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.
(a) Who are „they‟ in the above lines?
(b) What was the seagull afraid of?
(c) Trace a word from the passage which means „edge‟.
(d) What did the seagull pretend?
Answers
Answer:
a) they in the above lines are the people who are beside him
b)the seagull was afraid of death
c) a word from the passage means edge -brink
d) the seagull pretended to be falling asleep
Explanation:
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Answer:
(a) 'They' in the above-mentioned lines are the little seagull's parents.
(b) The seagull was afraid of flying.
(c) The word 'brink' from the passage means extreme edge.
(d) The seagull pretended to be asleep.
Explanation:
The given excerpt is from 'His First Flight'.
'His First Flight' is based on the story of a young seagull who is afraid to fly due to distrust on its wings.
Despite their smaller wings, all of his younger siblings can fly fearlessly. The young bird, on the other hand, lacks the courage to trust his wings.