Question

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. That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish.a. Why were his parents reproaching him?b. Why could the young seagull not move from the ledge?c. Find a word from the extract that means ‘to eat’?d. What did the parents do in pride?​

Answer 1

Answer:

“They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” Why did the seagull's father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly? The young seagulls parents threatened and cajoled him to fly because they wanted him to become self dependent. They knew that he would never be able to do anything if didn't learn to fly.

Answer 2

We are provided with a comprehension passage on which there are some questions based. These questions that are based on comprehension are answered as under:

• The answer to the first question will be The seagull refused to learn how to fly and stayed on a ledge.
• His parents tried hard to convince him to fly but when he didn't they berated him.
• The answer to the second question will be the young seagull didn't know how to fly and thereby didn't move from the ledge.
• The answer to the third question will be A word which means not to eat in the extract is the word Starve.
• The answer to the fourth question will be The parents flew around with the seagull brother and sister and taught them flying and diving for fish .
• They were proud of their children's ability to learn.

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