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WorksheetsA Snake Charmer's Story
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
I can play been. I can make snakes dance with been music. Who am I?
Sapera
Hypnotizer
Snake Charmer
Kalbelia
Which of the following are medicinal plants?
Neem
Basil
Coriander
Ajwain
Saperas carry snakes from village to village in (a) .
Saperas make medicines from (a) collected from forests.
What do Saperas get from the villagers in return after catching snakes or giving medicines?
Money
Shelter
Foodgrains
Clothes
Plants from which medicines can be extracted are called (a) .
Saperas catch snakes from villages and provide medicines for snake bites and other diseases to the villagers.
True
False
From the mark of the snake bites Saperas figure out which snake has bitten the person and understand whether the snake is poisonous or not and accordingly give medicines.
True
False
Snakes have outer ear.
True
False
The other name of been is pungi.
True
False
The snake considers the Snake Charmer and pungi a threat and responds to it as if it were a predator.
True
False
How do snakes hear?
Using their skin
Using outer ear
Using tongue
Using nose
Snakes do not have external ears. They feel vibrations on grounds and can sense sounds.
True
False
Snake charming is so violent, in fact, that the Indian Wildlife Act of 1972 actually banned it.
True
False
Pungi is a wind instrument.
True
False
Tumba is made from dried gourd.
True
False
Which of the following instruments are used in been party?
Khanjira
Tumba
Sarod
Dhol
Piano
The tumba, also known as a tumbadora or salidor, is a kind of long, thin, single-headed drum. These are hand drums, they are struck with the hands to produce a tone.
True
False
Kalbelia is a dance form in
Haryana
Gujarat
Rajasthan
None of the above
Kalbelia is a ________ caste in Rajasthan.
farmer
business
shopkeeper
gypsy
