Question

Worksheet-3
Comprehension passages
Q1. Read the following passage carefully:
Once a famous tennis player was scheduled to play in a championship game with her most
formidable rival. At the last minute, she gave the excuse of not feeling well and refused to play
Her reputation was ruined. Until the day of her death, she was regarded as a poor sport' afraid of
defeat. Why is such a high value put on good sportsmanship in the playing games? Are the
games and sports so important? No, but the traits a person shows in playing a game, reveal his
character and breeding. The qualities needed in games are the same needed for decent living
faimess, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and
ability to win or lose with good spirit. If you cannot muster up any interest in a game, you had
better stay out of it. A half hearted player who does not keep his mind on the game, is forever
asking, "Oh, is it my turn and plainly does not care how things turn out, and is an annoyance.
The ideal player plays for the fun of playing. He tries to win; yet he is not so eager that he jumps
in ahead of his turn or claims victory before the game is over
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions briefly -
(a)How was the reputation of the famous tennis player ruined?
(b) How do games reveal a person's character?
(c)Which qualities of decent living are also needed in games?
(d) Find words from the passage that are similar in meaning to the following:-
0) Spoiled or destroyed
6) act of controlling or limiting​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)When the tennis player refused to play the game with her most formidable rival because of not feeling well, her reputation got ruined.

(b)A game reveals the character of a person as the qualities of a decent living is same as that of a game

(c)The qualities such as fameness, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and ability to win or lose with good spirit are some qualities needed for a game.

(d)

1. Ruined
2. self control

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

a) The reputation of the famous tennis player was ruined because she excused herself from the game against her most formidable rival and refused to play.

b) The traits a person shows in a game reveals his actual character.

c) The qualities of decent living needed in games are :honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and

ability to win or lose with good spirit.

d)

0) Ruined

6) Self control