Class Notes Class: VIII DATE : 28.08.2020 Subject: ENGLISH Topic: Sachin Tendulkar, the Master Blaster C. Answer these questions in 80-100 words each. 1. Ajit was a great inspiration to his younger brother. Explain the statement with examples from the text. His brother Ajit was a great inspiration for Sachin. Ajit played a significant role in Sachin's career giving him inspiration and courage in his childhood. The most important thing is that Ajit took Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar, the childhood coach of Sachin Tendulkar, when Sachin was 11. Ajit introduced the young Sachin to cricket. It was only Ajit who knew the talent and the potential of Sachin and his passion and love for the game. When Sachin was nervous and not able to make any impact on the first day of his camp as Achrekar Sir was looking at him carefully, Ajit asked the coach to give him one more chance. Ajit knew the talent as he has seen him playing in the colony. Ajit explained to the coach that Sachin was nervous on the very first day. Ajit used to accompany Sachin to his sessions until he was able to make it as routine. Ajit and sachin used to have the conversations about the nuances of batting while travelling. He also handed over him a note containing some thoughts about batting which proved to be very beneficial for Sachin and he kept it as his personal coaching manual. 2. At the age of eleven, Sachin Tendulkar sacrificed his summer holidays to practice cricket. Is it important to make sacrifices to achieve your goals? Give reasons for your answer. Yes, it is important to make sacrifices to achieve your goals. Unless you focus on your objectives, you cannot fulfill them. What you need to achieve your goal is single minded devotion and complete concentration. This can be done only when you give up a few things to devote all your time to attain the goal you have set for yourself. Very often, people tend to get distracted by some temptations that come their way. Distraction can completely lead you astray and you waste precious time doing things which are unnecessary and make you unable to achieve your goal. You may have to sacrifice hours of sleep and rest, recreation and give up your comforts to achieve your goals, but all these sacrifices will be worth it, for you will ultimately be able to attain what you want. D. Read the sentence and answer the questions that follow. 1. This time Sir agreed to let me join the camp. a) Who is sir? b) What do you know about the ‘camp’? c) How was ‘this time’ different from the previous time? Answers:a) Sir Ramakant Achrekar, b) The camp was held at Shivaji park in summer and it had nets for players from all age groups, starting with the sub juniors (Under-15) and juniors (under-17) levels. c) This time was different from the previous time because Achrekar sir had moved away so that Sachin did not feel nervous in his presence. Sachin hit the ball well this time and got accepted in the summer camp. 2. During the bus journeys, he would talk to me about nuances of batting. a) Who is he? b) Where would the bus take them? c) What does the speaker say immediately after this? Answers:a) He is Ajit, Sachin’s elder brother. b) The bus would take them to Shivaji Park. c) Immediately after this, the speaker says that the one thing he has kept with him all his career is a note containing some thoughts about batting that Ajit gave him. VALUES AND LIFE SKILLS QUESTION- In his Rajya Sabha speech on the importance …………………..……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… batting as well as bowling skills in the nets. a) Do you aagree with Sachin’s belief in practice to achieve glory? Why/ Why not? Ans. Yes, I agree with Sachin’s belief in practice to achieve glory. The first thing that Sachin believed in his practice was to shed your ego before coming to work. This ego never helps in achieve big things. We should leave it out of the door before entering into any kind of work. The second thing to succeed in life is to study the failures and not to dwell on them. We should take the failures as experiences and learn from them. We should listen to our mind to achieve our goals. People around us give us a lot of advice but it should be us who takes our decision. As in sports, we should look for good partnerships in life also. We should not be in a hurry in choosing a relationship. The bond between any two relationships should be strong enough to bring success to both. Finally, we should not hesitate to ask for help. If we want to learn something new, we should first accept that we do not know, unlearn our imaginations and ask for help. b. Think of a time when you had given up trying to do something because you thought you were not good at it. Did you stop to think if you had practiced enough? Ans. Life is a struggle. Life will throw curveballs at you, it will humble you, it will attempt to break you down. And just when you think things are starting to look up, life will smack you back down with ruthless indifference. At least, that’s how it often feels, right? The reason most people never achieve their dreams is because they simply give up. Life was never meant to be easy – it’s a constant struggle, with extreme lows and amazing highs. Remember that the times when it’s most important to persevere are the times that you will be most tested. I will here give an example from my own life. When I was in grade 4, I wanted to win prize in English Poetry Recitation Competition. But I did not practice at all and went for elementary rounds. The teacher scolded those who did not come prepared. I lost hope and decided to give up. But my truest friend motivated me and help to overcome from that situation. After rigorous practice and hard work, I once again reached to the teacher for selection. Finally I was able to get a green signal. And at last I stood First in the competition. So, remember one thing practice will make us perfect. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ―Nelson Mandela. This is a specimen answer. Students must write their own. Content prepared at home.
