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In the lesson 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read', the narrator stays in a village in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kannada word 'Avva' used by the narrator for her grandmother means:Read the answer and worked solution →In which Kannada weekly was the novel 'Kashi Yatre' appearing as a serial?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of the word: ABATERead the answer and worked solution →

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In the lesson 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read', the narrator stays in a village in:

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. North Karnataka
  4. Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. North Karnataka

The story is set in a village in north Karnataka where the narrator (Sudha Murty, in her childhood) stays with her grandparents. The local dialect of Kannada is spoken there.

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The Kannada word 'Avva' used by the narrator for her grandmother means:

  1. Sister
  2. Mother
  3. Aunt
  4. Friend
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Correct answer: B. Mother

In the Kannada spoken in north Karnataka, 'Avva' means mother. The narrator uses it as an affectionate term for her grandmother.

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In which Kannada weekly was the novel 'Kashi Yatre' appearing as a serial?

  1. Karmaveera
  2. Mayura
  3. Sudha
  4. Taranga
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Correct answer: A. Karmaveera

The novel Kashi Yatre, which the grandmother loves, was being published serially in the Kannada weekly magazine Karmaveera.

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