Assessment
Summative Assessment
The teacher can discuss the answers with the students to complete the exercises I, II, III
and IV on pages 97. The students can be asked to write the answers for the exercises as
homework.
Formative Assessment
Given below is a list of activities for Formative Assessment. A wide variety of activities
have been given keeping in mind the fact that the students in a classroom have multiple
intelligences. You could use them to assess the understanding of the students either at
the end of the chapter, or at the end of each section.
• Project Work: The students can complete the activity in the form of chart or a booklet.
Ask them to paste colourful pictures to make their work interesting.
• Start a newspaper/Article writing: Encourage the students to write about their school
or the neighbouhood they live in.
• Field Visit: Ask the students to complete the activity on page 97.
• Peer and self-assessment: Use the Fill in the blanks, True or False and MCQs on pages
95 and 96 for peer and self-assessment.
HOTS
The HOTS question can be discussed in class.
Life skills
Encourage students to learn art or music as a hobby. If any of them are already doing so,
ask them to perform in class.
Value-based question
Ask the students to discuss the answers for the value-based question.
Follow-up
• Choose any one Indo-Saracenic building of your choice, sketch the building clearly,
showing the blend of styles and give the following information:
I. When was it built?
II. How long did it take to complete the building?
III. Who designed it (if the information is available)?
IV. Where exactly can you see the blend of styles in the building?
V. How well it is maintained now?
• Suggested reading: Short stories of Rabindranath Tagore
Answer key for the exercises in the lesson
Exercises for Summative Assessment
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for
poetry.
2. Bankim Chandra Chatterji wrote the novel
Ananda Math.
3. Lokamanya Tilak started the newspaper
Kesari.
4. The Gothic style of architecture originated in
the medieval period.
5. Victoria Terminus was built in the city of
Bombay.
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II. True or False?
1. The printing press was introduced to India by
the French. (F)
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy started the newspaper
Samband Kaumudi. (T)
3. At one time, Indians looked down upon
dancing and singing. (T)
4. Pandit Uday Shankar was an eminent
musician. (F)
5. Domes are an example of the Gothic style.
(F)
III. Answer in brief.
1. In what way was the European style of
painting different from the Indian style?
European style of painting used water
colours and oil paints. They also depicted
ordinary people and their lives as opposed
to court scenes and aristocratic portraits.
Their paintings were more realistic and fluid.
2. Name
two
Indian
painters
who
experimented with the local styles.
Abanindranath Tagore and Amrita Sher-Gil
were two Indian painters who experimented
with the native styles.
3. Which three eminent composers shaped
Carnatic music?
Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and
Shyama Shastri were the three eminent
composers who shaped Carnatic music.
4. Name one prominent feature from each
of the three styles of architecture—Greek,
Gothic and the Indo-Saracenic styles.
The classical Greek style of architecture used
grand columns, for example, the Madras
Club and Pachiyappa’s Hall in Madras. Gothic
architecture involved the use of sharply
pointed arches, soaring spires or towers, and
stained glass windows, for example, Rajabai
Tower and Victoria Terminus in Bombay.
The Indo-Saracenic style was a blend of
the Hindu, Islamic and Western styles of
architecture. Victoria Memorial in Calcutta,
Gateway of India in Bombay and Chepauk
Palace in Madras are examples of this style.
5. Mention one prominent colonial building
each from Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
The Victoria Terminus in Bombay; the Victoria
Memorial in Calcutta and the Santhome
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Basilica in Madras. (The students can give
other examples also.)
IV. Answer in detail.
1. Describe the effect of English language
on Indian thought and writing. Give a few
examples of Indian writers in English.
The coming of the British influenced Indian
literature mainly in two ways, i.e., the
introduction of the English language, and
that of the printing press. Before the arrival
of the British, Indian literature consisted of
works composed in the classical or court
language (Sanskrit, Persian, etc) and in the
vernacular languages. With Western ideas
of liberty, justice and rational thinking slowly
entering India, it was found that neither the
languages of the elite nor the vernacular
languages had a vocabulary rich enough
to express the new Western thoughts.
That is why the intellectuals were keen on
introducing English education in India. Raja
Rammohan Roy, Rabindranath Tagore and
Mulk Raj Anand were some of the Indian
writers who wrote in English.
2. When and why was the printing press
introduced in India? Analyse its role in the
freedom struggle.
In 1557, the Portuguese introduced the
printing press in India. This revolutionised
Indian literature. From being restricted to a
handful of people, books were now available
cheaply to all. Now several freedom fighters
and social reformers set up printing presses
from which they brought out newspapers
such as the Sambad Kaumudi, started by
Raja Rammohan Roy and the Kesari started
by Tilak. These had a powerful influence
on the people, awakening them to ideas
of social reform, nationalism and freedom,
and inspiring them to rise in revolt against
oppression.
3. Write short notes on:
i) Raja Ravi Varma: Influenced by the European
style of painting, some Indian painters moved
away from the rigid two-dimensional lines of
traditional Indian art to a more realistic and
fluid style. Raja Ravi Varma, the painter from
Travancore, experimented with oil on canvas.
His style of painting was greatly influenced
by the European style of painting.
ii) The Bengal School of Painting: E B Havell
who was appointed as the principal of the
Calcutta School of Art directed Indians
towards their indigenous traditions.
Under his influence, many young artists
rediscovered the richness of their local art.
Abanindranath Tagore began experimenting
with local and Mughal paintings. He, along
with Havell, helped establish the Bengal
School of Painting. Jamini Roy of Bengal was
one of the most illustrious students of the
school.
4. Give an account of how colonial architecture
enriched Madras.
Some of the best examples of colonial
architecture in India can be found in Madras.
One can find structures built in the classical
Greek style (Pachiyappa’s Hall), the Gothic
style (San Thome Basilica) and the IndoSaracenic (Madras High Court). It combines
domes, minarets, and trellis-work, with
arches, spires and stained glass.
5. Describe briefly how colonial architecture
contributed to Indian architecture, taking
Bombay as an example.
Like Madras, Bombay too has a rich heritage
of colonial architecture. To give the city a
truly imperial look, its governor Sir Bartle
Frere, had the city rebuilt on a grand scale.
Several imposing public buildings were
constructed, like the Victoria Terminus,
the University of Bombay and the Town
Hall. Victoria Terminus was modelled on St.
Pancras Station in London, combining Gothic
and Indo-Saracenic styles. The Gateway of
India was also built in the Indo-Saracenic
style.
Multiple Choice Questions
1.c
7.c
2.c
8.d
3.c
9.c
4.c
10.d
5.b
6.a
Value-based question
The poem teaches us to:
• open our minds to new ideas and think
rationally
• love our country and work together for its
progress
• value our freedom
Answer key for the worksheet
I. 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. c
II. 1. Writer/Literature
2. Writer/Literature
3. Dancer 4. Painter 5. Painter
III. 1. b
2. d 3. c 4. d 5. c
IV. 1. The coming of the British influenced
Indian literature in two ways. One was the
introduction of the printing press and the
second was the introduction of the English
language. Both had profound effect on
Indians. Western ideas of liberty, justice
and equality and rational thinking slowly
stared entering the minds of the educated
Indians. This made many Indians develop a
keen interest in English literature, science
and political ideas. The printing press
revolutionised Indian literature. From being
restricted to only the elite, books were now
available cheaply to the common people.
2. The British rule exposed Indian artists to
new styles of painting using water colours
and oil paints. Many Indian artists shifted
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from depicting court scenes and aristocratic
portraits to depicting ordinary people
and their lives on canvas. Influenced by
the European style of painting some India
artists also moved away from the rigid two
dimensional lines of Indian art to a more
realistic and fluid style.
3. In South India, great poets and composers
like Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshathar
and Shyama Shastri were exponents of
the Carnatic style of music. Their musical
compositions, which were mostly devotional,
became popular among the people. Hence,
Carnatic music flourished under their
guidance in South India.