Question

Read the passage given below.

1. Sport has rapidly become an established part of entertainment industry and the

smallest details of sportsmen‟s private lives are exposed by the media to public scrutiny.

Top professionals are often described as „stars‟ and large business interests exploit their

skills. Considerable profits are made out of selling sports gear which is a replica of the gear

used by the professionals, newspapers sell more copies if their sports coverage is good, and

substantial gains can be made out of the spectators‟ willingness to gamble on results.

2. The increasing demand for new talented sportsmen serves to strengthen the

popular image of professional sport as a highly glamorous occupation. Even those who

reach the heights maintain their supremacy for only a relatively short period and then

desperately need help to establish themselves in a new career.

3. It is always attractive to do something and to do it as well as possible, but serious

injury or an unaccountable loss of form quickly halts the progress of many young sportsmen.

Outdoor life can be delightful except when the prevalent weather conditions are rain, wind,

snow, fog or ice. It‟s flattering to hear one‟s name chanted with acclaim by thousands on the

terraces but crowds are fickle and soon forget, once time takes its toll on muscle and mind.

4. Sportsmen at the height of their professional life travel all around the world – a

cricket team may spend its winter in Australian summers and the Wimbledon Women

Champions may spend the year bathed in sunshine, but their own social lives are disrupted

and leisure hours have to be sacrificed to hard, exhausting practice. All professional

sportsmen must adhere to strict training schedules to maintain their physical fitness; their

lives are devoted to keep the body in peak condition by exhausting exercise combined with a

strict regimen of self-discipline and moderation in food and drink.

5. Retirement comes at an early age and the financial rewards gained will probably

not provide enough to live on for the rest of life and the early-retired sportsman has to seek anew career. He/she enters the new career fifteen years later than his/her contemporaries

and often with not enough reputation in his/her sport to persuade an employer to pay him/her

a high salary. Perhaps, after all, it is better to remain a keen amateur.

Answer the following questions.

(i) Who gives out the smallest details of sportsmen‟s private lives?

(a) their friends (b) their relatives

(c) the Media (d) their teammates

(ii) Which of these halt the progress of young sportsperson?

1. fame

2. acting

3. injury

4. unaccountable loss

5. another business

6. family

(a) 1 and 6 (b) 2 and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 3 and 5

(iii) How is professional sport considered as an occupation?

(a) boring (b) risky

(c) glamorous (d) temporary

(iv) Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?

(a) being forever young (b) being a sportsman forever

(c) A celebrity sportsperson (d) fame, power and career-Sports

(v) How do sportsmen spend their leisure hours?

(a) by reading the newspaper (b) by watching a movie

(c) by practicing their game (d) by sitting idle

(vi) Select the option that makes the correct use of „replica‟ as used in the passage, to fill

in the blank space.

(a) It is a of Houdon bust of Lafayette.

(b) His portrait at the Birmingham Oratory is in the of the duke of Norfolk.

(c) A fantastic range of official rugby shirts, book, equipment, training gear and

leisurewear.

(d) A good-quality is perfect for fashion.vii) Which of the following statement is true?

(a) Sportsmen travel all around their country.

(b) Sportsmen have to keep their body in good condition.

(c) Sportsmen do not have to keep a check on their diet.

(d) Sportsmen get a lot of free time.

(viii) Retirement for sports persons comes

(a) at an early age (b) at a late age

(C) when they reach 30 (d) when they lose their form

(ix) Sports persons who are at the top in their respective sports are described as

(a) Stalkers

(b) Nerds

(c) Best of breed

(d) Stars

(x) „Wimbledon‟ mentioned in the passage is a tournament of

(a) Tennis

(b) Cricket

(c) Hockey

(d) Gold​​​

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