Question

My grandmother and I were good friends. My parents left me with her when they went to

live in the city and we were constantly together. She used to wake me up in the morning

and get me ready for school. She said her morning prayer in a monotonous sing song

while she bathed and dressed me in the hope that I would listen and get to know it by

heart; I listened because I loved her voice but never bothered to learn it. Then she would

fetch my wooden slate which she had already washed and plastered with yellow chalk, a

tiny earthen inkpot and a red pen tie them all in a bundle and hand it to me. After a

breakfast of a thick stale chapatti with a little butter and sugar spread on it, we went to

school. She carried several stale chapattis with her for the village dogs. My grandmother

always went to school with me because the school was attached to the temple. The priest

taught us the alphabet and the morning prayer. While the children sat in rows on either

side of the verandah singing the alphabet or the prayer in a chorus, my grandmother sat

inside reading the scriptures. When we had both finished, we would back together with

dogs following us for food.

– Khushwant Sing (adapted).


a) The grandmother said her morning prayer loudly hoping _________ 1

b) The grandmother always accompanied the writer because _________ 1

c) Find a word from the passage that means i. ‘dull’ ii. ‘the holy writings of a religion’1

d) What did the narrator and his grandmother use to do while going to the school?


e) What were their morning activities? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)get it by heart

Explanation:

I hope it is helpful if not forgive me