Mount Litera Zee School Grade-VI G.K Date-24 December Commonwealth Game Read and write in notebook:  Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving countries from Commonwealth groups.  The concept of the event was first proposed by the John Astley Cooper in 1891.  The head quarter of the Commonwealth Games Federation is in London, UK.  Humanity, Equality and Destiny is the motto of Commonwealth Games. The federation has mission to ensure the successful organization and celebration of the Commonwealth Games and to promote the best interests of athletes participating in them and to assist in the development of sport throughout the Commonwealth.  The first commonwealth games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. A total of 11 nation participated in the first commonwealth games.  In the latest commonwealth games at Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. 71 countries participated in the events.  The games have been held except in the years 1942 and 1946 due to World War.  From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, from 1954 until 1966 the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974 it was known as British Commonwealth Games.  From 1978, the event is known as the Commonwealth Games.  The current President is HRH Prince Imran (Malaysia).  After independence India had first participated in the year 1954, while host the event once in the year 2010 in Delhi.  Australia is the nation which till now host most number of Commonwealth Games with 5 times. Auckland and Edinburgh are the two cities that host the games more than one occasion.  Only six countries have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zeeland, Scotland, and Wales.  Australia has been the highest achieving team for thirteen games, England for seven, and Canada for one.  The next Commonwealth Games are to be held in Birmingham from 28 July to 8 August 2022.

1/2 Answer the following questions: 1. Which of the following was the motto of the 2018 Commonwealth Games? a. Games for Peace b. People, Place, Passion c. Share the Dream d. Humanity, Equality, Destiny 2. How many nations and territories participated at the 2018 Commonwealth Games? a. 71 b. 91 c. 56 d. 67 3. In which country have the Commonwealth Games been held the most number of times? a. Canada b. England c. Australia d. New Zealand 4. In which year were the Commonwealth Games held for the first time? a. 1930 b. 1928 c. 1950 d. 1948 5. Where are the 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held? a. Gold Coast b. Sydney c. Melbourne d. Birmingham 6. Who of the following became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Artistic Gymnastics? a. Rucha Divekar b. Pranati Nayak

c. Dipa Karmakar 2/2 d. Pranati Das 7. ______has been the highest achieving team for thirteen games. a. Australia b. England c. Canada d. India 8. Who became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2018? a. Navjeet Dhillon b. Neeraj Chopra c. Seema Punia d. Gaurav Solanki 9. India finished at which position at Commonwealth Games 2018? a. Third b. Second c. First d. Fourth 10. In which of the following year, India has won the maximum number of its medals (101) in Commonwealth Games? a. 2010 b. 2014 c. 2018 d. 2006 11. Name the player who made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual table tennis Gold at CWG 2018. a. Sharath Kamal b. Soumyajit Ghosh c. Mouma Das d. Manika Batra 12. Name the Teenager from Haryana became the youngest (18 Years) Indian weightlifter to claim a Commonwealth Games medal, clinching a Bronze in the men’s 69kg category.

3/2 a. Manoj Hooda b. Sanjita Chanu c. Kamlesh Dhankar d. Deepak Lather 13. Name the badminton player who became the first Indian to win two singles Gold at CWG 2018. a. PV Sindhu b. Jwala Gutta c. Saina Nehwal d. Kidambi Srikanth 14. Who inaugurated the Gold Coast Games, 2018? a. Charles, Prince of Wales b. Elizabeth II c. Scott Morrison d. Justin Trudeau 15. The British Empire Games were held for the first time in 1930, in a place called Hamilton. In which country is this particular host, Hamilton? a. Australia b. Scotland c. Canada d. England

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1. Share the Dream 2. 71 3. Australia 4. 1930 5. Birmingham 6. Dipa Karmakar 7. Australia 8. Neeraj Chopra 9. Third 10. 2010 11. Manika Batra 12. Deepak Lather 13. Saina Nehwal 14. Charles, Prince of Wales 15. Canada

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