Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

"Surely he could reach them without flying if he could only move

northwards along the cliff face. But then, on what could he walk? There

was no ledge, and he was not a fly. And above him, he could see nothing.

The precipice was sheer and the top of it was perhaps, farther away than

the sea beneath him".

a. What does the word precipice mean? (1)

b. Why could the seagull not succeed in his attempt? (2)

c. Can you find any similarity between the experience faced by

the seagull and the experience in your life?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

"Surely he could reach them without flying if he could only move

northwards along the cliff face. But then, on what could he walk? There

was no ledge, and he was not a fly. And above him, he could see nothing.

The precipice was sheer and the top of it was perhaps, farther away than

the sea beneath him".

a. What does the word precipice mean? (1)

b. Why could the seagull not succeed in his attempt? (2)

c. Can you find any similarity between the experience faced by

the seagull and the experience in your life?