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Al. State whether the following statements are true or false.
i) The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was lazy.
ii) The young seagull was confident about his wings and fly.
i) Young seagull's brothers & sisters had shorter wings.
iv) Young seagull's father & mother didn't come to call him around.
The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already
flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. Somehow when he had taken
a little run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempted to flap his wings he became afraid.
The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was such a long way down miles
down. He felt certain that his wings would never support him, so he bent his head and ran
away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night. Even when each of his
brothers and his little sister, whose wings were far shorter than his own, ran to the brink,
flapped their wings, and flew away, he failed to muster up courage to take that plunge which
appeared to him so desperate. 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.
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Answer:
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Answer:
i) The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was lazy.-true
ii) The young seagull was confident about his wings and fly.-true
i) Young seagull's brothers & sisters had shorter wings.-true
iv) Young seagull's father & mother didn't come to call him around.-true
Explanation:
Why did the young seagull not go with the rest of his family?
- The young seagull did not go with the rest of his family because he was afraid to fly.
How did seagull’s parents try to make him fly?
- Seagull’s parents tried everything to make him fly. They screamed, scolded and threatened to let him starve on the ledge unless he flew away.
What had the young seagull watched his parents doing the day before?
- The day before the young seagull had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting in the art of flying and teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish.
What was the young seagull’s mother doing before him?
- The young seagull’s mother was standing on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. She tore a piece of fish that lay at her feet, then she scrapped each side of her beak on the rock.
When did the seagull get over his fear of flying over the sea?
- The seagull was afraid of flying over the sea because he thought that he would drown. His family decided to teach him a lesson. They left him unattended. The mother tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet now and then in his front. Since the seagull was hungry too much, he was . compelled to attempt his first flight in order to get food. He was successful. This is when he got over his fear flying over the sea.
Describe the young seagull’s expression when he saw his mother with food.
- The young seagull uttered a joyful scream because he thought that his mother was bringing food for him. He tried to come nearer to her as she flew across.
Why did the young seagull feel very miserable on the ledge?
- The young seagull felt very miserable on the ledge as he was alone and his family had already flown away. He was feeling very hungry and had nothing to eat. His condition was worsening because he could not even dive for fish.
How did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight?
- When the young seagull started flying and got over his fear, his family screamed around him out of joy. They praised him and offered him scraps of dog-fish out of delight as he made a successful attempt
Describe the first flight of the young seagull.
- The young seagull dived at the fish due to hunger and fell
outwards and downwards into space. He thought of getting drowned but his wings spread outwards automatically. He moved downwards and outwards and landed safely on the sea and floated on it without any fear.