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A Snake Charmer's Story

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I can play been. I can make snakes dance with been music. Who am I?

a)

Sapera

b)

Hypnotizer

c)

Snake Charmer

d)

Kalbelia

2.

Which of the following are medicinal plants?

a)

Neem

b)

Basil

c)

Coriander

d)

Ajwain

3.

Saperas carry snakes from village to village in (a)   .

4.

Saperas make medicines from (a)   collected from forests.

5.

What do Saperas get from the villagers in return after catching snakes or giving medicines?

a)

Money

b)

Shelter

c)

Foodgrains

d)

Clothes

6.

Plants from which medicines can be extracted are called (a)   .

7.

Saperas catch snakes from villages and provide medicines for snake bites and other diseases to the villagers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Snakes have outer ear.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The other name of been is pungi.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The snake considers the Snake Charmer and pungi a threat and responds to it as if it were a predator.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How do snakes hear?

a)

Using their skin

b)

Using outer ear

c)

Using tongue

d)

Using nose

13.

Snakes do not have external ears. They feel vibrations on grounds and can sense sounds.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Snake charming is so violent, in fact, that the Indian Wildlife Act of 1972 actually banned it.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Pungi is a wind instrument.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Tumba is made from dried gourd.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following instruments are used in been party?

a)

Khanjira

b)

Tumba

c)

Sarod

d)

Dhol

e)

Piano

18.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Kalbelia is a dance form in

a)

Haryana

b)

Gujarat

c)

Rajasthan

d)

None of the above

20.

Kalbelia is a ________ caste in Rajasthan.

a)

farmer

b)

business

c)

shopkeeper

d)

gypsy