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Unit-
1
Q.1.Whywer enationalisticf eeli
ngsr unni nghi ghdur i
ngt he1936.SummerOl ympicsinBer l
i
n?
Ans.Nat i
onalisti
cf eelingswer erunni nghi ghdur ingt he1936Ol ympicsinBer l
inbecauseAdol fHi t
ler,t
he
propagatorofAr yansuper ior it
ytheor y,childishlyremar kedt hathisperformerswouldbagal lt
hegol dmedal s
defeati
ngthepoor erraces.
Q.2."Iwasn'ttoowor riedaboutal lthis".Whatdoes' thi
s' refert o-Hitl
er'
sbelief
sorwi nni
ngagol dmedal ?
Ans."Iwasn'ttoowor ri
edaboutal lthis."Her e'thi
s'referst o' Hitl
er'
sbeli
efs.
Q.3.Whywasn' tOwenswor ri
ed?
Ans.Owenswasnotwor r
iedbecausehehadt r
ained,sweat edanddi sci
pli
nedhi mselfforsixy earswi t
hthe
Gamesi nmi nd.Hehadal r
eadysett hewor l
dr ecord26f eet8, i
nches.
Q.4.Whydi dev eryoneexpectOwenst owi nthel ongjumpeasi l
y?
Ans.Ev eryoneex pectedt hatOwenswoul dwi nt hel ongj umpeasi lybecausehehadal r
eadysett hewor l
d
recordof26f eet8¼i nches.
Q.5.Whatwast hesur pr i
set hatawai t
edJesseOwensi nBer li
n?
Ans.InBer l
in,agr eatsur prisewaswai t
ingf orJesseOwens.HesawaGer manat hl
ete,LuzLong, whowast o
takepartinlongjumpev ent .Hecoul dhi t26f eetonhi spr act icejump
Q.6.Whatdi dhel earnf rom peopl eaboutLuzLong?
Ans.From peopl ehel ear ntthatHi t
lerhadkepthi m underwr aps, evi
dentl
yhopinghewoul dwinthej ump.
Q.7.Doy out hinkNazi '
sAr y ansuper ioritytheor ymeantt hatGer manswer esuperiortoNegr oes?How di d
Owensf eelabouti tangr yorbot hered?
Ans.Yes,theNazi s,Ary ansuper i
oritytheor ymeantt hatGer manswer esuper i
ortoNegr oes.Owensf el
tangry
aboutit.
Q.8.WhatmadeOwensdet er minedt obeatLuzLong?
Ans.JesseOwensst rongl yopposedHi t
ler'
smast err acet heory.Hewasoft heview thattalentshoul dbe
honoured.Sohewant edt obeatLuzLongt oshat t
erHi tl
er'st heory.

Unit-
2
Q.1.Whatdoesacoachsayaboutanangr yathl
ete?
Ans.Acoachsay sthatanangr yathletealwayscommi tsmi st
akesandf ai
lsachieve successduet olackof
concent
r ati
on.
Q.2.Whatwer et heresult
soft hef i
rsttwoqual i
fyi
ngjumpsf orOwens?
Ans.Inthef i
rstt woqual i
fyi
ngjumps, Owenswasdi squali
fi
ed.Hef ailedtohitthet ar
get.
Q.3.Whydi dOwenski ckthepit?
Ans.Owensf ailedtoqual i
fyint woqual i
fyi
ngchances.I tmadehi m depressed, di
sguisedandheki ckedthepi
t
outofutterhar assment .
Q.4.Whoof f
eredOwensaf ir
m handshake?Washef riendl
yorhost il
e?
Ans.LuzLongof fer
edOwensaf i
rm handshake.Hewasf r
iendlytoOwens.Q. 5.Whydi dLongspeakt oOwens
duri
ngthet ri
als?Di dhemeantt omakef ri
endshipwithOwensort of indoutwhatwast r
oubli
nghim?
Ans.Longspoket oOwensdur ingthet ri
alsbecausehewant edt omakef r
iendshipwithhim.Af ri
endinneedis
afri
endindeed.
Q.6."Her eall
yl ookedt hepart"-whatdoest hismean?Doesi tmeanLongwast r
yingtoplaythepar tofan
Aryanorhel ookedasi fhebelongedt oasuper i
orrace?
Ans."Her eall
yl ookedt hepart'.Itmeans,LuzLongl ookedasi fhebel ongedt osuper i
orraceforhisstr
iki
ngl
y
handsomeappear ance.
Q.7.HowdidLuzLonghel pJesseOwensi nqualif
yingforthef i
nal j
umps?
Ans.LuzLongadv i
sedJesseOwenst odrawal inebehindt het akeofboardandtojumpfrom thereinordert
o
avoidfoul
.Jessefoll
owedhi sadviceandqual if
ied.Q.8."Tomor r
ow iswhatcounts.
"WhatdidLongmeanby
thi
s?Doeshemeant hatOwenswoul dwinthenextdayort heirperformancet
henextdaywouldmat t
ermuch?
Ans."Tomorr
owi swhatcounts."Thissays,t
het oday'
sper formancei sonlyi
stri
alf
orqual
ify
ing.Itwil
lbr
ingno
medal.Tomorrow'sgamewi l
lbefinalandwilldecidethefate.
Q.9.DidOwensqualif
yforthefi
nal j
ump?Howdi dhedot hat?
Ans.JesseOwensqual if
iedforthef i
naljump.Hedr ew al i
neaf ullf
ootbehi
ndtheboardandj umpedfrom
ther
e.Hequalif
iedwithal
mostaf oottospare.

Unit-
3
Q.1.Whendi dOwensandLongr ealizethattheyhadbecomef r
iends?
Ans.JesseOwensqual ifi
edi nthet ri
alsbecauseofLuzLong' si nspir
ati
on.Sohewentt ohisr oom t ooffer
thanks.Theyt alkedf ort wohour sonv ari
ousissues.Whenhest oodupt oleave,her eali
zedt hatt heyhad
becomegenui nef riends.Q.2.WhowasCouber ti
n?Whatwashi sideal ?
Ans.Couber ti
nwast hef ounderofmoder nOlympicGames.Hi si dealwast hatthei mportantt hingint he
OlympicGamesi snotwi nningbutt akingpar t
.Theessenti
althi
ngi nlif
eisnotconquer i
ngbutf i
ghtingwel l.
Q.3.WhyhasLugLongbeencal l
edt hef i
neexampleofCouber ti
n'sideal?
Ans.Couber ti
n,t hef ounderofmoder nOl ympi
cGames,v i
ewedt hattaki
ngpar tinOl ympi cswasmor e
i
mpor tantthanwi nning.LuzLongbel ievedinthesamepr i
ncipl
e.JesseOwenswashi srival
.Hisv ictorymeans
LuzLong' sdef eat .Yetheencour agedhi mt oqualif
yinthet ri
alsandmadef riendshipwithhi m.Sohewas
call
edt hetrueexampl eofCouber tin.
Q.4.Whatdoy out hinkwast hegreat estOlympicpri
zeforJesseOwens- thegol
dmedal hewoni nl ongj umpor
thefri
endshi phef or medwi thLuzLong?
Ans.Thegr eat estOl ympicpr izeforJesseOwenswast hefri
endshipofLuzLongt hanthegoldmedal .

Extr
aquest
ionsandanswers
Questi
ons:[
2x5
(a)WhenandwhereweretheOlympicGamesbei
nghel
d?
(b)Whywerenati
onal
i
sti
cfeeli
ngsrunni
nghi
gh?
(
c)Whywasn'
tOwensmuchworri
ed?
(
d)Whydidev
ery
onethi
nkt
hatOwenswouldwi
nlongjumpeasi
l
y?
(
e)Whatdi
dOwensthi
nkwhi
legoingov
eront
heboat?

Answer: (a)
TheOl ympicGameswer ebeingheldinBer l
i
nintheSummerof1936.
(b)AdolfHi tl
erchildi
shlyinsi
stedthathi sperformersweremember sofmast errace.Sot hatnat
ionali
sti
c
feel
ingswer erunninghigh.
(c)Owenswasnotmuchwor ri
ed,becausehehadt rai
ned,sweatedanddisci
pli
nedhi msel
fforsixyearswith
theGamesi nmind.
(d)EveryonethoughtthatOwenswoul dwi nlongjumpeasilybecauseayearbefore,
asauni versi
tyst
udent,he
hadsett hewor l
drecordof26f eet8¼i nches.
(e)Whilegoingov eront heboat,Owenst houghtabouttaki
nghomeoneort woofgol dmedals.Hehadhi seye
onlongjump.

Quest
ions:(a)HowdidLuzLongpushOwensont oapeakper
for
mance?
(
b)Howdi dLuzLonggr eetOwenswhent helatt
erwont hemedal
inLongj
ump?
(
c)WhatdidOwenst hinkaboutLuz'
sfri
endship?
(
d)WhowasPi er
redeCouber t
in?Whatwashi sidea?
(
e)Whyi sLuzcall
edtheepitomeofCouberti
n?
Answer:
(a)Luzbr okehispastrecord.I
ndoingso,hepushedOwenst ogiv
ehi speakperformance.
(b)WhenOwenswont hemedalinLongj ump,LuzLongshookhandwi thOwens.Hi ssmi l
ewasgenui ne.Hi s
gri
pwasf ri
endly.
(c)Owenst houghtthatLuz'
sfri
endshi
pwas24- carat
.Ifhemeltedallhi
sgoldmedal stheycouldnotbepl ating
onLuz' sgenuinefri
endship.
(d)PierredeCouber ti
nwast hefounderoft hemodem Ol ympicGames.Hi sidealwast hatthei
mportantt hing
i
nt heOl ympicGameswasnotwi nningbutt aki
ngpart.
(e)Luz was cal l
ed the epit
ome ofPi erre de Couberti
n because he beli
ev ed i
n Coubert
in'
sidealt hat
parti
cipati
ngi nOlympicGameswasmor ei mportantt
hanwi nni
ng.