NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 4 Change of Heart, Part I — Let us discuss

False.

The very opposite is true. The story says, “his parents, teachers, and friends said that he did not know how to accept defeat. The fact was that he could not bear losing, not even at marbles.” He thought “losing was the worst thing that could happen to anyone”, and if he sensed he would lose, he simply refused to play.

The last Friday of each month was special because on that day the coach conducted friendly matches during the games period.

The story calls the day “significant”, that is, important. The teams for these matches were announced on the Monday before, so the whole school looked forward to it. It was on such a Friday that Prabhat and Surya were made to play a round of badminton against each other.

Prabhat himself was responsible for keeping the score.

“Prabhat was given the responsibility of keeping score for their match.” He was thus a player and the scorer at the same time.

No, at this point in the story he would not have wanted another match.

Two reasons from the text support this. First, Surya was clearly the better player — “on Friday, at the badminton court, Surya was a real phenomenon. He won points again and again.” Prabhat knew he had not really won; a second match would very likely expose him. Second, Prabhat’s rule for himself was fixed: “He would take part only when he was sure of winning.” He could not be sure of winning against Surya.

Notice that it is Surya, the loser on paper, who cheerfully suggests it: “It’s been fun. We should play again some other time.” The offer comes from the boy who did not mind losing.