Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
1. Why did the young Seagull have to join the company of his family?
2. Why don't his parents, his brothers and sister give him food?
3. What was the attitude of the family towards the young Seagull? Was it
agreeable to you or not? Explain
4. Describe in your own words the feelings, actions and thoughts of the
young Seagull soon after his fall.
5. What could be the author's purpose behind writing the story 'His First
Flight'?
6. Compare and contrast the attitude of the family members before and
after the flight of the young sea gull in 'His First Flight'.
7. Identify the sentence in the first paragraph of His First Flight which
shows cause and effect.
8. Read any paragraph from the text to identify the main idea and the
sentences that support main idea.
9. Read the second paragraph of the text to identify transitional devices
and state their functions.
Answers
1. Actually ,the young seagull wanted to join the company of his family because he loves his family ,his fear is just of his first flight but not of the family ,so sometimes just in order to join his family in flight he somehow taken a little run forward but just afraid that his wings will not support him in his first.
2.Answer:His parents,his brothers and sister dont give him food because they want him to make an attempt to fly on his own and catch fish by himself. They dont want to see him fearful and coward.
3. Answer:The seagulls family was worried about him. They were didactic and there attitude towards the young seagull through love and threat boosted his courage and made him venture on his first flight..
4. The young seagull was afraid of flying. He thought that he would fall into the vast expanse of sea beneath the cliff. When he was in flight, a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. After a moment, his fear disappeared and realised that he could fly.
5.Answer. the purpose of author behind writing the story : 'His first flight' story excellently explains the importance of things like independence, self courage and confidence. Also, it shows the need for motivation to reach our goals.
6. Answer. At the beginning of the story, the young seagull can be observed as being a coward and lacking confidence in himself. While learning to fly he was afraid of trying to fly. ... This was the difference between the young seagull as compared from the beginning to the end of the story.
7. the sentence in the first paragraph which shows cause and effect is:"he fell certain that his wings would never support him, so he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night. "
8. It is easy to identify a main idea that is directly expressed in the text. Main ideas are often found at the beginning of paragraphs. The first sentence often explains the subject being discussed in the passage. Main ideas are also found in the concluding sentences of a paragraph.
9.Answer:bcoz v DM me to be a great day of school and the first time I have a great day of my favorite color is the only one☝ 1⃣ who is that they ...