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Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight
Extract Based Questions (4 marks each)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Question 1.
With a loud scream he fell outwards and downward into space. Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute. The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. The wind rushed against his breast feathers, then under his stomach and against his wings. (1×4=4)
(a) How did the young seagull learn to fly ?
(b) How long did the young seagull’s fear last ?
(c) Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘terrible’.
(d) Who fell outwards and downward into space ?
Answer:
(a) The young seagull tried to dive at the fish and fell outwards and downwards into the space. His wings spread and the wind helped him in flying.
(b) The young seagull’s fear lasted for a short while—just after a minute the seagull’s mother wanted him to follow her.
(c) ‘Monstrous’ means the same as ‘terrible’.
(d) The young seagull.
Question 2.
He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing he closed one eye, then the other and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. (1×4=4)
(a) Who is ‘they’ in the above lines ?
(b) What was the seagull afraid of ?
(c) Trace a word from the passage which means ‘the edge of land before a steep slope’.
(d) What did the seagull pretended.
Answer:
(a) ‘They’ refer to the seagull’s parents.
(b) The seagull was afraid of flying.
(c) ‘Brink’ means the ‘edge of land before a steep slope’.
(d) The young seagull pretended be falling asleep.
Question 3.
They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog-fish. He had made his first flight. (1×4=4)
(a) What was the ‘green flooring’ on which his brothers and sister had landed ?
(b) How was the young seagull’s first experience of the sea ?
(c) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘summoning or luring by silent signal ?
(d) Why was the seagull exhausted ?
Answer:
(a) The green flooring on which the young seagull’s brothers and sisters had landed was the sea.
(b) He thought the sea was hard like land. He tried to stand on it but his legs sunk into it.
(c) The word ‘beckoning’ means the same as ‘summoning or luring by silent signal.
(d) Due to the strange exercise.
Question 4.
He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no further. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog fish. (1×4=4)
(a) Why could ‘he’ not rise ?
(b) Why was his family praising him ?
(c) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as ‘tired out’.
(d) What was his family offering him ?
Answer:
(a) He couldn’t rise as he was tired and weak with hunger.
(b) His family was praising him because he had made a successful flight and conquered his fear.
(c) ‘Exhausted’ means the same as ‘tired out’.
(d) Scraps of dogfish
Question 5.
He waited a moment in surprise, wondering why she did not come nearer and then maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. (1×4=4)
(a) Who waited in surprise for whom ?
(b) What did he think she would offer to him ?
(c) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘cry as of fear’ ?
(d) Who is referred as ‘He’ in the passage ?
Answer:
(a) The young seagull waited in surprise for his mother.
(b) He thought that she would offer him a fish to eat.
(c) ‘Scream’ means the same as ‘cry as of fear’.
(d) The young seagull.
Question 6.
His father and mother had come around calling to him shrilly, upbraiding him, threatening to let him starve on his ledge unless he flew away. But for the life of him. he could not move. That was twenty four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him, The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. (1×4=4)
(a) Why were his parents reproaching him ?
(b) Why could the young seagull not move from the ledge ?
(c) Find a word from the extract that means ‘to eat’.
(d) What did the parents do in pride ?
Answer:
(a) His parents were reproaching him because he was not ready to fly.
(b) The seagull could not move from the ledge because he was afraid of losing his life.
(c) ‘Devour’ means to eat.
(d) They were raising a proud cackle.
Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words & 2 marks each)
Question 1.
What happened when the young seagull dived at the fish picked up by his mother ? [Board Term-1 2016-17 Set-W1W2XLL]
Answer:
When the young sea gull dived at the fish, he fell outwards and downwards with a scream. His monstrous terror siezed him and his heart stood still. Soon his wings spread outwards and he could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air.
Question 2.
How did the seagull feel when his belly touched the green sea ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 036 / Board Term I, 2011; Set-520010]
Answer:
When the seagull’s belly touched the green sea, he was scared that he would sink. He tried to fly but could not. He was exhausted and weak due to hunger.
Question 3.
Why was the young seagull afraid ? [Board Term I, 2011; Set-520016] [NCERT]
Answer:
The seagull was afraid as he was unable to fly. He felt that his legs were not strong enough.
Question 4.
What did the young seagull do to attract his mother’s attention ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 043 / Board Term I, 2011; Set-520017]
Answer:
In order to attract his mother’s attention, the young seagull stood on one leg and pretended to be falling asleep on the brink of the ledge.
Question 5.
The young seagull was afraid of flying. Why ? [Board Term I, 2011; Set-520019] [NCERT]
Answer:
The young seagull was afraid of flying as it was a steep fall to the sea, the sea expanse was vast and he thought that his wings would not support him.
Long Answer Type Questions (100-120 words & 8 marks each)
Question 1.
A young seagull is too afraid to fly. His father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly. Don’t you think that such type of strategy is followed by almost all parents to make their children learn ? Substantiate your answer with examples. (80-100 words).
Answer:
The young seagull is scared to fly. He is afraid of the vast exposure of the sea beneath him. His parents cajole him to fly but he is too scared to fly. At the same time, he is desperate with hunger. He expects his parents to feed him. But he is left alone without food. They threaten him that he’ll die of hunger if he doesn’t fly. Then the mother tempts him with a fish within his reach, but not closer to him. He ultimately falls to temptation and dives into the sea and finally succeeds. All the parents should follow such type of strategy to make their children learn. They should not pamper their children by spoon feeding. They should make them independent. Parents strictness in making a child learn a skill shouldn’t be taken as a threat. It is in favour of child as without threat, the seagull won’t have learnt to fly; he would be starved to death.
Question 2.
What role was played by the family of the seagull to train him in the art of flying ?
Answer:
To train the young seagull in the art of flying, the entire family helped out. His sister and brothers encouraged him to muster up courage and try to fly. The parents called out in a shrill voice, along with cajoling and scolding him in turn. Then they threatened to let him starve. When all this proved unsuccessful, his mother tempted him by flying close to his ledge with a piece of fish in its mouth. Maddened by hunger, he dived forward to get that piece and fell into space. To save himself he spread his wings and found that he was able to fly. Thus, the entire family helped him in learning the art of flying.
Question 3.
Imagine you are the seagull’s mother. You wanted him to fly and your plan worked. Write a page in your diary to describe how he ventured into his flight.
Answer:
Monday : 25th June, 20xx 10:30 p.m.
Dear Diary
Today I am feeling very happy. Finally, all my children are able to fly. Coaxing the youngest one was a real ordeal. He just refused to get off the ledge. We tried every method but failed. After nearly 24 hours, I could see that he was feeling really hungry, so I decided to play-trick with him. I took a piece of fish in my mouth and flew close to the ledge. Maddened by hunger, he stepped forward to get the fish, lost his balance and fell outwards. Instinctively, he spread his wings and found that he could fly. It was the proud moment of my life. I shall never forget it.
Good night Diary.
Question 4.
Do you think hunger was a good motivation for the young seagull in his first flight ?
Answer:
Yes, in this case, hunger was a great motivation for the young seagull. He was coward, full of fear. All the efforts of his parents had failed to coax him into flight. For 24 hours, no one went near him and he was almost faint with hunger. Finally, the mother flew near him with a scrap of food in her beak. Unable to resist, he plunged into the air to catch it and fell out. To save himself, he opened his wings, wind rushed to them and he found that he could fly.
Value Based Question
Question 1.
All parental acts are for the betterment of the children. Justify this statement by taking points from the lesson, ‘The First Flight”.
Answer:
The young seagull’s family tried every possible method to encourage him to fly. They cajoled him and even scolded him but to no avail. Finally, they decided to leave him hungry on the ledge for some time. Finally, his mother took a bold but seemingly cruel step. She flew close to the ledge with a scrap of fish in her beak. That made the young seagull fall from the ledge while trying to get the fish. In fright, he opened his wings and then found that he was able to fly. Thus, the purpose was served.
(B) Black Aeroplane
The author says that he was flying an aeroplane at 1 o’clock at night. The moon was coming up in the east behind him. Stars were shining in the clear sky above him. He was flying his old Dakota aeroplane over France, back to England. He was dreaming of his holiday. He was looking fprward to being with his family.
He decided to call Paris control. He then radioed to it. He told it that he was on his way to England. Paris control duly acknowledged. It advised him to turn twelve degrees west.
He duly turned to that direction. Everything was going well. Paris was about 150 kilometres behind him. Then he saw the storm clouds. They looked like black mountains in front of him. He knew he could not fly up and over them.
He decided to go back to Paris. But he also wanted to get home. So, he took the risk and flew into the storm. He could see nothing outside his aeroplane. Everything was black. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. He looked at the compass. It was gone. He tried to contact Paris control. He was lost in the storm.
Then in the black clouds he saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings. He could see it flying next to him in the storm. He was glad to see another person. He was signaling to follow him. The author thought he was trying to help him. So, he followed him. He flew for half an hour. He had fuel to last for five or ten minutes. He began to feel frightened. Then he started to go down.
Suddenly he was on the runway. He looked for his friend in the black aeroplane. He wanted to thank him. But the sky was empty. He went into the control tower. He asked a woman where he was. She looked at him strangely and then she laughed. She told that there was no other aeroplane except his.
The author was wonderstruck. He wondered who had helped him to arrive there. He was without a compass or a radio and without any more fuel in his tanks, who was the pilot on the strange black aeroplane, flying in the storm without lights.
Extract Based Questions (4 marks each)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
Question 1.
The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch; one thirty in the morning T should call Paris Control soon,’ I thought. (1×4=4)
(a) What made the pilot happy?
(b) Which words indicate that the weather was fine ?
(c) What was the purpose behind calling Paris Control ?
(d) Which words means the same as ‘aircraft’ ?
Answer:
(a) The thought of coming holiday and meeting with his family.
(b) Rising moon, cloudless sky.
(c) To know where his aeroplane was and direction of the route.
(d) Dakota aeroplane.
Question 2.
Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked at the compass. I could not believe my eyes : the compass was turning round and round. It was dead. It would not work. (1×4=4)
(a) Why could the writer not see anything outside the aeroplane ?
(b) Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air ?
(c) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as turned and curved in different direction.
(d) Why could the writer not believe his eyes.
Answer:
(a) The writer could not see anything outside the aeroplane because it was dark outside due to dark clouds.
(b) The aeroplane was twisting in the air as it was a stormy night.
(c) ‘Twisted’ means ‘turned and curved in different directions’.
(d) Because the compass was turning round and round.
Question 3.
Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I saw another airplane. It had no lights on its wings, but I could see it flying next to me through the storm. I could see the pilot’s face-turned towards me. It was very glad to see another person. He lifted one hand and waved.
“Follow me, “he was saying, “Follow me.”
“He knows that I am lost,” I thought, “He’s trying to help me.” (1×4=4)
(a) What did he see in the black clouds ?
(b) What was strange about the second plane ?
(c) Pick out the word from the passage which is opposite of ‘farther’.
(d) What did the writer do ?
Answer:
(a) He saw another airplane (aeroplane) in the black clouds.
(b) The second plane had no lights on its wings but surprisingly, the narrator was able to see the face of the pilot.
(c) near.
(d) The writer lifted one hand and waved.
Question 4.
There was no answer. The radio was dead too. I had no radio, no compass, and I could not see where I was. I was lost in the storm. Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings, but I could see it flying next to me through the storm. I could see the pilot’s face – turned towards me. I was very glad to see another person. He lifted one hand and waved.(1×4=4)
(a) Whom do ‘I’ and ‘He’ refer to ?
(b) What problem did T face in the storm ?
(c) Which word in the passage means ‘an instrument to find direction’ ?
(d) Why was the writer glad ?
Answer:
(a) ‘I’ refers to the narrator and ‘He’ refers to the person flying in plane next to the narrator’s.
(b) The narrator had no radio, no compass and he could not see where he was. He was lost in the storm.
(c) ‘Compass’ means ‘an instrument to find direction’.
(d) The writer was glad to see another person.
Question 5.
They look like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky. I knew I could not fly up and cover them, and I did not have enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south. (1×4=4)
(a) What are ‘they’ here ?
(b) Explain the figure of speech used in the above extract ?
(c) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘sufficient’ ?
(d) Did the writer have enough full ?
Answer:
(a) ‘They’ are storm clouds.
(b) The figure of speech used here is simile. The storm clouds are compared to black mountains using ‘like’.
(c) ‘Enough’ means ‘sufficient’.
(d) No.
Question 6.
“I ought to go back to Paris,” I thought, but I wanted to get home. I wanted that breakfast. I’ll take the risk’, I thought, and flew that Old Dekota straight into the storm. Inside the clouds everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked at the compass. I couldn’t believe my eyes : the compass was turning round and round. It was dead. It would not work! The other instruments were suddenly dead, too. (1×4=4)
(a) Why did the pilot think to go back to Paris ?
(b) What did the pilot decide ?
(c) What was unbelievable for the writer ?
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘not working’.
Answer:
(a) The pilot thought so because he was in the storm and every thing was black outside the aeroplane.
(b) The pilot decided to fly the aeroplane into the storm, inside the clouds.
(c) It was unbelievable for the writer that no instrument of the aeroplane was working.
(d) Dead.
Question 7.
“Suddenly I came out of the clouds and saw two long straight lines of lights in front of me. It was a runway An airport I was safe I turned to look for my friend in the blank aeroplane.” (1×4=4)
(a) Name the plane in which narrator was flying.
(b) Why was he amazed to see a runway ?
(c) Which word in the passage is the opposite of the word ‘unsafe’ ?
(d) Why did the narrator turn ?
Answer:
(a) The narrator was flying in the plane named Dakota.
(b) The narrator had given up hope of safe landing. Moreover, he was amazed that he was alive and had landed safely.
(c) The opposite of ‘unsafe’ is ‘safe’.
(d) Jo look for his friend.
Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words & 2 marks each)
Question 1.
Describe the sky when ‘Dakota’ took off from Paris. [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 024]
Answer:
When ‘Dakota’ took off from Paris, the sky was quite clear. The moon was coming up in the east and the stars were shining. There were no clouds in the sty
Question 2.
‘I’ll take the risk ? What is the risk ? Why does the pilot of the old Dakota take it ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 035]
Answer:
The risk was of flying the old Dakota airplane into the storm. The pilot took it as he^ wished to reach home as soon as possible and to be present at the breakfast table.
Question 3.
What difficulties did the narrator face while flying in the storm ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 016]
Answer:
The difficulties that the narrator faced were that all the instruments of his aeroplane were stopped working. He could not see any thing as there were dark clouds all around.
Question 4.
A pilot is lost in the storm clouds. Does he arrive safe ? Who helps him ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 045]
Answer:
Yes, the pilot arrives safe on the runway. He is helped by another pilot of a mysterious plane. He vanishes soon after the narrator landed on the airport.
Question 5.
What shocked the narrator after landing safely ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 062]
Answer:
The narrator was shocked to land safely after struggling against the black storm. Besides, he wanted to thank the other pilot who showed him the way, but he too was seen nowhere.
Long Answer Type Questions (100-120 words & 8 marks each)
Question 1.
From the beginning to the end of the lesson the black aeroplane is a mystery. How ?
Answer:
The narrator started his journey with old Dakota – 088. At that time, the sty was clear. But suddenly, he found himself in the midest of black clouds. There was zero visibility, everything was black. He couldn’t find any way to escape. All of a sudden, the narrator saw a black aeroplane and was helped by the other pilot. He safely landed at the airport but no one saw the black aeroplane. It remains a mystery till the end.
Question 2.
Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm. Throw a light on his feelings and emotions at that time.
Answer:
The narrator was in a hurry to reach England although he had little fuel. He felt home sick and missed his home. So, he took the risk to fly on low fuel. Suddenly, he lost contact with Paris due to cloudy storm. Just then a black aeroplane appeared. He was helped by the mysterious pilot and was able to land safely.
Question 3.
How did the author come out safely from the black clouds ?
Answer:
The author took the risk of flying through the black clouds. He couldn’t see anything. The aeroplane jumped and twisted up every now and then. All his instruments had stopped working. Suddenly, he saw another plane with no lights on its wings. The other pilot gestured him to follow his plane and guided him till they had landed safely out of the clouds.
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