Lesson-2 The making of the missile man

                               Lesson-2 

                  The making of the missile man 

EXERCISES 

WORD POWER 

(A) Choose appropriate words from the box and fill the blanks the first one has been done for you .

(scientist , astronaut, surgeon , dentist , pilot )

1. One who files an aeroplane is called a ................. .

2. The doctor who takes care of your teeth is called a ...........................

3. kalpna chawla was a famous ...............................................

4. A person who studies and has expert knowledge of one or more natural or physical sciences is a .................

5. The doctor who specialists in  in surgical operation is called a ................................

Ans :- 1) pilot , 2) dentist , 3) astronaut 4) scientist 5) surgeon  

pick out the odd word and encircle 

1) surgeon , dentist , physician , electrician

2) poet , musician , author , writter . 

3) SLV-3 , Agni, APPLE, Moon .

4) English, mathematics , hindi , sanskrit .

5) Mother Teresa , Srinivasa ramanujan C.V. raman ,Marie Curie .

Ans :- 1) electrician , 2) musician , 3) Moon 4) mathematics 5) Mother Teresa 

c) pick out the words which do not mean thesame as the fiven words :

1. humble : freedy, meek , unassertive , unassuming 

2. hideous :- dreadful , ghastly , monstrous, pretentious ,

3. interfere : bstruct incessant , hamper , impede. 

4. confusion : muddle , congestion , commotion, 

5. preserve : protect, engage, safequard , conserve .

Ans :- 1. greedy , 2. pretentious ,3. incessant , 4. congestion , 5. engage .

D) write the opposite of the following words :

1) broad 2) sell 3) tolerate 4) close 5) dim 

Ans :- 1) narrow , 2) purchase 3) intolerate 4) open 5) bright 

comprehension 

(A) Answer these question :

Q.1 :- who is the missile man ?

Ans:- Dr. A.P.J. (abdul Pakir jainuladbeen) Aabdul kalam is the missile man .

Q.2 what did abdul klam's family do for its living ?

Ans:- Abdul Kalam's family made their living by ferrying pilgrims between dhanushkhodi and rameswaram in tamil nadu . 

Q.3 : What did abdul kalam's family do for the support of his family ?

Ans :- In order to support his family through the crisis, Abdul kalam collected tamarind seeds and sold them to a shop . he also collected a popular newspaper in Tamil "Dinamani" at rameswaram railway station and helped his cousins Samauddin in selling it . For this service , kalam was paid a little money. he supported his family with this money . 

Q.4 : what religious book did he read in his childhood ?

Ans :- He read not only the Holy Quran but also the Geeta in his childhood .

Q.5 : how did the school celebrate the occasion when kalam become president ?

Ans :- On 25 july 2002  , when kalam become president of india the school celebreted the day a festival . Sweets are distributed among the teachers and student Furing the assembly the teachers showered praise on him.

Q.6 : One day a new teacher came to the class , he asked abdul kalam not to sit with " Ramanandha " How did Ramanandha's father react to this incident ?

Ans :- When Ramanadh's father came to know what had happened in the class he sent for the teacher. He told the teacher what he done would only breed communalism .

Q.7 : How did abdul kalam's sister help him when he got admission in madras institute of technology ?

Ans : When he got admission in madras institute of technology his sister mortgage her ornaments to raise the required fee .

Q.8 : how did abdul kalam learn that perseverance make miracles ?

Ans: One day abdul kalams teacher invited him to have lunch with him , but his wife an arthodox  woman, refused to serve food to abdul kalam . but the leacher Mr. sivasubramania lyer, was a broad minded person himself served the food to his favorite student without any hesitation. His wife  watched the scene the very next week she served abdul kalam the lunch very happily. From the incident he learnt that perseverance makes miracles .

A	B
1.       Devastating cyclone 2.       A lot of difficulties 3.       Lordly sum 4.       Very little 5.       Showered praise	1.       Destructive storm 2.       Many problems 3.       Big amount of money 4.       Very small 5.       Admired

C) Read the following sentence and tick true or false :

1. abdul kalam comes from a high profile family (T/F)

2. His favorite subjects were English maths ,science , and tamil. (T/F)

3. ramandhas father was the high priest of rameswaram temple .   (T/F)

4. abdul kalam got the highest award bharat ratna in 1997     (T/F)

5. He is our tenth President (T/F)

Ans : 1. F --- 2. T  ---- 3. T --- 4. T ---- 5. F

Lets to Learn  

A) student these sentences  

They hardly noticed their loss .

It is scarcely the size of a pin-head .

note :- The use of scarcely is very similar to that of hardly .

hardly = almost not / almost none .

scarcely = almost not only just 

make sentences from B to match the one given under A

1. Mr. mohan's house is near the market .

2. The gathering was very small.

3. the watch is very small .

4. We must hurry up. It is nearly time for the train .

5. I can not buy the book now .

                                               "B"

1.       It is 2.       There were 3.       It is 4.       We have 5.       I have

Scarcely

Five minutes to get to the station. The size of a paosa. Any money. A furlong from the market . twenty people present .

Ans : 1. It is scarcely a furlong from the market. .

2. there were scarcely twenty people present .

3. It is scarcely the size of a paisa. 

4. We have scarcely five minures to get to station.

5. I have scarcely any money. 

(B) study the sentences in the table below :

They were ready to defend the country	In case	There was an invasion
You may ask me for help		There is any difficulty

Now make sentences from B match the one given under A. 

1. Take 100 rupees now . send me teleram if you happen to nees more money later .

2. you can find me in the school in the evening . if by some chance i am not there you can certainly find me at home . 

3. If by some chance I can not come and see you tomorrow I will talk to you on the phone .

4. Try to come ans sse me. But if you can't write to me .