Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can easily be missed in the
National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro is that rare artefact that even
school children are familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate the wealth of our
5000-year heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence there, amid terracotta
animals to rediscover this bronze image.
2. Most of us have seen her only in photographs or sketches, therefore, the impact of
actually holding her is magnified a million times over. One discovers that the dancing girls
has no feet. She is small, a little over 10 cm tall - the length of a human palm - but she
surprises us with the power of great art - the ability to communicate across centuries.
3. A series of bangles - of shell or ivory or thin metal - clothe her left upper arm all the
way down to her fingers. A necklace with three pendants bunched together and a few
bangles above the elbow and wrist on the right hand display an almost modern art.
4. She speaks of the undaunted, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important
to visit museums in our country to experience the impact that a work of art leaves on our
senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us along.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from
the twelve that follow.
i. Why dancing girl can easily be missed in the National Museum?
a. There are various statues in the museum
b. It is very small
c. It does not impress
d. It is placed among old sketches
ii. Which information is not given in the passage?
a. The girl is caged behind glass
b. She is a rare artefact
c. School books communicate the wealth of our heritage
d. She cannot be rediscovered as she's bronze
iii. 'Great Art' has power because:
a. it appeals to us despite a passage of time
b. it is small and can be understood
c. it's seen in pictures and sketches
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d. it's magnified a million times
iv. Why is the Dancing Girl a surprising image?
a. She has long feet
b. She has small hands
c. She has no feet
d. She is made of iron
v. During the Mohenjo-daro period, women liked:
a. dancing
b. travelling
c. jewellery
d. knitting
vi. According to the given passage, the art ............
a. leaves impression on one's senses
b. gives us hope
c. does not communicate
d. speaks about textbooks
vii. The passage attempts to ................ the readers.
a. provoke
b. evoke
c. rebuke
d. warm
viii. What are the two correct meanings of the word 'existence' used in the passage.
1. The state of being present
2. The state of being alive
3. The way of living
4. The way of creating
5. The way of experiencing
a.1 and 2
b.1 and 4
c.3 and 5
d.1 and 3
ix. What does the ability to communicate across centuries' mean?
a. The art speaks across ages.
b. The art is timeless.
c. The art leaves impact on senses.
d. The art has great power.
x. Select the option that makes the correct use of impact", as used in the passage, to fill in the
blank space.
a. His speech made a profound ................ on the audience.
b. The distressed people leave .................
c. ................ of press in democracy is very important.
d. The press functions as the custodian of ........
xi. The passage focuses on the ..............
a. series of bangles
b. communicative art
c. modern life
d. National Museum
xii. What is the apt heading for the last paragraph of the passage?
a. The Dancing Girl
b. The Art is Beautiful
c. Visit Museums
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d. Human Spirit
Answers
Answer:
The Shoe Story
Necessity forced our ancestors to invent a method of protecting the feet from nature's fury Early footwear was made by layering leaves together and later from leather. Then came the sandal which was a piece of plated grass or leather strapped to the feet. Eventually, sandal making became a recognised art in Egyptian history,
There have also been ancient hieroglyphics found in caves depicting m wearing shoes Records of the Egyptians and Chinese as well as other early civilisations have recorded references to shoes
The Egyptians favoured beautiful and artistic sandals. The Greeks stressel on design and beauty, while the Romans created a military sandal that enabled their armies to travel throughout the empire. In many ancient cultures, shoes indicated social status. A Roman officer
rank was noted by the height of the shoc: the higher the shoe, the higher
the rank. A Pharaoh's sandal had a long, peaked toe to denote a king
prince or priest.
During the mid 1600s, the Sun King Louis XIV created a new fad of platform shoes, simply because he had the royal power to do so. The platform shoes soon became the symbol of nobility. Also during this time women in Florence were wearing platform shoes known as chopines The chopines were worn to increase a woman's height They were often 24 inches off the ground and ladies had to be escorted through the street Some historians believe the modern day high heel originates from the chopine.
The first Oxford was worn by Oxford University students in the seventeenth century. By the eighteenth century, satin pumps with high heels and pointed toes became fashionable for women. Toes became rounded and heels became lower so that by end of the century, low cul slippers were in style.
The history of shoes and what they stand for is preserved and put on display in countless museums around the world.
IT IS THE PASSAGE OF THE SHOE STORY,SO GIVE ME THE ANSWERS OF FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
A. Answer the question
1.How did the shoe story begin and how were the early shoes made?
2. When did sandal-making first get recognition?
3. Where can we find recorded references to shoes?
4. Mention with an example how shoes indicated social status.