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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:From Rameshwaram to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, it’s been a long journey. Talking to Nona Walia on the eve of Teacher’s Day, President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam speaks about life’s toughest lessons and his mission of teaching the Indian youth. “ A proper education would help nurture a sense of dignity and’ self- respect among our youth,” says President Kalam. There’s still a child in him though, and he’s curious about learning new things. Life’s a mission for President Kalam. Nonetheless, he remembers his first lesson in life and how it had changed his destiny. “ I was studying in standard V and must have been all of 10. My teacher, Sri Sivasubramania Iyer was telling us how birds fly.He drew a diagram of a bird on the blackboard, depicting the wings, tail and the body with the head and then explained how birds soar to the sky. At the end of the class, I said I didn’t understand. Then he asked the other students if they had understood but nobody had understood how birds fly” he recalls. That evening, the entire class was taken to Rameshwaram shore, the President continues. “ My teacher showed us sea birds. We saw marvelous formations of them flying and how their wings flapped. Then my teacher asked us. Where is the bird’s engine and how is it powered? I knew then that birds are powered by their own life and motivation. I understood all about birds dynamics”.1. When did Nona Walia talk to President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam? 2. What did the teacher draw on the blackboard? 3. What did Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam learn when the entire class was taken to the Rameshwaram shore? 4. What message does the passage convey to you?

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1. On the eve of Teacher’s day 

2. A diagram of a bird 

3. The birds are overpowered by their own life and motivation. He understood all about birds dynamics. 

4. Be curious about learning new things



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