Notes - Learning The Game

DOHA MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL
Grade:7 Subject: English

CHAPTER 1 : Learning the Game
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
1) Was Sachin only interested in batting from the very start? Why?
An: No, Sachin was interested in bowling too. He loved bowling and tried his hand
at different kind of deliveries. As soon as he finished batting, he would pick up a
tennis ball and start bowling to whichever batsmen were around at the time.
2) How could Sachin perform well at the summer camp trials?
An: Sachin first trialed at the sub-junior nets. He had never batted in nets before and
in turn got nervous as a lot of people were watching him including Achrekar Sir.
Unfortunately, he failed to make an impact in his first attempt but after his brother
Ajit requested the coach to watch from a distance, Sachin was able to play well.
3) Describe the daily ritual of Sachin and his uniform. ( Any relevant answer
based on the text )
An: (Hints)- one set of cricket clothes -the routine was to wash them - the clothes
would dry during lunch - he would wear them again in the afternoon- the same
pattern was repeated - he recalls having to play with wet pockets.
4) How did Sachin find moving schools beneficial?
An: Sachin’s previous school did not have cricket facilities so he moved to his new
school, Shardashram Vidyamandir where Achrekar was a cricket coach. All the
cricketers used to play together during lunch breaks and discussed cricket all the
time. Sir would coach them after school. His new school allowed him the opportunity
to play competitive matches regularly which helped him to improve his game.
Reference to the context:
1. Achrekar sir, as I refer to him, started playing cricket at the age of eleven
in 1943, which is the age I was when I went to him for the first time.
a. Who is the speaker?
An: Sachin Tendulkar is the speaker.
b. Why had the speaker met Achrekar Sir?
An: Sachin Tendulkar had met Achrekar Sir for a trial at his summer
camp to get training.
c. Did Achrekar Sir play an important part in Sachin’s life?
An:Yes, Achrekar Sir played an important part in Sachin’s life to help
him to accomplish his dream.
EXTRA QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

1. What was coach Achrekar's first impression on Sachin?
An: Achrekar's first impression on Sachin was that he felt he was too young
to make the camp.
2. Why did Sachin feel that the schedule of the camp was ‘rigorous’?
An: The camp had a session every morning and evening. After practice
Sachin would be tired by the end of the day. So Sachin felt the camp was
rigorous.
3. What did serve as a very personal coaching manual to Sachin?

An: Sachin's brother Ajit gave him a note containing some thoughts about
batting. This served as a very personal coaching manual.
4. Why was Sachin asked to change the school?

An: Sachin's school had no cricket facilities. He wanted to pursue cricket
seriously. So he was asked to change school.
5. What was the condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the
school?
An: Sachin's father said that he could change schools if Sachin was really
serious about playing cricket.
6. What did help Sachin to build up his physical and mental stamina?
An: Sachin repeated the practice right through his summer holidays. The
routine helped him to build up his physical and mental stamina.
7. Why was the final incident not ‘a happy occurrence’?

An: The incident involved Sachin’s first appearance in a newspaper. The rule
in Mumbai at the time was that a player’s name only appeared in the paper if
she or he has scored 30 runs. Sachin had scored 24 in the match but the
scorer credited six extras to him thinking it would not make a difference
overall. The next morning when Sachin’s name appeared in the newspaper,
Achrekar Sir was seriously unhappy with what Sachin had done and told him
off for the same. Hence the final incident was not a happy occurrence.
Reference to the context:

2. In the second match, I got out for another duck, and it was only in our third
game that I managed to score my first run, having survived seven
deliveries. I was seriously relieved to get off the mark.
a. Who is the speaker?
An: The speaker is Sachin Tendulkar.
b. What do these lines reflect about the speaker?
An: The lines reflect that Sachin never lost hope or accepted his defeat.
Even after two unsuccessful matches he gave his best in the third one and
scored a run.
c. Why was the speaker ‘seriously relieved to get off the mark’?
An: Sachin was relieved to get off the mark because in the previous two
matches he was out for a golden duck and it was only in his third match
that he managed to score a run after surviving seven deliveries.
H.O.T Question:
1.Sachin describes a rigorous schedule he had to follow to keep improving
his performance and work towards his dream. Do you believe that following a
fixed schedule makes it easier to achieve our goals?If so, how?
Please Note:
 These notes are for the purpose of practice and learning ONLY.
 Students NEED NOT write these notes in their NOTE BOOKS.
 Whatever the students are supposed to write in the NOTE BOOKS are done in the school itself.
This note is to be used by the students who were absent while these topics were given.

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DOHA MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL

Grade:7 Subject: English

EXTRA QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

3. What did serve as a very personal coaching manual to Sachin?

4. Why was Sachin asked to change the school?

7. Why was the final incident not ‘a happy occurrence’?

Reference to the context:

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