NCERT Solutions Kaveri Chapter 1 How I Taught My Grandmother to Read — Vocabulary and Structures in Context

The expression ‘hide and seek’ is used in the text. This is called a binomial. Binomials are expressions consisting of two words, usually linked by a conjunction like ‘and’ or ‘or’, that are commonly used together in a fixed order. For example: odds and ends, right or wrong. Match the binomials in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2. You may refer to a dictionary.

Read the following words from the text given in the box below.

Identify any five words with prefixes from the story and make sentences using each.

In the sentence, “I knew, then, that my student

Read the following sentences from the text and Secretly, I bought Kashi Yatre which had been published as a novel by that time.

I knew, then, that my student had passed with flying colours. In sentence 1, verb ‘bought’ is in simple past tense. In sentence 2, verb ‘had passed’ is in past perfect tense. (i) Fill in the blanks with simple past and past perfect tense form of the verbs given in brackets. A. When the delegates _________ (arrive) at the conference, the keynote speaker _________ (already begin) the session. B. After the students _________ (learn) how to identify fake news online, they _________ (start) verifying information before sharing it. C. Before Kiran _________ (start) using digital payment platforms, she _________ (ensure) her understanding of online fraud prevention. D. By the time Varun _________ (recognise) the importance of budgeting, he _________ (exhaust) most of his savings. E. When Raghu _________ (log in) to the cybersecurity webinar, the instructor _________ (already discuss) the importance of strong passwords. (ii) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs given in brackets. Last year, my parents and I A. _________ (take) a financial planning course. When we B. _________ (review) our expenses, we realised we C. _________ (spend) too much on unnecessary purchases. After my parents D. _________ (discuss) ways to save, I E. _________ (open) a savings account. By the time we F. _________ (set) our budget, the course G. _________ (already introduce) investment strategies. We H. _________ (hurry) to take notes, but many participants I. _________ (complete) their financial plans. Despite that, we J. _________ (enjoy) learning how to manage money wisely.