Prose 4 – Learning The Game  – Questions

1. Which among the following is the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar ? 

A. Playing it your way 

B. Playing it own way 

C. Playing my game 

D. Playing it my way 

 

2. The prose ” Learning the Game ” is related to which cricket player history ? 

A. Saurav Ganguly 

B. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 

C. Sachin Tendulkar 

D. Rahul Dravid 

 

3. Throughout Sachin’s career, he have actually ___________ a lot in the nets.

A. Batted 

B. Bowled 

C. Fielded 

D. Keeping 

 

4. From a very early age, Sachin played tennis-ball cricket with my ____________ ? 

A. Colony Friends 

B. Village Teammates 

C. Relatives 

D. School friends 

 

5. Sachin often tried to emulate the __________ of his favourite players. 

A. Mannerism 

B. Attitude 

C. Passion 

D. Patriotism 

 

6. Who among the following is the favorite player of Sachin Tendulkar ?

A. Shoaib Akhtar 

B. Imran Khan 

C. Sunil Gavaskar 

D. Kapil Dev 

 

7. Initially in which school Sachin studied ? 

A. Shardashram Vidhyamandir

B. New English School 

C. Adarsh Kendra 

D. Vidyalaya Kendra 

 

8. Which school gave due importance to cricket ? 

A. Shardashram Vidhyamandir –

B. New English School 

C. Adarsh Kendra 

D. Vidyalaya Kendra 

 

9. Who took Sachin to the camp to train under Ramakant Achrekar Sir ? 

A. Brother 

B. Friend 

C. Father 

D. Cousin 

 

10. What was the age of Sachin when he joined the camp under Ramakant Achrekar ? 

A. 8 

B. 9 

C. 10 

D. 11 

 

11. Achrekar sir started playing cricket at the age of _________? 

A. 11 

B. 12 

C. 13 

D. 14 

 

12. Achrekar sir started playing cricket in the year _________ ? 

A. 1940 

B. 1942 

C. 1943 

D. 1946 

 

13. I had never batted in the nets before and felt somewhat overawed with so many people around. 

The synonym of overawed is ? 

A. To impress somebody so much that he/she feels nervous or frightened 

B. The extract something from someone who is more talented 

C. To give full potential when playing for the first time 

D. The process of giving extra effort to impress 

 

14. Sachin’s brother name is ? 

A. Varun

B. Arun

C. Ajit 

D. Arjun

 

15. Sir called ___________ aside and informed him that I was perhaps too young to make the camp. 

A. Sachin’s Father 

B. Sachin’s Cousin 

C. Sachin’s Brother 

D. Sachin’s Friend 

 

16. Who knew that Sachin was capable of performing far better than he had done in front of Achrekar Sir ?

A. Ajit 

B. Sachin’s Friend 

C. Sachin’s Father 

D. Cousin 

 

17. The camp involved a session every morning and evening at _________ park. 

A. Rajini 

B. Shivaji 

C. Joggers 

D. City 

 

18. Sachin would practice between _______ am and ________ am in the morning.

A. 8.30 am and 10.30 am 

B. 6.30 am and 9.30 am

C. 9.30 am and 11.30 am 

D. 7.30 am and 10.30 am 

 

19. Travelling to the shivaji park from house took how many hours ? 

A. 40 Minutes 

B. 30 Minutes 

C. 25 Minutes 

D. 50 Minutes 

 

20. During the bus journey Sachin and his brother __________ 

A. Never talked about Sachin’s cricket 

B. Talked about Sachin’s bowling 

C. Talked about Sachin’s batting 

D. Both B and C are correct 

 

21. Which was served as a personal coaching manual for Sachin ? 

A. Ajits thought about Sachin’s carrier 

B. Ajits thought about Sachin’s batting 

C. Achrekar sir advise about playing smartly 

D. Achrekar sir advice about Sachin’s batting

 

22. In practising camp Sachin had how many sets of cloth ? 

A. 1 

B. 2 

C. 3 

D. 4 

 

23. Sir had started taking an active interest in my batting and at the end of the ____________months, informed Ajit that I had the potential to be a good cricketer if I practiced all year round . 

A. 2 

B. 3 

C. 4 

D. 5 

 

24. Who always said that all he wanted me to do was give it my best effort without worrying about the results ? 

A. Ajit 

B. Sachin’s Coach 

C. Sachin’s Father 

D. Sachin’s Friend 

 

25. In his first year at Shardashram, Sachin played __________ practice matches during the summer break of _________days 

A. 55 and 60 

B. 60 and 60 

C. 60 and 55 

D. 50 and 60 

 

26. Sachin’s summer sessions used to start at __________ am and end at _______ pm.

A. 8.30 and 4.30 

B. 9.30 and 3.30 

C. 10.30 and 5.30 

D. 7.30 and 4.30 

 

27. Sachin’s evening session would start at 5 pm after only a ______minute break.

A. 20

B. 25 

C. 30 

D. 45 

 

28. During the break, Sir would often give me some money to go and have a __________ ? 

A. Vadapav 

B. Tea and snacks 

C. Cake

D. Protein 

 

29. Between 5 pm and 7 pm Sachin had have _________ more net sessions.

A. 3 

B. 4 

C. 5 

D. 6 

 

30. Winning the ___________ used to give me immense satisfaction and taught me how to concentrate even when physically drained. 

A. One rs coin 

B. Match 

C. 5 rs coin 

D. 100 rs 

 

31. At the end of practice what did the coach tell to Sachin ? 

A. To Run 

B. To Take rest 

C. To sleep well 

D. To travel around park 

 

32. Occasionally, my father came to take me home and I would always ask him to treat me to a special fruit ___________at a juice centre near the club.

A. Salas

B. Akebi 

C. Cocktail

D. Durain 

 

33. Why bus conductors would inevitably complain about Sachin taking up the space of another passenger. 

A. The bus is rush 

B. Sachin carries kit bag 

C. Both A and b are correct 

D. None are correct 

 

34. I didn’t have the money for a second ticket and I had to learn to take these remarks in my stride. 

The synonym of Stride is ? 

A. Stage in progress towards an aim 

B. Learning new ways 

C. Growing up very fast 

D. A maturing mindset 

 

35. Which thing became an extension of Sachin while traveling in bus ? 

A. Bat and ball

B. Dress

C. Helmet 

D. Kitbag 

 

36. I’d often take the bus or train from Bandra to ______________, and it was all a great learning experience.

A. Shivaji park 

B. Malad 

C. Railway Station 

D. Church Gate 

 

37. Sir would spot me in the melee and virtually drag me out.

The synonym of melee is ? 

A. A confused crowd of people 

B. A large crowd in a festival 

C. Top of the stadium 

D. None of the above 

 

38. “Don’t waste your time playing insane games with these kids. Cricket is waiting for you at the nets. 

Who said the above lines ? 

A. Achrekar 

B. Sachin’s Brother 

C. Sachin’s Father 

D. Sachin’s Friend 

 

39. It wasn’t for me to come and watch other people play for, if I practiced hard enough, one day people from across the world would come and watch me play. 

Who said the above lines ? 

A. Achrekar 

B. Sachin’s Brother 

C. Sachin’s Father 

D. Sachin’s Friend 

 

40. I feel sheepish about my actions and can only admire Achrekar Sir’s farsightedness. 

The meaning of farsightedness is ? 

A. An vision problem

B. Awareness of future possibilities 

C. Understanding the life 

D. Knowing past and future life 

 

41. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on 

A. 24th April 1973 

B. 30th April 1973 

C. 22nd April 1973 

D. 20th April 1973 

 

42. Who is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries ? 

A. Virat Kohli 

B. Sachin Tendulkar 

C. Saurav Ganguly 

D. Rahul Dravid 

 

43. Total international matches played by Sachin is ? 

A. 774

B. 664 

C. 884 

D. 660 

 

44. In which year sachin was nominated to Rajyasabha ? 

A. 2008 

B. 2009 

C. 2011 

D. 2012 

 

45. Sachin retired from cricket on 16th November _________ ? 

A. 2011

B. 2012 

C. 2013 

D. 2014 

 

46. Total international runs scored by sachin is ? 

A. 34,357

B. 34,457

C. 33,357 

D. 33,457 

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