R ead the extracts and answer the following questions:
1. The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had alrendy flown away the day before
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. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was
such a long way down miles down. He felt certain that his wings would never support him, so he bent his head
(1 * 4 = 4 Marks)
and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.
( Why was the young seagull afraid?
What did the young seagull feel about his wings?
(HD) What did the young seagull feel?
( Where was the seagull?
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. He had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring
and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning
the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him with his
(1 x 4 = 4 Marks)
cowardice
For how long was the young seagull alone?
(1) Why was the whole family taunting the young seagull
ad What were the seagull's parents doing the day before?
(h) Why did the seagull's family taunt him?
(2*2 = 4 Marks)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did the young seagull feel very miserable on the ledge?
2. How did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight?
(8 x 1 = 8 Marks)
Answer the following questions:
How did the mother make the young seagull come out of his fear and teach him the art of flying?
Or
Do you think that the seagull's family loved him? Justify their attitude towards him.
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
A)The young seagull was afraid to fly
B)He felt that his wings would never support him to fly
C)`brink'
D)ledge
Answer:
1.
- Why was the young seagull afraid?
The young seagull was afraid to fly with his brothers and sisters because
the great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was
such a long way down miles down.
- What did the young seagull feel about his wings?
The young seagull felt certain that his wings would never support him to fly.
- What did the young seagull feel?
The young seagull felt afraid to fly. So, he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.
- Where was the seagull?
The young seagull was alone in a little hole under the ledge.
2.
- For how long was the young seagull alone?
The young seagull was alone for twenty-four hours almost.
- Why was the whole family taunting the young seagull?
The whole family was taunting the young seagull for his cowardice.
- What were the seagull's parents doing the day before?
The day before, all day long, seagull's parents were 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.
- Why did the seagull's family taunt him?
The seagull's family was taunting the young seagull with his cowardice.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:
1. Why did the young seagull feel very miserable on the ledge?
The young seagull feit very miserable on the ledge as he was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. That was twenty-four hours ago and since then nobody had come near him.