Question

Arif rubbed his knees gingerly. He knew that he had to be fit before the next day's football

match. The inter house matches were going on and he was going to make sure that he

played well in the next match. They were going to meet the red house and the next match

and the red had been claiming that they had never lost to the blues. Arif for sure that there

was always going to be a first time the match was also very important because his team

the blue house need of being to get the two points necessary for them to get into the finals.

He was there star player and could not afford to be injured for such an important match.

The amount of practice he and his teammates had put in before the match also had been

phenomenal. Aarif was having the feeling that they were playing some very important

tournament ,when it was actually only a small match between the different houses in the

same school. The team went to the ground with determination. The reds were already on

the ground. They too look confident. Among other things the main strength of the reds

was there goalkeeper, Praveen. Everyone believe that it would be very difficult to get the

ball past him .Their players in the red colour t-shirts and shorts look smart. The supporters

of the two teams were lined up on both sides of the playground.


Questions


1. Why Arif had to be fit?


2. Which were the two teams participating in the match?


3. Write down meaning of “gingerly”.


4. Why was the match so important for Arif?


5. Write down antonym of “confident” and „smart‟.


6. What was the strength of the red team?​

Answer 1

Answer:1]because  He knew that he had to be fit before the next day's football

2]the two matches was between the houses of same shcool.

Explanation: