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Summary writing:. 5 marks
•Read the following extract and write a summary of it. Give it a suitable title: Today in the modern age the importance of sports and games is much more than it was in the past. The impact of machine growing comforts of life, sports and games provide us the opportunities of physical exercise along with enjoyment. It is obvious that healthy individuals make a healthy nation and nobody can deny that, "Health is wealth.” Every school and college has its sports day when annual competition in the games and sports are held. There are cricket clubs, hockey associations, swimming clubs, boating clubs, football clubs and athletic forces of the country sports and games hold an unrivaled place. Also, the general population displays a keen interest In sports and games. The sports are popular among all classes of people; the reason is that sports Influence a man physically and mentally as well as morally. In all kinds of sports, the muscles of the body are engaged and so the body is developed. Different organs of the body are given exerciso and as a result, eyes become sharper, hearing is made keener and so on. It is quite obvious how sports influence the body but sports do much more. As Hippocrates said. "Sport is a preserver of health."​

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The Importance of Sports