SUMMARYSUMMARY Born 1931 in a Tamil family in Rameshwaram.Born 1931 in a Tamil family in Rameshwaram. Father- Jainulabdeen, Mother-Ashiamma.Father- Jainulabdeen, Mother-Ashiamma. Family lived in ancestral house.Family lived in ancestral house. During World War II, He collected & sold Tamarind During World War II, He collected & sold Tamarind

seeds.seeds. Collected news-paper bundles thrown from the Collected news-paper bundles thrown from the

moving train & earned an Anna per day.moving train & earned an Anna per day. Learned honesty & self discipline from his father.Learned honesty & self discipline from his father. Learned faith in goodness & deep kindness from his Learned faith in goodness & deep kindness from his

mother.mother. Childhood friends- Ramnadha Shastri, Arvindan & Childhood friends- Ramnadha Shastri, Arvindan &

Shiva Prakashan-all three from orthodox Brahmin Shiva Prakashan-all three from orthodox Brahmin families.families.

Summary Contd… Family participated in the celebration of annual Shri

Sita Ram Kalyanam ceremony. Mother & Grandmother narrated stories from the

Ramayana & the Prophet’s life. At fifth standard, a new school teacher made him sit

on the back bench because of being a Muslim. The teacher was rebuked by Laxman Shastri-father

of Ramnadha Shastri. Science teacher-Shivasubramania Iyer-motivated him

to grow above the social barrier. After the World War II was over, he went to Head

Quarters in Ramnathpuram for further study. Mother hesitant but father encouraged.

Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has been Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has been selected as the 11selected as the 11thth President of President of India.India.

He is fond of music and He is fond of music and literature.literature.

He is a good poet and a prolific He is a good poet and a prolific writer.writer.

He is good at playing Veena.He is good at playing Veena. He is a BHARAT RATNA awardee.He is a BHARAT RATNA awardee. He is known as the Missile Man He is known as the Missile Man

of India.of India. He is a first class orator.He is a first class orator.

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His father saidHis father said, , ““Abdul! I know you have to Abdul! I know you have to go away & grow. Does the seagull not fly go away & grow. Does the seagull not fly across the Sun, alone & without a rest.”across the Sun, alone & without a rest.”

Explanation:Explanation: When Dr. Kalam was ready to When Dr. Kalam was ready to

Ramnathapuram for further studies, his Ramnathapuram for further studies, his father encouraged him through this father encouraged him through this quotation. He tried to convince him not to be quotation. He tried to convince him not to be afraid of living alone as there are a number afraid of living alone as there are a number of birds, like Seagull, & animals that have to of birds, like Seagull, & animals that have to struggle and manage the things alone in this struggle and manage the things alone in this world. Dr. Kalam followed his advice and world. Dr. Kalam followed his advice and touched all the heights of the world. touched all the heights of the world.

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His Science teacher saidHis Science teacher said,, ““Kalam, I Kalam, I want you to develop so that you are on par with want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated people of the big citiesthe highly educated people of the big cities .”.”

The teacher identified Kalam’s potential .He The teacher identified Kalam’s potential .He boosted him up by removing his doubts & boosted him up by removing his doubts & hesitations regarding customs prevalent in the hesitations regarding customs prevalent in the society. He advised him to struggle hard to society. He advised him to struggle hard to rise above the common man.rise above the common man.

A. Complete the following sentences given from the text:

1. He possessed great innate wisdom & --------.2. I used to collect the seeds & ------------------.3. I inherited honesty & ---------------------------.4. The new teacher could not stomach----------.5. One day, he invited me to ---------------------.

Innate (Adj)Innate (Adj) Austere (Adj)Austere (Adj) Inherited (Verb)Inherited (Verb) Stomach (Verb)Stomach (Verb) Conservative (Adj)Conservative (Adj) Conviction (N-abs)Conviction (N-abs) Confronted (v)Confronted (v) Barrier (Noun-abs)Barrier (Noun-abs) Communal (Adj)Communal (Adj) Isolated (Adj)Isolated (Adj)

Quality one born withQuality one born with Simple, strict &severeSimple, strict &severe Received from parentsReceived from parents To tolerate To tolerate Against a change Against a change Guilty of a particular crimeGuilty of a particular crime To face, meet or dealTo face, meet or deal ObstaclesObstacles Related to a communityRelated to a community SeparatedSeparated

MATCHING THE MATCHING THE WORDSWORDS

WordsWords Broke outBroke out In accordance In accordance

withwith A helping A helping

handhand Could not Could not

stomachstomach Generosity of Generosity of

spiritspirit Figures of Figures of

authorityauthority

MeaningMeaning AssistanceAssistance An attitude of kindness, a An attitude of kindness, a

readiness to give freelyreadiness to give freely Began suddenly in a violent Began suddenly in a violent

wayway A person with power to make A person with power to make

decisionsdecisions Was not able to tolerateWas not able to tolerate According to a particular ruleAccording to a particular rule

Comprehension On the whole…………………cities. Questions:Who is the speaker in these lines?Who was Shivasubramania Iyer?What did Shiva Subramania do to

remove the social barriers?What would he say to Kalam?From the passage, find out opposite of

the word ‘earn’.

Very short type questionVery short type question Answer the following questions in one Answer the following questions in one

word or sentence:word or sentence:

1. What kind of a lady was Kalam’s 1. What kind of a lady was Kalam’s mother? mother?

2. Who was Samsuddin?2. Who was Samsuddin?

3. When did the World War II break out?3. When did the World War II break out?

4. What could the new not stomach?4. What could the new not stomach?

5. Who invited Kalam for dinner?5. Who invited Kalam for dinner?

LONG ANSWER TYPES QUESTIONSLONG ANSWER TYPES QUESTIONS

Answer in 30-40 words:Answer in 30-40 words:

1. How does the author describe:1. How does the author describe:

(A) his father (B) his mother (C) (A) his father (B) his mother (C) himselfhimself

2. What characteristics does the author 2. What characteristics does the author say he inherited from his parents?say he inherited from his parents?

Answer in 100-125 words:Answer in 100-125 words:

1.1. How did Kalam earn his first wages?How did Kalam earn his first wages?

2.2. Give character sketch of Kalam.Give character sketch of Kalam.

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