PKG ENGLISH STUDY CENTRE
F. M: 40 Topic: Strong Roots
Time :40 Minutes
By PKG SIR
A. Answer the following questions
1. Where was Abdul Kalam born?
(A) Madurai
(B) Chennai
(C) Rameswaram
(D) Kanyakumari
2. In which year was Kalam born?
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1935
3. What was the economic status of Kalam's family?
(A) Wealthy
(B) Upper class
(C) Middle class
(D) Poor
4. What was Kalam’s father's name?
(A) Jainulabdeen
(B) Abul Kalam
(C) Ahmed Ali
(D) Abdul Ghaffar
5. What was his father’s level of formal education?
(A) Very high
(B) Only school-level
(C) No formal education
(D) Graduate
6. Despite being uneducated, what quality did Kalam’s father possess?
(A) Great wealth
(B) Physical strength
(C) Innate wisdom
(D) Political power
7. What best describes Kalam's mother?
(A) Rich and proud
(B) Educated and stylish
(C) Simple and helpful
(D) Talkative and social
8. What was the name of Kalam’s mother?
(A) Fatima
(B) Hasina
(C) Ashiamma
(D) Noor Jahan
9. Who were fed in large numbers at Kalam's home?
(A) Family members only
(B) Guests from other cities
(C) Outsiders
(D) Beggars only
10. Who had the title of "Bahadur" in Kalam’s maternal family?
(A) His uncle
(B) His great-grandfather
(C) His grandfather
(D) His father
11. How many children were in Kalam’s family?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Many
(D) None
12. How did Kalam describe his appearance in childhood?
(A) Tall and handsome
(B) Short and undistinguished
(C) Fair and smart
(D) Thin and strong
13. What kind of house did they live in?
(A) Mud hut
(B) Pucca house
(C) Wooden bungalow
(D) Flat
14. What was the house made of?
(A) Wood
(B) Concrete
(C) Limestone and brick
(D) Mud and straw
15. Where was their ancestral house located?
(A) Temple Street
(B) Mosque Street
(C) Church Lane
(D) Gandhi Road
16. In which century was the house built?
(A) 17th
(B) 18th
(C) 19th
(D) 20th
17. What kind of lifestyle did Kalam’s father follow?
(A) Rich and luxurious
(B) Lavish and modern
(C) Austere and simple
(D) Lazy and carefree
18. Which of the following was not a necessity provided by Kalam’s father?
(A) Food
(B) Medicine
(C) Education abroad
(D) Clothing
19. How does Kalam describe his childhood?
(A) Joyless and tough
(B) Lonely and sad
(C) Secure and happy
(D) Difficult and poor
20. Where did Kalam eat his meals?
(A) In the dining room
(B) In the courtyard
(C) On the floor of the kitchen
(D) At the mosque
21. What did Kalam’s mother serve meals on?
(A) Steel plate
(B) Plastic plate
(C) Banana leaf
(D) Silver plate
22. What was ladled onto the leaf?
(A) Chapati and vegetables
(B) Rice and sambar
(C) Fish curry and rice
(D) Bread and milk
23. What kind of pickle did Kalam enjoy?
(A) Store-bought
(B) Home-made
(C) Imported
(D) Mango
24. What was the final item on the leaf?
(A) Coconut water
(B) Fresh coconut chutney
(C) Tamarind paste
(D) Dal
25. What made Rameswaram famous?
(A) Fishery
(B) Shiva temple
(C) Local market
(D) Kalam’s house
26. How far was the Shiva temple from Kalam’s house?
(A) 5 minutes
(B) 15 minutes
(C) 10 minutes
(D) 20 minutes
27. What was the religious nature of Kalam’s locality?
(A) Hindu dominated
(B) Christian dominated
(C) Mixed
(D) Predominantly Muslim
28. How did Hindus and Muslims live there?
(A) In conflict
(B) In silence
(C) Amicably
(D) In fear
29. Where did Kalam’s father take him for evening prayers?
(A) To the mosque
(B) To the temple
(C) To school
(D) To church
30. What was the condition of the mosque?
(A) New and modern
(B) Small and temporary
(C) Very old
(D) Under construction
31. Which prayer did Kalam attend?
(A) Morning
(B) Mid-day
(C) Evening
(D) Night
32. What leanguage were the prayers in?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Tamil
(C) Arabic
(D) Hindi
33. Could Kalam understand the Arabic prayers?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Some
(D) All
34. How did he feel about the prayers?
(A) Disinterested
(B) Doubtful
(C) Totally convinced
(D) Bored
35. What value did Kalam learn from his father's life?
(A) Riches bring happiness
(B) Faith and simplicity
(C) Strict discipline
(D) Pride in lineage
36. What emotion is linked to Kalam's memory of childhood meals?
(A) Fear
(B) Shame
(C) Warmth
(D) Anger
37. Who does Kalam refer to as having “true generosity of spirit”?
(A) His uncle
(B) His grandfather
(C) His father
(D) His teacher
38. What does “pucca house” mean in the passage?
(A) An old house
(B) A temporary house
(C) A well-built, permanent house
(D) A luxurious mansion
39. What emotion does Kalam associate with his parents’ relationship?
(A) Jealousy
(B) Conflict
(C) Ideal partnership
(D) Formality
40. What is the central theme of this passage?
(A) Religion and rituals
(B) Kalam’s early education
(C) Kalam’s secure and value-based childhood
(D) Political awareness
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