WORD MEANINGS
1. accorded –
respected, honoured
2. annoy –
irritate, disturb
3. approaching
– coming
4. artisans –
artist, skilled person
5. brave –
courage
6. chase –
send away
7. countless
– unending
8. couple –
two
9. craftsman
– artist
10. crowd –
gathering
11. dictate –
tell, orders
12. engrossed
– occupied, absorbed, immersed, fully into
13. ferried –
carried
14. gazing –
looking at
15. heartbroken
– very sad
16. impudence
– rudeness
17. mohur –
gold coin (old use)
18. palace –
fort
19. patch –
cover, (here) ground
20. realize –
understood
21. royal –
noble, grand, kingly
22. scared –
frightened
23. wistfully – eagerly, with interest
A. Choose the right answer
1. Every year, a doll fair was held
a. in the village.
b. in the
palace courtyard.✔️
c. in the heart of the city.
d. in the artist's house.
2. All the girls liked Kishanlal's dolls because
a. they were very pretty.
b. they had lovely clothes.
c. there was
something new and different about them.✔️
d. they were inexpensive.
3. Subhadra brought a pile of gold to her mother by
a. selling her
grandfather's dolls.✔️
b. working in the field.
c. selling her old books.
d. selling her father's clay lamps.
B. Answer these questions:
1. How did the old artist's son-in-law earn a living?
His son-in-law made earthen lamps, which he
ferried to the town. That is how he earned a living.
2. How did the old artist feel when he couldn't sell his
dolls?
The old
artist became heartbroken as he was out of his work.
3. Why was Subhadra's mother angry with Subhadra's grandfather?
Subhadra's grandfather was engrossed in doll making and was not chasing the crows away. This made his daughter angry. She felt he was wasting time with Subhadra.
C. Think and answer.
1. However, new times meant new demands. Explain the meaning of this
sentence.
With the changing time, the
people's choice, taste and want also change. This Kishanlal understood very
well. That is why he made his dolls differently and not like in the same old
fashion, which the old artist made. This created a huge demand of his dolls.
2. Whom do you like better - the old artist's daughter or his granddaughter? Why?
EVERYONE MUST ANSWER ON HIS/HER OWN
I
like___________, because _________write at least three sentences___________.
3. List the character traits of the old artist and Kishanlal in the table given below.
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D. Discuss in class.
1. This made the younger lot more determined. When someone is asked
not to do something, he/she becomes more determined to do it. Why is that so?
When the young artist,
Kishanlal came to market, the followers of old times said, "Arre! What a
bad taste!" So, he did not have a wonderful entry in the market. Some
criticized him, but that did not stop him from doing his making dolls. The
more people criticized him; the more he worked harder to improve his
dolls. Finally these dolls were in huge demand. That is the secret of success,
'never to give up'.
2. The old must give way to the new. Express your thoughts on this
proverb.
Things are not the same. As
the time passes sometimes people's choice, option and taste change. That is how
the new things come into existence. In order to grow things need to be changed.
If we do not welcome new ideas and art, the old instead of renewing itself
will become outdated.
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