Suggestion of Stong Roots by PKG SIR, Class XII 3rd Semester, Class Xii English Suggestion 2025-2026

 Suggestion of Stong Roots by PKG SIR, Class XII 3rd Semester 

1. Kalam normally ate –

A) Sitting on the floor of the kitchen

B) Sitting on a chair in the dining room

C) Sitting on the floor of the verandah

D) Sitting on a chair in the study room

✔ Answer: A) Sitting on the floor of the kitchen

2. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was born in the town of –

A) Indore

B) Rameswaram

C) Malgudi

D) Kochi

✔ Answer: B) Rameswaram

3. Kalam's father avoided –

A) A crowded place

B) Nasty people

C) Late rising

D) All inessential comforts and luxuries in his daily life

✔ Answer: D) All inessential comforts and luxuries in his daily life

4. Abdul Kalam had –

A) A traumatic childhood

B) An insecure childhood

C) A secure childhood

D) A very secure childhood

✔ Answer: D) A very secure childhood

5. Kalam's parents were widely regarded as –

A) Proud parents

B) An ideal couple

C) Successful parents

D) Fortunate parents

✔ Answer: B) An ideal couple

6. Kalam's father and his friend Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry would discuss –

A) Political matters

B) Social matters

C) Spiritual matters

D) Family matters

✔ Answer: C) Spiritual matters

7. Kalam's father went for the evening prayer at –

A) The Shiva temple

B) A very old mosque in their locality

C) A local church

D) A gurudwara

✔ Answer: B) A very old mosque in their locality

8. According to Abdul Kalam's father, adversity always presents –

A) Problems

B) Opportunities for introspection

C) Sufferings

D) Judgement

✔ Answer: B) Opportunities for introspection

9. Dr Kalam lived with both Hindu and Muslim neighbours –

A) Peacefully

B) Amicably

C) In stress

D) Lovingly

✔ Answer: B) Amicably

10. Kalam normally ate with –

A) His father

B) His brothers and sisters

C) His mother

D) The outsiders

✔ Answer: C) His mother

11. Kalam's father got up from bed at –

A) 7 am

B) 8 am

C) 5 am

D) 4 am

✔ Answer: D) 4 am

12. Kalam describes his appearance as –

A) A short boy with rather undistinguished looks

B) A tall and handsome boy

C) A tall and lean boy

D) A short and fatty boy

✔ Answer: A) A short boy with rather undistinguished looks

13. Kalam's father used to have his breakfast –

A) At 4 am

B) After the namaz

C) Punctually at 8 am

D) After coming back from the small coconut grove

✔ Answer: D) After coming back from the small coconut grove

14. Kalam's locality was predominantly –

A) Hindu

B) Buddhist

C) Jain

D) Muslim

✔ Answer: D) Muslim

15. Kalam's father went daily after namaz –

A) To meet people of different religions

B) To the mosque

C) To meet Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

D) To the coconut grove

✔ Answer: D) To the coconut grove

16. According to Kalam's father, when troubles come, one should –

A) Escape from the situation

B) Move forward with troubles

C) Try to understand the relevance of his sufferings

D) Go with prayer

✔ Answer: C) Try to understand the relevance of his sufferings

17. Kalam’s ancestral house was built in –

A) Mid-19th century

B) Late-19th century

C) Early-20th century

D) Early-19th century

✔ Answer: A) Mid-19th century

18. The words of Abdul Kalam's father filled him with –

A) Energy and enthusiasm

B) Perseverance

C) Determination

D) All of these

✔ Answer: D) All of these

19. Kalam endeavoured to understand –

A) The benefit of fasting

B) The cause of pain

C) The meaning of prayer

D) The fundamental truths revealed to him by his father

✔ Answer: D) The fundamental truths revealed to him by his father

20. The priest of the Rameswaram temple was –

A) Pandit Ramdev

B) Gurunath Singh

C) Bijoy Kumar

D) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

✔ Answer: D) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

21. Kalam's father explained philosophical concepts in –

A) Sanskrit

B) Bengali

C) Gujarati

D) Very simple, down-to-earth Tamil

✔ Answer: D) Very simple, down-to-earth Tamil

22. Kalam lived on the –

A) Street

B) Mosque

C) Mausoleum

D) Mosque Street

✔ Answer: D) Mosque Street

23. People waited for Jainulabdeen outside the mosque with –

A) A stick

B) Bowls of water

C) A bundle of notes

D) A variety of religious books

✔ Answer: B) Bowls of water

24. Kalam's mother’s lineage was more –

A) Superior

B) Distinguished

C) Aristocratic

D) Lowly

✔ Answer: B) Distinguished

25. The coconut grove was about –

A) One and a half miles

B) Three miles

C) Four miles

D) Four and a half miles

✔ Answer: C) Four miles

26. Kalam asked his father about –

A) The problems of personal life

B) The relevance of prayer

C) The concept of freedom

D) The idea of family lineage

✔ Answer: B) The relevance of prayer

27. Kalam’s father possessed –

A) Language proficiency

B) Ancestral property

C) Great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit

D) Spiritual power only

✔ Answer: C) Great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit

28. Kalam's father had an ideal helpmate in –

A) Kalam's brother

B) Kalam himself

C) Kalam's mother

D) Kalam's uncle

✔ Answer: C) Kalam's mother

29. The title of Bahadur was bestowed upon –

A) One of the forebears of Kalam's mother

B) One of the forebears of Kalam's father

C) Kalam's father

D) The priest of the Shiva temple

✔ Answer: A) One of the forebears of Kalam's mother

30. Kalam’s ancestral house was made of –

A) Limestone and brick

B) Cement and brick

C) Mud and brick

D) Bamboo and tin shed

✔ Answer: A) Limestone and brick

31. The language in which the prayers were chanted in the mosque was –

A) Hindi

B) Urdu

C) Bengali

D) Arabic

✔ Answer: D) Arabic

32. Strong Roots is part of a/an –

A) Autobiography

B) Biography

C) Story

D) Essay

✔ Answer: A) Autobiography

33. The names of Kalam's parents were –

A) Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma

B) S.K. Azfaruddin and Minara Begum

C) Nazimul and Rebeca

D) Abdul Latif and Fatima Bibi

✔ Answer: A) Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma

34. Bowls of water were offered to Kalam's father because –

A) He wanted to wash his hands

B) He would dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer, and this water was then carried home for invalids

C) He would bathe with them

D) He would store them for drinking

✔ Answer: B) He would dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer, and this water was then carried home for invalids

35. According to Kalam's father, whenever one feels lonely he starts looking for –

A) Company

B) A friend

C) An enemy

D) A mentor

✔ Answer: A) Company

36. APJ Abdul Kalam’s mother’s lineage was more distinguished because –

A) One of her ancestors was a popular political leader

B) Her father established a hospital in their locality

C) One of her forebears had been bestowed the title of Bahadur by the British

D) One of her forebears became a religious guru

✔ Answer: C) One of her forebears had been bestowed the title of Bahadur by the British

37. APJ Abdul Kalam, throughout his life, tried to emulate his –

A) Father

B) Elder brother

C) Mother

D) Uncle

✔ Answer: A) Father

38. In Strong Roots, the title of Bahadur was bestowed by –

A) The landlord

B) The British

C) The District Magistrate

D) The priest

✔ Answer: B) The British

39. Kalam’s own world was concerned with –

A) Science and war

B) Rocket science and technology

C) Science and technology

D) Missile technology

✔ Answer: C) Science and technology

40. People of different religions would wait outside the mosque because –

A) They wanted to meet Kalam’s father

B) They brought gifts

C) They wanted him to sanctify the bowls of water

D) They sought advice

✔ Answer: C) They wanted him to sanctify the bowls of water

41. A very close friend of Abdul Kalam’s father was –

A) A havildar, Charan Das

B) A shopkeeper, Mohan Lal

C) The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

D) A fortune-teller, Jimmy

✔ Answer: C) The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

42. Kalam’s father used to take him in the evening –

A) At his friend’s house

B) At a coaching centre

C) At a very old mosque in their locality

D) At a local shop

✔ Answer: C) At a very old mosque in their locality

43. APJ Abdul Kalam was by birth a –

A) Telugu

B) Tamil

C) Kannad

D) Malayali

✔ Answer: B) Tamil

44. Kalam’s father went to the coconut grove –

A) Every evening

B) Before sunset

C) Every morning after namaz

D) During night prayers

✔ Answer: C) Every morning after namaz

45. Match the columns:

Column – A | Column – B

(I) Kalam's father's occupation → (a) Spiritual discussions

(II) Place of worship near Kalam's house → (b) Mosque

(III) Kalam's routine with his father → (c) Evening prayers

(IV) Role of Kalam's father in the mosque → (d) Imam and healer

Options:

A) I-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d

B) I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b

C) I-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a

D) I-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a

✔ Answer: C) I-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a

46. Kalam’s father explained that when one prays –

A) He can control demonic forces

B) He serves for people

C) He transcends his body and becomes a part of the cosmos

D) He can get opportunities for introspection

✔ Answer: C) He transcends his body and becomes a part of the cosmos

47. which food was not included?

A) Home-made idli

B) ricr

C) Home-made pickle

D) Home-made mint chutney

✔ Answer: a)Home-made idli

48. Arrange the following in correct order:

(I) Jainulabdeen would go to a small coconut grove.

(II) Jainulabdeen would start his day at 4 am.

(III) Jainulabdeen would have his breakfast.

(IV) Jainulabdeen would return with about a dozen coconuts.

A) II – I – IV – III

B) I – II – III – IV

C) II – IV – I – III

D) I – III – IV – II

✔ Answer: A) II – I – IV – III

49. Arrange in correct order:

(I) People of different religions would wait for him outside the mosque.

(II) He sanctified the bowls of water offered to him.

(III) People came to offer thanks.

(IV) Kalam's father would take Kalam to the mosque for evening prayers.

A) IV – I – II – III

B) I – II – III – IV

C) II – III – IV – I

D) III – IV – II – I

✔ Answer: A) IV – I – II – III

50. Pick the correct alternative: Whenever human beings are in trouble they look for someone.

(I) This is a natural reaction.

(II) They want somebody to help them out.

(III) They reach an impasse.

A) I-T, II-F, III-F

B) I-T, II-T, III-T

C) I-F, II-T, III-F

D) I-F, II-F, III-F

✔ Answer: B) I-T, II-T, III-T