Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
Island Dance
1.
The culture of Mauritius reflects the
diverse ethnicities of its people The
traditional music called sega draws from
the African slave heritage of the island
The songs ore sung in Creole the mother
longue of most Mauritians. The soulful
lyries, which are usually improvised by
the singer talk of love and life on the
island
2.The music is provided by traditional
instruments. Made out of goal skin, the ravanne is a large tambourine like instrument, which is
heated before playing. Along with a wooden rattling box called maravanne and the linkling
triangle it creates the infectious rhythms associated with this folk art form
3.Sego also encompasses the dance that is performed to sega music. Women dressed in gaily
coloured switling skirts entrance spectators with their swaying hands and hips. They start out
with slow gentle movements and as the tempo picks up, they dance energetically with sheer
exhilaration their feet never leaving the ground

4.Sega music and dance is regarded as the island country's national dance Over the
has evolved The youth dance to the beats of seggae, a lusion of traditional soga with reggae

Complete the following statements appropriately:
1. Sega, the traditional music of Mauritius has been drawn from
___.
2. The music instrument ravanne is made from___.
3.Maravanne is the name of a___.
4.___is the mother tongue of most Mauritians.
4.While dancing to the tunes of sega, the women are generally dressed in ___.
5.The fusion of traditional sega with reggae is called ___.
6.A word in para 3, which means brightly, is ___.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1)The african slave heritage of the island

2)goal skin

3)wooden ratling box

4)The songs ore sung in creole

4)gaily

5)

6)gaily/exhilaration

Answer 2

Answer : the african slave heritage of the island