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Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What was Hima Das's initial sport before she became a professional sprinter?
(a) Basketball
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Tennis
Ans: (b)
Hima wondered if she had made the right decision to give up her dreams of playing football.

(ii) Where did Hima win the gold medal in the World Junior Athletics Championship?
(a) Delhi, India
(b) Sivasagar, Assam
(c) Tampere, Finland
(d) Mumbai, India
Ans: (c)
Hima won the gold medal at the World Junior Athletics Championship in Tampere, Finland.

(iii) What does the thin line of chalk symbolize in the story?
(a) Starting point of the race
(b) Finish line of the race
(c) Training area boundary
(d) Coach's instructions
Ans: (b)
The thin line of chalk represents the finish line of the race in the story.

(iv) Who was Hima's coach for the race in Finland?
(a) Usain Bolt
(b) Nipon Das
(c) P.T. Usha
(d) Michael Phelps
Ans: (b)
Nipon Das was Hima's coach for the race in Finland.

(v) What did Hima wonder about the field in Finland before the race?
(a) How different it would be from the football fields back home
(b) Whether it would have more spectators
(c) If there would be more hurdles in the race
(d) Whether the track would be bumpy
Ans: (a)
Hima wondered about the differences between the field in Finland and the football fields back home.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) Hima Das won the gold medal at the __________ World Under-20 Championships in Tampere.
Ans: IAAF
The 400-metre finals of the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Tampere.

(ii) The thin line of chalk marks the finish line of the __________.
Ans: race
The thin line of chalk marks the finish line of the race, as described in the story.

(iii) Hima wondered if she had made the right decision to give up her dreams of playing __________.
Ans: football
Hima wondered if she had made the right decision to give up her dreams of playing football.

(iv) With every passing second, Hima gained ground and kept passing the other __________.
Ans: competitors
Hima gained ground and kept passing the other competitors during the race.

(v) The audience erupted in applause, saluting the champion who had just won the World U-20 championships in a spectacular __________.
Ans: sprint
Hima won the World U-20 championships in a spectacular sprint.

Q3: Match the Column (In a Table)

Ans:

Q4: True/False 

(i) Hima crossed the finish line with a careful start and measured breaths.
Ans: False
Hima crossed the finish line with adjustments in her sprint and a final push, not with a careful start and measured breaths.

(ii) Hima's coach for the race in Finland was P.T. Usha.
Ans: False
Hima's coach for the race in Finland was Nipon Das, not P.T. Usha.

(iii) Hima wondered if she had made the right decision to give up professional sprinting.
Ans: True
Hima wondered if she had made the right decision to give up her dreams of playing football

(iv) The audience erupted in silence when Hima won the race.
Ans: False
The audience erupted in applause and joyous cheers, not in silence, when Hima won the race.