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Question
Read the story carefully and complete the table:
| Total no. of characters | Names | Ages | Physical appearance |
Earned money by |
Qualities |
Solution
| Total no. of characters | Names | Ages | Physical appearance |
Earned money by |
Qualities |
| 2 | Anil | 25 | Tall, lean, with a clear, unlined face | Writing for magazine; writing books | Kind, simple, easy-going, pleasant, forgiving, tactful |
| - | Hari | 15 | Thin, with many scars on the face | Stealing and cheating people | Cunning, shrewd, insincere, untruthful, ambitious, grateful. |
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