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Question
Write about Malti and Rima using the following points:
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| Appearance... | Appearance... |
| Studies... | Studies... |
| Singing... | Singing... |
| Attitude to others... | Attitude to others... |
| Weak points... | Weak points... |
Use details from the story and your own imagination when you write the above descriptions.
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Solution
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| Appearance | Simple, oily hair, long skirt. | Stylish. |
| Studies | Studious, intelligent, scored well in studies. She was good at Maths. | She was also good at studies. |
| Singing | She had a melodious and well-trained voice. She wins the first prize in an Inter-house singing competition. | She was also good at singing and wins the first prize in her own category in the Inter-house singing competition. |
| Attitude to others | Helpful and respectful Ready to learn from others and improve. | Rude, arrogant, unkind behaviour She didn't like to be corrected. |
| Weak points | Her English was poor. | She was weak in Hindi. She was jealous of others and thought others were inferior to her. |
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