The conquest of the upper atmosphere and outer space would not have been possible without the
endeavours made by adventurous balloonist. It took great courage for the first man to step into a tiny
basket and rise high into the air.
On 5 June 1783 the French paper makers Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne
Montgolfier, built a large fire over which they placed a massive balloon of linen and paper. As soon as
the air under the balloon got heated, it inflated and began to rise. The people who watched this
fascinating feat were completely awestruck.
On 9 September of the same year, the brothers launched yet another balloon. It was a• brightly
coloured one and the basket carred a duck, a rooster and a sheep. The balloon rose high into the air
and landed back safely but when the balloon hit the ground, the 'sheep fell upon the rooster and
broke one of its wings!
Encouraged by the success of these two trips, on 21 November, De Rozier and Marquis De Arlandes
became the first two humans ever to travel in air. Their 25-minute fight covered approximately 9
kilometres and attained an altitude of 3.000 feet, before landing on the outskirts of Paris.
One of the most daring and tragic flights was undertaken in 1927 by Captain Gray, an American filyer
and scientist. On 4 November, he went up into the atmosphere in an open gondola and a little later
the ground crew lost sight of him. As he travelled higher and higher, he kept noting down how his
body was reacting to the atmosphere. He wrote that he trembled at 10,000 feet and he was
compelled to use us oxygen mask .When he sailed 31,000 feet above the sea level, the temperature
dropped to minus 32 degrees centigrade. It was evident from his writings that his hands trembled and
the mind became foggy. As the balloon soared even higher, Gray began losing consciousness and
finally he pulled the valve cord before he breathed his last. The brave balloonist’s balloon bag and
gondola was found near Sparta. His barometer had last recorded a height of 44.000 feet.
Choose the correct option :- (Do not write questions. Write answers only)
1. The pioneers of hot air ballooning
a. Was British pilot. b. Was an American scientist.
c. Were French paper makers. d. Was French scientist.
2. The massive balloon was made up of
a. Linen and paper b. Georget and silk
c. Silk d. Wool
3. On 9 September 1783 who launched the another balloon
a. Joseph-Michael Montgolfier b. Jacques Etienne Montgolfier
c. Both a and b d. None of these
4. The first time when living things went up in a balloon was in
a. 5 June 1783 b. 21 November 1783
c. 9 September 1783 d. 4 November 1927
5. The first two humans ever to travel in air.
a. Dr. Rozier and Marquis b. Joseph-Michael Montgolfier
c. Jacques Etienne Montgolfier d. Captain Gray
6. The most daring and tragic flight was undertaken by
a. An American flyer b. French paper makers
c. An American pilot d. A British pilot
7. The balloon that took the first humans into the atmosphere went up to the height of
a. 31,000 feet. b. 44,000 feet. c. 3,000 feet. d. 10,000 feet.
8. At the height of 10,000 feet, Captain Gray
a. Lost consciousness b. Sensed the lack of oxygen
c. Was unable to write anymore. d. Was unable to fly high.
9. Which instrument is used to measure height
a. Scalen scale b. Thermometer c. Barometer d. Vernier Caliper
10. The word in the passage that means achieved is
a. Recorded b. Endeavour c. Attained
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On 5 June 1783 the French paper makers Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne
Montgolfier, built a large fire over which they placed a massive balloon of linen and paper. As soon as
the air under the balloon got heated, it inflated and began to rise. The people who watched this
fascinating feat were completely awestruck.
On 9 September of the same year, the brothers launched yet another balloon. It was a• brightly
coloured one and the basket carred a duck, a rooster and a sheep. The balloon rose high into the air
and landed back safely but when the balloon hit the ground, the 'sheep fell upon the rooster and
broke one of its wings!
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