Question

His First Flight
Extract-based questions
1) 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.
a) Who is referred to as 'he' in this passage?
b) Why was 'he' afraid?
c) Where is 'he' now?
d) What did 'he' try to do?
2) 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) What did happen twenty-four hours ago?
b) What did the young seagull's parents do?
c) What were the young birds learning?
d) Which skill did you acquire when you were very young?
3) "Ga, ga, ga," he cried begging her to bring him some food, "Gaw-col-ah," she screamed
derisively.
a) Who did scream derisively?
b) What does 'Gaw-cal-ah," suggest in this passage?
c) Who did beg for food?
d) Why did he beg for food?
4) His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green flooring ahead of him. They
were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.
a) What is referred to as 'this green flooring in this package?
b) Whose parents and brothers are mentioned in this passage?
c) Who were beckoning?
d) Why did they beckon?
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Answer 1

Answer:

(a)here 'he' is the younge seagull

(b)he affraid to fly

(d) he try to run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempt to flap his wings

(2)

(a)24 hrs ago nobody had come near him

(b)his parents do flying about with his brother and sister perfecting them in the art of flying teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for the fish

(c)they learn how to fly ,skim the waves and how to dive for the fish

(3)

(a)the younge seagull scream dirisvely

(b)?

(c) the younge seagull beg for food

(d) becoz he haven't eating anything from 24 hrs ....

(4)

(a) ??

(b)the younge seagull parents are mentioned in this passage

(c)his parents and his brother and sister beckoning him

(d)becoz he affraid to fly ...

Answer 2

Answer:

1.(a) .....referred to young sea gull's family

 (b)......because till that day he haven't tried fling and he thought that his wings would not support him

 (c).....alone on his ledge

 (d).....fly

2.(a)....nobody came near him,he just watched his parents flying with his brothers and sister and perfecting them

  (b)....flying and perfecting the young sea gull's siblings

  (c)...to fly

  (d)...cycling etc...

3.(a)....young sea gull

 (b) ....showing the young sea gull that he is lacking intelligence

 (c) ...young sea gull

 (d)...he didn't eat for last 24 hrs

4.(a)...green sea

  (b) young sea gull's family...

  (c)the young sea gulls family was beckoning

  (d)they were encouraging him to land on the sea floor

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