An Indian -American Women in Space:
Kalpana Chawla
Chapter : 1
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian – American? (3)
2. When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who did she marry? (2, 3)
3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut? (3)
4. What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist? (6)
5. Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space. (5)
6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible? (7)
B. Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the
Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.
l. Date and place of lift off: ————————————————————
2. Number of astronauts on board: ———————————————––
3. Number of days it stayed in space: ——————————————––
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: —————————––
5. Date of return journey: ———————————————–————–––
6. Height at which it lost contact: ————————————————––
A. Match the following.
B. Use these phrases in sentences of your own, after finding out
their meanings.
1. broke apart 4. lifted off 7. cheered along
2. streaked over 5. blast off 8. on board
3. spread across 6. went on 9. carry on
C. We add ‘un-’ to make opposites.
For example, true — untrue.
Add ‘un’– to the words below to make their opposites. Then look
up the meanings of the words you have formed in the dictionary.
l. identified ————————— 6. educated ——————––———
2. controlled ——————–—– 7. interesting ——————––——
3. attended ————————– 8. qualified —————————––
4. successful ———————–— 9. trained ——————–—–———
5. important ————————— 10. answerable ———–—————