The 95th Academy Awards or Oscar Awards brought a golden and memorable moment of success for India . The song ‘ Naatu Naatu ‘ from the film ‘ RRR ‘ created history by winning the award in the Best Original Song category ; Music by M. M. Keeravani and Lyric by Chandrabose .It became the first song from an Indian film to win the award in this category . It was a day to remember for India at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, United States where the award ceremony was held . ‘ The Elephant Whisperers ‘ a short documentary film from India won the award in Best Documentary Short Film category . It was a film produced by Achin Jain and Guneet Monga. The 41 minutes documentary was directed by Kartiki Gonsalves . Deepika Padukone attended the award ceremony as a presenter and introduced the live performance of Naatu Naatu in which Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava sang , Lauren Gottlieb danced. Deepika Padukone is the third Indian to present at the Oscar after Persis Khambatta and Priyanka Chopra.
A. Read the passage and answer the questions below – 1+1+2+1=5
1. Who is the music director of the song ‘ Naatu Naatu ‘ ?
2. Which film from India won the Academy Award in Best Short Documentary Film category ?
3. Who performed in the live performance of ‘ Naatu Naatu ‘?
4. Write the name of the director of the short documentary film ‘ The Elephant Whisperers ‘ .
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable information from the passage – 1×3=3
1. The Academy Award is known as
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2. The Academy Award ceremony was held at
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3. The lyric of the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ is
given by ———————————————–.
C. Write ‘ T ‘ for true and ‘ F ‘ for false sentences and provide Supporting Statement – 2×3=6
1. The 95th Academy Awards brought a moment of triumph for India .
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2. Deepika Padukone is the third Indian to present at the Oscar .
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3. ‘ The Elephant Whisperers ‘ won the Academy Award in Best Film category.
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D. Give a suitable title for the passage. 1
Writing Skills –
1 . Write a newspaper report on India’s achievement in 95th Academic Awards . 10
2. Write a short paragraph on India’s achievement in 95th Academic Awards or Oscar Awards.
3 . You are really excited about the success of Indian song and film in the 95th Oscar Awards. Write a letter to your younger sister expressing your excitement.
4. Write dialogue between you and your father about the success of India in 95th Academic Awards or Oscar Awards ceremony.
