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प्रश्न
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reason for your choices.
Paragraph 5 shows that kalam's mother and grandmother had
विकल्प
great scholarship and wisdom
excellent ability to tell stories of historic importance
all embracing outlook on religion and communities
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उत्तर
Paragraph 5 shows that kalam's mother and grandmother had excellent ability to tell stories of historic importance .
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On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate option. Give reasons for your choice.
'Despite these disadvantages , He possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit '. The expression 'these disadvantages ' here refers to
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reason for your choices.
As children Kalam and his friends did not have any
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reasons for your choice.
Lakshmana Sastry made the newly appointed teacher realize that
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reasons for your choice.
Kalam's science techer Sivasubramania was something oa a rebel in the sense that
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reasons for your choice.
The science teacher's wife's behaviour during Kalam's second visit to their home showed that
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reasons for your choice.
Father gave Kalam the example of the seagull to
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following question by ticking the most appropriate options. Give reasons for your choice.
"Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted." Which problems are referred to here?
Complete the following sentence.
Kalam feels he had a very secure childhood because .....................................
Complete the following sentence.
The suspension of train halt at Rameshwaram station proved to be a blessing in disguise for Kalam because .................................................................
Complete the following sentence.
Kalam continues to feel proud about the money he had earned in childhood by picking up bundles of newspaper because ................ ............................
Complete the following sentence.
However, the country needs more and more people like Kalam’s Science teacher Sivasubramania and Kalam’s mother and grandmother because ……………....
Role Play:
Your teacher will divide the class into groups of four and ask them to act out the following roles:
Kalam
Ramanadha Sastry
Aravindan
Shivaprakasan
In your group you should play the role allocated to you by engagmg in a conversation in which the friends
a) Express surprise and joy at meeting each other after nearly fifty years
b) Fondly recall their childhood times
c) Compare the problems facing the country then with the problems she is facing now.
d) Discuss what can be done to rid her of these problems
(Refer to the SWOT analysis of lndia)
After the role play, your teacher will invite some of the groups to share with others what problems they discussed and the solutions they proposed.
Read each of the following sentence from the story and tick the word/ phrase that gives the correct meaning for the italicized word/ phrase in the context in which they are used here.
The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest's son sitting with a Muslim boy.
Read each of the following sentence from the story and tick the word/ phrase that gives the correct meaning for the italicized word/ phrase in the context in which they are used here.
Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife
If you were in the selection committee for the National Integration Award who would you choose and why?
Based on your reading of the passage answer the following question :
Why is national integration important for a country like India ?
Based on your reading of the passage answer the following question :
How can we attain internal freedom for the people of the country?
Read the passage carefully and familiarize yourself with the new words used in the passage by working out their meanings. Match the words in column A
with their meanings in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) foster | (i) the act of accepting someone as a part of a group |
| (b) pernicious | (ii) excessive enthusiasm for an extreme political or religious cause |
| (c) integration | (iii) encourage the development of |
| {d) fanaticism | (iv) agreement and support resulting from shared interests, feelings or opinions |
| (e) solidarity | (v) having a harmful effect. |
Organize a group discussion on the topic : “Destabilizing Forces Within a Country : Challenges to a Nation”.
