Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow

What writers struggle to express through numerous newspaper columns, the

cartoon manages in a pointed one-liner. Little wonder then, that the first thing

most of us like to see when we pick up a 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 hardest to make. Even celebrated cartoonists like R.K. Laxman

admit that making a cartoon is not a piece of cake. Laxman says 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.

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 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. Because it’s a question of one’s creativity and sense of

humour; two qualities one simply may not have. The advice established

cartoonists give is that just because you can sketch, don’t take it for granted that

you will become a cartoonist.

Questions:

a. Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage.

One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.

(i) Scanning

(ii) Witty

(iii) Sketch (3). b. Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words.

(i) What, according to Laxman, is the challenge in creating a good cartoon? (2)

(ii) According to the passage, which group of people is of the opinion that one

cannot learn to make a cartoon in institutions? (1)

(iii) What qualities does making of a cartoon require? (2)

(iv) From where do cartoonists learn their art? (2)

(v) What advice do cartoonists give?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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