SSC Papers for Practice English Maharashtra Board
(Section l: PROSE)
Q.1.
(A) Read and understand the passage and complete the activities given below. 10
1. Choose the correct
alternative and complete the sentence. 2
i) As a player Saina has improved
consistently over a period of ______________.
a) month
b) time
c) year
ii) This strategy looks easy but is
difficult to ______________.
a) implement
b) apply
c) use
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F or Indian badminton, it is one of the best occasions in recent times to raise a toast. For Saina
Nehwal, personally, it has been three
great Weeks of consistent performance.
Basically there are three aspects that
go into the making a badminton star like in most other sports-—technical, physical and mental.
Abundance of all three attributes is
vital to be among the best in the
world. She has it all. That is the major difference between her and the other Indian girls.
Most often, they have just two of
these qualities. -Saina is
exceptional. She is technically sound,
physically fit and mentally strong which gives her an edge over others. Another great quality is
her self- belief and ‘never say-die’
attitude. She does not give up easily
even When the odds are against her. In a
sport like badminton, her performances are all the more creditable since the game is
physically so demanding. Personally, I have a very high regard for
Indian sports women who excel at the
highest level since they face a lot
more challenges compared to men because
of the nature of our society» This is more so during the early phase of their career and the parents
have to make a lot of sacrifices to
travel with them for their practice
sessions Well as tournaments. As a
player Saina has improved consistently
over a period of time. She has started depending mainly on her low serves which straightaway gives
her an advantage to go on the
offensive. Also at times she gets a
quick point when the opponents make an error
on the service returnitself. This strategy looks easy but is difficult to implement since one can
easily get caught if the player is not
fast enough to respond to a good
return of serve. She is extremely confident at the net While dribbling which gives her a
lot of weak mid-court returns. Again
this is easier said than done. It
needs hours and hours of tireless practice to master the dribble. She has a good hit as well
which is so important to finish a
rally and score a point. She is
prepared to Wait for the right opportunities to finish the rally. Sometimes it could present
itself in the second or third
stroke itself and on many occasions one might
have to wait longer. This requires patience and a lot of self confidence in stroke-making.
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