By Team ClassWork 
9. What were the games offered in a small local school?
Ans.They had few cricketing facilities and they offered basketball, football, table tennis, and hickey in small local school
10. Which game Kapil worked hard?Why did he switch from one game to other?
Ans.: Kapil worked hard and dreamed to become a foot baler. Fortunately, all his friends were interested in cricket and they convinced him to change his game. So Kapil switched from football to cricket.
II Read each of the following extracts and answer the questions given below:
1. “Our beginnings never know our ends”
a. Who said this?
Ans.: Kapil Dev
b. Why did he say so? Where does his life begin?
Ans.: When Kapil Dev has concluded by looking back at his life, he said like that ‘Our beginnings never know our ends’. Kapil’s life begins in Chandigarh.
2. “I found it hard to sit still”
a. Whom does ‘I’ refer to?
Ans.: ‘I’ refers to Kapil Dev.
b. Why did he found hard to sit still?
Ans.: Kapil Dev found hard to sit still because he was very naughty and he was never managed to control himself. He had very curious personality.
3. “These dreams seemed like castles in the air”
a. Who said this?
Ans.: Kapil Dev .
b. What are the dreams seems like ‘castle in the air’?
Ans.: Kapil Dev had the dreams to travel around the world and drive a ‘Mercedes Benz’.
4. “The rash that Papaya sap can cause”
a. Who said this?
Ans.: Kapil Dev.
b. What made him to discover rash?
Ans.: Kapil and his friends climbed the papaya tree in the garden of his neighbour‘s house. They stayed for a while due to the woman and the guests with tea party under papaya tree. This made him to discover rash that papaya sap can cause.
5. “She knows we were up to mischief”
a. Whom does ‘She’ refer to?
Ans.: ‘She’ refers to Kapil’s Neighbouring woman.
b. Why did Kapil said this?
Ans.: When Kapil’s neighbouring women went to Delhi for a couple of days.She had ninety – two pomegranates on the tree in her garden. She counted them every day because she knew Kapil and his friends were naughty. Therefore, Kapil narrated this line.
6. “She counted them every day”
a. Whom does ‘She’ refer to?
Ans.: ‘She’ refers to Kapil’s Neighbouring lady.
b. Why did she count every day?
Ans.: She counted ninety-two pomegranates on the tree in her garden.
Because she knew that Kapil and his friends were very naughty and might have stolen them.
7. “I was fairly good at all games”
a. Whom does ‘I’ refer to?
Ans.: Kapil Dev.
b. What are the games that are offer at Kapil Dev School?
Ans.: The games that are offered by Kapil Dev’s school were basketball, football,
table tennis and hockey.
8. “That is a decision I will always be grateful to them for”
a. Whom does ‘Them’ refer to?
Ans.: Kapil’s friends.
b. Why does Kapil Dev grateful for his friends?
Ans.: Kapil Dev dreamed of becoming a football player. However, fortunately, all his friends
were interested and played cricket and they convinced Kapil Dev to change his game. As they,
unconsciously introduced him to cricket which he was made so he is grateful for
his friends.
