NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (Honeysuckle) Chapter 4 An Indian American Woman in Space

NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (Honeysuckle)

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 English (Prose) (Honeysuckle) Chapter – 4 An Indian American Woman in Space has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.

Chapter – 4
(An Indian American Woman in Space)

Working With the Text

A. Answer the following questions.

1. Wkcie was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian-American? (3)
Answer – Kalpana Chawla was born at Kamal, in Haryana. She got married to an American citizen and thus became a naturalized American. So, she is called an Indian-American.

2. When and why did she go to the U.S? Who did she marry? (2, 3)
Answer – Kalpana went to the U.S. for higher studies in aeronautical engineering. There she married the flight instructor Harrison.

3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut? (3)
Answer – She applied for NASA’s space shuttle program and got hired as a research scientist at NASA. She was then selected for training as an astronaut in 1994.

4. What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist? (6)
Answer – According to the journalist, one needs to know a lot about everything- biology, astrophysics, aeronautical engineering to be an astronaut.

5. Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space. (5)
Answer – Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space lasted 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes. She went around earth for 252 times, travelling 10.75 kilometers. A Ukrainian and a Japanese astronaut were also among the crew members.

6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible? (7)
Answer – Kalpana says that, “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.”
Yes, I do agree with her on this point.                                                                      ‘

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

Answer – 

1. Date and place of lift off: 16 January 2003
2. Number of astronauts on board: Seven
3. Number of days it stayed in space: 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: 80
5. Date of return journey: 1 February 2003
6. Height at which it lost contact: 200,000 feet

Working With Language   

A . Match the following

Answer – 

B. 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

Answer – 

1. broke apart – The fire broke the house apart.
2. streaked over – The jet plane streaked over the valley this morning.
3. spread across – The disease is spread across the entire world.
4. lifted off – The helicopter made a lot of noise when it lifted off from the helipad.
5. blast off – The airplane blasted off at midnight.
6. went on – The meeting went on the whole evening.
7. cheered along – The cricketers were cheered along by the audience.
8. on board – There were 600 passengers on board.
9. carry on – She was convinced to carry on her career in singing.

C. 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 ________

Answer:

l. identified – unidentified
2. controlled – uncontrolled
3. attended – unattended
4. successful – unsuccessful
5. important – unimportant
6. educated – uneducated
7. interesting – uninteresting
8. qualified – unqualified
9. trained – untrained
10. answerable – unanswerable

Writing

A. Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do?
Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do. Then say (in another paragraph) how you think you can make your dream come true.

Answer – My dream is to become a scientist and invent something useful for the society and generations to come.
I think I can make my dream come true by studying strategically. I will have to make and follow a proper time table for the same.

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

Answer – 

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English (Honeysuckle)

• Chapter 1 : Who Did Patrick’s Homework?
• Chapter 2 : How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!
• Chapter 3 : Taro’s Reward
• Chapter 5 : A Different Kind of School
• Chapter 6 : Who I Am
• Chapter 7 : Fair Play
• Chapter 8 : Fire: A Game of Chance
• Chapter 9 : Desert Animals
• Chapter 10 : The Banyan Tree