• slow ➔ go / snow

• talk ➔ walk

• find ➔ kind

• hand ➔ land

• know ➔ go / snow

• wish ➔ fish

i) Where does the poet want to go?
Answer: The poet wants to go to a special colourful planet somewhere in the stars with flowers in the snow.

ii) Name the two planets that the poet does not wish to visit.
Answer: The poet does not wish to visit Venus and Mars.

iii) Name the planet where we live.
Answer: We live on planet Earth.

iv) Name the vehicle that astronauts use to travel to space.
Answer: Astronauts use a spaceship (or spacecraft/rocket) to travel to space.

v) Why do you think the poet wants to visit the special place?
Answer: The poet wants to visit that magical place because there fish have feathers, trees can walk, and flowers bloom in the snow.

vi) "If I could be an Astronaut" — What does 'I' refer to here?
Answer: 'I' refers to the poet (a child).

The poet would go to a planet—
a) full of fish and tree.
b) surrounded by stars.
c) in Venus and Mars.
d) with flowers in the snow.
Answer: d) with flowers in the snow.

i) What does Anu dream of?
Answer: Anu dreams of travelling to space in a spacecraft wearing a spacesuit.

ii) What does Anu do after landing on the moon?
Answer: After landing on the moon, she looks at the earth (which looks small) and takes some photographs.

iii) "I wish your dream comes true." Who says this line and to whom?
Answer: Anu's mother says this to Anu.

iv) "She wishes to travel to space one day." Who is 'she' referred to here?
Answer: 'She' referred to here is Anu.

i) She narrates her dream to her mother.

ii) She travels in a spacecraft wearing a spacesuit.

iii) She lands her spacecraft on the moon.

i) Anu's dream is to be an astronaut. ➔ Yes

ii) She travels by aeroplane. ➔ No (in a spacecraft)

iii) The earth looks small in size from moon. ➔ Yes

iv) She lands her spacecraft on earth. ➔ No (on the moon)

i) An astronaut is a person who— ➔ d) both (a) and (b) (travels to space & visits planets and stars)

ii) A spaceship is a vehicle that— ➔ c) travels in space carrying people.

An astronaut wears a special suit with these parts:

• Helmet (মূৰত পিন্ধা বিশেষ টুপী)
• Oxygen tank (উশাহ ল’বলৈ অক্সিজেনৰ চিলিণ্ডাৰ)
• Gloves (হাতমোজা)
• Suit (মহাকাশৰ বিশেষ পোছাক)
• Boots (বিশেষ বুট জোতা)

i) What is the name of the fair?
➔ Answer: The name of the fair is Science Fair.

ii) Who is organising the Science Fair?
➔ Answer: Milanpur ME School is organising the Science Fair.

iii) What is the entry fee for adults?
➔ Answer: The entry fee for adults is ₹10 per person (Free for children).

iv) What are the different activities of the fair?
➔ Answer: The activities are Photo gallery, Night sky observation, and Quiz.

• Aryabhata : An ancient Indian astronomer and great mathematician. He studied space, planets, and the solar system.

• Kalpana Chawla : An astronaut who was the first woman of Indian origin to travel into space.

• rapid + ly = rapidly

• special + ly = specially

• book + ed = booked

• cook + ed = cooked

i) My name is Anu. (My / I)

ii) I like to observe the sky. (Her / I)

iii) He is Raju. (He / I)

iv) Raju is my friend. (I / my)

v) He likes to read books. (He / I)

vi) We are friends. (We / You)

vii) Every Sunday we go to the library. (we / me)

• thank, three, teacher, thumb ➔ teacher (অন্যবোৰত 'th' ধ্বনি আছে)

• earth, birth, cloth, smart ➔ smart (অন্যবোৰত 'th' আছে)