NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 12 Chandrayaan – step-by-step answers to every exercise and in-text question of the chapter, as per the latest NCERT syllabus for 2027. Read them online or download the free question-answer PDF.
Chapter 12 of Santoor is the last chapter of the book and of Unit 4, The Sky. Chandrayaan is the story of Rani, a curious village girl who wants to know how India reached the Moon. This page also covers the book’s second Self Assessment sheet, printed on page 128, just after the chapter.
NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 12 Chandrayaan PDF
All the answers are on this page below. The PDF also explains every answer – why it is right and how to check it – so download it for revision.
| Chapter | Download | |
|---|---|---|
| Solutions PDF | Chandrayaan | View PDF |
Summary and word meanings
Chandrayaan (story)
Summary
- Rani is a curious girl who asks many questions.
- She hears Amma sing and asks how far the Moon is.
- Next morning Pratik shouts, “Look Rani, India is on the Moon!”
- Rani sees machines on the Moon on TV and feels confused.
- They visit Vivaan’s mother, Nandini Aunty, who is a scientist.
- Aunty says a rocket takes us to the Moon.
- Chandrayaan means Moon vehicle. It landed on 23 August 2023.
- Rani asks if she can go too. Aunty smiles, “Maybe, one day.”
सारांश (हिन्दी में)
- रानी एक जिज्ञासु लड़की है। वह सबसे बहुत सारे सवाल पूछती है। वह अम्मा से पूछती है कि चाँद कितनी दूर है।
- अगली सुबह बड़ा भाई प्रतीक चिल्लाता है, “देखो रानी, भारत चाँद पर है!” चाँद पर खड़ी मशीनों की तस्वीरें देखकर रानी उलझन में पड़ जाती है।
- दोनों विवान की माँ नंदिनी से मिलने जाते हैं, जो एक वैज्ञानिक हैं। वे बताती हैं कि चाँद तक रॉकेट से जाते हैं। ‘चंद्र’ का अर्थ चाँद और ‘यान’ का अर्थ वाहन है।
- चंद्रयान 23 अगस्त 2023 को चाँद पर उतरा। रानी पूछती है कि क्या वह भी चाँद पर जा सकती है। नंदिनी मुस्कुराकर कहती हैं, “शायद, किसी दिन।”
Word meanings
| Word | Meaning | हिंदी अर्थ | In the text |
|---|---|---|---|
| curious | wanting very much to know things | जिज्ञासु, जानने को उत्सुक | “She was very curious” |
| pointing | showing something with a finger | उँगली से इशारा करते हुए | “He was pointing to the TV” |
| excitement | a very happy, eager feeling | उत्साह, जोश | “shouting in excitement” |
| machines | things made of metal that do work | मशीनें, यंत्र | “photos of some machines on the Moon” |
| landing | coming down safely onto the ground | उतरना | “talking about the landing on the Moon” |
| confused | not able to understand something | उलझन में | “She was confused” |
| scientist | a person who studies how things work | वैज्ञानिक | “Aunt Nandini, is a scientist” |
| welcomed | greeted someone happily when they came | स्वागत किया | “Vivaan and his mother welcomed them” |
| models | small copies of big things | छोटे नमूने, मॉडल | “many models and photographs of rockets” |
| rockets | machines that fly very fast into space | रॉकेट, अंतरिक्ष यान | “photographs of rockets” |
| sharbat | a sweet, cold drink | शरबत | “offered sharbat to the children” |
| vehicle | something that carries people or things from place to place | वाहन, सवारी | “which vehicle is used to go to the Moon?” |
| immediately | at once, without waiting | तुरंत | “Pratik immediately said” |
| launched | sent up into the sky | छोड़ा, प्रक्षेपित किया | “India launched the Chandrayaan” |
| Chandrayaan | India’s Moon vehicle (Chandra = Moon, Yaan = vehicle) | चंद्रयान, चाँद पर जाने वाला यान | “What does Chandrayaan mean?” |
NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 12 Chandrayaan – Questions and Answers
All 39 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 118 – 127) are answered below, in the order of the book – in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises. Each answer is written the way you would write it in the exam.
Let us read — Pages 118–121Chandrayaan (story)
The story in short: Rani asked many questions. One morning Pratik shouted, “India is on the Moon!” They went to Nandini Aunty, a scientist. She said a rocket goes to the Moon. Chandrayaan landed there on 23 August 2023. Rani asked, “Can I go to the Moon, too?”
In-text Question — Page 119The question printed in the yellow box beside the picture.
This question is about you. Answer it in your own words.
New words — Page 122The seven new words the book lists at the end of the story.
curious · excitement · machines · confused · scientist · rockets · Chandrayaan
Here is what each word means, with the line it comes from.
| Word | What it means | In the story |
|---|---|---|
| curious | wanting very much to know | “She was very curious.” |
| excitement | a happy, jumpy feeling | “shouting in excitement” |
| machines | things that do work for us | “photos of some machines” |
| confused | not able to understand | “She was confused.” |
| scientist | a person who studies how things work | “Aunt Nandini, is a scientist” |
| rockets | tall vehicles that fly up | “photographs of rockets” |
| Chandrayaan | India’s Moon vehicle | “India launched the Chandrayaan” |
Let us think — Page 122A. Answer the following.
1. Rani was very curious. How do you know?
We know it because she asked many questions. She asked her family, teachers and friends, “Why is the sky blue?” and “Where does the Sun go at night?” She asked Amma, “How far is the Moon?” She kept thinking about the Moon till she fell asleep.
2. What did Pratik say in excitement?
Pratik said, “Look Rani, India is on the Moon!”
He pointed to the TV and shouted. The TV showed the landing on the Moon. He was excited because India had landed safely on the Moon for the first time.
3. Who was Nandini Aunty?
Nandini Aunty was Vivaan’s mother. She was a scientist.
Vivaan was Pratik’s friend. Her house had many models and photos of rockets. She gave the children sharbat and answered Rani’s questions about the Moon.
4. What do the words Chandra and Yaan mean?
Chandra means Moon. Yaan means vehicle.
So Chandrayaan means the Moon vehicle.
5. Complete the sentence:
Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on ________________.
Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023.
It was launched on 14 July 2023. It took about 40 days to reach the Moon.
Let us think — Page 122B. Think and say.
Imagine you are invited by the scientists to spend 10 days on the moon. Make a list of items that you would like to take with you.
| No. | Item | No. | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | ||
| 3. | 4. | ||
| 5. | 6. | ||
| 7. | 8. | ||
| 9. | 10. |
| No. | Item | No. | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | food packets | 2. | drinking water |
| 3. | a warm space suit | 4. | a helmet |
| 5. | a torch | 6. | a camera |
| 7. | soap and a towel | 8. | medicines |
| 9. | a story book | 10. | a small Indian flag |
Let us speak — Page 123Talk about long journeys.
Ask an elder at home about a long journey. Then tell the class.
This question is about you. Tell your own journey.
Let us learn — Pages 123–124A. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
A. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’.
1. _________ dog is barking at the postman.
A dog is barking at the postman.
Dog begins with the consonant sound d, so we use a. It starts the sentence, so we write a capital A.
My own sentence: A cat is sitting on the wall.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
A. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’.
2. My mother gives chapattis to _________ cow everyday.
My mother gives chapattis to a cow everyday.
Cow begins with the consonant sound k, so we use a.
My own sentence: I gave a banana to a monkey.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
A. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’.
3. In summers, _________ sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.
In summers, a sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.
Sparrow begins with the consonant sound s, so we use a. We use an only before a vowel sound.
My own sentence: A crow sits on our roof every morning.
Let us learn — Page 124B. Fill in the blanks using ‘an’.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
B. Fill in the blanks using ‘an’.
1. I saw _________ eagle yesterday.
I saw an eagle yesterday.
Eagle begins with the vowel sound e, so we use an.
My own sentence: I saw an ant on my book.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
B. Fill in the blanks using ‘an’.
2. Maya bought _________ umbrella for the monsoon.
Maya bought an umbrella for the monsoon.
Umbrella begins with the vowel sound u, so we use an.
My own sentence: My father opened an umbrella in the rain.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
B. Fill in the blanks using ‘an’.
3. _________ ice-cream man brings his cart in the evenings.
An ice-cream man brings his cart in the evenings.
Ice-cream begins with the vowel sound i, so we use an. It starts the sentence, so we write An.
Let us learn — Page 124C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1. _________ brown hen laid _________ egg.
A brown hen laid an egg.
- brown begins with the consonant sound b, so a.
- egg begins with the vowel sound e, so an.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
2. _________ eagle sat on _________ building.
An eagle sat on a building.
- eagle begins with the vowel sound e, so an.
- building begins with the sound b, so a.
My own sentence: An owl sat on a branch.
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.
A hanky for an elephant.
Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
3. Mary ate _________ apricot, _________ chikoo and _________ orange.
Mary ate an apricot, a chikoo and an orange.
- apricot — vowel sound a, so an.
- chikoo — consonant sound ch, so a.
- orange — vowel sound o, so an.
My own sentence: I ate an apple, a guava and an orange.
Let us write — Page 125A. Fill in the blanks by forming words using ‘sk’, ‘sw’, ‘sp’, and ‘st’.
1. There are swings in the park. (done for you)
2. The children throw _______ones in the river.
The children throw stones in the river. The word is stones.
skones, swones and spones are not words. Only st makes a real word.
My own sentence: I put small stones in a jar.
1. There are swings in the park. (done for you)
3. I need a _______oon and a bowl for soup.
I need a spoon and a bowl for soup. The word is spoon.
We eat soup with a spoon, so sp is right.
1. There are swings in the park. (done for you)
4. Have you heard the _______ory of the boy who cried wolf?
Have you heard the story of the boy who cried wolf? The word is story.
“The boy who cried wolf” is a famous story.
1. There are swings in the park. (done for you)
5. The blue _______irt matched with the pink shirt.
The blue skirt matched with the pink shirt. The word is skirt.
A skirt and a shirt are both clothes. Do not mix up skirt and shirt — only one letter is different.
My own sentence: My sister wore a red skirt to school.
Let us write — Page 125B. Describing the Moon.
Draw a picture of the Moon. With the help of your teacher, write a few lines about the Moon.
Fun with Words — Page 126A. Read these sentences aloud with your teacher.
There are seven days in a week.
Sunday is the first day of the week,
Monday is the second day of the week.
Tuesday is the third day of the week.
Wednesday is the fourth day of the week.
Thursday is the fifth day of the week.
Friday is the sixth day of the week.
Saturday is the seventh day of the week.
Read the seven lines aloud. The words first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh tell the place of each day in the week.
Fun with Words — Page 126B. Look at the words given below. Read them aloud. Find their position in a week using the text given above. One has been done for you.
Monday _______________
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday |
Monday — second.
Sunday is the first day. Monday comes just after Sunday, so it is the second day.
Tuesday _______________
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday |
Tuesday — third.
Count from Sunday: Sunday one, Monday two, Tuesday three. So Tuesday is the third day.
Wednesday _______________
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday |
Wednesday — fourth.
Wednesday sits right in the middle of the week. Three days come before it and three come after it.
Thursday _______________
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday |
Thursday — fifth.
Thursday comes just after Wednesday. Wednesday is fourth, so Thursday is fifth.
Friday _______________
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday |
Friday — sixth.
Only Saturday comes after Friday. So Friday is the sixth day of the week.
Saturday _______________
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday |
Saturday — seventh.
Saturday is the last day. There are seven days in a week, so Saturday is the seventh.
The full list:
| Day | Its position in the week |
|---|---|
| Sunday | first |
| Monday | second |
| Tuesday | third |
| Wednesday | fourth |
| Thursday | fifth |
| Friday | sixth |
| Saturday | seventh |
Let us do — Page 127A. Make a class chart about Chandrayaan-3.
This is a group task. Do it in four steps.
- Make small groups.
- Collect old newspapers and magazines. Cut out news and pictures of Chandrayaan-3.
- Paste them on a chart paper.
- Write a heading, like “India on the Moon”, and put the chart up in class.
Let us explore — Page 127A. A song or a story about the moon in your mother tongue.
Ask at home for a moon song or story. Learn it and share it in class.
Self Assessment — Page 128The book’s second Self Assessment sheet, printed just after Chapter 12. Tick the box against every line that is true for you.
1. I can recite the poems
– in a group.
– in pairs.
– by repeating after my teacher.
– by myself.
Tick (✓) every box that is true for you. Think of the poems The Big Laddoo and Night. You may tick more than one box.
2. I can read the stories
– by myself.
– with my classmates.
– with the help of my teacher.
Tick every way you can read the stories — Thank God!, Madhu’s Wish, Chanda Mama Counts the Stars and Chandrayaan. You may tick more than one box.
3. I can write
– by copying from the book or the board.
– as my teacher speaks.
– with the help of my classmates.
– by myself.
Tick every way you can write. You may tick more than one box.
by myself is the hardest, because there the words are your own.
4. I can tell the stories that I have read or listened
– by myself (without any help).
– with the help of the teacher.
– by using the book.
Telling a story means saying it in your own words. Tick every way you can do it.
5. I was able to do
– all the exercise questions.
– most of the exercise questions.
– a few exercise questions.
Look back at Chapters 7 to 12. Tick only one box — all, most or a few. These are three amounts, so only one can be true.
Chapter 12 of 12 – Santoor
- Previous: Chapter 11 Chanda Mama Counts the Stars
- All chapters: NCERT Solutions Class 3 English
Also for This Chapter
NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 12 Chandrayaan – Overview
| Class | Class 3 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Santoor |
| Chapter | 12 – Chandrayaan |
| Textbook pages | 118 – 127 |
| Questions solved | 39 |
| Session | 2027 |
| Format | Full answers on this page + PDF |
NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Chapter 12 – FAQs
Where can I download NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 12 Chandrayaan PDF?
Read every answer on this page, or download the free PDF from the table at the top.
Is this for the 2027 session?
Yes, it follows the latest NCERT Class 3 English book for 2027.
How many questions are solved in NCERT Class 3 English Chapter 12?
All 39 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 118 – 127) – the in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises.
How should I use these solutions?
Read the chapter in the NCERT book first, attempt the questions yourself, then check your answers here.