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How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty) — Revision Notes

CBSE · Class 9 · English

How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty) revision notes for CBSE Class 9 English: 4 topics in quick points.

107 questions36 flashcards5 concepts

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Chapter Overview and Central Idea

  • The narrator is twelve years old and lives in a village in north Karnataka with her grandparents.
  • Her grandmother, Krishtakka, called Avva, is sixty-two years old and has never gone to school.
  • The grandmother cannot read, so the narrator reads the weekly serial Kashi Yatre to her.
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2. Character Sketches

  • Sudha Murty is the author and narrator of the chapter.
  • As a child, she reads aloud to her grandmother and later becomes a teacher in Computer Science.
  • She is affectionate, observant, and helpful.
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3. Plot in Sequence

  • The village transport system was poor, so newspapers and magazines reached late.
  • The narrator used to read each episode of Kashi Yatre to her grandmother every Wednesday.
  • The grandmother listened with great concentration and later repeated the text by heart.
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4. Themes and Values

  • Education has no age limit.
  • Determination can overcome obstacles.
  • True independence comes from the ability to read and learn.

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Key Concepts

The narrator is twelve years oldAvva never went to school becauseKashi Yatre is a novel aboutAfter being unable to readAvva says that if a person

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What are the important topics in How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty) for CBSE Class 9 English?
Key topics in How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty) include Chapter Overview and Central Idea, Character Sketches, Plot in Sequence, Themes and Values. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 9 exams.
How should I revise How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty) for Class 9 exams?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 107 practice questions on How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty). Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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