CBSE solutions for इंग्लिश लिटरेचर रीडर इयत्ता ९ chapter F.1 - How I Taught My Grandmother to Read [Latest edition]

Have you ever helped your grandparent learn anything new about technology? List your experiences about the following:

Have you ever been on a trip to any place in India, where you didn’t know the language spoken locally? How did you feel? How did you manage to communicate?

Now read the text

Now that you have enjoyed reading the story, answer the following question by choosing the correct option.
 The grandmother could relate to the central character of the story 'Kashi Yatre' as  __________.

Why did the women at the temple discuss the latest episode of ‘Kashi Yatre’?

Now that you have enjoyed reading the story, answer the following question by choosing the correct option
The granddaughter found her grandmother in tears on her return as _____

Now that you have enjoyed reading the story, answer the following question by choosing the correct option
Why did the grandmother touch her granddaughter's feet?

“Childishly I made fun of the old lady. But she just smiled.” The smile of the grandmother explains that she understood that her granddaughter ______.

“Those days, the transport system was not very good, so we used to get the morning papers only in the afternoon.” What can you infer from this?

Answer the questions based on the extract by selecting the correct options.

i. What made the grandmother feel inadequate?

1. She was unable to read the story.
2. She was unable to stay attentive.
3. She was unable to buy the magazine.
4. She was unable to understand the story.

ii. Select the relevant option that best supports the context of the given extract:

1. Grandmother was elated to get the magazine
2. Grandmother was embarrassed to ask for help
3. Grandmother eagerly waited for her granddaughter’s arrival
4. Grandmother loved gazing at the pictures from the story
   1. only 1 and 2
   2. only 2 and 3
   3. only 3 and 4
   4. only 1 and 4

iii. Select the option that tracks the progression of emotions experienced by the grandmother in the given extract.

1. reassured - inquisitive - thankful - uncertain
2. surprised - grateful - perplexed - excited
3. yearning - uncertain - dejected - helpless
4. perplexed - uncertain - panic-stricken - appreciative

Answer the questions based on the extract by selecting the correct options.

1. Choose the option that lists the most likely response to “... I am touching the feet of a teacher”.

1. feel shy
2. get anxious
3. feel overwhelmed
4. get upset

2. “A teacher should be respected irrespective of gender and age.” Select the quote that suggests a reason for this sentiment.

1. Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education.
2. A teacher aims to give equal attention to all the students.
3. A teacher elevates the mind and gives energy to the character.
4. Teaching is a profession that teaches all other professions.

3. Select the sentence that best brings out the meaning of ‘confidently’ as used in the extract.

1. Some of the information was confidently misleading.
2. The report asserts confidently that the world economy will boost from the market collapse.
3. The present memoir is confidently a tribute to his ability and character.
4. The pandemic has confidently brought down the market.

4. Which of the given option stands closest in meaning to “flying colours”?

1. risky
2. courageous
3. profitable
4. successful

Answer the following question briefly.
Why did the grandmother depend on her granddaughter to know the story?

Answer the following question briefly.
Pick out two sentences showing that the grandmother was desperate to know what happened next in the story.

Answer the following question briefly
Could the grandmother succeed in accomplishing her desire to read? How?

Answer the following question briefly
Which of the following traits are relevant to the character of the narrator's grandmother?
(i) determined
(ii) selfish
(iii) emotional
(iv)mean
Give reasons for your choice.

“Good fiction’s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” How does this apply to the grandmother after she had finished reading Kashi Yatre? Explain with a reason.

‘Kashi Yatre,’ was the catalyst in the transformation of the grandmother. Support with an example.

What message does the story, “How I Taught My Grandmother” hold for the present generation and the elders?

Grandmother comes across a post online: ‘Don’t let age be a concern. Live your dream!’ As grandmother, write a short paragraph expressing your heartfelt emotion on your achievement.

Here are some direct quotations from the story. Identify the speaker and write what each quotation suggests about the speaker. You can use the adjectives given in the box and may also add your own.

The teacher will read out the story of a young girl about a special day.

One day our teacher announced that there was a surprise awaiting us the next day. We were asked to get whatever little pocket money we could.
The next day our teacher said, 'Today is Grandparents' Day' and you will be meeting many grandparents who do not live with their families. Yes, we were going to an Old Age Home! On the way we bought a nice big cake, chart paper and balloons. We entered an old, big building. Later we were taken into a hall and were allowed to decorate it.
We blew balloons and hung them around the hall. We cut out chart paper, wrote quotes, drew pictures and stuck them on the wall. Then came in all the grey–haired sweethearts, some alone, some couples, some in groups ans settled down.
It was time to welcome them. Robert, who was a good speaker, greeted them and told them that we had come along to make their day a little special. We gathered in front and started singing songs for them. Most of the people were single grandparents whose spouses had expired. The other few were couples; many of them were smiling and singing along too. But there were a few who sat without any expression. While some of us sang the others sat beside them and spoke to them.
Two of us cut the cake into several pieces to be distributed. We were informed by the caretaker that there were diabetic people amongst them and they couldn't have sweets. He said they could have fruit instead the non-diabetics and fruit to those who were diabetic. Many of them missed their grand children. One of them told me that her son was in the U.S. and as he found it difficult to look after her, he had left her at this Home.
While returning home we realized that our grandparents are lonely and insecure. They spend their second childhood in their old age homes. Most of those living in old age homes do not complain. It is left to us to decide how happy their old age can be. We do not need any special day to make them feel their worth. If you have never told them how much you love them, say it before it's too late.

(b) List any three feelings of the old people in this story.

1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________

(c) Complete the following :

1. We can make our grandparents happy by ________________
2. We can avoid constructing more and more Old Age Homes by___________

You are the grandmother. How did you feel when your granddaughter gave you the novel ‘Kashi Yatre’ ? Write your feelings in your diary.
To make your diary entry interesting, read the following information about what is a diary entry.
A diary entry is a purely personal piece of writing. The writer expresses his/her thoughts and feelings. Reactions to incidents are generally poured out in a diary. Hence expressions that are emotionally charged are used.

                       For example – When you are happy about something, you could start like this
                       8th July 20xx, Wednesday             8 pm
                       Today I am very happy as ………………………..

While the country has made significant progress in improving adult literacy over the years, it continues to be home to 313 million illiterate people; 59 percent of them are women.

The story ‘How I Taught My Grandmother to Read’ showcases a young girl helping her unlettered grandmother grow self-sufficient. The story is also a subtle eye-opener for the youth that if they realise their moral obligation, they can take the country to greater heights.

Pen down your thoughts in a blog on how the youth brigade of the nation can help alleviate Adult Illiteracy.

You may begin your blogpost like this:

India is considered one of the potential superpowers of the world but...