CLASS: X ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT -1 (2020-21) Date 31/3/2020DOS- 02 /04/2020 Let us revise and learn at the same time ……Read thoroughly before you answer Q1 Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow: CONFESSIONS OF A BORN SPECTATOR One infant grows up and becomes a jockey, Another plays basket ball or hockey, This is one the prize ring hates to enter, that one becomes a tackle or center, I am just as glad as glad can be That I'm not them, that they're not me. With all my heart do I admire Athletes who sweat for fun or hire, Who take the field in gaudy pomp, And maim each other as they romp, My limp and bashful spirit feeds On other people's heroic deeds. Now A runs ninety yards to score, B knocks the champion to the floor. C risking vertebrae and spine, Lashes his steed across the line, You'd think my ego it would please To swap positions with one of these. Well, ego might be pleased enough, But zealous athletes play so rough, They do not ever, in their dealings Consider one another's feelings. I'm glad that when my struggle begins Twixt prudence and ego, prudence wins. When swollen eye meets gnarled fist When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist, When calm officialdom demands Is there a doctor in the stands? My soul in true thanksgiving speaks For this most modest physiques Athletes, I'll drink to you Or eat with you, Or anything except compete with you, Buy tickets worth their weight in radium, To watch u gambol in a stadium And reassure myself anew That you're not me and I'm not you. 1. The poet admires the sportspersons who a) Win the gameb) perspire for goals c)Beat other participantsd) enjoy playing. 2. The poet’s spirit enjoys a) The great sport feats of the players b) seeing them getting injured c)Knocking one anotherd) fighting for the goal 3. What makes the poet not be a sportsperson? a) Wisdom not to be a playerb) wisdom to avoid playing c )Fear of injuriesd) careless playing leading to injuries. 4. The player will do anything a) To see the players playing b) to go to the stadium c ) For the sportsperson d) for the well-being of the players. 5. The word ‘prudence’ means a) Athleticsb) wisdom c) Skilld) bravery Q2 Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets. The world …………1………….. (be) online. Everyone ………………2(use) computers and internet for business and pleasure. There is growing concern about the effects this has on children. Nowadays children ………………3…………… (spend) a lot of time online ……………4………….. (play) games, ………5……………. (chat) with their friends and ……………6(watch) videos. Priceless childhood hours …………7(spend) sitting indoors opposite a computer screen instead of playing outdoors. Some people believe that children should ………………8(allow) to spend time online. In their opinion, the hours spend on the computers are actually very good for them. Their logic is simple. Nowadays computer skills are absolutely essential for success in the workplace. Therefore, the time they spend on thecomputer ……………9(be) actually helping them to gain the skillsthey…………10(need) to become productive adults.