Vocabulary & Comprehension

1. What is the main message in R. Karunananda's quote about the Olympic spirit?

2. According to Colin Powell, what are the three "secrets" to success?

3. Who is Nick Vujicic and what is his physical challenge?

4. What does the saying "failure is not fatal" mean?

5. In the essay about Charlie Chaplin, what does it mean that his childhood was one of "poverty and hardships"?

Grammar: Reported Speech

6. Change to reported speech: Ganesh said, "I want to be a professor."

7. Change to reported speech: Sazi said, "I hope to become an owner of a large company and I know I can make it."

8. Rewrite in reported speech: "You must work hard," my mother said to me.

9. What is the key tense change when a sentence in the simple present tense is reported? 10. Report this statement: Rasuni said, "I will become a successful scientist."

Application & Writing

11. Write a short paragraph (about 60 words) on "How to Become a Successful Person," using ideas from the lesson.

12. Why is Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara known as the "father of Free Education in Sri Lanka"? 13. According to the lesson, what is more important than winning?

14. Based on the story of Charlie Chaplin, describe how a person can overcome challenges to achieve success.

15. Choose one saying from the lesson and explain what it means to you in two sentences.