Learning the game - New Images Next - Class 7 - English

Achrekar Sir accepted Sachin to the camp after his ________________ trial. 

1. first
2. second
3. third 

Sachin’s ________________ suggested he move to school. 

1. father
2. coach
3. brother 

________________ can never substitute for matchplay. 

1. Bowling 
2. net practice 
3. Batting 

The scorer credited ________________ extra runs to Sachin. 

1. six
2. twenty
3. four 

Was Sachin only interested in batting from the very start? 

How could Sachin perform well at the summer camp trials? 

Describe the daily ritual of Sachin and his uniform. 

How did Sachin find moving schools beneficial? 

Why was the final incident not ‘a happy occurrence’? 

Achrekar Sir, as I refer to him, started playing cricket at the age of eleven in 1943, which is the age I was when I went to him for the first time. 

1. Who is the speaker? 
2. Why had the speaker met Achrekar Sir? 
3. Did Achrekar Sir play an important part in Sachin’s life? 

In the second match, I got out for another duck, and it was only in our third game that I managed to score my first run, having survived seven deliveries. I was seriously relieved to get off the mark. 

1. Who is the speaker? 
2. What do these lines reflect about the speaker? 
3. Why was the speaker ‘seriously relieved to get off the mark’? 

Sachin describes a rigorous schedule he had to follow to keep improving his performance and work towards his dream. Do you believe that following a fixed schedule makes it easier to achieve our goals? If so, how? 

Sachin was scolded for agreeing to add extra runs to his total score. 

1. refusal; tally
2. consenting; sum 
3. consenting; tally
4. refusal; sum 

Ajit loved reading accounts of people’s lives written by themselves. 

1. poetry
2. fiction 
3. autobiographies
4. biographies 

Achrekar Sir was one of the best instructors or trainers in sport in Mumbai. 

1. teachers
2. players
3. guides
4. coaches 

We rushed to book our seats in the sports arena with tiered seats for spectators. 

1. theatre
2. gymnasium
3. library
4. stadium 

Underline the pronouns in this paragraph. Then state their types. 
 We played together during lunch breaks and discussed cricket all the time, and Achrekar Sir would coach us after school. Cricket was fast becoming my first love. Everyone at home was very supportive, but my father always said that all he wanted me to do was give it my best effort without worrying about the results. 

Find the pronoun-related errors in these sentences and correct them. 

1. My mother and me went shopping on Sunday. 
2. This book and that laptop are my. 
3. The dog recognises it’s red collar. 
4. The steward whom served we was very polite. 
5. The police arrested his for a traffic violation. 
6. Do you know everyone who can help us? 

Form sentences using these words as both nouns and verbs. Then circle the stressed syllable in each noun and verb. 

1. Address
2. Estimate
3. Finish
4. Surprise
5. Produce 

Write a short paragraph on a happy memory associated with your favourite sport or a famous sportsperson. 

How long did it take for Sachin to travel from Bandra to Shivaji Park for his practice sessions?