Lesson 8
Women in Space
- Let’s see how much we have understood:
(a) Who was the first Indian woman astronaut?
Ans: Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman astronaut.
(b) Why was the satellite Kalpana-1 built?
Ans: The satellite Kalpana-1was built to study the weather conditions.
(C) Where was Kalpana Chawla from?
Ans: Kalpana Chawla was from Karnal, Haryana.
(d) What was Kalpana Chawla ‘s dream?
Ans: Kalpana Chawla ‘s dream was to flying in space.
(f) What was the aim of the Columbia Space Shuttle Flight STS-87?
Ans: The aim of the Columbia Space Shuttle Flight STS-87 was to study the outer atmosphere of the Sun.
(g) How did Kalpana Chawla die?
Ans: Kalpana Chawla dies due to the broken of space vehicle in flames when they are on its way back to the Earth.
- In the lesson you read about some important dates and numbers. See whether you remember what each number stands for:
1961 : Kalpana Chawla was born at Karnal in Haryana.
1997 : Kalpana Chawla joined the Columbia space Shuttle Flight STS-87.
STS-87: It is the flight which named as Columbia space Shuttle Flight STS-87
61,000m : All the seven astronauts including Kalpana Chawla were killed at a height of 61,000 metres above Texas.
Mayuri said that she had read about it on the internet.
Mayuri said, “I have read about it on the internet.
b) In Column A below are two sentences In Direct Speech. In Column B
there are the matching sentences in Indirect Speech. Are the sentences
in Column B correct? If not, rewrite them correctly in Column C:
ইয়াত কিছুমান বাক্য দিয়া আছে ‘পৰোক্ষ উক্তি’ত। বাক্যবোৰক প্রত্যক্ষ উক্তিলৈ সজাই লিখা। মনত ৰাখিবা উল্টানো কমা ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিবলৈ:
ময়ূৰীয়ে কৈছে যে তাই ইয়াৰ বিষয়ে ইণ্টাৰ্নেটত পঢ়িছিল।
ময়ূৰী ক’লে, “মই ইণ্টাৰ্নেটত এই বিষয় পঢ়িছিলো।
- Now fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs:
(i) Mayuri meets Manas on her way to school. (s form of meet)
(ii) I’m sure she loved flying in space. (past form of love)
(iii) It has flying to the sky. (past participle of fly)
- Let’s practise speaking in English . Using the phrase ‘Have you heard’,
ask your partner a few questions about space. One is done for you. (You can take help from your text.)
Have you heard that Kalpana-I was the first satellite built to study weather conditions.
Yes, I have
- The box has certain words used to ask questions. Find and write them in the space given.
Where,
Who
What
- See how many new words you can form with the letters used in the word’because’ below. One is done for you.
Because: be, cause, use.
Check by – Mukesh Borah