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Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

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In the year 1821, in the kingdom of Bidisha, there lived a brave princess named Nila who

liked weightlifting. The princess was worried because the Surya Championship, the

famous weightlifting contest in her kingdom, was only a month away, and according to

the rules, for her to take part in the competition she had to weigh 55 kilos and not 53

kilos that she currently was. She still had two kilos to gain!

The Surya Championship had been named after the greatest athlete in all the seven

kingdoms of the East. When she was a child, she had heard stories about Surya and

how he had become the greatest athlete. She wanted to be like him, and this had

motivated her to lift weights. Soon she began to love lifting anything heavy. As a child,

she would lift dogs, tables, chairs, and even cupboards! Nila had waited all her life to

participate in the Surya Championship and be like Surya. One day, while she was having

her lunch, Nila remembered the last championship that had taken place four years ago

when she was just 12. Prince Vikram of Nethil had won it that year, and he had been far

ahead of everyone else. Nila knew that when she was old enough, her father, the King,

had planned to get her married to Prince Vikram, but she had other plans. Nila wanted to

visit Taibar, the majestic land of snow, that boasted of the best sports school in the

entire kingdom.

“May I have another boiled egg?” she asked and waited for the Queen to answer in the

affirmative. The Queen laughed and looked at her daughter fondly. Many years ago, she

had been just like Nila — wanting to run, swim, ride horses, and win the championship

but that had been a long, long time ago. As the days passed, Princess Nila trained hard,

she ran up and down the mountain, she swam in the river, she ate meat, vegetables,

and nutritious fruits. Her skin soon turned golden brown, the colour of sunset, but she

kept on training.

The week before the championship, she weighed herself on a scale — fifty-five kilos at

last! On the day of the championship, Nila was ready to give her best in the competition.

Nila marked out the strong weightlifters, her strongest opponents: the boy with the yellow




turban, the girl with the tight plait, and of course, Prince Vikram. The judges watched,

was the arm shaking and the leg steady? Was the stance correct? Nila clenched her

teeth; she could feel every muscle in her body and every drop of sweat. Vikram was in

the lead, but Nila was right behind him. The final round began, and they had to lift the

ancient iron throne. The others were good, but Nila was better. She applied every ounce

of her strength, she grunted, biting back the pain and stayed focused. Just when she

had almost given up, she thought of Surya, the greatest athlete and Taibar that had the

best sports school. The iron throne rose in the air! When the final scores were

displayed, Princess Nila had won, defeating even Prince Vikram! “Now you’re worthy of

being a champion’s wife,” said the King proudly. Princess Nila smiled at her father, “No,”

she said, “Now, I am the champion.



a) Why has the author used the phrase ‘clenched her teeth’ in the fourth paragraph?

(1 mark)

b) What is the main idea of the story ‘The Weightlifting Princess’? (1 mark)

c) What impact did stories about Surya have on Nila? (1 mark)

d) Describe the context in which the story has been written.

Answers

Answered by jarvish343
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Answer:

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Answered by bs6940849
0

Answer:

princess Nila had waited for two years for this one day

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