Question

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.

amiable, tender, gentle, sympathetic, understanding, determined, diligent, kind, concerned, systematic, wise, helpful, enthusiastic, selfish, cruel, humble, religious, prudent

	Speaker	Quotation	Quality Highlighted
a.		'Avva, is everything all right? Are you O.K.?'
b.		'At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well.'
c.		'Avva, don't cry. What is the matter? Can I help you in anyway?'
d.		'We are well-off, but what use is money when I cannot be independent.'
e.		'I will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara as the deadline.'
f.		'For a good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.'
g.		I am touching the feet of a teacher not my granddaughter.'

Answer 1

	Speaker	Quotation	Quality Highlighted
a.	The narrator	'Avva, is everything all right? Are you O.K.?'	concerned sympathetic, helpful
b.	The grandmother	'At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well.'	wise, understanding
c.	The narrator	'Avva, don't cry. What is the matter? Can I help you in anyway?'	Sympathetic/helpful, amiable
d.	The grandmother	'We are well-off, but what use is money when I cannot be independent.'	prudent
e.	The narrator	'I will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara as the deadline.'	determined, religious
f.	The grandmother	'For a good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.'	enthusiastic; diligent
g.	The grandmother	I am touching the feet of a teacher not my granddaughter.'	respectful, humble

Answer 2

	Speaker	Quotation	Quality Highlighted
a.	The narrator	'Avva, is everything all right? Are you O.K.?'	concerned sympathetic, helpful
b.	The grandmother	'At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well.'	wise, understanding
c.	The narrator	'Avva, don't cry. What is the matter? Can I help you in anyway?'	Sympathetic/helpful, amiable
d.	The grandmother	'We are well-off, but what use is money when I cannot be independent.'	prudent
e.	The narrator	'I will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara as the deadline.'	determined, religious
f.	The grandmother	'For a good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.'	enthusiastic; diligent
g.	The grandmother	I am touching the feet of a teacher not my granddaughter.'	respectful, humble