LESSON - 3 TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING I - HIS FIRST FLIGHT BY. - LIAM O' FLAHERTY

LESSON - 3 TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING LESSON-3 Mp3

 

OPTIONAL - 1. Who has written the story ‘His First Flight’?

    (a) Liam O’ Flaherty (b) Anne Frank (c) Frederick Forsyth (d) Nelson Mandela

2. What was the seagull afraid of?

    (a) running (b) flying (c) swimming (d) none of these

3. Why was the seagull exhausted?

    (a) due to running (b) due to crying (c)due to strange exercise (d) none of these

4. Who gave seagull a small piece of fish?

    (a) mother seagull (b) father seagull (c) brother seagull (d) none of these

5. What food did the seagull’s mother get for it?

    (a)insect (b) crab (c)prawn (d) fish

6. Why did mother seagull stop midway while giving fish?

    (a) to push him to fly (b) She got tired

    (c) She didn’t want to give. (d) none of these

7. The sight of------ maddened seagull.

    (a) his brothers flying (b) his family enjoying (c) food (d) none of these

8. What did his parents threaten him with?

    (a) never to talk with him (b) to punish him (c) to starve him (d) none of these

9. The lesson ‘His First Flight’ is about------

    (a) pigeon (b) pilot (c) parrot (d) seagull

10. What were the seagull’s siblings doing around him?

    (a) flying (b) enjoying (c) sleeping (d) swimming

11. What did the seagull pretend?

    (a) running fast (b) falling asleep (c) crying (d) swimming

12. Nobody came near the seagull for----

    (a)10 hours (b) 12 hours (c) 24 hours (d) 20 hours

13. The young seagull had lack of-----

    (a) courage (b) fear (c) enthusiasm (d) morality

14. Who was alone on the ledge?

    (a) brother of seagull (b) mother seagull (c) father seagull (d) young seagull

15. How many brothers did young seagull have?

    (a) one (b) two © three (d) four

Ans. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a, 5-d, 6-a, 7-c, 8-c, 9-d, 10-a, 11-b, 12-c, 13-a, 14-d,

QUESTIONS - 1. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly ?

    Ans. The young seagull was afraid to fly because he thought that his wings would not support him.

2. What compelled the young seagull to finally fly?

    Ans. The sight of the fish compelled him to make the youngest eagle to make a desperate attempt to fly

3. 'The sight of the food maddened him.' What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly?

    Ans. The young seagull was very hungry. It was this hunger that ultimately compelled it to fly.

4. "They were beckoning him, calling shrilly." Why did the seagull's father and mother cajole him to fly?

    Ans. The young seagull was reluctant to fly that's why they threatened and cajoled him.