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Two Stories about Flying

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote 'His First Flight'?

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

Frederick Forsyth

c)

Liam O'Flaherty

d)

Paulo Coehlo

2.

Who is the author of 'The Black Aeroplane'?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Frederick Forsyth

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Fyodor Dostoevsky

3.

After the young seagull reached the water, his family came down and offered him fish. Which fish was he offered?

a)

Catfish

b)

Whale

c)

Salmon

d)

Dogfish

4.

The pilot was flying from _________ to __________.

a)

England - France

b)

England - India

c)

France - England

d)

France - India

5.

Why did the seagull's mother stop midway while giving him the fish?

a)

She was mad at him

b)

To make him fly out of hunger

c)

She didn't want to give him the fish

d)

She was tired

6.

"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

7.

What maddened the young seagull?

a)

his brothers flying

b)

his family enjoying without him

c)

the sight of food

d)

all of the above

8.

Which control station did the pilot contact on his way?

a)

Paris

b)

India

c)

England

d)

he didn't contact any

9.

What was the name of the plane the pilot was flying?

a)

Boeing

b)

Dakota

c)

Airbus

d)

Minesotta

10.

How far was the narrator from Paris when he saw dark clouds in the sky?

a)

50 km

b)

100 km

c)

150 km

d)

200 km

11.

What did the seagull pretend was happening to him so that he could take his first flight?

a)

He was unconscious

b)

He was falling down the cliff

c)

He was falling asleep

d)

He was losing his balance

12.

What all stopped working during the storm?

a)

Compass

b)

Engine

c)

Radio

d)

Lights

13.

What was the pilot not sorry about?

a)

Missing his holiday

b)

Driving the plane into the storm

c)

Risking the lives of fellow passengers

d)

Walking away from the plane after he landed

14.

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

15.

What risk did the pilot take?

a)

Missing his breakfast

b)

Flying back to Paris

c)

He took no risk

d)

Flying the plane into the storm