History created again by Neeraj Chopra , the javelin star of India in World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene , Oregon , USA on July 23. Everyone has a great expectation from him. He delivered it. He won the silver medal there . He became the first Indian male to win a medal in World Athletics Championships. He became the second Indian to win a medal in World Athletics Championships after the bronze medal achieved by Anju Bobby George in 2003 . Neeraj Chopra didn’t started well in the final. But in his fourth throw he managed a distance of 88.13 metres to secure the second spot to achieve the silver medal. Anderson Peters from Grenada won the gold medal with a throw of 90.21 metres. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch finished at bronze medal position with a throw of 88.09 metres. Another Indian Rohit Yadav finished at 10th position with a throw of 78.72 metres. Overall our gold medalist at Olympic Neeraj Chopra again produced a moment of pride for us.
Read the passage above and answer the questions below – 1×4=4
1. Who is the first Indian to win a medal in World Athletics Championships?
2. Who became the first Indian to win a medal in javelin in World Athletics Championships?
3. Who won the gold medal in javelin in World Athletics Championships 2022?
4. Who finished at bronze medal position in javelin in World Athletics Championships 2022?
Complete the sentences with the information from the text given above -1×2=2
5. Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in javelin in World Athletics Championships 2022 at————————— –—————————.
6. Rohit Yadav from India finished at ——————–.
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements – 1×4=4
7. First ever medal for India in World Athletics Championships came in 2019.
8. Gold medal was achieved in javelin in World Athletics Championships 2022 with a throw of 92 metres .
9. Neeraj Chopra achieved the silver medal with a throw in his fourth attempt .
10. The bronze medal in javelin in World Athletics Championships 2022 was achieved with a throw of 88.09 metres.
11. Write a suitable title for the above passage and give reason for choosing that? 2
12. Write noun form of the following words – 1×4=4
i. Achieve –
ii. Medal-
iii. Finish –
iv. Produce –
13. Change the Voice – 1×2=2
i. History created again by Neeraj Chopra.
ii. He won the silver medal there .
14. Change the sentences – 1×2=2
i. He became the first Indian male to win a medal in World Athletics Championships. (Change it to complex sentences)
ii. Anderson Peters from Grenada won the gold medal with a throw of 90.21 metres. ( Change it to compound sentence)
15. Write a Precis on the above passage. 10
16. Write a newspaper report on the achievement of Neeraj Chopra in the World Athletics Championships 2022. 10
17. Suppose you and your other four friends started a group discussion on the achievement of Neeraj Chopra and it’s affect in Indian sports . Now write down the discussion now. 10
