WB Board Class 5 English Book Chapter 1 Solution Superpower in Cricket Question Answer – West Bengal Bengali Medium Class 5 English Textbook Lesson 1 Superpower in Cricket Solution is provided in this article. Read the 14 Activity Questions and answers from the given chapter and prepare for your exam well.
(b) India’s first World Cup victory was in the year ………………………………
Answer: India’s first World Cup victory was in the year 1983.
(c) …………………………….. people came to watch the ’83 final.
Answer:Thousands of people came to watch the ’83 final.
(d) There is a gap of ………………………….. years between any two World Cup tournaments.
Answer: There is a gap of four years between any two World Cup tournaments.
Activity 2 Solution
Let’s write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statementsin the given Boxes :
(1) India has improved in cricket over the years.
Answer: T
(2) Rahul’s father does not like sports and games.
Answer: F
(3) India won the first World Cup in the ’80s.
Answer: F
(4) In 1983 the World Cup matches were played in England.
Answer: T
Activity 3 Solution
Work in pairs toanswer the questions:
(a) Which team won the toss?
Answer: West Indies won the toss.
(b) Who was the highest scorer for India in the match?
Answer: Krishnamachari Srikkanth was the highest scorer for India in the match.
(c) What was India’s total score in the match?
Answer: India’s total score was 183 runs in the match.
(d) Which was the invincible cricket team before 1983?
Answer: West Indies was the invincible cricket team before 1983.
Activity 4 Solution
Provide information from the passage. Work in groups:
Answer:
The four fast bowlers of West Indies: Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, and Michael Holding.
Three Indian batsmen who hit sixes: Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sandeep Patil, and Madan Lal.
Factors that the Indian bowlers utilized: the weather and pitch conditions.
Two Indian bowlers who took three wickets each: Mahinder Amarnath and Madan Lal.
Activity 5 Solution
Let’s match Table A with Table B:
Answer:
Table A
Table B
1. West Indies
bowled first
2. Sandip Patil
played 29 balls
3. West Indies played for
52 overs
4. India won by
43 runs
Activity 6 Solution
Insert suitable punctuation marks in the following passage.One is done for you :
Answer:
One day a man went to the market (.) He bought a box (,) a bat (,) a ball and a pen from the market. His bag became heavy (.) Do you know what he did then (?)
He said to a horse (,) (“) Please share my load (,) It is too heavy for me (.) (”) The horse replied (,) (“) It is your load (,) Don’t ask me to share it (.) (”)
Activity 7 Solution
Fill in the blanks with words from the box.One is done for you :
(1) The captain ……………………the trophy after winning the tournament.
Answer:lifted
(2) Sourav Ganguly has great ……………………… all over India.
Answer:popularity
(3) The ……………………. in England is sometimes dark and gloomy.
Answer:weather
(4) Our batsmen put up a brave ……………………… against the opponents.
Answer:resistance
(5) The footballer ………………….. the audience by his skill.
Answer:stunned
Activity 8 Solution
Rearrange the sentences to show the sequence of action by putting numbers in the brackets.The first is done for you :
(1) India scored 183 runs. ( )
Answer: 4
(2) The final was played at Lords’. ( )
Answer: 1
(3) India won by 43 runs. ( )
Answer: 6
(4) West Indies could score only 140 runs. ( )
Answer: 5
(5) West Indies won the toss. ( )
Answer: 2
(6) India batted first. ( )
Answer: 3
(7) Amarnath was declared the Man of the Match. ( )
Answer: 7
Activity 9 Solution
Let’s fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
(1) …………………. do you play with your friends?
Answer:When do you play with your friends?
I play with my friends in the evening.
(2) ……………… is your best friend?
Answer:Who is your best friend?
Mohit is my best friend.
(3) ………………… will you go in the summer vacation?
Answer:Where will you go in the summer vacation?
We shall go to Kurseong in the summer vacation.
(4) ……………… did you have as your tiffin?
Answer:What did you have as your tiffin?
I had bread as my tiffin.
Activity 10 Solution
Let’s separate the subject and predicate in the following sentences and classify them in the table given below:
Answer:
Subject
Predicate
The boy
plays in the field.
He
is very happy today.
The girl
stood first this year.
A tree
is our best friend.
The moon
revolves round the earth.
Activity 11 Solution
Let’s write ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the words:
(1) …………… orange
Answer:An orange
(2) ………….. goat
Answer:A goat
(3)………….. man
Answer:A man
(4) ……………ice-cream
Answer:Anice-cream
(5)…………..airship
Answer:Anairship
(6) ……………lake
Answer:Alake
(7)……………. umbrella
Answer:Anumbrella
(8)…………….cricketer
Answer:Acricketer
Activity 12 Solution
Use ‘the’ with the following words or word-clusters and make sentences:
Sun, Indian Ocean, eldest son, Indian cricket team
Answer:
Sun – The Sun rises in the east.
Indian Ocean – The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world.
eldest son – Jack is the eldest son of the king.
Indian cricket team – Virat Kohli is the captain of the Indian cricket team.
Activity 13 Solution
Let’s fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
Answer: India won the Cricket World Cup once again in 2011. It was a moment of great triumph and an event of great inspiration to the youth of India. The members of team India were hailed as national heroes.
Activity 14 Solution
Amarnath was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
Let’s write four sentences to describe his heroics:
Answer:
Amarnath took 3 wickets.
Amarnath played a vital role in India’s win.
He gave just 12 runs from his seven overs of bowling.
