Download Chandrayaan – NCERT Class 3 English Chapter 12 PDF from the new NCERT Class 3 English book Santoor (2026-27). Read the chapter online or download the free PDF. Rani asks and asks (page 118). Rani lives in a village. She is very curious. She asks her family, her teachers and her friends many questions, like “Why is the sky blue?”
Chandrayaan PDF – Chapter 12 of Santoor
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| Chapter | Download | |
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| Chapter 12 PDF | Chandrayaan | View PDF |
| Full book | NCERT Class 3 English – Santoor | View Book |
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What Is in Chandrayaan? (Class 3 English Chapter 12)
- Rani asks and asks (page 118). Rani lives in a village. She is very curious. She asks her family, her teachers and her friends many questions, like “Why is the sky blue?”
- India is on the Moon (page 119). One morning her elder brother Pratik shouts, “Look Rani, India is on the Moon!” On the TV Rani sees machines standing on the Moon.
- They go to Vivaan’s house (pages 119–120). Pratik’s friend Vivaan has a mother, Nandini Aunty, who is a scientist. Their house is full of models and photographs of rockets.
- Nandini Aunty explains (pages 120–121). A rocket is used to reach the Moon. Chandra means Moon and Yaan means vehicle. India launched the Chandrayaan on 14 July 2023 and it landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023. Rani asks, “Can I go to the Moon, too?” Aunty smiles, “Maybe, one day.”
- The rest of the chapter. Let us think has parts A and B. Let us speak is about long journeys. Let us learn teaches a and an. Let us write has the blends sk, sw, sp, st and a piece about the Moon. Fun with Words gives the seven days of the week.
- Self Assessment (page 128). After this chapter the book prints a tick-box sheet. You tick what you can do — recite, read, write, tell stories and answer the exercises.
Quick revision – Chandrayaan
| Text | Type | Key idea |
|---|---|---|
| Chandrayaan | Story | Curious Rani learns from scientist Nandini Aunty how India’s Chandrayaan reached the Moon on 23 August 2023. |
Old NCERT vs New – Class 3 English
This chapter is from Santoor, the new NCERT Class 3 English book (NCF-SE 2023, used from 2024-25). It replaced the old book “Marigold”, so chapter numbers and names differ from older PDFs.
Solutions and All Chapters
Answers to the exercises and the full chapter list of Santoor:
Chandrayaan – Overview
| Class | Class 3 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Santoor – new NCERT book |
| Chapter | 12 of 12 – Chandrayaan |
| Book pages | 118 – 127 |
| Edition | NCERT Reprint 2026-27 |
| Session | 2026-27 |
| Free – read online or download |
Class 3 English Chapter 12 – FAQs
Where can I download Chandrayaan Class 3 PDF?
From the download table on this page – the chapter PDF is free, and the full book is linked too.
What is Class 3 English Chapter 12 about?
Rani asks and asks (page 118). Rani lives in a village. She is very curious. She asks her family, her teachers and her friends many questions, like “Why is the sky blue?”
Is Chandrayaan from the new NCERT Class 3 English book?
Yes. It is chapter 12 of santoor, the new NCERT Class 3 English book for 2026-27.
Is this the latest NCERT edition for 2026-27?
Yes – the PDF is NCERT’s latest edition for the 2026-27 session.
Where are the NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Chapter 12?
Open the NCERT Solutions link above for answers to the exercise questions.