11th English Unit 1 Online Test – Old Book

1. When did Neil Armstrong step on to the moon’s surface for the first time?

What did Kalpana Chawla dream of as a young girl?

What did Kalpna Chawla speak about often as her greatest ambition?

The first woman of Indian origin to go to Space- Kalpana Chawla was born on?

Kalpana Chawla graduated her Master of Science degree in Aerospace engineering from?

Who was an inspiration for Kalpana Chawla to take up her flying career?

As a first year student at Punjab University, what was the first paper presented by Kalpana Chawla?

Who was the first Indian to go to space?

In 1988 Kalpana Chawla started working for?

 Assertion:- Kalpana Chawla was selected by NASA out of 2962 applicants as astronaut

  Reason: – Her academic accomplishment, physical fitness, pilot experience made NASA to select her

 In 1996 Kalpana Chawla was assigned as mission specialist on STS-87 Columbia for how many days mission?

Who was the first Indian-American to fly in the US space shuttle?

 “The Ganges valley looked majestic, mind-boggling. Africa looked like a desert and the Nile a vein in it”- Who said these words observing Earth while flying in the space?

 When did the tragic event of explosion of space shuttle happen that led to eternal death of famous space woman-Kalpan Chawla?

 Whose words are these to the Indian Children- “…. the journey matters as much as the goal. Listen to the  sounds of nature … Take good care of our fragile planet”

Match the synonyms

1. Deter – Unbelievable
2. Rigorous – Prevent
3. Incessantly – Difficult
4. Incredible – Endlessly

 What did Neil Armstrong say on stepping onto the moon’s surface?

 Which was the first country to send live dog named Laika to space?

 What was the name of the satellite launched by Russia that carried a live dog called Laika-which was sent to space orbit?

 The first Indian Cosmonaut- Rakesh Sharma became ______ man into space.

The first manned space program by ISRO- India on 02April 1984, was launched in colloboration with of the following countries?

Statements:-

1. Skimming refers to quickly glance and identify the meaning of a text
2. Skimming is done at a speed three to four times faster than normal reading

 ________ are chunks of rock left over from the formation of solar system 4.5 billion years ago

Asteroids are kept at a safe distance from Earth in the Asteroid belt  between

Assertion:- The chances of catastrophic collision of  Asteroid on Earth is just one in 909,000

Reason:- As Asteroids are kept at a safe distance from Earth in the Asteroid belt between Mercury and Jupiter

 Identify the tense in the following sentence;

Sanjay had enrolled himself in the Karnal flying school

 “If man hadn’t stepped onto moon already, we will have been dreaming about stepping on to it”

Identify the tense in the above sentence

For habitual actions, proverbs and to indicate possessions, what kind of tense is used?

  Fill in the blanks using present perfect continuous tense

“Using the moon soil and rocks, man __________ several experiments for the past few years”

  Who was/ were the first to explore and reach the summit of Mt.Everest in 1953?

“Off to outer space tomorrow morning”   is a poem written by?

Fill in the blank with suitable word

Match the following

1. Gaol – Imprisonment
2. Solitary – Prison
3. Confinement – Far away
4. Afar – Alone

Why does Norman Nicholson feel that he is imprisoned in space?

Match the following

1. Setting off to outer space – Don’t care
2. Blow up your top – Explode in anger
3. Trans- galactic – Across galaxies
4. Will give a damn – Flying in space

State the reason for the poet to say “Calendars an clocks are useless in space”

The expression “winter under clock” means, that in space.

Speaker says, “Teacups circling around me like the planets around the sun”- why does it happen only in space and not on the earth?

Identify the  figures of speech used in the line “Teacups circling around me like the planets around the sun”

 Identify the  figures of speech used in the line 

“In solitary confinement as complete as any goal

I will be off to outer space tomorrow morning”

 “Tracking through your telescope my upward shooting star”- here the word shooting star refers to?

 “I will doze when I am sleepy and wake without a knock”- where would the speaker experience this?

What is the overall mood of the poem ““Off to outer space tomorrow morning”  

With what feeling is the astronaut flying out of earth?

 A part of space craft that is separated from the main is called______

Where is the speaker of the poem “Off to outer space tomorrow morning” going the next morning?

Why does the astronaut want the people around him to cross out his name in the telephone book?

What makes the poet tremble in the poem “Wonderful world”?

What made the poet think that man is God’s greatest creation?

 Which actions of wind are described in the poem?

 What is the attire of the earth?

 Why does the poet regard earth as a friend?

 The poem “Wonderful world” is in the form of

Who is the poet of “Wonderful world”?

  Match the antonym

1. Reluctant – Disrespect
2. Resisted – Eager
3. Awe – Accepted
4. Majestic – Unimpressive

 “Holiday” or “Homecoming” is a famous prose written by

 Phatik Chakravorti was _______ of the boys in his village

When Bishamber offered to take Phatik off to his town home Calcutta, what was Phatil’s reaction?

 How did Phatik feel when he arrived at his uncle’s house?

 What was Bishamber’s kind offer to Phatik’s mother?

 Who was the stranger arrived at Phatik’s house?

 Why did Phatik’s mother readily agreed to send Phatik along with her brother to Calcutta?

 Why did Phatik hesitate to go home after his ruffle with Makhan?

 Why was Phatik Chakravorti considered to be ringleader among the boys of village?

 What mischievous activity did Phatik and his friends decide to do?

What is the theme of the lesson “Holiday” by Rabindranath Tagore?

What kind of reception did Phatik receive in his uncle’s home?

 What is the kind of thing that Phatik longed for throughout his life?

What made Phatik go breathless and feel stuck in Calcutta?

Why did Phatik run out of his uncle’s house?

 What are the forms of negligence experienced by phatik at his youngage of adolescence?

 Phatik’s mother was ________ and partial in loving her two children. Fill up the suitable word

In what condition Phatik was brought back to home?

1. What was the one thing Phatik kept on asking his uncle in Calcutta?

Match the synonym

1. Delirium – Illusion
2. Vanity – Excessive pride
3. Log – Piece of wood
4. Conspicuous – Clearly visible