Assessment 1: question paper with answers for preperation

ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS : Each question carry 10marks All students are expected to get more than 70. Student/s who get the highest above 70 will win the prize for that month.

1)      What is classical dance/ what is classical?

a.      Something that is old and still beautiful

b.      Old and boring

c.      Bollywood dance

d.      I don’t know

2)      How many classical dances are there in India?

a.      5

b.      7

c.      8

d.      12

3)      What are they?

a.      Bharatanatyam

b.      Kuchipudi

c.      Mohiniattam

d.      Kathakali

e.      Kathak

f.       Odissi

g.      Manipuri

h.      Sattriya

i.       Bollywood

j.       Movie dance

4)      What are these based on?

a.      My school books

b.      As per my teacher

c.      I don’t know

d.      Natya Shastra

5)      Who gave us Natya Shastra?

a.      My teacher

b.      Bharata Muni

c.      Brahma

d.      Nataraja

6)      How many styles are there in Bharatanatyam?

a.      5

b.      8

c.      9

d.      4

  

7)      What are they?

a.      Thanjavoor

b.      Vazhuvoor

c.      Pandanallur

d.      Melattur

e.      Kalakshetra

8)      Which style are you learning?

a.      Thanjavoor

b.      Vazhuvoor

c.      Pandanallur

d.      Melattur

e.      Kalakshetra

ONLY FOR BATCH 1

9)      What is a kauthuvam?

a.      Kavuthuvam means a hymn.

b.      First the rhythmic syllables / sollus are recited and then sung.

c.      Kavuthuvams specific to a temple/ & Deity.

10)   What is the raga and tala of the Natesa Kauthuvam that we learnt?

a.      Hamsadhwani,  Adi tala

b.      Revathi, Misrachapu

c.      Lathangi,  Rupaka

d.      Nattai, Triputa  

11)   What is Natesa Kauthvam about?

a.      Natraja

b.      Ganesha

c.      Meenakshi

d.      Krishna

ANSWERS :

Q1) a     Q2) c      Q3) a-h     Q4) d    Q5) b   

 Q6) a     Q7) a-e     Q8) a   Q9) a-c   Q10)a

Q11) a