Beyond Barriers
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity - 1
Let’s find out and
write down facts about Rakesh Sharma:
Place of birth: Patiala, Punjab.
Year of Birth: 1949
Name of the schools attended: St. George’s Grammar School, Hyderabad and Kendriya
Vidyalaya, Tirumaagiri, Hyderabad
Year of joining the National Defence Academy: 1966
Total time he spent in space: Seven days, twenty one hours and forty minutes.
Activity - 2
Write T for true and F
for false statements in the given boxes:
a) The space shuttle was named Soyuz T-11. [ T ]
b) Rakesh Sharma went into space in 1985. [ F ]
c) Indira Gandhi spoke to Rakesh Sharma. [ T ]
d) Barun got the book on India’s space travels from his mother. [ T
]
e) Osman and Barun were friends. [ T ]
Activity - 3
What do you want to be?
Give reasons for your choice. Write five sentences. Begin like this:
Ans:
o I want to be a teacher.
o A teacher is the maker of man.
o I will teach my students moral values.
o I will help the needy students.
o I want to spread the light of education to all.
Activity - 4
Find answers from the
text. Work in pairs:
a) Where was Kalpana Chawla born?
Ans: Kalpana Chawla was
born in Karnal, Haryana.
b) Where did Kalpana go in 1982?
Ans: In 1982, Kalpana
went to the U.S.A (to study at the University of Texas at Arlington).
c) What was Kalpana called by her family?
Ans: Kalpana was called
‘Montu’ by her family.
d) What was the name of the space shuttle that was lost?
Ans: The name of the
space shuttle that was lost was Columbia.
e) When did Kalpana die?
Ans: Kalpana died
during re-entry into earth’s atmosphere, on 1st February, 2003.
f) What has been named after Kalpana?
Ans: A hill on Mars and
a star in deep space have been named after Kalpana.
Activity - 5
Let’s read the words:
Pinky, Ravi, Soyuz T-11 , Rakesh, Kalpana, Columbia, India,
USA, Haryana, California, Barun , Osman.
All these words are
names. Now, fill In the table. One is done for you.
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Name of person
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Name of place
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Name of Things
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Pinky
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India
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Soyuz T-11
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Ravi
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USA
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Columbia
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Rakesh
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Haryana
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Kalpana
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California
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Barun
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Osman
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Activity - 6
Complete the following
sentences with the information from the text:
i. The first Indian in space was Rakesh Sharma.
ii. Kalpana took up the position of a research scientist at NASA
Ames Research Centre.
iii. Kalpana’s story shows the value of hard work and sincerity.
iv. The Indian Prime Minister Kalpana talked to was Mr.
Inderajit K.Gujral.
Activity - 7
Look at the table given
below:
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First man in space was
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Yuri Gagarin
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First Woman in space
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Valentina Tereshkova
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First man to talk in space
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Alexei Leonov
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First Woman to Walk in Space
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Svetlana Savitskaya
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First Animal in Space
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Laika, the dog
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Write five sentences
using the information. One is done for you:
o The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin
o The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova.
o The first man to walk in space was Alexei Leonov.
o The first woman to walk in space was Svetlana Savitskaya.
o The first animal in space was Laika, the dog.
Activity - 8
Fill in the blanks with
the present Continuous forms of the given Verbs in brackets:
i. Rina is studying (study) for her exams at the
moment.
ii. Where you are meeting (you meet) Ravi next
week?
iii. Pinky is coming (come) to my place tomorrow.
iv. They are playing (play) football now.
v. The company is finishing (finish) their project
this week.
vi. She is eating (eat) oysters for lunch.
vii. Rubina is not going (not go) to
Kolkata next week.
viii. I am working (work) on a special report
today.
ix. We are not cooking (not
cook) dinner because we’re eating out.
x. Barun is walking (walk) to school right now.
