(A) The words given in the table are miss pelt. Correct their spellings and also write their meanings with the help of dictionary.
(सारणी में दिए शब्द की वर्तनी गलत है। उनकी वर्तनी सही करें और शब्दकोष की सहायता से उनके अर्थ भी लिखें।)
Answer:
B. Match the columns:
(कॉलमों का मिलान करें:)
Answer:
(i) (c) Astronaut
(ii) (d) Scientist
(iii) (b) Law of gravitation
(iv) (a) Telephone.
Comprehension (बोध प्रश्न):
A. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences:
(एक या दो वाक्यों में निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें:)
Question 1.
When and where was Kalpana Chawla born ?
कल्पना चावला का जन्म कब और कहाँ हुआ ?
Answer:
Kalpana Chawla was born on 1 July, 1961 in Karnal, Haryana.
कल्पना चावला का जन्म करनाल, हरियाणा में 1 जुलाई, 1961 को हुआ।
Question 2.
What were her hobbies ?
उसके प्रिय शौक क्या थे ?
Answer:
Her hobbies were reading, flying, hiking, and bird – watching.
उसके शौक थे पढ़ना, उड़ना, लम्बी सैर करना व पक्षियों को देखना।
Question 3.
Who inspired her to fly ?
उसे उड़ने की प्रेरणा किसने दी ?
Answer:
The Indian pilot, J.R:D. Tata inspired her to fly.
भारतीय विमान चालक जे. आर. डी. टाटा ने उसे उड़ने की प्रेरणा दी।
Question 4.
When did she first fly into space ?
उसने अपनी पहली अन्तरिक्ष उड़ान कब भरी ?
Answer:
She first flied into space on 19 November, 1997.
उसने अपनी पहली उड़ान 19 नवम्बर, 1997 में भरी।
Question 5.
How many experiments did the crew of flight STS – 107 perform ?
फ्लाइट एस. टी. एस. 107 ने कितने प्रयोग किये ?
Answer:
The crew of flight STS – 107 performed eighty experiments in space successfully.
फ्लाइट एस. टी. एस. 107 ने अस्सी प्रयोग अंतरिक्ष में सफलतापूर्वक किये।
(B) Answer the following questions in three to five sentence.
(निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर 3 से 5 वाक्यों में दें।)
Question 1.
What courses did Kalpana Chawla have to go through to become an astronaut ?
कल्पना चावला को अंतरिक्ष यात्री बनने के लिए कौन से कोर्स करने पड़े ?
Answer:
After passing Higher Secondary she had to do Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Then she did Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and lastly she did her Ph.D in the same subject.
हायर सेकण्डरी के बाद उसने स्नातक की डिग्री वैमानिक इंजीनियरिंग में की, फिर स्नातकोत्तर व पी-एच. डी. की डिग्री ऐरोस्पेस इन्जीनियरिंग में की।
Question 2.
Describe the first space mission of Kalpana Chawla ?
कल्पना चावला के पहले अंतरिक्ष अभियान के बारे में लिखो।
Answer:
She took her first space mission in the space shuttle Columbia on 19 November, 1997. The flight was called S.T.S. 87. She worked with six member crew as a mission specialist and as a prime robotic arm operator. She enjoyed it very much.
उसने अपनी पहली अंतरिक्ष यात्रा स्पेस शटल कोलम्बिया में 19 नवम्बर, 1997 को भरी। इस उड़ान को एसटी एस,87 का नाम दिया गया। उसने छः लोगों के साथ मिशन स्पेशलिस्ट और रोबोटिक ऑपरेटर की तरह काम किया। उसको उसमें बहुत आनन्द आया।
Question 3.
Describe her last space mission.
उसकी आखिरी अंतरिक्ष यात्रा का वर्णन करें।
Answer:
Her last space mission was called STS 107. It took off on 16 Jan., 2003. The crew successfully performed eighty experiments. Unfortunately, 16 minutes before landing, the spacecraft developed a snag and it perished on 1 February, 2003
उसकी अन्तिम अंतरिक्ष यात्रा को एसटीएस- 107 नाम दिया गया। उसने अपनी उड़ान 16 जनवरी, 2003 को भरी। समूह ने सफलतापूर्वक 80 प्रयोग किए। दुर्भाग्यवश उतरने से 16 मिनट पूर्व अंतरिक्षयान में एक अवरोध आया और वह 1 फरवरी, 2003 को नष्ट हो गया।
(d) Mention some of the honours awarded to Kalpana Chawla after her heroic death.
कल्पना चावला को मरणोपरान्त जो सम्मान दिए गए उनका वर्णन करें।
Answer:
The honors awarded to Kalpana after her death are:
- A heavenly body is renamed Kalpana Chawla.
- A hill on the planet Mars is also named after her.
- A dormitory was established in 2004 under the name ‘Kalpana Chawla Hall’at the University of Texas.
- A super computer was dedicated to Kalpana by NASA.
- कल्पना को मरणोपरान्त निम्नलिखित सम्मान प्रदान किये गये:
- एक नक्षत्र का नाम ‘कल्पना चावला’ रख दिया गया है।
- मार्स पर एक पहाड़ी का नाम उनके नाम पर रख दिया गया है।
- 2004 में टैक्सास यूनिवर्सिटी में एक विशाल छात्रावास बनाया गया जिसका नाम ‘कल्पना चावला हॉल’ रखा गया।
- नासा ने एक सुपर कम्प्यूटर कल्पना को समर्पित किया।
Let’s Learn (आओ याद करें):
(A) Underline the adverbs in the following sentences:
(निम्न वाक्यों में क्रिया-विशेषणों को रेखांकित करें:)
Answer:
- She behaved foolishly.
- We looked for her everywhere.
- The children laughed loudly.
- The school will open tomorrow.
- The soldiers fought bravely.
- She wrote to me yesterday.
- He lives here.
- The old man walked slowly.
- She ran fast.
- The bus stops there.
(B) Tick the correct preposition to complete each sentence:
(प्रत्येक वाक्य को पूरा करने के लिए सही पूर्वसर्ग चिन्हित करें:)
Answer:
- Do not agree to his proposal.
- Rohan is popular among his classmates.
- They congratulated the team on its success.
- Hari takes interest in his studies.
- Beware of the dog.
- Mr. Das was late for his work by an hour.
- Jeetu is taller than Aslam.
- He is senior to me in service.
- Good health is necessary for success in life.
- I prefer milk to tea.
Let’s Talk (आओ बात करें):
Talk to your partners. Complete the interview with the help of the clues given below:
(अपने साथी से बात करें। नीचे दिए गए संकेतों से साक्षात्कार को पूरा करें:)
Answer:
Reporter : Congratulations, Master Deepak. I am from the Daily Times. I would like to ask you a few questions on your brilliant success.
Deepak : Thank you, Sir. Please have a seat.
Reporter : How many hours did you study daily ?
Deepak : I used to study 6 to 8 hours.
Reporter : What is your aim in life ?
Deepak : I want to become a doctor.
Let’s Read (आओ पढ़ें):
(A) Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:
(दिये गये उद्धरण को पढ़ें और नीचे दिए प्रश्नों के उत्तर लिखो:)
(1) When was the first computer built ?
Answer:
The first computer was built in the early nineteenth century.
(2) What is data ?
Answer:
The information that computer needs to do something is called data.
(3) What is a computer program me ?
Answer:
The information and the instructions together make up a computer programme.
(4) In what way is a computer, like a human brain ?
Answer:
The computer has a memory. It can store information and use it later. It is therefore like a human brain.
(5) In what way is the computer better than the human brain ?
Answer:
The computer can solve problems much faster and accurately than the human brain, thus it is better.
(6) In what way is the human brain better than the computer ?
Answer:
The computer cannot take decisions or think up new ideas. Thus it cannot compete with human brain.
(B) Match the words and phrases from column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.
(कॉलम ‘A’ के शाब्दों समूहों को कॉलम ‘B’ में उनके अर्थ से मिलान करें:)
Answer:
(i) → (c) in a flash
(ii) → (a) accurately
(iii)→ (b) complicated any mistake
(iv)→ (e) expert
(v) → (d) accurate.
Let’s Write (आओ लिखो):
You are Ashok, residing at 3 Ashok Vilas, Indore. Write a letter to your friend Vinit, telling him that you have been inspired by Kalpana Chawla and want toʻbe an astronaut like her. Take the help of the clues given.
Answer:
3. Ashok Vilas,
Indore.
Dear Vinit,
Hello,
I have just read about Kalpana Chawla, the great astronaut. She was great. She worked very hard. I am very inspired by her and want to be like her. For this I will have to chose and study Maths and Science in Intermediate. Then complete engineering from a reputed institute. After becoming an engineer, I shall also fly high like her. Bye
Your friend
Ashok
Let’s do it (आओ इसे करें):
Collect pictures and information about Kalpana Chawla and Rakesh Sharma from newspapers and magazines and paste them in your scrap book. Read the information in your class.
(कल्पना चावला और राकेश शर्मा के बारे में अख़बारों और पत्रिकाओं से चित्र एवं सूचना एकत्रित करें और उनको अपनी स्क्रेप – बुक में चिपकाएँ। जानकारी का अपनी कक्षा में वाचन करें।)
Answer:
Do yourself.