Maggie Amritraj

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Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:-

1. Discover more about Vijay Amritraj and his mother Maggie Amritraj

2. Relate to the central idea of the prose chapter “Maggie Amritraj -Mother of Vijay Amritraj"

3. Answer the questions related to the same.

Drag and Drop

Match the famous sports persons 

David Warner

Vijay Amritraj

Lionel Messi

Saniya Nehwal

Cristiano Ronaldo

Vijay Amritraj

Vijay Amritraj (born 14 December 1953) is an Indian sports commentator, occasional actor and former tennis player from Madras.He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour, in 1983.

Maggie Amritraj, mother of former Indian tennis players Anand, Vijay and Ashok, breathed her last on 19 April,2019 after prolonged illness. 

She was 92 and is survived by her three sons and their families.

A former tennis player herself, Maggie was instrumental in getting the three sons into tennis. 

What message does Vijay Amritraj give to the parents of sick and weak kids?

We already had a potential star in the family.
Who was the 'potential star'? How was he different from Vijay?

"As an athlete Anand was strong ,agile and in perfect physical shape."

Choose the option which is similar in meaning to the word "agile".

1. steady
2. unperceptive
3. quick
4. sedate

Despite not being the most athletic and of good health, who does Vijay mainly attribute his success to?

Cite a few examples from the extract which suggest that Vijay's parents were extremely determined to make sure that their children succeeded in tennis.

"To prove that a robust beginning to life is not a pre-requisite to success."
Choose the Antonym of 'Robust' from the options given below

1. Durable
2. Strong
3. Sturdy
4. Frail

What remark from Dr Rajan persuaded Vijay's parents to get their children professionally into tennis?

What kind of absurd vision did it take for one woman to believe that she could do it with three?
Choose the antonym of " absurd".

1. strange
2. silly
3. reasonable
4. illogical

How does the old dictum "nothing ventured nothing gained" perfectly sit with the Vijay Amritraj's story?

"It would have been easy to let me stagger along".
Choose the synonym of 'stagger' from the options given below.

1. Reel
2. Dive
3. Plunge
4. Dull

Despite no medical science to support it, what diet change does Vijay say helped his chest congestion?

Who out of the three brothers does Vijay say was a prime candidate for failure?

Complete question number  1,3,5 of Maggie Amritraj, in your English notebook.

Page number -145

Success Criteria: Now I Can
Discover more about Vijay Amritraj and his mother Maggie Amritraj
Relate to the central idea of the prose chapter “Maggie Amritraj -Mother of Vijay Amritraj"
Share my views while answering the questions.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Need Help
4. Not Sure