Question

Portfolio Activity - 2
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Topic Pushkar, the World Famous Fair of Rajasthan
Nature of Task: Individual
Task: Reading for Comprehension
Date
Read the following passage carefully.
PUSHKAR
(1) Come November and Pushkar in Rajasthan is awake, especially, the week concluding with Kartik
purnima. The lakeside rings with the sound of pilgrims taking holy dips in the lake, worshipping at
the temples along the banks and sadhus chanting scriptures.
(2) The rest of the city overflows with thousands of people who bring cattle and camels, to take part in
the annual cattle fair, the largest in Asia. Following closely on their heels is the crowd of tourists
from across the world who troopin to enjoy the fun.
(3) Surrounded by hills on three sides and sand dunes on the fourth, it forms a fascinating backdrop for
the festival highlighting Rajasthan's love of colour, music, dance and joyous celebrations.
(4) An interesting feature of the fair is the mass trading of camels which holds centre stage. The festival
hosts about 50,000 camels which are dressed up, paraded, sold and made to take part in races. The
buying and selling of cattle takes place almost simultaneously. The roadside stalls offer traditional
Rajasthani clothes, jewellery, handicraft items and mouth-watering delicacies,
(5) The evenings are devoted to live shows, arranged specially by the fair authorities, which comprise
of instrumental music and folk songs; folk dances including the fire dance -- all of it bringing to life
the vibrant culture of Rajasthan.
Complete the following statements by filling in the blanks with not more than three words each.
(12 x 10 = 5 Marks)
a) The festivities in Pushkar conclude on the night of.....
b) Pilgrims take
... in the lake and worship in the nearby temples.
c) Sadhus can be seen.
d) Another main attraction in the Pushkar festival is the.
the largest of its kind in Asia.
e) The fairis visited by cattle traders, sadhus and......
......, both from India and abroad.
7) The Pushkar festival highlights Rajasthan's love for.
and joyous celebrations.
) The main objective of the Pushkar fair is the
• Clothes
and handicraft items.
In the evening
of music and dance are organised by the fair authorities.
A phrase in paragraph 2 of the passage that means the same as "to move together" is...........
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Answer 1

Answer:

1 Rajasthan

2 holy dips

3chanting scripture

Answer 2

Answer:

another main attraction in the Pushkar festival is the dash the largest of its kind in Asia