CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did the pilot ask about the other aeroplane to the woman in the control tower?
A
To complain about the pilot’s rash flying.
B
To convey his thanks to him about helping him land safely.
C
To discuss the adverse weather conditions.
D
To report the fallen part of his aeroplane.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (a) The writer went to the Control center to ask about the black aeroplane so he could thank the pilot for saving his life. (b) The writer was shocked after hearing the woman’s word because she told him that there was no other aeroplane flying that night as she had seen on the radar.

Detailed explanation-2: -This suggests that the narrator was hallucinating and there was actually no second pilot who helped him land safely. It was probably the narrator’s own conscience that came to his aid in a difficult situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the narrator want to meet the woman in the control tower? Did he get any information about the mysterious disappearance of the black aeroplane and its pilot? Ans. The narrator didn’t know how the pilot and the black aeroplane disappeared in the space.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mysterious pilot of the black aeroplane was like the God. s help sent to the narrator to land safely. The narrator was in real trouble before the mysterious black aeroplane appeared near him. He was lost among the mountains of black clouds in front of him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : When the pilot of the Dakota plane asked the woman in the control centre about the black aeroplane and its pilot, she could not help him because she had seen no other plane flying that night on the radar.

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