“India Superpower in Cricket” is a lesson from the Textbook “Butterfly” approved by West Bengal Board of Primary Education for the Students of Class 5. Here all the Activity Questions are done by English teachers.
ACTIVITY 1
Let’s complete the following sentences:
(a) India is now………………….
Answer: India is now a super power in cricket.
(b) India’s first World Cup victory was in the year…………….
Answer: India’s first World Cup victory was in the year 1983.
(c)……………….. people came to watch the ’83 final.
Answer: Thousands of people came to watch the ’83 final.
(d) There is a gap of ……… years between any two World Cup tournaments.
Answer: There is a gap of four years between any two World Cup tournaments.
ACTIVITY 2
Let’s write T for True and F for False statements in the given boxes:
(1) India has improved in cricket over the years. [ T ]
(2) Rahul’s father does not like sports and games. [ F ]
(3) India won the first World Cup in the ’80s. [ F ]
(4) In 1983 the World Cup matches were played in England. [ T ]
ACTIVITY 3
Work in pairs to answer the questions.:
(a) Which team won the toss ?
Answer: West Indies won the toss.
(b) Who was the highest scorer for India in the match ?
Answer: Krishnamachari Srikkant was the highest scorer for India in the match.
(c) What was India’s total score in the match?
Answer: India’s total score in the match was 183.
(d) Which was the invincible cricket team before 1983?
Answer: West Indies was the invincible cricket team before 1983.
ACTIVITY 4
Provide information from the passage. Work in groups:
(1) The four fast bowlers of West Indies: Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding.
(2) Three Indian batsmen who hit sixes: Krishnamachari Srikkanth,Sandeep Patil,Madan Lal .
(3) Factors that the Indian bowlers utilized: weather and pitch conditions.
(4) Two Indian bowlers who took three wickets each: Mahinder Amarnath and Madan Lal.
ACTIVITY 5
Let’s match Table A with Table B:
Answer:
| Table A | Table B |
| 1. West Indies | bowled first |
| 2. Sandip Patil | played 29 balls |
| 3. West Indies played for | 52 overs |
| 4. India won by | 43 runs |
ACTIVITY 6
Insert suitable punctuation marks in the following passage. One is done for you:
Answer:
One day a man went to the market (.) He bought a box (,) a bat (,) a ball and a pen from the market. His bag became heavy (.) Do you know what he did then (?)
He said to a horse (,) (“) Please share my load (,) It is too heavy for me (“) (.) The horse replied(,)(“)It is your load(,) Don’t ask me to share it (“) (.)
ACTIVITY 7
Fill in the blanks with words from the box. One is done for you:
(1) The captain lifted the trophy after winning the tournament.
(2) Sourav Ganguly has great… all over India.
Answer: Sourav Ganguly has great popularity all over India.
(3) The …..in England is sometimes dark and gloomy.
Answer: The weather in England is sometimes dark and gloomy.
(4) Our batsmen put up a brave… ……………. against the opponents.
Answer: Our batsmen put up a brave resistance against the opponents.
(5) The footballer………………………… the audience by his skill.
Answer: The footballer stunned the audience by his skill.
| stunned, resistance, lifted, weather, popularity |
ACTIVITY 8
Rearrange the sentences to show the sequence of action by putting numbers in the brackets. The first one is done for you:
Answer:
(1) India scored 183 runs. (4)
(2) The final was played at Lords’. (1)
(3) India won by 43 runs. (6)
(4) West Indies could score only 140 runs. (5)
(5) West Indies won the toss. (2)
(6) India batted first. (3)
(7) Amarnath was declared the Man of the Match. (6)
Let’s learn…
Let’s read the following sentences:
(1) Who are you?
I am Bina.
(2) Where do you live?
I live in Kolkata.
(3) When do you have your breakfast?
I have my breakfast in the morning.
(4) Which is your favourite sport?
My favourite sport is cricket.
ACTIVITY 9
Let’s fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
(1) ……do you play with your friends?
I play with my friends in the afternoon.
Answer: When do you play with your friends?
(2) ………… is your best friend?
Ramen is my best friend.
Answer: Who is your best friend?
(3) ………will you go in the summer vacation?
We shall go to Darjeeling in the summer vacation.
Answer: Where will you go in the summer vacation?
(4) …….did you have as your tiffin?
I had bread as my tiffin.
Answer: What did you have as your tiffin?
| who , when , what , where |
Let’s learn…
Let’s read the sentences:
(1) Rahul is very excited today.
(2) Indian bowlers utilized the weather and pitch conditions.
(3) Kapil Dev ran a distance to take a catch.
(4) Amarnath played a vital role in India’s win
(5) Cricket started gaining rapid popularity in India.
Let’s reframe each of the above sentences using ‘who’ or ‘what’.
The answers are in coloured words.
All these words are the Subject words of the sentences.
The remaining part of each of the sentences is called the Predicate.
| Subject | Predicate |
| Rahul | is very excited today. |
| Indian bowlers | made best use of the weather and pitch conditions. |
| Kapil Dev | ran a distance to take a catch. |
| Amarnath | played a vital role in India’s win. |
| Cricket | started gaining rapid popularity in India. |
ACTIVITY 10
Let’s separate the subject and predicate in the following sentences and classify them in the table given below:
(1) The boy plays in the field.
(2) He is very happy today.
(3) The girl stood first this year.
(4) A tree is our best friend.
(5) The moon revolves round the earth.
Answer:
| Subject | Predicate |
| The boy | plays in the field |
| He | is very happy today |
| The girl | stood first this year |
| A tree | is our best friend |
| The moon | revolves round the earth |
ACTIVITY 11
Let’s write ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the words:
(1) … orange
Answer: An orange
(2) … goat
Answer: A goat
(3) … man
Answer: A man
(4) … ice-cream
Answer: An ice-cream
(5) airship
Answer: An airship
(6) ….lake
Answer:Answer: A Lake
(7) …umbrella
Answer: An umbrella
(8) ….cricketer
Answer: A cricketer
Let’s learn…
Let’s read the following sentences:
(1) Indian bowlers utilized the weather and pitch conditions.
(2) In the final India lost the toss.
(3) Only three sixes were hit in the Indian innings.
Here the indicates a particular and specific person, animal, object or concept.
Let’s read the words:
the Ganges
the Himalayas
the moon
the best player
the sun
The words a, an and the are called ARTICLES.
Let’s do…
ACTIVITY 12
Use ‘the’ with the following words or word-clusters and make sentences:
| Sun, Indian Ocean, eldest son, Indian cricket team |
Sun : The Sun rises in the east.
Indian Ocean : The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world.
Eldest son : Rama is the eldest son of Dasarath.
Indian cricket team : The Indian cricket team is one of the best teams in the world.
ACTIVITY 13
Let’s fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
India won ……Cricket World Cup once again in 2011. It was…………… moment of great triumph and……… …. event of great inspiration to ……………….. youth of India……..members of team India were hailed as national heroes.
Answer:
India won the Cricket World Cup once again in 2011. It was a moment of great triumph and an event of great inspiration to the youth of India. The members of team India were hailed as national heroes.
ACTIVITY 14
Amarnath was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
Let’s write four sentences to describe his heroics:
- Mohinder Amarnath scores 26 runs from 80 balls.
- He gave just 12 runs from his seven overs of bowling.
- Amarnath took 3 wickets.
- Mohinder Amarnath played a vital role in India’s win.