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B. Answer these questions.
1. What does the poet tell the winner not to do in the first stanza of the poem?
2. How can the winner (‘you’) understand the feelings of the loser better?
3. What can you do to express that you are a good sport?
4. Explain: ‘You should go that extra mile.’ What does it mean in the poem? (last stanza)
Think and Answer S E L • Critical Thinking
A. Do you think winning is not as important as being a good sportsperson according to
the poet? Why?
B. Mention two ways in which you can express good sportsman spirit.
Appreciating the Poem • Words with more than one meaning
A. There are some words in the poem that have more than one meaning. Look at
the words given below. Use them in sentences to express different meanings in
context.
1. bad a.
b.
2. stand a.
b.
3. just a.
b.
Word Wise • Nouns that are also verbs
• Using words in sentences
• Words related to sports
We know that nouns are naming words. We also know that verbs are action words.
Some words can be used both as nouns and verbs.
Examples: 1. I saw P. V. Sindhu at the airport. (verb)
2. The carpenter used a saw to cut wood. (noun)
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