CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LITTLE GIRL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was ill?
A
Mother
B
Grandmother
C
Father
D
Grandfather
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. countable noun. Your mother is the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone your mother if she brings you up as if she was this woman. You can call your mother ‘Mother’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mother of your father or mother is your grandmother. Your mother’s mother is your maternal grandmother and your father’s mother is your paternal grandmother. Q.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a child is ill, the mother thinks only of his well being. She tries all her efforts to help her child recover from the illness. By giving medicines on time, giving meals on time and sitting beside the child she constantly cares for the child.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word “mom”, on the other hand, is a slightly different story and it’s widely believed that the word was born from the much older word “mamma” which itself can be traced back to the 1500s in English. This, in turn, can be traced back to Latin where “mamma” meant “breast” or “teat”.

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