িāϤ āϕ⧰ি āϤুāϞিāĻ›িāϞ।


Word Meaning:
eminent: personalities: achieved: attained: international: stature: filed: counted: among: gratesest: legends: pele: 

This great hockey player was born as Dhyan Singh in August 1905 into a Rajput family in Allahabad. The turning point of his life came when he joined the British Indian Army at the age of 16.

āĻāχāĻ—ā§°াāĻ•ী āĻŽāĻšাāύ āĻšāĻ•ী āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈāϝ়ে ⧧⧝ā§Ļā§Ģ āϚāύ⧰ āφāĻ—āώ্āϟ āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āϧ্āϝাāύ āϏিং āύাāĻŽেā§°ে āĻāϞাāĻšাāĻŦাāĻĻā§° āĻāϟা ā§°াāϜāĻĒুāϤ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞāϤ āϜāύ্āĻŽāĻ—্ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ। āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϜীā§ąāύ⧰ āϟাā§°্āύিং āĻĒāχāĻŖ্āϟ āφāĻšিāĻ›িāϞ āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻ“ঁ ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦāϛ⧰ āĻŦāϝ়āϏāϤ āĻŦ্ā§°িāϟিāĻ› āĻ­াā§°āϤীāϝ় āϏেāύাāĻŦাāĻšিāύীāϤ āϝোāĻ—āĻĻাāύ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

The Army gave him the much needed opportunity and facilities to do his practise hockey. He preferred to do his practice sessions at night after his duty hours. He often waited for the moon to come out so that the visibility in the field improved. His practice sessions coincided with the rising of the moon so, Dhyan Singh came to be called Dhyan Chand by his fellow players. His coach also predicted that he would one day shine like the moon. He gave him the title Chand. (Chand is a Hindi word for moon).

āϏেāύাāχ āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĒ্ā§°েāĻ•āϟিāĻ› āĻšāĻ•ী āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ…āϤি āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāϜāύীāϝ় āϏুāϝোāĻ— āφ⧰ু āϏুāĻŦিāϧা āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ। āϕ⧰্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ ā§°াāϤি āĻ…āύুāĻļীāϞāύ āϕ⧰াāϟো āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻĒāĻ›āύ্āĻĻ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ। āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻĒ্ā§°াāϝ়ে āϚāύ্āĻĻ্ā§° āĻ“āϞোā§ąাāϞৈ āĻ…āĻĒেāĻ•্āώা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āϝাāϤে āĻĒāĻĨাā§°āϤ āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻŽাāύāϤা āωāύ্āύāϤ āĻšāϝ়। āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ…āύুāĻļীāϞāύāĻŦোā§° āϚāύ্āĻĻ্ā§° āωāĻĻāϝ়ā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻŽিāϞি āĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞ āĻ—āϤিāĻ•ে, āϧ্āϝাāύ āϏিāĻ™āĻ• āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϏāϤীā§°্āĻĨ āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈāϏāĻ•āϞে āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āĻŦুāϞি āĻ•’āĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে। āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļিāĻ•্āώāĻ•েāĻ“ āĻ­ā§ąিāώ্āϝāĻĻ্āĻŦাāĻŖী āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻāĻĻিāύ āϚāύ্āĻĻ্ā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āϜিāϞিāĻ•ি āωāĻ িāĻŦ। āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āωāĻĒাāϧি āĻĻিāϞে। (āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āϚāύ্āĻĻ্ā§°ā§° āĻšিāύ্āĻĻী āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ)।

    A few years later in 1928, he led the Indian hockey team to win the first Gold Medal for India in Amsterdam. He won his second Gold in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. The last Gold came to him in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin where he led the Indian team. He also won the title of ''hockey personality of the century'' there.

āϤাā§° āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻŦāϛ⧰⧰ āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ ā§§ā§¯ā§¨ā§Ž āϚāύāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻ­াā§°āϤীāϝ় āĻšāĻ•ী āĻĻāϞāϟোāĻ• āύেāϤৃāϤ্āĻŦ āĻĻি āφāĻŽāώ্āϟাā§°āĻĄাāĻŽāϤ āĻ­াā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāϟো āϏ্āĻŦā§°্āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• āϞাāĻ­ āϕ⧰ে। ā§§ā§¯ā§Šā§¨ āϚāύāϤ āϞāĻ› āĻāĻž্āϜেāϞāĻ›āϤ āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ িāϤ āĻ…āϞিāĻŽ্āĻĒিāĻ•āϤ āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤীāϝ়āĻŦাā§°ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϏ্āĻŦā§°্āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°্āϜāύ āϕ⧰ে। ā§§ā§¯ā§Šā§Ŧ āϚāύāϤ āĻŦাā§°্āϞিāύāϤ āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ িāϤ āĻ…āϞিāĻŽ্āĻĒিāĻ•āϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰āϞৈ āĻļেāώ⧰āϟো āϏোāĻŖ āφāĻšিāĻ›িāϞ āϝ’āϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻ­াā§°āϤীāϝ় āĻĻāϞāϟোāĻ• āύেāϤৃāϤ্āĻŦ āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ। āϤাāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁ ''āĻļāϤিāĻ•াā§° āĻšāĻ•ী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϤ্āĻŦ''ā§° āĻ–িāϤাāĻĒāĻ“ āϞাāĻ­ āϕ⧰ে।

    Dhyan Chand was given the nicknames 'The wizard' and 'The Magician of Hockey' for his superb ball control. During his sporting career spanning twenty three years (1926 to 1949), he scored a total of 570 goals in 15 matches, according to his autobiography titled Goal.

āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻāĻ• āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•াā§° āĻŦāϞ āύিāϝ়āύ্āϤ্ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে ‘āĻĻা āωāχāϜাā§°্āĻĄ’ āφ⧰ু ‘āĻĻা āĻŽেāϜিāϚিāϝ়াāύ āĻ…ā§ą āĻšāĻ•ীā§°’ āĻĄাāĻ•āύাāĻŽ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ। āϤেāϤ্ā§°িāĻļ āĻŦāϛ⧰ীāϝ়া āĻ•্ā§°ীāĻĄ়া āϜীā§ąāύāϤ (⧧⧝⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া ⧧⧝ā§Ē⧝ āϚāύāϞৈāĻ•ে) āϤেāĻ“ঁ ā§§ā§ĢāĻ–āύ āĻŽেāϚāϤ āĻŽুāĻ  ā§Ģā§­ā§Ļāϟা āĻ—’āϞ āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ āĻŦুāϞি āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āφāϤ্āĻŽāϜীā§ąāύী āĻ—’āϞ āĻŦুāϞি āĻ•োā§ąা āĻšৈāĻ›ে।

        The Government of India awarded him the national honour of Padma Bhushan in 1956. He passed away at the age of 74 in Delhi on 3 December 1979. Very appropriately, his birthday 29th August is celebrated as National Sports Day.

⧧⧝ā§Ģā§Ŧ āϚāύāϤ āĻ­াā§°āϤ āϚ⧰āĻ•াā§°ে āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻ্āĻŽāĻ­ূāώāĻŖā§° ā§°াāώ্āϟ্ā§°ীāϝ় āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύেā§°ে āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύিāϤ āϕ⧰ে।⧧⧝⧭⧝ āϚāύ⧰ ā§Š āĻĄিāϚেāĻŽ্āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻĻিāϞ্āϞীāϤ ā§­ā§Ē āĻŦāϛ⧰ āĻŦāϝ়āϏāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝু āĻšāϝ়।āĻ…āϤি āωāĻĒāϝুāĻ•্āϤāĻ­াā§ąে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϜāύ্āĻŽāĻĻিāύ ⧍⧝ āφāĻ—āώ্āϟ ā§°াāώ্āϟ্ā§°ীāϝ় āĻ•্ā§°ীāĻĄ়া āĻĻিā§ąāϏ āĻšিāϚাāĻĒে āĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ়।




Activities

1. Let's find out how much  we have understood:
āφāĻšা āϚাāĻ“ঁ āφāĻŽি āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ āĻŦুāϜি āĻĒাāϞোঁ।

(a) With Which other sportspersons is Dhyan Chand compered?
     āφāύ āĻ•োāύāĻŦোā§° āĻ–েāϞুāĻŦৈā§° āϏৈāϤে āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚāύ্āĻĻāĻ• āϤুāϞāύা āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›ে?

Ans:- Dhyan Chand is compared to players like Pele and Muhammad Ali.

(b) Who were the leading masters of hocky when Dhyan Chand started his career? 
āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻে āĻšāĻ•ীā§°ে āύিāϜ⧰ āϜীā§ąāύāϟো āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰োঁāϤে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ•োāύ āĻ•োāύ āϏāĻšāĻĒাāĻ ি āφāĻ›িāϞ? 

Ans:-  The Europeans and Americans were leading masters of hockey, when Dhyan Chand started his career.

(c) when did the turning point in Dhyan Chand s life come?
     āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚāύ্āĻĻেā§°  āϜীā§ąāύ āϏāϞāύী āϕ⧰া āϟাā§°āύিং āĻĒāχāύāϟ āϟো āĻ•েāϤি⧟া āφāĻšিāĻ›িāϞ?

Ans:-The turning point came to Dhyan Chand life when he joined army at 16 years age.
or
   When Dhyan Chand 16 years old he joined army, that is the turning point came to his life.

(d) How did Dhyan Singh become Dhyan Chand?
     āϧ্āϝাāύ āϏিং āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ?

Ans:- Dhyan Singh often practise under the moon for better lighting. So, his fellow players started calling him Dhyan Chand as Chand is the Hindi word for moon.

(e) Where did Dhyan Chand win the title '' hockey personality of the century? 
     āĻšāĻ•ী āĻ–েāϞ⧰ āĻŦিāϜ⧟ী āϏেāχ āωāĻĒাāϧীāϟো āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āĻ•āϤ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞ?
Ans:-Dhyan Chand won the title in Berlin.

(f) What is his birthday celebrated as?
āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϜāύ্āĻŽ āĻĻিāύāϟো āĻ•ি āĻšিāϚাāĻĒে āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšā§Ÿ

Ans:-His Birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day

(g) Why was he given the nicknames 'The wizard' and 'The magician of hockey'?
     āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āωāĻĒāύাāĻŽ 'āϝাāĻĻুāĻ—ā§°' āĻŦা, 'āĻšāĻ•ীā§° āϝাāĻĻুāĻ—ā§°' āĻ•ি⧟ āĻĻি⧟া āĻšāϞ?

Ans:- For his superb ball control he was given nicknames like 'The Wizard' and 'The Magician of Hockey'.



2. There are six paragraphs in the lesson. Read the following headings and match them with the respective paragraphs:
āĻāχ āĻĒাāĻ āϟোāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āφāĻ›ে āĻ›ā§Ÿāϟা āĻĻāĻĢা। āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻĨāĻ•া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া āφ⧰ু āϏেāχāĻŦোā§° āĻŽিāϞোā§ąা।

(a) Recognition and awards received by Dhyan Chand 
Ans:- Paragraph-6

(b) Dhyan Chand's achievement in the international arena
Ans:- Paragraph-1

(c) Dhyan Chand, an  international legend in hockey

Ans:- Paragraph-4

(d) Dhyan Chand's  s goals
Ans:- Paragraph-2                                                      

(e) Dhyan Chand s early life

Ans:- Paragraph-5

(f) How Dhyan Singh became Dhyan Chand 

Ans:- Paragraph-3


3. Match the following parts with the correct information the lesson: (āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āϤāĻĨ্⧟āϏāĻŽূāĻš āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻĒā§°া āϚাāχ āϏāĻ িāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে āĻŽিāϞোā§ąা)

(a) Dhyan Chand was born--- came in 1928

Ans:-  Dhyan Chand was born - in 1905

(b) He joined the British Indian Army-----India s second gold in hockey
Ans:- He joined the British Indian Army - at the age of 16

(c) The first gold medal for India----in 1905.

Ans:- The first gold medal for India - Came in 1928

(d) The 1932 Olympics brought ----- Dhyan Chands autobiography .

Ans:- The 1932 Olympics brought - India's second gold in hockey

(e) Goal is the name of------- at the age of 16

Ans:- Goal is the name of - Dhyan Chands autobiography 


4. Let s check how much we have understood the lesson. say whether the following Statementes about Dhyan Chand are true or false :( āĻāϤি⧟া āϚাāĻ“ঁ āφāĻšা āφāĻŽিি āĻĒাāĻ āϟো āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ  āĻŦুāϜি āĻĒাāϞো। āϤāύāϤ āωāĻ•্āϤāĻŦোā§° āϧ্⧟াāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻ•্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ āϏঁāϚা āύে āĻŽিāϚা āĻ•োā§ąা।)

(a) Dhyan Singh came to be called Dhyan Chand.

Ans:- True

(b) Dhyan Chand was born in Allahabad in 1905.

Ans:- True

(c) He was born in the month  of September.

Ans:- False

(d) Dhyan Chand was a football player .

Ans:- False

(e) India won the first gold medal in Hockey in 1928.

Ans:- True

(f ) Dhyan Chand scored a total of 600 goals in 20 matches.

Ans:- False



5. Arrange the letters to form words. You will find words from the lesson you have just read .(āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϏāϜাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦā§°্āĻŖāĻŦোā§° āĻļৃংāĻ–āϞাāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āϕ⧰া । āϤুāĻŽি āĻāχāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া āĻĒাāĻ āϟোā§° āĻĒā§°াāχ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°া)
Stature  legends   practice   visibility   career
Now, pronounce the words correctly with the help of your teacher.


Stature - āώ্āϟোāϚাā§°
legends  - āϞেāϜেāĻŖ্āĻĄ
practice  - āĻĒ্ā§°েāĻ•্āϟিāĻ›
visibility - āĻ­িāϜিāĻŦিāϞিāϟি
career - āĻ•েā§°ি⧟⧰ 



6. Work with a friend. consult a dictionary and match the words in column A with there meanings in column B. ( āĻŦāύ্āϧুā§° āϏৈāϤে āϞāĻ—āϞাāĻ—ি  āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ…āĻ­িāϧাāύ āϚাāχ A āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻā§° āϏৈāϤে B āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§° āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨāĻŦোā§°  āĻŽিāϞোā§ąা।
Hint: Look at the top or bottom margins of the dictionary pages to find out  the first word (entry) and the last word on that page. (āχংāĻ—িāϤঃ āĻ…āĻ­িāϧাāύ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āφ⧰ু āϤāϞ⧰ āĻļাā§°ীāϞৈ āϚোā§ąা āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāϟো (āĻĒ্ā§°ā§ąেāĻļ) āĻŦিāϚ⧰া āφ⧰ু āĻĒৃāώ্āĻ াāϟোā§° āĻļেāώ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāϟো āĻŦিāϚ⧰া।

A
B
Fame

Stature


Legend


Visibility

wizard
The state of being known by many people

The importance and respect that a person has because of his her ability and achievement

A very famous person especially in a particular field


How far something can be seen

A person who is especially good at something






7.  Here is another exercise to practise the new words you have learned. say the words aloud and match the words in column A with there synonyms (words with similar meaning ) in column B. one is done for you: (āϤুāĻŽি āĻĒাāĻ āϟোāϤ āĻļিāĻ•া āύāϤুāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻ…āĻ­্⧟াāϏ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ‡ā§ŸাāϤ āφāύ āĻāϟা āĻ…āύুāĻļীāϞāύ āĻĻি⧟া āĻšৈāĻ›ে। āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāϟো āĻĄাāϙ⧰āĻ•ৈ āĻŽাāϜ āφ⧰ু A āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§° āϏৈāϤে B āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§° āϏāĻŽাā§°্āĻĨāĻ• ( āĻāĻ•ে āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ) āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŽিāϞোā§ąা। āĻāϟা āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϕ⧰ি āĻĻি⧟া  āĻšৈāĻ›ে।


      A                     B  
famous               grand
greatest               sportsperson
joined                 well- known
player                 enlisted
splendid              biggest

Ans:- 
famous - well-known
greatest - biggest
joined - enlisted
player - sportsperson
splendid - grand




8. read the following information given in the lesson: (āĻĒাāĻ āϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āύিāĻŽ্āύāϞিāĻ–িāϤ āϤāĻĨ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া):
(a) Dhyan Chand joined the British Indian army at the age of 16.
(āĻ•) āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻে ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦāϛ⧰ āĻŦāϝ়āϏāϤ āĻŦ্ā§°িāϟিāĻ› āĻ­াā§°āϤীāϝ় āϏেāύাāϤ āϝোāĻ—āĻĻাāύ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।
(b) He attained international stature in the field of hockey .
(āĻ–) āĻšāĻ•ীā§° āĻ•্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āφāύ্āϤ⧰্āϜাāϤিāĻ• āĻŽā§°্āϝাāĻĻা āϞাāĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।
(c) He won the tittle of '' hockey personality of the century''.
(āĻ—) āϤেāĻ“ঁ ''āĻļāϤিāĻ•াā§° āĻšāĻ•ী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϤ্āĻŦ''āωāĻĒā§°াāϧী āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞ।


All these sentences talk about things that took already happened. When we talk about events or actions that took place at a definite time in the past, we use verbs in the simple past tense.                                                 

āĻāχ āϏāĻ•āϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāχ āχāϤিāĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻšোā§ąা āϘāϟāύাāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•ৈāĻ›ে। āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āφāĻŽি āĻ…āϤীāϤāϤ āĻāĻ• āύিā§°্āĻĻিāώ্āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āϏংāϘāϟিāϤ āϘāϟāύা āĻŦা āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•āĻ“ঁ, āφāĻŽি āϏ⧰āϞ āĻ…āϤীāϤ āĻ•াāϞāϤ āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়া āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰োঁ।
  
Now look at sentences (
āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āϚাā§ąা)::
(a) Dhyan Chand remains the greatest hockey player off all time .
(āĻ•) āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āϏ⧰্āĻŦāĻ•াāϞ⧰ āϏ⧰্āĻŦāĻļ্ā§°েāώ্āĻ  āĻšāĻ•ী āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈ āĻšৈ ā§°'āϞ।
(B) Chand is a Hindi word for moon.
āĻ–) āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āĻšৈāĻ›ে āϚāύ্āĻĻ্ā§°ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāϟা āĻšিāύ্āĻĻী āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ।
(c) we are reading an autobiography of Dhyan Chand.
(āĻ—) āφāĻŽি āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻāĻ–āύ āφāϤ্āĻŽāϜীā§ąāύী āĻĒāĻĸ়ি āφāĻ›োঁ।

When we talk about events or actions that take place in the present , we use the simple present and present continuous tense.
āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āφāĻŽি āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύāϤ āϏংāϘāϟিāϤ āϘāϟāύা āĻŦা āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āĻ“ঁ, āφāĻŽি āϏ⧰āϞ āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ āφ⧰ু āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ⧰ āύিā§°āύ্āϤ⧰ āωāϤ্āϤেāϜāύা āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰োঁ।

Here are some sentences that mentions events that have not yet happened.
āχāϝ়াāϤ āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āφāĻ›ে āϝ'āϤ āĻāϤিāϝ়াāϞৈāĻ•ে āύোāĻšোā§ąা āϘāϟāύাāĻŦোā§° āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।
(a) we are celebrating Dhyan Chand s birthday shortly.
(āĻ•) āφāĻŽি āĻļীāϘ্ā§°েāχ āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻā§° āϜāύ্āĻŽāĻĻিāύ āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰ি āφāĻ›ো।
(b) I shall buy a copy of the biography of Dhyan Chand.
(āĻ–) āĻŽāχ āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻā§° āϜীā§ąāύীāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻāϟা āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϞিāĻĒি āĻ•িāύিāĻŽ।
(c) Dhyan Chand will remain a source of inspiration for all sportspersons.
(āĻ—) āϧ্āϝাāύ āϚাāύ্āĻĻ āϏāĻ•āϞো āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ…āύুāĻĒ্ā§°েā§°āĻŖাā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻšৈ āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦ।

When we talk about events or actions that will happen in the future, we use ‘ will or shall,’ or other verbs in the present tense. These verbs are used to talk about future time.

āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āφāĻŽি āĻ­ā§ąিāώ্āϝāϤে āϘāϟিāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āϘāϟāύা āĻŦা āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āĻ“ঁ, āφāĻŽি āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ āĻ•াāϞāϤ 'āχāϚ্āĻ›া āĻŦা āĻš'āĻŦ' āĻŦা āĻ…āύ্āϝাāύ্āϝ āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়া āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰োঁ। āĻāχ āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়াāĻŦোā§° āĻ­ā§ąিāώ্āϝāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ়।



9. lets s revise what we have just learnt . in the table below, write down the verbs from the sentence you just read in the correct columns. one is done for you.

9. āφāĻŽি āĻāχāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻļিāĻ•া āĻ•āĻĨাāĻŦোā§° āϏংāĻļোāϧāύ āϕ⧰োঁ āφāĻšāĻ•। āϤāϞ⧰ āϤাāϞিāĻ•াāϤ, āϤুāĻŽি āĻāχāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āϏāĻ িāĻ• āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­āϤ āĻĒāĻĸ়া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāϟোā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়াāĻŦোā§° āϞিāĻ–া। āĻāϟা āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϕ⧰ি āĻĻি⧟া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।


Simple past tense
Simple present tense

Present  continuous tense
future tense
Joined


Are reading





Now make a few sentences using these verbs.
āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻāχ āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়াāĻŦোā§° āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰ি āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āĻŦāύোā§ąা।

10. The verb 'be' has the following forms:
10. 'āĻŦি' āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়াāϟোā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟াā§° āĻĻā§°ে ā§°ূāĻĒāϤ āĻĨাāĻ•েঃ)
note how these verbs are used in sentences:
āĻāχ āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়াāĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāϤ āĻ•েāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ় āĻŽāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŦা:
(i) am : I am a student of class vi
(i) āĻšā§Ÿ : āĻŽāχ āĻāϜāύ āώāώ্āĻ  āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āĻ›াāϤ্ā§°।
(ii) is: He is my brother.
(ii) āĻšā§Ÿ: āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻŽোā§° āĻ­াāϤৃ।
(iii) are :we are brothers.
(iii) āĻšā§Ÿ: āφāĻŽি āϏāĻ•āϞো āĻ­াāχ।

All the above three sentences have the 'be' verb in the present form.
now look at these sentences.
āĻ“āĻĒā§°োāĻ•্āϤ āϤিāύিāĻ“āϟা āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāϤ āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ ā§°ূāĻĒāϤ 'āĻŦি' āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়া āφāĻ›ে।
āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻāχ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āϚোā§ąা।

(iv) was: I was absent yesterday.
(iv) āφāĻ›িāϞ: āĻŽāχ āĻ•াāϞি āĻ…āύুāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āφāĻ›িāϞোঁ।
(v) were : they were in the room.
(v) āφāĻ›িāϞ: āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ• āĻ•োāĻ াāϟোāϤ āφāĻ›িāϞ।
These two sentences have the 'be'  verb in the past form.
āĻāχ āĻĻুāϟা āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāϤ āĻ…āϤীāϤ⧰ ā§°ূāĻĒāϤ 'āĻŦি' āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়া āφāĻ›ে।

11.  (a) Rewrite the passage given below by putting the verbs in there appropriate forms in the blanks. Remember the rules you have just learn:

11. (āĻ•) āĻ•্ā§°িāϝ়াāĻŦোā§° āĻ–াāϞী āĻ াāχāϤ āωāĻĒāϝুāĻ•্āϤ ā§°ূāĻĒāϤ ā§°াāĻ–ি āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻ…āύুāϚ্āĻ›েāĻĻāϟো āĻĒুāύ⧰ āϞিāĻ–া। āϤুāĻŽি āĻāχāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻļিāĻ•া āύিāϝ়āĻŽāĻŦোā§° āĻŽāύāϤ ā§°াāĻ–িāĻŦা:

(i) An inter-district football tournament was held at Barpeta ______ (play) the match . A large number of people_______ (watch) the match . They_______ (support) the local team. A section of the crowd________ (be) from Kokrajhar . They _______ (support) the Kokrajhar team loudly .

Ans:- An inter-district football tournament was held at Barpeta recently. Teams representing Kokrajhar and Barpeta were playing the match. A large number of people were watching the match. They were supporting the local team. A section of the crowd was from Kokrajhar. They were supporting the Kokrajhar team loudly.

(ii) The match ________ (start) at 3 p.m. within 10 minutes Ranjit Bharali _______ (score) a goal for Barpeta . There ________ (be) a loud cheer from the supporters of the Barpeta team. But there joy ________ (be) short lived . Within the next five minutes kokrajhar_________ (score) their first goal . The score________ (be) 1-1 at half time.

Ans:- The match started at 3 p.m. within 10 minutes Ranjit Bharali scored a goal for Barpeta . There
was a loud cheer from the supporters of the Barpeta team. But there joy was short lived . Within the next five minutes kokrajhar scored their first goal . The score was 1-1 at half time.

(b) Imagine you are one of the spectators watching the match . your friend Rajiv, an ardent football fan engages you in a telephonic conversations . Fill in the blanks to complete the conversation . one is done for you.

Rajiv : what is going on now?

 Mintu is kicking (kick) the ball. The crowd----------(cheer) loudly. He has scored the fist goal.
 
Ans:- Mintu is kicking (kick) the ball. The crowd is cheering loudly. He has scored the fist goal.
 
Rajiv :   Now what is the Kokrajher team ------------  (do)?
Ans:-Rajiv :   Now what is the Kokrajher team doing?

Rani : Aswini of Kokrajher team ------------ (run) to the centre . Now he------------ (kick) the ball while the centre forward of Barpeta ------------ (try) to stop the advance  
Ans:- Rani : Aswini of Kokrajher running to the centre . Now he is kiching  the ball while the centre forward of Barpeta is trying to stop the advance.

12.   Do you recognise the man in this picture ? His is Girish Sharma ,a champion para-badminton player , Find out more about Girish Sharma and complete the information on him for your class noticeboard.
12. āφāĻĒুāύি āĻāχ āĻ›āĻŦিāĻ–āύāϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύāĻ• āϚিāύাāĻ•্āϤ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻ›া āύে? āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻšৈāĻ›ে āĻ—িā§°ীāĻļ āĻļā§°্āĻŽা, āĻāϜāύ āϚেāĻŽ্āĻĒিāϝ়āύ āĻĒেā§°া-āĻŦেāĻĄāĻŽিāĻŖ্āϟāύ āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈ, āĻ—িā§°ীāĻļ āĻļā§°্āĻŽাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āϜাāύি āϞāĻ“āĻ• āφ⧰ু āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āϜাāύāύীāĻŦোā§°্āĻĄā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϤāĻĨ্āϝ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰া।
Name:Girish Sharma
Birth: Rajkot, Rajashan 
Major achievement: Gold medal in paralympics Asia Cup for differently abled people 
Childhood:...................................................................................................................................................
Education......................................................................................................................................................
Other medals won:........................................................................................................................................

Ans:-Name:Girish Sharma
Birth: Rajkot, Rajashan 
Major achievement: Gold medal in paralympics Asia Cup for differently abled people
Childhood: Born in a railway employees family lost his leg in train accident at the age of 2
Education: Girish Sharma, a person who does not allow physical disability to come in the way of living his dreams. If you are determined, you can do anything. ... According to Tumro Makers, Girish, who lost a leg at the age of 2 in a train accident despite physical disability, took up badminton professionally at the age of 16, and never looked back.
Other medals won: 2 gold medals in national champion ship for disabled.

13. witch sport do you like the most ? Here are some sentences on Sachin Tendulkar , the world famous cricketer.
13. āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻ•োāύāϟো āĻ–েāϞ āĻ­াāϞ āϞাāĻ—ে? āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦāĻŦিāĻ–্āϝাāϤ āĻ•্ā§°িāĻ•েāϟাā§° āĻļāϚীāύ āϤেāĻŖ্āĻĄুāϞāĻ•াā§°ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āχāϝ়াāϤ āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।
(a) My favourite player is Sachin Tendulkar.
(b) He plays cricket 
(c) He played for the Indian cricket team.
(d) He is magnificent batsman.
(e) He was awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Indian government.


Now write the name of your favourite player in the circle as shown Then write five words related to that person . Tell the class a few sentences about the person using the words you have written. You can write your sentences in the space below sharing them with the class.
āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻĻেāĻ–ুāĻ“ā§ąাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦৃāϤ্āϤāϤ āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°িāϝ় āĻ–েāϞুā§ąৈā§° āύাāĻŽ āϞিāĻ–āĻ• āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āϏেāχ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϜāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•িāϤ āĻĒাঁāϚāϟা āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϞিāĻ–āĻ•। āφāĻĒুāύি āϞিāĻ–া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰া āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϜāύ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϟোāĻ• āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āĻ•āĻ“ঁāĻ•। āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ­াāĻ— āĻŦāϤ⧰া āϕ⧰াā§° āϤāϞ⧰ āϏ্āĻĨাāύāϤ āϞিāĻ–িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻŦা।

14. Quiz Time:
Your teacher will hold a quiz to find out how much you learned from the lesson.
Here are the rules:
. You will be put in groups , A , B , C and so on.
. Your teacher will keep the score on the blackboard  .

. There will be one mark for each correct answer .
. The group with the highest score will be the winner.


Questions:

(i) When and where was Dhyan Chand born ?
Ans:- Dhayan Chand was born in 1905 in Allahabad.

(ii) When did the turning point of his life come ?
Ans:- Whwn he joined the British Indian Army.

(iii)  At what time of the day did  he prefer to do his practice sessions?
Ans:- At night after his duty hors.

(iv) What was his name before he was called Dhyan Chand ?
Ans:- His name was Dhyan Singh.

(v) Where did the indian Hockey team win the first gold medal in Berlin?
Ans:-In Amsterdam

(vi) Where were the 1932 Olympics held  ?
Ans:- In Los Angeles.

(vii)  What are the nicknames given to Dhyan Chand  ?
Ans:- Dhyan Chand led the team.

(viii) What are the incknames given to Dhyan Chand?
Ans:-The Wizard' and 'The Magician of Hocky'.

(ix)   How many goals  did he score during his sporting  career?
Ans:-570 Goals.

(X)  What is the name of Dhyan Chand s autobiography  ?
Ans:- Goal.

(xi)  Who honoured  him with the Padma  Bhushan in 1956  ?

Ans:- The Government of India.

(xii)  Whose birthday is celebrated as national sports day  ?
Ans:- The Birthday of Dhyan Chand.




Check by - Mukesh Borah