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First, read the following statements. Then, listen to the passage read aloud by your teacher or played on the recorder and answer the questions that follow. You may listen to it again, if required.

Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur. Her father Ravinder Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy. Tejaswini represented India in 2004 at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games. She, in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, won one gold medal in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Singles and Women’s 10m Air Rifle Pairs. In 2009, in the 50m Rifle 3 positions, she won a bronze and in 2010 she became a world champion in the 50m Rifle Prone game held in Germany. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won one bronze and two silver medals in the women’s 50m Rifle Prone Pairs, the Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Singles and the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 positions respectively. Tejaswini was the first Indian shooter to win a Gold medal at the world championship in the 50m Rifle Prone Game.

Choose the most appropriate option and complete the sentences.

1. Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian______.

  1. shooter
  2. boxer
  3. cricketer

2. She represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in ______.

  1. 2001
  2. 2002
  3. 2004

3. In 2006, she won a Gold medal in the ______.

  1. Commonwealth Games
  2. Olympic Games
  3. Asian Games

4. She became a world champion in the 50m Rifle Prone game held in ______.

  1. Germany
  2. Russia
  3. India

5. Tejaswini was the first Indian woman shooter to win a ______ medal at the World Championship in the 50m rifle prone game.

  1. gold
  2. silver
  3. bronze
Fill in the Blanks

Solution

  1. Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian shooter.
  2. She represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in 2004.
  3. In 2006, she won a Gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
  4. She became a world champion in the 50m Rifle Prone game held in Germany.
  5. Tejaswini was the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the World Championship in the 50m rifle prone game.
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