How do you know that the author's parents discriminated between sons and daughters?

The comparison between the treatment given to her brothers and the restrictions placed on her is the direct proof of gender discrimination in the passage.

Concept

• The author's brothers received preferential treatment, and every opportunity — education, freedom, activities — was open to them.
• In contrast, the author herself faced restrictions simply because she was a girl, showing the discrimination between sons and daughters.

Common mistakes

• Writing only about the brothers' privileges without explicitly stating the contrasting restriction on the daughter, which is essential to "show" discrimination as the question demands.
• Treating this as a general statement rather than citing the specific comparison the author makes.

Real-world connect

• This passage reflects the still-relevant social issue of unequal treatment of sons and daughters in many households, a theme CBSE uses to build awareness of gender equality among students.