Class 6 English | Chapter 3 | Dhyan Chand

Activities

Q. 1. Let’s find out how much we have understood:

(a)  With which other sportspersons is Dhyan Chand compared?

Answer— Dhyan Chand is compared with football player Dhyan Chand and boxing player Muhammed Ali.

(b)  Who were the leading masters of hockey when Dhyan Chand started his career?

Answer— The Europeans and the Americans were the leading masters of hockey when Dhyan Chand started his career.

(c)  When did the turning point in Dhyan Chand’s life come?

Answer— The turning point in Dhyan Chand’s life came when he joined the British Indian Army.

(d)  How did Dhyan Singh become Dhyan Chand?

Answer— Dhyan Chand preferred to do his practice sessions at night after the rising of the moon.  Becaus of this, his fellow players used to call him Dhyan Chand. As Chand is the Hindi word for moon.

(e)  Where did Dhyan Chand win the title “hockey personality of the century”?

Answer— Dhyan Chand won the the title “hockey personality of the century” in the 1936 Berlin Olympics where he led the Indian team.

(f)  Whats is his birthday celebrated as?

Answer— His birthday 29th August is celebrated as National Sports Day.

(g)  Why was he given the nicknames ‘The Wizard’ and ‘The Magician of Hockey’?

Answer— His nicknames ‘The Wizard’ and ‘The Magician of Hockey’ were given for his superb ball control.

Q. 2. There are six paragraphs in the lesson. Read the following headings and match them with the respective paragraphs :

(a)  Recognition and awards received by Dhyan Chand.

Answer— Paragraph 6 (Last paragraph)

(b)  Dhyan Chand’s achievement in the international arena.

Answer— Paragraph 4 (Fourth para)

(c)  Dhyan Chand, an international legend in hockey.

Answer— Paragraph 1. (First para)

(d)  Dhyan Chand’s early life.

Answer— Paragraph 2. (Second para)

(e)  Dhyan Chand’s goals.

Answer— Paragraph 5. (Fifth Para)

(f)  How Dhyan Singh became Dhyan Chand

Answer— Paragraph 3. (Third para)

Q. 3. Match the following parts with the correct information from the lesson:

(a) Dhyan Chand was born	came in 1928.
(b) He joined the British Indian Army	India’s second gold in hockey.
(c) The first gold medal for India	in 1905
(d) The 1932 Olympics brought	Dhyan Chand’s autobiography.
(e) Goal is the name of	at the age of 16.

Answer—

(a) Dhyan Chand was born	in 1905.
(b) He joined the British Indian Army	at the age of 16.
(c) The first gold medal for India	came in 1928
(d) The 1932 Olympics brought	India’s second gold in hockey.
(e) Goal is the name of	Dhyan Chand’s autobiography.

Q. 4. Let’s check how much we have understood the lesson. Say whether the following statements about Dhyan Chand are true or false.

(a)  Dhyan Sing came to be called Dhyan Chand.

Answer— True

(b)  Dhyan Chand was born in Allahabad in 1905.

Answer— True

(c)  He was born in the month of September.

Answer— False

(d)  Dhyan Chand was a football player.

Answer— False

(e)  India won the first Gold medal in hockey in 1928.

Answer— True

(f)  Dhyan Chand scored a total of 600 goals in 20 matches.

Answer— False

Q. 5. Arrange the letters to form words. You will find words from the lesson you have just read.

Stautre          ledgens           praticec         visilibity          ceraer

Now, pronounce the words correctly with the help of your teacher.

Answer—

Stature          legends           practice         visibility          career

Q. 6. Work with a friend. Consult a dictionary and match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Hint:  Look at the top or bottom margins of the dictionary pages to find out the first word (entry) and the last word on that page.

A	B
fame	a person who is especially good at something
stature	the state of being known by many people
legend	the importance and respect that a person has because of his or her ability and achievement
visibility	a very famous person especially in a particular field
wizard	how far something can be seen

Answer—

A	B
fame	the state of being known by many people
stature	the importance and respect that a person has because of his or her ability and achievement
legend	a very famous person especially in a particular field
visibility	how far something can be seen
wizard	a person who is especially good at something

Q. 7. Here is an exercise to practise the new words you have learned. Say the words aloud and match the words in column A with their synonyms (words with similar meaning) in a column B. One is done for you:

Answer—

A	B
famous	well-known
greatest	biggest
joined	enlisted
player	sportsperson
splendid	grand

Q. 8. Read the following information given in the lesson:

(a) Dhyan Chand joined the British Indian Army at the age of 16.

(b) He attained international stature in the field of hockey.

(c) He won the title of “hockey personality of the century”.

All these sentences talk about things that already happened. When we talk about events or actions that took place at a definite time in the past, we use verbs in the Simple Past tense.

Now look at these sentences:

(a)  Dhyan Chand remains the greatest hockey player of all time.

(b) Chand is a Hindi word for moon.

(c) We are reading an autobiography of Dhyan Chand.

When we talk about events or actions that take place in the present, We use the Simple Present and Present Continuous tense.

Here are some sentences that mention wents that have not yet happened :

(a)  We are celebrating Dhyan Chand’s birth day shortly.

(b)  I shall buy a copy of the biography of Dhyan Chand.

(c)  I will play hockey with my friends in the afternoon.

When we talk about events or actions that will happen in the future, we use ‘will’ or ‘shall’, or other verbs in the Present tense. These verbs are used to talk about future time.

Q. 9. Let’s revise what we have just learnt. In the table below, write down the verbs from the sentences you have just read in the correct columns. One is done for you.

Simple Past Tense	Simple Present Tense	Present Continuous Tense	Future Tense
		are reading

Now make a few sentences using these verbs.

Answer—

Simple Past Tense	Simple Present Tense	Present Continuous Tense	Future Tense
attained	eat	are reading	will eat
won	goes	is walking	shall go
waited	come	are playing	will play

Now let’s make few sentences using these verbs:

♦ Attained → He attained agood position in Army.

♦ Won → We won the last match.

♦ Waited → We waited there for a long time.

♦ Eat → I eat a banana daily.

♦ Goes → He goes to school everyday.

♦ Come → Please come here.

♦ Are → reading They are reading a book.

♦ Is walking → He is walking for a long time.

♦ Are playing → We are playing football.

♦ Will eat → He will eat an apple everyday from tomorrow.

♦ Shall go → We shall go to a temple tomorrow morning.

♦ Will play → he will play a football match on Sunday.

Q. 10. The verb ‘be’ has the following forms:

Note, how these verbs are used in sentences:

(i)  am :  I am a student of class VI.

(ii)  is :  He is my brother.

(iii)  are :  We are brothers.

All the above three sentences have the ‘be’ verb in the Present form.

Now look at these sentences.

(iv)  Was :  I was absent yesterday.

(v)  Were :  They were in the room.

These two sentences have the ‘be’ verb in the past form. 

Q. 11. (a) Rewrite the passage given below by putting the verbs in their appropriate forms in the blanks. Remember the rules you have just learnt:

(i) An inter-district football tournament was held at Barpeta recently. Teams representing Kokrajhar and Barpeta __ (play) the match. A large number of people __ (watch) the match. They __ (support) the local team. A section of the crowd __ (be) from Kokrajhar. They __ (support) the Kokrajhar team loudly.

Answer— An inter-district football tournament was held at Barpeta recently. Teams representing Kokrajhar and Barpeta played the match. A large number of people watched the match. They supported the local team. A section of the crowd was from Kokrajhar. They supported the Kokrajhar team loudly.

(ii) The match __ (start) at 3 p.m. Within 10 minutes Ranjit Bharali __ (score) a goal for Barpeta. There __ (be) a loud cheer from the supporters of the Barpeta team. But their joy __ (be) short lived. Within the next five minutes Kokrajhar __ (score) their first goal.  The score __ (be) 1-1 at half time.

Answer— The match started at 3 p.m. Within 10 minutes Ranjit Bharali scored a goal for Barpeta. There was a loud cheer from the supporters of the Barpeta team. But their joy was short lived. Within the next five minutes Kokrajhar scored their first goal. The score was  1 – 1 at half time.

Q. 11. (b) Imagine you are one of the spectators watching the match. Your friend Rajiv, an ardent football fan engages you in a telephonic conversation. Fill in the blanks to complete the conversation. One is done for you.

Rajiv   :   What is going on?

Rani    :   Minu is kicking (kick) the ball. The crowd __ (cheer) loudly. He has scored the first goal.

Rajiv   :   Now what is the Kokrajhar team __ (do)?

Rani    :   Aswini of Kokrajhar team __ (run) to the centre. Now he __ (kick) the ball while the centre forward of Barpeta __ (try) to stop the advance.

Answer—

Rajiv   :   What is going on?

Rani    :   Minu is kicking the ball. The crowd is cheering loudly. He has scored the first goal.

Rajiv   :   Now what is the Kokrajhar team is doing?

Rani    :   Aswini of Kokrajhar team is running to the centre. Now he is kicking the ball while the centre forward of Barpeta is trying to stop the advance.

Sl. No.	Contents
Chapter 1	The Rainbow
Chapter 2	Tom Sawyer
Chapter 3	Dhyan Chand
Chapter 4	Use of ICT
Chapter 5	A Holiday in Delhi
Chapter 6	Pollution
Chapter 7	The Mountain And The Squirrel
Chapter 8	I Love My Country

Q.12. Do you recognise the man in this picture? He is Girish Sharna, a champion para-badminton player. Find out more about Girish Sharma and complete the information on him for your class noticeboard.

Answer— Name:  Girish Sharma

Birth:  Rajkot, Rajasthan

Major Achievement: Gold medal in Paralympics Asis Cup for differntly abled people.

Childhood: He lost his right leg at the age of 2. As a differently abled boy, he struggled a lot to go to his school. He started playing Badminton at the age 0f 14 years.

Education: He started his education in Rajkot, Rajasthan. Along with study, he also joined the Jagjivanram Railway Institute in Rajkot for receiving badminton training. After completing his 10^th class exam, Girish Sharma decided to go to Thane in 2007 to join Saiyad Modi Badminton Academy. Here he learnt a lot and ranked No 2 in India in both singles and doubles physically-challenged categories.

Other Medals Won: He won gold medal in Paralympics Asia Cup andtwo gold medals at national championship for the physically-challenged.

Q. 13. Which sport do you like the most ? Here are some sentences on Sachin Tendulkar, the world famous cricketer.

(a)  My favorite player is Sachin Tendulkar.

(b)  He plays cricket.

(C)  He played for the Indian cricket team.

(d)  He is a magnificent basman.

(e)  He was awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Indian Government.

Now write the name of your favorite player in the circle as shown. Then write five words related to that person. Tell the class a few sentences about the person using the words you have written. You can write your sentences in the space below before sharing them with the class.

Answer—
(a) My favourite player is Mary Kom.

(b) She plays boxing.

(c) She is popularly known as  ‘Magnificent Mary’ and ‘queen of boxing’.

(d)  She is the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal.

(e) She was awarded the PadmaVibhushan in 2020 by Indian Government.

Q. 14. Quiz Time

Questions

(i) When and where was Dhyan Chand born?

Answer— Dhyan Chand was born on 29th August 1905 in Allahabad.

(ii) When did the turning point of his life come?

Answer— The turning point of his life came when he joined the British Indian Army.

(iii) At what time of the day did he prefer to do his practice sessions?

Answer— He prefered to do his practice sessions at night after rising of the moon.

(iv) what was his name before he was called Dhyan Chand?

Answer— His name was Dhyan Sing before he was called Dhyan Chand.

(v) Where did the Indian Hockey team with the first gold medal for India ?

Answer— At Amsterdam in 1928 the Indian Hockey team  first won the gold medal.

(vi) Where were the 1932 Olympics held ?

Answer— The 1932 Olympics were held in Los Angels.

(vii) Who led the Indian team to win the third gold medal in Berlin?

Answer— Dhyan Chand led the Indian team to win the third gold medal in Berlin.

(viii) What are the nicknames given to Dhyan Chand ?

Answer— ‘The wizard’ and ‘The magician of Hockey’ were the nicknames given to Dhyan Chand.

(ix) How  many goals did he score during his sporting career?

Answer— He scored a total of 570 goals in 185matches during his sporting career.

(x) What is the name of Dhyan Chand’s autobiography ?

Answer— The name of Dhyan Chand’s autobiography is ‘Goal’.

(xi) Who honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1956?

Answer— The government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1956.

(xii) Whose birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day?

Answer— Dhyan Chand’s birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day.

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