Goodbye to the Moon
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity 1
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct
order and put the numbers in the given boxes:
1. Kepler’s home, the
Moon, appeared very little from the view room. [ 6 ]
2. Kepler Masterman was
born on the Moon. [ 1 ]
3. He was making his
first-ever trip to the earth with his father. [ 4 ]
4. He had heard on planet
Earth from his mother. [ 2 ]
5. The governor was
surrounded by the media in the middle of the space station. [ 5 ]
6. Kepler’s father was
the governor of the Moon. [ 3 ]
Activity 2
Fill in the gaps with proper words from the help
box given below There is one extra word.
Kepler has seen the photographs of
the Earth. He was making an expedition to the earth for
the first time. Kepler felt restless as he had to wait
for the journey to begin. The moon appeared very small
when he looked out into space.
[ Help Box: expedition, appeared, restless,
photographs, crept ]
Activity 3
Answer the following question given below:
Why did the moon come out little to Kepler since the space platform?
Ans: The Moon appeared
small to Kepler from the space station because he was looking at it from a
distant space-craft.
Activity 4
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false sentences in
the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) The Earth-ferry was three times as large as the Moon-ferry.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “It was three times
as large as our Moon-ferries.”
(b) There is hardly any water on the earth.
Ans: False , Supporting Statement: “I could see
that the Earth was covered with water.”
(c) On Moon, oxygen is more easily presented than water.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “On Moon, water
was harder to get than oxygen.”
(d) Kepler weighed six-times extra than his usual weight.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “I realized I
weighed six times my normal weight.”
Activity 5
Answer the following questions in complete
sentences:
(a) Whose excited voices did Kepler hear?
Ans: Kepler heard the
excited voice of people of the Earth.
(b) Why was water precious on Moon?
Ans: On the Moon, water
was precious because water was harder to get than oxygen.
(c) Why was Kepler feeling unwell?
Ans: Kepler was feeling
unwell because of the weight difference on Earth.
(d) What led Kepler’s father to help Kepler when they landed?
Ans: When they landed, Kepler’s
father helped Kepler because he was struggling to unfasten his safety belt.
Activity 6
Fill in the following chart with information from
the text:
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Cause
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Effects
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(a) The
press and TV were waiting for him.
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The Governor went right
away after he was called.
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(b) He
realized standing was tough and walking was very difficult.
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Kepler practiced
walking down the aisle.
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(c) All the cultural
ties of the Governor were with the Earth.
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It was good to be back
on Earth.
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(d) Kepler was not
wearing a space-suit.
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He found this strange.
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Activity 7
Answer the following questions in complete
sentences:
(a) Who were waiting for the Governor of the Moon?
Ans: Reporters from the
Press and TV were waiting for the Governor of the Moon.
(b) How according to Kepler’s father could the length between Earth and
Moon people be resolved?
Ans: According to
Kepler’s father, the difference between Earth and Moon could be resolved in a
friendly manner.
(c) How is Kepler’s father attached to the Moon?
Ans: Kepler’s father
attached to the Moon as he was the Governor of the Moon. Besides his son was
born there and his wife was buried there.
(d) Why did Kepler consider that earth would certainly be fun?
Ans: Kepler felt that
earth would certainly be enjoyable because he came outside without a space
suit.
Activity 8 (a)
Read the following sentences:
(i) What a lovely sight!
(ii) Shut the door.
(iii) May God bless you.
(iv) Do not run in the
sun.
(v) How stormy the night
is!
(vi) May she live long.
Now fill in the following table correctly:
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Sentences expressing
advice/ suggestion/ order/comment/request
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ii. Shut the door.
iv. Do not run in the
sun.
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Sentences expressing a
wish
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iii. May God bless you.
vi. May she live long.
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Sentences expressing a
sense of surprise/strong feeling of happiness or sadness
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i. What a lovely sight!
v. How stormy the night
is!
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Activity 8 (b)
Write what kinds of sentences the following are:
(i) How beautiful is the
scene! → Exclamatory Sentence
(ii) May God have mercy.
→ Optative Sentence.
(iii) Obey your teachers.
→ Imperative Sentence
(iv) Have a safe
journey. → Optative Sentence
(v) Please give me a
glass of water. → Imperative Sentence
(vi) Alas! We have lost
the match. → Exclamatory Sentence
Activity 8 (c)
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
(i) He ran into the
room.
(ii) The bird flew over her
head.
(iii) I am walking to the
station.
(iv) The cow is in the
field.
Activity 9 (a)
Fill in the blanks by correctly choosing words
from the Help-Box:
(i) The teacher realized my
problem.
(ii) It was a magnificent sight.
(iii) Empty vessels
make most noise.
(iv) The house
looked familiar to me.
[ Help Box:
familiar, empty, magnificent, realized ]
Activity 9 (b)
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the
following words:
Restless : My sister
became restless from a fever last night.
Excited : We are
very excited for visiting the Tajmahal.
Precious : Gold is a
precious metal.
Friendly : Ram and
Rahim have a friendly relationship.