CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The seagull had been left alone for ____
A
45 minutes
B
three days
C
one week
D
24 hours
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -– The seagull was extremely hungry. It had been twenty four hours since his family had abandoned him on the cliff, to starve lest it should fly.

Detailed explanation-2: -For how long had the seagull been alone? Ans. He had been alone for the last twenty-four hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -The young seagull had been hungry since last day. He made gestures to be noticed by his parents but nobody cared except his mother. He saw his mother tearing a piece of fish with her beak. He got maddened by the sight of food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Nobody had come near the young seagull because they had not been able to motivate him enough to take the plunge. So, they moved away from him and let him be alone.

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