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• The science teacher’s wife’s behaviour during Kalam’s second visit to their home showed that (a) she had understood and adopted her husband’s outlook on the oneness of mankind (b) she wanted to repent for her earlier mistake (c) she had purified her kitchen ritually
• The small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups. a) strict b) firm c) strong
• Sastry hluntlv asked the teacher to either apologise or quit the school, a) immediately b) angrily c) plainly
• Father gave Kalam the example of the seagull to (a) encourage him to be adventurous and fearless (b) encourage him to study the science of flying (c) encourage him to be creative and imaginative
• Kalam owes his honesty and self-discipline to his (a) brothers (b) father (c) mother
• Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram ?
• How does the author describe : (i) his father, (ii) his mother, (iii) himself ?
• What incident took place at the Rameswaram Elementary School when a new teacher came to the class ?
• How was the science teacher Siva- subramania Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife, a benefactor of Abdul Kalam ? Give incidents to support your answer.
• “Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted.” What system is being refer in the sentence from the chapter ‘My Childhood’ ? What are such problems ?