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.

Put the following events in the life of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam into their correct chronological order: a. They celebrated happiness with poli. b. Abdul Kalam was determined that he would make a future study about flight and flight systems. c. Abdul Kalam attended an elementary school at Rameswaram. d. He then took the students to the seashore for a practical class. e. Many students did not understand well of Sivasubramania Iyer’s lecture. f. One day Abdul Kalam’s teacher visited them to share his pride and pleasure about his performance. g. A new teacher in the school forbade Abdul Kalam to sit together with his Brahmin friend.

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.