Three Visions for India
1. Complete Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s profile with information picked from the lesson.
PROFILE – Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer:
(a) Title: Father of India’s integrated guided missile program
(b) Profession: Missile scientist
(c) Branch of science: Aerospace Engineering
(d) Important position in Government held: President of India
(e) His three visions for India: Freedom, Development, and Standing Up
2. Using a dictionary / internet note down the main differences between:
(a) a developing nation and a developed nation
Answer: A developing nation is still growing economically and industrially, while a developed nation has an advanced economy, high GDP, and better living standards.
(b) self-reliant and self-assured
Answer: Self-reliant means being independent and able to support oneself without external help. Self-assured means being confident in oneself.
(c) our strengths and our achievements
Answer: Strengths are the qualities that make us strong, while achievements are the successes we have attained.
(d) farm and granary
Answer: A farm is a place where crops are grown, while a granary is a place where harvested grain is stored.
(e) a remote-sensing satellite and a natural satellite
Answer: A remote-sensing satellite is a man-made device that gathers data from Earth, while a natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits a planet, like the Moon.
3. Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
(a) Indians respect the freedom of others.
Answer: India has never invaded or conquered other nations, showing its respect for others’ freedom.
(b) It is time to see ourselves as a developed nation.
Answer: India has a high GDP and growth rate, yet lacks the confidence to see itself as a developed nation.
(c) We Indians are obsessed with foreign things.
Answer: The lesson mentions that people prefer foreign TVs, shirts, and technology over Indian-made products.
(d) In Israel the media have a positive outlook and self-respect.
Answer: The Israeli newspaper highlighted positive stories instead of focusing on bombings and deaths.
(e) India has many amazing success stories.
Answer: India is the largest producer of milk, second in rice and wheat production, and leads in remote-sensing satellites.
4. Pick out some sentences from the lesson that convey a general truth.
(i) If we are not free, no one will respect us.
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Answer:
(i) If we are not free, no one will respect us.
(ii) Only strength respects strength.
5. Find out from the internet the poem ‘Song of Youth’ by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
(A) Copy it down in your notebook and write its theme in your own words.
(B) Using information from your library or the Internet, prepare a Profile of any great Indian Scientist. (Refer to Activity 1 for points)
Answer:
(A) Copy it down from the internet.
(B) Theme of the Poem:
The poem emphasizes dreams, determination, and youth’s role in shaping a developed nation.
(Bonus) Profile of a Great Indian Scientist (Example: C.V. Raman)
Title: Nobel Laureate in Physics
Profession: Physicist
Branch of Science: Physics (Optics, Scattering of Light)
Important Position Held: Director of the Indian Institute of Science
Major Achievement: Discovered the Raman Effect (Nobel Prize, 1930)
6. Say whether each of the verbs, underlined below, are Finite or Non-finite.
(a) We lack the confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation.
Answer:
Finite: lack
Non-finite: to see
(b) We stand first in producing milk.
Answer:
Finite: stand
Non-finite: producing
(c) I want to live in a developed India.
Answer:
Finite: want
Non-finite: to live
(d) We prefer buying imported things.
Answer:
Finite: prefer
Non-finite: buying
(e) Indians never try to force their way of life on others.
Answer:
Finite: try
Non-finite: to force
(f) Having invaded India, they captured our land.
Answer:
Finite: captured
Non-finite: Having invaded
7. Phrases and Clauses
- Study the underlined groups of words.
(i) (a) He wore a shirt made of cotton.
(b) He wore a shirt which was made of cotton.
(ii) (a) Are you sure of your innocence?
(b) Are you sure that you are innocent?
(iii) (a) This is the exact reason for his failure.
(b) This is exactly why he has failed.
(iv) (a) Pay careful attention to my words.
(b) Pay careful attention to what I say.
(v) (a) After finishing his work, he went home.
(b) He finished his work and he went home.
You will notice that all underlined groups of words in sentences marked (a) merely refer to a concept or expression. They do not contain a Subject or a Main or Principal Verb. Such a group of words or unit of a sentence is called a PHRASE.
Each of the underlined groups of words in sentences marked (b) convey a thought / concept and have a Subject and a Principal or Main Verb. This unit / part of a sentence is called a CLAUSE.
- Say whether the underlined parts of the following sentences are Phrases or Clauses.
Answer:
(i) People from all over the world have invaded us. → Phrase
(ii) I believe that India had its first vision of freedom in 1857. → Clause
(iii) It is this freedom that we must respect. → Clause
(iv) We are a great nation. → Clause
(v) I want to live in a developed India. → Phrase
(vi) We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. → Clause
(vii) We have 10 percent growth rate in most areas. → Phrase
- Replace the underlined Phrases with Clauses.
Answer:
(a) Do you know his place of birth?
Do you know where he was born?
(b) In his absence, the thieves looted his house.
When he was absent, the thieves looted his house.
(c) I am a citizen of India. I am a citizen.
because I was born in India.
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