If I Could Be an Astronaut
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Lesson 6: If I Could Be an Astronaut
Q: Look at the picture. Let’s talk about it:
Q: What do you see in the picture?
A: I see an astronaut standing on a planet or the moon, a rocket ship, and the Earth and stars in the sky.
Q: What is the man wearing?
A: He is wearing a spacesuit.
Q: Where is he standing?
A: He is standing on a planet (or the moon).
Q: What do you see in the sky?
A: I see the Earth, stars, and a rocket ship.
Q: Who is he?
A: He is an astronaut.
Q: Have you ever seen an astronaut?
A: (Sample answer) Yes, I have seen an astronaut in pictures and on television.
Q: Do you want to be an astronaut?
A: (Sample answer) Yes, I want to be an astronaut.
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Q: Let’s recite the poem:
A: (This is a recitation activity.)
If I could be an astronaut,
I would go to the moon.
I would go in a spaceship,
And I’d go very soon.
I would fly high up
In the sky,
And look down at the Earth,
As I flew by.
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1. a) Answer the following questions:
Q: i) Who is the speaker of the poem?
A: The speaker of the poem is a child.
Q: ii) Where does the speaker want to go?
A: The speaker wants to go to the moon.
Q: iii) How does the speaker want to go to the moon?
A: The speaker wants to go to the moon in a spaceship.
1. b) Let’s read the following words aloud:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
1. c) Find out the rhyming words from the poem for the following words:
Q: i) soon –
A: moon
Q: ii) high –
A: sky
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2. a) Look at the picture of the Solar System. Let’s read about the Solar System.
A: (This is a reading activity.)
2. b) Fill in the blanks:
Q: i) The ________ is at the centre of the solar system.
A: Sun
Q: ii) The ________ is the third planet in the solar system.
A: Earth
Q: iii) The ________ is the eighth planet in the solar system.
A: Neptune
Q: iv) ________ is the biggest planet in the solar system.
A: Jupiter
Q: v) ________ is the smallest planet in the solar system.
A: Mercury
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3. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
3. b) Match the pictures with the words by drawing lines.
A:
* Earth – (matches the picture of the planet Earth)
* Moon – (matches the picture of the moon)
* Star – (matches the picture of a star)
* Sun – (matches the picture of the sun)
* Spaceship – (matches the picture of the spaceship)
3. c) Write the names of the planets of the solar system in the given boxes.
A:
* Mercury
* Venus
* Earth
* Mars
* Jupiter
* Saturn
* Uranus
* Neptune
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4. a) Let’s read the passage:
A: (This is a reading activity about Kalpana Chawla.)
4. b) Fill in the blanks:
Q: i) ________ was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.
A: Kalpana Chawla
Q: ii) Kalpana Chawla was born in ________.
A: Karnal, Haryana
Q: iii) She went to space in the space shuttle ________.
A: Columbia
Q: iv) Her first mission was in ________.
A: 1997
Q: v) Her second mission was in ________.
A: 2003
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5. a) Read the following sentences:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
5. b) Read the sentences and write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
Q: i) The sun gives us heat and light.
A: Yes
Q: ii) The earth moves round the moon.
A: No
Q: iii) The moon gives us light at night.
A: Yes
Q: iv) There are nine planets in the solar system.
A: No (There are eight.)
Q: v) The stars twinkle at night.
A: Yes
5. c) Write the names of the planets that you find in the word maze.
A:
* MERCURY
* VENUS
* EARTH
* MARS
* JUPITER
* SATURN
* URANUS
* NEPTUNE
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6. a) Let’s read the sentences:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
6. b) Write the sentences in the correct order in your notebook to make a short paragraph on Neil Armstrong.
A:
* Neil Armstrong was an astronaut.
* He was the first man to walk on the moon.
* He went to the moon in a spaceship.
* The name of the spaceship was Apollo 11.
* He stepped on the moon on 20th July, 1969.
6. c) Handwriting:
A: (This is a handwriting practice activity.)
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7. a) Look at the picture of Rakesh Sharma. Let’s read about him.
A: (This is a reading activity.)
7. b) Answer the following questions:
Q: i) Who is Rakesh Sharma?
A: Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian citizen to go to space.
Q: ii) Where was he born?
A: He was born in Patiala, Punjab.
Q: iii) When did he go to space?
A: He went to space on 2nd April, 1984.
Q: iv) Who was the Prime Minister of India at that time?
A: Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India at that time.
Q: v) What did Rakesh Sharma reply when the Prime Minister asked him how India looked from space?
A: He replied, “Sare Jahan Se Achha”.
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8. Let’s read and enjoy the rhyme. (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Q: Now, read the poem ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ and draw a picture of a star.
A: (This is a recitation and drawing activity.)
9. Read the following words:
A: (This is a reading activity for ‘st’, ‘sp’, ‘sk’, ‘sm’ sounds.)
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10. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a reading activity about the Sun, Moon, and Earth.)
10. b) Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
Q: i) The sun is a star.
A: T
Q: ii) The moon has its own light.
A: F
Q: iii) The earth is a planet.
A: T
Q: iv) The sun moves round the earth.
A: F
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11. Read the word ‘astronaut’. Make new words using the letters in the word ‘astronaut’.
Q: astronaut
A: (Sample answers)
* son
* sat
* rat
* star
* not
* auto
* out
* ant
* run
* nuts
* tan
12. Read the word ‘spaceship’. Make new words using the letters in the word ‘spaceship’.
Q: spaceship
A: (Sample answers)
* ship
* space
* ace
* sea
* she
* he
* is
* his
* cap
* sip
* pea
* shape
* cheap
* cash
* pace
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13. a) Look at the pictures. Read the words.
A: (This is a reading activity for singular and plural words.)
13. b) Now, write the plural forms of the following words.
Q: i) star –
A: stars
Q: ii) planet –
A: planets
Q: iii) book –
A: books
Q: iv) rocket –
A: rockets
Q: v) tree –
A: trees
Q: vi) chair –
A: chairs
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14. a) Look at the picture of Laika. Let’s read about her.
A: (This is a reading activity.)
14. b) Answer the following questions:
Q: i) Who was Laika?
A: Laika was a dog.
Q: ii) Laika was the first animal to ________.
A: orbit the Earth.
Q: iii) Laika travelled into space in a spaceship named ________.
A: Sputnik 2.
Q: iv) Laika was sent to space in the year ________.
A: 1957.
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15. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
15. b) What do you want to be when you grow up? Draw a picture and write two sentences about it in your notebook.
A: (This is a personal drawing and writing activity. A sample answer is below.)
* (Drawing of a doctor)
* * I want to be a doctor when I grow up.
* * I want to help people who are sick.
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16. Let’s read the poem. (The Solar System)
A: (This is a recitation activity.)
17. Rearrange the jumbled letters to make meaningful words:
Q: i) NUS –
A: SUN
Q: ii) ONOM –
A: MOON
Q: iii) RAST –
A: STAR
Q: iv) HEAVEN –
A: HEAVEN
Q: v) THARE –
A: EARTH
Q: vi) SRAM –
A: MARS
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18. Let’s make a ‘Starry Sky’.
A: (This is a craft activity.)
19. a) Look at the picture. Let’s read.
A: (This is a reading activity.)
19. b) Answer the following questions.
Q: i) What are Ritu and Rahul doing?
A: Ritu and Rahul are looking at the sky.
Q: ii) What do they see in the sky?
A: They see the moon and many stars.
Q: iii) Who are twinkling?
A: The stars are twinkling.
Q: iv) What is the shape of the moon?
A: The shape of the moon is round (full moon).
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20. a) Let’s read and write.
A: (This is a reading activity.)
20. b) Now, complete the following sentences using ‘will’.
Q: i) The speaker ________ go to the moon.
A: will
Q: ii) He ________ go in a spaceship.
A: will
Q: iii) He ________ fly high up in the sky.
A: will
Q: iv) I ________ write a poem tomorrow.
A: will
Q: v) We ________ play football in the afternoon.
A: will
20. c) Handwriting:
A: (This is a handwriting practice activity.)