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

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

• Cricket grew out of the many stick and ball games played in England 500 years ago.

2. What does the word ‘bat’ mean?

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

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

• The ball was bowled underarm, along the ground and the curve at the end of the bat.

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

• The bats were roughly the same shape as hockey sticks, curving outwards at the bottom.

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

• End - Start
• Bottom - Top

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