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NCERT Solutions Class 9 English (Beehive\u00a0(Prose)<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 9 English (Beehive (Prose))\u00a0Chapter – 6 My Childhood <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter – 6 (My Childhood)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thinking about the Text<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I.\u00a0Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Where was Abdul Kalam\u2019s house?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>Abdul Kalam\u2019s house was on Mosque Street in Rameswaram.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –<\/strong> Dinamani is the name of a local newspaper. It is so because Kalam traced the stories of the war in the head lines in Dinamani.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Who were Abdul Kalam\u2019s school friends? What did they later become?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>Abdul Kalam had three close friends in school \u2014 Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasam. Ramanandha Sastry took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram temple from his father; Aravindan started a business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims and Sivaprakasam became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by catching bundles of newspapers thrown out from the moving train on the Rameswaram Road between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi and distributing them.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Had he earned any money before that? In what way?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>Yes, Abdul Kalam had earned some money before he started helping his cousin. He used to collect and sell tamarind seeds at a provision shop, during the Second World War, earning one anna for a day\u2019s collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

II.\u00a0Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. How does the author describe: (i) his father (ii) his mother (iii) himself?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –
\n(i)<\/strong> 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.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

(ii)<\/strong>\u00a0Kalam\u2019s mother, Ashiamma was an ideal helpmate to her husband. She believed in goodness and profound kindness, and fed many people everyday.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

(iii)<\/strong> The author describes himself as a short boy with undistinguished looks born to tall and handsome parents.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. What characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>He says that he inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father; and faith in goodness and deep kindness from his mother.<\/span><\/p>\n

III.\u00a0Discuss these questions in class with your teacher, and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1: \u201cOn the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups,\u201d says the author.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(i) Which social groups does he mention? Were these groups easily identifiable (for example, by the way they dressed)?<\/strong>
\nAnswer – <\/strong>The social groups that he mentioned were the Hindus and the Muslims. Yes, these groups were easily identifiable. Abdul Kalam wore a cap, which marked him as a Muslim. His friend, Ramanadha Sastry, wore the sacred thread as he was a Hindu.
\n<\/span><\/p>\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.)
\nAnswer – <\/span><\/strong>They were not aware only of their differences. They also naturally share friendships and experiences. Kalam\u2019s mother and grandmother would tell events from the Ramayana and from the life of the Prophet as bedtime stories. All his friends belonged to orthodox Hindu families. During the annual Sita Rama Kalyanam Ceremony, his family would 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.<\/span><\/p>\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?<\/strong>
\nAnswer –\u00a0<\/strong>The author speaks both of people who were very aware of the differences among them and those who tried to bridge these differences. Yes, we can identify such people in the text.
\nThe new school teacher and Sivasubramania Iyer\u2019s wife were very aware of the differences among the social groups, but Sivasubramania Iyer and Lakshamana Sastry tried to bridge these differences.
\n<\/span><\/p>\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?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer – <\/strong>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.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.
\n(i) Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram?
\nAnswer – <\/span><\/strong>Abdul Kalam wanted to leave Rameswaram because he wanted to study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.<\/span><\/p>\n

(ii) What did his father say to this?
\nAnswer – <\/span><\/strong>His father said, \u201c\u201cAbul ! I know you have to go away to grow. Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

(iii) What do you think his words mean? Why do you think he spoke those words?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –<\/strong> <\/span>His words meant he understood that Kalam had to leave his house and get a good higher education to grow. He spoke these words because he knew the harsh reality of life that the children needed to move away from their home and parents to make a career and earn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking about Language<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I.\u00a0Find the sentences in the text where these words occur:
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erupt, surge, trace, undistinguished, casualty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Look these words up in a dictionary which gives examples of how they are used. <\/span>Now answer the following questions.
\n<\/span>Answer –<\/strong>\u00a0Sentences in the text where these words occur are:
\n<\/span>Erupt:<\/strong> \u201cFor reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Surge:<\/strong> \u201cHalf a century later, I can still feel the surge of pride in earning my own money for the first time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trace:<\/strong> \u201cMy brother-in-law Jallaluddin would tell me stories about the War which I would later attempt to trace in the headlines in Dinamani.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Undistinguished:<\/strong> \u201cI was one of many children \u2014 a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Casualty:<\/strong> \u201cThe first casualty came in the form of the suspension of the train halt at Rameswaram station.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0What 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?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>Things that can erupt are: volcanoes, emotions, anger.
\n<\/span>\u2013 A volcano erupted in the Mauna Kea last night.
\n<\/span>\u2013 Ranjan\u2019s anger erupted as a result of Ashima\u2019s continuous nagging.
\n<\/span>Things that can surge are: prices, wave, crowd, storm, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0What are the meanings of the word trace and which of the meanings is closest to the word in the text?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>The meanings of the word \u2018trace\u2019 are:
\n<\/span>\u2013 to draw an outline
\n<\/span>\u2013 to copy
\n<\/span>\u2013 to find out
\n<\/span>The meaning that is closest to the word in the text is \u2018finding out\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Can you find the word undistinguished in your dictionary? (If not, look up the word distinguished and say what undistinguished must mean.)
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>No, I cannot find the word undistinguished in my dictionary.
\n<\/span>The meaning of the word distinguished as given in the dictionary is specific, distinct. <\/span>Thus, undistinguished must mean \u2018not specific\u2019, \u2018not distinct\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

II. <\/span>1.\u00a0Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nB<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(i) broke out<\/span><\/td>\n(a) an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(ii) in accordance with<\/span><\/td>\n(b) was not able to tolerate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iii) a helping hand<\/span><\/td>\n(c) began suddenly in a violent way<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iv) could not stomach<\/span><\/td>\n(d) assistance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(v) generosity of spirit<\/span><\/td>\n(e) persons with power to make decisions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(vi) figures of authority<\/span><\/td>\n(f) according to a particular rule, principle, or system<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Answer –<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nB<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(i) broke out<\/span><\/td>\n(c) began suddenly in a violent way<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(ii) in accordance with<\/span><\/td>\n(f) according to a particular rule, principle, or system<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iii) a helping hand<\/span><\/td>\n(d) assistance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iv) could not stomach<\/span><\/td>\n(b) was not able to tolerate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(v) generosity of spirit<\/span><\/td>\n(a) an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(vi) figures of authority<\/span><\/td>\n(e) persons with power to make decisions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2. Study the words in italics in the sentences below. They are formed by prefixing un \u2013 or in \u2013 to their antonyms (words opposite in meaning).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n