Odisha State Board CHSE Odisha Class 11 Approaches to English Book 1 Solutions Unit 2 Text D: The Jam Sahib of Newanagar Textbook Activity Questions and Answers.
CHSE Odisha Class 11 Alternative English Solutions Unit 2Text D: The Jam Sahib of Newanagar
Activity-16
Understanding The Writer’S Purpose
Which of the following does the text aim to do?
a) instruct people on how they can become great batsmen.
b)warn good batsmen of.the danger of playing in a foreign and.
c)present a factual account of the Jam Sahib’s game.
d) express the writer’s great admiration for Jam Sahib as a batsman
Answer:
(d) express the writer’s great admiration for Jam Sahib as a batsman.
Activity-17
Understanding The Structure Of The Text
Look quickly through the text and decide which paragraphs are about each of the following points
| Points in: the text | Paragraph Number(s) |
| i) a special place in the affections of the English people. | |
| ii) Jam Sahib’s technical perfection in comparison with that of Shrewsbury. | |
| iii) Maximum result with minimum effort. | |
| iv) But the king will come to no more | |
| v) Success in bringing the East into the heart of happy crowds. | |
| vi) Stillness of the panther before its sudden spring. |
Answer:
| Points in the text | Paragraph Number(s) |
| i) Special place in the affections of the English people. | 7 |
| ii) The Jam Sahib’s technical is perfect in comparison with that of Shrewsbury. | 3 |
| iii) Maximum result with minimum. effort. | 6 |
| iv) But the king will come to no more | 9 |
| v) Success in bringing the East into the heart of happy crowds. | 8 |
| vi) Stillness of the panther before its sudden spring. | 4 |
Activity-18
Comprehension
Decide which of the following statements the writer would agree with.
i) The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar is the first Indian who has reached the imagination of the English people,
ii) Mr. Asquith scored many more runs than Shrewsbury.
iii) India could have found a better ambassador than the Jam Sahib with his smile and bat.
iv) Mr. Asquith can’t stand comparison ‘with the Jam Sahib with his mastery of the fine and omission of inessentials.
v) The Jam Sahib used to remain motionless as the ball was delivered.
Answer:
(i) The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar is the first Indian who has touched the imagination of the English people, (v) The Jam Sahib used to remain motionless as the ball was delivered.
Extra Activity-18(A)
A. Find out which statement is true about the Jam Sahib
i)The Jam Sahib is an economist,
ii) Mr. Shrewsbury is a tariff batsman.
iii)No batsman can ever face the powerful bowling of the Jam Sahib
iv)The Jam Sahib and Mr. Asquith can be compared on the same line so far as maintaining the economy.
v)Jam Sahib entered cricket and the writer has written this essay on that.
Answer:
(iv) The Jam Sahib and Mr. Asquith can be compared on the same line so far as maintaining the economy.
B. See which of the following is correct in the context of the text. The Jam Sahib
a) is an Indian cricket bowler.
b) has scored two single centuries in a single match on a single day.
c) passes the quickness of the panther with the stillness of its spring.
d) moves like a squirrel on the pitch while the bowler approaches the wicket.
e) makes a slight movement of his wrist and the ball races the ropes.
f)has own no special place in the affections of the English people.
Answer:
(e) The Jam Sahib makes a slight movement of his wrist and the ball races to the ropes
C.(a) What does the feeling of writer in the initial lines of the text?
Answer:
The writer expresses great anger at Jam Sahib’s retirement from cricket. Therefore, he says in the initial lines of the text that the last ball has been howled,
the bats have been bowled and put away and the ground stands will look empty around Lords.
(b) Why did the Jam Sahib retire from cricket?
Answer:
The Jam Sahib had a far-reaching contribution to cricket. But he got retired from cricket because he had become forty and had become fat
(c) What was specific about Strawberries?
Answer:
Strawberry was dull and mechanic, There was no style, color, no enthusiasm, no character in his art of playing cricket. To him cricket was not an adventure, but a business, Although his technical perfection was astonishing, the soul of the game was wanting in him.
(d) What was special about the Jam Sahib?
Answer:
The Jam Sahib’s playing cricket was most attractive. His play was as sunny “as his face. He was not miserly in begging mns’ but was a mi, billionaire spending them with an sP, ended yet and generosity. He stands motionless as the bowler approaches the wicket. That bat suddenly flashes to the ball and the stroke is over.
(e) Why do Jam Sahib and Mr. Asquith stand in comparison in the text?
Answer:
Both Jam Sahib and Mr. Asquith are known economies in their respective fields. Mr. Asquith is economical in his use of words and the Jam Sahib is also in his use of actions in playing cricket. Both achieve the same comp, etc„ ess of effort. The Jam Sahib never uses action too much and Mr. Asquith never uses a word too many.
(f) What does the writer say about the other known Indians and the Jam Sahib?
Answer:
The great Indians such as the Gokhale, the Banerjee, and the Tagores are known for their high scholarship, rare powers of speech and noble characters come to the
English. They come arid go unseen and unheard by the mess of people. But the Jam Sahib has brought the East into the heart of the holiday crowds and taught them to think of it as something human and kind-hearted and keenly responsive to the joys and appeal to them i.e. the English.
Activity 19
( Writing)
Write an Idler io friend. comparing the Jam expressing your views on Gardiner’s appreciation of Jam Sahib’s batting while Sahib with your favorite batsman in international cricket.
Activity-20
Brochure Writing
A brochure refers to a booklet or even a page with pictures that gives you information about a product or service.
Read the following writing (brochure) about a city in England.
The famous Roman City of St. Albanus is 30 miles North of London and can easily be reached by train or bus. The town although small is well worth a visit and the following places are of particular interest to the tourist. First, there are the Roman remains of Verulamium and the Roman theatre, both situated in beautiful natural surroundings near a lake.
Second and closed by, is the impressive, largely Norman Cathedral, the second largest in Britain and housing the remains of the first Christian martyr, St. Alban. You can then roll along old winding streets like Fishpool and George Street, both lined with fine examples of Tudor and Georgian houses, and not far away is the clock tower, built in 1645. Last but not least, no visitor should leave the city without dropping into one of the numerous picturesque old pubs.
Pre-reading Activity:
We have so far read three texts Text-A on a lovable man who was a teacher of the writer’s father at the elementary school. Text-B on the writer’s mother and Text-C on Lucy’s mother who suffered in her old age because of governmental apathy. The present section (Section-D) presents a portrait of a great cricketer an Indian prince who in England won the hearts of the Englishmen of his time with his superb batting You must have heard about Sunil Gavaskar as a master batsman and you must have watched Sachin Tendulkar batting.’ Can you name some other batsmen whom you admire and say what’s special about their batting? Have you ever heard about a cricketer named the Jam Sahib? Now read the following Text to know about this great cricketer of the past.
The Jam Sahib Of Nawangar Summary in English
The writer says that cricket fans have to say goodbye to cricket. Because they have already said goodbye to the cricket king who will no more appear in the field to amuse the audience. It is because the Jam Sahib has turned forty and becomes fat. No more will they see him running lightly down the pavilion steps, his face wreathed in chubby smiles. However, it is a fact that as a batsman the Indian will live as the supreme master of the Englishman’s game. His season’s average of 87 with a total of over 3000 runs, is easily the highest point ever reached in English cricket.
He has totaled over 3,000 runs three times and no one else has equaled that record. He has also scored two double centuries in a single match on a single day. The Jam Sahib has the root of the matter in him. His play is as sunny as his face. He was born and brought up in his little kingdom Nawanagar where he has the power of life and death in his hands, he is extremely popular. His pleasure rests in giving pleasure. He is the perfect embodiment of combining the stillness of the panther with the suddenness of its spring. The style of the Jam Sahib is entirely different. He stands motionless as the bowler approaches the wicket. He remains motionless as the ball is delivered. Then the bat flashes to the ball, and the stroke is over.
The boy seems as if not having changed position, the feet unmoved, and the bat as before. Jam Sahib makes a slight movement of his wrist and the ball races to the ropes. As Mr. Asquith is economical in the use of words as the Jam Sahib in the same of action, a man of high scholarship, rare powers of speech, noble character— the Gokhale’s, the Banerjee’s, the Tagores come and go by the m&ss of the people. The Jam Sahib has brought the East into the heart of the happy holiday English crowds and has taught them to think of it as something human and kind-hearted and keenly responsive to the joys that appeal to all.
Analytical outlines of the text.
- The writer says that cricket fans have to say goodbye to cricket.
- Because they have already said goodbye to the cricket king.
- The cricket king will no more appear in the field to amuse the audience.
- It is because the Jam Sahib has turned forty.
- He becomes fat.
- No more will they see him running lightly down the pavilion steps.
- We can no more see his face wreathed in chubby smiles in the pavilion.
- It is a fact that as a batsman the Indian will live as the supreme mortar
- His season’s average is 87 with a total of every 3000 runs. of the Englishman’s game.
- It is actually the highest point ever reached in English cricket.
- He has totaled over 3000 runs three times.
- No one else has equaled that record.
- He has also scored two double centuries in a single match on a single day
- Jam Sahib has the f00t 6f the matter in
- His play is sunny as his fane.
- He was born and brought up in his little kingdom Nawanagar.
- Here, he has the power of life and. death in his hand.
- He is extremely popular for his attractive playing.
- His pleasure rests in giving pleasures.
- He is the perfect embodiment of combining the stillness of the panther with the suddenness of its spring,
- The style of the Jam Sahib is entirely different.
- He stands motionless as the bowler approaches the wicket.
- He remains motionless as the ball is delivered.
- Then the bat flashes to the ball.
- Then the stroke is over.
- The boy. seems as if not having changed position.
- The boy seems as if the feet are unmoved and the bat is as before.
- Jam Sahib makes a slight movement of his wrist and the ball riches to the ropes.
- Mr. Asquith is economical in the use of words.
- So Jam Sahib is economical in the use of action.
- He is a man of high scholarship, rare powers of speech, and noble character.
- The Gokhale, the Banerjee, and the Tagores come and go by the mass of the people.
- Jam Sahib has brought the East into the heart of the happy holiday English crowds.
- He has taught them to think of it as something human.
- He also taught them to think of it as something kind-hearted and keenly responsive to the joys that appeal to all.
Meaning Of Difficult Words:
Lord’s- the most important cricket ground in England.
Grandstands – places where spectators sit to watch a game.
Jam Sahib – Ranjit Singhji, Prince and ruler of the former Indian State of Nawanagar.
chubby – plump and round-faced. bidding goodbye (from cricket)
hats off – bidding goodbye (from cricket)
chubby smiles – smiles of a person who has a round face.
Washington Irving – American essayist, story- writer and historian (1783- 1859)
Shrewsbury – a famous English cricketer of the time
menaced – endangered, in danger.
wanting – lacking, there is the absence of.
millionaire – very rich, wealthy, affluent,
gaiety – the spirit of joy, pleasure, happiness.
daring -courageous, energetic, vigorous.
generosity – liberal, very kind, noble.
swiftness – quickness, speedy in movement
stylists – people who play cricket very gracefully and in a unique way
indisputable – unquestionable, unargumental undebatable, tentative, unquarreling.
flourish – bloom, decorate gracefully move.
cease – abandon, stop, halt, pause.
lightens – flashes.
Mr. Asquith – British Statesman (1852-1928)
inessentials – unnecessary, unrequired unwanted.