Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying Questions and answers
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Question 2:
“The sight of the
food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the
young seagull to finally fly?
Answer:
The
young seagull was very hungry. It was this
hunger that ultimately compelled it to fly. Its hunger only
intensified when it saw its mother tearing at a piece of fish that
lay at her feet. It cried to her, begging her to get some food. When
its mother came towards it with food in her beak, it screamed with
joy and anticipation. However, she stopped midway. It wondered why
she did not come nearer. Not being able to resist or control its
hunger any longer, it dived at the food in its mother’s beak.
At that moment, his hunger overpowered his fear of the great expanse
of sea beneath the cliff. Finally, this plunge was followed by the
natural reaction of its body, i.e., to fly.
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Question 3:
“They were
beckoning to him, calling shrilly. “Why did the seagull’s
father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?
Answer:
The
young seagull was afraid to fly. Even when it saw its brothers and
sisters flying, and its parents helping and
teaching them, it could not gather enough courage to make that first
flight. That is why its father and mother were calling to it shrilly
and scolding it. They threatened to let it starve on its ledge if it
did not fly. They did so because they wanted it to leave its fear
behind and learn to fly.
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Question 4:
Have you ever had a
similar experience, where your parents encouraged you to do something
that you were too scared to try? Discuss this in pairs or groups.
Answer:
This question requires you to use your own perspective as well as your analytical skills. The answer to the question would vary from one person to another. It is suggested that you read the text carefully and try attempting it on your own.
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Question 5:
In the case of a bird
flying, it seems a natural act, and a foregone conclusion that it
should succeed. In the examples you have given in answer to the
previous question, was your success guaranteed, or was it important
for you to try, regardless of a possibility of failure?
Answer:
This question requires you to use your own perspective as well as your analytical skills. The answer to the question would vary from one person to another. It is suggested that you read the text carefully and try attempting it on your own.
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Question 1:
“I’ll take
the risk.” What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?
Answer:
The
risk was to fly through the black storm
clouds. The narrator took the risk because his home was beckoning
him. He was dreaming of his holiday and looking forward to be with
his family. He also wanted to get home in time to enjoy a good
English breakfast.
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Question 2:
Describe the narrator’s
experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
Answer:
As
he flew into the storm, everything went black. It was impossible to
see anything outside the plane. It jumped and twisted in the air.
When he looked at his compass, he saw that it was turning round and
round. It was dead. Along with it, the other instruments,
including the radio, were also dead. Suddenly, he saw another
aeroplane. Its pilot waved at him, asking him to follow. He was glad
to find a helper. He was using his last fuel tank and there was only
enough fuel to fly five or ten minutes. Then, the other pilot started
to go down and he followed. He suddenly came out of the clouds and
saw the runway, on which he then landed his plane safely.
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Question 3:
Why does the narrator
say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old
Dakota…”?
Answer:
After
landing, the narrator was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota
because he had a horrific and scary experience flying that plane. He
was happy that he had landed the plane safely. That is why he was not
sorry to walk away. Instead, he wanted to know where he was and who
the other pilot was.
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Question 4:
What made the woman in
the control centre look at the narrator strangely?
Answer:
The
narrator had asked the woman in the control centre about
the identity of the other pilot. She looked at him strangely as there
was no other plane in the storm. She told him that no other plane was
flying that night. His was the only plane she could see on the radar.
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Question 5:
Who do you think helped
the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this among yourselves and give
reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Probably,
it was the narrator’s own self that
helped him through the storm. There was no other plane in the storm
as the woman at the control centre could see only his plane on the
radar. Also, no other plane was flying that night. In his fear, he
might have been hallucinating. He was a good pilot, and it might have
been his own self that came to his help.
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Question 1:
Try to guess the
meanings of the word ‘black’ in the sentences given
below. Check the meanings in the dictionary and find out whether you
have guessed right.
1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black
__________.
2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the
road when the traffic light was green. __________
3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes
against humanity. __________
4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’s black comedy.
__________
5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false
scarcity and then sell these in black. __________
6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue.
__________
Answer:
1. The meaning of
‘black’ in this sentence is that the face and hands are
dark with dust and heat.
2. Here,
‘black’ refers to an angry look.
3.
Here, ‘blackest’ refers to the darkest and cruellest
crime against humanity.
4. Here,
‘black’ refers to dark and gloomy comedy.
5. The meaning of ‘black’ in this
sentence is that the shopkeepers sell the described goods ‘at a
higher price’.
6. Here, ‘black’
means that the criminal suffered excessive beating at the hands of
the villagers.
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Question 2:
Match the phrases given
under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:
|
A |
B |
||
|
1. |
Fly a flag |
− |
Move quickly/suddenly |
|
2. |
Fly into rage |
− |
Be successful |
|
3. |
Fly along |
− |
Display a flag on a long pole |
|
4. |
Fly high |
− |
Escape from a place |
|
5. |
Fly the coop |
− |
Become suddenly very angry |
Answer:
|
A |
B |
||
| 1. | Fly a flag | − | Display a flag on a long pole |
| 2. | Fly into rage | − | Become suddenly very angry |
| 3. | Fly along | − | Move quickly/suddenly |
| 4. | Fly high | − | Be successful |
| 5. | Fly the coop | − | Escape from a place |
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Question 3:
We know that the word
‘fly’ (of birds/insects) means to move through air using
wings. Tick the words which have the same or nearly the same meaning.
|
swoop |
flit |
paddle |
flutter |
|
ascend |
float |
ride |
skim |
|
sink |
dart |
hover |
glide |
|
descend |
soar |
shoot |
spring |
|
stay |
fall |
sail |
flap |
Answer:
The
words which have the same or nearly the same meaning as ‘fly’
are as follows:
swoop,
flit, float, dart, soar, hover, sail skim, glide, flutter
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