Poised beyond her years, the Siberian born teenager took just four years as a professional to reach the pinnacle. (3M)
a. Who is the ‘Siberian teenager’?
b. She took just four years to reach the pinnacle. What does this tell us about her?
c. What does the word ‘Pinnacle’ mean?
Answers
a. Maria Sharapova is a Siberian teenager.
b. She took just four years to reach the pinnacle.This says that she is competitive.
c. the word ‘Pinnacle’ mean Summit.
Answer:The 'Siberian teenager' who was poised beyond her years is the tennis star Maria Sharapova.
Explanation:
The questions are from the following extract.
There is something disarming about Maria Sharapova, something at odds with her ready smile and glamorous attire. And that something in her lifted her on Monday, 22 August 2005 to the world number one position in women’s tennis. All this happened in almost no time. Poised beyond her years, the Siberian born teenager took just four years as a professional to reach the pinnacle.
The answers to your questions are as below.
Ans (a) In the extract, the Siberian teenager being talked about is the Tennis player Maria Sharapova who became world no. 1 on 22 Aug 2005.
Ans (b) Her rise to the top was not without hardwork, sacrifices and determination. Her taking just four years to reach the No. 1 position shows that she worked extremely hard to achieve her goal.
Ans(c) The word 'pinnacle' means the pointed top of the mountain or the most important, successful part of something.
Here it refers to the Women's World Number one ranking which Maria Sharapova achieved.