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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English<\/a><\/p>\n

My Childhood NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 6<\/h2>\n

My Childhood NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

My Childhood Thinking About the Text<\/b><\/p>\n

I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhere was Abdul Kalam\u2019s house?
\nAnswer:
\nAbdul Kalam\u2019s house was on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhat do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
\nAnswer:
\nDinamani is the name of a local newspaper. It is so because Kalam traced the stories of the war in the headlines in Dinamani.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWho were Abdul Kalam\u2019s school friends? What did they later become?
\nAnswer:
\nRamanadha Shastry, Aravindan and Shivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam\u2019s school friends. Ramanadha Shastry became the high priest of the Rameshwaram temple, Aravindan a transport businessman and Shivprakasan was the catering contractor for the southern railways.<\/p>\n

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Question 4.
\nHow did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
\nAnswer:
\nDuring the Second World War, the newspapers were bundled and thrown out of a moving train. Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by helping his cousin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to catch these bundles.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nHad he earned any money before that? In what way?
\nAnswer:
\nYes, Abdul Kalam had earned some money before he started helping his cousin. When the Second World War broke out, there was a sudden demand for tamarind seeds in the market. He collected the seeds and sold them at a provision shop on Mosque Street. Usually, a day\u2019s collection earned him one anna.<\/p>\n

II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nHow does the author describe:
\n(i) his father
\n(ii) his mother
\n(iii) himself?
\nAnswer:
\n(i) Kalam\u2019s father, Jainulabdeen was not a wealthy or educated person. However, he was an honest and generous man, who possessed great innate wisdom. He was self-disciplined and avoided all inessential luxuries.<\/p>\n

(ii) Kalam\u2019s mother, Ashiamma was an ideal helpmate to her husband. She believed in goodness and profound kindness, and fed many people everyday.<\/p>\n

(iii) The author describes himself as a short boy with undistinguished looks, who had a secure childhood. An honest and self-disciplined person, Dr. Kalam believed in goodness and kindness.<\/p>\n

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Question 2.
\nWhat characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents?
\nAnswer:
\nHe says that he inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father. He further says that he inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness from his mother<\/p>\n

III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\n\u201cOn the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of
\ndifferent social groups,\u201d says the author.
\n(i) Which social groups does he mention? Were these groups easily identifiable (for example, by the way they dressed)?
\n(ii) Were they aware only of their differences or did they also naturally share friendships and experiences? (Think of the bedtime stories in Kalam\u2019s house; of who his friends were; and of what used to take place in the pond near his house.)
\n(iii) The author speaks both of people who were very aware of the differences among them and those who tried to bridge these differences. Can you identify such people in the text?
\n(iv) Narrate two incidents that show how differences can be created, and also how they can be resolved. How can people change-their attitudes?
\nAnswer:
\n(i) Dr. Kalam mentions two social groups of Rameshwaram – orthodox Brahmins and Muslims. Yes, these groups were easily identifiable. For example, by the way they dressed; Kalam wore a cap which marked him as a Muslim. RamanadhaSastry wore a sacred thread which marked him a Hindu.<\/p>\n

(ii) No, they were not only aware of their differences but also they naturally shared friendships and experiences. Kalam\u2019s mother and grandmother would tell the children of his family bedtime stories about the events from the Ramayana and from the life of the prophet. During the Shri Sita Rama Kalyanamceremony, his family used to arrange boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site, situated in the middle of the pond called Rama Tirtha which was near his house.<\/p>\n

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(iii) The people who were very aware of the differences among them, were the young teacher who joined the Rameshwaram elementary school and came to teach Kalam\u2019s class, the fifth standard; and his science teacher\u2019s conservative wife who refused to serve Kalam in her kitchen. Those who tried to bridge these differences were Kalam\u2019s science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer who invited, served and dined with him to break social barriers so that people could mingle easily; and LakshmanaSastry who conveyed the strong sense of conviction to the new young teacher to reform him.<\/p>\n

(iv) The first incident to show how differences can be created is that when the new young teacher found a Muslim student sitting beside a Hindu student. He asked Kalam to sit . in the last row.
\nThe other incident shows how differences can be resolved. The author\u2019s science teacher, Sivasubramania Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative outlook tried to bridge these differences.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\n(i) Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram?
\n(ii) What did his father say to this?
\n(iii) What do you think his words mean? Why do you think he spoke those words?
\n(i) Kalam wanted to leave Rameswaram for further studies. He wanted to study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.<\/p>\n

(ii) Kalam\u2019s father said that he knew that one day Kalam had to go away to grow. He gave him the analogy of a seagull that flies across the sun alone and without a nest. He then quoted Khalil Gibran to Kalam\u2019s mother saying that her children were not their own children. They were the sons and daughters of Life\u2019s longing for itself. They come through their parents, but not from them. They may give them their love, but not their thoughts as the children have their own thoughts.<\/p>\n

(iii) Abdul Kalam\u2019s father\u2019s words bear great meanings. First, he inspired his son to go ahead
\nabove giving the example of the seagull. Secondly, he explained Kalam\u2019s mother to give his son opportunities to get higher education and to make progress. I think he spoke those words to encourage Abdul Kalam and to control the emotional attachment of his wife for Kalam.<\/p>\n

My Childhood Thinking about Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

I. Find the sentences in the text where these words occur:<\/span>
\nerupt surge trace undistinguished casualty
\nLook these words up in a dictionary which gives examples of how they are used. Now answer the following questions.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhat 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?
\nAnswer:
\nA few things that can erupt are anger, volcano, tooth, rash, riots, unrest, etc. Erupt has several meanings. Their explanation, with examples, is given as under.<\/p>\n

(i) Start unexpectedly
\nExample: Riots erupted in the city.<\/p>\n

(ii) Start to burn or burst into flames
\nExample: The spark soon erupted into flames.<\/p>\n

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(iii) Become active and spew forth lava and rocks
\nExample: The molten lava erupted out of the active volcano.<\/p>\n

(iv) Forceful and violent release of something pent up
\nExample: The difference in their views soon erupted in a’ fight.<\/p>\n

(v) Sudden appearance on the skin
\nExample: On the day of the party, a pimple erupted on her face.<\/p>\n

(vi) Break out
\nExample: Eruption of the wisdom tooth gives a lot of pain.<\/p>\n

Things that can surge are pride, anxiety, waves, boats, army, etc. The several meanings it has can be explained with the following examples:<\/p>\n

(i) Sudden forceful flow
\nExample: The boy drowned in the surging waves.<\/p>\n

(ii) Rise and move forward
\nExample: The army surged towards their enemy.<\/p>\n

(iii) Heave upward under the influence of a natural force
\nExample: The boat surged in the high tide.<\/p>\n

(iv) See one\u2019s performance improve
\nExample: Hard work helped to surge Sandra\u2019s scores.<\/p>\n

(v) A sudden or abrupt strong increase
\nExample: The surge in the stock market left people in a shock.<\/p>\n

(vi) Rise rapidly
\nExample: As time passed, her tension surged.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhat are the meanings of the word trace-and which of the meanings is closest to the word in the text? –
\nAnswer:
\nThe following are the meanings of the word trace:<\/p>\n