Question

(1) Cricket is a global passion, played everywhere, from test match arenas to

village greensand from tropical beaches to dusty back lanes. Cricket is the

world's second most popular spectator sport, after football. (2) The origin of cricket is somewhere in the Dark Ages. all research concedes

that the game derived from a very old, widespread and uncomplicated pastime

by which one player served up an object, be it a small piece of wood or a ball,

and another hit it with a suitably fashioned club. Cricket was first recorded in

16th-century England, and it was played in grammar schools, farm

communities, and everywhere in between. But things really took off when 18th- century nobles realized it was a great sport

(3) The oldest surviving set of cricket laws dates from 1744, printed on a

handkerchief naturally. It's now in the MCC Museum at Lord's in London. The

oldest permanent cricket fixture is the annual Eton vs Harrow match, played

since 1805. A young Lord Byron turned out for Harrow in the first match,

though history doesn't record how poetic - or 'mad, bad and dangerous' - his

bowling was. (4) The first international match in 1887 when Australia beat England in

Melbourne. The match was dubbed a test since the grueling nature of playing

over five days was deemed the ultimate test for any side. But it was Australia's

first win on English soil, in 1882 at The Oval, in London, that led to the matches

between the two nations being christened 'the Ashes'. Following the defeat,

newspapers published an obituary mourning 'the death of English cricket,

adding that 'the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.(5) A One-Day International (ODI) in cricket is a form of limited overs, played

between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed

number of overs, usually 50. The cricket World Cup is played in this format. The

international one-day game is a late-twentieth-century development. The first ODI

was played on 5th January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne

Cricket Ground. On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions: (1*8=8)

(a) According to this passage, how did the game of cricket originate?

(1) Somewhere in the dark ages

(2) Old, widespread and uncomplicated passions

(3) By a piece of wood or a ball

(4) With a suitably fashioned club

(i) (A) and (B) (ii) (B) and (C)

(iii) (A), (B) and (C) (iv) (B), (C) and (D)

(b) Where we can find the oldest set of cricket laws?

(1) In Australia in 1877

(2) Printed on a handkerchief dating 1711

(3) In the Dark Ages

(4) At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, dated 5th January 1971

(c) Which match did Lord Byron play?

(1) Eton vs Harrow (2) Australia vs England

(3) Grammar school vs Farm Communities

(4) All of these

(d) When was the first international match played?

(1) 1971 (2) 1877

(3) 1744 (4) 1882

(e) Which countries played the first one-day international cricket match?

(1) India and Australia (2) India and England

(3) England and Australia (4) England and South Africa(f) What is the correct order of the information given below?

1. The first ODI was played on the first January 1971. 2. The oldest permanent fixture is the annual Eton V Harrow match. 3. The origin of cricket is somewhere in Dark ages. 4. The first international match eas in 1877

(i) 1,2,3,4 (ii) 3,2,4,1

(iii) 2,3,1,4 (iv) 4,3,2,1

(g) The synonym of the word ' lamenting' in paragraph 4 is ____________ .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Cricket originated somewhere in dark ages.

We can find oldest surviving set of cricket laws in MCC Museum, which were printed in 1744 on a handkerchief.

Lord Byron played match in Harrow.

In Melbourne, between Australia and England.

Australia and England played that match.

Match was titled as ashes because it was said that matches between two nations christened into ashes.

In format of 20 overs.

ODI Began from 5 January 1971.

Limited.