Lesson 8 Goodbye to the Moon by Monica Hughes

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Class 6 English Lesson 8 Goodbye to the Moon by Monica Hughes,

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Monica Hughes

PART 1

ACTIVITY 1

1. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes :

1. Kepler’s home, the Moon, appeared very small from the view room. [6]

2. Kepler Masterman was born on the Moon. [1]

3. He was making his first-ever journey to the earth with his father. [4]

4. He had heard about planet Earth from his mother. [2]

5. The governor was surrounded by reporters at the centre of the space station. [5]

6. Kepler’s father was the governor of the Moon. [3]

ACTIVITY 2

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box. There is one extra word.

Kepler had seen the  photographs of the Earth. He was making an expedition to the Earth for the first time. Kepler felt restless as he had to wait for the journey to begin. The Moon appeared very small when he looked out into space.

Help Box : expedition, appeared, restless, photographs, crept

ACTIVITY 3

3. Answer the following question :

Why did the moon appear small to Kepler from the space station?

The moon appeared small to Kepler from the space station because they were far away from the moon and near the Earth.

PART 2

ACTIVITY 4

4. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:

a. The Earth ferry was three times as big as the Moon ferries [T]

S.S. - "It was three times as big as our Moon-ferries.”

b. There is hardly any water on the earth [F]

S.S. - “A world that was seven-tenths water.”

c. On Moon, oxygen is more easily available than water [T]

S.S. - “On Moon, water was harder to get than oxygen.”

d. Kepler weighed six times more than his usual weight [T]

S.S.- “I realised I weighed six times my normal weight.”

ACTIVITY 5

5. Answer the following questions in complete sentences :

a. Whose excited voices did Kepler hear?

Ans - Kepler heard the excited voices of people who came from Earth and were going on the Moon Safari.

b. Why was water precious on Moon?

Ans - On the Moon, water was precious because it was harder to get than oxygen. People had to pay for every ounce of water there.

c. Why was Kepler feeling unwell?

Ans - Kepler was feeling unwell because of the difference in weight. On Earth, he weighed six times his normal weight.

d. What led his father to help Kepler as they landed?

Ans - Kepler was struggling with his safety straps. So, his father leaned over to help him.

PART 3

ACTIVITY 6

6. Fill in the following chart with information from the text :

ACTIVITY 7

7. Answer the following questions in complete sentences :

a. Who were waiting for the Governor of the Moon ?

Ans - The Press and TV reporters were waiting for the Governor of the Moon.

b. How, according to Kepler’s father, could the difference between Earth and Moon people be resolved ?

According to Kepler’s father, the differences between Earth and Moon can be resolved in a friendly manner with a clear understanding of each other’s problems.

c. How is Kepler’s father attached to the Moon ?

Though all his cultural ties are with Earth, Kepler’s father’s present and future are associated with the Moon. It is the Moon where his son was born and his wife was buried and his work is also on the Moon. So he considers Moon to be his home.

d. Why did Kepler feel that earth would certainly be fun ?

Kepler thought that Earth would certainly be fun because for the first time he walked without a space-suit. Also there was an abundance of water and oxygen on Earth.

ACTIVITY 8 (a)

8.(a). Read the following sentences :

i. What a lovely sight ! 

ii. Shut the door. 

iii. May God bless you. 

iv. Do not run in the sun.

v. How stormy the night is !

vi. May she live long.

Now fill in the following table correctly :

ACTIVITY 8 (b)

8.(b). Write what kinds of sentences the following are :

i. How beautiful is the scene! -Exclamatory Sentence

ii. May God have mercy. -Optative Sentence

iii. Obey your teachers. -Imperative Sentence

iv. Have a safe journey. -Optative Sentence

v. Please give me a glass of water. -Imperative Sentence

vi. Alas ! We have lost the match. -Exclamatory Sentence

ACTIVITY 8 (c)

8.(c). Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :

i. He ran into the room.

ii. The bird flew above her head.

iii. I am walking to / towards the station.

iv. The cow is in the field.

ACTIVITY 9 (a)

9.(a). Fill in the blanks by correctly choosing words from the Help Box:

i. The teacher realized my problem.

ii. It was a magnificent sight.

iii. Empty  vessels make most noise.

iv. The house looked familiar to me.

Help Box: familiar, empty, magnificent, realized

9.(b). Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words :

restless : The old man felt restless during his fever.

excited : We are all excited for the trip. / They are all excited to hear the good news.

precious : Ruby is a precious stone. / We know how precious the marksheet is.

friendly : He smiles in a friendly manner. / We played a friendly match yesterday.

10.(a). Suppose you have met a visitor from another planet. Write a paragraph in about sixty words on your experience. Use the following hints :

place and time of meeting the visitor-what he looked like-what he said-how he was different from you-your feelings. 

Last night I met a visitor from another planet at the park. He looked like a giant blue fish with one eye, two wings and four arms. He said that he came to Earth to learn about our culture and history. He was very different from me in many ways, such as his appearance, his voice, and abilities. He could fly, read minds, and change colours. He had a special power of invisibility. I felt amazed and curious about him. We had a friendly chat and exchanged some gifts. It was an unforgettable experience. 

10.(b). Write a story in about sixty words using the following hints :

a sailor and his friends - landed on an island-started cooking-island shook-the island actually a huge sea - creature in reality - sailor and his friends fled to the ship

Once there lived a sailor in a village. He used to travel here and there through the ocean. One day he decided to have a picnic with his friends. So they started their journey to a new location. After two days, they saw an island totally without trees. They anchored their ship and landed on the island. They lit a fire and started cooking. Suddenly the island shook and they understood that it was not an island, it was a giant creature. They got frightened and fled from there immediately.