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GRADE 4                                                                                                Start Up G.K



 32  Leave me out   33   Folk steps



 I.    The words outside the bracket are the clues and the words inside the   Read the clues and name the folk dance/song of India.

 bracket have the answers. But you have to leave one letter out to name
 the answers. The first one is done for you.  1.   This is the folk dance of Gujarat. It is a circular
                form of dance usually performed by women.
    1.  hair (furl) animals   fur



    2.  wise (wolf) bird                  2.   This is the folk dance of Assam. This dance is
                                               performed by both men and women. Dancers wear
    3.  rug (math) carpet                      traditional Assamese clothing.


    4.  wood (long) cut branch
            3.   This song and dance form is most famous in
    5.  diamond (germ) emerald   Mahrashtra. It is performed by female dancers wearing

                nine yard long saris.
    6.  combat (wart) fights


    7.  bounce (hope) foot to foot
                                          4.   It is a combination of dance, music and theatre.
                                               It is most famous in the coastal areas of Karnataka.
    8.  slice (cute) injury

 II.   Now, unscramble all the letters in the bracket to make a word related to
 the two words outside the bracket.  5.   This is a lively form of dance from the state of


    1.  fly-over (gribed) suspension   Punjab. It is usually performed during the harvest
                festival of Baisakhi.

    2.  wash (thab) tub


    3.  wires (realia) transmitting       6.   This tribal dance is very famous in the states of
                                               Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
    4.  heavy gun (naconn) round shot


    5.  ammunition (tellub) pistol
            7.   This is the folk dance of Rajasthan. It is danced by
    6.  whip (atbe) hit   women in long full skirts and colourful chuneris.


    7.  box (trocan) container


    8.  inflated (labonol) bag   Bhangra  Chhau  Yakshagana  Garba   Lavani       Bihu     Ghoomar


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