His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green flooring ahead of him. They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog-fish. (a) What does the phrase, ‘this green flooring’ refer to?(b) What made the young seagull tired? (c) Find out the word that means the same as ‘inviting’.(d) The word ……… means a small piece/amount of something.
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(a) His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green flooring ahead of him. They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog-fish. QUESTIONS (1) Name of the lesson from which the above passage has been taken? (a) A letter to God (c) Hundred dresses (i) Who were they beckoning to? (a) Young seagull (c) an elephant (iii) What has been called the green flooring? (a) Green carpet (b) Grass (iv) Whose feet sank into the sea? (b) His first flight (d) Coorg (b) a crow (d) None of these (c) Sea (b) Sparrow (v) Which word in the passage means 'pieces"? (a) Parrot (a) Scraps (b) Screaming (c) Young seagull (c) Exhausted 1 * 5 = 5 (d) All these (d) Crow (d) Shrilly
He was reprimanded by his parents without even trying. He even got the label of "coward."
- At least they urged him to make an effort and warned that if he did not, he would go hungry if they did not leave him alone.
- On the coast of the green water, the baby seagull made its landing. He sunk his feet into it.
- He screamed in horror and made another attempt to get up and flap his wings.
- But he couldn't bear to stand up since he felt weak and exhausted from hunger. As soon as his stomach met the emerald ocean, his legs stopped sinking.
- A baby seagull who is terrified to fly is the subject of the story "His First Flight."
- Although having much smaller wings, all of his younger siblings flew boldly, but he lacked the bravery to do the same. Little Seagull was upset to learn that his parents had increased the flying abilities of his siblings.
- His family landed alongside him when he touched down to show their support.
- They exclaimed loudly and excitedly. And he sailed away. He initially panicked because he was terrified.
- He attempted to run, but he was weak from hunger and exhausted. He so started to swim in the sea, which had previously terrified him, when he had calmed down.
- His family handed him free food while they joyfully rejoiced. He eventually conquered his trepidation and took his first flight.
- A baby seagull who is terrified to fly is the subject of the story "His First Flight."
- Although having much smaller wings, all of his younger siblings flew boldly, but he lacked the bravery to do the same. Little Seagull was upset to learn that his parents had increased the flying abilities of his siblings.
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