Match the words in Column "A" with their respective meanings in Column "B": Column "A": a. expectantly, b. beckon, c. grapple, d. texture, e. cobbled, f. flimsy, g. attire, h. marvelous, i. dynamics. Column "B": i. clothes, especially fine or formal ones ii. the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth iii. the science of the forces involved in movement iv. thin and easily torn v. to try hard to find a solution to a problem vi. in a way that shows you are hoping for something, especially something good or exciting vii. having a surface that is made of small round stones viii. to give signal to somebody to move nearer or follow you ix. extremely good; wonderful

Use a dictionary and find the precise meanings of the following words related to people’s life stories: Hagiography, Psychobiography, Pathography, Chronicle, Obituary, Character sketch, Profile, Memoir.

Answer the following questions based on the text: a. What were the causes of Abdul Kalam’s happiness? b. Which two places did Abdul Kalam visit before going to school? c. What did he like about mathematics? d. Why was the new teacher unhappy? e. Why did Abdul Kalam have to split with his intimate friend? f. What was the topic of Sivasubramania Iyer’s class? g. How was the teacher’s reaction when the students told him that they did not understand his lecture? h. Why did Sivasubramania Iyer take his students to the seashore?

APJ Abdul Kalam became a renowned aerospace scientist in his later life. Do you find any association of his childhood days in shaping his career? Explain with specific instances from the text.