Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:

The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. Somehow when he had taken a little run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempted to flap his wings he became afraid. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was such a long way down — miles down. He felt certain that his wings would never support him; so he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.

Who had already flown away the day before?

Who had become afraid and why?

Find the word from the text that means 'sure'.

What did he do when he thought that his wings would never support him?

Solution

The young seagull's two brothers and sister had already flown away the day before.
The young seagull had become afraid. When he attempted to fly, he was frightened by The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.
The word that means sure is 'certain'.
When he was assured about his incapability to fly for so long, he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.