Lesson 7 – Khashaba Jadhav
Things to do
1. Find the answers to the following from the lesson:
(a) Who takes part in the Olympic games?
Ans: Sportsmen from different parts of the world take part in the Olympic Games.
(b) What medals are given in the Olympics?
Ans: Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are given in the Olympics.
(c) Where was Khashaba Jadhav born?
Ans: Khashaba Jadhav was born in a village called ‘Goleshwar’ in Satara district in Maharashtra.
(d) What sports did he like?
Ans: Khashaba Jadhav liked wrestling, kabaddi, mullkhamb, running, swimming and gymnastics.
(e) How many bouts did Khashaba Jadhav win at Helsinki ?
Ans: Khashaba Jadhav won five bouts at Helsinki.
(f) How did the people in Khashaba’s village welcome him?
Ans: The people in Khashaba’s village welcomed him with a procession of 151 bullock carts.
(g) Did the Principal get his house back again?
Ans: Yes, the Principal got his house back.
2. Listen to the following carefully and write them down.
- wrestler
- youngest
- taught
- people
- facilities
2. Listen to the following carefully and write them down.
- wrestler
- youngest
- taught
- people
- facilities
3. Look at the following words carefully and copy them in your notebook.
- especially
- competition
- encouraged
- differences
- international
- participants
- immediately
- government
4. Use two or more letters from the word to make other words.
Example: heard
he, are, ear, hear, head, red, dare, hare.
wrestling
Ans: rest, west, ring, win, wing.
wrestler
Ans: rest, steel, we, tree, wrestle.
therefore
Ans: there, here, thee, tree, her.
national
Ans: nation, tail, son, lot, loan.
motherland
Ans: other, mother, land, mode, road, team, man, more, and, the.
5. Read the words aloud and find the odd-man-out in each group.
catch – match – watch
Ans: watch
some – come – home
Ans: home
five – give – dive
Ans: give
those – nose – lose
Ans: lose
that – chat – what
Ans: what
here – there – where
Ans: here
6. Read the following sentences. On each sentence, frame a question starting with the given word.
(a) Khashaba loved to watch wrestling bouts. – What?
Ans: What did Khashaba love to watch?
(b) His father took him to see the bouts. – Who?
Ans: Who took him to see the bouts?
(c) He would sit on his father’s shoulders. – Where?
Ans: Where would he sit on his father’s shoulders?
(d) He beat the national champion in 1948. – When?
Ans: When did he beat the national champion?
7. Gather more information about the Olympic games or other important sports events.
Ans: Students must do this on their own.