Q1. Fill in the Blanks Using the Suitable options (See, France, India, Seagull, Black Aeroplane, Frederick Forsyth)
(a) The pilot was unable to ___ anything.
(b) From _____ to _____, the pilot was flying.
(c) The title ____ is based on the aeroplane that helped the pilot.
(d) _____ is the author of Black Aeroplane.
(e) ____ is the focus of the lesson “His First Flight.”
Q2. Match the following.
Q3. What is the lesson “His First Flight” about?
Q4. Why was he afraid to fly?
(a) He lacked courage.
(b) He was concerned that his wings would not support him.
(c) He was concerned that people would criticise him.
(d) Both 1 and 2.
Q5. What did his parents threaten to do if he didn’t fly away?
(a) never speak to him
(b) punish him
(c) should starve him
(d) leave him
Q6. What lessons did his parents impart to his siblings?
(a) to master the art of flight
(b) skimming the waves
(c) to fish by diving
(d) All of the above
Q7. Which control station did he call while travelling?
Q8. What food did the Seagull’s mother purchase for it?
Q9. The young Seagull was alone, why?
Q10. Name the aircraft in which the pilot was operating?
Q11. Why didn’t he travel with his brothers and sisters?
Q12. Why was he frightened to fly?
Q13. How far away from Paris was the narrator when he noticed ominous clouds in the sky?
Q14. During the day, what did he observe?
Q15. ‘He felt the heat because he had not. eaten since the previous nightfall’ what did the little Seagull do to feed himself?
Q16. Why was it impossible for the young Seagull to fly to his parents?
Q17. When the Seagull failed to catch their attention, what were his family members doing on the plateau?
Q18. How did the baby Seagull learn to fly?
Q19. When did the Seagull start to fly? Where does it end?
Q20. What occurred when the young Seagull dove for the fish that his mother had just picked up?
Q21. When the Seagull’s belly reached the green sea, how did he feel?
Q22. How did the Seagull conquer his sea phobia?
Q23. Do you feel sorry for the Seagull? Why?
Q24. How did the baby Seagull discover how to float in the water?
Q25. What did the little Seagull do to catch his mother’s eye?
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