How I Taught My Grandmother To Read Quiz 2

1. The synonym of regret is:

• 1. to feel happy

• 2. to feel sad

• 3. to feel angry

• 4. to apologise

2. The antonym of applaud is:

• unpopular

• regret

• insist

• essential

3. The synonym of eagerly is

(i) sadly

(ii) anxiously

(iii) doubtfully

(iv) keenly

• (i) and (ii)

• (ii) and (iii)

• (ii) and (iv)

• (i) and (iii)

4. The mother insisted that the child finished eating all the vegetables served for lunch before he could go out to play. The synonym of the underlined word is:

• regret

• asked firmly

• applaud

• keenly

5. Avva was too ____________ to ask the villagers for help when Sudha Murthy had gone to the neighbouring village. A suitable word for the blank is:

• regret

• astonished

• embarrassed

• independent

6. A synonym of the word 'astonishing' is:

• amazing

• independent

• applaud

• regret

7."There was nobody to look after and guide me." Who is the speaker of this line?

• Sudha Murthy

• Triveni

• the narrator

• Avva

8. Who is the addressee and the speaker of the lines: "What is the matter? Can I help you in any way?"

• Sudha Murthy, Avva

• Avva, Sudha Murthy

• villagers, Avva

• Avva, villagers

9. Avva set the deadline as the day of _____________ during __________ to accomplish her goal.

• Vishnu pooja, Diwali

• Durga pooja, Dassara

• Saraswati pooja, Diwali

• Saraswati pooja, Dassara

10. An adjective to describe Avva and Sudha Murthy could be:

• impatient, annoying

• patient, hardworking

• hardworking, patient

• arrogant, proud