Here are 3 diary entries expressing regret at around 120 words each: Day 1: I have made a terrible mistake in the way I treated one of my students, Abdul Kalam. Upon starting at this new school, I separated him from his friend and made him sit alone in the back of the class, simply because of his religion. The priest Lakshmana Sastry rightfully scolded me for such discriminatory behavior. I let my own biases influence my judgment, when my role is to educate all children equally. I did not consider Abdul as an individual - I made harmful assumptions. How this must have hurt him. I will apologize to Abdul tomorrow and pledge to treat all my students with fairness and respect from now on.

6. “My childhood” deals with the famous biography “Wings of Fire” of the
celebrated Indian APJ Abdul Kalam. My Childhood refers to a section in
this book. This section or chapter talks about the early days’ of Kalam.
Furthermore, the chapter gives us an idea of how the childhood of
Abdul Kalam prepared him to become a successful scientist and
president in the future. Much has to do with his upbringing which Kalam
discusses in this section from “Wings of Fire”. Moreover, Kalam tells us
about his parents and siblings here. He also mentions the important
role of his friends in his life. In short, one can say, that in My Childhood,
Kalam mentions everything that had an impact on his life. These things
shaped him into the successful man he became in the future.

16. 1.Abdul Kalam took his father’s permission to study at the headquarters of
(a) Rameswaram
(b) Kanyakumari
(c) Ramanathapuram
(d) Kochi
2.When Sivasubramania Iyer invited Abdul for the second time
(a) His wife took Abdul to the kitchen and served him food
(b) His wife asked him to go outside the house
(c) Abdul was deeply disappointed
(d) Abdul refused to accept the invitation
3.Who was Sivasubramania lyer ?
(a) Abdul Kalam’s new teacher in 5th standard
(b) Abdul Kalam’s science teacher
(c) Both (A) and (b)
(d) None of the above
MCQ

17. 4.Where was Kalam’s house?
(a) near a cinema hall
(b) near a park
(c) on a mosque street
(d) none
5.Why did the teacher separate Kalam from his friend?
(a) they were talking in the class
(b) they were not doing their work
(c) they were disturbing the class
(d) because of his own notion of social ranking, religious discrimination
6.What did Samsuddin do?
(a) distributed newspapers in Rameswaram
(b) helped collecting seeds
(c) helped getting money
(d) helped in selling seeds

18. ANSWERS:
1. (c) Ramanathapuram
2.(a) His wife took Abdul to the kitchen and served him food
3.(b) Abdul Kalam’s science teacher
4. (c) on a mosque street
5. (d) because of his own notion of social ranking, religious discrimination
6.(a) distributed newspapers in Rameswaram

19. PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT
FILL THE TABLE BELOW GIVING CORRECT DATA

20. Name
Profession
Date of Birth
Mother Tongue
Home Town
Titles
Schooling
College
Education
Father
Mother
Achievments
His Inspiration
Favourite author
Special talent
Auto Biography
Popular quote from his poem
His Vision for India
Awards
Hobbies
Other facts

21. 1. What incident took place at the Rameshwaram Elementary School when a new teacher
came to the class?
2. The story ‘My childhood’ gives the message that one should follow the religion of
humanity. How?
3. Give a detail description of Kalam's friend at the school time and what business they
adopted later?
4. Suppose you are the new teacher who had sent Kalam to the last row in the class. You
realise your mistake after the Hindu priest Lakshmana Sastry reprimanded you. Write a
diary entry in about 120 words expressing your regret at your behaviour.