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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "An old puppeteer named Karim performed with cloth puppets in village squares. His puppets told stories of kings, clever farmers and foolish landlords, and children laughed while elders nodded at the hidden meanings. When television came to the village, audiences shrank. Karim did not blame television. He changed his stories, adding a puppet who asked questions about health, cleanliness and schooling. Children returned, bringing their parents with them. A boy named Imran learned to move the puppets and soon performed a small show himself. Karim told him that a puppet is only wood and cloth. It is the story, and the hand that believes in it, that brings it to life." What did Imran learn from Karim?

1.
That puppets are only wood and cloth and nothing more.
2.
That a puppet comes alive through its story and the hand that believes in it.
3.
That television is better than puppetry.
4.
That stories should never change.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : That a puppet comes alive through its story and the hand that believes in it.

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सही उत्तर That a puppet comes alive through its story and the hand that believes in it. है।

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Karim's final words explain that story and belief bring a puppet to life.

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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "An old puppeteer named Karim performed with cloth puppets in village squares. His puppets told stories of kings, clever farmers and foolish landlords, and children laughed while elders nodded at the hidden meanings. When television came to the village, audiences shrank. Karim did not blame television. He changed his stories, adding a puppet who asked questions about health, cleanliness and schooling. Children returned, bringing their parents with them. A boy named Imran learned to move the puppets and soon performed a small show himself. Karim told him that a puppet is only wood and cloth. It is the story, and the hand that believes in it, that brings it to life." What did Imran learn from Karim?

1.
That puppets are only wood and cloth and nothing more.
2.
That a puppet comes alive through its story and the hand that believes in it.
3.
That television is better than puppetry.
4.
That stories should never change.

Correct Answer: That a puppet comes alive through its story and the hand that believes in it.

Karim's final words explain that story and belief bring a puppet to life.

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