Let us do these activities before we read.

1 💬 What games or sports do you play?

Answer: (Open-ended discussion for students)

2 🗣️ Read the questions given below. Talk about them and make a list. (a) What games or sports do you play for fun?

Answer: (Open-ended discussion for students)

3 🏆 (b) What games or sports do you play for competitions?

Answer: (Open-ended discussion for students)

4 🤔 How do you feel when you win or lose?

Answer: (Open-ended discussion for students)

5 ✔️ Work in pairs. Tick the correct meaning of the following: (a) Friendly matches (i) Matches played to win a trophy (ii) Matches played without competition

Answer: (ii) Matches played without competition

6 🤼 (b) opponent (i) someone who you compete with (ii) someone you want to be a partner with

Answer: (i) someone who you compete with

7 🔢 (c) tally of marks (i) final marks on a report card (ii) record of points in a game/match

Answer: (ii) record of points in a game/match

8 🤝 (d) sporting spirit (i) following all the rules in a game (ii) being fair and respecting each player in a game

Answer: (ii) being fair and respecting each player in a game

Let us discuss

9 ✅ 1. State whether the following is True or False. Prabhat would accept losing to anyone easily. Answer: False. (The text states he did not know how to accept defeat and could not bear losing)

10 📅 2. What was special about the last Friday of each month?

Answer: This was when the coach conducted friendly matches in the games period.

11 📝 3. Who was responsible for maintaining the score for the match?

Answer: Prabhat was given the responsibility of keeping score for their match.

12 🏸 4. Do you think Prabhat wished to play another match with Surya? Why do you think so?

Answer: No, because he would take part only when he was sure of winning, and Surya was winning points again and again.

Let us discuss

13 😊 1. How did Surya feel about playing? Answer: He enjoyed himself playing the game. His happy smile never left his face.

14 👁️ 2. What was it about Surya that Prabhat observed? Answer: Prabhat observed that he was great at some things, terrible at others but what was common was the enjoyment. He enjoyed everything equally.

Let us think and reflect

15 📖 1. Read the lines given below and answer the questions. (a) If Prabhat sensed that he would lose a game, he would not play it. He would take part only when he was sure of winning, even if the game lasted only for a minute. You could not stop him from playing the kind of games he was really good at, like badminton. (i) Complete the sentence suitably. Prabhat would play a game only if

Answer: he was sure of winning

16 🏸 (ii) Which game was Prabhat good at playing?

Answer: badminton

17 😨 (iii) Select the most suitable option to complete the sentence. This behaviour of Prabhat tells us that he was. (a) good at the game (b) sure to win (c) afraid of losing

Answer: (c) afraid of losing

18 😔 (b) Surprisingly, Prabhat could not sleep well that night. He had won the game but he did not feel as happy as he usually did. It was very surprising that Surya did not feel bad about losing. What was more surprising was that Prabhat saw Surya playing basketball the next day. (i) Select the one option that tells us about the way Prabhat was feeling that night. (a) hurt (b) unhappy (c) afraid (d) focused

Answer: (b) unhappy (since he did not feel as happy as he usually did and could not sleep well)

19 😲 (ii) Why does Prabhat find Surya's behaviour 'surprising'?

Answer: It was very surprising that Surya did not feel bad about losing.

20 🔄 (iii) Fill in the blank by choosing the most suitable option given in the brackets. We can say that Surya's reaction to not winning was ________ Prabhat's. (similar to/ as serious as/ different from)

Answer: different from

Answer the following questions.

21 🤨 2. (a) What was Prabhat's attitude towards winning and losing the games in the beginning? Answer: Prabhat always wanted to win. He could not bear losing, not even at marbles. Losing made him feel terrible and he thought it was the worst thing that could happen.

22 🤥 (b) Prabhat cheated to win the badminton match against Surya. Why? Answer: Because Surya was winning points again and again. Prabhat managed to change the scoreboard while his opponent was looking elsewhere.

23 😌 (c) Was Surya's attitude different from Prabhat? How? Answer: Yes. To enjoy a game, you did not need a scoreboard to keep a tally of your scores. Neither did you have to worry about winning and losing. You needed to enjoy the game for its own sake.

24 🏥 (d) Do you think Prabhat's approach to games was healthy? Why or why not? Answer: No, because losing made him feel terrible. He would not play a game if he sensed he would lose, and he only played when sure of winning.

25 🤝 (e) Why do you think sporting spirit is important?

Answer: Because what matters is trying to do well, and enjoying every moment of it, rather than worrying about winning or losing.

Let us learn

26 🔠 1. Some words are given below in the box. Form as many new words as you can. Use only the letters given in the words. badminton, basketball, phenomenon, observation, cheating. (One is done for you. Badminton: bad, admin, mint, ton, on, to, in, am, bat, damn, not, tin)

Answer: (Sample Answers)

·         basketball: ball, ask, bat, tall.

·         cheating: eat, tea, chat, heat.

27 ✍️ 2. Read the following sentences and underline the verbs. The first one has been done for you. (a) Everyone was discussing their game and how Prabhat had played. So well.

Answer: was discussing, had played.

28 ✍️ (b) He had won the game but he did not feel as happy as he usually did.

Answer: had won, did not feel, did.

29 ✍️ (c) It was very surprising that Surya had not felt bad about losing.

Answer: was, had not felt.

30 ✍️ (d) Pravat waited for the last Friday of the Month.

Answer: waited.

31 ✍️ (e) Pravat prepared for the match with great seriousness.

Answer: prepared.

32 ✍️ (f) He had even begun playing hide and seek and felt sad.

Answer: had begun, felt.

33 ⏳ 3. Look at your answer in question no. 2 in which verbs have been underlined. Then, arrange the underlined verbs as the first action (old / earlier action) or second action (new action).

Answer: * Sentence (b): First Action (Old): had won | Second Action (New): did not feel

·         Sentence (c): First Action (Old): had not felt | Second Action (New): was

34 📝 4. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect form of verbs given within the brackets. (a) Prabhat ________ already ________ his home work before going to the badminton match. (finish)

Answer: had, finished

35 🏀 (b) Surya ________ basket ball for years before joining the school's badminton team. (play)

Answer: had played

36 🏆 (c) By the time Prabhat arrived, Surya already ________ several matches. (win)

Answer: had won

37 🤝 (d) The new student, Surya, ________ Prabhat before coming to the school. (never meet)

Answer: had never met

38 🏸 (e) Before the games period, Prabhat ________ badminton extensively. (practise)

Answer: had practised

Let us listen

39 🎧 1. You will listen to an announcement. As you listen, circle the pair that was chosen to play chess. (Rima- Dhiraj, Gita-Hitesh, Sarita-Nupur)

Answer: (Requires the audio transcript on page 122)

40 📝 2. You will once again listen to the announcement. As you listen, fill in the notes with important details. 1. How many Friday matches will be played? 2. What was put up on the sports' notice board? 3. Who will sponsor the kho-kho team's refreshments? 4. Who will be the scorekeeper for chess? 5. Who will be the referee for kho-kho? 6. Which Friday periods are meant for kho-kho?

Answer: (Requires the audio transcript on page 122)

Let us speak

41 🗣️ Look at the situations given below. In pairs, take turns to use the three magic words- 'please', 'thank you' and 'sorry'- for the situations given below. 1. You are Vani- You want to request your friends to take you in their team during games period.

Answer: "Could you please take me in your team?"

42 🧹 2. You are Suresh -You want to tell Hitesh to help you with the cleaning of the classroom cupboard.

Answer: "Please can you help me with the cleaning?"

43 💧 3. You are Sumit-You accidently spilled water on Nupur's desk.

Answer: "I'm sorry, that was my fault."

44 🎨 4. You are Hitesh-You forgot to get Siddhi's Art file to school.

Answer: "I'm sorry, that was my fault."

45 😠 5. You are Kriti-You spoke rudely to Nupur.

Answer: "I'm very sorry for the way I behaved."

46 🎤 6. You are Mohan-You wish to thank Hitesh for helping you practise for the Inter-House speech competition.

Answer: "Thank you. It means so much to me that you helped."

47 📚 1. You are Meher-You are grateful that Ramu helped you understand a chapter taught at school when you were absent.

Answer: "I truly appreciate your help. Thank you."

48 📓 2. You are Rima-You are thankful to Ruben for helping you collect the notebooks from the staff room.

Answer: "I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Let us write

49 📝 Given below is the page where he wrote his feelings that night. Complete it with the help of the phrases given in the box below. Today, I defeated Surya in a badminton match but (i) ________

Answer: I do not feel happy about it

50 🏸 He was playing very well and was getting the points easily. I was sure that (ii) ________

Answer: I would lose the match

51 😂 So, when everyone was laughing at a joke he cracked, (iii) ________

Answer: I managed to change the scoreboard

52 🤫 No one noticed the change and (iv) ________

Answer: I won the match

53 😲 What surprised me the most was that he said (v) ________ and we should play again.

Answer: he had fun playing with me

54 😕 Though (vi) ________, I did not enjoy as I usually do.

Answer: I felt very happy

55 😟 It really disturbed me that (vii) ________ about losing the match.

Answer: Surya did not feel bad

Let us Explore

56 📖 1. Read the brief bio-sketche of sports person from India. Padmini Rout... Neeraj Chopra...

Answer: (Reading activity, no answer required)

57 🌐 2. Visit the given link to know more about other Indian sports persons.

Answer: (Exploration activity, no answer required)