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It was warm inside the bus so Grandpa took off his cap to reveal … a full head of grey hair! Ravi was startled. Surely Grandpa couldn’t have bought a wig at the barber shop, he thought, pushing his way to the front of the bus to confront the cap-wearer. It was a total stranger!
Summary in Bullet Points
- Ravi sees the yellow cap on the bus and assumes the wearer is Grandpa. assumes = believes something without checking it fully.
- The cap-wearer removes the cap and Ravi sees a full head of grey hair.
- The man is not Grandpa, but a stranger wearing similar clothes and Grandpa’s cap. confront = to face someone directly.
- The stranger says Grandpa gave him the cap because it was a hot day.
- The yellow cap, Ravi’s main clue, turns into a trick that misleads him completely. mislead = to make someone believe something wrong.
Ravi bus mein peela cap dekh ke assume karta hai ki Grandpa wahan hain. Assume matlab bina proof ke maan lena. Lekin jab woh aadmi cap utaarta hai, uske poore grey baal hain — woh Grandpa nahi, ek stranger hai. Confront matlab seedha saamne jaake milna. Grandpa ka cap us stranger ko kab aur kaise mila?
NCERT Questions (from the Textbook)
Check Your Understanding. Part II. NCERT Kaveri page 106
This flow-chart question checks the sequence of Grandpa's day out. See full Check Your Understanding answers
Complete the flow chart by describing Grandpa’s day out.
How to answer:
Keep the events in the exact story order. Do not add events that are not in the text.
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Answer:
Grandpa goes to the children’s park, buys peanuts, sits and watches children play. Ravi hides behind a bush. Grandpa then goes to the tea stall, drinks tea, eats bananas and ice cream. Ravi hides behind a banyan tree and is scolded by vendors. Grandpa then enters the barber shop, walks to the bus stop and boards a bus. Ravi follows the yellow cap into the bus and discovers he has been fooled.
Board Pattern
Questions Mapped to Exam Format
Fill in the Blank (Bracket Choice). 1 mark
Ravi identifies Grandpa mainly by his bright-yellow __________. (cap / bag)
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:
cap
Why: The yellow cap becomes Ravi’s tracking clue.
Why: The yellow cap becomes Ravi’s tracking clue.
The cap-wearer on the bus is actually a __________. (stranger / barber)
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:
stranger
Why: Ravi discovers that the person is not Grandpa.
Why: Ravi discovers that the person is not Grandpa.
MCQ. Symbol and Plot (1 mark)
The yellow cap functions in the plot as:
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. a misleading clue.
Why: Ravi follows the cap and is fooled.
Why: Ravi follows the cap and is fooled.
Short Answer. What Does Action Reveal? (2 marks)
What does Grandpa giving his cap to a stranger reveal about him?
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:
It reveals Grandpa’s generosity and quick thinking. He helps a stranger on a hot day, but the act also breaks Ravi’s tracking method and shows Grandpa may be more clever than Ravi thinks.
