Question

State whether you Agree or Disagree with the following statements : 2

(i) The young seagull was with his two brothers and his sister on his ledge.

(ii) The young seagull felt that his wings would never support him.

(iii) The young seagull’s wings were shorter than his brothers and his little sister.

(iv) The young seagull had seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it.

The young seagull 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. 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 and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.

Even when each of his brothers and his little sister, whose wings were far shorter than his

own, ran to the brink, flapped their wings, and flew away, he failed to muster up courage

to take that plunge which appeared to him so desperate. His father and mother had come

around calling to him shrilly, upbraiding him, threatening to let him starve on his ledge

unless he flew away. But for the life of him he could not move.

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 for his cowardice.​

Answer 1

Answer:

the statements ii and iv are correct