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The Finishing Point
The Finishing Point Class 5 Questions And Answers
The Finishing Point Class 5 Lesson 11
WB Class 5 English
পঞ্চম শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি
Lesson - 11
The Finishing Point
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👉Let's begin...
What is the girl doing in the picure?
Ans- The girl is trying to catch the ball in front of the
goal post.
Which is your favourite sport?
Ans- My favourite sport is football.
Let's read...
Razia has been awarded a prize in the Annual sports of her
school. The prize is a book on Indian athletes. This book contains a chapter on
the life of P. T. Usha, the Sprint Queen of India. As Razia is very eager to
know about P.T. Usha, she started reading the book right away, after dinner. Pilavullakandi
Thekkeparambil Usha, generally known as P.T. Usha is indeed the most famous and
successful female athlete from India. Her extraordinary performance at the
track earned Usha titles like the 'Queen of Indian Running
Track' and 'Payyoli Express'.
P.T. Usha was born on 27th June 1964 at Payyoli, a village
in the Payyoli district of Kerala. Though Usha was affected by ill health in
her early childhood, her promise in sports could be clearly noticed. Against
all odds, she succeeded in becoming one of the greatest atheletes India has
ever produced. She made her first national record (in the 100 metres sprint) in
1977, when she was just 13 years old.
Word Trove
affected-to become ill
sprint-a short, fast race
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 1
👉Let's fill in the
chart with information about P.T. Usha:
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Full name |
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Date of birth |
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Place of birth |
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First national record |
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Ans-
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Full name |
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha |
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Date of birth |
On 27th June, 1964 |
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Place of birth |
at Payyoli in Kerala |
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First national record |
In the 100 meters sprint in 1977 at the age of 13. |
ACTIVITY 2
👉Let's answer the
following questions:
(1) Who was the 'Queen of Indian track'?
Ans- P.T Usha was the “ Queen of Indian track”.
(2) How was Usha's health in her early childhood?
Ans- Usha was affected by ill health in her early childhood.
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ACTIVITY 3
👉Let's match the
following words with their meanings:
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A |
B |
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lived |
sickness |
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displayed |
indications |
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ill-health |
honours |
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signs |
existed |
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titles |
showed |
Ans-
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A |
B |
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lived |
existed |
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displayed |
showed |
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ill-health |
sickness |
|
signs |
indications |
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titles |
honours |
👇Let's continue...
P.T. Usha could not perform to her ability in the 1980
Moscow Olympics. Even in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad, she could only win silver
medals in the 100 metres and the 200 metres sprint. However, at the Asian Track
and Field (ATF) Championship in Kuwait a year later, Usha won the gold medal in
the 400 metres race with a new Asian record. Thereafter, Usha picked up 13 gold
medals at the ATF meets that were held between 1983 to 1989. She finished first
in the semi-finals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but faltered in the
finals. History repeated itself when in a nail-biting photo-finish, by 1/100th
of a second, Usha lost the bronze medal. The same incident had happened to
another great Indian athlete Milkha Singh in the 1960 Olympic Games. On both
these occasions the Indian athletes could win no medals.
Word Trove
Asiad-Asian games
faltered-failed
photo-finish-close finish
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 4
👉Let's put a tick(✔) for the right answer and a cross
(X) for the wrong answer:
(1) Usha had a memorable entry in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
(X )
(2) 1982 New Delhi Asiad was a good experience for Usha. (X)
(3) She made a new Asian record in Kuwait. ( ✔ )
(4) Between 1983-89, Usha won more than ten golds at ATF
meets (✔)
(5) Usha finished first in the finals in the 1984 Los
Angeles Olympics. (X )
ACTIVITY 5
👉Let's answer the
following questions:
(1) How was Usha's performance in New Delhi Asian Games?
Ans- In 1982 New Delhi Asian Games. Usha could only win
silver medals in 100 meters and 200 meters sprint.
(2) Two Olympic Games are mentioned in the text. When did
these take place? Where were these held?
Ans- An Olympic Games was held in Moscow in 1980 and the
other Olympic Game was held in loss Angeles in 1984.
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Let's continue...
In the 1986 Seoul Asiad, when Usha was just 22 years old,
she became Asia's sprint queen by winning the 200 metres, the 400 metres, the
400 metres hurdles and the 4x400 metres relay race. The next five years saw her
grow from strength to strength in the Asian tracks. Usha had become an icon for
Indian women athletes and a living legend in Kerala, where newborn babies were
regularly named after her.
Word Trove icon- symbol
legend- famous person or story
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 6
👉Let's answer the
following questions:
(1) How old was Usha when she participated in the Seoul
Asiad?
Ans- Usha was just 22 years old when she participated in the
seoul Asiad.
(2) Name the four events Usha won in the 1986 Seoul Asiad.
Ans- The 200 meters, the 400 meters, the 400 meters hurdles
and the 4 x 400 meters relay race were the four event Usha won in the 1986
seoul Asiad.
(3) How popular is Usha in her state?
Ans- Usha is a living legend in Kerala where newborn babies
were rwgularly named after her.
Let's continue...
Usha retired from athletics and married V.Srinivasan in the
year 1991. But she made a sudden comeback in the year 1998, at the age of 34
years. To everyone's surprise and delight, she won Bronze Medals in 200 metres
and 400 metres races at the Asian Track Federation Meet held at Fukkowakka in
Japan.
To mark her excellent services to the nation, P.T. Usha was
honoured with the Arjuna Award in the year 1983 and the Padma Shri award in the
year 1985. Apart from that, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) honoured her with
the title the 'Sportsperson of the Century' and the 'Sportswoman of the
Millennium'.
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 7
Write down why the
following years were memorable in Usha's life:
1983- P.T Usha
was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1983 for her service to the Nation.
1985- She was honoured
with Padma Shri Award in the year 1985.
1991- She retired
from athletics and married V. Srinivasan in the year 1991.
1998- She made
a sudden come back at the age of 34 years and won a Bronze Medal at the Asian
Track Federation Meet.
ACTIVITY 8
Let's use the
following words from the box to fill in the blanks:
(1) 1980 Olympics was……………..for Usha.
Ans- 1980 Olympics was colourless
for Usha.
(2) Mr. Roy has an....................... voice.
Ans- Mr. Roy has an consistent voice.
(3) The enemies made a……….. attack.
Ans- The enemies made a sudden
attack.
(4) Sourav was chosen for his………………… performance.
Ans- Sourav was chosen for his excellent performance.
(5) Determined effort made Reshma ...............lady.
Ans- Determined effort made Reshma successful
lady.
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sudden,
excellent, consistent, colourless, successful |
ACTIVITY 9
Let's rearrange the
following sentences to put them in order:
Ans-
(1) Usha was called Payyoli Express. [1]
(2) Usha took part in Los Angeles Olympics games. [4]
(3) Usha won two silver medals in the New Delhi Asiad. [3]
(4) Usha had ill health during childhood. [2]
(5) Usha received the Padma Shri Award. [5]
ACTIVITY 10
👉Write complete
sentences using information given in the chart below. The first one has been
done for you :
Usha's Medal record in Asian Games
|
Silver |
1982 New Delhi |
100 metres |
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Silver |
1982 New Delhi |
200 metres |
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Gold |
1986 Seoul |
200 metres |
|
Gold |
1986 Seoul |
400 metres |
|
Gold |
1986 Seoul |
400 metres hurdles |
|
Gold |
1986 Seoul |
4 x 400 metres relay |
|
Silver |
1986 Seoul |
100 metres |
|
Silver |
1990 Beijing |
400 metres |
|
Silver |
1990 Beijing |
4 x 400 metres relay |
Ans-
(1) Usha won her
first medal in Asian Games in 1982, in New Delhi Asiad.
(2) She won a Silver
medal in Asian Games in 1982, in New Delhi Asiad in 200 meters.
(3) She won a Gold medal in Asian Games in 1986, in Seoul
Asiad in 200 meters.
(4) She won a Goal medal in Asian Games in 1986, in Seoul
Asiad in 400 meters.
(5) She won a Goal
medal in Asian Games in 1986, in Seoul Asiad in 400 meters.
(6) She won a Goal medal in Asian Games in 1986, in Seoul
Asiad in 4 x 400 meters relay.
(7) She won a Silver medal in Asian Games in 1986, in Seoul
Asiad in 100 meters.
(8) She won two Silver medal in Asian Games in 1990, Beijing Asiad in 400 meters and 4 x 400 meters relay
respectively.
ACTIVITY 11
👉Write five connected
sentences about another famous sportsperson who has brought glory to our
country. Use the following hints:
name of the sportsperson-place from where she/he
comes-childhood days-
events in which she/he took part-her/his achievement.
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Let's recite...
You don't always have to be in the lead
If you have the heart to come from behind.
Don't give up hope, don't doubt yourself,
And a new strength is what you'll find.
The spirit of competition, the desire to succeed
Will always be important for life.
So give your all, everything you've got,
No matter the occasion, through pain and strife.
So step up to the plate, enter the race,
Never be afraid to take your turn.
Winners are people who just never quit,
And this is a life lesson we all will learn.
-Melissa Underwood
Let's work together...
Make a scrap book. Collect pictures of your school sports
day.