Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

So You Want to be a Cartoonist

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 Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most

appropriate in your answer sheet. .(1x5=5)

1. Which of the following statement is TRUE about cartoons?

a) Cartoons are more expressive than words.

b) There are no colleges or schools for cartoonists.

c) No one likes to see cartoons, while reading newspapers.

d) Making cartoons is an easy task.

2. What, according to Laxman, is the challenge in creating a good cartoon?

a) Waiting for the right thought to emerge

b) Browsing newspapers and television.

c) Getting the right kind of idea

d) Good drawing and sketching training skills.

3. Which of these words BEST describes this passage?

a) humorous

b) technical

c) challenging

d) informative

4. According to the passage, which group of people is of the opinion that one

cannot learn to make a cartoon in institutions?

a) Many struggling writers.

b) Highly creative artists.

c) Well-respected cartoonist.

d) All newspaper editors.

5. “Don’t take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.” Choose the

option that is closest in meaning to the sentence.

a) Don’t assume that you will become a cartoonist.

b) Don’t hope that you will become a cartoonist.

c) Don’t believe that you will become a cartoonist.

d) Don’t imagine that you will become a cartoonist.​

Answer 1

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