JSC Unseen📖Class VIII

JSC Unseen: The Moon

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Read the following text carefully and answer questions 4 and 5.

The moon is the earth’s nearest neighbour. When the moon is full, it looks very attractive. So, man has always dreamt of setting foot on it. The dream came true on July 20, 1969. Three American astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins, set out for the moon in a spaceship. They travelled at a great speed. Just 76 hours later they were orbiting the moon. After a while two of the astronauts, Armstrong and Aldrin, left their spaceship in a lunar landing craft and prepared to land on the moon. Armstrong was the first to climb out and set down. As his left foot touched the rough surface of the moon, he said, “That’s a small step for a man, one great leap for mankind.”

Just after twenty minutes Aldrin followed Armstrong and stepped on the moon. Both astronauts explored the area surrounding the landing craft. Then they took pictures, set up scientific equipment and collected sixty pounds of rocks and moon soil. They also set up a television camera on the moon so that the whole world could watch.

While they were busy with these activities. Michael Collins was in the main ship moving around the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon. then they boarded the landing craft and lifted off. They returned safely to the spaceship.

 

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4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage

Who/ What Activities Where/Time
The spaceship set out (i)————
(ii) —————- followed Armstrong just after 20 minutes
Both of them (iii) ———– on 20 July 1969
(iv)—————- was staying in the main ship Other two were busy with work
Neil Amstrong and Edwin Aldrin spent (v) ———-

5. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give

answers for the false statements :

a) Edwin Aldrin was the first man who touched the rough surface of the moon.

b) Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon.

c) Michael Collins is the citizen of UK.

d) The moon is very close to the earth.

e) They set up television station on the moon.

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