Question

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​

Answer 1

Answer:

i A.P.J ABDUL KALAM

ii Wealth and Properties

iii The writer was born in a middle class family

iv Erst while

v Generousity and helpfulness

Answer 2

Answer:

i)

b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

ii)

c) Wealth and property

iii)

d) Jainulabdeen did not like his family members.

iv)

b) Erstwhile

v)

a) Generosity and helpfulness