SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. Outdoor activities supply oxygen to our-
(a) Lungs (✔)
(b) Kidney
(c) Stomach
Answer – (a) Lungs (✔)
2. India’s national game is-
(a) Cricket
(b) Ice hockey
(c) Hockey (✔)
Answer – (c) Hockey (✔) (India doesn’t having any national game)
3. Indoor games are popular in areas where space is-
(a) Limited (✔)
(b) Big
(c) Huge
Answer – (a) Limited (✔)
4. Eden Garden is in-
(a) Kolkata (✔)
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mumbai
Answer – (a) Kolkata (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – children, reading, fit, ancient, Wimbledon]
1. Sports and games help to keep us fit.
2. Many indoor games help the elders and the children to bond in a fun-filled way.
3. Sports were popular even in ancient times.
4. Many people spend their leisure time by reading books.
5. Wimbledon is famous for organising tennis matches.
C. Match the following:
1. Indoor game (b) Table tennis
2. Ancient activity (c) Hunting
3. Outdoor game (a) Football
4. National Game (e) Hockey
5. Eden Garden (d) Cricket
D. Answer the following questions:
1. Mention the names of any three traditional games of India.
Answer – Three traditional games of India are:
Archery
Boxing
Swimming
2. Write down three advantages of playing games and sports.
Answer – Advantages of playing game and sports are:-
It supplies fresh air to the lungs.
It keeps the body fit.
It helps to develop the qualities of team spirit, cooperation, tolerance and leadership.
3. Mention three leisure time activities that you enjoy, besides sports and games.
Answer – Three leisure time activities beside sports and games are –
• Reading books
• Painting
• Solving sudoku
4. What are the two main factors on which your choice of a game depends upon?
Answer – Factors upon which choice of game depends upon are –
Personal interest of individual.
Capability of individual.
5. How are outdoor games better than indoor games?
Answer – Outdoor games are better than indoor games because
Outdoor games develop the qualities of team spirit.
They are good for physical fitness.
It refreshes one’s mind
6. In which two ways leisure time activities bring family members and friends close?
Answer – Indoor games help the elders and the children to play together. It strengthens the family bond in a fun filled way
VALUE BASED QUESTIONS:
1. Gandhi ji used to say “Ends do not justify the means.” This quotation holds true in the sports/games grounds also. Which five rules are compulsory to play in the spirit of sportsmanship?
Answer – Five rules that are compulsory to play in the spirit of spertomanship are:
Always be friendly.
Should not cheat
Use kind words.
Show empathy to others.
Should do your best.
2. Describe an incident where someone acted against the spirit of game. What
lesson did you learn from it?
Answer – In one sport meet athlete were going to run 400m race. One of the athlete cheats by pushing the leading athlete. As a result, he was disqualified and race was cancelled.
Lesson, I learnt from him, was we should play fairly without cheating because it can hamper our hard work as well as other people’s hard work.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, mark the states that the following sportspersons belong to. Also fill in the names of states in blank spaces.
Mary Kom – Manipur
Sania Mirza – Maharashtra
Virat Kohli – Delhi
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Jharkhand
Milkha Singh – Punjab
Jaspal Rana – Uttrakhand
Abhinav Bindra – Uttrakhand
Jeje Lalpekula – Mizoram
P.T. Usha – Kerela
Dola Banerjee – West Bengal
SOMETHING TO DO
1. Which is the best game/sport in your opinion? Give two reasons in support of your answer.
Answer – In my opinion Football is the best game because it is liked world wide and within 90 minutes this game gets over. So, it also time friendly.
2. Find out the names of any five games that children play both in rural and urban India.
Answer – Kabaddi
Kho-kho
Football
Running Race
Wrestling
3. Do you play with only girls, or boys, or both? Give two reasons in support of your answer.
Answer – I play with both boys and girls. I feel, all are same to me while playing and since we are reading in a school where co-education is being promoted, so, playing with both boys and girls also enhances gender equality.
4. Identify the following Sports personalities
