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 […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-3
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. QUESTION-3 Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become? ANSWER: Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam’s school friends. Ramanadha Sastry took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-2
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. QUESTION-2 What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer. ANSWER: I think Dinamani is the name of a newspaper because Kalam says that when his […]
CLASS-9 ENGLISH BEEHIVE(PROSE) Q-1
CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. QUESTION-1 Where was Abdul Kalam’s house? ANSWER: Abdul Kalam’s house was on Mosque Street in Rameswaram.