He waited a moment in surprise wondering why she did not come nearer, and then maddened i
hunger, he dived at the fish With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards 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.
(a) What did the young seagull feel when his mother did not come nearer to him?
(b) Why was the young seagull terrified?
(C) Find out the word that means the same as 'clutched'.
(d) Can you choose word from the passage which is synonymous to the word 'shriek'.
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 black aeroplane, but the si
was empty. There was nothing there. The black aeroplane was gone. I could not see it anywhere.
landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I went and
asked a woman in the control centre where I was and who the other pilot was. I wanted to say,
Thank you".
(a) What did the narrator see when he came out of the clouds?
(b) Why did he ask about the other aeroplane to the woman in the control centre?
(c) Find out the word that means the same as 'vacant'.
(d) What do you understand by a pilot?
Answers
1.
a) he was shocked when his mother did not come nearer to him as he was starving and was afraid to fly...
b) the young seagull was terrified of flying because he thought that his small wings could not hold up his weight. He was terrified because he was falling.
c) seized
d) loud scream
2.
a) The narrator saw a runway when he came out of the clouds.
b) Because he wanted to thank the pilot of the black plane for saving him.
d) A pilot is a person who flies a plane.
c) not sorry (i am not sure)
Answer:
1. (a) The young seagull was surprised when his mother didn't come near him.
(b) The young seagull was terrified because he thought his small wings would not help him to fly.
(c) Seized means clutched.
(d) Scream is synonymous to shriek.
2. (a) The narrator saw a black aeroplane, a black bird, a huge mountain and a runaway.
(b) He wanted to thank the other pilot for saving him.
(c) Empty means vacant.
(d) A pilot is a person who flies an aeroplane.
Explanation:
1. (a) When the seagull's mother didn't come near him, the young seagull was shocked as he was hungry, starving for food and was afraid to fly.
(b) The young seagull was terrified because he was flying for the first time and his small wings were not balanced. He was falling due to his inexperience in the first flight.
(c) The word which means the same as clutched is Seized.
(d) The word from the passage which is synonymous to the word 'shriek' is Scream which means to shout loudly.
2. (a) When the narrator came out of the clouds he saw a runaway of two long straight lines of lights in front of him. He was amazed because he didn't expect a runaway in the mountains.
(b) The narrator wanted to thank the pilot of the black aeroplane for saving him so he asked about the other aeroplane to the woman in the control centre. He wanted to show his gratitude to the man who helped him to come out safely from the storm of clouds.
(c) The word that means the same as vacant is Empty which means there was nothing inside the black aeroplane.
(d) A PILOT is a person who is responsible for flying an aeroplane.