CLASS 9 · KAVERI · CHAPTER 4

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Easy-to-follow answers about Ravi caring for his grandfather, age respect, vocabulary, reported speech, and writing activities.

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Before Reading

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Question Reflect and Respond I

List common challenges older people may face and simple ways family members can support them.

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Name a few challenges and give practical, respectful support.

Answer

Help with safety, medicines, appointments, and companionship while respecting the person's choices.

Question Reflect and Respond II

Explain the meanings of the words frail, shuddered, poky, forbid, pottering, and winced.

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Use a simple synonym for each word.

Answer

frail—weak; shuddered—shook; poky—cramped; forbid—not allow; pottering—doing small tasks; winced—showed discomfort.

Question Reflect and Respond III

Give a sample response about a tradition, story, or recipe shared by an older relative.

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Name the tradition and explain why it matters to you.

Answer

Sample: A family recipe connects me with my grandmother and our celebrations. Answers will differ.

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Question Check Your Understanding I

Why does Grandpa dislike living in the city with his daughter?

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Contrast the noisy city with his quiet former home.

Answer

He misses his quiet home and dislikes the cramped, noisy city.

Question Check Your Understanding II

Why does Vidya worry about Grandpa going out alone?

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Use his memory and safety incidents as evidence.

Answer

He has become lost and had an accident before, so she fears for his safety.

Question Check Your Understanding III

Does Ravi agree with treating Grandpa like a child? How can you tell?

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Use Ravi's reaction to his mother's tone.

Answer

No. Ravi winces at the way she speaks to Grandpa, showing he dislikes it.

Question Check Your Understanding IV

Can Ravi keep his mother's instruction that Grandpa must not go out alone? Explain.

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Explain that Grandpa goes out, while Ravi follows secretly.

Answer

Not fully. Grandpa leaves, but Ravi follows to make sure he is safe.

Question Check Your Understanding V

Complete the main steps in Grandpa's outing and Ravi's attempt to follow him.

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List the park, tea stall, barber shop, and the mistaken bus chase.

Answer

Park: peanuts and children; tea stall: tea and snack; barber shop: gives cap to a stranger; bus: Ravi follows the wrong person.

Question Check Your Understanding VI

Was Grandpa lost as Vidya feared? How does Ravi feel when he finds him?

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Use the discovery that Grandpa is home and asleep.

Answer

No. He is safely home; Ravi feels relieved and affectionate.

Question Check Your Understanding VII

Will Ravi's mother learn what happened during the outing? Give a reason.

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Use Grandpa's comment about Ravi disappearing.

Answer

Yes. Grandpa tells her Ravi disappeared, so she learns he did not stay home.

Question Check Your Understanding VIII

What does Ravi's reaction after finding Grandpa safe reveal about his feelings?

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Connect the worried search and the hug with his love.

Answer

His relief and hug show that he deeply cares for Grandpa.

Question Check Your Understanding IX

Why does Grandpa give gifts to everyone on his own birthday?

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Connect the gifts with his affection for the family.

Answer

He enjoys treating everyone in the family as his children and giving them gifts.

Question Check Your Understanding X

Why does Grandpa give Ravi a detective book, and what does this suggest?

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Connect the detective book with Ravi following Grandpa.

Answer

Grandpa knows Ravi followed him and gives the book as a gentle joke.

Question Critical Reflection I.1

Answer the questions about Grandpa missing his former home.

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Balance the quiet of the old home with the safety of living near family.

Answer

1 C; 2 noise and crowds; 3 safety; 4 D; 5 peaceful and familiar, but isolated in an emergency.

Question Critical Reflection I.2

Answer the questions about Grandpa's calm reply and the birthday gifts.

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Use the contrast between Ravi's secret following and Grandpa's calm response.

Answer

1 C; 2 he is found out; 3 she thinks Grandpa forgot the birthday; 4 F; 5 Ravi was away following him.

Question Critical Reflection II.1–8

Answer the questions about memory, character traits, Ravi's detective work, and age bias.

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Support each answer with an event from the story; label personal examples as samples.

Answer

Grandpa remembers chess and birthdays; he is generous and independent. Ravi is caring but not a perfect detective. Vidya is protective. Grandpa likely knows Ravi follows him. Age bias means dismissing ideas because of age.

Question Vocabulary and Structures I

Sort the words into movement and sound groups, then complete the detective paragraph.

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Group actions and sounds, then fit each word to the sentence.

Answer

Movement: pottering, twirling, crouch, crawl, creeping, ducked, zigzagging, briskly, sprinting, jumping, darted, trailing. Sounds: boomed, bustle, thudded, shrieks, whirr, grunted, snoring.

Question Vocabulary and Structures II–IV

Complete the synonym clues and explain the vocabulary words and emotion expressions.

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Use a synonym, identify the word type, and match each expression.

Answer

quandary; predicament. Matches: 1 v; 2 iv; 3 vi; 4 i; 5 iii.

Question Vocabulary and Structures V

Fill the paragraph with prepositions that show direction or location.

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Choose each word by picturing the route.

Answer

through; over; near; in; along; towards.

Question Vocabulary and Structures VI

Classify the direct questions as Yes/No or Wh- questions and name the two types.

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Identify question-word questions and Yes/No questions.

Answer

A interrogative; B Yes/No; C Wh-; D two.

Question Vocabulary and Structures VII

Rewrite the family-care conversation in reported speech.

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Use if/whether for Yes/No questions and statement word order.

Answer

Arvind asked if Priya helped at home. She said they took turns. She asked if he lived with grandparents. He said no and that they visited weekly. He asked how her family managed care; she said they followed a schedule.

Question Listen and Respond

Complete the listening sentences about meditation using the teacher's audio transcript.

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Use the recording to supply the exact words.

Answer

Listen for mental health, overall wellbeing, emotions, habit, and stress.

Question Speaking Activity

Give a sample short talk about helping an older person and what you learned.

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Include a caregiving example and one lesson.

Answer

Sample: I helped my grandfather with a video call and learned to support him patiently while respecting his independence.

Question Writing Task

Write a short school-magazine article about how older people inspire younger generations.

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Use an introduction, examples, your reflection, and a concluding message.

Answer

Older people inspire us through their skills, stories, and courage. We should listen to them, respect their choices, and help when needed.

Question Learning Beyond the Text II

Give a sample narration for a memorable family photograph.

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Mention the time, place, people, and memory.

Answer

Sample: The photo shows my family preparing for a festival at my grandparents' home. It reminds me of a happy day together.