Pushkar Camel Fair, India — Questions and answers

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What is the Pushkar Camel Fair a time for?

Choices

  1. Only traders
  2. Only music
  3. Traders, music, and sand ✓
  4. Building sandcastles

Answer: Traders, music, and sand

From page 2

What does Jia want the children to do before riding camels?

Choices

  1. Go down the staircase
  2. Learn about the fair's importance ✓
  3. Be patient
  4. Smile at Kailani

Answer: Learn about the fair's importance

From page 3

According to Salma, what is the 'soul of the fair'?

Choices

  1. The painting of camels
  2. The storytelling of camels
  3. The trading of camels ✓
  4. The desert's resourcefulness

Answer: The trading of camels

From page 7

What did Jia use to try and soothe the runaway camel?

Choices

  1. The Shringar book
  2. A soft melody
  3. A Rajasthani flute ✓
  4. Her dancing fingers

Answer: A Rajasthani flute

From page 9

How did the camel react after Jia played the music?

Choices

  1. It ran away faster
  2. It became more agitated
  3. It gently knelt down ✓
  4. It started to jump around

Answer: It gently knelt down

From page 10