Space Travel

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.

Just a hundred years ago, people dreamed of having wings like birds to fly high in the sky. That dream came true when the Wright brothers built the first aeroplane that could fly. Now, people can travel much faster and higher than birds. Not only do we travel from one country to another, but we have also invented spacecraft that can travel from one planet to another planet. Humans have set foot on the moon, and are even exploring Mars! Advancements in space travel technology have enabled scientists and astronauts to explore distant planets and moons. Who knows, maybe one day we'll be able to spend a vacation on a planet in a different galaxy, several thousand light-years away!

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7

i. The first aero plane was invented by____.

(a) two brothers  (b) two children (c) two scientists (d) two philosophers

ii, Human beings had a long-cherished dream to ____ like a bird.

(a) wings (b) fly (c) more (d) struggle

iii. ____ are used to move away the planets.

(a) Wings (b) Aero planes (c) Aircraft (d) Spacecraft

iv. Landing on the moon is ____ event now.

(a) the latest (b) a new (c) an old (d) a dream

v. People ____ in the moon one day.

(a) lived (b) live (c) will live (d) would live

vi. What does the word 'travel' mean?

(a) making jokes (b) dream (c) making journey (d) creating plan

vii. The word 'dream' refers to ____.

(a) ambition (b) truth (c) situation (d) fear

Extra Questions:

viii. The word 'spacecraft' means____. 

(a) spaceship (b) torment (c) planet (d) position

ix. The word 'begin' means____. 

(a) conclude (b) exclude (c) start (d) finalize

x. The word 'old’ means____. 

(a) latest (b) recent (c) hot (d) ancient

2. Answer the following questions.  2×5=10

(a) What did people dream of a hundred years ago? 

(b) Who built the first aeroplane? 

(c) What was special about the aeroplane built by the Wright brothers? 

(d) How do people now travel compared to birds? 

(e) What have humans invented besides aeroplanes?

Extra Questions:

(f) Which planet have humans already set foot on? 

(g) Which planet are humans exploring now? 

(h) What has space travel technology enabled scientists and astronauts to do? 

(i) What do scientists explore on distant planets and moons?

(j) What might humans be able to do in the future according to the passage?