Festivals of North-East India (Question-Answers)

 

Question-Answers

 

B. Read these lines from the text given below and answer the questions:

1. Bihus are among the biggest festivals of this state.

 

(a) Which state is being referred to here?

Answer: Assam is being referred to here.

 

(b) Why is Bihu celebrated?

Answer: Bihu marks the beginning and end of the harvesting season and the completion of sowing.

 

(c) How is Bihu celebrated?

Answer: Bihu is celebrated with feasts, music and dancing. Bihu competitions, held all over Assam, attract visitors and locals alike in large numbers.

 

2. Songs and dances form the soul of these Naga festivals.

 

(a) Why are festivals important to the Nagas?

Answer: The festivals are used by Nagas to preserve and pass down their oral history.

 

(b) Name a Naga festival

Answer: A major festival of Nagas is Moastu, which is celebrated in the villages after the sowing season. The people in the villages dance to traditional music and dress themselves in colourful clothes and headgear decorated with feathers and wild boar tusk.

 

C. Answer these questions.

 

1. Why is River Brahmaputra important for the people of Assam?

Answer: The mighty Brahmaputra in Assam provides livelihood to the people through agriculture.

 

2. What is the special quality of the people of Arunachal Pradesh?

Answer: Nature has provided the people of Arunachal Pradesh with a deep feeling for beauty which can be seen in their festivities, songs and dances.

 

3. Can we call Ningol Chakouba a festival for women?

Answer: Yes, we can call Ningol Chakouba a festival for women as it binds and revives the relationship between married girls and their parents.

 

4. Why do the people of Manipur congregate on hilltops during the Cheiraoba festival?

Answer: The people of Manipur congregate on hilltops during the Cheiraoba festival as a part of a ritual for they believe that this will help them rise to a higher plane in this life.

 

5. Describe the festival of Garos.

Answer: Wangala or the Hundred-drum Festival is the most important festival celebrated by the Garos in the villages of Meghalaya. This harvest festival is celebrated to mark the end of a period of hard work, which naturally brings a good harvest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Festivals of Northeast India (Word-Meanings)

                                        Lesson-7

                       Festivals of North-East India
                            (New) Word-Meanings

	Word	Meaning
1.	mighty	powerful
2.	harvesting	the season for gathering in agricultural crops
3.	sowing	To plant seed for growth
4.	brisk	energetic
5.	cymbals	A concave metal plate (of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone
6.	clapper	a device that makes noise especially by the banging of one part against another.
7.	headgear	a covering for the head(cap or hat)
8.	gongs	an instrument that produces sound when struck with a mechanical hammer
9.	clad	clothe
10.	boar tusks	animal’s teeth
11.	prosperity	being successful

 

Michelangelo (Question-Answers)

 

Question-Answers

 

B. Read these lines from the text given below and answer the questions:

1. To Michelangelo’s delight, he gained admission to this school.

 

(a) Which school is being referred to here?

Answer: School for sculptors is being referred to here.

 

(b) Why was it important for Michelangelo to gain admission to it?

Answer: It was important for Michelangelo to gain admission to it because he did not wish to remain a painter. But his secret desire was to work on stone.

 

(c) What was Michelangelo learning before this?

Answer: Michelangelo was learning painting before this.

 

2. “I had told them I would fail. I had warned them!”

 

(a) Who said these words to whom?

Answer: Michelangelo said these words to the architect.

 

(b) When did the speaker say these words? What had the speaker ‘warned them’ about? 

Answer: The speaker said these words after he started painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The speaker had ‘warned them’ about that he was not good at painting.

 

C. Answer these questions.

 

1. Describe Michelangelo’s first sculpture. How did it affect the people who saw it?

Answer: Michelangelo’s first piece of sculpture was on marble. He depicted Mary mourning over the limp body of Jesus Christ, after he had been crucified. Mary’s face, youthful and filled with pain, moved people’s hearts, as they saw this work of genius almost come alive before their eyes.

 

2. Was Michelangelo’s decision to sculpt on the cracked block of marble a wrong one? Give reason for your answer.

Answer: No, Michelangelo’s decision to sculpt on the cracked block of marble was not a wrong one. Michelangelo worked hard to sculpt the perfect human figure of David battling Goliath. He even studied the human body closely so that he could draw the muscles and nerves accurately. He created it with such care and feeling that the statue of David left the people of Florence speechless.

 

3. What were the obstacles faced by Michelangelo while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer: There were many obstacles faced by Michelangelo while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The first day, he mixed the colours and carefully applied them, but to his horror the colours had not set. Then he knew that to paint the whole ceiling, a great deal of strength and patience is required. So he chose five assistants to help him. But none of them could match his skill and he sent them away. It took him three years to paint half the ceiling and the other half fourteen months. At the end, Michelangelo revealed himself to be a painter of genius.

 

4. Pick sentences from the text to show that Michelangelo was fonder of sculpting than painting.

Answer: The sentences are- ‘…But Michelangelo did not wish to remain a painter. His secret desire was to work on stone. He wanted to sculpt, not paint.’, ‘To Michelangelo’s delight, he gained admission to the school for sculptors’.

 

 

 

Michelangelo (Word-Meanings)

                                               Lesson-8

                                          Michelangelo

                                 (New) Word-Meanings

	Word	Meaning
1.	sculptor	an artist who make sculptors (such as a statue)
2.	Sistine Chapel	Wall of church/ Pope
3.	ceiling	the roof of the room
4.	depiction	a representation of words or images of someone or something
5.	triumph	success
6.	loomed	appeared
7.	compelled	forced
8.	crumble	to break into small pieces
9.	glistening	sparkle
10.	shepherd	a person who tends sheep
11.	giant	great size
12.	valiant	courageous
13.	frowned	an expression of displeasure
14.	mammoth	elephants of huge size
15.	fresco	art of painting

The Unusual Spectator (Word-Meanings)

 

                                               Lesson - 8
                                  The Unusual Spectator
                                  (New) Word-Meanings

	Word	Meaning
1.	riverbank	the bank of a river
2.	rivals	competitive companion
3.	scattered	to distribute irregularly
4.	generous	noble
5.	spectator	one who looks or watches
6.	nosey	interfere
7.	snout	animal’s nose
8.	glided	to move smoothly
9.	bask	to relax in a pleasant atmosphere
10.	plopping	to fall with a sound
11.	crossbar	A transverse bar
12.	thermos	container
13.	astonished	surprised
14.	gaped	to open the mouth wide
15.	startled	to move or jump suddenly
16.	stung	to affect with sharp pain
17.	wriggled off	to move by twisting and turning
18.	mighty	powerful
19.	sulking	to be silent
20.	shallows	Having little depth
21.	cork	a fishing float
22.	swatted	to hit
23.	tumbled	to fall suddenly
24.	scrambled	to move with panic