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Describe Maria Sharapova.
Maria Sharapova is a famous woman tennis player. She has won the women’ singles at Wimbledon is 2004 and became the world’s No. 1 woman tennis player in 2005. She is a Russian by birth. She got the professional training in United States of America. She loves singing, dancing, reading novels and is very hardworking and dedicated.
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(a) How old was Santosh when she scaled Mt. Everest?
(b) Mention three qualities of Santosh which impressed her seniors.
(c) Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as the following:
(i) hardly.
(ii) worry.
(a) Who invited Santosh to join them as a member?
(b) How many times did Santosh conquer the Everest?
(c) Find out the word / phrase from the passage which means the same as the following : ‘highest awards.’
(i) What does it mean to be ‘on top of the world’?
(ii) What did Santosh do when she was on the top of the world?
(iii) Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following words:
(a) actually, (b) greatness.
When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?
Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident?
How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?
What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for
her team-mates?
Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mt Everest. What were the reasons for this?
How does she describe her feelings at the summit of the Everest?
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
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