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              37         Sports space                                                                                                    38         Tree trail




            In the following sentences the underlined word is incorrect. Strike out the                                               Read the clues and complete the crossword puzzle.
            incorrect word and write the name of the correct sporting area.


            1.  Michael Johnson was a famous athlete. He ran on the court like the wind.


            2.   Vijender Singh is an Indian boxer. When in the boxing field he focuses only

                on his game.


            3.  The arena of the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is good for batting.


            4.  In a standard golf track there are eighteen holes.


            5.   Before any tournament Saina Nehwal practices badminton for hours at

                the circuit.


            6.   Wrestling is an old combat game. Wrestling between two players is done in
                an course.


            7.  During a football match, the lush green football pitch looks beautiful.


            8.   Motor racing is a high speed sports game which is fun to watch in a motor
                racing ring.



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                                                                                                                                      1.   The wood of this tree is hard. It is            2.   These trees grow mainly in
                                                                                                                                           used for making cricket bats.                        Central Asia and the Middle East.
                                                                                                                                      3.   The tree gives a white fleshy fruit                  They produce dry fruits which are
                                                                                                                                           with a hard shell. Used a lot in                     green with a hard shell.

                                                                                                                                           South Indian food recipes.                      4.   Mostly grows in Europe. The fruit
                       pitch                  course                  circuit                  field                                                                                            of this tree is called acorn.
                        ring                   track                  arena                    court                                  5.   This is the Indian fig tree. When
                                                                                                                                           old they spread and cover a                     6.   It can grow upto 30 metres tall.
                                                                                                                                           large area.                                          It gives out a sticky, milky

                     Info-bites                                                                                                       7.   These are attractive trees. They                     coloured liquid called latex.
                                                                                                                                           flower in spring and their nuts                 8.   Commonly found in India. The
                     A combat sport is a sport in which two players fight with each other with their
                     fists and feet.                                                                                                       are edible.                                          wood of the tree is reddish brown
                                                                                                                                                                                                and used for making furniture.
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