Question

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They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise.

i. Who are referred to as ‘they’? Where were they calling him?
ii. How was the young seagull’s first experience of the sea?
iii. Why was the seagull exhausted?
iv. Give the synonym of the word’ beckoning’.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The young seagull's father and mother. The parents of the young seagull called him shrilly, scolded him and threatened to let him starve unless he flew away...
2. The young seagull dropped his legs to stand on the green sea, but his legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again, l flapping his wings.... In short he was very scared..
3. The seagull was exhausted because he was tired and weak with hunger...
4. make a gesture with hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow