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Complete the following sentence.
Some traits and values Kalam and his siblings inherited from their parents were .............................................................................................. .
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Solution
Some traits and values Kalam and his siblings inherited from their parents were honesty, selfdiscipline, kindness, generosity, goodness etc.
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