CG Board Class 9 English Unit 5 Culture (Reading A) A Tribal Heritage are given below for Hindi Medium students.
CG Board Class 9 English Unit 5 Culture (Reading A) A Tribal Heritage
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Comprehension–
Q.I. How was tattooing in the old days different from the way it has been in recent times?
Complete the table.
| Tattooing | ||
| Olden times | Recent times | |
| Why? | to protect the identity of various tribes, revealing a rich and eerie intersection of primitive art and violence. | To have fashion statement |
| With What? | used thorns to cut the skin and soot mixed in animal fat for the dark blue colour | Tattoo guns and ink |
| Parts of the body? | forehead , tip of the nose, lower chin, legs,ankle,knee,limbs. | Any part of body |
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Q.II. Where are these tribes from?
| Tribes | Country |
| Ainu | Japan |
| Gond | Central and south central india |
| Berbers | North africa |
| Maoris | New zealand |
| Atayal | Taiwan |
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Q.III. What is the difference between tattooing and applying Mehendi?
| Tatoo | Mehendi | |
| Colour | Dark blue colour | Brown |
| Parts of body | Face,wrist,limbs,legs,Ankles,lower,chin,and nose. | Palm,hands,shoulder,legs |
| How it is prepared | Ink | Mehendi, leaves |
| Life | Two type:temporary, permanent | Two toThreeweeks |
| Pain | A lot of pain on the skin | No pain |
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Q.IV. Answer the following questions.
1. The Apatani women were beautiful. Pick out the line from the text which conveys this.
Ans:- The line from the text which conveys Apatani women were beautiful is:- “Apatani women were often abducted by the neighbouring Nishi tribesmen for their beauty, so to make themselves look unattractive, they tattooed their faces and wore huge circular nose plugs.”
2. Is tattooing still practised in Arunachal Pradesh? Substantiate your answer from the text.
Ans:- Yes, with a change in pattern, tattoo is still practised in Arunachal Pradesh.
3. What is tattooing called in your local language? Do you find people tattooing today? How do they get these tattoos?
Ans:- Godna is the tattoo name in Chhattisgarh language. Yes, I find many people getting tattooed themselves. It is considered a fashion sign. These people get tattoos done by local arts.
4. What is the name of the book written by Aditya Arya and Vibha Joshi?
Ans:- Land of the Nagas.
5. How are modern-day tattoos different from the traditional tattoos?
Ans:- There is a lot of difference between modern day tattoo and traditional tattoo. Modern tattoos are made by using ink whereas traditional tattoos used thorns to cut the skin and soof mixed in animal fat for the dark blue colour. Traditional tattoos represent strength, courage and virility but modern day tattoos are associated with fashion.
6. Is tattooing harmful for the body? Write two precautions that need to be taken before getting ourselves tattooed?
Ans:- Yes, tattoo is harmful for the body as it causes alot pain, precautions that need to be taken before getting a tattoo are :-
i)Clear the skin part with soap and water.
ii)Moisturise the part properly before and after getting a tattoo.
7. “…. unmarried Singpho girls were barred from wearing a tattoo.” Are there any such restrictions (related to ornaments, applying of henna/aalta etc.) in the present society for the unmarried girls. If yes,what are they?
Ans:- Yes, there are some people who still put restrictions on the unmarried girls. Wearing toe-rings before marriage is not allowed in some cultures. There are many other things in various cultures that impose restrictions on unmarried girls.
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Vocabulary-
Q.I. Opposite Words-
Pick out from the text the words which mean opposite to the words given below.
| Words | Opposite |
| neglect | attend |
| harmless | harmful |
| release | abduet |
| weakness | Strength |
| joy | sorrow |
Q.II. Suffixes and Prefixes
1. A scientific study of human past and present is called anthropology.
A person who studies anthropology is an anthropologist.
2. What do you call someone who studies geology? Geologist
3. What do you call someone who studies biology? Biologist
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4. What do you call someone who studies zoology?
Ans:- Zoologist.
The suffix in all the above underlined words is Branch of study.
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Q.I. Read the suffixes and their examples carefully. Write the change in meaning after adding the suffix.
For example, when we add ‘-ess’ to the word ‘lion’, it becomes feminine.
| Suffixes | Example | Meaning |
| -ess | lioness, actress | Feminine |
| -est | tallest, biggest | Superlative |
| -ful | beautiful, thankful | Quality |
| -hood | childhood, neighbourhood | Stage of life |
| -ese | Japanese, Chinese | Language |
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Q.However, ‘ess’ is not always a suffix as you can see from the words given here:‘congress’, ‘mess’ ‘less’ like ‘prowess’. Give five more words which end in ‘ess’ where ‘ess’ is not a suffix.
Ans:- i) Assess
ii) Recess
iii) Dress
iv) Chess
v) Bless
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II. Prefixes also add certain meanings to the words. For example, in ‘rewrite’, re- gives the meaning of ‘doing again’.
Circle the prefixes in the following words:
autobiography, television, semi-circle, co-editor, tricycle, regain, prehistoric, anti-government
Ans:- Auto biography
Television
Semi-circle
Co-editor
Tricycle
Regain
Prehistoric
anti-government
Now complete the following table with the appropriate prefixes.
| Meaning | Prefix | Meaning | Prefix | Meaning | Prefix |
| again, back | re | against | anti | far | tele |
| more | hyper | three | tri | self | auto |
| together | syn | before | pre | half | semi |
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III. Read the following words carefully and circle the prefixes in them. Also write in the blank column what each prefix means. One has been done.
| Words | Meaning |
| disappear | Lack of |
| bicycle | Two |
| anti-naxal | Against |
| Vice Principal | Deputy |
| Ex. Prime Minister | Former |
| incomplete | Not |
| mini-bus | Small |
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IV. Complete the blanks with words in brackets after adding appropriate suffixes and prefixes.
1. You shouldn’t eat too much fast food. It is …. ……….. (health)
2. He behaves in a very ……………. manner. (child)
3. The team was able to win the …………….…. (champion)
4. He was forced to …………… his decision to resign. (consider)
5. There were only a ………….. of people in the audience. (hand)
Ans:- 1) Unhealthy 2) Childish 3) Championship 4) Roconsider
5) Handful
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Grammar-
Q.I. Read these sentences carefully.
1. Tattoos were used by tribal men and women across the world.
2. Apatani women were often abducted by the neighbouring Nishi tribesmen for their beauty.
3. The ‘inhuman’ practice was banned by the government in the 70’s.
4. The Apatani women can still be seen with a thick blue line running from their forehead………………………….
Q.As you can see from the verbs underlined, all the sentences are in the passive voice. In sentences 1-3 the agent of the action is mentioned, whereas in sentence 4 the agent is unknown.
1. Pick out from the text 5 sentences used in the passive voice.
Ans:- i) His grandmother was forced to get her face tattooed when she was barely eight.
ii) The wounds were allowed to get infected so that the tattoos became larger and clearer.
iii) The married women of the Singpho tribe found both in Assam and Arunachal were…
iv) KONYAK Tribes are recognized among the Nagas by their Tattoos.
v) The traditional pattern may have been replaced by modern motifs.
2. Pick out the agent of the action mentioned in each sentence.
Ans:- Sentence ioned:-
Sentence 4 :- by their tattoos…
Sentence 3:- by modern motifs…
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Q.II. Read the newspaper cuttings carefully and suggest appropriate headings and write it on the given space.
A
| The city cinema hall was damaged badly. Several buildings collapsed and many others… |
B
| Police were attacked by crowds of youths throwing stones and home – made bombs. One police vehicle… |
C
| Three railway officials were suspended on Tuesday for negligence of duty. |
D
| Twenty five children were given bravery awards on the Republic Day. |
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Writing-
Q.Here is an advertisement for a Henna Tattoo Centre. Prepare an advertisement about a skill in which you feel you have expertise.
1. Name the area/ skill (e.g tailoring, pottery, hair styling)
2. List the specialities
Ans: Student’s Work.
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Listening-
Q.Listen to a text about the application of Henna and tick () the statements that are true according to the text you have just listened to.
1. Henna was always used both by men & women.
2. Henna first originated in Egypt.
3. Henna was used in the past for colouring the cloth, leather and hair.
4. Mehendi is used by all Indians during weddings and festivals.
5. In rural areas women prepare henna from fresh henna leaves
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Q.Look at the bar diagram and complete the description given below.
The bar chart shows the rate of popularity in terms of percentage of people in Bastar, Koriya, (1)……………………… (2)…………………, (3)………………….., in different forms of folk dances. Panthi dance was (4)……………… by 24% of the people of (5)………………. followed by (6)…………………… and (7)……………… with 22% and 20% respectively. (8)………………… was liked mostly by the people of Koriya followed by Bastar and Jashpur.
Of all the five districts, Raut dance is appreciated the most by the people of (9)………………… at rate of 30%. (10)………………………and (11)……………………. had the next-highest interest rate in this folk form with 21% and 20%, respectively. (12)………………………. had the lowest rate at 15%.
Ans:
- Jashpur
- Balod
- Kabirdham
- Liked
- Balod
- Kabirdham
- Bastar
- Pandvani
- Balod
- Jashpur
- Koriya
- Bastar