How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Quiz 2

How well do you understand Avva’s life and her desire to become educated from the English chapter How I Taught My Grandmother to Read.

This 25-question Class 9 English quiz focuses on the grandmother’s childhood, her experiences growing up without formal education, her marriage, family life, and the regret she felt about never learning to read and write.

The quiz also explores why Avva wanted to become independent and why she decided that she would learn to read, even though she was an older woman.

Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer. Each correct answer carries 1 point.

How I Taught My Grandmother to Read – Quiz 2

Test your understanding of “How I Taught My Grandmother to Read” by Sudha Murty with this Class 9 English quiz.

This 25-question MCQ quiz focuses on the beginning of the chapter, including the village setting, the narrator's family, Kannada writer Triveni, the novel Kashi Yatre, the weekly magazine Karmaveera, and the story of the old woman who wanted to visit Kashi.

Each question has four options, and every correct answer carries 1 point.

The chapter explains this word.

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1. What did the narrator call her grandmother?

a) Avva

b) Aunty

c) Amma

d) Dadi

The chapter does not give a numerical age for her marriage.

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2. What does Avva say about her marriage when describing her childhood?

a) She got married very young

b) She got married after learning to read

c) She got married at sixty-two

d) She got married after becoming a teacher

Her personal connection to the story is important.

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3. Why was the grandmother especially interested in knowing what happened next in Kashi Yatre?

a) She wanted to visit Kashi immediately

b) She was studying for an exam

c) She wanted to meet Triveni

d) She identified herself with the protagonist

The word 'savouring' means enjoying something fully.

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4. What did the children savour at the wedding?

a) Freedom

b) Silence

c) School holidays

d) Books

The discussion followed the weekly episode.

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5. What did the grandmother discuss with her friends?

a) Village elections

b) The latest episode of Kashi Yatre

c) The school timetable

d) The weather

It was described as a great event.

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6. Why did the narrator go to the neighbouring village?

a) To attend a wedding with her cousins

b) To meet Triveni

c) To attend school

d) To buy a magazine

Recall the two reasons given.

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7. Why was Avva not closely guided by her father after her mother's death?

a) Her father sent her to school instead

b) Her father was busy and got married again

c) Her father did not know how to read

d) Her father lived in another village

The elders' work gave the children freedom.

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8. Why did the children enjoy themselves thoroughly at the wedding?

a) They were allowed to leave the village

b) They were taught new games

c) They had freedom while the elders were busy

d) They received books

She joined her friends there.

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9. Where would the grandmother go after hearing the latest episode?

a) The market

b) The temple courtyard

c) The school

d) The bus stand

This surprised the narrator.

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10. What did the narrator see when she returned to her village?

a) A new school

b) Her grandmother in tears

c) Her grandmother reading

d) Her village empty

Think about the social attitude described in her speech.

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11. Why did Avva never go to school?

a) She was ill

b) People did not consider education essential for girls then

c) She preferred working

d) There was no school in the country

The chapter describes both season and moon.

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12. What was the night like when Avva came to talk to the narrator?

a) A rainy winter night

b) A cold spring night

c) A summer night with a full moon

d) A cloudy autumn night

Her family circumstances are explained.

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13. Why did Avva not receive guidance as a young girl?

a) There was nobody to look after and guide her

b) Her school closed

c) She refused to study

d) She lived in a city

The setting includes a full moon and open terrace.

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14. Where were the narrator and Avva sleeping that summer night?

a) At the temple

b) On the open terrace

c) Inside the kitchen

d) In the village school

The gesture shows affection.

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15. What did Avva do when she sat next to the narrator?

a) She began reading

b) She gave her a book

c) She touched the narrator's forehead affectionately

d) She asked her to leave

She later stayed longer than planned.

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16. How long did the narrator originally plan to stay at the wedding village?

a) Two weeks

b) One day

c) A couple of days

d) A month

Think about the grandmother's usual nature.

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17. Why was the narrator surprised to see her grandmother crying?

a) Her grandmother was always unhappy

b) The narrator expected it

c) She had never seen her cry even in difficult situations

d) Her grandmother often cried

The narrator says she 'ended up' staying longer.

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18. How long did the narrator actually stay there?

a) One day

b) A week

c) Three weeks

d) A month

This is part of Avva's life story.

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19. What did Avva say about her mother?

a) Her mother was a writer

b) She lost her mother when she was a young girl

c) Her mother taught her to read

d) Her mother lived with her

The narrator understood the purpose of the visit.

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20. What did the narrator realise when Avva touched her forehead?

a) Avva wanted to go outside

b) Avva wanted to speak

c) Avva was angry

d) Avva wanted to sleep

She specifically mentions this happiness.

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21. What gave Avva great happiness later in life?

a) Reading newspapers

b) Cooking and feeding her children and grandchildren

c) Going to Kashi

d) Writing stories

The narrator explains the meaning.

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22. What does 'Avva' mean in the Kannada spoken in north Karnataka?

a) Mother

b) Daughter

c) Teacher

d) Grandmother

Her responsibilities increased.

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23. What made Avva very busy after marriage?

a) Having children and managing family life

b) Teaching at school

c) Travelling

d) Writing novels

Focus on the narrator's own admission.

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24. Why did the narrator not understand why the grandmother and her friends debated the story?

a) She was not allowed to visit the temple

b) She could not understand Kannada

c) She did not understand why the story caused so much debate

d) She had not read any part of Kashi Yatre

The text names the game.

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25. What game did the children play in the temple courtyard?

a) Hide and seek

b) Cricket

c) Chess

d) Kabaddi

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What This Quiz Covers

What This Quiz Covers

This quiz focuses particularly on:

Avva’s childhood
Her family background
Her mother’s death
Her father’s situation
Her early marriage
Her lack of formal education
Her responsibilities as a wife and mother
Her happiness in caring for her family
Her regret about not being able to read
Her dependence on others
Her desire for independence
Her decision to learn the Kannada alphabet
Her determination to achieve her goal

Why Take This Quiz?

This quiz helps students check whether they remember important details from the chapter instead of simply reading the summary. It includes direct questions as well as questions that require students to understand why characters behaved in particular ways.

Continue the chapter quiz.

Finished Quiz 1? Continue your revision with the next parts of How I Taught My Grandmother to Read:

➡️ Quiz 1 – Story, Setting & Kashi Yatre
➡️ Quiz 2 – Avva’s Life & Her Desire to Learn
➡️ Quiz 3 – The Learning Journey & Determination
➡️ Quiz 4 – Success, Respect, Vocabulary & Themes

After completing all four quizzes, students can take a Final Chapter Test containing mixed questions from the entire chapter.

Chapter Source: Check out chapter How I Taught My Grandmother to Read

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