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Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1. Complete the following sentences from the passage: (2)
- Kalam earned a degree in ______ engineering.
- DRDO stands for ______.
- Kalam was ______ of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle.
- Kalam served as lecturer at ______.
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameshwaram, India - died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist who played a leading role in the development of India's missile and nuclear weapons programmes. He was President of India from 2002 to 2007. Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In 1969, he moved to the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he was project director of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle that was both designed and produced in India. Rejoining DRDO in 1982, Kalam planned the programme that produced a number of successful missiles, which helped earn him the nickname “Missile Man”. Among those successes was Agni, India's first intermediate-range ballistic missile, which incorporated aspects of the SLVIII and was launched in 1989. Kalam remained committed using science and technology to transform India into a developed country and served as lecturer at several universities. Kalam wrote several books, including an autobiography, Wings of Fire (1999). He received the Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990), Indira Gandhi award for National Integration (1997) and the India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). |
A2. Complete the web diagram: (2)

A3. Fill in the blanks by using the suitable phrases/words from the bracket: (2)
[moved to, served as, launched, autobiography]
- Mr. Gunaji has ______ a Principal in this college.
- “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” is the ______ of Mahatma Gandhi.
- My teacher ______ to England for further studies.
- ISRO successfully ______ Chandrayaan-3 mission.
A4. Do as directed: (2)
- Kalam wrote several books. (Frame a Wh-type question to get the underlined part as answer)
- Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering. (Begin the sentence with “A degree in…….)
A5. Who is your role model? Write few lines about him/her. (2)
Concept: Unseen Passage Comprehension
Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.
to be afraid of
Concept: Vocabulary
Translate the following words into your medium of instruction:
- Slowly
- Garden
- Remember
- Scientist
- Picnic
- Favourite
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction.
Always speak respectfully with others.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction.
Take advices from your parents from time to time.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction.
Give respect to elders.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction.
Parents and grandparents are the pillars of our family.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following idiom/proverb into your medium of instruction.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following idiom/proverb into your medium of instruction.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Concept: English Translation
Write the related words as shown in the example:

Concept: Vocabulary
Translate the following word into your medium of instruction:
Imagine
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction:
I saw something horrible.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction:
Cooking is a science.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction:
Make a study time table.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following sentence into your medium of instruction:
He spoke most impressively.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following idiom/proverb into your medium of instruction:
Service to man is service to God.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following idiom/proverb into your medium of instruction:
As you sow, so shall you reap.
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following word into your medium of instruction:
Important
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following word into your medium of instruction:
Parents
Concept: English Translation
Translate the following word into your medium of instruction:
Route
Concept: English Translation
