Class 9 English Unit 10 a message from another Planet Notes

A. Find the words from the story that are either Oposite or similiar to the words below.

a. dawn (opposite)

= twilight

b. shining (similiar)

= bright

c. took off (opposite)

= landed on

d. modern (similiar)

= advanced

e. descended (opposite)

= ascended 

f. great (similiar)

= important

B. Put the following events in the correct order.

a. They gave Suren a tiny computer.

b. The spaceship landed back on the bank of the Sunkoshi River.
c. A voice welcomed him, and asked him to sit on the couch.
d. Suren wondered whether he had been dreaming.

e. Suren had been fishing when he saw a bright object over the Sunkoshi River.
f. They wanted to send a message to the leader of Nepal and the world.
g. When Suren went closer to the vessel, he was pulled into it.

In correct order

(1) Suren had been fishing when he saw a object over the Sunkoshi River
bright.

(2) When Suren went closer to the vessel, he was pulled into it.
(3) A voice welcomed him, and asked him to sit on the Couch.
(4) They wanted to send a message to the Leader of Nepal and the world.
(5) They gave Suren a tiny computer.
(6) The Spaceship landed back on the bank of The Sunkoshi River.
(7) Suren wondered whether he had been dreaming.

C. Match the followings.

a. saucer = a small shallow round dish that a cup stands on

b. spaceship = a vehicle that travel in space, carrying people

c. vessel = a ship or large boat

d. flashing = short burst of bright light

e. coucb = a long comfortable seat

f. broadcast = to send out a programme on television or radio

g. appliance = a machine that is design to do a particular thing in the home

D. Answer the following questions.

a. What did Suren think about the bright object at first?
= At first Suren thought that the bright object might be a helicopter perhaps going to Diktel

b. Where had Suren seen a spaceship before?

= Suren had seen a spaceship in a film before.

c. How did Suren feel when he was drawn inside the vessel?
= When Suren was drawn inside the vessel he was frightened and jumped almost.

d. How had they known about Suren?

= They had known about Suren by using their long distance listening device.

e. How do they manage resources on their planet?

= They manage the resources on their planet by recycling them.

f. Why did Suren express his inability to deliver a message at first?
= Suren expressed his inability to deliver a message at first because he thought that he couldnot convince his people that he was in an alien spaceship.

g. What message did they want to pass on ? 

= They wanted to pass on message that all the used resources must be recycled to use them again and again.

h. Why did they give Suren a tiny computer?

= They gave Suren a tiny computer so that people on the earth could believe that he was visited by alien creatures from another planet.

i. Do you think people will believe Suren's story? Give your reasons.

= I think people will obviously believe Suren's story because he has a tiny computer given by aliens and the computer is a tiny one but is far more advanced than the computers on the earth.