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These are the NCERT "Check Your Understanding" discussion questions printed after Part I (NCERT Kaveri page 37). They are open-ended, so model answers are given.
NCERT Questions (from the Textbook)
Check Your Understanding (NCERT Kaveri page 37)
I. Do you think pot making is easy? If yes, why? If no, why not?
How to answer:
Take a clear stand (not easy) and back it with the hardships from the text: distance, heavy load, pounding, careful firing.
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No, pot making is not easy. The clay is found sixteen kilometres away, down a sheer drop, and must be carried uphill as a heavy load. It then has to be pounded soft, shaped deftly on a rotating base, dried for days, and carefully fired in a kiln. One mistake in firing can ruin the whole batch, so it needs great skill and patience.
Nahi, pot making bilkul easy nahi hai. Clay door se laana, kootna, shape dena, sukhana aur dhyaan se pakana, sab mein skill aur patience chahiye.
II. Would Sentila be able to fulfil her dream of becoming a pot maker? Explain.
How to answer:
Predict "yes" and support it with her shown qualities: determination, secret learning, and fascination with the craft.
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Yes, Sentila is likely to fulfil her dream. From childhood she is determined, she secretly learns from expert potters, and she watches every step with deep fascination. Such passion and persistence suggest that she will one day master the craft, as indeed she does by the end of the story.
Haan, Sentila apna sapna poora kar legi. Woh bachpan se determined hai, chupke se seekhti hai aur craft ko pyaar karti hai. Yahi passion usse aage le jaayega.
III. Do you think Mesoba and Arenla would support Sentila? Give a reason.
How to answer:
Say "yes" and give one reason from each parent: Mesoba’s words to the council, and Arenla finally teaching her.
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Yes, in the end they support her. Mesoba tells the council that they only wanted Sentila to grow stronger after her illness and that she will soon make the best pots in the village. Arenla too finally takes her to the riverbank and teaches her the craft, showing that both parents support her dream.
Haan, aakhir mein dono support karte hain. Mesoba council ko kehta hai Sentila best pots banayegi, aur Arenla khud usse riverbank le jaakar sikhaati hai.
