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Extract Based Questions for An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla Chapter
Extract-1
KALPANA Chawla said that she never dreamed, as a child in Karnal, that she would cross the frontiers of space. It was enough that her parents allowed her to attend engineering college after she graduated from Tagore School. After a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, against great opposition from her father, she went for a master’s degree to the United States of America. She later earned her Ph.D. in aerospace engineering.
1.) Multiple Choice Questions Marks: 1×2=2
i) Kalpana got bachelor degree in:
a) Aerospace engineering
b) Aeronautical engineering
c) Physics
d) Computer Science
ii) Kalpana got her Master’s degree from:
a) USA
b) India
c) Japan
d) Germany
2.) Very short question: Marks: 1×2=2
i) From which school Kalpana Chawla had graduated?
ii) What was Kalpana’s highest degree?
3.) Short Question: Marks: 2×1=2
i) What Kalpana had never dreamt?
Extract-2
Kalpana’s first space mission in the space shuttle, Columbia, was 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes long. During this time she went around the earth 252 times, travelling 10.45 million kilometres! The crew included a Japanese and a Ukranian astronaut. The crew performed experiments such as pollinating plants to observe food growth in space, and tests for making stronger metals and faster computer chips — all for a price tag of about 56 million dollars.
1.) Multiple Choice Questions Marks: 1×2=2
i) How much was the cost of experiments:
a) 56 billion dollars
b) 66 billion dollars
c) 16 million dollars
d) 56 million dollars
ii) Columbia space shuttle had:
a) Ukranian astronaut
b) Indian astronaut
c) Japanese astronaut
d) All of the above
2.) Very short question: Marks: 1×2=2
i) How much distance Kalpana Chawla covered when she went around the earth 252 times?
ii) How many days it took to complete Kalpana’s first space mission?
3.) Short Question: Marks: 2×1=2
i) Which experiments were performed by the crew?
Extract-3
For millions of young Indians, the story of Kalpana Chawla, a girl from a small town who touched the skies, had become an inspiration. In a message that she sent from aboard the space shuttle, Columbia, to students of her college in Chandigarh, Kalpana said, “The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get onto it… . Wishing you a great journey.” There will surely be many who start off on this journey to fulfil their dreams.
1.) Multiple Choice Questions Marks: 1×2=2
i) Kalpana studied in the college of:
a) Karnal
b) Chandigarh
c) Columbia
d) Delhi
ii) Kalpana sent her message from:
a) Her college
b) Home
c) Office
d) Space shuttle
2.) Very short question: Marks: 1×1=1
i) ‘Wishing you a great journey’- Who wished it to whom?
3.) Short Question: Marks: 2×2=4
i) What was the impact of Kalpana’s story?
ii) What was Kalpana’s message to college students?
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On the Saturday night when the news about the Columbia disaster broke, there was shock and disbelief The town of Karnal spent a sleepless night as thousands of households stayed glued to their television sets in the hope that Kalpana and the crew had somehow survived. A journalist wrote: She was a heroine. It takes enormous ability to become an astronaut. You need to know a lot about everything, from biology to astrophysics to aeronautical engineering. In this age of super-specialisation, you must have encyclopaedic knowledge to be an astronaut. Her achievement is awe-inspiring.
1.) Multiple Choice Questions Marks: 1×1=1
i) Journalist mentioned Kalpana as a:
a) Chemist
b) Scientist
c) Biologist
d) Heroine )
Very short question: Marks: 1×3=3
i) What are the subjects one needs to know to become an astronaut?
ii) It takes ________________ ability to become an astronaut.
iii) In this age of super-specialisation, you must have _________________ knowledge to be an astronaut
3.) Short Question: Marks: 2×1=2
i) What happened when the disaster news brake?
Extract-5
Kalpana was born in Karnal, Haryana, but was a naturalised U.S. citizen, married to flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison. Besides being an astronaut, she was licensed to fly single and multiengine land airplanes, single-engine seaplanes and gliders. She was also a certified flight instructor. After qualifying as a pilot, Kalpana began to consider another challenge: applying to NASA’s space shuttle program. She was first hired as a research scientist at NASA. In 1994 she was selected by NASA for training as an astronaut.
1.) Multiple Choice Questions Marks: 1×2=2
i) Kalpana was born in
a) Karnal
b) Karnataka
c) Chandigarh
d) None of the above
ii) Kalpana got selected at NASA in the year of:
a) 1997
b) 1990
c) 1994
d) 1992
2.) Very short question: Marks: 1×2=2
i) Why she was naturalised to have US citizenship?
ii) During training period in NASA, what was her designation?
3.) Short Question: Marks: 2×1=2
i) Other than being an astronaut what other licences Kalpana had?
Answer :
Extract-1
1.) i) b
ii) a
2.) i) Kalpana Chawla graduated from Tagore School.
ii) Kalpana’s highest degree was Ph.D.in aerospace engineering.
3.) Kalpana Chawla, being born and brought up in a small city like Karnal , never dreamed about crossing the earth’s frontier due to a space research mission.
Extract-2
1.) I) d
ii) d
2.) I) Kalpana travelled 10.45 million kilometres when she went around the earth 252 times.
ii) Kalpana’s first space mission was completed in 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes.
The crew performed experiments such as pollinating plants to observe food growth in space, and tests for making stronger metals and faster computer chips.
Extract-3
I) b
ii) d
Kalpana wished it to the students of her college.
I) The story of Kalpana Chawla, a girl from a small town who touched the skies, had become an inspiration for millions of young Indians.
ii) Kalpana’s message to the students was-“The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get onto it. Wishing you a great journey.”
Extract-4
1.) I) d
2.) I) To become an astronaut one needs to know biology ,astrophysics and aeronautical engineering
ii) Enormous
iii) Encyclopaedic
3.) I) When the news of Columbia disaster broke, thousands of people in Karnal spent sleepless night in front of their television sets in the hope that Kalpana and the crew had somehow survived
Extract-5
1.) i) a
ii) c
2.) i) As Kalpana married to flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison, she was naturalised to have US citizenship.
ii) In 1994 she was selected by NASA for training as an astronaut.
3.) Besides being an astronaut, she was licensed to fly single and multiengine land airplanes, single-engine seaplanes and gliders. She was also a certified flight instructor.
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