Q1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The word ‘planet’ is derived from a Greek word that means ‘wander’. Planets move while stars are fixed in their
background. So, it is proper to call a planet a wanderer. Ancient civilization regarded the Sun and Moon as planets.
This was so because they too appear to be in motion. Thus, there are seven planets according to ancient times-
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun and Moon. The traditional concept of the seven-day week is derived from
these seven planets. Each day is named after one of these planetary Gods.
The ancients thought that the solar system was complete. Comets were simply occasional visitors. So when,
Uranus was discovered in the late eighteenth century, it was assumed to be a comet. William Herschal, a German
musical artist whose hobby was astronomy, went to England for a job.
Questions:
a) What does planet mean in the Greek language?
b) How did ancient civilization regard the Sun and the Moon? Why was this so?
c) How many planets are there according to ancient times? Name them.
d) i) One who moves from one to another is called…
ii) Write the superlative degree of word “late”.
Answers
Explanation:
Q1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The word ‘planet’ is derived from a Greek word that means ‘wander’. Planets move while stars are fixed in their
background. So, it is proper to call a planet a wanderer. Ancient civilization regarded the Sun and Moon as planets.
This was so because they too appear to be in motion. Thus, there are seven planets according to ancient times-
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun and Moon. The traditional concept of the seven-day week is derived from
these seven planets. Each day is named after one of these planetary Gods.
The ancients thought that the solar system was complete. Comets were simply occasional visitors. So when,
Uranus was discovered in the late eighteenth century, it was assumed to be a comet. William Herschal, a German
musical artist whose hobby was astronomy, went to England for a job.
Questions:
a) What does planet mean in the Greek language?
b) How did ancient civilization regard the Sun and the Moon? Why was this so?
c) How many planets are there according to ancient times? Name them.
d) i) One who moves from one to another is called…
ii) Write the superlative degree of word “late”.