The Olympic Champion | Class 7 | Lesson 8 | Exercises Question Answer | MPBSE

“The Olympic Champion” is a lesson of Class 7 Textbook of MPBSE. Here all the Exercises Questions are done by teachers.

Comprehension:

A) Answer the questions given below:

1. What do we know about the ancient Olympic Games?
   The ancient Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 B.C. at Olympia. It was a sports festival, and very little is known about it today.
2. Where did the Olympic Games get their name from?
   The Olympic Games got their name from Olympia, where the games were first held.
3. Who won a gold medal for rowing in the Olympic Games of 1928?
   Bobby Pearce from Australia won a gold medal for rowing in the Olympic Games of 1928.
4. At what age did he win the first race?
   Bobby Pearce won his first race at the age of six.
5. Who did he compete with in the finals of the Amsterdam Olympics?
   Bobby Pearce competed with Ken Myers of America in the finals of the Amsterdam Olympics.
6. What caused Bobby to slow down in the middle of the race?
   Bobby slowed down in the middle of the race because he saw a duck and her ducklings swimming across the waterway in the path of his boat.
7. What did he do when he saw a duck and her ducklings swimming across the waterway?
   Bobby slowed down his boat and waited until the ducklings were out of danger. Then he picked up speed and went on to win the race.

B) Read the sentences given below and tick them as true or false:

1. Athletes come from all the countries to take part in the Olympic Games – true.
2. Bobby Pearce’s father was a great wrestler – false.
3. At the age of six, Bobby won the first race – true.
4. The people on the bank were silent – false.
5. His friends in the Australian Olympic team were not surprised – true.
6. In all these years he lost a few races – false.

Word Power:

‘Ducklings’ are the young ones of ducks. The words ending in ‘let’ or ‘ette’ show the smaller version of a thing or a baby creature. Match these :

Grammar in Use:

A) Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs given below:

(hear, win, seem, compete, wait)

1. Our Indian Cricket Team won the World Cup in 1983.
2. There was complete silence outside. Suddenly I heard a noise.
3. Milkha Singh was leading in the 100 metre race in the Olympics. It seemed that he would win the race.
4. We couldn’t play the cricket match because of heavy rains. We waited until the rain stopped.
5. Kamal is the 800 metre race champion of our school. So far he has competed in many races and never lost any.

B) Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate prepositions given below:

(with, on, in, into, across, by, to )

1. We should not write on walls.
2. There is plenty of water in the jug.
3. Children are playing with a football.
4. Ashu drew a line across the page.
5. Abu jumped into the river.
6. We go to school by bus.
7. Mehak kept the book in her bag.

Let’s Talk:

Talk to your friends in the class. Ask these questions to fill up the blank spaces in the table given below.

1. When did you join the school?
2. What game do you like to play?
3. What colour do you like the most?
4. What’s your favourite subject?
5. Which fruit do you like the most?
6. What’s your date of birth ?

Let’s Write:

A) Write sentences from the above table as in the example:

1. Rahul joined the school in the year 2019.
2. He likes to play cricket.
3. He likes blue colour the most.
4. His favourite subject is Mathematics.
5. His favourite fruit is mango.
6. His date of birth is 15th August 2010.

B) Write a letter to your friend describing a sports event held in your school.

25, Green Street
Delhi
22 April 2024

Dear Rohan,

How are you? I hope you’re doing well. I am so excited to tell you about the Sports Day we had at our school last week. It was so much fun!

The event started with our Principal, Mrs. Verma, giving a short speech. After that, there was a march-past led by our school captain, Aryan. All the houses—Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow—looked amazing in their uniforms.

The races were the best part! My friend Meera won the 100-metre race, and everyone cheered loudly for her. There was also a relay race where the Blue House came first. Even the teachers joined in a tug-of-war match, and it was so funny to watch!

At the end of the day, the winners got medals and certificates. The chief guest, Mr. Rajesh, who is a famous athlete, gave the prizes. I felt so proud of my classmates and our school.

I wish you were here to enjoy the day with me. Let me know if your school has any fun events coming up!

Take care,
Your friend,
Aarav