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CLASS 11 · WOVEN WORDS · CHAPTER 27

Bridges

Original student-friendly answers to the essay activities for Bridges.

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Understanding the Text

Textbook pages Understanding the Text

Question Understanding the Text

How did the author feel about her mother’s wish that she become a dancer?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

As a young person, Kumudini did not always share or understand her mother’s strong wish.

Question Understanding the Text

What lessons from her youth did Kumudini carry into adult life?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Her experiences taught her to observe, value discipline, and question ideas. These lessons later shaped her life and dance.

Question Understanding the Text

How did Kumudini respond to her mother’s death?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

She felt confused and numb, then noticed hunger despite her grief. She hid her feelings, and this confusion later influenced her choreography.

Question Understanding the Text

What ideas did she express through Duvidha, Atah Kim, and Panch Paras?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

*Duvidha* explores a woman’s conflict with restrictive traditions; *Atah Kim* asks what comes after reaching a goal; *Panch Paras* explores the five senses and her reflections on religion.

Question Understanding the Text

How did guru Ramgopal influence Kumudini?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Ram Gopal taught her precise technique and discipline, then encouraged her to dance freely once she had mastered it.

Talking About the Text

Textbook pages Talking About the Text

Question Talking About the Text

Is artistic talent born or can it be developed?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

People may begin with different abilities, but practice, teaching, curiosity, and opportunity develop talent.

Question Talking About the Text

Can discipline and a questioning spirit exist together?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Yes.

Question Talking About the Text

Why should an artist master technique before experimenting?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

A strong technique gives the artist control over movement and form.

Question Talking About the Text

How does Kumudini’s life show women’s growing independence?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

She built an artistic career, made creative decisions, and shaped the direction of her work.

Appreciation

Textbook pages Appreciation

Question Appreciation

What can readers learn from Kumudini’s autobiographical account?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Readers see how family, training, travel, and personal choices shaped a dancer’s life.

Question Appreciation

What details show the author’s sensitivity?

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Answer

She recognises her mother’s effort, reflects honestly on her grief, and notices how the same sight of hungry children affects her differently in Germany.

Question Appreciation

How does she connect life experiences with her dance work?

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Her grief and confusion informed *Duvidha*, uncertainty after school inspired *Atah Kim*, and temple experiences shaped *Panch Paras*. Travel also taught her how setting changes meaning.

Language Work

Textbook pages Language Work

Question Language Work

Distinguish incredulous/incredible, suspicious/susceptible, sensitivity/sentimentality, and successive/successful.

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Incredulous—disbelieving; incredible—hard to believe. Suspicious—distrustful; susceptible—easily affected. Sensitivity—awareness; sentimentality—excessive emotion. Successive—following one after another; successful—achieving a goal.

Question Language Work

Explain “mist of protection at a crossroads” and “it came with strings attached.”

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

“Mist of protection”: a sheltered childhood. “At a crossroads”: facing an uncertain choice. “With strings attached”: a benefit that also brings duties.

Question Language Work

Name folk dances from different regions and explain how to present the list.

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State the main idea and connect it to a detail from the essay.

Answer

Examples: Bihu—Assam; Garba and Dandiya Raas—Gujarat; Ghoomar—Rajasthan; Kummi—Tamil Nadu/Kerala; Bhangra—Punjab; Lavani—Maharashtra.

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