CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened when the pilot had covered a distance of 150 kilometers from Paris?
A
He saw another plane.
B
A strong wind began to blow.
C
A heavy rain began to fall
D
There were storm clouds all around
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He had hardly flown 150 KMS away from Paris when he saw dark, ominous clouds; flying through them was dangerous, yet he wanted to meet his family so much that he took the risk. As was feared, inside the clouds, his flying instruments stopped working. He was lost, and his life was threatened.

Detailed explanation-2: -(a) The pilot saw storm clouds when he was about 150 kilometres away from Paris.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The pilot of the Dakota encountered a ‘dark and ominous cloud’ when he was 150 km away from Paris. The narrator wanted to meet his family so desperately that he decided to take such a risk to fly in such weather conditions. When he saw the clouds he feared flying through it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Paris was 150 kilometres behind him when he saw the storm clouds. They were huge. The thinking of Narrator while he thinks about Paris Control was that he has not sufficient fuel to go back to Paris because he came 100 km far it.

Detailed explanation-5: -When the pilot is flying towards his home in Dakota, suddenly he is surrounded by a storm. As his plane moved inside the dark clouds, his compass stopped working and he was not able to see anything. Even his radio was not working and he was not able to contact ground control.

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