Chapter 21 – Families can be Different

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Question 1:

❉ Who all are there in Sitamma’s family?

❉ How is the relationship between the different people in the family?

❉ In the last one year, what are the changes that happened in the family?

Answer:

❉ Sitamma’s family is a joint family comprising her dada, dadi, elder chacha, who recently got married, younger chacha, bua, tauji and his three children, mother, father and a sister.

❉ All the people in Sitamma’s family take care of each other. They live with unity and love.

❉ In last one year, Sitamma’s taiji died. Her younger sister now sleeps with Sitamma’s mother and Sitamma gets her ready for school in the morning. Her elder chacha got married and her new chachi came to their house.

Page No 140:

Question 1:

❉ Who takes care of Tara? How?

❉ What are the things the family members do together?

Answer:

❉ Tara’s nana takes care of Tara, as her mother works and returns home from office in the evening. Nana plays with Tara, helps her to do homework and feeds her.

❉ During vacations, the family members go out to far-off places.

Question 2:

❉ Who all are there in this family?

❉ Abbu enjoys watching television with the others. Why?

❉ How do the family members enjoy?

Answer:

❉ Sara and Habib and his abbu are there in this family.

❉ Abbu is retired and stays at home most of the time; therefore, he likes watching television with others.

❉ The family members sit together and watch television. They play cards and enjoy with their neighbours’ children who come to their house to play. They also go out to watch plays and movies together.

Page No 141:

Question 1:

❉ How do Totaram’s family members keep contact with each other?

❉ Which members of Totaram’s family live in the city and which live in the village? Why?

Answer:

❉ Totaram’s family members keep contact with each other through letters.

❉ Totaram lives in the city along with his father, uncle and three cousin brothers. His dada, dadi, mother, chachi and younger brothers and sisters live in the village in their parental house. The male members with growing children live in the city to earn money and build career, whereas the female members and younger children live in the village to take care of the paternal house.

Page No 142:

Question 1:

❉ How does Krishna take care of his sister?

❉ What activities are done together in the family?

Answer:

❉ Krishna drops Kaveri at her school. He plays and watches television with her. They cook and eat together.

❉ They cook and have their dinner together. Krishna and Kaveri watch television and play carrom together.

Question 2:

Put a ‘✔ ’ on those sentences which tell the various things that happen in families.

❉ Members of a family often resemble each other. [ ]

❉ The family members love each other very much. [ ]

❉ One becomes a part of a family by being born or getting married into that family. [ ]

❉ Family members often live together in the same house. [ ]

❉ Elders in the family earn money for the family. [ ]

❉ Family members stay together even if there is a fight amongst themselves. [ ]

❉ In a family, children and the old are taken care of. [ ]

Answer:

❉ Members of a family often resemble each other. []

❉ The family members love each other very much. []

❉ One becomes a part of a family by being born or getting married into that family. []

❉ Family members often live together in the same house. []

❉ Elders in the family earn money for the family. []

❉ Family members stay together even if there is a fight amongst themselves. []

❉ In a family, children and the old are taken care of. []

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