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1. Grandpa is portrayed as a person with failing memory in the beginning of the story. Give two evidences to disprove the statement.
1. Answer: First, he recalled intricate historical chess moves made by grandmasters like Karpov and Bobby Fischer. Second, he clearly remembered that it was his own birthday and kept up his custom of gifting others, while his daughter was the one who forgot!
2. Give two characteristic traits of each of the following characters: (i) Grandfather, (ii) Ravi, (iii) Ravi's mother.
3. Why was Ravi worried about what Grandpa had at the tea stall?
3. Answer: Grandpa indulged in sugary tea, two bananas, and an ice cream—all of which were strictly prohibited for his health at home. Ravi worried it would make him ill and feared his mother's reaction.
4. Do you think it was easy for Ravi to follow his Grandfather? If yes, why? If no, why not?
4. Answer: No, it was very difficult. Ravi was confronted by an angry mother in the park, questioned by loud vendors near the banyan tree, evicted from a ladies' salon, and misled onto a crowded bus.
5. 'Ravi is a good detective'. Give one argument in favour of and against the given statement.
6. Was Grandfather aware that Ravi was following him? How do you know?
6. Answer: Yes, he was completely aware. He gifted his cap to a stranger in the barber shop to throw Ravi off the scent, and gave Ravi a detective book teasing him about how not to get fooled while trailing suspects.
7. In your opinion, who needs Vitamin-M? And why?
7. Answer: Ironically, Ravi's mother needed 'Vitamin-M' the most! While she assumed Grandpa was losing his memory, she was the one who forgot her own father's birthday despite having circled it in red on the calendar.
8. Some people believe society shows bias based on age (being young or old). Give an example where you might have experienced or observed such discrimination, when opinions were disregarded because of age.
8. Answer: In families, elderly members are sometimes treated like helpless children whose independent desires and capabilities are dismissed, while younger children are often told they are too inexperienced to have valid opinions during family discussions.
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