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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two sentences.
Had Abdul Kalam earned any money before that? In what way?
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उत्तर
Yes, Abdul Kalam had earned some money before he started helping his cousin. He used to collect and sell tamarind seeds at a provision shop, during the Second World War, earning one anna for a day’s collection.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Text
Given below are some emotions that Kezia felt. Match the emotions in Column A with
the items in Column B.
| A | B |
| 1. Fear or terror | (i) Father comes into her room to give her a goodbye kiss |
| 2. glad sense of relief | (ii) Noise of the carriage grows fainter |
| 3. a “funny” feeling, perhaps of understanding |
(iii) Father comes home |
| (iv) Speaking to father | |
| (v) Going to bed when alone at home | |
| (vi) Father comforts her and falls asleep | |
| (vii) Father stretched out on the safa. snoring |
Answer the following question in one or two sentences.
Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
Explain what the reason for the following is .
Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.
Thinking about the Poem
What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Thinking about the Poem
Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences.
Six humans trapped by happenstance
In black and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood,
Or so the story's told.
Their dying fire in need of logs;
The first man held his back.
For on the faces around the fire,
He noticed one was black.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
Which sin is hinted at in these lines?
What was the inscription on the golden casket? How do the actions of the martlet illustrate this inscription?
What information does Gilman give to Twisden? Why did Twisden decide to withdraw from the case ?
Discuss the following topic in groups.
Do you think there is life on other planets? Can you guess what kind of people there may be on them? In what ways are they likely to be different from us?
How did the king promise to reward the person who would answer his questions correctly?
Why did the bearded man press his stomach with his hand?
Why Rukku Manni asked Ravi to send away the-beggar?
Give the character sketch of the bear in The Bear Story’.
What did the Keepers of the zoo reveal to the narrator’s grandfather?
What is the most obvious advantage of sleep?
Do you agree that it is difficult not to go along with someone who is very strong and powerful? Express your views frankly and clearly.
Why did Plan B fail?
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) He said he _________________________ to be invited to the party. (hope)
(ii) We gave up _______________________ of his joining the party.
The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
business ……………
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason:
In the short story, To Build a Fire, the fire built by the man under the tree was extinguished because ______.
