Class 5 English Lesson 12 Activity Question Answer
পঞ্চম শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি পাঠ্যবইয়ের অধ্যায় ১২ “Beyond Barriers” একটি অনুপ্রেরণামূলক পাঠ। এই অধ্যায়ের Activity Question Answer অংশটি পরীক্ষার জন্য অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। এখানে প্রতিটি কার্যক্রমের প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর সহজ ভাষায় ব্যাখ্যাসহ উপস্থাপন করা হয়েছে, যাতে শিক্ষার্থীরা পাঠের মূল ভাব সহজে বুঝতে পারে এবং পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতি ভালোভাবে নিতে পারে।
1. Let’s find out and write down facts about Rakesh Sharma:
(a) Place of birth: Patiala, in the state of Punjab
(b) Year of birth: 1949
(c) Name of schools attended: St. George’s Grammar School
(d) Year of joining the National Defence Academy: July 1966
(e) Total time he spent in space: Seven days, Twenty-one hours and Forty minutes
2. Write T for true and F for false statements in the given boxes:
(a) The space shuttle was named Soyuz T-11.
A. True
Supporting Statement:
Rakesh Sharma travelled to space on Soyuz T-11 on 3rd April, 1984.
(b) Rakesh Sharma went into space in 1985.
B. False
Supporting Statement:
Rakesh Sharma went into space on 3rd April, 1984, not in 1985.
(c) Mrs. Indira Gandhi spoke to Rakesh Sharma.
A. True
Supporting Statement:
Mrs. Indira Gandhi spoke to Rakesh Sharma while he was in space.
(d) Barun got the book on India’s space travels from his mother.
B. False
Supporting Statement:
Barun’s mother gave him the book on India’s space travels.
(e) Osman and Barun were friends.
A. True
Supporting Statement:
Osman is mentioned as one of Barun’s friends along with Ravi and Pinky.
3. What do you want to be? Give reasons for your choice. Write five sentences. Begin like this:
Answer:
I want to be a Police Officer.
I want to help the needy people.
I want to serve my country.
Police duty is responsible and I want to be a responsible person.
I want to prevent crime and disorder.
4. Find answers from the text. Work in pairs:
(a) Where was Kalpana Chawla born?
(b) Where did Kalpana go in 1982?
(c) What was Kalpana called by her family?
(d) What was the name of the space shuttle that was lost?
(e) When did Kalpana die?
(f) What has been named after Kalpana?
5. Let’s read the words: Pinky, Ravi, Soyuz T-11 , Rakesh, Kalpana, Columbia, India, USA, Haryana, California, Barun , Osman.
All these words are names. Now, fill In the table. One is done for you.
| Name of person | Name of place | Name of things |
|---|---|---|
| Pinky | India | Soyuz T-11 |
| Ravi | USA | |
| Rakesh | Haryana | |
| Kalpana | California | |
| Barun | Columbia | |
| Osman |
6. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
The first Indian in space was Rakesh Sharma.
Kalpana took up the position of a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in Sunnyvale, California.
Kalpana’s story shows the value of hard work and sincerity that is remembered even when one is no more.
The Indian Prime Minister Kalpana talked to was Mr. Inderjit K. Gujral.
7. Look at the table given below:
| Achievement | Name |
|---|---|
| First Man in space | Yuri Gagarin |
| First Woman in space | Valentine Tereshkova |
| First Man to walk in space | Alexei Leonov |
| First Woman to walk in space | Svetlana Savitskaya |
| First Animal in space | Laika, the dog |
Write five sentences using the information.
Answer:
The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin.
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova.
The first man to walk in space was Alexei Leonov.
The first woman to walk in space was Svetlana Savitskaya.
The first animal in space was Laika, the dog.
8. Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous forms of the given Verbs in brackets:
Rina is studying (study) for her exams at the moment.
Where are you meeting (you meet) Ravi next week?
Pinky is coming (come) to my place tomorrow.
They are playing (play) football now.
The company are finishing (finish) their project this week.
She is eating (eat) oysters for lunch.
Rubina is not going (not go) to Kolkata next week.
I am working (work) on special report today.
We are not cooking (not cook) dinner this evening because we’re eating out.
Barun is walking (walk) to school right now.
9. Write six connected sentences about your experience of seeing the night sky. You may use the following points:
Time of seeing – place from where you looked – how the sky looked – other things that you saw – sounds of the night – your feelings.
Answer:
Last Sunday I went to my uncle’s house. It was night when I was looking at the sky from the floor and the sky looked very amazing. The other things that I noticed were that the stars were twinkling. The sound came from outside of the village when I was looking at the sky. I really felt very good to do this.
আমাদের লক্ষ্য সবসময় শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য সঠিক ও নির্ভুল তথ্য প্রদান করা। তবুও অনিচ্ছাকৃতভাবে কোনো ভুল হয়ে গেলে, আমরা চাই সেটি যেন দ্রুত সংশোধন করা হয়।
যদি উপরের পোস্টটিতে কোনো ভুল বা অসঙ্গতি খুঁজে পান, অনুগ্রহ করে মন্তব্যে জানাবেন। আপনার সহযোগিতা আমাদের জন্য অমূল্য — কারণ আমরা চাই না কোনো শিক্ষার্থী ভুল শিখুক।
মনে রাখবেন: আপনার দেওয়া ছোট্ট একটি মন্তব্য অনেকের শেখার পথ সঠিক রাখতে সাহায্য করবে।
