Question 18 of 21intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer2 marks

Listen to the description of some traditional games of India. Identify each game and write its name in the space given below.

  1. In this game, two children form an arch with their arms while others walk under it, singing a song. When the song ends, the arch drops, and the player caught joins in. It's a fun and rhythmic game played in many parts of India.
Correct Answer

The game is called London Bridge or Oranges and Lemons.

In this game, two children form an arch with their arms, and other children pass under while singing. When the song ends, the arch drops and catches a player who then joins the arch.

Exercise: Let us Listen | Q: 4 | (Page Page 11)
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Explanation

This listening exercise describes a traditional singing game known as London Bridge (or similar variations like Oranges and Lemons). The key identifying features are: two children forming an arch, others walking under while singing, and the arch dropping to catch a player when the song ends.

Solution Steps

  1. The game is identified as London Bridge or Oranges and Lemons

  2. Two children form an arch with their arms

  3. Other children pass under the arch while singing

  4. When the song ends, the arch drops to catch a player

  5. The caught player then joins the arch

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