Golden boys and girls of Bangladesh
Activities
E. Answer the following questions.
1.When did Mashrafe announce his retirement?
2.What is the reason behind his retirement from T20?
3.“When T20s started in 2006, I never enjoyed that format.”- Why did Mashrafe say this?
4.Why did he keep going in spite of his injured legs?
5.What does he say about his retirement from ODI?
H. Answer the following questions.
1.What are the seven highest peaks in seven continents together called?
2.What is the name of the highest mountain of Australasia?
3.Why does Wasfia call Carstensz Pyramid the toughest of all mountains?
4.How did she feel when she reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid?
5.What are the qualities do you think a person require to climb the seven summits?
K. Answer the following questions.
1.What are the favorable conditions that may have contributed to the young Murshed's devotion to chess?
2.When did he earn his first and second Grandmaster norm?
3.How many times did he play for Bangladesh in the Chess Olympiad?
N. Answer the following questions.
1.Who participate in Special OlympicS?
2.Why is Sathi’s achievements considered a miracle?
3.Why did Grameen Phone highlight her achievements?
O. “Her neighbours often taunted her.”- Discuss in pairs and comment on this sentence with special emphasis on how you should treat autistic people.
B. Write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the following statements.
1.Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a current T20 captain.
2.His career was limited by his knee injuries.
3.He has undergone a total of ten operations on his knees and ankles.
4. Mushfiqur Rahim was appointed captain in Mortaza’s absence.
5. He retired from all T20s on 6 April 2017.
M. Write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the following sentences.
1. Special Olympics provides athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
2.Shathi was unable to walk until she was 5 years old.
3.Her neighbours often encouraged her.
4. She gained five gold medals.
G. Match the words with their meanings.
Column A
Column B
1. peak
a.to organize a series of activities to try to achieve something
2. adventurer
b. the highest point of a mountain
3. campaign
c. the pointed top of a mountain
4. technical
d. courage over a long period
5. granite
e. a very hard, grey, pink, or black rock, used for building
6. summit
f. someone who enjoys and looks for dangerous and exciting experiences
7. fortitude
g. relating to the knowledge and methods of a particular subject or job
C. Fill in the blanks with information from the above text.
- 1. Mortaza captained his country in ____________ Test and ____________ One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2009 and 2010.
- 2. ____________ was appointed captain in Mortaza's absence.
- 3. Mortaza's ____________ has been hampered by injuries.
- 4. Mortaza retired from Test cricket in ____________ due to continuous ____________ injuries.
J. Underline the correct answer.
1.Niaz Murshed is a Bangladeshi Tennis/Chess/Badminton Grandmaster.
2.He became the first South Asian to earn the Grandmaster title in 1987/1978/1999.
3.He won three/four/five national championships in total.
4.Murshed played in his first international competition at Bombay/Kolkata/Delhi.
5.In 1987, FIDE awarded him the Champion/Pioneer/Grandmaster title.