Session:2023–2024

Grade: S1 Subject: English Poem : Olympic Granny

Reference to Context

A. Answer these questions with reference to the context :

1. ‘The trouble is she can’t decide which sport she plays the best.’
a. Who is ‘She’ in these lines?
Ans – ‘She’ is ‘Grandma’ in these lines.
b. What is the trouble?
Ans – The trouble is that she can’t decide which sport she plays the best.
c. Was ‘she’ good at sports? Why or why not?
Ans – Yes, she was good at all sports because she had won all contests
in Olympic Games.
2. ‘Is how she wins all contests with her wheelchair and her walker.’
a. Who is the speaker referring to in these lines?
Ans – The speaker is referring to ‘Grandma’ in these lines.
b. How does ‘she’ win all contests?
Ans – She wins all her contests with her wheelchair and her walker.
c. What does ‘wheelchair’ and ‘walker’ signify?
Ans – ‘Wheelchair’ and ‘Walker’ signify that Grandma is very ill, but
then also she gives a tough competition to her competitors. Through
this she gives a message that nothing is impossible in this world, also
being a physically challenged person, you can achieve your goal if you
want to.
B. Answer these questions :
1. Which games did Grandma participate in ?
Ans :- Grandma had participated in all the sports like :- Table tennis, weight
lifting, cycling, high jump, hammer throwing, marathons, boxing, basketball,
rowing, and wrestling.
2. How will Grandma make her competitors feel at the Olympic Games?
Ans :- Grandma will laugh at her competitors and make them shake with fear at
the Olympic Games.
3. What is Grandma’s age? What trouble does she face?
Ans – Grandma is ninety – nine years old.
The trouble is that she can’t decide which sport she plays the best.
4. List all the sports that Grandma is good at.
Ans :- The list of all sports in which Grandma is good at, are :- archery, canoe,
wrestling, diving board, trampoline, taekwondo, high jump, hammer throwing,
marathons, rowing, boxing and basketball.
5. What according to the speaker , is shocking?
Ans – According to the speaker it is shocking that she wins all contest with her wheelchair and
her walker.