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

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

How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Class 9 - NCERT Solution - English

Answer 1

| Person | Quote | Character trait it represents |

| Avva (Grandmother) | 'We are well-off, but what use is money when I cannot be independent.' | Determined |

| Avva (Grandmother) | 'I will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara as the deadline.' | Religious |

| Avva (Grandmother) | 'For a good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.' | Prudent and determined |

| Avva (Grandmother) | I am touching the feet of a teacher not my granddaughter.' | Humble |

| Avva (Grandmother) | 'At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well.' | Wise, determined |

| Granddaughter | 'Avva, is everything all right? Are you O.K.?' | Sympathetic

| Granddaughter | 'Avva, don't cry. What is the matter? Can I help you in anyway?' | Concerned and helpful |