English Medium कक्षा १० - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above :

Peggy Whitson has been described as a ‘walking laboratory’ because …………………….

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above :

Peggy feels that returning to earth is not a pleasant experience as ……………………

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above :

Pam Melroy and her crew members were applauded when ……………………

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above :

The historic moment during Pam Melroy’s space flight was …………………

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above :

According to Melroy the space station is important because ……………………

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above : 

‘Being a rookie’ means …………………….

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above :

Sunita Williams donated her hair because …………………….

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above : 

Sunita Williams broke the record of …………………….

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above : 

Barbara had to wait for her turn to go into space because …………………….

Complete the following sentence with information given in the passage above : 

Morgan’s work on the space shuttle was to …………………….

In your groups find out about the famous Indian astronauts and their achievements. Is there any woman astronaut in India ? Report your findings to the rest of the class.

You are very impressed by the achievements of the women astronauts and decide to give a speech on how Indian girls should also make a mark in this field. Write the speech. The following points may help you make your speech interesting :

– Start with a suitable salutation (Good Morning )
– Think of an impressive introduction (a quote/a humorous story/questions, etc.)
– List out the points that appealed to you in the article
– List out the reasons why there are hardly any women in the Indian space programmes
– Think of ways in which this can be changed
– Think of an interesting conclusion

Have you read novels or short stories about life on other planets ? What is this type of writing called ?

1. What does the letter suggest about its writer ?
2. What do you think may happen between the writ·er and Pen Pal ?

Now find out what happens, in this exciting Science Fiction story. The letter to Pen Pal continues…

What would a non-hydrocarbon form of life look like ?

Now find out what happens, in this exciting Science Fiction story. The letter to Pen Pal continues…

Why cannot Skander hold ordinary paper {from Earth) ?

Now find out what happens, in this exciting Science Fiction story. The letter to Pen Pal continues…

Why do you think Skander is in prison ? 

Using the words given above rewrite PART I of the poem in your own words. The first stanza has been done as an example:

It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?
An old sailor stopped one of the three people passing by, who asked: "Old man, with your long grey beard and glittering eye, why are you stopping me?"

Answer the following by choosing the right option from those given below:

The Ancient Mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests because…………

Answer the following by choosing the right option from those given below:

The wedding guest remarked that he was 'next of kin' It meant that ……..