MY
CHILDHOOD
I.
ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS IN ONE OR TWO
SENTENCES EACH.
1. Where was
Abdul Kalam’s house ?
Ans : Abdul
Kalam’s house was
in Rameswaram.
2. What do
you think ‘Dinamoni’
is the name
of ?
Ans : ‘Dinamoni’
is the name
of a newspaper.
Because Abdul Kalam
looked at the
headlines of it.
3. Who
were Abdul Kalam’s
school friends ?
what did they
later become ?
Ans : Ramananda
Shastry, Arabindan and Sivaprakasan
were Kalam’s school
friends. Later Ramananda became
the priest of
the Rameswaram temple,
Aravindan went into
transport business and
Sivapraakasan became a
catering contractor for
Southern Railways.
4. How
did Abdul Kalam
earn his first
wages ?
Ans : Abdul
Kalam earned his
first wages by
becoming a helper
to his cousin
Samsuddin who distributed news
papers.
5. Had
he earned any
money before that
? In what
way ?
Ans : Yes,
he did he
collected tamarind seeds
and sold them
to the grocery
shop.
II.
Answer each
of these questions in a short
paragraph ( about 30
words )
Ans : The
author describes his father a
simple man who
had neither much
money nor much education. But he
was honest and
had wisdom. He
was also serious. His
mother was kind
and generous . she
was hospitable, Abdul
Kalam is described
as a short
boy with rather
undistinguished born of
handsome parents.
2. What characteristics does
he say he
inherited from his
parents ?
Ans : The
author inherited honesty
and self – discipline from
his father and
and faith in goodness
and deep kindness
from his mother.
III.
Discuss
these
questions in class
with you teacher
and then write
down your answer
in two or
three paragraphs each.
Ans : Here
the author mentions
religions community by
social groups . these
are the Hindus
and Muslims. They
can easily be identified from
their dress. Hindus wear
sacred thread while
Muslims wear caps
on their heads.
(ii)
Were they
aware only of
their differences or
did they also
naturally share friendships
and experiences ?
Ans : Yes,
they were aware
of their differences.
Still they shared
friendships and experiences
without disturbing their
rituals. The author’s mother
and grandmother used
to tell stories
from the Ramayana
at bedtime . the
author had close
Hindu friends . their
family arranged boat
for Shri Sita Rama
Kalyanam ceremony every
year.
(iii)
The
author speaks both
of people who
were very aware
of the differences
among them and
those who tried
to bridge these
differences. Can you
identify such people
in the text?
Ans : The
new teacher and
the wife of
the author’s science
teacher were very
aware of the
differences among them
Lakhman Sastry and
Subramani lyer tried
to bridge this
difference.
(iv)
Narrate two
incidents that show
how differences can
be created , and
also how they
can be resolved.
How can people
change their attitudes ?
Ans : The new teacher
created difference sending
Kalam to the
back bench. But
Lakshman Shastry resolved
the difference. Subramania
lyer made his
wife allow Kalam
in the Kitchen
tactfully . he invited
Kalam again and
the teacher’s wife
served him .
2. (i)
Why did Abdul
kalam want to
leave Rameswaram ?
Ans : Abdul
kalam wanted to
leave Rameswaram for
the sake of
his higher study.
(ii) What did his father say to this ?
Ans : His
father said that
Kalam had to
go away to
grow a sea-
gull flies across
the sun alone
and without a
nest .
(iii) What do you think his words mean ? why do you think he spoke those words.?
Ans : His
words mean that
one has to
leave one’s own
house for the
cause of survival.
This is reality.
II. Match the prases in column A with their meanings in column B
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A
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B
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(i)
Broke out
(ii)
Inaccordance with
(iii)
A helping hand
(iv)
Could not stomach
(v)
Generosity of spirit
(vi)
Figures of authority
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(i)
AN attitude of
kindness a readiness
to give freely
(ii)
Was not able
to tolerate
(iii)
Began suddenly in
a violent way
(iv)
Assistance
(v)
Persons with power
to make dicisions.
(vi)
According to a particular rule
principle, or system
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Ans :
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A
|
B
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(i)
Broke out
(ii)
In according with
(iii)
A helping hand
(iv)
Could not stomach
(v)
Generosity of spirit
(vi)
Figures of authority
|
(i)
Began suddenly in
a violent way
(ii)
According to a
particular rule, principle,
or system
(iii)
Assistance
(iv)
Was not able
to tolerate
(v)
An attitude of
kindness a readiness
to give freely
(vi)
Persons with power
to make decisions.
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