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Two Stories About Flying

Question
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When did the narrator see the storm clouds?

Solution

The narrator saw the clouds when he was one hundred and fifty kilometres ahead of Paris.

Some More Questions From Two Stories About Flying Chapter

Q3. Read the following extract and answer the questions given below :

The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle.

  1. What did he watch all day long?
  2. What did his parents teach his brothers and sisters?
  3. Find the word in the tyext that means 'surround'.

Q4. Read the following extract and answer the questions given below :

“Ga, ga, ga,” he cried begging her to bring him some food. “Gaw-col-ah,” she screamed back derisively. But he kept calling plaintively, and after a minute or so he uttered a joyful scream. His mother had picked up a piece of the fish and was flying across to him with it.

  1. Who cries, “Ga, ga, ga,”? Why?
  2. What made him utter a joyful scream?
  3. Find the word in the text that means 'ridiculously'.

Why was the young seagull alone on his ledge?

What was the young seagull afraid of?

Why was the young seagull afraid of flying?

How was the young seagull different from his brothers and sister?

What did the seagull do when his brothers and sister flapped their wings and flew away?

How did the young seagull's father and mother react on his fear of flying?

What had the young seagull do the day before?

What did the young seagull do when he was hungry?