3 Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE by answering the questions that
follow. (1X5=5 marks)
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A I was born into a middle-class Tamil family in the island town of Rameswaram in the
erstwhile Madras State. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education
nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom
and a true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma. I
do not recall the exact number of people she fed every day, but I am quite certain
that far more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put
together.
i Who does ‘I’ refer to?
a) Albert Einstein
b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c) Jerome K. Jerome
d) Vincent Charles Gerrard
ii Which was not possessed by Jainulabdeen?
a) Great wisdom
b) Generous spirit
c) Wealth and property
d) Ideal qualities
iii Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
a) Ashiamma was very helpful.
b) Many outsiders ate with the family.
c) The writer was born into a middle-class family.
d) Jainulabdeen did not like his family members.
iv The synonym of ‘former’ in the above passage is
a) Innate
b) Erstwhile
c) Formal
d) Ideal
v What can we learn from Kalam’s parents?
a) Generosity and helpfulness
b) Narrow-mindedness
c) Spiritualism
d) Love for nature
Answers
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The answers to the given questions are as follows:-
i Who does ‘I’ refer to?
b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(Kalam was born in a middle-class family. His father was Jainulabdeen mother was Ashiamma)
ii Which was not possessed by Jainulabdeen?
c) Wealth and property
(Although he was not wealthy, Kalam's father Jainulabdeen had innate wisdom and a generous heart)
iii Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
d) Jainulabdeen did not like his family members.
(Jainulabdeen loved his family members a lot)
iv The synonym of ‘former’ in the above passage is
b) Erstwhile
(Erstwhile means former or previous)
v What can we learn from Kalam’s parents?
a) Generosity and helpfulness
(Both of Kalam's parents had a compassionate nature, they treated other people as kindly as they treated their own family)