THE GOAL NOT SCORED, Manoj T Thomas (EXERCISE)
WORD MEANING
1. rubbed – scrubbed
2. claiming – demanding
3. afford – able to pay
4. injured – hurt, wounded
5. put in – invested, spent
6. actually – really
7. important – necessary
8. morale – self confidence
9. coordination – support
10. concede – surrender
11. previous – former
12. subdued – dominated, lowered
13. resultant – producing result
14. refereeing – judging
15. convinced – perused, requested
16. tactics – skills
17. tougher – harder
18. obviously – clearly
19. impression – mark
20. adopting – using
21. nursing – caring
22. element – part
23. territory – area
24. seemed – appeared, looked like
25. glimpse – look
26. vacant – empty
27. resumed – began, started
28. frustration – disappointment
29. aggressive – violent, ready to attack
30. merely – simply
31. gingerly – in a careful manner
32. star player – best player
33. phenomenal – remarkable
34. life the morale – improve the confidence
35. concede – surrender
36. determination – firmness of purpose
37. tactics – carefully planned actions
38. got underway – started
39. strategy – plan of action in a game/battle
40. make much headway – make much progress
41. caught off guard – surprised someone by doing something
unexpected
42. flanks – sides
43. valiantly – bravely
44. foiled – prevented
45. console – make someone feel better
46. draw – an even score at the end of a game
47. touched a chord – caused someone to feel sympathy
48. aggressive – hostile, violent
49. gesture – action, manner
50. dribbled – moved the ball along the ground with small kicks
ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN SHORT
1. Who is the captain of
the Blue team?
Vikas, is the captain of the Blue team.
2. What is the name of
the goalkeeper of the red team?
Praveen,
is the name of the goalkeeper of the Red team.
3. What is the name of
the referee?
Mr. Sahu
is the name of the referee.
4. Who is Praveen?
Praveen,
is the name of the goalkeeper of the Red team.
5. What is result of the
match?
The match
is draw.
6. Who is Manoj T.
Thomas?
The
author of this story.
7. What was the football
match they were playing?
It was interhouse
match.
8. How many points did
the Blue House need to get into the final?
They
needed two points to get into the final.
9. Who were known for
playing rough games?
The Reds
were known for playing rough games.
10. What made the Red House polite and softer in the next
matches?
Arif’s
gentle behviour made the Red House polite and softer in the next matches.
A.
SAY WHETHER THESE STATEMENT ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)
1. The Blue House
has never beaten the Red House.
TRUE
2. The Red House
had an aggressive football team.
TRUE
3. The match was
not as easy as Arif had imagined it would be.
TRUE
4. The Red House
players were ignoring Arif.
FALSE
5. The Reds were
playing a much better game than the Blues.
FALSE
6. Arif took
advantage of the open goal.
FALSE
7. The entire Blue
team was furious with Arif.
FALSE
8. Arif taught the
others a lesson in gamesmanship.
TRUE
B. CHOOSE THE RIGHT
OPTIONS TO COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES.
1. The match was important
for the Blues because
a. they had never beaten the Reds
before.
b. they needed a win to get into
the finals.
c. they were the better team and
sure to win.
d. they hated the other team.
Ans: b. they needed a
win to get into the finals.
2. The reds marked
Arif very closely as
a. he was the best player of the
Blues.
b. he was the weakest player of
the Blues.
c. he too watched them closely.
d. he was the most aggressive
player of the Blues.
Ans: a. he was the best
player of the Blues.
3. Arif did not
shoot the goal because
a. they had already won.
b. the goalkeeper of the Reds was
injured badly.
c. the referee had not noticed
the injured player.
c. both option b. and c.
Ans: b. the goalkeeper
of the Reds was injured badly.
C. THINK AND ANSWER
1. The Captain
said, “We want victory at any cost.” In the game that followed, why did Arif
disobey his captain?
Even if Arif had kicked
the ball over the unconscious goalkeeper, the victory would have been meaningless.
More than winning, Arif wanted to play a fair game.
2. What was the
attitude of the Reds after this game? What brought about the change?
They were more polite
and softer in their approach to the game. Arif’s gesture seemed to make him also
realise that there was something in the game, which was more than merely
winning it.
D. DISCUSS IN
CLASS.
If you had been in Arif’s place, what would you have done? Does wining mean everything to you? Or is there something more important? What is it? Discuss.
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