Class 6 Chapter 8 Solution
Goodbye to The moon
Short Question Answer
a. Whose excited voices did Kepler hear?
Ans: Kepler heard the people’s excited voices.
b. Why was water precious on Moon?
Ans: On Moon water was precious because there was hardly any water on Moon.
c. Why was Kepler feeling unwell?
Ans: Kepler was feeling unwell for weight difference. [
d. What led his father to help Kepler as they landed?
Ans: Feeling unwell Kepler struggled to unfasten his safety-belt. This led his father to help him as they landed on the earth.
e. Who were waiting for the Governor of the Moon?
Ans: Reporters from the Press and TV were waiting for the Governor of the Moon.
f. How, according to Kepler’s father, could the difference between Earth and Moon people be resolved?
Ans. According to Kepler’s father, the difference between Earth and Moon people could be
resolved in a friendly manner.
g. How is Kepler’s father attached to the Moon?
Ans: Kepler’s father is attached to the Moon as his son was born there, his wife was buried there and his work is there.
h. Why did Kepler feel that earth would certainly be fun?
Ans: Kepler felt that earth would certainly be fun for being without a space-suit.
True and False
a. The Earth ferry was three times as big as the Moon ferries. True
S.S.: It was three times as big as our Moon ferries.
b. There is hardly any water on the earth. False
S.S.: Now I could see that the Earth was covered with it (water).
c. On Moon, oxygen is more easily available than water. True
S.S.: On Moon, water was harder to get than oxygen.
d. Kepler weighed six times more than his usual weight. True
S.S.: I realized I weighed six times my normal weight.
Grammar
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes
Ans: 1. Kepler’s home, the Moon, appeared very small from the view-room.
2. Kepler Masterman was born on the Moon.
3. He was making his first-ever journey to the Earth with his father.
4. He had heard about planet Earth from his mother. 2
5. The Governor was surrounded by reporters at the center of the space station. 5