Bio-sketch for Class 10 CBSE Format, Exercises, Examples

A biographical sketch means an account of the life and activities of an individual or family. It would include information about the person’s name, place of residence, education, occupation, life and activities and other important details. A biographical sketch is always written by someone else other than the person on whom it is written.

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Bio-sketch for Class 10 CBSE Format, Exercises, Examples PDF

A bio-sketch presents the facts about the person’s life including what the person did and how they influenced their world. It should describe the person’s personality and provide an explanation regarding why he or she acted in certain ways. Most bio-sketches are interpretive; they not only present the facts but also tell what those facts mean.

Sample Bio-Sketch

St. George’s School, Madurai is celebrating its Annual Sports Day. Former Indian Table Tennis champion, Indu Puri is the Chief Guest on the occasion. As Priyanka/Pratyuksh, the Sports Captain of the school, introduce the Chief Guest by giving a brief bio-sketch in 100 words. You may use the information given below.

Indu Puri born 11 September 1953, Kolkata, West Bengal former Indian international female Table Tennis sportsperson – 1970s and 1980s won National women’s singles title a record eight times; highest rankings: international 63 (1985), Asian 8, and Commonwealth 2 first Indian to beat a world champion, beating Pak Yung-Sun of North Korea in the 1978 Asian Table Tennis Championships at Kuala Lumpur Awards and Achievements Chairperson of Committee selection of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2008 and Dhyanchand Award 2009 awardees ‘observer’ at various sporting events across the nation Arjuna Award for the year 1979-1980

Diagnostic Test – 12

Look at the notes given below and use the information to complete the paragraph about Shakuntala Devi by writing suitable words or phrases in each space. Do not exceed 100 words.

Shakuntala Devi hailed as human-computer – extraordinary talents to solve mathematical problems – place in Guinness Book of World Records – now use talents – field of astrology – develop love for numbers – three years old – expert-complex mental arithmetic – 5 years old – no formal education – father – take different places exhibit prowess – reputation spread – today acclaim – an accomplished mathematician – 18 June 1980 – the product of two thirteen-digit numbers in twenty-eight seconds – amaze US scientists – the immediate answer to complex arithmetical problems by the conventional approach.

Question:
Shakuntala Devi was hailed as a ‘human computer’ because (a) …………………………………
She also found a place in ‘Guinness Book of World Records’. Now she (b) …………………………………
She developed a love for numbers at the age of three and (c) …………………………………
She did not undergo any formal education. Her (d) …………………………………
Soon her reputation spread far and wide. She astounded everyone on June 18, 1980 when she (e) ……………………………….. . She amazed the U.S. scientists by giving immediate answers to complex arithmetical problems by conventional approach. She was an accomplished mathematician.
Answer:
(a) of her extraordinary talent in solving mathematical problems.
(b) uses her talent in the field of astrology.
(c) became an expert in complex mental arithmetic problems by the age of five.
(d) father took her to different places to exhibit her prowess
(e) calculated the product of two thirteen-digit numbers in just twenty-eight seconds.

1. With the help of the given clues, complete the bio-sketch of Max Mueller in not more than 100 words.

Max Mueller – born in Germany 6 December 1823 – learnt Classical languages – Greek, Latin, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit – became British citizen – admired Indian culture and literature – translated many Sanskrit texts

Max Mueller was (a) ………………………………… born in He displayed (b) ………………………………… and learnt Greek and Latin, as well as Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. (c) ………………………………… He was a great (d) ………………………………… literature and was responsible for the (e) ………………………………… texts.

2. With the help of the given clues, complete the bio-sketch of Alexander Fleming in not more than 100 words.

Sir Alexander Fleming Birth: Lochfield in Ayrshire, Scotland; 6 August 1881 Study: Medicine – St. Mary’s Medical School, London University; M.B.B.S. (London), with Gold Medal in 1908 Research: antiseptics and antibacterial substances non-toxic to animal tissues Discovered: penicillin – mold culture Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945

3. With the help of the given clues, complete the bio-sketch of Helen Keller in not more than 100 words.

Helen Keller Born: 1880; healthy child till age of 19 months Sickness: suffered high fever; became deaf and blind Communicate: began to feel people’s hands to find out what they were doing; recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes, made up signs with her hands so she could talk to her family Success: determination, strong will Role model

4. With the help of the given clues, complete the bio-sketch of Sachin Tendulkar in not more than 100 words.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 1973; called the Little Master or the Master Blaster Achievements: one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket; highest run-scorer in both Test matches and ODIs; Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time next only to Sir Donald Bradman and second greatest one-day international (ODI) batsman of all time next only to Sir Viv Richards. Honors: Padma Vibhushan award, India’s second-highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest sporting honor; given rank of Group Captain in the IAF

5. With the help of the given clues, complete the bio-sketch of A.R. Rabman in not more than 100 words.

Born: as Dileep Kumar – 6 January 1966, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; changed name to A.R. Rahman Fame: music director and singer Family: lost father at an early age; mother’s influence great Trained under: Master Dhanraj, Ilaiyaraja Education: graduate in Western classical music from Trinity College of Music Began Music career: 1992 – set up a recording studio; film career began Awards: fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, Padma Bhushan in 2010, contribution to music immense; a national icon

6. With the help of the given clues, complete the bio-sketch of Harivanshrai Bachchan in not more than 100 words.

Harivanshrai Bachchan Birth: Harivanshrai Srivastava, 27 November 1907; ‘Bachchan’ penname Achievements: distinguished Hindi poet, best known – early work Madhushala; father of Bollywood film superstar, Amitabh Bachchan Work: taught briefly at Allahabad University; producer for All India Radio, Allahabad; joined the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India Awards: Bachchan was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in 1966, and received the Sahitya Akademi award three years later. In 1976, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan. In 2003, an Indian postage stamp was released in his memory.