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dive for the fish. The young seagull had seen his older
CHAPTER – 3 brother catch his first herring and devour it.
Q.4 How did the hungry seagull try to attract his parents
TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING
attention?
Ans. The parents of young seagull left him alone on the ledge
1. HIS FIRST FLIGHT as a punishment of not flying. So, the young seagull set
alone on the ledge and watched his brothers and sister
Q.1 why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all flying. To attract the attention of his parents he stepped
young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some slowly out to the brink of the ledge. He stood on one leg
birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby and closed his eyes pretending to be falling asleep but his
also finds it a challenge to take its first steps? parents showed no attention towards him.
Ans. The young seagull hesitated and feared to fly because he Q.5 how did the mother of young seagull help him to make his
thought that his wings would not support him and he would first flight?
fell from the ledge. Yes, all young birds are afraid to make Ans. when the young seagull was hungry he cried for food to
their first flight. It is quite possible that some of them his mother. His mother took a piece of fish in her beak and
maybe more timid than the others. A human baby also find flew towards him but not gave the food to the seagull,
it a challenge to take his first step after falling many time a madden by the hunger; the young seagull jumped upon the
child learn how to walk. food and fell from the ledge outwards and downwards. For
Q.2 “The sight of the food maddened him…” what does this a moment the young seagull was seized with fear and his
suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly? heart stood still but the next moment he felt his wings
Ans. Thus seagull was very hungry so he was calling his mother spread outwards and he was soaring downwards over the
continuously for food. When he saw a piece of fish in the blue sea, that is how the mother of young seagull helped
beak of his mother, the sight of the food maddened him him flying.
and he jumped upon the food even when he was afraid of Q.6 How did the parents and siblings of the young seagull
flying. This suggests that a person can do anything when he celebrated his first flight?
is maddened at something or in the urge of fear or hunger. Ans. When the young seagull made his first flight, his parents
Q.3 “They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” why did the and the siblings flew around him and cried Shrilly in joy.
seagull’s father and mother threaten him and cajole him toAge Study
Winning Pointthey watched him floating over the sea they
when
fly? surrounded him, praised him and offered him the scraps of
Ans. The parents of young seagull were threatening him and dogfish.
cajoling him to fly because they wanted to teach him to fly Q.7 What moral do we get from the story of ‘His first flight’?
and catching fish so he could become independent in his Ans. The moral we get from the story ‘His first flight’ is that
life. success can't be taken for granted. One has to struggle and
EXTRA QUESTIONS finally to win it. The story of young seagull is the story of
Q.1 where did the young seagull sit alone? What did he watch overcoming hesitations, doubts and fear that stand
from there? between us and our success. one has to overcome his fear
Ans. The young seagull was sitting alone on his ledge. His two to become successful and achieve his goals.
brothers and his sister had already flown away a day before
so, he was watching them flying
Q.2 why didn't die young seagull take the plug? What is stop
him from doing so?
Ans. The young seagull was afraid of flying whenever he tried to
fly and took a little run forward to the brink of the ledge, he
saw the great expense of sea stretched down beneath the
ledge, he felt that his wings would never support him and
he would fell off the ledge in the sea so he bent his head
and run away back to the little hole under the ledge.
Q.3 how were the two brothers and sister of the young seagull
different from him?
Ans. The brothers and sister of the seagull were different from
him as they were not afraid of flying. The younger sister of
the seagull had much shorter wings then the young seagull
but she flew a day before him. Hello his parents were
teaching his brothers and sister how to skim the waves and
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2. THE BLACK AEROPLANE compass and could not believe his eyes because the
compass was revolving round and round. It was dead and
Q.1 “I'll take the risk.” what is the risk? Why does the narrator the other instruments were also dead he tried to contact
take it? to the control room but the radio was also dead.
Ans. The narrator was flying his old Dakota aeroplane. But Q.4 who rescued the narrator when he was hopeless lost in the
suddenly he found huge dark clouds just before him. Now storm clouds
the risk was to fly the aeroplane straight into the storm. Ans. when the narrator entered the storm, it was all black, he
Although he could go back to Paris, he decided to take the could see nothing in the clouds he's compass and other
risk as he wanted to reach home before the morning instruments were also dead. He became hopeless. In such
breakfast and have nice English breakfast. a hopeless situation, the narrator saw another aeroplane
Q.2 describe the narrator experience as he flew the aeroplane flying next to him. It had no light on its wings, but he could
into the storm. see the pilot’s face. The pilot came to his help, when he
Ans. When the narrator entered the storm, he could see nothing said “Follow me” the narrator followed him like an
because it was all black inside the clouds. His aeroplane obedient child and after flying for an hour; he made the
started jumping and twisting in the air. After this, when he narrator landed safely.
saw compass, he could not believe his eyes because the Q.5 how and when did the narrator feel that he was safe now?
compass was revolving round and round and the other Ans. when the pilot of the black aeroplane came to the
instruments in the aeroplane were also dead. He found narrator's help, the narrator was extremely happy when he
himself in a great trouble but when he saw another said “follow me”, the narrator followed him like an
aeroplane in the clouds, he felt some possibility of getting obedient child but after flying for an hour the narrator got
out of it. It was a very strange experience for narrator to fly worried as the old Dakota had patrol enough to fly for five
into the storm. or ten minutes. Suddenly, when he was going down the
Q.3 why does the narrator say I landed and was not sorry to walk narrator also followed him and found himself out of the
away from the old Dakota? clouds. He also saw two long straight lines of lights which
Ans. The narrator had that old Dakota aeroplane for a long time was a runway and he was on an airport then the narrator
and he loved his plane but after that horrible journey he found himself safe.
wanted to get out of it as soon as possible so when he Q.6 what is the message that the narrator want to give by the
Winning Age Study Point“The Black Aeroplane”?
lesson
landed he said that he was not sorry to walk away from his
old Dakota aeroplane. Ans. The narrator want to say through this lesson that we must
Q.4 what made the woman in the control centre look at the not lose hope in any situation there is always a way to get
narrator strangely? out of our problems. We must believe in ourselves, if we
Ans. As the narrator landed, he walked straight to the control do so, we can come out of any critical situations.
room and asked about the other aeroplane and the pilot .
who helped him getting out of the storm and saved his life
but the woman in the control centre looked at the narrator
strangely because there was not any other aeroplane shown
in her radar, According to her the old Dekota was the only
plane flying that night.
EXTRA QUESTIONS
Q.1 why was the narrator happy and what was he dreaming of?
Ans. The narrator was happy because he was going back his
home England. He was dreaming of his holidays and being
with family. He was also expecting to reach home before
the morning breakfast.
Q.2 why didn't done narrator return to Paris when he saw the
storm clouds?
Ans. Paris was 150 kilometres behind him when he saw the
storm clouds. They were huge they looked like black
mountain standing in front of him but he did not return to
Paris because he wanted to reach at time for breakfast to
his family in England.
Q.3 what did narrator do when he was inside the clouds?
Ans. when the narrator took the risk of entering the Black storm
clouds, he could see nothing in the clouds. He checked his