What you have learnt about cricket in your physical education classes.
Complete the paragraph given below with suitable words given in the clue box.
pitch bowls bats oval two crease rectangular players striking yards bat and ball
Cricket is a _____ game. It is played between_______ teams of_____ each. It is played on an_____ shaped field. At the centre of the field, there is a_____ shaped pitch which is_____ long.
Players of one team_____ first, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team_____ as well as fields. The bowler tries hard to dismiss the_____ batsman so as to limit the score of the batting team. The batsman hits the ball with his bat and runs towards the opposite end of the_____. He touches the_____ there, trying not to get himself dismissed.
The teams switch between batting and fielding after all batsmen of the batting team are dismissed or their overs are exhausted.
Important Questions on Push and Pull
Read the actions given below. Identify whether they are push or pull and put tick mark in the correct column.
| Push | Pull | |
| A girl opening the window of a room. | ||
| An iron nail moving towards a magnet | ||
| A boy hammering a nail into the wood | ||
| A boy working on the computer by pressing the keys on the keyboard | ||
| A boy throwing a ball towards his friend | ||
| A girl drinking a cold drink with a straw. | ||
| A boy flying a kite | ||
| A lady taking out matchstick from the matchbox. |
