CBSE Class 12 English Poets and Pancakes Worksheet Set C

               Very Short Answer

Q.1)        What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to makeup?

Q.2)        Describe the make-up room of the Gemini Studio?

Q.3)        What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?

Q.4)        Who was Subbu’s enemy? Why?

Q.5)        Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios?

               Short Answer

Q.6)        Write the Introduction of the lesson?

Q.7)        Answer the following questions:-

(1)         Did the poets and writers at the Gemini Studios have any appreciation for political thought of any kind? What did they think of a communist?

(2)         What was MRA and how did it influence the Tamil drama?

Q.8)        What is the example of the national integration that the author refers to in the Gemini Studios?

Q.9)         Answer the following questions:-

(1)         What was special about the plays presented by MRA?

(2)          Could the MRA affect the big bosses of Madras in any manner?

Q.10)      What political significance does Gemini Studios invitation to Moral Re-Armament army and Stephen Spender show?

               Long Answer

Q.11)      Narrate how the Moral Re-Armament army was welcomed at the Gemini Studio. What impact did the MRA-have on people of Madras in general and those at Gemini Studio in particular?

Q.12)     Answer the following questions:-

(1)        How was Subbu different from the office boy?

(2)        What was special about the plays presented by MRA?

(3)        Could the MRA affect the big bosses of Madras in any manner?

Q.13)      “In a moment I felt a dark chamber of my mind lit up by a hazy illumination”. Which incident is being referred to by the author, Asokamitran? What conclusions does he arrive at?

Q.14)     Discuss in small groups taking off from points in the text.

1)          Film production today has come a long way from the early days of the Gemini Studios.

2)          Poetry and Films

3)           Humour and Criticism

Q.15)      ‘Subbu was a troubleshooter’. Do you agree with this statement? Give an account of Subbu’s qualities of head and heart.

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