Question

Q-4(c) Read the passage carefully- (5)

Cricket grew out of the many stick –and –ball games played in England 500 years

ago . The word ‘bat’ is an old English word that simply means stick or club . By the

seventeenth century , cricket had evolved enough to be recognizable as a distinct

game .Till the middle of the eighteenth century , bats were roughly the same shape

as hockey sticks ,curving outwards at the bottom .There was a simple reason for

this: the ball was bowled underarm ,along the ground and the curve at the end of the

bat gave the batsman the best chance of making contact.

Answer these following question-

1. How did the game of cricket come into being ?

2. What does the word ‘bat’ mean ?

3. How was the ball bowled in the initial stage of the game?

4. Describe the shape of the bat in the beginning.

5. Write the opposite of these words-(i) end (ii) bottom​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

(a) cricket grew out of the many stick and ball games played in England 500 years ago

(b) the word 'bat' is an old English word that simply means stick or club

(c) the ball was bowled underarm, along the gr

ound and the curve at the end of the bat

(d) till the middle eighteenth century bats were roughly the same shape

(e) the opposite of these words -(1) start (2) top