Read the following text and answer the questions 1-2.
Partha Pratim
Majumder was born in 1954 in
Pabna to a family of artistes. He spent most of his early years in his
ancestral home, one of the biggest houses, situated in a small locality known
as Kalachandpara. At that time Kalachandpara was well known for its cultural
activities. There were festivals and various types of cultural shows round the
year. Majumder’s father, a photographer by profession was an art lover. He
taught and inspired his son to appreciate different forms of art.
Majumder went to live with his aunt in Chandernagar, 30 kilometres away
from Kolkata in 1966. It was there that he first came across a mime artiste
named Jogesh Dutta. The way Dutta narrated stories without uttering a single
word, left Majumder spellbound. He took lessons on mime from Dutta in Jogesh
Dutta's mime academy in Kolkata from 1966 to 1972.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Partha’s village was famous
for its —.
(i)
natural beauty (ii)
archaeological site
(iii)
cultural performances (iv) mills and factories
(b) The word ‘ancestral’ refers
to —.
(i)
forefathers (ii)
inherited
(iii)
descendent (iv)
paternal
(c) The phrase ‘come across’
means—.
(i) to
cross
(ii) to
pass
(iii) meet
somebody by chance
(iv) come
over something
(d) He got patronization from his
family because —.
(i) he
lived with his aunt in Kolkata
(ii) his
father taught and inspired him to appreciate different forms of art
(iii) he
took lessons on mime from Dutta in Kolkata
(iv) his
father was a professional photographer
(e) His family house was very —.
(i) small (ii) beautiful
(iii) big (iv) dirty
(f) Majumder spent most of his
early years in his —
(i)
offspring’s center (ii)
forefather’s home
(iii)
descendant’s inn (iv) relative’s
house
(g) The author of this passage
wants —.
(i) to narrate
how Partha Pratim Majumder is inspired to be a mime artiste
(ii) to depict how Partha becomes a successful
photographer
(iii) to portray how Partha teaches Mime to Jogesh Dutta
(iv) to sketch how Partha becomes a famous anthropologist
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) From your reading paragraph 1 of the passage,
write down about where Partha Pratim Majumder was born and he spent most of his
early years?
(b) What role did his father play in his becoming a performer?
(c) Where did Majumder take lessons on mime?
(d) Is it anything significant that there were
festivals and shows in his locality round the year?
(e) How far is Chandernagar from Kolkata?
