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An Indian – American Woman in Space : Kalpana Chawla Class 6 English Chapter 4 Question Answer
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian – American? (3)
Ans. Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana. She was born in India, but married an American and became a naturalised U.S. citizen. So she is called an Indian- American.
2. When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who did she marry? (2, 3)
Ans. Kalpana Chawla went to the U.S. for master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. There she married to the flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison.
3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut? (3)
Ans. Kalpana had already got a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering before she went to the U.S. She earned her PhD in aerospace engineering. In 1994 she was selected by NASA for training as an astronaut. People around her encouraged her to be an astronaut.
4. What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist? (6)
Ans. To be an astronaut one needs to know a lot about everything, from biology to astrophysics, aeronautical engineering to encyclopaedic knowledge.
5. Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space. (5)
Ans. Kalpana’s first mission in the space shuttle, Columbia, was nearly 16 days long. In this time period, she went around the earth 252 times. The crew included a Japanese and Ukranian astronaut.
6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible? (7)
Ans. In her message to college students of Chandigarh, from space, she said that the path from dreams to success always exists if one have the vision to find it and courage to get onto it.
Yes, I do agree.
B. Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.
1. Date and place of lift off: ————.
Ans. 16 January 2003, from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.
2. Number of astronauts on board: —————.
Ans. 7
3. Number of days it stayed in space: —————.
Ans. 16 days
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: ————.
Ans. 80
5. Date of return journey: —————.
Ans. 1 February 2003
6. Height at which it lost contact: ————.
Ans. An altitude of over 2,00,000 feet.