Class 10 important question
answers of Chapter 3 FIRST FLIGHT
BY AARISH SIR
His
First Flight
Question 1. Why
was the young seagull afraid to fly?
Answer: Whenever
the young seagull took a little run forward to the extreme edge of the ledge
and attempted, to flap his wings, he became afraid. Seeing the vast area of the
sea, he thought his wings would never support him.
Question 2. How were Seagull’s parents helping his brothers and sister
for “perfecting them in the art of flight”?
Answer: The
young seagull was afraid of flying, but his two brothers and a sister had
started flying. But his parents were teaching them to be perfect in the art of
flying. They were teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish.
Question 3. What
was his family doing on the plateau when seagull failed to draw their
attention?
Answer: The
two brothers and the sister of the young seagull were half asleep with their
heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers with his beak
on his white back. Only his mother, standing on a little mound on the plateau,
was looking at him.
Question 4. What was the young seagull’s mother doing before him?
Answer: The
young seagull’s mother was standing on the plateau, her white breast thrust
forward. She tore a piece of fish that lay at her feet, then she scrapped each
side of her beak on the rock.
Question 5. When
did the seagull get over his fear of flying over the sea?
Answer: The
seagull was afraid of flying over the sea because he thought that he would
drown. His family decided to teach him a lesson. They left him unattended. The
mother tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet now and then in his front.
Since the seagull was hungry too much, he was. compelled to attempt his first
flight in order to get food. He was successful. This is when he got over his
fear flying over the sea.
Question 6. Describe the young seagull’s expression when he saw his
mother with food.
Answer: The
young seagull uttered a joyful scream because he thought that his mother was
bringing food for him. He tried to come nearer to her as she flew across.
Question 7. Why
did the young seagull feel very miserable on the ledge?
Answer: The
young seagull felt very miserable on the ledge as he was alone and his family
had already flown away. He was feeling very hungry and had nothing to eat. His
condition was worsening because he could not even dive for fish.
Question 8. How
did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight? [CBSE
2016]
Answer: When
the young seagull started flying and got over his fear, his family screamed
around him out of joy. They praised him and offered him scraps of dog-fish out
of delight as he made a successful attempt
Question 9. Describe
the first flight of the young seagull.
Answer: The
young seagull dived at the fish due to hunger and fell
outwards and downwards into space. He thought of getting drowned but his wings
spread outwards automatically. He moved downwards and outwards and landed
safely on the sea and floated on it without any fear.
Question 10. “He
dropped his legs to stand on the green sea.” How did his family react when he
did so?
Answer: Being tired and weak with hunger, the young seagull dropped
his legs to stand on the green sea. His entire family came around him
screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog-fish.
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