CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. The risk is that of going through the storm in the narrator’s old Dakota aeroplane. He flew through as he did not have fuel to fly around them, and couldn’t fly over them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: The risk was to fly the old Dakota aeroplane through the huge storm clouds despite knowing the practical difficulty of doing so. The narrator takes the risk because he wanted to spend his holiday with his family in England.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Explanation: The risk was to fly through the black storm clouds. The narrator who was a pilot was decided to take the risk as he was going on holiday to meet his family and spend some good time with them.

Detailed explanation-4: -While flying his Dakota aeroplane the narrator saw that the sky was full of dark clouds and he could not see anything. There was not enough fuel to go back to Paris and his compass and radio stopped working. He was feeling afraid and helpless when he suddenly saw another aeroplane outside.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why did the pilot fly straight into the storm instead of returning to Paris? Ans : The pilot had a strong desire to get back home and have breakfast with his family. That is why, pilot took the risk and flew straight into the storm instead of going back to Paris.