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"I hope you’re not going to be as tiresome as your mother, Ravi. Treating me like a baby! Has she told you not to let me go out on my own? Told you to keep me a prisoner here, has she?" Grandpa looked suspicious at this thought.
Ravi felt guilty for a moment, then quickly recovered to say loyally, "Of course not, Grandpa. Mamma would never treat you like a baby … or a prisoner."
Ravi felt guilty for a moment, then quickly recovered to say loyally, "Of course not, Grandpa. Mamma would never treat you like a baby … or a prisoner."
Summary in Bullet Points
- Ravi tries to keep Grandpa occupied with chess or cricket after Vidya leaves for work.
- Grandpa’s sharp chess memory contradicts the family’s assumption that his mind is simply failing. contradicts = goes against or proves the opposite of something.
- Grandpa asks to go to the corner shop for the Tamil newspaper.
- He corners Ravi emotionally by asking whether he is being treated like a baby or prisoner. prisoner = someone who is not free to leave.
- Ravi is torn between his promise to his mother and his respect for Grandpa’s dignity. dilemma = a situation where both choices create difficulty.
Ravi Grandpa ko chess ya cricket se busy rakhne ki koshish karta hai. Lekin Grandpa ki chess mein memory bilkul sharp hai — iska matlab hai ki unka dimag itna bhi weak nahi jitna family sochti hai. Phir Grandpa corner shop pe Tamil newspaper laane ke liye nikalna chahte hain.
NCERT Questions (from the Textbook)
Check Your Understanding. Part I. NCERT Kaveri page 102
These questions come after the first section of the story. See full Check Your Understanding answers
I. Why did Grandpa dislike living in the city with his daughter?
How to answer:
Answer directly in the first sentence. Then support it with one clear reason or textual clue from the story.
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Answer:
Grandpa disliked the city because it was noisy, crowded and cramped. He missed his quiet brick house in town, especially its garden and mango tree. He also disliked being treated as dependent after living independently for most of his life.
II. Why did Vidya not want her father to go out alone?
How to answer:
Answer directly in the first sentence. Then support it with one clear reason or textual clue from the story.
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Answer:
Vidya worried because Grandpa had recently taken a double dose of medicine by mistake and had once got lost while walking. She feared another accident if he went out alone.
Board Pattern
Questions Mapped to Exam Format
Fill in the Blank (Bracket Choice). 1 mark
Grandpa remembers historic __________ games in great detail. (chess / cricket)
How to answer:
Use the clue in the sentence and the extract. Choose the word or phrase that fits both meaning and grammar.
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Answer:
chess
Why: He refers to Karpov, Bobby Fischer and Spassky.
Why: He refers to Karpov, Bobby Fischer and Spassky.
Ravi feels __________ because he cannot openly admit his mother’s instruction. (guilty / bored)
How to answer:
Use the clue in the sentence and the extract. Choose the word or phrase that fits both meaning and grammar.
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Answer:
guilty
Why: He knows Grandpa has guessed the truth.
Why: He knows Grandpa has guessed the truth.
MCQ. What Does Behaviour Reveal? (1 mark)
Grandpa calling himself a "prisoner" mainly shows that he values:
How to answer:
Read the question stem first. Check each option against the story/extract and eliminate the unsupported options before choosing.
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Answer:
B. independence
Why: He is angry because others are controlling his movements.
Why: He is angry because others are controlling his movements.
Short Answer. Elaborate (2 marks)
How does the chess detail complicate the idea that Grandpa simply has a failing memory?
How to answer:
Answer directly in the first sentence. Then support it with one clear reason or textual clue from the story.
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Answer:
Grandpa forgets names and routines, but he remembers thousands of chess moves with precision. This shows that his memory is selective rather than useless, and that the family may be underestimating his mind.
