Check Your Understanding · Part II NCERT Kaveri pages 9–10

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I State whether the following sentences are true or false.
No. Statement True / False
1. The grandmother wanted to learn the Kannada alphabet to gain independence.
2. The grandmother asked someone in the village to read Kashi Yatre to her while the narrator was away.
3. The narrator was the grandmother's first teacher and taught her how to read Kannada.
4. The grandmother believed that there was no age limit for learning.
5. The grandmother touched the narrator's feet as a mark of respect for her as a teacher.
6. The narrator was disappointed with the progress her grandmother made in learning to read.
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No. Statement Answer Reason
1. The grandmother wanted to learn the Kannada alphabet to gain independence. True Avva says, “I want to be independent.”
2. The grandmother asked someone in the village to read Kashi Yatre to her while the narrator was away. False She says she could have asked someone but was too embarrassed to do so.
3. The narrator was the grandmother's first teacher and taught her how to read Kannada. True The narrator says Avva was her first student.
4. The grandmother believed that there was no age limit for learning. True Avva says, “For learning there is no age bar.”
5. The grandmother touched the narrator's feet as a mark of respect for her as a teacher. True She says she is touching the feet of a teacher, not her granddaughter.
6. The narrator was disappointed with the progress her grandmother made in learning to read. False The narrator says Avva passed with flying colours.
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