Question

Given below is a picture of acarnival. Complete the factualdescription by filling in the blankswith appropriate prepositions.A thiruvizha is a source of excitement andthrill for villagers. The village thoroughfarewears a festive look, as the open spacesare cleaned, spruced up and decorated(a) ________colourful streamers. People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity(d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a bigcrowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkaraipongal (sweet pongal),lemon rice and curd rice.People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and callout loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut rawmangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku,sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little childrendressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheelsand carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective oftheir age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.Folk Culture And Folklore Of TamilNadu Chapter Extra chapter work Page 140TNSCERT Class IX

Answer 1

A thiruvizha is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thorough farewears a festive look, as the open spacesare cleaned, spruced up and decorated with colourful streamers.

People throng the premises to catch a glimpse of their village deity on a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a bigcrowd near the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkaraipongal (sweet pongal),lemon rice and curd rice.

People from nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and callout loudly to the people to buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut rawmangoes smothered with salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku,sweets, buttermilk etc are sold.

Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little childrendressed in their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.You can hear the shrieks of happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheelsand carousels, elders looking at each other with smiles on their faces.

The entire day is spent with fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective oftheir age, look forward to the thiruvizha every year.