Chapter 7 Major Dhyan Chand Solutions

2. Table Tennis
Answer:
It is also called Ping Pong. In singles, we have one player on each side and in doubles, we have two players on each side. The players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using a small, round bat. The game is played on a hard table divided by a net. This game is very fast and requires a lot of concentration.

3. Kabbadi
Answer:
In this game, we have seven players in each team. There are two teams who occupy the opposite halves of a small field and take turns in sending a player into the other half. In order to win points, the player has to touch or wrestle with the players of the opposing team and then try to return to his own half. The player has to hold his breath and chant Kabbadi’ the whole time when he is in his opponents’ half. It is a rough and tough game.

4. Kho-Kho
Answer:
This game is played by two teams consisting of 12 players but only 9 players take the field. One team sits/kneels in the middle of the court in a row with adjacent members facing opposite direction. The runners take to the field, 3 at a time and the team that takes the shortest time to tag/tap all the opponents in the field, wins.

5. Hockey
Answer:
In this game, two teams play against each other by dribbling and passing the ball into the opponents goal using a hockey stick which is shaped ‘I’ and is made of wood or fiber glass. The ball is small and hard. The ground is rectangular and the same can be played on a muddy or grassy ground. There are eleven players on the pitch and there are goalkeepers at either ends.

6. Football
Answer:
Each team consisting of eleven players has possession of the ball. The ball is big but not so heavy. The team tries to kick the ball down the field running with the ball and scoring points by crossing the goal line. The other team also consisting of eleven players tries to stop the opponent team from crossing the goal line and making points.

7. Badminton
Answer:
It is played in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. You have one player on each side of the court or two players on each side of the court. It is an indoor game. A badminton racquet and a shuttlecock is used to play the game. It is played on a rectangular court with a net in the centre. Players score points by striking the shuttlecock with their racquets so as to pass it to the opponents’ half. If the shuttlecock falls, points are got.

4. Language Study (See pages 84-88.)

5. Use the following phrases in your own sentences.
be sure of
try one’s level best
at any cost
turn down the offer.

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