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.
It is

five minutes to get to the station.
2.
There were

the size of a paisa.
3.
It is
scarcely
any money.
4.
We have

a furlong from the market.
5.
I have

twenty people present.
      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
In case
there was an invasion.
You may ask me for help
there is any difficulty.
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
in case
I can’t come and see you.
I will be at home
you can’t come and see me.
I will talk to you on the phone
you can’t find me in the school.
Write to me
you need more money.

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
Student-B
Do you know who invented the aeroplane?
Yes, I know. It was invented by Wright brothers.
Very well, now can you tell me the names of Wright brothers?
Yes, why not? Their names are Wilbur and Orville.
And can you tell me when they invented it?
Oh, yes, 17th Dec. 1903. I also know that their aeroplane flew only for 13 seconds.
       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.
Name of the satellite
Date of launching
From which country it was launched
01
Aryabhatta
April 19, 1975
Soviet Union.
02
Bharkar-I
June 7, 1979
Soviet Union
03
Rohini I
July 19, 1981
India
04
APPLE
June 19, 1981
French Guyana


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
Area
Year
Rabindranath Tagore
Literature
1913
Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman
Physics
1930
Har Gobind Khorana
Physiology or Medicine
1968
Mother Teresa
Peace
1979
Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar
Physics
1983
Amartya Sen
Economic Sciences
1998
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
Literature
2001
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Chemistry
2009
Kailash Satyarthi
Peace
2014
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
Ecnomic Sciences
2019



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