MY GREATEST OLYMPIC PRIZE

Analytical outlines:

1. The Olympic Games were to start in Berlin in 1936.

2. Adolf Hitler declared that the Germans would get all the gold medals.

3. He was proud of the Aryan superiority theory.

4. He had kept Luz Long ready for high jump.

5. Jesee Owens was participating in High Jump.

6. He was a Negro and was from America.


7. He had trained himself since college career to win a medal.

8. Hitler’s declaration irritated Jesse Owens.

9. He came for trials in an angry mood.

10. Luz Long qualified in his first chance.


11. Jesse Owens failed into trials out of three.

12. He kicked disgustedly at the ground.

13. Luz Long came near Jesse Owens.


14. He offered a firm handshake.

15. He explained him the cause of his failure.

16. He advised him what to do qualify.


17. He took him to the take off board.

18. He told him to draw a line behind the board.

19. He encouraged him to take off with a happy mood.

20. Jesse followed the advice and qualified.

21. Jesse was obliged to Luz Long.


22. He valued his friendship very much.

23. His attitude towards the Germans changed.

24. He met Luz long in his room to give thanks.

25. They talked for hours on various issues.

26. They forgot that in the field they were enemies.

27. The next day Luz Long created his world record.

28. Jesse Owens broke his record and performed the best.


29. Lug Long congratulated him.

30. He paid no attention to Hitler’s glaring.

31. Luz Long friendship was more precious than the Olympic gold medal.

32. Long Long had a real athlet’s spirit.


33. He was the true example of Pierre de Cubertin.

MCQ with answer.

1. Jesse Owens was a ……………………………… (track and field athlete)

2. Jesse Owens had participated in ………………………….. (Berlin Olympic)

3. In 1936, the Olympic Games were held in …………………(Berlin)

4. Adolf Hitler was the ruler of ………………………… (Germany)

5. Hitler was the propagator of ………………………. (Nazi-Aryan supremacy theory)


6. Nationalistic feeling were at an all time high , because……………… (Hitler said, his

performers were members of a master race.7. Owens was not worried hearing Hitler’s silly remark because …………. (he had

trained himself for Olympic)



8. Everybody expected that Owens would get a medal in long jump, because

……………(a year before he had set the world records)

9. Owens was surprised in the field when………….( he saw Luz long’s performance)

10. Hitler had kept Luz long under wraps, …( hoping he would win the jump.)



11. Nazi-Aryan superiority theory says that…..(the Nasis are superior to other races)

12. Jesse Owens was a …………(a Negro American)

13. Owens promised to ……….(show Hitler who was really superior)

14. Owens was sure that he must get a medal in …….(long jump event)



15.“An angry athlete always makes mistake” who say it? (any couch)

16. Owens was disqualified two times in(Qualifying jump)

17. Owens was disqualified two time in qualifying jumps because ….(he was angry)

18. Owens kicked the pit because…..(he was harassed and disgusted)



19. Who offered a firm handshake with Owens? (Luz long)

20.Some thing must be eating you” means ……………(something must be troubling you)

21. Owens realized that Luz long was ………………(a friendly German)

22. Which of the following does not match with Luz long. (a short and thin fellow)



23. Luz long tried to make friendship with Owens because ……(he was a well behaving

German)

24. Luz long advised Owens to …..(draw a line before the take off board)

25. Owens error was ……………………….. (he jumped far behind from the take off board)

26. Owens jumped for behind from the take off board to ……….. (avoid foul)

27. Owens was qualified in the third attempt because ……..



28. That night Owens went to Luz’s room to ……….. (thank him for his advice)

29. Luz and Owens talked in formers room about- (the track and field)

30. Luz pushed Owens to peak performance by …………..(breaking his past record)

31. Owens Olympic record was………… (26 feet )



32. According to Owens, Luz’s friends was ………….(24 carat)

33. 24-carat friendship means……… (true and real friendship)

34. The founder of modern Olympic was ………… (Pierre de Coubertin)

35. The important thing in Olympic Games is ……………(playing the best)

36. Owens got ……….. gold medals in Berlin Olympic. (four)



37. 1936 Berlin Olympics were held in ………….. season. (Summer)

38. Owens was a bit afraid of Luz Long because (Luz hit 26 feet on practice leaps)



DAFFODILS

1. Lonely clouds float over valleys.



2. The poet with vacant mind was moving on the lake one spring day.

3. He saw a crowd of golden daffodils in the lake beneath the trees.

4. They were fluttering and dancing in wind.

5. The stars twinkle on the milky way.



6. The daffodils were dancing like stars.

7. They stretched in never ending line along the margin of a bay.


8. He saw ten thousand at a glance.

9. He was their sprightful dance.

10. The waves were dancing.

11. The daffodils were dancing.



12. The dance of the daffodils was better, superior.

13. The poet felt happy in such a jocund company.

14. He thought he got all the wealth watching the sight of the daffodils.

15. The poet’s heart is often filled with worldly problems and worries.



16. He feels disheartened.

17. At that time the picture of daffodils appear in his mind.

18. It is the bliss of solitude for him.

19. His heart dances happily.



20. He forgets his worries and anxieties.



MCQ with answer

1. The poet wandered lonely like ……………. (a cloud)

2. The clouds float over …………… (vales and hills)

3. All at once the poet saw …………. (a bunch of golden daffodils)



4. The poet saw the daffodils ………… (beside the lake beneath the trees)

5. When the poet saw, the daffodils were………… (fluttering and dancing)

6. William words worth is a …………… poet. ( a romantic)


7. The daffodils are ………………(golden colored bell shaped flowers)

8. The daffodils are compared with ……….. (the stars in the sky)

9. The daffodils are compared with the stars because ………… .


10. The poet saw the daffodils ……………….. (along the margin of a bay)

11. The poet saw ………………… number of daffodils at a glance.

12. The daffodils were giving a …………………. (sprightly dance)

13. Which dance was better? (daffodils dance)


14. The daffodils dance was better than the wave dance because…………(it had glee)

15. A poet cloud not but be …………….. in the presence of daffodils. (gay)

16. The presence of daffodils was ………….. for the poet. (a jocund company)

17. “what wealth the show to me had brought. “here wealth” refers to (spiritual joy)


18. “what wealth the show to me had brought.” Here the show refers to … (the display of

daffodils)

19. The daffodils come to the poet’s mind ……… (at midnight)

20. The daffodils appear in …………… (inward eye)



21. The blues of solitude was ……………. (recollection of daffodils)

22. “ I wandered lonely like a cloud.” It is a………….(simili)

MYSTREY OF THE MISSING CAP

1. Sri Moharana was a well to do person.



2. He had a pukka house , two fish ponds and a number of cows.

3. People came to see his house from a long distance.

4. They respected Sri Moharana very much.


5. Sri Moharana’s house was close to the writer’s uncle’s house.

6. He often went to uncle’s house and had known much about Sri Maharana.

7. India got freedom in 1947.


8. A patriotic fervor came all over the country.

9. People celebrated Independence Day pompously.

10.Sri Moharana wanted to enter politics.


11.Sri Virkishore of the area was the minister in the Assembly.

12. He was the minister of fisheries and fine arts.

13.Sri Moharana wanted to enter politics by the help of Babu Virkishore.

14. He arranged a reception to welcome Babu Virkishore.


15. He became the chairman of reception committee.

16. A grand arrangement was made.

17. Children practiced patriotic songs.

18. A big stage, lunch, dinner were arranged.

19. On the appointed day, Virkishore came in a jeep.


20. People garlanded him at the out side of the village.

21. He was led to Moharana’s house in a big procession.

22. People shouted slogans.


23. As they reached in Sri Moharana’s house, he treated them with green

24. The minister was served a lavish meal with twenty items.

25. He went to bed for some rest.

26. Others remained outside the room.

27. The writer was curious about the minister.


28. He wanted to know how a minister sleeps.

29. He went to the rear side of the room and peeped through the window.

30. The minister was snoring.

31. His cap was on the table.

32.Sri Moharana’s pet monkey jhandu came secretly.

33. He took the cap and climbed up a tree.

34. After few minutes, the minister woke up.


35. He searched for the cap.

36. The news of minister’s missing cap spread.

37. A thorough search was made.

MCQ with answer.


1. Moharana’s great desire was to ……………. (become an MLA)

2. Babu Virkishore was the minister of …………….. (Fisheries and Fine Arts)

3. Moharana arranged a meeting to ………………….

4. Moharana was of Reception ………….. committee. (chairman)


5. Moharana wanted to invite Babu Virkishore because.- (he wanted to enter politics

through him)

6. Who composed the welcome song? (the head pundit)


7. Women were trained to ………. To welcome the minister. (blow conch-shells)

8. Who supervised the reception arrangement? (Moharana himself)

9. “At last the big day came” here the big day was……….(day of minister’s arri

10. The Minister’s jeep stopped at ……….. (Outshirt of village)


11. The minister walked with people because: (he wanted to give an impression that he

was with people.)

12. Moharana had arranged ………….. for the minister and his group. (tender coconut

juice)

13. After eating, the minister ………………..(fell asleep)


14. The writer was ……………… when the minister visited the village (a small child)

15. The writer was staying in …………………… (uncle’s house)

16. The writer went to the rear side of the house to …………….. (see how the minister was

sleeping)

17. ………….. took away the minister’s cap. (jhandoo)


18. Jhandoo was …………….. (Moharana’s half domesticated monkey)

19. When the cap was stolen, the P.A said ………………… (mysterious)

20. The public Relations officer said about the cap missing……………….. (it is a deep-

rooted conspiracy)

21. Moharana was shaking , because: (the cap was stolen from his house)

22. The writer informed Moharana that (Jhandoo had stolen the cap)

23. Moharana advised the writer to …………..(to keep it a top secret)


24. Who garlanded the minister? (Moharana’s niece)

25. The chorus sang ……………… (O mighty minister)

26. Moharana’s speech was about …………….. (sacrifice of the nightingale)

27. Moharana spoke ……………….. (like an experienced politician)

28. Moharana gave a …………….. speech. (maiden)


29. About the missing cap, Moharana said ……………….. (a nobleman has taken it)

30. The nobleman has taken the cap ………………….. (to worship it)

THE PASSIVE

1. “Open the door” its passive from is ………….. (let the door be opened)

2. “He laughed at me” its passive from is ……………. (I was laughed at)


3. Who killed the tiger? Its passive voice is …………..(who was the tiger killed by?)

4. Have you seen konark. Its passive from is ……………… (has konark been seen?)

5. “your hair needs cutting”. Its passive from is …………… (your hair needs to be cut)

6. Who has seen God? Its passive is ……………… (who has God been seen by?)

7. “tell me your name”. its passive is ………………. (let me be told your name)


8. Why did he insult you ? its passive is ……………. (why were you insulted?)

9. Do not break the chair. Its passive is ……………. (lent’s the chair be broken)

10.“Please help me”. Its passive is ………………… (let me be kindly helped)

11. We hope that prices will fall. Its passive is …………… (it is hoped that prices will fall)

12. Who teaches you grammar? Its passive is ………….. (Who are you taught Grammar

by?)


13. What did they discuss in the meeting ? Its passive is …………… (What was discussed

in the meeting ?

14. I love red rose. Its passive is ………….. (Red rose is loved.)

15. Post the letter. Its passive is ……………(Let the letter be posted)



16. He wrote out the first draft. Its passive is…………… (the first draft was written out)

17. Do you know Hindi ? its passive is………….. (is Hindi know)

18. The king built a temple. Its passive is ………….(A temple was built)

19. Does fire attract insects? Its passive is …………. (Are insects attracted by fire?



20. Don’t touch a live wire. Its passive is …………….. (A live wire must not be touched)

21. Please forgive me. Its passive is …………… (let me be kindly forgiven)

22. I think that he will come. Its passive is ……………… (it is thought that he will come)

23. Inform the police at once. Its passive is…………… (let the police are informed at once)

24. Read English daily. Its passive is ………………(Is English read only)



25. Your hair needs cutting. Its passive is …………. (your hair needs to be cut.)

26. Can you help me? Its passive is ……………. (can I be helped)

27.Sit on the chair. Its passive is …………………. (you are advised to sit on the chair)

28. Don’t disturb me. Its passive is………….. (letn’t me be disturbed)