Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 9 TN Board chapter 1.1 - Learning the Game [Latest edition]

Think of what you would like to do in future. Fill in the spaces.

Who were Sachin’s favourite players?

What was special about Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai?

What was the opportunity that transformed the life of Sachin?

What sort of conversations did Ajit and Sachin have while travelling?

What routine did Sachin follow in washing his clothes?

What did Achrekar inform Ajit?

What was the suggestion given by Achrekar to Sachin’s father?

What acted as a safety valve?

What did Sachin do during the thirty-minute break?

What is the intense ‘fifteen minutes’ mentioned?

What did Sachin’s father do just to make Sachin happy?

What did embarrass Sachin in the bus?

What made Sachin forget, to go to the nets?

What did Achrekar advise Sachin?

What was coach Achrekar's first impression on Sachin?

Why did Sachin feel that the schedule of the camp was ‘rigorous’?

What did serve as a very personal coaching manual to Sachin?

Why was Sachin asked to change the school?

What was the condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the school?

How did the act with the one rupee coin help Sachin become a good cricketer?

What did help Sachin build his physical and mental stamina?

Which incident triggered the coach to be angry on Sachin?

Why do you think Achrekar punished Sachin?

’I owe myself to him’ - What does Sachin mean by this?

'Achrekar was a sincere coach'. Substantiate.

Narrate in your own words the hardships underwent by Sachin to become a great cricketer.

Quote the sentences which you find most inspiring from ‘Learning the Game’. How do they inspire you? Explain.

Match the words in column A with their Synonym in column B.

Match the words in column A with their Antonym in column B.

Use the words given below in your own sentences so as to get different meanings. One is done for you.

Consult a dictionary, to find the homophones for the given words.

Look at the prefixes given and frame two new words. One is done for you.

Look at the suffixes given and frame two new words. One is done for you.

The Paralympic games are for _____.

The Paralympic games usually happen ______.

The first true Paralympic Games happened in Rome in _________.

In 394 BCE, the ________ stopped the Greek Olympic Games, because they didn’t like them.

______ was a doctor at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in England.

Given below are five main qualities for true sportsmanship.

Get into groups of four. Each group will choose one quality to talk about to the whole class for about one minute. But before you talk, you have two minutes to think about it. You can make notes if you wish.

Prepare a speech in about 80-100 words for the morning assembly, stressing on the importance of games and sports in ensuring a healthy body and mind.

Your friend who lives in another town/city has won his/her championship trophy in the recent sports meet. Write a letter congratulating him/ her.

Collect information from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and books about any two famous sports women. Prepare their profiles. Use the following format.

Write a newspaper article in about 100 words, comparing the achievements of the two sportswomen based on the information you have already collected.

When are folk dances and folk music usually performed?

What do Tamil Nadu folk dances and folk arts represent?

How is Karagattam performed?

How were offerings carried during the ancient period?

Bring out a few differences between the two art forms: Therukoothu and Bommalattam.

An Anagram is a word or a phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. 

Now try to solve these anagrams

Pick out two words from the article on folk culture and folklore of Tamil Nadu with which you can form anagrams. Take turns and ask your partner to solve the anagram and come out with the right words.

Work in groups of 4-6. Choose one folk art form, that is rarely or no longer performed.

Find out the reasons for this and suggest practical solutions/steps that can be taken to prevent this. After discussion and research, conduct a talk show in the class on the topic FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL. The following inputs will help you.

We have been living in Chennai _________ eight years.

Abdul has taken______ his father.

Vimal generally goes to his workplace ______ bus.

The cricket ball was hidden ______ the leaves.

Mani divided his toys ______ his brothers and sisters.

Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them

Riya borrowed a dress from me and lent it to her friend, Mary.

Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them

When I moved back to the city, things had changed considerably.

Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.

The burglar found the keys under the pot in the balcony.

Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.

Prabhu was hiding behind the door when his sister came looking for him.

Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.

My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.

Complete the passage by filling in appropriate prepositions from the list- (with, out, to, in, from, during, of, for, by). Some prepositions may be used more than once.

In Tamil Nadu, a very interesting form of recitation named Villupattu developed (a) ____________ the 15th century. Villupattu means bow-song because a bow-shaped musical instrument (b) ___________ strong high tension string is used (c) __________ placing it (d) _______________ an earthen pitcher. It is believed that this narrative form was an invention (e) __________ Arasa Pulavar. The troupe gives its performance mostly (f) ___________ temple festivals. There are seven to eight persons in a troupe who form a kind (g) ___________ chorus that supports the main singer-narrator. When the chief narrator sings, the chorus takes (h) ____________ the refrain (i) _______________ the song and repeats it in unison. The whole party sits (j) _____________ the ground and performs (k) __________ a lot (l) ____________ gesticulation and facial expression to suit the narrative they have taken. The ballad style songs are composed (m) __________ the rural dialect which appeals (n) ___________ the audience who sometimes join the troupe (o) ____________ suitable notes or words.

Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.

benefit from

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stand-in

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Stay at

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go into

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prepare for

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pay for

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rely on

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joke about

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consist of

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attend to

Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.

A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.

People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.

People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.

You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.

The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.

You stayed with your grandparents at your native village during Pongal. You had an unforgettable time with them. You visited the village fair and enjoyed the simple pleasures of life like bathing in the river, strolling in the fields, eating food cooked in earthen utensils over firewood, sleeping on a cot on the terrace under the star-lit sky, visiting temple fairs, and watching Karagattam presentation.

Write a letter to your friend, describing the joy of celebrating festivals in a village, with the inputs given above.

Your class has to stage a Puppet Show in the Assembly Open Forum on the topic ‘Child Labour’. Divide yourselves into groups and discuss the requirements for the presentation like a storyline, characters, dialogues, choice of puppets, and music for the interlude. Now complete the dialogues given below.