NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
Class 9 English My Childhood Summary
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.
Question 1:
Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
Answer
Abdul Kalam’s house was on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
Question 2:
What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Answer
Dinamani is the name of a newspaper. Abdul Kalam attempts to trace the Second World War’s news in the headlines of this newspaper.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
Question 3:
Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become?
Answer
Abdul Kalam’s school friends were Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan.
Ramanadha took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram temple from his father.
Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims.
Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
Question 4:
How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
Answer
Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by distributing newspapers.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
Question 5:
Had he earned any money before that? In what way?
Answer
Yes, he had earned money before that too. He used to collect tamarind seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque Street. A day’s collection would let him earn one anna.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words)
Question 1:
How does the author describe: (i) his father, (ii) his mother, (iii) himself?
Answer
(i) his father
Jainulabdeen was Abdul Kalam’s father. He was an honest and generous man but wasn’t wealthy or well educated. He lived like a simple man and avoided all luxuries.
(ii) his mother
Ashiamma believed in kindness and was a pillar to her husband. She believed in goodness and fed many people every day.
(iii) himself
Kalam’s parents were grounded and provided him with a secure childhood. He, just like his parents, believed in profound kindness. Physically, he was a short boy with undistinguished looks.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
Question 2:
What characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents?
Answer
His parents were kind and generous individuals. He inherited self-discipline from his father and deep kindness and love for humanity from his mother.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each.
Question 1:
“On the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups,” says the author.
(i) Which social groups does he mention? Were these groups easily identifiable (for example, by the way they dressed)?
Answer
Kalam mentions two religious groups- Brahmins and Muslims. By the way, these two sects dressed they were easily identifiable. The Muslims wore a cap while the Hindus wore a seared thread.
(ii) Were they aware only of their differences or did they also naturally share friendships and experiences? (Think of the bedtime stories in Kalam’s house; of who his friends were; and of what used to take place in the pond near his house.)
Answer
They did share their personal experiences and friendships. Lakshmana Sastry summoned the teacher who separated the author and his friend in the class and told him that he should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of innocent children.
(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?
Answer
The school teacher encouraged communal differences and Lakshmana Sastry and Sivasubramania Iyer discouraged this malpractice.
(iv) Narrate two incidents that show how differences can be created, and also how they can be resolved. How can people change their attitudes?
Answer
The influential people can do both the things. A teacher has the ability to bridge communal differences and can play with sentiments of the innocent and ignorant people. This is what the new teacher did. But the Science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer changed his wife’s attitude and showed her the right path.
Question 2:
- Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram?
- What did his father say to this?
- What do you think his words mean? Why do you think he spoke those words?
Answer
- Abdul Kalam wanted to leave Rameswaram because he wanted to study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.
- His father said that he knew he had to go away to grow. He gave the example of a seagull and said that a seagull flies across the sun alone and without a nest.
- He spoke these words because he intended to hone his skills. He knew the harsh reality of life that children may have to live far from their parents to make their career and earn their livelihood. So he showed his wisdom and intelligence in uttering these words.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-6 My Childhood
