CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the seagull’s mother do as he began his first flight?
A
Protect him.
B
Catch hold of him.
C
Swoop past him while making a loud noise.
D
Push him.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream. Then, his father flew over him screaming. Then, he saw his two brothers and sister flying around him, soaring and diving.

Detailed explanation-2: -She flew towards him with a piece of fish in her beak. The young seagull dived at the fish due to hunger. Within a few moments, he felt his wings spread outwards. Thus, he started flying for the first time.

Detailed explanation-3: -He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and stood on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing. He pretended to be falling asleep so that they take notice of him.

Detailed explanation-4: -He fell downwards, and at the next moment, he suddenly felt his wings spread outward and he started flying. He was soaring gradually downwards and upwards. He was then no longer afraid and in this way, he made his first flight.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. The young seagull’s flight started when he dove trying to snatch the piece of fish from his mother’s beak. He fell down but instinctively his wings spread out, he flapped them and started flying. His flight ended after half an hour when he landed on the green sea with his family.

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