Women in Space, Class: 7, Lesson: 8, Assam, English, Questions And Answers, Full Notes, SCERT

Women in Space

ENGLISH

CLASS: 7

LESSON: 8

ASSAM SCERT TEXTBOOK

Women In Space

  
1.Questions

(a) Who was the first Indian woman astronaut?
Answer: First Indian woman astronaut - Kalpana Chawla
 

(b) Why was the satellite Kalpana-I built?
Answer: The satellite Kalpana-I was built to study the weather condition. It was India's first satellite for weather forecast and named after Kalpana Chawla. 

(c) Where was Kalpana Chawla from?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla was from Karnal in Haryana.

(d) What was Kalpana Chawla's dream?
Answer:  Kalpana Chawla's dream was to fly in space. 

(e) What does NASA do?
Answer: NASA is the National Aeronautical and Space Administration of America and it sends satellites to space. 

(f) What was the aim of the Columbia Space Shuttle Flight STS-87?
Answer:  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?
Answer: The space vehicle in which Kalpana Chawla with seven other astronauts were traveling back to earth, it caught flames at the height of 61,000 meters above Texas. They all died in this incident.

2. Questions

1961: Kalpana Chawla was born in 1961 at Karnal in Haryana.

1997: Kalpana Chawla joined the Columbia Space Shuttle Flight STS-87 in 1997.

STS-87: It was a space vehicle that carried seven astronauts to study the outer atmosphere of the sun.

61,000 m.: While their return journey to earth, the seven members including Kalpana Chawla on board, STS-87 caught fire at a height of 61,000 meters.

3.Questions

Women In Space Questions Answers

 
4.

Mayuri said that she had read about it on the Internet.
Answer: Mayuri said, "I have read about it on the Internet."

5. Let's revise:

Women In Space, Class 7

Question

(i) Mayuri meets Manas on her way to school. (s form of the meet.)

(ii) I'm sure she loved flying in space. (past form of love)

(iii) It has flied to the sky. (past participle of fly)

6. Here are some interesting facts about famous astronauts who were women.

Answer:

The picture pasted here is of famous astronaut of India Rakesh Sharma. He was the first Indian to travel in space. He was born on 13th of January, 1949 in Patiala of Punjab. He served in Indian Air Force as a pilot from 1970. In 1982, he got the opportunity to be a part of joint Soviet-Indian spaceflight. On 3rd of April, 1984, he boarded in Soyuz T-11 to fly to the space station Saylut-7. He is the pride of India. 





8.Question

9.Question

 
Now think of three more words like the above, and write them here:

GROUND  BRING  PINK

10. See how many new words you can form with the letters used in word 'because' below. One is done for you. 

 11. Manas wants to be an astronaut when he grows up. Mayuri wants to be a scientist. 

Sit in pairs and tell each other what you want to be when you grow up and why. 

Answer: 
You should try to tell your aim in life in this way, "Hello, I want to be a teacher and educate my students to become good citizens of the country."

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