Prepare clay → knead → shape on the wheel → dry and bake
📌 Santila’s story shows that perseverance is essential for achieving success because her continued practice after repeated failures eventually helped her discover her skill and become a potmaker.
Repeated practice and determination → discovery of her potmaking ability
📌 The village council warned Masaba that teaching Santila potmaking was their duty because the skill had been handed down from generation to generation.
1. Which sequence best describes how an expert potmaker creates a strong and durable pot?
2. A learner says that shaping a pot on the wheel is what makes it strong and durable. Which correction is most accurate?
3. How did Santila feel after practising potmaking for a year without succeeding?
What is the first step expert potmakers do with the clay?
They prepare the clay.
How do expert potmakers place the clay on the wheel?
Gently with steady hands and proper pressure.
What is the final step to make the pot strong and durable?
Drying and baking it in a kiln.
What was Santila's emotional state after failing at potmaking for a year?
She felt disappointed and discouraged.
What effect did repeated failure have on Santila's self-belief?
She began to doubt her own ability.
What does Santila's story demonstrate about perseverance?
Perseverance is essential for achieving success.
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