English

In How Many Ways Was this Olympic Special? Explain? - English 2 (Literature in English)

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

In how many ways was this Olympic special? Explain?

Short Note

Solution

This Olympic was special for people. In 100 yard dash event the nine participants did not care to win the race. They stopped running to raise the smallest of them who had stumbled. These athletes walked together and completed the race. All the nine were winners of the gold. The spectators also applauded them all. They did not have their favourite.

shaalaa.com
Writing Skills
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 1.1: Nine Gold Medals - Project

RELATED QUESTIONS

Look at these sentences.

  • Deserts are the driest places on earth.
  • Gerbils spend the hottest part of the day in cool underground burrows.

Now form pairs. Ask questions using a suitable form of the word in brackets. Try to answer the questions too.

Do you know

1. Which animal is the _______________________ (tall)?

2. Which animal runs the _______________________ (fast)?

3. Which place on earth is the _______________________ (hot) or the _______________________ (cold)?

4. Which animal is the _______________________ (large)?

5. Which is the ————————————— (tall) mountain in the world?

6. Which is the _______________________ (rainy) place on earth?

7. Which is the ________________________ (old) living animal?

Can you add some questions of your own?


Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reportage


Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.

Katherine encourages Dr. Stockmann to proceed in his attempts in the cause of public attempts.


Is the insect described in the poem a real insect? Think about an imaginary creature. Describe it in your own words. You may draw its picture and label it.


Expand the theme in a write-up of about 20 lines.

‘Books are our real friends’


Do you want to try to write your own paragraph now?

Write a paragraph on Monkey.

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______

Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

play stop buy learn see meet learn
 be eat go travel start read visit

Write three new things you have done in the last three years.

  1. I have started ______
  2. ____________
  3. ____________

Complete the following stories by using an appropriate word from the box given below –

my, his, he, your

Sitting on a tree a crow was enjoying a piece of bread. A hungry fox wanted to have that bread. said very sweetly, “Dear brother, I've heard that ______ voice is very sweet. Please sing a song for me.” The foolish crow opened ______ beak and the piece of bread fell down. The fox picked it up in ______ mouth and ran away.


Some word have similar sound, but different meaning. Choose the correct word from the options and fill in the blank.

I can ______ the bird's song.


Write conversation on the following situation.

Between you and a bookseller on buying books


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×