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Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam,
All men are our kindred, the world is our home.
- Who does ‘we’ refer to? What do they have in their hands? What is its name?
- How are the men in the world related to the singers?
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Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
Our lays are of cities whose lustre is shed,
Here ‘Lays’ means______
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Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
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What does Sarojini Naidu say about the Wandering Singers? Write in your own words. (in about 60 words)
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Are the singers homeless travellers? Why do you think so?
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Do the singers have hopes and dreams? If not, why?
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What are the themes of the singers’ songs?
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Fill in the blanks choosing the words /phrases given in the box.
| Midnapore | folk art | chitrakaars | Pata Chitra | painted scrolls unrolled |
Naya is a quaint little village in West Bengal’s ______ district. However, it is not an ordinary village. Around 250 patuas or ______ or artists live there. These folk artists are painters, lyricists, singers and performers all rolled into one. They practise an ancient ______ called Pata Chitra. This is a type of storytelling using ______. The scrolls had stories painted on them and the artists sang the story as they ______ the scroll. This art has been practiced since the 13th century.
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Write the apt word for the given phrases.
The traditional folk art of West Bengal.
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Annual festival to celebrate the success of local artists.
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The other name of story tellers.
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Conservation of trees, female infanticide etc...
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Fill in the details of the mind map.
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The process of making a Patta is in jumbled form. Read the sentences and number them in proper order.
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The sap of the wood apple tree acts as a glue. |
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It is made by stitching multiple sheets of poster paper together. |
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| Finally they are stored in rolled-up bundles. | |
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Plant-based colours and lampblack are mixed in coconut shells. |
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| A Patta is created by painting on a canvas. | |
| The completed scrolls are dried in the sun. | |
| Jute fiber canvas was used in olden days. | |
| A thin cotton cloth is glued to the back of the painting for long life. |
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Write a few sentences about Pot Maya festival.
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Make a diary entry about your visit to a Science Exhibition.
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Design a certificate, a badge or a medal for sports day.
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Draw the pictures in the given boxes using the clues.
- The snake is next to the owl.
- The owl is not next to the bird.
- The kite is on the right.
- The owl is between the snake and the kite.
Now where is the bird? ______
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Draw an envelope with the flap open without lifting your pen from the paper. Indicate the numbers to show how it was drawn.
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Find their group name and write them in the blank.
Kuchupudi, Bangra, Dandia,______
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