1. Which of these wiped out the difference between ground and sky except for the glitter of stars?

ANSWER(iii) Darkness

2. What did Toby’s squeak mean?

ANSWER(ii) Yes

3. In the lesson, who said, “I don’t trust you, you faker”?

ANSWER(iii) Alex

1. Why do you think Alex and anyone else always had to wash up after coming in from outside?

ANSWERThey had to wash after coming inside to remove the dust and dirt from the lunar surface and keep themselves clean.

2. Why was Alex so confident that the grown-ups thought the crater was dangerous but he was not worried about the possible dangers?

ANSWERAlex knew the crater very well. He knew where the rocks were and felt confident because Toby could locate both of them using radar.

3. How was it possible for Alex to handle the lunar gravity easily?

ANSWERAlex was born on the Moon. His body was adapted to lunar gravity, so he could move easily there compared with people born on Earth.

4. How do we know that Alex had been in the crater many times before?

ANSWERAlex knew the exact location of the rocks and could move around the crater confidently, even in darkness.

5. Who is Mrs Anderson referring to when she asks, “Did he arrive?”

ANSWERShe is referring to Alex, who was at the rocket station undergoing tests before coming home.

1. Alex couldn’t go wrong while ______ was around.

ANSWERToby

2. The Earth sank below the top of the ______ wall.

ANSWERcrater

3. Alex’s arms and legs were long and ______.

ANSWERagile

4. The outer side of the crater sloped ______.

ANSWERsouthward

5. Alex was out on the ______, as his mother had said.

ANSWERcrater

1. Toby worked according to the fed programme.

ANSWERT — Toby was a robot programmed to follow instructions.

2. Toby was the name of a live dog.

ANSWERF — Toby was a robotic dog, not a living animal.

3. Alex easily outraced Toby.

ANSWERF — Toby could run and jump faster than Alex.

4. Even without the glow, Toby could tell where he and Alex were by radar.

ANSWERT

5. Alex looked weaker and innocent with his space-suit on.

ANSWERF — The story says he looked thicker and stubbier in his space-suit.

Why do you think the dog was at the rocket station, going through the tests? What tests would these have been?

ANSWERThe dog was being tested to make sure it was healthy and fit for the journey to the Moon. The tests might have checked its health, strength and ability to tolerate the conditions during space travel. These are possible examples; the story does not list the exact tests.

1. Mr Suresh ______ (live) in Delhi for five years by October.

ANSWERMr Suresh will have been living in Delhi for five years by October.

2. He ______ (drive) his car for two hours by 4 o’clock.

ANSWERHe will have been driving his car for two hours by 4 o’clock.

3. Neha ______ (talk) over her mobile phone for 30 minutes by 3 o’clock.

ANSWERNeha will have been talking over her mobile phone for 30 minutes by 3 o’clock.

What is the Future Perfect Progressive Tense?

The Future Perfect Progressive Tense describes an action that will have been continuing for a period of time up to a particular point in the future.

Structure

Subject + will have been + verb-ing + time expression

Example

By 5 o’clock, I will have been studying for two hours.