Question

Gurugram 30th Oct
The Northeastern Folk-Dance Festival was hosted by our school as a part of the Annual
Cultural Feast held every October. This festival of 6 hours served to educate the students
about the richness of the culture and heritage of the Northeastern states of India. The
Festival had a total of eight performances. The performers were distinguished eminent
artistes who had specially come for the programme.
The first performance of the day was Nagaland’s Chang Lo dance. The performers were
wearing red colored dresses. According to ancient tradition, this style of dancing was
developed to rejoice the victory over the enemy by the Chang, a tribal community in the
region. At present, Chang Lo is performed in a three-day festival that marks the beginning
of the harvest season in the state. Next, we saw the lovely Cheraw dance of Mizoram. In
this dance, four people held some bamboo sticks clapped together, and other dancers
performed in the center position of the group.
Third, was a mesmerizing performance called the Singhi Chham dance, by the dancers
from Sikkim. The dancers were wearing white furry costumes to symbolize the hills. They
also told the students that this dance is dedicated to the guardian deity of Sikkim, Guru
Padmasambhava. After this, was the absolutely unique dance from Arunachal Pradesh
known as the Bardo Chham dance. The dance was introduced as a folk dance of
Sherdukpens, a community in Arunachal Pradesh. This dance is annually performed to
protect the community from the evil forces. The performers wore animal masks and danced
to the beating of drums.
After the power-packed Bardo Chham performance, the Laho dance of Meghalaya was
extraordinarily soothing. Each dancer was in a colourful attire and it was performed with

two young men on either side of the girl, linking arms together. After half an hour of tea-
break, the programme resumed with the breathtaking Hojagiri dance from Tripura.

Everyone in the audience was awestruck at the way they danced with a tall earthen pitcher
balanced over their heads. The performance, usually done for the Lakshmi puja,
exemplified grace and poise.
This was followed by the cheerful Bhortal dance of Assam. It was performed on a very fast
beat.Each dancer was equipped with cymbals while performing this dance which made it
extremely vibrant. Finally, the last performance of the day was Pung Cholom dance of

Manipur. The dancers were performing and simultaneously playing drums, showcasing a
beautiful blend of elegance and acrobatics. The program concluded with a vote of thanks
and commemorative photographs with all the dancing groups.
Answer the following questions: (8marks)
(1) Rohit’s teacher asked him to submit
A. a formal request to showcase the participants of the previous event.
B. a set of suggestions to improve the previous event.
C. first hand information of the event that had taken place.
D. a collection of opinions of the audience that attended the event.
(2) Cutural dance festivals, like the one hosted by Yuva Vidyalaya, are significant because
they :
A. help in improving the economic conditions of certain regions.
B. strengthen a sense of community among us.
C. provide easy dance practice for one and all.
D. are mandated by families of the students.
(3) Read paragraph four of the text again and select the option that displays a set of
antonyms from it.
A. power-packed-soothing
B. breathtaking-colourful
C. awestruck-exemplified
D. linking-balanced
(4) ‘Commemorative’ photographs refer to photographs clicked to :
A. advertise the participants of the event.
B. teach children about the Northeastern states.
C. build photography skills among all in the event.
D. celebrate the memory of the event.
(5) Based on the given descriptions of the dances in the text, select the option that lists the
correct match of the states with the images of the dances. (2marks)
(i) ASSAM (ii) MEGHALAYA (iii) TRIPURA (iv) NAGALAND (v) MANIPUR (vi)
MIZORAM (vii) SIKKIM (viii) ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Answer 1

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. D

5.Images are not given

Hope it helps. :-)