The document provides details about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's childhood in Dhanushkodi, India. It describes where he was born, his parents' names, his father's qualities, and the secure environment he had growing up. It mentions his family living in a town and his earning money by selling tamarind seeds during World War 2. The document contains vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and writing assignments related to Kalam's life and autobiography.

1. MY CHILDHOOD A P J ABDUL KALAM

2. KALAM AND HIS SIGNATURE

3. The place were kalAM was born

5. PRONUNCIATION DRILL BORN - TORN, CORN TOWN - CLOWN, GOWN BUILT - TILT, GUILT BRICK – TRICK, PRICK SAY –GAY, HAY MINE – NINE, SHINE FAIRLY – BARELY, RARELY

7. Provision shop

8. One anna equal to WORD MEANING 6.25 paisa

9. MOSQUE: A PLACE WHERE MUSLIMS WORSHIP

10. Tamarind seeds

12. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION An inborn quality or feeling in one’s nature - Innate Belonging to forefathers - Ancestral A place of worship for the Muslims – Mosque Simple, strict and severe by nature – Austere A period of hundred years - Century

13. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS I WAS - - - - - -- -FIRST TIME. Q1.Where was Abdul Kalam born? Q2.Name his parents. Q3.What were the inborn qualities of his father?

14. Q4.What special quality of his mother still remembered by him? Q5.Where did the family live? Q6. Why does he feel that his was a secured childhood? Q7.How old was he during the second World War?

15. Q8.what change occurred in the market at that time? Q9.How much money did he earn by selling tamarind seeds ? Q10.What is DINAMANI?

16. Dhanushkodi BRICK LIMESTONE AUTOBIOGRAPHY TEMPLE DEFENCE CASUALTY SPIRIT

17. ASSIGNMENT Form the opposites of the words below by Prefixing in- ,un- ,il-,ir- or im:- --active -mature -adequate -demanding -patriotic -logical -acceptable -legal -possible -disputed

18. WRITTEN ACTIVITY MAKE AS MANY WORDS YOU CAN MAKE FROM THE WORDS BELOW RECOGNIZED HERMIT RISE,ROSE, RISEN,CORE, SIN, SEEN, DO, DOES, DONE DESIGN, GRIN, REIGN, DÉCOR, GO, GONE, DIES, NICE IT, HER, TERM, HIT, HE, TIRE.

19. SPEAKING ACTIVITY THINK AND GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THE FOLLOWING : CAREER BUILDING IS THE ONLY GOAL OF EDUCATION OR GETTING A JOB IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING A GOOD HUMAN BEING YOU CAN USE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES 1WHILE GIVING YOUR OPINION I THINK THAT…. IN MY OPINION… IT SEEMS TO ME THAT. I AM OF THE VIEW THAT

20. SAYING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ACCORDING TO SOME ACCORDING TO SOME QUITE AFEW THINGS THIRTY PERCENT OF PEOPLE THINK ASKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE OPINION WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT

21. BELIEF IMBUED SUPPOSE SURE INDOCRINATE SURMISSAL PRESUME CERTAIN OPINION SENTIMENT RELIABLE CONVERTED POSITIVE DEEM CONFIDENCE FEEL FAITH THE GROUP WORDS