Poorvi · Grade 6 · English
Sports and Wellness — Unit 4: Complete Solutions
Step-by-step answers for Change of Heart, The Winner, and Yoga — A Way of Life — every in-text activity and exercise question solved in detail, with the original textbook illustrations for reference.
Prose · Story
1. Change of Heart
📘 In-Text Questions (Before & During Reading)
Let us do these activities before we read
I Which games or sports do you play?
Sample Answer: I play badminton, football, and chess. I also enjoy playing hide-and-seek and kho-kho with my friends in the evenings.
II Make a list: games for fun vs games for competition.
1. Games/sports I play for fun: hide-and-seek, catch-catch, cycling, badminton with friends
2. Games/sports I play for competition: chess tournaments, inter-school badminton matches, athletics/races on Sports Day
2. Games/sports I play for competition: chess tournaments, inter-school badminton matches, athletics/races on Sports Day
III How do you feel when you win or lose?
Sample Answer: When I win, I feel proud and happy. When I lose, I feel a little disappointed at first, but I try to remember that I still had fun playing and can do better next time.
IV Tick the correct meaning of the following:
1. friendly matches — (ii) matches played without competition
2. opponent — (i) someone who you compete with
3. tally of marks — (ii) record of points in a game/match
4. sporting spirit — (ii) being fair and respecting each player in a game
2. opponent — (i) someone who you compete with
3. tally of marks — (ii) record of points in a game/match
4. sporting spirit — (ii) being fair and respecting each player in a game
Let us discuss (after reading Part I)
1 State True or False: Prabhat would accept losing to anyone easily.
Answer: False — Prabhat could not bear losing at all, not even at marbles, and would avoid playing any game unless he was sure to win.
2 What was special about the last Friday of each month?
Answer: The last Friday of each month was significant because the coach conducted friendly matches during the games period on that day.
3 Who was responsible for maintaining the score for the match?
Answer: Prabhat was given the responsibility of keeping score for the badminton match between him and Surya.
4 Do you think Prabhat wished to play another match with Surya? Why do you think so?
Answer: No, Prabhat probably did not genuinely wish to play another match with Surya, because he had won this one only by cheating. Deep down, he may have felt uneasy or guilty about a fair rematch, unlike Surya who happily suggested playing again since he was only interested in having fun, not winning.
Let us discuss (after reading Part II)
1 How did Surya feel about playing?
Answer: Surya enjoyed playing for its own sake, regardless of winning or losing. Even when he was “hopeless” at basketball and could not score a basket for ten minutes, his happy smile never left his face — he simply loved playing.
2 What was it about Surya that Prabhat observed?
Answer: Prabhat observed that Surya was great at some games and terrible at others, but what remained common in every game was his enjoyment — he enjoyed everything equally, without worrying about winning or losing.
✏️ Exercise Questions — Let us think and reflect
I. Read the lines and answer the questions
1(i) Complete the sentence: Prabhat would play a game only if _____.
Answer: Prabhat would play a game only if he sensed or was sure that he would win it.
1(ii) Which game was Prabhat good at playing?
Answer: Prabhat was really good at playing badminton.
1(iii) This behaviour of Prabhat tells us that he was _____.
Answer: C. afraid of losing
2(i) Select the option that tells us how Prabhat was feeling that night.
Answer: B. unhappy
2(ii) Why does Prabhat find Surya’s behaviour ‘surprising’?
Answer: Prabhat finds it surprising because, despite losing the match, Surya did not feel bad about it at all — he remained cheerful and even suggested playing again. This was completely different from how Prabhat himself reacted to losing, which made Surya’s calm, happy attitude very puzzling to him.
2(iii) Fill in the blank: Surya’s reaction to not winning was _____ Prabhat’s.
Answer: Surya’s reaction to not winning was different from Prabhat’s.
II. Answer the following questions
1 How did Prabhat’s attitude towards winning and losing affect his enjoyment of games in the beginning?
Answer: Since Prabhat always needed to win to feel good and losing made him feel terrible, he only agreed to play games he was sure to win. This attitude meant that he was always anxious about the outcome rather than genuinely having fun, which limited his true enjoyment of games.
2 Why do you think Prabhat cheated in the beginning to win the badminton match against Surya?
Answer: Prabhat cheated because he could not bear the thought of losing, especially to a new student. Since Surya was an excellent player and was winning points easily, Prabhat felt his need to win was threatened, so he changed the scoreboard when Surya was not looking, just to avoid the feeling of defeat.
3 How did Surya’s attitude differ from Prabhat’s?
Answer: Surya played purely for enjoyment and never let winning or losing affect his mood — he stayed relaxed, joked around, and smiled throughout, even in games he played badly. Prabhat, on the other hand, tied his entire happiness to winning and felt terrible whenever he lost.
4 Do you think Prabhat’s approach to games was healthy? Why or why not?
Answer: No, Prabhat’s approach was not healthy. It made him anxious about losing, stopped him from playing games he wasn’t confident in, and even led him to cheat. A healthy approach to games focuses on enjoyment and effort, not just on winning, which is what Prabhat eventually learnt from observing Surya.
5 Why do you think sporting spirit is important?
Answer: Sporting spirit is important because it teaches fairness, honesty, and respect for other players. It allows us to enjoy the game itself rather than obsessing over the result, and it helps build good relationships and character, both on and off the field.
6 Explain how the title of the story, ‘Change of Heart’, is suitable.
Answer: The title ‘Change of Heart’ is suitable because it captures Prabhat’s transformation over the course of the story — from someone who only cared about winning (even cheating to achieve it) into someone who learnt, by observing Surya, to enjoy games for their own sake and developed genuine sporting spirit. This inner change in his attitude is the true “change of heart”.
📖 Let us learn (Vocabulary & Grammar)
I Make as many words as possible using consecutive letters (without changing order) from BADMINTON, PHENOMENON, and BASKETBALL.
1. BADMINTON (given): BAD, ADMIN, MINT, IN, TON, ON
2. PHENOMENON: HE, HEN, NO, MEN, ON, NON
(P-HE-N-O-M-E-N-O-N → “HE”, “HEN”, “NO”, “MEN”, “ON”, “NON” can all be found reading consecutive letters in order.)
3. BASKETBALL: AS, ASK, BASK, ALL, BALL
(B-AS-K-E-T-B-ALL → “AS”, “ASK”, “BASK” from the start, and “ALL”, “BALL” from the end.)
2. PHENOMENON: HE, HEN, NO, MEN, ON, NON
(P-HE-N-O-M-E-N-O-N → “HE”, “HEN”, “NO”, “MEN”, “ON”, “NON” can all be found reading consecutive letters in order.)
3. BASKETBALL: AS, ASK, BASK, ALL, BALL
(B-AS-K-E-T-B-ALL → “AS”, “ASK”, “BASK” from the start, and “ALL”, “BALL” from the end.)
💡 Now create your own word puzzles with longer words from the lesson and challenge your classmates!
II Read the sentences and circle the verbs.
- Everyone was discussing their game and how Prabhat had played so well.
- He had won the game but he did not feel as happy as he usually did.
- What was more surprising was that Surya had not felt bad about losing.
III Arrange the circled verbs as the first action (old) or second action (new).
| S. No. | Column A — First Action (Old) | Column B — Second Action (New) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | had played (given) | was discussing (given) |
| 2. | had won | did not feel |
| 3. | had not felt | was (surprising) |
💡 The verbs in Column A that refer to the first/older action are in the past perfect tense (had + past participle).
IV Fill in the blanks with the past perfect form of the verbs given.
- Prabhat had already finished his homework before going to the badminton match. (finish)
- Surya had played basketball for years before joining the school’s badminton team. (play)
- By the time Prabhat arrived, Surya had already won several matches. (win)
- The new student, Surya, had never met Prabhat before coming to the school. (never meet)
- Before the games period, Prabhat had practised badminton extensively. (practise)
🎧 Let us listen
I Circle the pair chosen to play chess.
Answer: Sarita – Nupur — the announcement clearly states that the chess match “has been decided that this match shall be played between Sarita and Nupur.”
II Fill in the notes with important details from the announcement.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. How many Friday matches will be played? | Three (chess, kho-kho, and badminton) |
| 2. What was put up on the sports’ notice board? | The kho-kho teams’ name list |
| 3. Who will sponsor the kho-kho team’s refreshments? | Xydium Sports Club |
| 4. Who will be the scorekeeper for chess? | Vani |
| 5. Who will be the referee for kho-kho? | The announcer/coach themself (“I myself will be the referee”) |
| 6. Which Friday periods are meant for kho-kho? | 2nd and 3rd periods |
🗣️ Let us speak
• Use ‘please’, ‘thank you’, and ‘sorry’ appropriately for each situation.
Sample Answers:
- Vani (request): “Could you please take me into your team during the games period?”
- Somiwon (request): “Hitesh, please can you help me clean the classroom cupboard?”
- Sumit (mistake): “I’m sorry, that was my fault — I accidentally spilled water on your desk, Nupur.”
- Hitesh (mistake): “I’m sorry, Simran, I forgot to bring your Art file to school today. I’ll get it tomorrow without fail.”
- Kriti (rude behaviour): “I’m very sorry for the way I spoke to you, Nupur. I apologise, I was out of line.”
- Mohan (thankful): “Thank you, Hitesh. It means so much to me that you helped me practise for the Inter-House speech competition.”
- Meher (grateful): “I truly appreciate your help with the chapter I missed, Simran. Thank you so much.”
- Rima (thankful): “I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart, Gita, because you helped me collect the notebooks from the staff-room.”
✍️ Let us write
• Complete Prabhat’s diary entry using the phrases given in the box.
Answer (complete diary entry):
“Today, I defeated Surya in a badminton match but 1. I do not feel happy about it. He was playing very well and was getting the points easily. I was sure that 2. I will lose the match. So, when everyone was laughing at a joke he cracked, 3. I managed to change the scoreboard. No one noticed the change and 4. I won the match. What surprised me the most was that he said 5. he had fun playing with me and we should play again. How could he be so relaxed after losing a match? He should have been sad if not crying over his loss!
Though 6. everyone congratulated me after my win, I did not enjoy as I usually do. It really disturbed me that 7. Surya did not feel bad about losing the match. It is still bothering me. Is it because I changed the score? I do not understand myself.
Let me sleep now. I feel that it may make me feel better.
Goodnight!”
(The unused, extra phrase from the box was “I felt very happy” — since Prabhat did NOT feel happy that night.)
“Today, I defeated Surya in a badminton match but 1. I do not feel happy about it. He was playing very well and was getting the points easily. I was sure that 2. I will lose the match. So, when everyone was laughing at a joke he cracked, 3. I managed to change the scoreboard. No one noticed the change and 4. I won the match. What surprised me the most was that he said 5. he had fun playing with me and we should play again. How could he be so relaxed after losing a match? He should have been sad if not crying over his loss!
Though 6. everyone congratulated me after my win, I did not enjoy as I usually do. It really disturbed me that 7. Surya did not feel bad about losing the match. It is still bothering me. Is it because I changed the score? I do not understand myself.
Let me sleep now. I feel that it may make me feel better.
Goodnight!”
(The unused, extra phrase from the box was “I felt very happy” — since Prabhat did NOT feel happy that night.)
🔎 Let us explore
1 Read the bio-sketches of Indian sportspersons — Deepika Kumari and Neeraj Chopra.
Key facts:
- Deepika Kumari — An archer from Jharkhand; her father is an auto-rickshaw driver and her mother a nurse. She practised archery early on by aiming stones at mangoes, and later using homemade bamboo bows and arrows before joining the Tata Archery Academy. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- Neeraj Chopra — A young athlete from Khandra village in Haryana, from a family largely involved in agriculture. He worked hard for several years to pursue his passion for javelin throw, becoming the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin throw, and the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal — achieved at just 23 years of age. He also won a silver medal in javelin throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
2 Visit the given links to know more about other Indian sportspersons (Arjuna Awardees).
Guidance: Visit the official government links shared in the textbook to read about India’s Arjuna Awardees — sportspersons recognised by the Government of India for their outstanding achievements in sports. Note down the names, sports, and achievements of two or three awardees and share them with your class.
Poem
2. The Winner
📘 In-Text Questions (Before & During Reading)
Let us do these activities before we read
I Look at the picture and answer.
1. What are these children doing?
They are playing and having fun outdoors — running around and blowing bubbles together.
2. Where do you think they are?
They seem to be in an open field, park, or garden near their neighbourhood.
3. What is the time of the day?
It looks like evening, based on the warm, golden-orange light in the sky.
They are playing and having fun outdoors — running around and blowing bubbles together.
2. Where do you think they are?
They seem to be in an open field, park, or garden near their neighbourhood.
3. What is the time of the day?
It looks like evening, based on the warm, golden-orange light in the sky.
II Discuss the given questions with your classmates.
Sample Answer:
“I go to the park after school every evening. I play with my friends and neighbours. The place I go to for playing is the ground near my house. I like playing football and hide-and-seek. Sometimes I come back home only when it gets dark.”
“I go to the park after school every evening. I play with my friends and neighbours. The place I go to for playing is the ground near my house. I like playing football and hide-and-seek. Sometimes I come back home only when it gets dark.”
Let us read
✏️ Exercise Questions — Let us discuss
I Write the meaning of the lines from the poem.
| Line from the Poem | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “Evenings, we play ball next to the creek in our neighbour’s field.” | Every evening, the children play together beside a small stream (creek), in the field next to their neighbour’s house. |
| “We run so fast, I can’t even catch my breath.” | The children run so quickly while playing that the speaker becomes completely breathless and exhausted. |
| “When blue dark turns to black,” | This describes the evening sky slowly darkening from twilight blue into the full black of night. |
| “cold grass aches our feet,” | As night falls and the temperature drops, the grass becomes cold, making the children’s bare feet feel uncomfortable and sore. |
| “trees creep close— game’s over.” | As darkness deepens, the trees appear to loom closer and look larger and darker, signalling that it is time to stop playing, since the game has ended. |
| “Night wins!” | The arrival of night finally puts an end to the children’s game, as if the night itself has “won” against the daylight game. |
II Complete the passage based on the poem.
Answer: “The children play ball in the creek/field in the neighbour’s field. They run so fast that they run out of breath. They continue to play till the evening when the blue sky turns black, and the trees are not clearly visible. They can feel their feet aching, now that it is cold. Finally, they stop playing and go home as it is night.”
💭 Let us think and reflect
I.1 “We run so fast / I / can’t / even / catch / my / breath.”
(i) The speaker needs to catch her breath because — C. running fast results in being breathless
(ii) Is the speaker alone? Why do you say so?
No, the speaker is not alone. We know this because she uses the words “we” and “our” throughout the poem (e.g., “we play ball”, “our neighbour’s field”, “our feet”), showing that she is playing together with friends.
(iii) What does the pattern in the lines tell us?
The words are broken down and written one below the other (“I / can’t / even / catch / my / breath”), which visually mimics the speaker gasping for air — the fragmented, one-word lines reflect how out of breath and breathless she really is.
(ii) Is the speaker alone? Why do you say so?
No, the speaker is not alone. We know this because she uses the words “we” and “our” throughout the poem (e.g., “we play ball”, “our neighbour’s field”, “our feet”), showing that she is playing together with friends.
(iii) What does the pattern in the lines tell us?
The words are broken down and written one below the other (“I / can’t / even / catch / my / breath”), which visually mimics the speaker gasping for air — the fragmented, one-word lines reflect how out of breath and breathless she really is.
I.2 “When blue dark turns to black, cold grass aches our feet, trees creep close— game’s over. Night wins!”
(i) Give one reason why the grass is cold.
The grass is cold because it is evening/night time, and the temperature has dropped after sunset.
(ii) The children’s feet are aching because the grass has turned cold and they are playing barefoot on it.
(iii) Night wins because the — A. time for play has ended
The grass is cold because it is evening/night time, and the temperature has dropped after sunset.
(ii) The children’s feet are aching because the grass has turned cold and they are playing barefoot on it.
(iii) Night wins because the — A. time for play has ended
📖 Let us learn
1 Write your own examples for the poetic techniques used in ‘The Winner’.
| Technique | Example from the poem | Your own example |
|---|---|---|
| Broken-line pattern (to show a feeling/action) | “I / can’t / even / catch / my / breath” — shows breathlessness | “The rain fell, / softly, / slowly, / gently.” — shows a slow, gentle rhythm |
| Personification (giving human qualities to non-human things) | “Night wins!” — night is shown as winning, like a person | “The wind whispered secrets through the trees.” / “The old clock yawned before striking midnight.” |
2 Complete the word web of water bodies.
CreekPondLakeRiverStream
OceanSeaCanalWaterfallWellReservoir
🎧 Let us listen
• Listen to the riddles and identify the sport.
| Riddle | Clue Summary | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kick a black-and-white ball into a goal | Football |
| 2 | Say “Hu-tu-tu”, touch opponents, run back to your team’s side | Kho-kho |
| 3 | Hold your breath in water, turn your arms, kick your legs | Swimming |
| 4 | Breathe in, breathe out; practise daily to be healthy and fit | Yoga / Exercise |
🗣️ Let us speak
• Enact the roles of a parent and a child for the three given situations.
Sample Dialogue (Situation 1 — coming home late):
Parent: “Where were you? It’s so late — I was very worried!”
Child: “I’m sorry, Mom/Dad. We were playing kho-kho and I lost track of time. I promise I’ll come back before it gets dark next time.”
Similarly, act out Situation 2 (excitedly sharing details of the games played, with the parent asking interested questions) and Situation 3 (introducing a new friend brought home after playtime, with the parent welcoming them warmly).
Parent: “Where were you? It’s so late — I was very worried!”
Child: “I’m sorry, Mom/Dad. We were playing kho-kho and I lost track of time. I promise I’ll come back before it gets dark next time.”
Similarly, act out Situation 2 (excitedly sharing details of the games played, with the parent asking interested questions) and Situation 3 (introducing a new friend brought home after playtime, with the parent welcoming them warmly).
✍️ Let us write
• Write a paragraph about your playtime using the given clues, and give it a title.
Sample Answer:
Title: “My Favourite Hour”
“I go out to play every evening at around five o’clock. I play with my friends and cousins who live in my neighbourhood. We usually play football, badminton, and sometimes hide-and-seek in the park near my house. My favourite game is football, because I love running and scoring goals with my friends. Playing together helps us stay fit, teaches us teamwork, and makes us really good friends. We usually finish playing and head home just as it starts getting dark, tired but happy after a fun evening.”
Title: “My Favourite Hour”
“I go out to play every evening at around five o’clock. I play with my friends and cousins who live in my neighbourhood. We usually play football, badminton, and sometimes hide-and-seek in the park near my house. My favourite game is football, because I love running and scoring goals with my friends. Playing together helps us stay fit, teaches us teamwork, and makes us really good friends. We usually finish playing and head home just as it starts getting dark, tired but happy after a fun evening.”
🔎 Let us explore
• Find out some indigenous (native) games of India, learn the rules of one, and play it in class.
Sample Answer: Some well-known indigenous games of India include:
Kho-khoKabaddiGilli-dandaPittu / Lagori
Kancha (marbles)LangdiMallakhamb
For example, in Gilli-danda, a small wooden piece (gilli) is placed on the ground and hit with a longer stick (danda) to send it flying — the player then tries to hit it as far as possible while the opposing team tries to catch it. Learn the exact rules of any one such game from your teacher or elders, and try playing it with your classmates under supervision.
Informational Text
3. Yoga — A Way of Life
📘 In-Text Questions (Before & During Reading)
Let us do these activities before we read
1 What do you know about yoga?
Sample Answer: Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that combines physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to keep the body and mind healthy. It originated in India thousands of years ago and is now practised all over the world.
2 What is 21st June known for? What do we do on this day?
Answer: 21st June is known as International Yoga Day. On this day, people around the world gather to practise yoga together, take part in community yoga sessions, and spread awareness about the health benefits of yoga.
3 List words related to yoga.
AsanaPranayamaMeditationMat
BreathingPatanjaliSurya NamaskarOm
MindfulnessFlexibilityBalance
4 Play Antakshari starting with the word ‘yoga’ (next word must start with ‘a’).
Guidance: This is a fun classroom activity — after “yoga”, think of a word starting with ‘a’ (e.g., “asana”), then the next word must start with the last letter of that word (‘a’ again, e.g., “anxiety”), and so on. Play this as a class and note down how many new yoga-related words your class discovers together!
✏️ Exercise Questions — Let us discuss
• Fill in the blanks with words from the box (sleep, lifestyle, health, strength, calm, stress, balance).
Answer: “Yoga is a practise that not only improves physical flexibility but also improves mental 1. health and leads to a healthier 2. lifestyle. It involves a series of asanas, which increase muscular 3. strength. Practising yoga also leads to a better body and mind 4. balance and reduces body pain such as the lower back. Moreover, the focus on breathing techniques and meditation makes the mind 5. calm, lessens 6. stress, and improves the quality of 7. sleep. This helps to adopt a more positive lifestyle.”
💭 Let us think and reflect
1 What is the aim of yoga?
Answer: According to sage Patanjali, the aim of yoga is to make the mind quiet and free from all distractions. More broadly, yoga aims to bring about physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through the unity of mind and body.
2 Explain the idea of unity in yoga.
Answer: The word ‘yoga’ comes from the Sanskrit root ‘yuj’, meaning “to join” or “to unite”. This symbolises the unity of the mind and body, of thought and action, and the harmony between human beings and nature — showing that yoga is about bringing all these elements together as one.
3 What does the launch of the WHO mYoga app tell us about the importance of yoga?
Answer: The launch of the WHO mYoga app tells us that the health benefits of yoga are recognised internationally, even by a major global health organisation like the World Health Organisation. This shows that yoga is considered important enough to be made freely and easily accessible to people all across the world through a digital tool.
4 Describe one long-term effect that the practice of yoga can have on a person’s qualities.
Answer: Regular, long-term practice of yoga can make a person calmer, more focused, and emotionally balanced. Over time, it also builds physical strength, flexibility, and endurance, along with qualities like patience and discipline, contributing to overall well-being.
📖 Let us learn
I.1 Fill in the blanks with the correct use of ‘practice’ (noun) or ‘practise’ (verb).
- It is important to have a regular practice of stretching every morning to stay flexible.
- I practise Yoga every day to keep my mind and body healthy.
- The teacher said, you can join the school hockey team but it requires a lot of practice to improve your skills.
- Our athletics coach asked us to practise running on grass to strengthen our grip while running.
- I practise deep breathing exercises when I feel stressed to calm myself down.
- Developing a good habit of eating fruits and vegetables should be a daily practice.
💡 practice = noun (the thing itself); practise = verb (the action of doing it).
I.2 Write two sentences each using ‘advice’ (noun) and ‘advise’ (verb).
Sample Answers:
advice (noun): My grandmother always gives me good advice about staying healthy. / The coach’s advice helped me improve my game.
advise (verb): The doctor advised me to exercise regularly. / My teacher always advises us to practise yoga for better focus.
advice (noun): My grandmother always gives me good advice about staying healthy. / The coach’s advice helped me improve my game.
advise (verb): The doctor advised me to exercise regularly. / My teacher always advises us to practise yoga for better focus.
II Make as many words as you can using the letters (A, Y, R, E, N, G, O), using ‘A’ in every word.
Sample Answer:
YOGAYEARRANGEORGANANGER
EARNNEARGEARERAARERAYRANAGEAGO
🎧 Let us listen
• Select the four TRUE statements from the table.
| Statement | T / F |
|---|---|
| 1. The girl sees people at the park doing breathing exercises. | True |
| 2. Her grandfather began practising yoga sixteen years ago. | False (he began yoga at the age of 16, not “16 years ago”) |
| 3. The girl practises some easy yoga exercises with her grandfather. | True |
| 4. The girl practises breathing exercises to relax. | True |
| 5. Her grandfather is fit even though he has untimely meals. | False (he eats a balanced diet regularly) |
| 6. Her grandfather’s regular yoga practise has kept him strong. | True |
| 7. The girl wishes to learn asanas over the weekend. | False (she plans to learn during her summer vacations, not the weekend) |
🗣️ Let us speak
• Share your ‘yoga thoughts’ in groups of four.
Sample Answer (if you have tried yoga):
“I practise yoga because it helps me feel calm before exams. My favourite thing about yoga is the breathing exercises. I feel refreshed after a yoga session because my mind feels clear and light. The one thing in yoga that I want to practise more is balancing poses, because I find them challenging but fun.”
Sample Answer (if you haven’t tried yoga yet):
“I wish to practise yoga because I’ve heard it helps you stay calm and fit. I hope that once I begin practising yoga, I will feel more focused in my studies. The kind of exercise I want to try in yoga is simple breathing exercises, because they seem easy to start with.”
“I practise yoga because it helps me feel calm before exams. My favourite thing about yoga is the breathing exercises. I feel refreshed after a yoga session because my mind feels clear and light. The one thing in yoga that I want to practise more is balancing poses, because I find them challenging but fun.”
Sample Answer (if you haven’t tried yoga yet):
“I wish to practise yoga because I’ve heard it helps you stay calm and fit. I hope that once I begin practising yoga, I will feel more focused in my studies. The kind of exercise I want to try in yoga is simple breathing exercises, because they seem easy to start with.”
✍️ Let us write
• Write a short paragraph on ‘The Benefits of Yoga’ using the given sentence starters.
Sample Answer:
“Yoga is important because it keeps both the body and mind healthy. One benefit of yoga that interests me is that it improves flexibility and reduces body pain, such as lower back pain. Practising yoga can help people manage stress and anxiety through breathing techniques and meditation. A popular yoga pose is Tadasana (Mountain Pose) because it helps improve posture and balance. Yoga is not just physical exercise; it also brings calmness and focus to the mind. Finally, yoga can be a great way to build a healthier, more balanced lifestyle for people of all ages.”
“Yoga is important because it keeps both the body and mind healthy. One benefit of yoga that interests me is that it improves flexibility and reduces body pain, such as lower back pain. Practising yoga can help people manage stress and anxiety through breathing techniques and meditation. A popular yoga pose is Tadasana (Mountain Pose) because it helps improve posture and balance. Yoga is not just physical exercise; it also brings calmness and focus to the mind. Finally, yoga can be a great way to build a healthier, more balanced lifestyle for people of all ages.”
🔎 Let us explore
1 Do you know? (International Yoga Day facts)
Answer: A few seals from the Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilisation, dating back to 2700 BC, indicate that yoga was prevalent in ancient India. On 11th December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly, with 193 member countries, accepted the proposal to celebrate 21st June as “International Yoga Day”.
2 Find out about two asanas and their benefits.
Sample Answer:
- Tadasana (Mountain Pose): Involves standing tall and straight with feet together and arms raised. It improves posture, balance, and overall body alignment.
- Vrikshasana (Tree Pose): Involves balancing on one leg with the other foot placed against the inner thigh, hands raised overhead. It improves balance, concentration, and strengthens the legs.
Fun Corner
🧩 Who Am I? — Riddles
1 “I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?”
Answer: SEVEN — take away the letter ‘S’ from “SEVEN” and it becomes “EVEN”!
2 “You go at green, but stop at red. Who am I?”
Answer: A traffic light (traffic signal)
3 “I follow you all the time, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?”
Answer: Your shadow
4 “Three letters in my name; backwards-forwards it’s the same. I am a body part. Who am I?”
Answer: EYE — it reads the same forwards and backwards (a palindrome) and is a part of the body.
Prepared as a complete study companion for NCERT Poorvi — Grade 6, Unit 4: Sports and Wellness.