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Two Stories About Flying class 10

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of "His First Flight"?

a)

Liam O' Flaherty

b)

Frederick Forsyth

c)

Roal Dahl

d)

Paulo Coehlo

2.

Who is the writer of Black Aeroplane?

a)

Liam O' Flaherty

b)

Frederick Forsyth

c)

Roal Dahl

d)

Paulo Coehlo

3.

The lesson "His First Flight" is about a ______

a)

pilot

b)

seagull

c)

parrot

d)

pigeon

4.

Why was he afraid to fly?

a)

he was a coward

b)

he was afraid his wings will not support him

c)

he was afraid that everyone would judge him

d)

both 1 and 2

5.

What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters?

a)

to perfect the art of flying

b)

to skim the waves

c)

to dive for fish

d)

all of the above

6.

Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?

a)

she was mad at him

b)

to push him to fly out of hunger

c)

she didn't want to give him the fish

d)

she got tired

7.

The pilot was flying from _____ to _____.

a)

England, France

b)

England, India

c)

France, England

d)

France, India

8.

He was travelling in _________ plane

a)

Markota

b)

Terracota

c)

Dakota

d)

Himkota

9.

What instruments had stopped working during the storm?

a)

compass

b)

radio

c)

both of them

d)

none of them

10.

Why didn't the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?

a)

He wanted to meet his family

b)

He wanted to go on a holiday

c)

He did not want to miss the breakfast

d)

He did not like Paris

11.

How did the young seagull feel when he attempted to flap his wings?

a)

he felt happy

b)

he felt sad

c)

he felt scared

12.

Why did the young seagull's mother entice him with food?

a)

to tease him

b)

to make him take his first flight

c)

because she wanted him to fall from the ledge

d)

to give him a new dish

13.

How did the easy flight turn into a horrible one for the narrator of 'The Black Aeroplane'

a)

The narrator got confused with the instructions

b)

There was no fuel in his second tank

c)

There was a storm cloud in the sky

d)

The pilot had a headache

14.

The pilot of the black aeroplane

a)

guided the narrator to follow him

b)

guided the narrator to take the south direction

c)

guided the narrator to go back to Paris

d)

guided the narrator to go to France

15.

The old Dakota saw the storm cloud when it was --------kms far from Paris .

a)

510

b)

105

c)

150

d)

15

16.

Why was the narrator surprised at the end of the lesson?

a)

Because he was saved

b)

Because the thunderstorm suddenly stopped

c)

Because he came to know that no other aeroplane was detected on the radar that night .

d)

Because he was on the wrong airport

17.

What risk did the pilot take?

a)

flying back to Paris

b)

missing the breakfast he desired

c)

he took no risk

d)

flying his old Dakota straight into the storm

18.

When the narrator asked the control room for the direction, he got an answer to turn..........

a)

12 degrees West

b)

12 degrees North

c)

12 degrees East

d)

12 degrees South

19.

The seagull saw his brother catch his first ____________.

a)

dog-fish

b)

tuna fish

c)

herring

d)

salmon fish

20.

When the seagull had made his first flight, his family was offering him scraps of ___________.

a)

dog-fish

b)

tuna fish

c)

herring

d)

salmon fish

21.

‘a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff( GIVE ONE WORD)

(a)  

22.

The word ‘bravery’ is an antonym of

(a)  

23.

When did young seagull's brothers and sister start flying?

a)

two day before

b)

one day before

c)

one hour before

24.

How did the young seagull feel when he attempted to flap his wings?

a)

he felt happy

b)

he felt sad

c)

he felt scared

25.

Why was the narrator happy to return to England?

a)

He had to take another flight

b)

He was going on a holiday

c)

He was to join a new job

26.

What did the narrator do when he was inside the clouds?

a)

he tried to fly high

b)

he tried to land the plan

c)

he tried to contact Paris control

27.

Hesitations and fears play necessary parts in human life .

a)

yes

b)

No

28.

What made the pilot frighten again while following the strange airplane?

a)

The density of the storm.

b)

The technical problem in the engine.

c)

The shortage of fuel

d)

All of the above

29.

Nobody had come near the seagull for the last (a)   hours

30.

What did the pilot notice when he was safe at the airport?

a)

The other plane was still there in the sky.

b)

The sky was empty.

c)

The other plane was following him.

d)

None of the above.

31.

The young seagull dived at the fish maddened by (a)  

32.

The young seagull stood at the edge of the ledge on one leg and closed his eyes because

a)

He was feeling sleepy.

b)

It is a natural habit of seagulls.

c)

He wanted to get the attention of his family.

d)

He was afraid to fly.

33.

There were (a)   fuel tanks in the plane DS 088

34.

The great expanse of (a)  

stretched down beneath, and it was such a long

way down — miles down.

35.

What happened when the pilot had covered a distance of 150 kilometers from Paris?

a)

He saw another plane.

b)

A strong wind began to blow.

c)

A heavy rain began to fall

d)

There were storm clouds all around

36.

What urged him to make his first flight?

a)

hunger

b)

sight of fish

c)

courage

d)

both 'a' and 'b'

37.

Which control station did he contact on the way?

a)

Paris

b)

India

c)

England

d)

All of the above

38.

They looked like black mountains standing in front

of me across the sky". What looked like black mountains?

a)

black mountains

b)

storm clouds

c)

tall buildings

d)

black plateau

39.

When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him, in which direction did he turn the aeroplane?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

40.

When he was in storm clouds, the pilot was not able to ___ anything..

a)

see

b)

hear

c)

speak

d)

all of them

41.

And between him and his parents there was a deep, wide.

a)

valley

b)

sea

c)

chasm

d)

lake

42.

He leaned out eagerly,-------------- the rock with his feet.

a)

a. tapping

b)

bumping

c)

striking

d)

hitting

43.

Then a --------------- terror seized him.

a)

. frightening

b)

monstrous

c)

big

d)

stately

44.

The writer decides to take his aero plane into the storm instead of returning to Paris because

a)

he badly wanted to be with his family.. ..

b)

the petrol was not enough for him to return

c)

he wanted to surprise his family..

d)

he wanted to have breakfast with his family..

45.

The woman in the control centre gave a very strange look to the narrator because

a)

according to the lady the narrator’s talk was not making sense.

b)

the narrator was talking about another plane he had seen.

c)

the narrator was traveling odd hours.

d)

the narrator wanted to thank the pilot of the other plane.

46.

The narrator was surprised to see

a)

the compass turning round and round.

b)

complete darkness outside the plane.

c)

malfunctioning of all the gadgets and instruments.

d)

the way the plane was misbehaving.