Excerpt from My Dadima Wears a Sari

What does Rupa most likely think about saris at the beginning of the story?

• She thinks that grandmothers wear saris but that young women should not.

• She thinks that saris are pretty but would not want to wear one every day.

• She thinks that saris are only worn on special days and are not good for every day.

• She thinks that people wear saris because they are helpful but not comfortable.

How does Dadima best support her claim that she never gets tired of wearing saris?

• She shows that many of her saris are very beautiful.

• She gives examples of things a sari can be used for.

• She explains that her own grandmother wore saris.

• She is able to dress her granddaughters in her own saris.

Why does Dadima show the girls some of her saris?

• She wants to teach her granddaughters how to wrap a sari to wear it correctly.

• She wants to show her granddaughters how to choose a sari that will look good.

• She wants to share special memories from her life with her granddaughters.

• She wants to give her granddaughters a chance to play dress up with pretty clothes.

In paragraph 29, the phrase "unfold and unfold and unfold some more" suggests that

• the girls are joking

• the sari is tied in knots

• the girls are confused

• the sari is very large

Sometimes people have customs of wearing special clothing for certain occasions. Which detail from the story best connects to this idea?

• Dadima shows the girls the saris that she wore on important days in her life.

• Dadima helps the girls put on saris so they can look more like her.

• Dadima explains how saris are helpful and can be used to stay comfortable.

• Dadima tells the girls that her own grandmother's grandmother also wore saris.