2. Its name means ‘the Art of Storytelling’. It originated in North India and was very similar to the Bharatanatyam dance–form. __________________

3. This classical dance-form of Kerala is known for its heavy, elaborate makeup and costumes. Its name translated means ‘story play’. The dance-form presents themes derived from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and other epics, mythologies, and legends. __________________

4. One of the most popular classical Indian dances; it is almost 2,000 years old. It is believed that this classical dance-form was revealed by Lord Brahma to a famous sage Bharata. The sage then codified this sacred dance in a Sanskrit text called the Natya Shastra. ________________

5. This dance-form derives its name from a village in Andhra Pradesh. Often the expressional numbers are sung by the danseuse herself and not by the vocalists in the background of the stage. __________________

6. The most striking part of this dance-form is its colourful decoration, lightness of the foot movements, the sense of abhinaya or drama, music, and poetic charm. It is a ritualistic dance-form that draws heavily from the rich culture of the state it hails from. ________________

1. One of the most distinguishing features of this dance is the tribhangi. The concept of tribhang divides the body into three parts—head, bust and torso. The postures dealing with these three elements are called tribhangi. __________________

1. _____________ This is white-water kayaking. Extreme kayakers thought of using their ride to plunge off high waterfalls.

2. ____________ It is a recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects using a parachute that descends safely on the ground.

3. ____________ It is a form of skydiving where the participant attaches a board to the feet and performs acrobatics during the free fall.

4. ____________ In this sport, the rock climber removes all the safety ropes, harnesses and other protective equipment.

5. ____________ It is an unusual sport which involves underwater diving in caves with at least partial water content.

7. ____________ It involves scaling formation of vertical ice, like frozen waterfalls and cliffs covered with ice.

8. ____________ It is a form of slacklining where participants walk across a suspended stretch of webbing at elevation or water which is attached to an anchor at either end.

6. ____________ Cycling sports where racers perform on purpose-built tracks, making use of gravity by finding the right lines to generate speed.

1. A bowler while bowling a ball crosses the batting crease of the non-striking batsman _____________________________

2. If runs are scored by the batsman without touching the bowled ball and if the ball is missed by the wicket-keeper too _____________________________

3. When a team is asked to continue batting a second time after being dismissed in the 1st innings _____________________________

4. When a batsman gets out without scoring _____________________________

5. An easy catch taken by a fielder _____________________________

6. When a left-handed bowler bowls a googly to a right-handed batsman _________________________

7. A bowled ball which reaches the batsman directly without hitting the pitch  _________________________.

9. Runs made when the ball is unintentionally deflected off the body of a batsman while playing a stroke _____________________________

10. If a batsman is beaten by the ball’s trajectory _____________________________

11. A speeding ball bowled by a bowler which swishes past the batsman at the height of the shoulder _____________________________

12. An over in which no runs are scored by the batsman _____________________________

8. The ball hits the wicket before the batsman reaches the popping crease while taking a run _____________________________

1. Teams of 2 or 4 compete by zooming down an icy track in a curved cone-like shed. ____________________

Teams of 2 or 4 compete by zooming down an icy track in a curved cone-like shed. ____________________

2. It is a race event accompanied with running tricks and landing of players’ jumps. _____________________

It is a race event accompanied with running tricks and landing of players’ jumps. _____________________

3. This game is played between two teams, each with 6 players only. The positions include one goalkeeper, two wings, two defenders and one centre forward. ____________________

This game is played between two teams, each with 6 players only. The positions include one goalkeeper, two wings, two defenders and one centre forward. ____________________

4. In this sport, each team conveys 20 kg granite stones during the match. The team that manages to deliver more stones near the centre of the scoring area wins the match. _____________________

In this sport, each team conveys 20 kg granite stones during the match. The team that manages to deliver more stones near the centre of the scoring area wins the match. _____________________

5. In this sport, athletes race across a 400 metres oval-shaped track for individual races, where the fastest becomes the first. _____________________

In this sport, athletes race across a 400 metres oval-shaped track for individual races, where the fastest becomes the first. _____________________

Tajinder Pal Singh Toor

Annu Rani

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Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Sandhu

Natsumi Tsunoda

Zhang Zhizhen

Jyothi, Aditi and Parneet

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