Page 1 : English - II, , ‘, , Check your understanding :, , (A) Answer the following questions based on your reading, of the passage., , 1, What, according to Dr. Kalam, is important in life to, become a winner?, , Ans. According to Dr. Kalam the power of imagination is important, in life, to become a winner,, , 2. Which is bigger, the individual or the organization?, Ans. Organization is bigger than the individual ., , 3. What can be achieved by working together?, Ans. Missions can be achieved by working together., , 4. ‘It helped us humble a mighty empire’. Who does the, , phrase ‘mighty empire’ refer to?, , Ans. Mighty empire refers to the British empire., , 5. What will happen if we have a low aim?, , Ans. If we have a low aim, we cannot demonstrate that “India can, do it”, we cannot revive the spirit of enterprise, we cannot, compete with other developed countries and we will remain, isolated from development., , 6. What is Dr Kalam’s view on the good progress we have, made in the sofware sector?, , Ans. India has progressed in the software sector but almost all of, the hardware is imported and we should produce our own, hardware. India should design an operating system that will, become a household name in the world of computers. It is Dr., Kalam’s view on the good progress we have made in the, software sector., , 7. Mention the states that are faring better than others in, the country., , Ans. The states of Tamilnadu, Andra Pradesh, Punjab and Karnataka, , are faring better than others in our country in areas of education, e and health.., , 8. Which state is rich in mineral wealth and natural gas?, Ans. Tripura state is rich in mineral wealth and natural gas., , 163

Page 3 : English - II, , the motivation was to see India come up in the world, to, demonstrate that “India can do it”., , 4. As mentioned in the lesson, what is it that we have? What, is it that we don’t have?, , Ans. We have hundreds of defence production industries. We have, the most important core competence in the from of our, multifaceted manpower and basic intrastructure. But we are, not manufacturing and marketing the main battle tanks, missiles,, aircrafts, guns and other defence equipment., , We have to give a new dimension to our style of functioning of, the various ministries and even industries and institutions should, follow an integrated action plan. The motive force has to be, love for the country. We need a vision that is shared by the, entire nation., , 5. What is Dr. Kalam’s message to teachers and students?, Ans. Teachers should be there to motivate the students and show, , then the way to think big, to think progressively and to think for, the nation’s future. Students should get ready to transform, India into a developed nation. Students should ignite their mind, and think big., , A teacher should be ready to completely transform a five year, old child, because after seven years, no God or Devil will be, able to change the child., , 6. What is lacking in the discussions and debates that take, place in intellectual forums, political platforms and, academic institutions?, , Ans. Our Intellectual Forums, political platforms, academic institutions, and Chambers of Commerce are all full of discussions and, debates. There is noise, a lot of it in fact. There are endless, debates, arguments, hypotheses, theories and yet there is little, progress. However, the theme of a developed India is not, discussed in boardrooms and technology conferences. It should, be done by every individual, at every level to take full, responsibility., , 165

Page 4 : Fi |, , SUPER COMPANION Made Easy - 9, , Vocabulary:, V1. Collocations:, (A) Words often used together are called collocations, For, example, the word ‘hearty’ ‘is often used With, ‘congratulations’ and we say ‘Hearty congratulations!, , In the following tabie, match the words that collocate, and write them down., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , A B, 1. noble a. [responsibility, "2. !make b. Jsatellites, 3. {manufacture C. [challenges, 4. |launch d. power, 5. | generate €. Icars, | 6. [face ! f Ination, | 7. take re | leaders, L 8. | developed lh. efforts ;, Answer: |. leaders 2. efforts 3. cars 4. satellites, 5. power 6 challenges 7 "esponsibility 8. nation, V2. There are so i, , , , , , , , , , , , , convert, Consist, basis, , Willing, Speak, , give birth, Worthy, have access, , , , SO PNDAMVAWHNH

Page 5 : English-- ll, , Refer to a dictionary and construct meaningful sentences, using the word combinations above., , Ans: 1. of / about 2. to, into 3. of, 4. of, for 5. to 6. to, about, for, Tete 8. of, to 9. to, , dream:, , 1. dream of : He dreams of one day becoming a famous violinist., , 2. dreams about : Last night I dreamt about flying a Boeing, myself., , convert : /, , 1.. Convert into : Manufacturing industries convert raw materials, into finished products., , 2. Convert to: He got converted to Christianity, to get some, financial help., , , , consist :, Consist of : The committee consists of Ten members., basis :, |. Basis of: This agenda will form the basis of our next meeting., , Basis for : There is no basis for further negotiations between °, Government and terrorists., , Willing: Willing to: Are you willing to accept the responsibility?, Speak : 1. Speak to : I was speaking to him only yesterday., , 2. Speaking about : She was speaking about population explosion, , for hours., , 3. Speak for : She spoke for forty minutes at the conference., Give birth: give birth to : She gave birth to female child last night., Worthy : worthy of : Her achievements. are worthy of the highest, , praise., Worthy to : He said that he was not worthy to accept the honour, they had offered him., , Have access : access to : Students must have access to a good, library., 167