Workshop Class 9 English Reading Works of Art । Question answer 4.2 Reading Works of Art
1. Spot the error in the spelling of the following words with reference to the passage and rewrite them correctly.
• renouned
• geomatric
• penting
• circals
• achieving
• feetures
• figars
• innar
• vilage
• dicided
• tribel
• mithology
• erthen
• mediam
• diffarent
Ans:
· renowned
· features
· paintings
· circles
· inner
· geometric
· figures
· achieving
· mythology
· earthen.
· tribal
· medium
· decided
· different
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2. Complete the following diagram.
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3. Complete the following with reference to the passage.
(a) Raza’s paintings do not depict ................ .
Ans: Raza's paintings do not depict lifelike human
figures or copies of scenes.
(b) Raza’s paintings are done in the ............. style.
Ans: Raza's paintings are done in the abstract
style.
(c) Raza’s paintings are not inspired by ................ .
Ans: Raza's paintings are not inspired by any external
factor.
(d) Raza’s paintings present images from his own ................ .
Ans: Raza's paintings present images from his own inner
mind.
(e) Raza’s paintings radiate ................ .
Ans: Raza's paintings radiate peace.
(f) The ................ became the core of Raza’s paintings.
Ans: The bindu or point became the core
of Raza's paintings.
(g) For an artist like Raza, his work, or paintings are an effective ................
.
Ans: For an
artist like Raza, his work, or paintings are an effective medium
of communication.
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4. Read the passage on ‘Gond Art’ carefully. Then complete the following
sentences without going back to the passage.
· Gond art is a tribal ................
Ans: Gond art is a tribal art.
· The Gondi language is similar to Telugu, a
Dravidian ................
Ans: The Gondi language is
similar to Telugu, a Dravidian language.
· Originally people used to draw pictures on the
earthen walls of their .........
Ans: Originally people used to
draw pictures on the earthen walls of their houses.
· In folk arts, you yourself prepare the ‘canvas’ –
the surface on which to draw and the colours with which you ................ .
Ans: In folk arts, you yourself prepare the 'canvas' - the surface on
which to draw and the colours with which you draw.
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5. Write about the following important features of Gond art with the
help of the passage.
Ans:
(1) Developed and Preserved by : The Gond tribal people residing largely
in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in India.
(2) A medium of : It is a medium of expressing, recording and preserving
what is seen.
(3) Preparing the canvas (medium) : It is the surface on which the
painting is drawn. In the past, people used to draw pictures on earthen walls
of their homes itself.
(4) Preparing colours : In the days of the past several things in nature
such as soil 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.
(5) Outlines : In the Gond style of art, the designs may vary a little
from artist to artist but the designs that fill it make the whole picture look
lively and attractive.
(6) Variation in drawing : The colours, textures and patterns used in
drawing vary from painting to painting.
(7) Texture designs: By using dots, straight lines, dotted lines, curvy
shapes and circles, simple texture designs are made.
6. Why does the author think that the roots of folk
art lie in women's chores?
Ans:
In the past, it was the duty of
women to look after her home and hearth. It included decorating the house with
different things like flowers, rangolis. They handled it very creatively while
shouldering the other responsibilities of their home. They used their own creativity
while doing it, so the author thinks that the roots of folk art lies in women's
chores.
7. From the passages, list the words related to –
(a) geometry (b) colours (c) designs.
Ans:
(b)Colours : Abstract, striking, blue, orange, paint,paintings
(c)Design: human figures, scenes,
abstract.
8. These two passages are examples of a short introduction
to works of art - a short review. They cover the following points:
(1) The name of the creator
(2) The theme or subject matter
(3) Type of art
(4) Individual style
(5) Presentation techniques
(6) Its effect on viewers
(7) Message or interpretation
What points will you include if you had to review a
book or film or a play?
Ans:
If I had to review a book, a film or play, I would like to include the
following points :
(1) The theme of the book/film/play.
(2) The plot and the story.
(3) The characters in the book/film/play.
(4) Flow of language and style of narration.
(5) Authenticity of the book/film/play (story).
(6) The message conveyed in the book/film/play.
Choose a book/film and review it in short using the
points you have listed.
Ans:
The Three Mistakes Of My Life
The Three Mistakes Of My Life' is a novel written by
Chetan Bhagat who writes about Indians and for Indians. His characters are
young and passionate. The novel follows the story of three friends and is based
in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Govind Jaat Patel is an ordinary guy with
whom anybody can relate. Being a Gujarati his ambition is to become a
businessman. His friend is Omi who is the son of a Hindu priest of the local
temple. He is confused about his religious views which are mainly influenced by
Bitoo Mama. Ishan is a big cricket freak and a patriot. He was the best
cricketer in his locality and school. He helps Govind's business by organizing
daily cricket coaching camps. He has a younger sister Vidya who is weak in Mathematics.
Ishan asks Govind to take her Mathematics tuition. In between their tuition,
they fall in love which is kept secret. The whole story revolves around Govind
and his friends and the three mistakes he made. It is pop- fiction of lightest,
laziest sort, which tackles serious real-life issues and incidents giving it a
veneer of earnest thoughtfulness that stands up to nothing. It is written
simply and has the quality that makes one want to read the book in one sitting.
The target audience of the book is the young generation. It is based on fun,
emotion and pace to turn it into a potential best-seller.
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