Prose - Strong Roots
April 13, 2026
Strong Roots by APJ Abdul Kalam : Suggestive Points for MCQ# 3rd Semester WBCHSE
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- APJ Abdul Kalam's full name s Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
- Avul is the grandfather of Abdul Kalam.
- Pakir is the grandmother of Abdul Kalam.
- Jainulabdeen is the father of Abdul Kalam. (He was a fisherman by profession)
- Ashiamma is the mother of APJ Abdul Kalam.
- APJ Abdul Kalam never married. (He once commented with smile that he forgot to marry 😀)
- APJ Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in the island town of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state.
- APJ Abdul Kalam died in 2015 in Shillong, Meghalaya.
- APJ Abdul Kalam is known as the Missile Man of India.
- APJ Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India (1st Citizen of India)from 2002-2007.
- APJ Abdul Kalam's famous works (books) are India 20-20, Ignited Mind, Wings of Fire.
- APJ Abdul Kalam's autobiography Wings of Fire was published in 1999. (Co-writer : Arun Tiwari)
To be Continued
Textual Grammar
Split up:
1. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth, despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
Ans. My father was Jainulabdeen.
He had not much formal education.
He had not much wealth also.
He had these disadvantages.
But he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
2. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma.
Ans. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother.
She was Ashiamma.
3. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the 19th century.
Ans. We lived in our ancestral house.
It was built in the middle of the 19th century.
4. It was a fairly large pucca house, made of limestone and brick, on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram.
Ans. It was a fairly large pucca house.
It was made of limestone and brick.
It was on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram.
Change the Voice:
1. My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple.
Ans. People widely regarded my parents as an ideal couple.
2. One of her forebears had been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.
Ans. The British had bestowed one of her forebears the title of 'Bahadur'.
Or The British had bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' to one of her forebears.
3. It was built in the middle of the 19th century.
Ans. Someone built it in the middle of the 19th century.
4. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil.
Ans. Complex spiritual concepts could be conveyed in very simple down-to-earth Tamil by my father.
5. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
Ans. Opportunities for introspection are always presented by adversity.
6. His answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm.
Ans. I was filled with strange energy and enthusiasm by his answer.
Change the Narration:
1. "When you pray," he said, " you transcend your body and become a part of the Cosmos, which knows no division of wealth, age, caste, or creed."
Ans. He said that when he (APJ Abdul Kalam) prays, he transcends his body and becomes a part of the Cosmos, which knows no division of wealth, age, caste, or creed.
2. I said to my father, "Why don't you say this the people who come to you for help an advice?"
Ans. I asked my father why he did not say that to the people who came to him for help and advice.
To be Continued
