Chapter 3.5
Question 1.
Discuss and find out the jobs which were done only by men in the past but nowadays women too have started doing them.
Answer: HR Manager, Finance Manager, Accountant, Auditor. Budget Analyst, Underwriter, Tax Examiner, Real Estate Agent, Media person, Psychotherapists, Advertising Manager, Event Manager, Social and Community Service Manager, Officer in the Civil Services, Officer in the Armed Forces, Commercial Airline, Pilot, Veterinarian, an Autorickshaw driver.
Question 2.
Choose the correct alternative and underline it.
(a) What is included in the text?
(i) story
(ii) speech
(iii) interview
(iv) poem
Answer: (iii) interview
(b) Which State does Mary Kom belong to?
(i) Maharashtra
(ii) Tamil Nadu
(iii) Kerala
(iv) Manipur
Answer: (iv) Manipur
(c) Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
(i) Dingko Singh
(ii) Charles Atkinson
(iii) Mangte Tonpa Kom
(iv) Adams
Answer: (i) Dingko Singh
(d) What does Mary Kom prefer being called?
(i) Super mom
(ii) Super boxer
(iii) Super woman
(iv) Super being
Answer: (i) Super Mom
Question 3.
Go through the text again and find out the name of cities and their importance in Mary Kom’s life. One is given for you.
(a) Kangthei – Mary Kom’s birth place
(b) …………………….. – ……………………..
(c) …………………….. – ……………………..
(d) …………………….. – ……………………..
Answer: Kangthei – Mary Kom’s birthplace.
Manipur – home state of Dingko Singh and Mary Korn
Bangkok – city that hosted the Asian games of 1998’
United States – Country that hosted the first AlBA Women’s World Boxing. Championship
10th English Workshop 4.4 Question 3.
Go through the text again and complete the following sentences.
1. Mary Kom helped her parents with …………………………. .
2. The success of Dingko Singh inspired …………………………. .
3. Mary Kom made her debut at …………………………. .
4. We can get more gold medals if …………………………. .
5. Mary Kom was able to increase her weight by …………………………. .
6. Mary Kom is good at …………………………. .
7. Mary Kom loves to be …………………………. .
8. Mary Kom apologised the nation for …………………………. .
9. Kom’s parents were Her father was …………………………. .
10. Kom was the first woman boxer to …………………………. .
Answer: Mary Kom helped her parents with farm-related chores.
The success of Dingko Singh inspired many youngsters in Manipur to take up boxing.
Mary Kom made her debut at the first AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in the United States.
We can get more gold medals if more and more people take up sports as a full-time career.
Mary Kom was able to increase her weight by eating the right kind of healthy food rather than bad saturated fats.
Mary Kom is good at cooking and other household work too.
Mary Kom loves to be a mom, acknowledging that it is the best thing that has ever happened to her.
Mary Kom apologised to the nation for not being able to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Kom’s parents were poor farmers. Her father was a landless agricultural labourer.
Kom was the first woman boxer to qualify and win a bronze medal in the 51 kg flyweight category at the Olympics.
11. You will find some Acronyms (short forms) in the text. Go to the library or search the internet to find their full forms. Discuss with your partner. One is given for you.
(a) OGQ – Olympic Gold Quest
(b) IBN –
(c) MTV –
(d) YPA –
(e) AIBA –
(f) CNN
Answer: (a) OGQ – Olympic Gold Quest
(b) IBN – Indian Broadcasting Network
(c) MTV – Music Television
(d) YPA – Yellow Pages Advertising
(e) AIBA – Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (International Boxing Association)
(f) CNN – Cable News Network
12. Fill in the fact file of Mary Kom.
(a) Full name :
(b) Native of :
(c) Early life and interests :
(d) Special sports taken up :
(e) Inspired by :
(f) Coach :
(g) Early achievements :
(h) International achievements :
(i) Her passion :
(j) Future plans :
Answer: (1) Gerund: cooking Sentence: Though I do not like cooking, I have to do it.
(2) I ate the right kind of food and gained weight.
(3) (a) fly + weight (b) sports + men
(4) “What do you prefer being called – Super Mom or Super Boxer?”
(5) (a) focussing (b) sparring
(б) I receive letters and picture souvenirs from my penpals all the year round.
(7) Imperative Sentence
(8) whenever, where, which, who
(g) Early achievements:
Manipur State Women’s Boxing Championship
Regional championship in West Bengal
(h) International achievements:
2001: International debut at the first AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in United States – won the silver medal in the 48 kg category.
2012: Bronze medal at the Olympics, flyweight (51 kg category)
five times World Amateur Boxing Champion
(i) Her passion: cooking
(j) Future plans: coaching Indian women
13.‘Super Mom’ refers to an excellent mother. Give three reasons why ‘super’ has been added to the word ‘mom’ as in the title.
1. ……………………………….
2. ……………………………….
3. ……………………………….
Answer: (1) The word ‘Super’ is used to describe a person who aims for the highest standards of excellence. As a boxer Mary Kom aimed for the highest standards. As a result, she achieved success at the Olympics.
(2) When asked if she preferred the title ‘Super Mom’ to ‘Super Boxer’, she opted for the former. It was heroy to be a mother. In her words, it was the best thing that ever happened to her.
(3) This title gives us an idea of the priorities in Mary Korn’s life. Motherhood is her first preference. Hence the writer uses this word in the title.
(a) What makes the writer call Mary Kom ‘a legend’?
Answer: The writer calls Mary Kom a legend not only because of her exceptional achievements as a woman boxer but also because of her truthful admission and apology to the nation about not being able to win the Gold at the Olympics.
(b) What prime quality did Mary Kom display during her first attempt in Olympic games? What was her bad luck?
Answer: During her first attempt in the Olympic games, Mary Kom displayed the prime quality of underplaying the faults of others and taking on the blame for her losses upon herself. It was her bad luck that theudges did not press the buttons in her favour during her semi-final against Adams.
14. (c) What does Mary Kom suggest, for India to win more Olympic Gold Medals?
Answer: Mary Kom suggests that more and more people should take up sports as a full-time career, so that India might win more Olympic Gold Medals.
(b) What prime quality did Mary Kom display during her first attempt in Olympic games? What was her bad luck?
Answer: During her first attempt in the Olympic games, Mary Kom displayed the prime quality of underplaying the faults of others and taking on the blame for her losses upon herself. It was her bad luck that theudges did not press the buttons in her favour during her semi-final against Adams.
(c) What does Mary Kom suggest, for India to win more Olympic Gold Medals?
Answer: Mary Kom suggests that more and more people should take up sports as a full-time career, so that India might win more Olympic Gold Medals
15. Rearrange the facts below in their proper order, as per the text.
(a) Mary Kom made her first appearance at international level.
(b) She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
(c) Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s Boxing Championship.
(d) She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
(e) Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
Answer: The correct order of events is:
(e) Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
(c) Mary Kom won the Manipur State Women’s Boxing Championship.
(b) She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
(a) Mary Kom made her first appearance at the international level.
(d) She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
