Q. 5. Answer the following questions. 1) Did the fly accept the offer? why?
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Answer:
1. Based on the given sentence, pick the option that corresponds to what human parents would say.
‘while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle.’
a) Well done!
b) Oh no!
c) Ready?!
d) Really!?
2. Which option lists the image nearest to ‘skim the waves’?
skim the waves
a) image i
b) image ii
c) image iii
d) image iv
3. Imagine that the young gull attended a workshop on inspiration and confidence building and received a couple of pieces of advice.
Choose the option that reflects these pieces of advice, most relevant to his situation.
pieces of advice
a) I and ii
b) ii and iii
c) iii and iv
d) i and iv
4. Which of the following feelings did the young gull, NOT feel according to the given context?
“…all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister…”
(i) sad (ii) incompetent (iii) excluded (iv) ungrateful (v) inspired (vi) jealous (vii) anxious
a) i, iii, vi
b) ii, v, vii
c) ii, iii, vii
d) iv, v, vi
5. Select the most appropriate option for the following: devour : guzzle: : nibble : _______
a) chew
b) savour
c) peck
d) gulp
He just felt a bit dizzy. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. “Ga, ga, ga, Ga, ga, ga, Gaw-col-ah,” his mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream. Then his father flew over him screaming. He saw his two brothers and his sister flying around him curveting and banking and soaring and diving. Then he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly, and commended himself to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrilly.
1. Pick the most appropriate reason why the young gull felt dizzy.
a) He hadn’t eaten anything for a day.
b) He was dizzy with excitement.
c) He was wary of heights.
d) He was flying for the first time.
2. How would you describe the screams of the gulls in the given extract?
a) elation
b) bewilderment
c) shock
d) protection
3. The line “he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly” implies the
a) great confidence the young gull had in his skills.
b) naturalness of the act of flying for the young gull.
c) satisfaction and joy of flying together as a family.
d) desire of the young gull to leave his fears behind.
4. The extract refers to the many movements of the young gull’s brothers and sister.
Choose the option that correctly sequences these movements.
a) The young gull’s brothers and sister flew by tilting their wings, rose high, made darting movements and plunged headfirst.
b) The young gull’s brothers and sister flew by plunging headfirst, making darting movements, titled their wings and rose high.
c) The young gull’s brothers and sister flew with darting movements, titled their wings, rose high and plunged headfirst.
d) The young gull’s brothers and sister flew by rising high, plunging headfirst, making darting movements and tilting their wings.
5. Which of the following mirrors the use of the literary device in “shrieking shrilly”?
a) sparkling saga
b) singing soft
c) slippery sloppily
d) sneeze silently
Explanation:
Answer:
The fly declines the spider's advances, stating that she has heard of what is in his pantry and does not want to see it.
Explanation:
- The speaker of the poem begins by recounting a spider's initial attempts to entice a fly into his sinister, gloomy abode. The spider praises the fly's "parlour" for the first time, saying it is exquisite. Anyone would want to be there, and the fly is welcome to come and go. The spider tries many methods to get her in, but she rejects each one and then rejects three more times.
- The spider's final discourse exalts the fly's conceit. This works, as she ultimately returns and the spider eats her. The speaker cautions the kids reading the text not to listen to false words and bad advisers as the poem comes to a close.
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