Question

Talk to three old people – one from your family, one from your friend’s family and one from a family in your neighbourhood. Ask them these questions and fill in the table.

Sr. No.	Question	Your family	Friend’s family	Neighbour’s family
1.	Since how many years has your family been staying here?
2.	Where did your family live before coming here?
3.	How many members are there in your family today?
4.	How many members were there in your family 10 years ago?
5.	What were the reasons for the changes in your family in the last 10 years?
6.	How do you feel about all these changes?
7.	What problems do you face with changes in technology?

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Question	Your family	Friend’s family	Neighbour’s family
1.	Since how many years has your family been staying here?	15 years	10 years	5 years
2.	Where did your family live before coming here?	Bombay, Maharashtra	Bangalore, Karnataka	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3.	How many members are there in your family today?	4 members	5 members	6 members
4.	How many members were there in your family 10 years ago?	3 members	6 members	8 members
5.	What were the reasons for the changes in your family in the last 10 years?	Father’s transfer and the birth of my little brother.	Death of grandmother and birth of twin babies.	Neighbour’s family were a joint family until they shifted to the new city. So, they had to leave their grandparents back.
6.	How do you feel about all these changes?	Feel happy for the new member of the family and excited to live in a new city.	Worried about the death of a grandmother and simultaneously happy for the twins into the family.	Miss the joint family and the love and care of grandparents.
7.	What problems do you face with changes in technology?	Interaction among the family got reduced.	The kids are playing inside the house with smartphones and tabs rather than playing on fields.	The kids are getting addicted to the usage of smart devices and waste a lot of time.