An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4)

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 1
     Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases.
    corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing,
    rain falling, a singer chanting
    These could be written as
    • corn that is growing
    • people who are working or dancing
    Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the poet uses the shorter phrases?

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 2
    The poet says, “Beauty is heard in …”
    Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are beautiful.
    The poet, Shelley, said:
    Heard melodies are sweet,
    But those unheard are sweeter.
    What do you think this means? Have you ever ‘heard’ a song in your head, long after the song was sung or played?

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 3

    Given below are some words that are spelt differently in British and American English. Fill in the blanks accordingly.

    British American
    1. colour  
    2.  labor
    3.  traveler
    4. counsellor  
    5. centre  
    6.  theater
    7.  organize
    8. realise  
    9.  defense
    10. offence  

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 4

    We add ‘un-’ to make opposites.
    For example, true — untrue.
    Add ‘un’– to the words below to make their opposites. Then look up the meanings of the words you have formed in the dictionary.

    l. identified  —————

    2. controlled  —————

    3. attended  ——————

    4. successful  —————

    5. important  —————

    6. educated  ——————

    7. interesting  —————

    8. qualified  ——————

    9. trained  ——————–

    10. answerable  ———–—

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 5

    Use these phrases in sentences of your own, after finding out their meanings.


    1. broke apart

    2. streaked over

    3. spread across
     
    4. lifted off
     
    5. blast off
     
    6. went on
     
    7. cheered along
     
    8. on board
     
    9. carry on

     

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 6

     Match the Following:

    1. unprecedented space tragedy
    • something that causes feelings of respect and wonder
    2. certified flight instructor
    • having knowledge of a wide variety of subjects
    3. space mission
    • nowadays, in these times
    4. super specialisation
    • a set of jobs to be done in space by a group
    5. encyclopaedic knowledge
    • a person with the correct qualification to teach people to fly planes
    6. awe-inspiring
    • a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space
    7. in this age
    • great expertise in a limited field or a particular subject

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 7

    Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.

    l. Date and place of lift off:  ————————————————————


    2. Number of astronauts on board:  ———————————————––


    3. Number of days it stayed in space:  ——————————————––


    4. Number of experiments done by scientists:  —————————––


    5. Date of return journey:  ———————————————–————–––


    6. Height at which it lost contact:  ————————————————––

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 8

    What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible?

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 9

     Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space.

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 10

    What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist?

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 11

    How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut?

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 12

    When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who did she marry?

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  • An Indian–American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Chapter-4) Assignments 13

    Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian – American?

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