He smiled, a faraway look in his eyes. “The question that changed my life.” In 2010, ten-year-old Arjun lived in a tiny village with no electricity and a leaking roof. Every morning, he walked five kilometers to the government school, clutching a slate and a piece of chalk. His mother, a widow, cleaned other people’s houses so Arjun could have one meal a day. The Grade 5 scholarship exam was his only ticket out of poverty—a full ride to the city’s best school, then university.
He laughed. “That dog? She had puppies. And one of them became your grandmother’s favorite pet.” 2010 grade 5 scholarship paper
Mira looked up at her grandfather. “Did you really feed that dog?” He smiled, a faraway look in his eyes
Then he reached Question 24.