Q1.
You will listen to a talk about Kathiawar embroidery. As you listen, circle the correct option. (refer to page 164 for transcript) 1. Form — (i) old (ii) new; 2. Colours — (i) soft (ii) bright; 3. Stitches — (i) running stitch (ii) chain stitch; 4. Seen on — (i) children’s caps (ii) pants; 5. Things used — (i) small mirrors (ii) shapes of buttons; 6. Designs — (i) elephants and horses (ii) squares and triangles.
Answer
The transcript is printed on page 164. Here is every answer with the line that proves it.
| No. | Point | Circle | Line in the transcript |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Form | (i) old | “This is a very old form of embroidery.” |
| 2 | Colours | (ii) bright | “It uses many bright colours…” |
| 3 | Stitches | (ii) chain stitch | “…many types of stitches, like the chain stitch.” |
| 4 | Seen on | (i) children's caps | “On clothes, it is seen on children's caps, ghagra skirts and men's traditional shirts.” |
| 5 | Things used | (i) small mirrors | “a lot of mirror work is done by fitting small mirrors along with the stitches.” |
| 6 | Designs | (ii) squares and triangles | “the designs used are geometric shapes like squares and triangles.” |
Listening tip: Read all six pairs before the talk begins. Then you are listening for only six words — old/new, soft/bright, running/chain, caps/pants, mirrors/buttons, animals/shapes — and everything else can wash past you.
Match it with the picture on page 151: the peacock and paisley worked in bright blue, green, red and gold, with round mirrors stitched in — exactly the ‘bright colours’, ‘chain stitch’ and ‘small mirrors’ the speaker describes. The talk also adds that flower designs are used along with the geometric shapes.