Chapter 1.5 - A Kabaddi Match
The lesson begins with a School Sports Meet through which the rules and strategies of the game are shared with the reader. The extract also highlights the qualities displayed by the winning team-team spirit, confidence, right strategies, swiftness and suppleness.
The lesson goes on to talk about the rules of the game and ends with qualities essential to excel in this game.
POINTERS
1. Form pairs. Make a list of as many games as you can. (At least 25)
Then classify the games using the following criteria :
- Indoor and outdoor games.
- Games played with and without any equipment.
- Games which have one-to-one matches and those in which teams play against each other (Single player or team)
- Games played mostly by children and games played by adult players.
Shape and size of the court or field.
Use the following figures to show your classification.
Ans: Students must do this on their own.
2. Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following :
(a) Note down the names of the players and say whether each one belongs to 9 A or 9 B.
Ans:
| Players from 9A | Players from 9B |
|---|---|
Govind | Suresh |
Mangesh | Ravi |
Sohan | Mohan |
Vivek | Vinod |
Ajinkya | |
Mihir |
(b) Describe, in your own words, the important events in the first half.
Ans: The match began with 9A winning the toss. They sent their raider Govind who swiftly touched Suresh from 9B and scored a point. Then 9B sent their raider, ace player Ravi. Ravi wrestled down Mangesh, a strong player from 9A. However, Mangesh saved himself. He scored 3 points for his team, as Ravi, Mohan and Ajinkya, who were holding him, were declared out. Then Mihir from 9B managed to tag Sohan from 9A. After this came Vivek’s raid. The remaining 3 players from 9B caught his arm and tried to pull him back, but he went across the midline with the anti-raiders hanging onto his arm. Thus the whole 9B team was declared out.
(c) Write, in your own words, what happened in the second half.
Ans: The half time break was over, the star players of 9A were brimming with confidence. They did an encore by catching hold of ace raiders Mohan, Ajinkya and Ravi. As they say, the best team wins. Since 9A displayed excellence in all areas of the game, they emerged the winners. This coupled with team spirit, their confidence, strategies, swiftness and suppleness helped them emerge the winners beating 9B – a team which had never been defeated in any game of Kabaddi.
(d) Choose any one event and draw a diagram to show what happened.
Ans: Students must do this on their own.
3. List all the words specially used in the game of Kabaddi.
Ans: anti, Stopper, Anti-raider, raid, Struggle, cant, raider, court.
4. From the internet or other sources, find the other names by which Kabaddi is known in different parts of our country and the world.
Ans: Students must do this on their own.
5. What characteristics are needed to be a good player of Kabaddi ? What should you do to develop each ? Discuss this in groups of 5 and write a composition on it.
Ans:
A Good Kabaddi Player
Any player requires various characteristics to emerge as a good player. The game of Kabaddi too requires physical and mental fitness. While good health, muscular strength and strategic skills are essential to emerge a winner, also equally important are other traits. Determination, dedication, devotion, consistency in performance and willingness to give one’s best, too are of paramount importance.
We can acquire these skills if we resolve to do our best and give our hundred percent to the game. Right skills, ample practice and the will to excel will help us reach our goal. Watching Kabaddi matches on television, seeking help from experts, finding one’s weak areas and working on them are ways in which we can develop attributes to become a good Kabaddi player.
‘Hardwork is the key to success’ in Kabaddi or any other game. Let Us Remember: “The heights which great men, reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, they, while their companions slept, were toiling upwards in the night.”
6. Read the following note from a school girl’s diary :
Write diary entries for the interesting or important events that take place in your school. Write at least 3 entries.
Ans:
12th June, 2022: Today was the first day of our new academic year. It was a fun filled day meeting new teachers and friends. I am looking forward to the days ahead. My friends and I have made several plans to make the most of our time in school. The new textbooks are really very informative and colourful. I am all excited about the days ahead.
15 Aug, 2022: We had a tree plantation drive in our school on the occasion of Independence Day. All of us had to take saplings to school. I had taken a mango sapling. I wonder when my seedling will grow into a huge tree. There were posters everywhere, one which said – “Plant and preserve, Plant and protect, Plant and prosper, Plant and perish”.
20th December 2022: Today was our Sports Day. It was inaugurated by our Sports Minister. After the speeches, the competitions started. Various competitions were held. The most exciting were the Tug of War and Relay. I won the gold medal in the 100 m Running. What an eventful day it was!
7. Language Study : Degrees of comparison.
We use different forms of adjectives and adverbs to show comparison. They are known as degrees of comparison.
Positive :
Mangesh was as strong as Ravi.
She is as tall as her sister.
Comparative :
Mangesh was stronger than other players.
She is taller than her sister.
Superlative :
Mangesh was the strongest player in the team.
Their sister is the tallest amongst the three.
8. Complete the following sentences using your own ideas.
The princess was as ______ as ______ . (Positive)
Ans: The princess was as beautiful as Princess Jane.
The princess was ______ than ______ . (Comparative)
Ans: The princess was taller than Prince Arthur.
The princess was the ______ amongst all ______ . (Superlative)
Ans: The princess was the best among all girls.
Note that we usually add ‘-er’, ‘-est’ to short adjectives and use ‘more’ or ‘most’ with longer adjectives.
Examples :
- high – higher – highest
- attractive – more attractive – most attractive
- nice – nicer – nicest
- interesting – more interesting – most interesting
9. Read the following words and name the degree of comparison shown by each.
good – better – best
bad – worse – worst
Ans:
good – Positive
better – Comparative
best – Superlative
bad – Positive
worse – Comparative
worst – Superlative