West Bengal State Board Class 6 English Solution: Lesson 8 Goodbye to The Moon
Activity 1
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the boxes:
(1) Kepler’s home, the Moon, appeared very small from the view room.
(2) Kepler Masterman was born on the Moon.
(3) He was heard about planet Earth from his mother.
(5) The governor was surrounded by reporters at the centre of the space station.
(6) Kepler’s father was the governor of the Moon.
Ans:-
(1) — (6)
(2) — (1)
(3) — (4)
(4) — (2)
(5) — (5)
(6) — (3)
Activity 2
Fill in the blanks with words from the help box. There is one extra word.
Kepler had seen the _____________ of the earth. he was making an ____________ to the earth for the first time. Kepler left _____________ as he had wait for the journey to begin. The moon _____________very small when he looked out into space.
Help Box: expedition, appeared, photographs, crept, restless
Ans:-
(1) photographs
(2) expedition
(3) restless
(4) appeared
Activity 3
Answer the following question:
Why did the moon appear small to kepler from space the space station ?
Ans:-
The moon appeared small to Kepler from the space station because he saw loking out into space from a distant space- craft.
Activity 4
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) The Earth ferry was there times as big as the Moon ferries
___________________________________________________
(b) There is hardly any water on the earth
___________________________________________________
(c) On Moon, oxygen is more easily available than water
___________________________________________________
(d) Kepler weight six times more than his usual weight
___________________________________________________
Ans:-
(a) True
It was there times as big as our Moon ferries.
(b) False
Now I could see that Earth was covered with (water).
(c) True
On Mon, water was harder to get than oxygen.
(d) True
I realized I weighed six times my normal weight.
Activity 5
Answer the following question in complete sentences :
(a) Whose excited voices did kepler hear ?
Ans:-
Kepler heard the people’s excited voices.
(b)Why was water precious on Moon ?
Ans:-
In moon water was precious because three was hardly any water on Moon.
(c) Why was kepler feelings unwell ?
Ans:-
Kepler was feeling unwell for weight difference.
(d) What led his father to help kepler as they landed ?
Ans:-
The situation that kepler struggled to unfasten his safety-belt his father to help him as they landed.
Activity 6
Fill in the following chart with information from the text :
Cause | Effect |
(a) | |
(b) | |
(c) | |
(d) |
Ans:-
(a) Cause – Reports from press and TV are waiting for him.
(b) Cause – Standing was tough and walking was very difficult.,
(c) Effect – it was a difficult question to answer to the Reporters.
(d) Effect – it was strange being outside without space-suit.
Activity 7
Answer the following questions in complete sentences :
(a) Who were waiting for the Governor of the Moon?
Ans:-
Reporters from Press and TV were waiting for the Government of the Moon.
(b) How, according to Kepler’s father, could the difference the 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.
(c) How is Kepler’s attached to the Mon?
Ans:-
Kepler’s father is attached to the Moon as his son was born three, his wife was buried there and his work is there.
(d) Why did Kepler feel that earth would certainly be fun?
Ans:-
Kepler felt that earth would certainly be fun being without a space-suit.