Question

20 Marks
1. Read the passage given below:
(8 marks)
(1) What writers struggle to express through numerous newspaper columns, the cartoon
manages it in a pointed one-liner. Little wonder then that the first thing most of us like
to see, when we pick up the newspaper, is the cartoon. Simple though it may seem,
making a cartoon is an art that requires a combination of hard work, training, and a
good sense of humour. Cartoonists say that the cartoons that make us laugh the most
are, in fact, the cartoons that are the hardest to create. Even celebrated cartoonists,
like R.K. Laxman, admit that making a cartoon is not a piece of cake. Laxman says
that he has to wait for over six hours, which includes spending a lot of time scanning
newspapers and television channels, before any idea strikes him.
(2) So, how does one become a cartoonist? Which of us has the talent to make it? How can
we master the rib-tickling strokes and the witty one-liners? How can we make people
smile or laugh? There are a few colleges or schools for cartoonists. Most cartoonists
come from art colleges, while some learn the craft on their own. Most established
cartoonists are of the view that no institute can teach you to make a cartoon. “You can
pick up the craft, you may learn to sketch and draw in institutes, but no one can teach
anyone how to make a good cartoon," says Uday Shanker, a cartoonist with Navbharat
Times. While basics like drawing and sketching can be learnt in an art college, and are
important skills, these alone, do not make a good cartoonist, as it's a question of one's
creativity and sense of humour. These two qualities, one simply may not have. The
advice established cartoonists give is that just because you can sketch, does not imply
that
you will become a cartoonist.
On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions: (1x8=8)
(a) R.K. Laxman admits that making a cartoon is not a piece of
(i) cherry (ii) ice cream (iii) biscuit
(iv) cake​

Answer 1

Answer:

4.Cake

Explanation:

R. K. Laxman admits that making a cartoon is not a piece of cake.