Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch; 01:30 in the morning 'I should call Paris Control soon,' I thought.
(a) What made the pilot happy ?
(b) Which words indicate that the weather was fine ?
(c) What was the purpose behind calling Paris Control ?
Or
The doorknob turned. Swiftly Max pushed with his left hand to free himself from the still and drop to the balcony. And then, as he dropped, he screamed once. Shrilly.
(a) Who was there at the door ?
(b) Could Max be able to jump from balcony ? Why ?
(c) Which word in the extract means the same as 'in a high pitch' ?

Answer 1

(a) The thought of coming holiday and the meeting with the family made the pilot happy.
(b) The rising moon, the stars and cloudless sky indicate that the weather was fine.
(c) He wanted to call Paris Control to report where his aeroplane was at that time and he also wanted to know the direction of the route to England.

                                     Or

(a) A waiter was knocking at the door.
(b) Max couldn’t be able to jump from balcony because Ausable, to save himself from Max, told him a false story about existence of a non-existent balcony.
(c) shrilly.