VII. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Mary Kom was born in 1983 in Manipur, She started learning boxing at the age of seventeen. She was a quick learner and learnt all the basics of boxing within two weeks. "I guess I had God-given talent for boxing", she says. Mary did not reveal her love for boxing to her family members. When she bruised face, I should not expect to get married. He was furious that I took to boxing - a taboo for her. Mary recalls, "I still remember I was castigated by my father who said that with a battered and women- and he did not have the slightest idea about it. But my passion for the sport had got the better of me". Questions : (1) How long did it take Mary Kom to learn the basics of boxing? (2) When did Mary's father come to know about her love for boxing? (3) Why did Mary's father say that she would find it difficult to get married? (4) Write the sentence in the passage which indicates that Mary did not listen to her father. (5) Pick the word from the passage which means a social or religious custom prohibiting a particular practice'.
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1] Mary Kom started to learn boxing at the age of seventeen. She learned the basics within two weeks.
2] When Mary Kom was castigated by her father, he understood her love for boxing.
3] Mary's father said that because she always came home with a bruised face which is ideal for marriage.
4] The sentence was," I still remember I was castigated by my father who said that with a battered woman - and he did not have the slightest idea about it. But my passion for the sport got the better of me. "
5] the word is ' castigated '.
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