CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about Language QUESTION-3 Can you find the word undistinguished in your dictionary? (If not, look up the word distinguished and say what undistinguished must mean.) ANSWER: No, I cannot find the word undistinguished in my dictionary. The meaning of the word distinguished as given in […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-2
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about Language QUESTION-2 What are the meanings of the word trace and which of the meanings is closest to the word in the text? ANSWER: The meanings of the word ‘trace’ are: – to draw an outline – to copy – to find out The […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-1
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about Language QUESTION-1 What are the things that can erupt? Use examples to explain the various meanings of erupt. Now do the same for the word surge. What things can surge? ANSWER: Things that can erupt are: volcanoes, emotions, anger. – A volcano erupted in […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-1
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about Language QUESTION-1 I. Find the sentences in the text where these words occur: Erupt, surge, trace, undistinguished, casualty Look these words up in a dictionary which gives examples of how they are used. Now answer the following questions. ANSWER: Sentences in the text where […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-2
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher, and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each QUESTION-2 (i) Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram? (ii) What did his father say to this? (iii) What do […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-1
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher, and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each QUESTION-1 “On the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups,” […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-2
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words) QUESTION-2 What characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents? ANSWER: He says that he inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father; and faith in goodness and deep […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-1
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words) QUESTION-1 How does the author describe: (i) his father (ii) his mother (iii) himself? ANSWER: i) The author describes his father as honest and self-disciplined. His father used to […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-5
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. QUESTION-5 Had he earned any money before that? In what way? ANSWER: Yes, he had earned money before that too. He used to collect tamarind seeds and sell them to a provision […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-4
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. QUESTION-4 How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages? ANSWER: Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by catching bundles of newspapers thrown out from the moving train on the Rameswaram Road between […]