The Wizard of Hockey | Textual Exercises | Class 5
Quick answers
1. Create a timeline in your notebook in the manner shown below and fill it with the information you gave gathered from the story.
1905 — Dhyan Chand Singh was born.
1922 — Dhyan Chand joined the Indian Army.
1926 — Dhyan Chand played his first match for India in New Zealand.
1928 — Dhyan Chand won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
1932 — Dhyan Chand won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
1936 — Dhyan Chand won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Berlin.
1956 — Dhyan Chand retired from the army as a Major.
1979 — Dhyan Chand breathed his last.
2002 — A Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games was introduced.
Reference to contex
2. Young Dhyan Chand did not show any special interest in sports, though he loved wrestling. In fact, his hockey career had quite an ordinary beginning.
a. Which sport did Dhyan enjoy when he was young?
Ans: Dhyan enjoyed wrestling when he was young.
b. Why is the beginning of Dhyan Chand’s hockey career described as ordinary?
Ans: At the beginning of Dhyan Chand’s hockey career, described as ordinary in the text, because it is mentioned that Dhyan and other youngsters used to cut a leaf of a date palm each and pull off the fronds; with its curved ends, they would make an ordinary hockey stick; and they would play with a ball made from old rags.
c. Who first encouraged Dhyan Chand to play hockey seriously?
Ans: In 1922, at the age of 17, Dhyan Chand joined the Indian Army. There he came in contact with Subedar Major Bhole Tiwari who first encouraged him to play hockey seriously.
3. When he played at the Berlin Olympics, a German newspaper carried a banner headline: ‘The Olympic complex now has a magic show too’.
a. How long did Dhyan Chand’s International hockey career last? At how many Olympic Games did his team win a good medal?
Ans: • Dhyan Chand’s international hockey career lasted for 22 years.
• His team won gold medal at three Olympic Games.
b. What nickname did Dhyan Chand earn at Berlin?
Ans: Dhyan Chand earned the nickname ‘Hockey Wizard’ at Berlin.
c. Why did the newspaper announce that there was a magic show at the Olympic complex?
Ans: The newspaper announced that there was a magic show at the Olympic complex because he had magical stick work and amazing ball control that left fellow players and spectators awestruck. He could control the ball so well with his hockey stick that his opponents thought there was some magnet or glue in the stick but they failed in their efforts to prove it.
Read, reflect and write:
4. Why did Dhyan Chand's schooling suffer?
Ans: Dhyan Chand's father was a military man and played hockey for the army. Due to his father’s service, his family had to frequently move to the different places where his father was transferred, and that caused Dhyan Chand's schooling to suffer.
5. What did Dhyan Chand's opponents think when they first saw his skill with the hockey stick?
Ans: Dhyan Chand could control the ball so well with his hockey stick that his opponents thought that there was some mischief at work. The Dutchman broke his stick to check if there was a magnet inside. The Japanese thought there was glue on his hockey stick.
6. After reading this chapter, what do you think are the essential qualities that a good sportsperson must have?
Ans: After reading this chapter, I think the essential qualities that a good sportsman must have are:
First of all, he should never lose his temper on the field and should be dedicated to his sport.
Secondly, he should respect his teammates.
Thirdly, he should never show off his talent.
Word Wall
Literary words
1. Here are some words we use when we talk about writing. Match the literary words on the books with their description.
narrator — the person who tells the story in a book.
glossary — a list of explanation of words.
biography — the story of a person's life.
theme — the main idea in a piece of writing.
autobiography — the story of a person who tells the story in a book.
plot — the series of events that make up the main story of a book.
Words denoting a number of people
2. Use the jumbled letters to fill in the blanks.
a. a number of people watching a game or a match — SROTCEPS — SPECTATORS
b. a number of people collected on a street — WCD — CROWD
c. a number of singer — IRO — CHOIR
d. a number of disorderly people — MB — MOB
e. a number of dancers, artistes — ROEP — TROUPE
f. a number of actors — PYCN — COMPANY
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