Question
A1. Simple Factual Activities:
Complete the following web-chart :
This richness is reflected in the choice of their medium. In the days of past, several things in nature such as soils of different shades, the juice of plants, leaves, tree bark, flowers, fruits and even things like coal and cow-dung were used to prepare colours. The different colours, various textures and patterns were used year after year, lending a simplicity to the art. When we see these pictures, we realise that a picture drawn this way or the other can look equally beautiful. What a deep thought this art conveys - and so easily !
In the Gond style of art, we see that the outlines may vary a little from artist to artist but the designs that fill it make the whole picture look lively and attractive. The designs include simple textures achieved using dots, straight lines, dotted lines, curvy shapes and circles. Special attention is given to the choice of various colours so that the total effect is amazing and beautiful.
In today’s age of commercialisation many men have taken up Gond art. But the roots of folk arts probably lie in women’s daily chores like cleaning and decorating the house, dealing with natural colours in the course of cooking and in their leisure time activities.
A2. Complex Factual Activity:
Write down the special features of the Gond style of art :
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
(1) Spot the error in the spelling of the following words and rewrite them correctly:
(i) dicided (ii) diffarent
(2) Write related words with 'Artist'.
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
Do as directed:
(1) What a deep thought this art conveys! (Make it assertive.)
(2) Creating folk art is a very enriching experience. (Make it exclamatory.)
A5. Personal Response:
Why does the author think that the roots of folk art lie in women's chores?
Complete the following web-chart :
This richness is reflected in the choice of their medium. In the days of past, several things in nature such as soils of different shades, the juice of plants, leaves, tree bark, flowers, fruits and even things like coal and cow-dung were used to prepare colours. The different colours, various textures and patterns were used year after year, lending a simplicity to the art. When we see these pictures, we realise that a picture drawn this way or the other can look equally beautiful. What a deep thought this art conveys - and so easily !
In the Gond style of art, we see that the outlines may vary a little from artist to artist but the designs that fill it make the whole picture look lively and attractive. The designs include simple textures achieved using dots, straight lines, dotted lines, curvy shapes and circles. Special attention is given to the choice of various colours so that the total effect is amazing and beautiful.
In today’s age of commercialisation many men have taken up Gond art. But the roots of folk arts probably lie in women’s daily chores like cleaning and decorating the house, dealing with natural colours in the course of cooking and in their leisure time activities.
A2. Complex Factual Activity:
Write down the special features of the Gond style of art :
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
(1) Spot the error in the spelling of the following words and rewrite them correctly:
(i) dicided (ii) diffarent
(2) Write related words with 'Artist'.
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
Do as directed:
(1) What a deep thought this art conveys! (Make it assertive.)
(2) Creating folk art is a very enriching experience. (Make it exclamatory.)
A5. Personal Response:
Why does the author think that the roots of folk art lie in women's chores?
