✏️ Section 3 — Worked Examples
Example 1: What are the Paralympics?
Step 1: Read the question with care first.
Step 2: Think about what these games are.
Step 3: They are for athletes with disabilities.
Step 4: They happen after the Olympic Games.
Step 5: Many countries send their best players.
Step 6: The games started in the year 1960.
Answer: Paralympics are world games for athletes who have disabilities of any kind.
Example 2: How did Sheetal Devi inspire us?
Step 1: Read the question and think deeply.
Step 2: Think about who Sheetal Devi is.
Step 3: She was born without both her arms.
Step 4: She does archery using her feet only.
Step 5: She won medals at the world level.
Step 6: Her courage inspires millions of people.
Answer: Sheetal Devi inspires us by winning medals in archery without using arms.
Example 3: What is the chapter's main idea?
Step 1: Read the question slowly and think.
Step 2: Think about all the brave athletes.
Step 3: They all have some disability to face.
Step 4: But they never give up on their dreams.
Step 5: They show that the world has no limits.
Step 6: The human spirit is very strong always.
Answer: Nothing is impossible if you have will power and courage inside you.
✅ Detailed Answers — Take-Home Handout (The World of Limitless Possibilities)
Part A — Fill in the Blanks:
1. disabled 2. 1968 3. archery 4. shot 5. will power (or spirit) 6. 1960 7. arms
Part B — True or False:
1. True 2. False (Sheetal Devi was born without arms, so she does archery using her feet.) 3. True 4. False (Disabilities do not mean weakness; these athletes prove that the human spirit can overcome any physical challenge.) 5. True 6. True 7. False (People with disabilities play and win at the highest levels of sport.)
Part C — Match the Columns:
1 → b (Sheetal Devi = Archery with feet only) 2 → a (Dr. Deepa Malik = Shot put medal winner) 3 → d (Paralympic = Games for disabled athletes) 4 → c (Courage = Being brave at all times) 5 → e (Inclusion = Letting everyone join in)
Part D — Short Answer Questions:
1. The Paralympic Games are an international sports competition for athletes who have physical disabilities. They are held every four years, just like the Olympic Games, and bring together athletes from around the world.
2. Sheetal Devi was born without arms. She does archery by holding the bow with one foot and drawing the bowstring with the other foot. Her aim is extraordinary, and she has won medals at the Asian Para Games.
3. Dr. Deepa Malik is a true hero because she became paralyzed below the waist after a spinal tumour, yet she never stopped competing. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, she won a silver medal in shot put, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games.
4. Inclusion means making sure that every person, including those with physical disabilities, has the same opportunity to participate, belong, and be valued in sports, school, and all parts of life. It means no one is left out.
5. India first joined the Paralympic Games in 1968.
🃏 Section 6 — Revision Flashcards
What are the Paralympics?
Games for athletes with disabilities.
When did India first join?
India joined in the year 1968.
Who is Dr. Deepa Malik?
She won a medal in shot put event.
What is special about Sheetal Devi?
She does archery using only her feet.
What does courage mean?
Being brave even when life is hard.
What does inclusion mean?
Letting everyone join and take part.
What is the main theme?
Nothing is impossible with strong will.
What does limitless mean?
Having no end or boundary at all.