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Question
Write the significance of the following year, as given in the text.
2009
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Solution
2009: Invited to attend the 102nd birthday party of Maha Swamiji.
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Read the following passage and do the given activities.
A1. Choose the correct alternatives to the given statement:
i. Dr. Kalam was invited to _______
a. Swamiji’s programme
b. attend 102nd birthday celebration
c. meet Swamiji
ii. Swamiji looked as steady and alert as any other _______ present there.
a. Elder
b. Person
c. Youngster
iii. In Swamiji’s Ashram more than _______ children are taking education.
a. Nine thousand
b. Nineteen thousand
c. Seven thousand
iv. Dr. Kalam was deeply touched by _______
a. Birthday celebration
b. Swamiji’s inner strength
c. Swamiji’s Ashram
In April 2009, Dr. Kalam was invited to attend the 102nd birthday celebrations of His Holiness Dr. Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji in the Tumkur district of Karnataka. Mahaswamiji is a remarkable person, who has dedicated his life to the service of humanity. His greatest contribution is the establishment of a free residential education system for more than nine thousand children in the ashram. The most astonishing aspect of the entire event of his birthday was that the 102 year old Swamiji stood on his feet without any support! He looked as steady and alert as any other youngster present there. This display of inner strength touched Dr. Kalam deeply.
A couple of days later, we were discussing this unusual birthday party. I said to him, ‘Sir, do you know, only four out of 1 lakh people cross the age of 100?’ I had googled the subject beforehand. He replied, ‘But how many of these four would be able to stand tall for half an hour, give a wise discourse, and then go on to feed thousands of children?’ Of course, nobody could know the exact answer to his question but the question itself led to many other relevant queries. ‘I wonder what powers Mahaswamiji possesses that keeps him so strong at such an advanced age? Maybe it’s a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, or perhaps it’s genetics?’ I asked.
A2. Find evidences from the passage that indicates that Swamiji:
i. was dedicated
ii. had inner strength
iii. contributed to the good of the society
iv. was younger than the young generation.
A3. Find out the noun forms of the following from the passage:
i. celebrate _______
ii. contribute _______
iii. educate _______
iv. strong _______
A4. Do as directed:
i. I had googled the subject beforehand.
(Identify the tense of the sentence)
ii. We were discussing this unusual birthday party.
(Add a question tag)
A5. Personal Response:
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It was quite easy to relocate so many people and destroy religious institutions for space- research centre - ___________________.
Read ‘Part II’. Go through the given statement and say whether you agree or disagree with the statement.
Science and spirituality seek the prosperity of human life - ______________________.
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Answer the following in your own words, and write in your notebook.
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Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in the context they occur in the text.
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(b) Special features of the book
(c) Teachings/learnings/moral/message from the book
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