Class-8 English Reader (Special), Lesson-2 The Making of the Missile Man / M.P. Board
Lesson-2
The
Making of the Missile Man
Glossary
Beach - stretch of sand or stones along the edge of
the sea or a lake
Breed - lead to do something, to cause something
Bestow - present something as a gift to somebody
Confer - give a degree, title,
privilege etc. to somebody
Crisis - time of great difficulty or danger
Devastating
- causing great destruction
Episode - event or situation occurring as part of a
long series of events
Emulate - somebody or something that tries to copy
someone or something
Eminent - famous and respected in a profession
Gesture - movement of a part of the body especially the hand or head intended
to suggest a certain meaning
Miracle - a surprising and welcome act or event which
does not follow the laws of nature and
it is therefore thought to be caused by God
Orthodox - following strictly the older, more traditional practices
Pursue - to seek to accomplish a goal, especially over a long period
Passion - strong feeling of hate, love or anger
Perseverance
- continued steady efforts to achieve an
aim
Redeem - to pay the necessary money to clear debt
Tolerate - Bear
Mortgage - a
legal agreement by which a bank lends you money
Exhort – push, encourage
Ferry - commuter
boat
Agony – pain, suffering
Commitment – promise, vow
Word Power
(A) Choose the appropriate words from the box and fill in the
blanks:
(scientist, astronaut, surgeon,
dentist, pilot)
1- One
who flies an aeroplane is called a pilot.
2- The
doctoe who takes care of your teeth is called a dentist.
3- Kalpana
Chawla was a famous astronaut.
4- A
person who studies and has expert knowledge of one or more … or a physical
sciences is a scientist.
5- The
doctor who specialises in surgical operations is called a surgeon.
(B) Pick out the odd word and encircle it:
1- Surgeon,
dentist, physician, electrician
2- Poet,
musician, author,
writer
3- SLV-3,
Agni, APPLE, Moon
4- English,
Mathematics, Hindi,
Sanskrit
5- Mother Teresa,
Srinivas Ramanujan, C.V. Raman, Marie Curie
(C)
Pick out the words which do not mean the same
as given words:
Humble:
greedy, meek,
unassertive, unassuring
Hideous:
dreadful, ghastly, monstrous, pretentious
Interfere:
obstruct, incessant,
hamper, impede
Preserve:
protect, engage, safeguard,
conserve
(D) Write the opposites of the following words
(1) Broad
- Narrow
(2) Sell
- Buy
(3) Tolerate
– Forbid, Ban
(4) Close
– Open, Distant
(5) Dim-
Bright
Comprehension
(A) Answer these questions:
Q1. Who
is the Missile Man?
Ans- The eleventh
President of India, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is the Missile Man.
Q2. What
did Abdul Kalam’s family do for their living?
Ans-
Abdul Kalam’s family made its living by ferrying pilgrims between Dhanushkhodi
and Rameshwaram.
Q3. What
did Abdul Kalam do for the support of his family?
Ans-
Abdul Kalam collected temarind seeds and sold them to a shop for the dupport of
his family.
Q4. What
religious books did he read in his childhood?
Ans-
He read Holy Quaran and Geeta in his childhood.
Q5. How
did the school celebrate the occasion when Kalam became president?
Ans- When Kalam became
the president of India, the school celebrated the day as a festival. Sweets
were distributed among teachers and students and students were asked to emulate
his example.
Q6. ‘One
day a new teacher came to the class, he asked Abdul Kalam not to sit with
Ramanandha’. How did Ramanandha’s father
react to this ncident?
Ans- ‘One day a new
teacher came to the class, he asked Abdul Kalam not to sit with Ramanandha’.
Ramanandha’s father told the teacher that wht he had done would only breed
communalism.
Q7. How
did Abdul Kalam’s sister help him when he got admission in Madras Institute of
Technology?
Ans-
Abdul Kalam’s sister kept her ornaments to mortgage to pay the fee of his
admission to Madras Institute of Technology (MIT).
Q8. How
did Abdul Kalam learn that perseverence make miracles?
Ans- Abdul Kalam’s
teacher’s wife who refused to serve food to him, served lunch to him very
happily the very next week. From this incident he learnt that perseverence
makes miracles.
(B) Match the expressions in A with their meaning in B:
(C) Read the following sentences and tick true or false:
a. Abdul
Kalam comes from a high profile family. False
b. His
favourite subjects were English, Maths, Science and Tamil. True
c. Ramanandha’s
father was the high priest of Rameswaram temple. True
d. Abdul
Kalam got the highest award ‘Bharat Rratna’ in 1997. True
e. He
is our tenth President. False
Let’s Learn
(A) Study these sentences:
They hardly noticed of their
loss.
It is scarcely the size of a
pin-head.
Note:
The use of ‘scarcely’ is very similar to that of ‘hardly’.
Hardly = almost not /
almost none
Scarcely = almost not (only just)
Match sentences from B
to match the ones given under A
A
1. Mr.
Mohan’s house is near the market.
2. The
gathering was very small.
3. The
watch is very small.
4. We
must hurry up. It is nearly time for the train.
5. I
cannot buy the book now.
B
1.
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It is
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five minutes to get to the station.
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2.
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There were
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the size of a paisa.
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3.
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It is
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scarcely
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any money.
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4.
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We have
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a furlong from the market.
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5.
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I have
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twenty people present.
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Ans-
1- Mr.
Mohan’s house is near the market. It is scarcely a furlong from the market.
2- The
gathering was very small. There were scarcely twenty people present.
3- The
watch is very small. It is scarcely the size of a paisa.
4- We
must hurry up. It is nearly time for the train. We have scarcely five minutes
to get to the station.
5- I
cannot buy the book now. I have scarcely any money.
(B) Study the sentences in the table below:
They were ready to defend the country
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In case
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there was an invasion.
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You may ask me for help
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there is any difficulty.
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Now make sentences
from B to match the ones given under A.
A
1.
Take 100 rupees now.
Send me a teleram if you happen to need more money later.
2.
You can find me in
the school in the evening. If by some chance I am not there, you can certainly
find me at home.
3.
If by some chance I
cannot come and see you tomorrow, I will talk to you on the phone.
4.
Try to come and see
me. But if you can’t, write to me.
B
Send me a telegram
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in case
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I can’t come and see you.
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I will be at home
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you can’t come and see me.
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I will talk to you
on the phone
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you can’t find me
in the school.
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Write to me
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you need more money.
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1.
Take 100 rupees now.
Send me a teleram in case you need more money.
2.
You can find me in
the school in the evening. I will be at home in case you can’t find me in the
school.
3.
I will talk to you on
the phone in case I can’t come and see you.
4.
Try to come and see
me. Write to me in case you can’t come and see me.
Let’s Talk
Here is a conversation
between two students. Read carefully and talk with your friend as given in the
example.
Student-1
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Student-B
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Do you know who invented the aeroplane?
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Yes, I know. It was invented by Wright
brothers.
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Very well, now can you tell me the names
of Wright brothers?
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Yes, why not? Their names are Wilbur and
Orville.
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And can you tell me when they invented
it?
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Oh, yes, 17th Dec. 1903. I
also know that their aeroplane flew only for 13 seconds.
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Now talk
to your friend on the childhood of the Missile Man as shown in the above
example.
Clues: His full name, his teachers in school, early
education, his friends, his discoveries/ inventions etc.
Let’s Read
Indian Space Programme
Read carefully the information about our space
programme:
- The
first Indian satellite “Aryabhatta” was launched in April 19, 1975 from Soviet
Union.
- “Bhaskara
I” was launched on June 7, 1979 from the Soviet Union.
- “Rohini
I” was launched on July 19, 1981 from India.
- “APPLE”
was launched on June 19, 1981 from French Guyana.
- “Shriharikota”
and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre” are the two important palces in out space
programme.
Now complete the following table:
S.No.
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Name
of the satellite
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Date
of launching
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From
which country it was launched
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01
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Aryabhatta
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April
19, 1975
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Soviet
Union.
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02
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Bharkar-I
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June
7, 1979
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Soviet
Union
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03
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Rohini
I
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July
19, 1981
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India
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04
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APPLE
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June
19, 1981
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French
Guyana
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Let's
write
Here
are clues about our genius mathematician Shrinivas Ramanujan. On the basis of
the clues, write a few sentences about Ramanujan.
Date of birth : 22nd December
1887
Place
of birth : Erode in Tamilnadu
Family
: Humble
First
Service : Madras Port Trust
Favourite
subject : Mathematics
University
: Cambridge ( London) for research in mathematics
Published
papers : 20
Awards
:
Trinity College fellowship
Date
of birth : 20th April 1920
Srinivasa
Ramanujan was born on 22nd April 1887 at Erode in Tamilnadu. He belonged to a humble family. Mathematics
was his favourite subject. He went to the Cambridge University ( London )
for research in mathematics. He
published around 20 papers. He also got Trinity College fellowship.
Let's
do it
A.
here
is a 10.8 for you from our missile man. read it carefully and try to
follow it.
1. I will pursue my
education or work with dedication and I will excel in it.
2. From now onwards I
will teach at least 10 persons to read and write.
3. I will plant at least
10 saplings and ensure their growth through constant care.
4. I will visit rural
and urban areas and permanently wean away at least five persons from
addiction and gambling.
5. I will constantly endeavour
to remove the pain of my suffering brethern.
6. I will not support
any religion, caste or language differentiation.
7. I will be honest and
endeavour to make a corruption free society.
8. I will work towards
becoming an enlightened citizen and make my family righteous.
9. I will always be a
friend of the Mentally and physically challenged and will work hard to make
them feel normal, like the rest of us.
10. I will proudly
celebrate the success of my country and my people.
B.
Collect
the information about all Indians who have received Nobel Prize (name, area,
year etc.) and write in your notebook.
Name of Nobel Prize Awardee
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Area
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Year
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Literature
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1913
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Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman
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Physics
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1930
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Har Gobind Khorana
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Physiology or Medicine
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1968
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Mother Teresa
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Peace
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1979
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Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar
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Physics
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1983
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Amartya Sen
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Economic Sciences
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1998
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Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
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Literature
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2001
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Chemistry
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2009
|
Kailash Satyarthi
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Peace
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2014
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Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
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Ecnomic Sciences
|
2019
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