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Lesson 8 practice: Cousins and in-laws
Practice for lesson 8: find where two branches meet, count up and down, and name cousins, uncles, nephews and in-laws from each end. One question revisits lesson 7.
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Sample questions with solutions
A few questions like the ones in this test, with the right answer and why.
- Question 1Rahul is Sneha's father. Sneha is Arav's mother. How is Rahul related to Arav?
- Maternal grandfatherRight answer
- Paternal grandfather
- Father
- Cannot be determined
ExplanationStart at Arav. Arav's mother is Sneha, and Sneha's father is Rahul. The mother's father is the maternal grandfather (नाना).
Check: two links up, and the first link is the mother, so it is the mother's side. - Question 2Vikram is Mohan's brother. Mohan is Isha's father. How is Vikram related to Isha?
- Maternal uncle
- Paternal uncleRight answer
- Brother
- Brother's child
ExplanationStart at Isha. Isha's father is Mohan, and Mohan's brother is Vikram. The father's brother is the paternal uncle (चाचा if younger than the father, ताऊ if elder; their ages are not given).
- Question 3Kamini is Gopal's daughter. Ritu is Kamini's daughter. How is Ritu related to Gopal?
- Granddaughter (son's daughter)
- Daughter
- Granddaughter (daughter's daughter)Right answer
- Great-granddaughter (daughter's line)
ExplanationStart at Gopal. Gopal's daughter is Kamini, and Kamini's daughter is Ritu: two generations down through a daughter. In Hindi, a daughter's daughter is नातिन (a son's daughter would be पोती).
- Question 4Neeraj is Pallavi's son. Pallavi is Tarun's sister. Which of these is NOT certain?
- Pallavi is Neeraj's mother
- Tarun is Neeraj's maternal uncleRight answer
- Neeraj is a boy
- Neeraj is the son of Tarun's sister
Explanation"Sister" describes Pallavi, not Tarun, so Tarun's gender is not given. Tarun is the brother or the sister of Neeraj's mother: मामा or मौसी. "Maternal uncle" is not certain.
The other three follow from the words "son" and "sister". - Question 5Dev is Leela's brother. Leela is Sameer's mother. Sameer is a boy. How is Sameer related to Dev?
- Nephew (sister's son)Right answer
- Nephew (brother's son)
- Maternal uncle
- Son
ExplanationStart at Dev. Dev's sister is Leela, and Leela's son is Sameer. A sister's son is a nephew; in Hindi भांजा (a brother's son would be भतीजा).