Cover these topics for SAT-2 (October)
Prose Ch. - My Childhood
Poem - A Legend of the Northland
No Men Are Foreign
Suppl. L - In the Kingdom of Fools
Weathering the Storm in Ersama
Grammar - Indirect Speech
Conjunction
MCQ/Very Short Type (5+4=9 marks)
1. Who is the writer of this chapter?
Ans. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. Where was Abdul Kalam born?
Ans. In the town of Rameshwaram
3. What was the name of Abdul Kalam’s father?
Ans. Jainulabdeen
4. How many brothers and sisters did Abdul Kalam have?
Ans. Three brothers and one sister
5. What characteristics did he inherit from his parents?
Ans. Honesty, self-discipline and deep kindness
6. How old was Abdul Kalam when the Second World War broke out?
Ans. Eight years old
7. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
Ans. By selling tamarind seeds
8. Who were three friends of Abdul Kalam?
Ans. Ramanadha Sastry, Arvindan and Shivapraksan
9. Who rebuked the new teacher?
Ans. Sastry’s father
10. Who invited Abdul Kalam to his home for a meal?
Ans. His science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer
11. What was the name of the newspaper?
Ans. Dinamani
12. Who is the poet of this poem 'A Legend of the Northland'?
Ans. Phoebe Cary
13. Which country does this legend belong to?
Ans. To Northland
14. How did the Northland children look in their furry clothes?
Ans. Like bear’s cubs
15. What animal is found mainly in Northland?
Ans. Reindeer
16. What are the sledges?
Ans. Snow carts
17. Why was St. Peter faint?
Ans. He was faint with fasting
18. What was the little woman doing?
Ans. She was baking cakes
19. How did Saint Peter punish the selfish woman?
Ans. He cursed her to be changed into a bird
20. What was the woman changed into?
Ans. Into a woodpecker
21. From where did she fly out?
Ans. She flew out of the chimney
22. What was the colour of the cap on her head?
Ans. Scarlet
23. What has every schoolboy seen?
Ans. A woodpecker
24. What does the woodpecker do all the day?
Ans. Keeps boring the trees for food
25. Who is the poet of this poem 'No Men Are Foreign?
Ans. James Kirkup
26. What message does the poet convey?
Ans. Peace and harmony
27. Who misguide us sometimes?
Ans. Anti-social elements
28. Who are aware of sun, air and water?
Ans. All human beings
29. Which thing is common in every country?
Ans. Life
30. Who is the writer of this story 'In the Kingdom of Fools?
Ans. A K Ramanujan
31. In the Kingdom of fools how were the king and the minister?
Ans. They were idiot
32. What did the king and the minister decide to do?
Ans. They decided to change the day into night and night into day
33. In the Kingdom of fools when did the men work?
Ans. During the night
34. In the Kingdom of fools when did people sleep?
Ans. During the day
35. What was the name of the currency in the kingdom of fools?
Ans. Duddu
36. Who became fat like a street side sacred bull?
Ans. The disciple
37. What happened to the thief?
Ans. The wall collapsed on him and he died on the spot
38. Who had actually built the weak wall?
Ans. The rich merchant’s father
39. Who did the bricklayer put the blame on?
Ans. On a dancing girl
40. Who saved the disciple’s life?
Ans. The guru
41. Who is the writer of this story 'Weathering the Storm in Ersama?
Ans. Harsh Mander
42. Where did his friend live?
Ans. In Ersama
43. When did the cyclone hit Orissa?
Ans. On 27 October, 1999
44. What was the name of Prashant’s village?
Ans. Kalikuda
45. How much distance was covered by Prashant through flood water?
Ans. 18 Km.
Short Type (3x2=6 marks)
1. Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
Ans. Abdul Kalam's house was on the Mosque Street in Rameshwaram.
2. Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become?
Ans. Ramanadha Shastry, Aravindan and Shivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam's school friends. Ramanadha Shastry became the high priest of the Rameshwaram temple, Aravindan a transport businessman and Shivaprakasan was the catering contractor for the southern railways.
3. What characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents?
Ans. He inherited honesty and self discipline from his father. From his mother he inherited a sense of kindness and faith.
4. Beneath all uniforms…..’ What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?
Ans. The poet suggests that all people on earth are the same as they breathe, wake, sleep, hate, love and labour. The importance of the sun and air and water is equal for everyone.
5. What is the central idea of the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’?
Ans. The Poem ‘No Men are Foreign’ is about all human beings. The poet tells us that all human beings on earth need of sun, air, water and clothes. All walk on the land. All are fed by the harvest and after death, all are buried in the same land.
6. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find the kingdom of fools?
Ans. The two strange things that the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools are: People used to work during nights and sleep during days. Cost of everything in the market was the same, one duddu.
7. Why does the disciple decide to stay in the kingdom of fools?
Ans. The disciple decided to stay in the Kingdom of Fools because the cost of everything was single duddu. And all that he wanted was good and very cheap.
Essay Type (5 marks)
Ø 1. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages? How did he feel at that time? Explain.
Ans. The train would not stop at Rameshwaram and the bundles of newspapers were thrown from the running train. His cousin Samsuddin who distributed newspapers wanted a helping hand to catch these bundles. Abdul was employed by his cousin to collect them. This way he earned his first wages. He felt very proud on earning his first wage.
2. How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?
Ans. The king ordered to execute the disciple. He prayed to his Guru to save him. The Guru heard his prayer in his vision and appeared to rescue his disciple. He told the king that it was not an ordinary stake. Whoever went first would become the king in the next life. The second person to go would become his minister. But the king wanted to take advantage of this opportunity so he let them go. Then, when they were released, it turned out that the guru had managed to save his disciple’s life.
3. Theme of 'A Legend of Northland'
Ans. A Legend of the Northland gives us a moral lesson. The poem talks about a little woman who was punished by saint Peter. The lady refused to give him a cake that she had baked. The behaviour of the woman provokes Saint Peter who curses her and changes her into a woodpecker. Saint Peter teaches a lesson to all humans that we must not be selfish.
4. Describe how Prashant reached his village after the cyclone. How he helped himself and other at the time of flood?
Ans. Prashant took a long stick and started his 18 kms journey to his village. He used the stick to know the level of the water and locate the road through the flood waters. At several places, he had to swim when he lost the road. In every village he passed, he could hardly see a house standing. Prashant was at his friend's house when the storm struck Orissa. Prashant had to spend two nights on the open rooftop in the rain due to the flood. He survived by eating the coconuts from a tree that had fallen on the roof.
Grammar - Conjunctions
Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions:
Exercise-1
1) He is slow … he is sure. (but)
2) I ran fast….missed the train. (but)
3) Wait here …. I open the door. (till)
4) Two …..two make four. (and)
5) He can neither read ….write. (nor)
6) Strike the iron….it is hot. (when)
7) No sooner did I reach the station…..the train left. (than)
8) ….. she works hard, she cannot pass. (Unless)
9) Make hay…the sun shine. (while)
10) I would rather die ….beg. (than)
11) He is not only rich …. clever. (but also)
12) Walk slowly … you should fall. (lest)
13) Either Ram ....... Anil has stolen the book. (or)
14) Neither Vikram .......Beerpal has done this work. (nor)
15) He is not such a man ....... you can hate. (as)
Grammar- Reported Speech
Exercise-1
1. Sugandh says, “I told the truth.”
Ans. Sugandh says that she told the
truth.
1. My father said, “The sun sets in the west.”
Ans. My father said that the sun sets
in the west.
1. The old man said, “Union is strength.”
Ans. The old man said that union is
strength.
1. The teacher said us, “India became free in 1947.”
Ans. The teacher told us that India
became free in 1947.
1. He asked me, “What is your name?”
Ans. He asked me what my name was.
1. He said to his servant, "Make a cup of tea for me?”
Ans. He ordered his servant to make a cup of tea for him.
1. I said, “I have finished my work.”
Ans. I said that I had finished my
work.
1. He said, “Honesty is the best policy’’.
Ans. He said that honesty is the best
policy.
1. She said, “I am not well”.
Ans. She said that she was not well.