NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 5 Kalakritiyon ka Bharat — Let us do these activities before we read
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Q1.
Complete these words with the correct vowels (A, E, I, O, U). We like to decorate our homes with our f __ l k __ r t.
Answer
We like to decorate our homes with our folk art.
f o l k a r t — the missing vowels are o and a.
What it means: Folk art is the traditional art of ordinary people of a region — Aipan, Madhubani, Warli, rangoli. It is learnt at home from mothers and grandmothers, not in an art school.
Q2.
Our c __ l t __ r e consists of our ideas, customs, traditions, values, arts, and languages.
Answer
Our culture consists of our ideas, customs, traditions, values, arts, and languages.
c u l t u r e — both missing vowels are u.
Q3.
All of us celebrate our f __ s t __ v __ l s together.
Answer
All of us celebrate our festivals together.
f e s t i v a l s — the missing vowels are e, i and a.
Q4.
We tell stories to our children to teach them about our c __ l t __ r e, h __ s t __ r y, and l __ g __ n d s.
Answer
We tell stories to our children to teach them about our culture, history, and legends.
Puzzle
Word
Vowels filled in
c __ l t __ r e
culture
u, u
h __ s t __ r y
history
i, o
l __ g __ n d s
legends
e, e
Tip: A legend is an old, famous story that has been told for many generations — like the story of Rani Lakshmibai or of the birth of the Ganga.
Q5.
We have our own l __ n g __ a g __ s to talk to each other.
Answer
We have our own languages to talk to each other.
l a n g u a g e s — the missing vowels are a, u and e.
Notice the link: All five words in this activity — folk art, culture, festivals, history, legends and languages — are the very things the four children in the lesson are about to talk about. The activity is warming you up for the text.