Meera, a Class 12 student in Pune, completed ten sentences starting with 'I am'. Among them she wrote: 'I am Meera', 'I am a hardworking person', 'I am a Maharashtrian' and 'I am one who easily gets hurt'. She also wrote that she is very good at reading but weak at mathematics. Her teachers find her honest at school, her parents find her honest at home, and her friends say the same; this has been true for years. At a family wedding, though, the usually quiet Meera becomes quite talkative. Her younger brother Rohan dislikes being given orders, so their mother now offers him a few acceptable choices and lets him pick one.
While writing her 'I am' sentences, what was Meera describing?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Her self
Option (1) Her self-esteem — Incorrect. Self-esteem is a <strong>value judgment about one's own worth</strong>. Meera mostly states her name, qualities and group, which describes her.
Option (2) Her personality — Incorrect. Personality is a <strong>relatively stable pattern of behaviour</strong> seen across situations. Meera's sentences are her own ideas about herself.
Option (3) Her self — Correct. Each 'I am' sentence gives an idea Meera holds about herself. These ideas about who one is make up the <strong>self</strong>, so she was describing her self.
Option (4) Her temperament — Incorrect. Temperament is a <strong>biologically based way of reacting</strong>. Her sentences are not about an inborn way of reacting; they are ideas about who she is.
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