WorksheetsMy Childhood ( IX)
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which autobiography has this lesson been taken from?
Wings of Earth
Wings of Water
Wings of Fire
Wings of Air
Full name of APJ Kalam is
Abdul Pakir jainalabdeen Kalam
Abul pakir Jainalubdeen Kalam
Abdul Phakir Jainul Kalam
Abul Pakir Jainul Kalam
In which standard, Abdul was, when the new teacher with a conservative mind had come to his class?
(a) 4 standard
(b) 5 standard
(b) 5 standard
(d) 6 standard
The name of the marriage site situated in the middle of the pond near to Abdul’s house was
(a) Kalyan Mancha
(b) Rama Tirtha
(c) Tirtha Bharathi
(d) Rama Mandir
Sivasubramania’s expectations from Abdul Kalam was
(a) That Abdul will become the president
(b) That Abdul will become the Prime Minister
(c) That Abdul will be equal to the highly educated people of big cities
(d) That Abdul will become lthy rich
Which author’s lines did Abdul’s father quote in the end of the Chapter?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Khalil Gibran
(c) Paul Coelho
(d) AzharSamsuddin
“Indians will build their own India”- Who said this?
(a) SivasubramaniaIyer
(b) APJ Abdul Kalam
(c) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
How was the wife of Abdul’s science teacher initially?
(a) Poor
(b) Rich
(c) Conservative
(d) Beautiful
In which state of India is Rameswaram?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Madras
Abdul Kalam became the 11th_______________ of India.
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Chief Justice
(d) Missile Man
Who was Abdul Kalam sitting with when the new teacher asked him to sit on the last bench?
(a) Aravindan
(b) Ramanadha Sastry
(c) Sivaprakasan
(d) none of the above
Whom did Kalam’s father say these wordsKhali Gibran’s words:Your children are not…?
(a) to Kalam
(b) to Samsuddin
(c) to his wife
(d) to Mr. Iyer
Where was Kalam born?
Rameswaram, Madras
Dublin, Ireland
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
In what sense was Kalam's childhood secure?
he was getting all the necessities of life like food, clothes,study
parents' love and support
good society
all
What was Kalam age when World War 2 started?
9
10
11
12
8
Which seeds did Kalam used to collect
Mango seeds
Turmeric seeds
apple seeds
Where did kalam on his first wages?
Collecting bundles of newspaper
Selling fruits
Teaching children
Washing clothes
What did Kalam inherit from his father?
Kindness and goodness
Honesty and self-discipline
Hatred
What did Kalam inherit from his mother
Sincerity
Respect and obedience
Deep kindness and faith in God
Kalam's three close friends in his childhood were...........
Ramadhar Sastry
Aravindan
Shivaprakashan
jainubldenn
ashaiamma
Who is the father of Ramanadha Sastry?
Luxman Sastry
Shivsubramaniya Sastry
Lakshmana Sastry
Arvindan Shastry
Who was Sivasubramania Iyer?
The priest
Ramandha’s father
The new teacher
Kalam’s science teacher
Why did the teacher separate Kalam from his friend?
they were talking in the class
they were not doing their work
they were disturbing the class
because of his own notion of social ranking, religious discrimination
Why did Sivasubramania serve Kalam himself and sat with him to eat?
to avoid any disturbance because of biased behavior of his conservative wife
to show equal respect for everybody
because he wanted to prove himself great
to demoralize his wife
none
“The strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this young teacher.”
In this excerpt, what does the word “conviction” mean?
Bitterness.
A strong opinion or belief.
When proven guilty.
Anger.
What was Sivasubramnia Iyer’s wife’s reaction to Kalam entering her kitchen for the first time?
Angry
Horrified
Compliant
Disgusted
