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[123]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A girl named Anaya collected folk songs from elderly villagers in the hills. She visited homes with a small recorder, sat beside grandmothers, and asked them to sing songs about harvests, weddings and journeys. Many songs had never been written down. Some elders were shy, fearing their songs were old-fashioned. Anaya told them that a song is a memory that walks. When it is sung, the past walks into the present. She made a small collection for the school library, and children began to sing the old songs at festivals. Anaya learned that preserving culture does not mean locking it in a museum. It means letting it live in new voices." What does Anaya mean by saying a song is a memory that walks?

1.
That songs can walk by themselves.
2.
That when a song is sung, the past walks into the present.
3.
That old songs should be forgotten.
4.
That only written songs survive.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : That when a song is sung, the past walks into the present.

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सही उत्तर That when a song is sung, the past walks into the present. है।

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Singing brings the past into the present, her own explanation.

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[123]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A girl named Anaya collected folk songs from elderly villagers in the hills. She visited homes with a small recorder, sat beside grandmothers, and asked them to sing songs about harvests, weddings and journeys. Many songs had never been written down. Some elders were shy, fearing their songs were old-fashioned. Anaya told them that a song is a memory that walks. When it is sung, the past walks into the present. She made a small collection for the school library, and children began to sing the old songs at festivals. Anaya learned that preserving culture does not mean locking it in a museum. It means letting it live in new voices." What does Anaya mean by saying a song is a memory that walks?

1.
That songs can walk by themselves.
2.
That when a song is sung, the past walks into the present.
3.
That old songs should be forgotten.
4.
That only written songs survive.

Correct Answer: That when a song is sung, the past walks into the present.

Singing brings the past into the present, her own explanation.

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