Class 10 English (First Flight)

1. Who wrote the story 'His First Flight'?

• A. Liam O'Flaherty
• B. Frederick Forsyth
• C. G.L. Fuentes
• D. Roald Dahl

2. Who wrote the story 'The Black Aeroplane'?

• A. Frederick Forsyth
• B. Liam O'Flaherty
• C. Robert Frost
• D. Ruskin Bond

3. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly?

• A. He believed his wings would never support him
• B. He had injured his wings
• C. He was too lazy
• D. His parents forbade him to fly

4. How many brothers and sisters did the young seagull have?

• A. Two brothers and one sister
• B. One brother and two sisters
• C. Three brothers and one sister
• D. Two brothers and two sisters

5. What threat did the young seagull's parents give him if he didn't fly?

• A. He would starve on his ledge
• B. They would push him off the cliff
• C. They would abandon him forever
• D. They would peck him

6. For how long had the young seagull been left alone without food on the ledge?

• A. 24 hours
• B. 12 hours
• C. 48 hours
• D. 6 hours

7. Who took pity on the young seagull and finally enticed him to dive for food?

• A. His mother
• B. His father
• C. His brother
• D. His sister

8. What maddened the young seagull into diving off the cliff edge?

• A. The sight of food
• B. The heat of the sun
• C. Fear of his father
• D. Loud noises of the sea

9. What food was the mother seagull tearing with her beak?

• A. A piece of fish
• B. An insect
• C. Small crabs
• D. Seaweed

10. What did the young seagull's family give him as a reward when he landed safely on the sea?

• A. Scraps of dog-fish
• B. Herring
• C. Fresh worms
• D. Insects

11. What plane was the pilot flying in 'The Black Aeroplane'?

• A. Old Dakota DS 088
• B. Boeing 747
• C. Cessna 172
• D. Air India Airbus

12. Where was the pilot traveling from and where was he going?

• A. From France back to England
• B. From England to France
• C. From Germany to England
• D. From France to Spain

13. What was the pilot dreaming about during his night flight?

• A. A good English breakfast with his family
• B. Receiving a promotion
• C. Landing safely at a new airport
• D. Buying a new plane

14. Which control station did the pilot call during his flight?

• A. Paris Control
• B. London Control
• C. Berlin Control
• D. Dover Control

15. How far was Paris behind the pilot when he first saw the storm clouds?

• A. 150 kilometers
• B. 100 kilometers
• C. 200 kilometers
• D. 50 kilometers

16. Why didn't the pilot turn back to Paris when he saw the storm clouds?

• A. He desperately wanted to go home for breakfast
• B. He didn't have enough fuel to go back
• C. He lost communication with Paris Control
• D. He thought the storm was mild

17. What instruments stopped working inside the storm clouds?

• A. Compass and radio
• B. Altimeter and lights
• C. Engine throttle
• D. Speedometer only

18. What peculiar detail did the pilot notice about the strange plane in the storm?

• A. It had no lights on its wings
• B. It was glowing in the dark
• C. It was flying backward
• D. It was missing a wing

19. How did the pilot of the black aeroplane signal the narrator?

• A. Waved his hand and signaled to "Follow me"
• B. Flashed his headlights
• C. Used radio signals
• D. Dropped flares

20. How long did the narrator follow the black aeroplane like an obedient child?

• A. Half an hour
• B. One hour
• C. Fifteen minutes
• D. Two hours

21. How much fuel was left in the Dakota's last tank before landing?

• A. Enough for 5 to 10 minutes of flight
• B. Enough for 30 minutes
• C. Completely empty
• D. Enough for 1 hour

22. What did the narrator see after coming out of the storm clouds?

• A. Two straight lines of lights of a runway
• B. The ocean surface
• C. Paris city lights
• D. A mountain range

23. What did the woman in the control center say when asked about the black aeroplane?

• A. No other aeroplane was flying in the storm that night
• B. The black plane landed on runway 2
• C. It crashed near the coast
• D. It was a military stealth plane

24. What primary theme is conveyed through the young seagull's story?

• A. Overcoming fear and gaining self-confidence
• B. Obeying parents without question
• C. Importance of searching for food
• D. Dangers of living near oceans

25. How did the young seagull feel when he finally began to fly?

• A. He was no longer afraid and soared joyfully
• B. He felt terrified throughout
• C. He wished to return to his ledge
• D. He felt angry at his mother

26. What was the reaction of the seagull's family when he successfully landed on the water?

• A. They flew around him, screaming with joy and praise
• B. They ignored him completely
• C. They scolded him for delaying
• D. They flew away to hunt alone

27. What time was it when the pilot checked his watch in 'The Black Aeroplane'?

• A. 1:30 in the morning
• B. 3:00 in the morning
• C. 12:00 midnight
• D. 5:00 in the morning

28. What mysterious element remains unsolved in 'The Black Aeroplane'?

• A. The identity and presence of the pilot in the black plane
• B. The location of the airport
• C. The fuel capacity of Dakota
• D. The direction to England

29. What does the word 'brink' mean in 'His First Flight'?

• A. The extreme edge of a steep place
• B. The center of a flat land
• C. The highest peak of a mountain
• D. Deep sea bottom

30. Why was the young seagull's family calling to him 'shrilly' and 'upbraiding' him?

• A. To scold and encourage him to overcome fear and fly
• B. To scare him into jumping
• C. To play a game with him
• D. To warn him of predators