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1UNIT Animals 10 Contents Water Animals Domestic and Wild Animals 12 Birds Insects 16 Superlative Animals 18 National Animals and Birds 20 2UNIT Plants 21 Trees Food from Plants 6UNIT The World Parts of Plants Geography 72 Fruit and Vegetable 28 Spices Famous People 74 Food and Health 29 World’s Highest 76 Quick Quiz 31 World’s Largest 78 3UNIT Games and Sports 32 Flags and Countries 80 33 Olympics 34 Seven Wonders Some Olympic Sports 35 of the World 81 Traditional Games Equipment in Sports Test Yourself 82 Where are they Played? Today’s Famous Sports Stars 742 Language and Literature Legends in their Sports Quick Quiz 44 UNIT 45 Rhymes 86 4UNIT Science and Technology 46 Stories 87 Electricity 47 My Body 88 Computers 48 Quick Quiz 49 5UNIT Nepal 50 8UNIT Mixed Bag Astronomy 91 55 Stars 92 56 Time Travel 94 59 Entertainment 96 98 Musical Instruments 99 Folk Musical Instruments 100 Test Yourself 1,2,3,4,5 History 60 62 Geography Great People 64 Temples and Pilgrimage 66 Test Yourself 68

UNIT 1ANIMALS ELEPHANT Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. There are two types of elephants - Asian elephants and African elephants. Among these two types, African elephants are the largest living land elephants. Both female and male African elephants have tusks but only male Asian elephants have tusks. CAMEL A camel may have two humps or one hump. Its hump stores fat. Its fat changes into energy in scarcity of food and water. The Bactrian camel has two humps. It is a huge camel that can grow to over seven feet tall and over eleven feet long. GIRAFFE A giraffe is the tallest animal on earth. A new born giraffe is about 6 feet tall at birth and weighs about 68 kilograms. A fully grown giraffe stands 16 to 20 feet tall. 4 BOOK THREE

BLUE WHALE The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It is so large that its heart is almost the size of a car. The biggest recorded blue whale was a female in the Antarctic Ocean that was 30.5 m long (more than 3.5 times the length of a double-decker bus). The seal is a sea mammal. SEAL It has fins as feet. It eats fish and other sea animals. It has thick fur and blubber that offer protection against freezing temperatures. FROG A frog lives both on land and in water. It has webbed feet to help it swim. A baby frog is called a tadpole. A tadpole looks more like a fish than a frog. It has a long finned tail that disappears when it becomes a frog. HUMMING BIRD 5 Humming birds are the smallest birds. They are as small as our small finger. In fact, some humming birds are almost the size of a bee. They are only the birds that can fly backwards. They can flap wings 90 times in a second. BOOK THREE

PENGUIN Penguins are flightless birds. They stay in cold places. You can find a penguin in Antarctica. Penguins have webbed feet which help them to swim. They also use their flippers to swim. They are carnivores. They eat fish, squid, krill, shrimp and other sea animals. SPIDER Spiders are found in every continent of the world except Antarctica. They are not insects. Insects have three body parts and six legs. Spiders have eight legs and two body parts, the abdomen and the thorax. Spiders do not have antennae while insects do. KOALA A koala carries its baby in its pouch like a kangaroo. A koala mother usually gives birth to one joey at a time. A newborn koala is only the size of a jelly bean. Koalas are native to Australia. JELLY FISH A jellyfish has no brain, no eyes, no ears and no heart. Its body has 90% water. It has an opening in its body. It eats and discards waste from this opening. 6 BOOK THREE

OSTRICH The ostrich is the largest living bird, and lays the biggest egg. Its egg weighs almost 1400 gm. It has a long neck, and a strong beak. Its large body is covered with feathers. It has small wings. It cannot fly but it can run as fast as a car. Its speed is 40 miles per an hour. RHINOCEROS The rhinoceros is most famous for its large horn or horns. Some types of rhinos have two horns and some have one horn. In Nepal, one horned rhinos are found. They are hunted for their horns. OWL Owls are nocturnal animals. So they are active at night. Most owls hunt insects, small mammals and other birds. Owls can turn their heads as much as 270 degrees. BOOK THREE 7

WOODPECKER The woodpecker is found all over the world except Australia. It eats mainly insects, which it gets by tapping the wood of trees with its bill. It is able to peck 20 times per second. Its feet have 4 toes, two facing forward and two backward. GRASSHOPPER Grasshoppers can fly, walk and even jump. They destroy crops. Male grasshoppers will make a singing sound by rubbing a hind leg against one of their hard fore wings. HIPPO The hippo is the world's third largest land animal after the elephant and the rhino. Hippos are herbivores and eat mostly grass. At dusk, hippos come out of water. A hippo may eat up to 68 kilograms of grass a night. BALD EAGLE The bald eagle is the second-largest bird of prey. It is the national bird of the United States of America. It is clearly recognized by its white head, brown body, and hooked yellow beak. Bald eagles are found in North America. 8 BOOK THREE

DOLPHIN The dolphin is one of the most playful and intelligent animals on our planet. Even though dolphins spend their lives in the water, they are not fish, but are mammals. Like all mammals, dolphins give birth to live young ones and nurse them with milk. Dolphins can not breathe under water like fish, but need to come to the surface to breath air. HORSE Horses have a good sense of memory. If you have been with the same horse for a long time, it will understand you better. Horses have excellent senses including good hearing, eyesight, and a tremendous sense of balance. KANGAROO You can find a kangaroo in Australia. It has powerful hind legs, a long, strong tail, and small front legs. It can leap some 30 feet in a single bound, and travel more than 48 kilometers per hour. A kangaroo’s baby is called a joey. A new-born joey is just one inch long at birth, or about the size of a grape. BOOK THREE 9

Water Animals swan duck 1 Tick (ü) the correct answer. goose alligator ü oyster dinosaur seal whale jellyfish whale walrus seal seal dolphin penguin octopus mouse seahorse bear squid wombat squid seal crab walrus shrimp sea otter seal crab oyster 10 BOOK THREE

2 Name the following animals. Key Words hippopotamus penguin prawn crocodile dolphin duck seahorse lobster seal octopus shark frog Do you know? snail crab The leather back is the The starfish world’s biggest turtle. It can shoots its grow up to 3 meters long. stomach out of It weighs more than 2000 its body, using grams. it to trap prey and then slowly digests it. BOOK THREE 11

Domestic and Wild Animals 1 Name the following animals. 12 BOOK THREE

Key Words squirrel rhinoceros chameleon leopard monkey mongoose gorilla fox rabbit deer hyena iguana goat cat sheep wolf bat dog 2 Match the names with the animals. bear buffalo donkey crocodile chimpanzee kangaroo lion tiger yak BOOK THREE 13

3 Match the names with the animals. antelope baboon anteater jaguar koala platypus raccoon rattlesnake reindeer salamander hedgehog 14 BOOK THREE

Quick Say who I am. Quiz My baby is called a calf. I moo to call my baby. I live in a stable. My young one is a colt. I neigh to call my baby. I am a small rodent. I live in a hole and look like a rat. I belong to the horse family. I have strips on my body. I am the fastest land animal in the world. I can reach a top speed of around 113 km per hour. I am a farm animal. I lay eggs and my name starts with ‘h’. I have soft fur and long ears. I eat plants. My name starts with ‘r’. I am the king of the jungle and I give a fearful roar. BOOK THREE 15

Birds 1 Name the following birds. Key Words Do you know? sparrow pigeon parrot The lyrebird can mimic crow just about any sound it peacock vulture duck hears from other birds. eagle crane woodpecker owl 16 BOOK THREE

2 Tick (ü) the correct name for each bird. quail ü duck bulbul dove mynah hawk falcon swan eagle pelican vulture flamingo vulture eagle eagle kiwi hawk hen quail pelican mynah crane kiwi swan eagle duck quail turkey mynah hawk BOOK THREE 17

Insects Name the following insects. Key Words grasshopper cockroach butterfly centipede scorpion ladybird dragonfly termite ant fly beetle bee Do you know? Kingfishers have been given their Farmers love to have ladybugs in name as they are expert fishermen. their field because they eat plant Kingfishers eat fish and crayfish. eating pests. One ladybug can eat They live in burrows on the edges of up to 5,000 insects in its lifetime. streams, lakes and ponds. To catch fish, they lazily fly over the water, swooping down to spear a fish with their sharp beaks. 18 BOOK THREE

Fact Box Read and learn. animal male female baby home sound group bear boar sow cub cave,den growl sloth bee drone queen larva hive hum,buzz colony, swarm buffalo bull cow calf barn drone herd cat tomcat queen kitten cattery meow, purr clutter chicken rooster hen chick coop cackle, chuck flock, brood deer buck, stag doe fawn grassland bray, hew-haw herd dog dog bitch pup kennel bark, bow-wow pack, litter dolphin bull cow pup, calf sea click school, team duck drake duck duckling pond, nest cackle, quack flock, team elephant bull cow calf nest caw herd, parade horse stallion mare foal stable neigh herd kangaroo buck doe joey hollow tree chatter troop lion lion lioness cub den roar pride ostrich cock hen chick grassland bleep-bleep flock, troop pig boar sow piglet sty grunt herd sheep ram ewe lamb pen, cot baa, bleat flock tiger tiger tigress cub, whelp den roar roar yak bull cow calf hill grunt herd zebra stallion mare colt, foal safari whistle herd Do you know? Facts King cobra is a very Honeybees collect dangerous snake. nectar from flowers to It is the only snake make honey. which makes its own nest. BOOK THREE 19

Superlative Animals Name the following animals. Largest lizard Largest mammal Largest bird Largest butterfly Smallest bird Smallest land animal Smallest insect Smallest crab Smallest mammal Heaviest insect Strongest bird Strongest insect Fastest bird Fastest fish Key Words bumblebee bat etruscan shrew dung beetle komodo dragon pea crab blue whale Fastest jumper goliath beetle hummingbird sail fish 20 BOOK THREE red kangaroo falcon fairyfly queen alexandra’s birdwing eagle ostrich

National Animals and Birds Complete the table. Country Animal Bird Australia Emu India tiger Nepal cow Pakistan falcon Sri Lanka fowl South Africa blue crane Malaysia tiger, rhinoceros Key Words lion leopard springbok peafowl red kangaroo hornbill lophophorus BOOK THREE 21

UNIT 2PLANTS RAFFLESIA The rafflesia is the world’s largest flower. It is found in Indonesia. It is as big as a truck wheel. It is about 1 meter wide and weighs up to 11 kg. It smells like rotten eggs. CACTUS The cactus grows in hot, dry places. Most cactus plants have no leaves at all. They have spikes instead of leaves. VENUS FLYTRAP Plants that eat insects are called carnivorous plants. Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant that traps and eats insects. 22 BOOK THREE

COCONUT The coconut is a useful plant. Almost all its parts are useful. The trunk is used to make furniture. We get oil from coconut fruit. Coconut fibre can be woven into ropes and mats. The hard coconut shell is used to make bowls and cups. Coconut water is a refreshing drink. BAMBOO The bamboo is the fastest growing plant. It can grow up to 3 feet in height in one day. The bamboo is actually a kind of grass. Bamboo shoots are eaten in many countries. We call them tama. The panda’s main food includes bamboo shoots and leaves. Some bamboo trees are used to make paper. RHODODENDRON Rhododendrons are found in different colours. They can be white, orange, golden, red, crimson red, pink or purple. Most types of rhododendrons produce fragrant flowers. The crimson red rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. BOOK THREE 23

APPLE TREE Apples are the fruit from apple trees. Apple trees are large if grown from seeds, but small if grafted onto roots (rootstock). Apple farming in Nepal started in Kali Gandaki valley before 1960. MANGO TREE The mango is known as the ‘king of fruit’. It is the national fruit of India. It is the national tree of Bangladesh. In several cultures, its fruit and leaves are ritually used in religious ceremonies. SNAPDRAGON FLOWER Snapdragon flowers resemble a dragon. If you squeeze the sides, the dragon’s mouth will appear to open and close. 24 BOOK THREE

SUICIDE PALM The suicide palm is a gigantic palm. It lives for about 50 years, then flowers only once, and dies soon after. PINE TREE The pine tree is a member of the big tree family known as conifers. There are around 115 species of pines. Pine trees are best known for their pine cones and lovely evergreen needles. NEEM TREE The neem tree is a medicinal plant. Its parts are used to make different kinds of medicines. Neem twigs are used to brush teeth and neem leaves are eaten by many to cure digestion problems. Neem soap is used to cure skin diseases. BOOK THREE 25

JELLYFISH TREE The jellyfish tree was thought to be extinct, until it was rediscovered in the 1970s. It may have got its name from its fruit. It looks like a jellyfish when broken open. BASEBALL PLANT The baseball plant has exactly the same shape as that of a baseball. It has no branches and its average height is 20 cm. LITHOP A lithop looks like stones or pebbles. It is also called a living stone. It is mainly found in South Africa. VICTORIA AMAZONICA Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant. It is a kind of water lily. It has very large leaves, up to 3 metres in diameter and 7 to 8 metres in length. 26 BOOK THREE

STRAWBERRY The average strawberry has 200 seeds. It’s the only fruit that bears its seeds on the outside. SUNFLOWER A sunflower looks like one large flower, but each head is composed of hundreds of tiny flowers called florets, which ripen to become the seeds. ONION When an onion is chopped, it releases a chemical that makes the eyes bitter. TOUCH ME NOT The touch me not or mimosa pudica is a sensitive plant. The most interesting thing about this plant is that its leaves fold up at night as well as by touch. BOOK THREE 27

Trees Match the leaves with the trees. 28 BOOK THREE

Food from Plants Plants give us vegetables, fruits, cereals and pulses. Plants also give us coffee, tea, sugar, oil and spices. We get food from different parts of plants. We eat roots, leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of plants. Flowers as food Roots as vegetables broccoli cauliflower beetroot radish carrot turnip Vegetables beetroot spinach turnip cauliflower Leaves as food Stems as vegetables spinach lettuce cabbage potato ginger Cereals are grains rice wheat maize barley BOOK THREE 29

Fruits as food mango orange apple grape Coffee, tea and sugar coffee plant tea plant sugarcane Pulses are seeds bean kidney bean gram peas Dry fruits cashewnut groundnut walnut Do you know? A tree trunk grows a new layer of wood Green leaves each year. In the cross section of the trunk of a light energy use sunlight, tree, you can see rings oxygen water and air of wood. By counting the number of rings, we can carbon to produce find out the age of the carbon dioxide food. This tree. hydrates water process is called photosynthesis. light energy carbon dioxide + water carbon hydrates + oxygen 30 BOOK THREE

Parts of a Plant Write the correct part in each box. Key Words fruit steam leaf root flower BOOK THREE 31

Fruit and Vegetable Name the following fruits and vegetables. Key Words Life Skills bitter gourd broccoli yam One apple has 5 grams of fiber, no fat, sodium capsicum kiwi fig and cholesterol free. Do not peel your apple! betel nut melon apricot Two-thirds of the fiber and many bottle gourd avocado of the antioxidants are found in the apple peel. sweet potato custard apple 32 BOOK THREE

SPICES Spices add flavour to our food. We add spices in our food during cooking. Spices come from the seeds, fruits and barks of different plants. Cardamom and pepper are seeds of plants. Cloves are flower buds. Ginger and turmeric are roots of plants. Name the following spices. Key Words cinnamon pepper black cumin turmeric mustard cloves garlic coriander cardamom mint BOOK THREE 33

Food and Health To stay healthy, we must eat all kinds of food and follow the food pyramid. Do you know? others meat We get milk perfumes from flowers like rose, sunflower and jasmine. vegetables fruits grains Do you know? Food Pyramid Do you know? We get rubber from a rubber tree. Almond is a An eraser is made nutritious dry from the juice of a fruit. It comes rubber tree. in two varieties: sweet and bitter. Life Skills Sweet almonds are used in dishes and are also We should eat with our mouths closed. used as desserts. We should never waste our food. Eating too much of anything is bad. So Cashew is a eat just enough and never waste. type of dry fruit. It grows on a tree. It is found in many countries of the world. Cashew contains large amount of nutrients. 34 BOOK THREE

Quick 1 Quiz Choose the correct answer from the box. Which tree has the largest leaf? Which is the largest flower in the world? Which is the largest living tree in the world? Which is the largest water plant in the world? Which tree bears the largest fruit? Which is the fastest growing plant? Which tree is best known for its cones? What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? General Sherman the giant sequoia Raffia palm tree pine tree Amazon water lily Jackfruit Maize Bamboo Rafflesia BOOK THREE 35

Quick 2 Circle the correct answer. Quiz a. Plants breathe through .......................... . (roots, nose, stomata) b. The biggest plants are called ...................... . (trees, herbs, shrubs) c.  ................ seeds are the smallest seeds. (Sunflower, Mustard, Orchid) d. Which part holds the plant upright and transports food and water? (stem, leaf, flower) ................... e. The plant venus flytrap eats .................... . (grains, insects, grasses) f. Mulberry trees are used to make cricket ............. . (bat, ball, wicket) g. Plants get water from their .................... . (stems, leaves, roots) h. Seaweed is a kind of ..................... . (algae, flower, tree) i.  ........................... is the scientific study of plant life. (Botany, Chemistry, Physics) j.  ...................................... makes the green colour of plants. (Plasmids, Chlorophyll, Chloroplast) 36 BOOK THREE

Quick 3 Answer the following questions. Quiz a. Which is the fastest running bird? b. Which bird has the longest life span? c. Which bird is regarded as a symbol of love? d. Which bird is a symbol of true wisdom? e. Name the bird that never makes its own nest. f. What is the name of a bird that makes its nest sewing with grass? g. Which bird is the national bird of Nepal? h. Which bird was used for sending letters in ancient time? i. Which is the biggest bird of prey? j. Which bird is worshiped in Nepal? BOOK THREE 37

UNIT 3GAMES AND SPORTS FOOTBALL Football is also known as soccer. It is played between two teams. Each team has 11 players. The players have to score a goal by kicking the ball in the opponent’s team’s goalpost with any parts of the body other than the arms and the hands. The World Cup Football is the biggest soccer tournament in the world. It is held every four years in a different country. CRICKET Cricket is the most popular bat-and-ball game. A match is played between two teams. Each team has eleven players. One team fields/bowls while the other team is the batting side. Each team takes its turn to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields/bowls. The team which scores more runs is the winner. When a batsman scores 100 runs, it called a century. BASKETBALL Basketball is a team game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players. Each team scores a point by shooting the ball through the opponent’s basket. Basketball was first played by a soccer ball. Later it was changed in 1929. 38 BOOK THREE

VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is a unique team sport. It began in the United States. It was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. It is played by two teams of six players. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team’s court. TENNIS Tennis is played with a racket and a rubber ball. It is an Olympic sport. When this game is played individually against a single opponent, it is called singles. When it is played between two teams of two players each, it is called doubles. Each player strikes the ball with a racket to send it into the opponent's court. GOLF Golf is a ball sport. A player of golf is called a golfer who uses a long thin metal stick called a club to hit the ball into a hole. The modern golf ball is made of rubber with a hard covering. There are more than three hundred dimples in one golf ball. BADMINTON Badminton is a popular game. It is played with a racket and a shuttlecock. It can be played in a badminton court or indoors. It can be played by two players or by four players, forming two teams each with two players. The badminton net divides the court into half. BOOK THREE 39

BOXING Boxing is also called the game of self- defense. It is a fighting sport in which players throw punches at each other, usually wearing gloves in their hands. Legends like Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson have brought worldwide fame to the sport. WRESTLING Wrestling is one of the oldest forms of combat. It is a physical competition between two competitors. The two most common styles of wrestling are Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. In Greco-Roman style, it is forbidden to hold the opponent below the belt. Freestyle allows the use of the wrestler’s or his opponent’s legs in offense and defence. Table tennis is a racket sport. It is one of the most popular sports. It is also called ping pong. It is a sport which is played on a table. Two or four players hit a tennis ball back and forth using a table tennis bat. It was originated in England during the 19th century. TABLE TENNIS 40 BOOK THREE Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport. It is known as the national pastime of the United States. It is played between two teams of nine players. Each team takes turns batting and fielding. BASEBALL

BULLFIGHTING Bullfighting is a traditional sport in Spain, Portugal, and Mexico. Many people are against of this game as it is very dangerous and is taken as the cruelty to bulls. POLO Polo is a team sport played between two teams. Each team has four players who ride on horseback. The players use long mallets to drive a small plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team’s goal. SUMO WRESTLING Sumo wrestling is a wrestling sport. It is a traditional style wrestling. It was originated in Japan. The goal of this game is to move the opponent out of the ring and force him to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. A sumo wrestler is called a Rikishi. KABADDI Kabaddi is a 4,000 year old game. It is the national game of Bangladesh. It is also played in India and Nepal. In Bangladesh, the game is known as Hadudu. BOOK THREE 41

Olympics The Olympic Games are international sports competitions. Athletes from different countries take part in this event. The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius. They are Latin words which mean ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’. The Olympic Games are held once every four years. The Olympic flame is lit at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Olympic Creed The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part; just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well. 42 BOOK THREE

The Rings The Olympic emblem was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the modern Olympic Games. The Olympic emblem has five interlocking rings with five different colours. The top three rings are blue, black and red; and the bottom two rings are yellow and green. These five colours have been chosen because at least one of these colours is there on every country’s flag. The five rings also represent the five parts of the world (North and South America are considered one area, along with Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe). Look at the Olympic emblem and draw it in the blank box. BOOK THREE 43

Some Olympic Sports Write the correct word number below each picture. 1 1. archery 2. athletics 3. badminton 4. baseball 5. basketball 6. boxing 7. cricket 8. cycling 9. diving 10. fencing 11. football 12. golf 13. gymnastics 14. hockey 15. judo 16. kayaking 17. polo 18. sailing 19. shooting 20. swimming 21. table tennis 22. taekwondo 23. tennis 24. trampoline 25. tug of war 26. volleyball 27. weightlifting 28. wrestling 44 BOOK THREE

Traditional Games Match the pictures with the games. Chungi Sumo Wrestling Lacrosse Kabaddi Judo Fencing Bagh-Chhal Bullfighting Ludo Polo Dandi Biyo Do you know? Nepal participated in the 2007 Kabaddi World Cup hosted by India. Nepal lost to Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. India won the World Cup. BOOK THREE 45

Equipment in Sports Write the correct word number below each picture. 1 1. baseball bat 2. basketball 3. basketball hoop 4. boxing gloves 5. cricket ball 6. cricket bat 7. cricket stumps 8. football 9. football boots 10. golf ball 11. golf club 12. hockey stick 13. skates 14. swimming goggles 15. swimming suit 16. table tennis ball 17. table tennis bat 21. shuttlecock 18. tennis ball 19. tennis racket 20. volleyball net 46 BOOK THREE

Where Are They Played? Group the following games with the places they are usually played. badminton baseball basketball boxing football hockey horse race ice hockey lawn tennis volleyball racing wrestling pool table tennis cricket diving court field ground ice rink pitch pool ring table track Do you know? France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup that took place in Russia. It was the 21st FIFA World Cup. France won the match by 4-2. BOOK THREE 47

Today’s Famous Sports Star Match the sportsmen with the sports they play. Michael Jordan Kylian Mbappe Lionel Messi Kobe Bryant Gyanendra Malla Virat Kohli Football Serena Williams Roger Federer Cricket Basketball Tennis Sujal Shrestha Neymar Caroline Wozniacki David Warner 48 BOOK THREE

Legends in their Sports Read about the following sports legends and write their names. He is a Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded to be the greatest player of all time. He won three World Cups. He was named after American inventor Thomas Edison. His real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimiento. He is an Indian cricketer. He is one of the greatest batsman of all time. He has set many cricket records. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries. He is the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International. He is an American basketball player. He is the greatest basketball player of all time. He is also called Air Jordan. He led his team Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles. He won two gold medals at the Olympic Games. He is a retired American sprinter. He is one of the greatest short distance runners of all time. He was a world champion on nine occasions and till now holds the world records in the 200 meters and 400 meters. He is the winner of five Olympic medals. Key Words Sachin Tendulkar Do you know? Michael Johnson Michael Jordan Pele Venus Williams and Serena Williams are sisters. They are professional tennis players representing the United States of America. BOOK THREE 49

QuQicukiz 1 Match the countries with their national games. Country Games Argentina Kabaddi Bangladesh Ice Hockey and Lacrosse Bhutan Baseball Brazil Hockey Canada Sumo India Pato Japan Taekwondo Jamaica Volleyball Nepal Capoeira Scotland Archery Sri Lanka Oil Wrestling South Korea Golf Turkey Cricket United States Football 50 BOOK THREE Do you know? Pato is the national sport of Argentina since 1953. It is played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball.