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Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mansoor-ali-khan-pataudi

Step 2 · Questions

1. When was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi born?
2. Where was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi born?
3. Who was Tiger Pataudi?
4. How old was he when he became captain of India?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

British Raj
Princely State
26th Amendment to the Constitution of India

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi born?January 5, 1941
2. Where was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi born?Bhopal, India
3. Who was Tiger Pataudi?Tiger Pataudi was a famous Indian cricket captain and a prince from the Pataudi family.
4. How old was he when he became captain of India?He became captain of the Indian cricket team when he was just 21 years old.

British Raj: The period of British rule in India, from 1757 to 1947.
Princely State: A territory in India ruled by a prince or monarch under the suzerainty of the British Crown.
26th Amendment to the Constitution of India: Legislation that abolished privy purses and titles for former rulers of Indian princely states.