Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. “That forced my cousin Samsuddin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to
look for a helping hand…”
a. Whose cousin is referred to here?
b. What forced Samsuddin to look for a helping hand?
c. What did Samsuddin need his helper to do?
d. Who was chosen as the helper?
2. “She refused to serve me in her kitchen. Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed nor
did he get angry…”
a. Who was Sivasubramania Iyer?
b. Who did not wish to serve the speaker?
c. Why did the person not wish to serve the speaker?
d. What did Sivasubramania Iyer do in response to the person’s refusal to serve the
speaker?
Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.
1. Where was Abdul Kalam born and who were his parents?
2. What qualities did Abdul inherit from his parents?
3. What did Abdul’s family do during the annual Shri Sita Ram Kalyanam ceremony?
4. Who were Abdul’s Childhood friends And what did they do when they grew up?
5. What did the science teacher say to Kalam when he was upset?
Answers
Answer:
1.abdul Kalam born in rameswaram
Answer:
a .cousin of abdul kalam
b. because it was difficult to distribute newspaper by one child
c. to distribute newspaper
d.abdul kalam
2 a. he was kalam science teacher
b .his teacher wife
c. because kalam was a muslim
d.
3 a.APJ Abdul Kalam was born in Rameshwaram in a mosque street. His mother's name was Ashiamma and father's name was Jainulabdeen
b. He possessed the qualities of honesty, self-discipline and kindness which he inherited from his parents. 2. He says that he inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father
c.
During the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam Ceremony, Abdul Kalam's family used to arrange boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site,situated in the middle of the pond called Rama Tirtha which was near their house
d. Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Shivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam's school friends. Ramanadha Shastry became the high priest of the Rameshwaram temple, Aravindan a transport businessman and Shivprakasan was the catering contractor for the southern railways.
e.his teacher told that he must go to out city and study in high school