1. Read the story, ‘His First Flight’ again. Working in
groups of four, answer the following questions selecting the correct option.
Q.1. The young seagull was afraid of flying because
_________________________________________.
(a) he felt his wings
would not support him
(b) other bird knew
to fly very well
(c) the sea was very
large
(d) his mother and
father threatened him
Answer: a
Q.2. Why did his family taunt him about his cowardice?
(a) He went with his
sisters and brothers.
(b) He was not
listening to them.
(c) He was not
accepting their request to fly with them.
(d) He was not liked
by them at all.
Answer: c
Q.3. How did the young seagull start flying?
(a) His mother showed him the fish and moved away from him
to make him fly.
(b) His brothers and
sisters trained him to fly.
(c) He was hungry and
he moved to fly in search of food.
(d) He did not learn
to fly at all.
Answer: a
Q.4. Which of the following statements is not true of the
young seagull?
(a) He was lazy and
did not want to fly.
(b) He wanted to fly,
but was afraid of flying.
(c) His mother,
father, brothers, and sisters helped him fly.
(d) His hunger made
him fly.
Answer: a
Q.5. Say whether the following statements about the seagull
are true or false.
(a) The young seagull
liked to fly with his brothers and sisters. ( )
(b) The young seagull
was hungry so he started to fly. ( )
(c) He was scared of
flying first. ( )
(d) He flew on his
own to get the food. ( )
Answers:
(a) The young seagull liked to fly with his brothers and
sisters. (T )
(b) The young seagull
was hungry so he started to fly. (F )
(c) He was scared of
flying first. (T )
(d) He flew on his
own to get the food. (F )
2. You have another
story, ‘The Black Aeroplane’ in the lesson. Read the story again and develop at
least five multiple choice questions based on the story. Work in pairs and ask
your partner to answer them. The questions may be based on the events, persons,
reasons and causes of the events, and results in the story.
Your questions
Choose the right option.
1.The pilot of the black aeroplane was going to _________
a. Paris b.
London c. his home town d. we do not know
The answer is: d
2. The narrator was not an experienced pilot.
a. True b.
False c. He never flew a
plane before d. we do not know
The answer is: F
3. What happened when the narrator flew his plane into the
stormy clouds?
a. his compass stopped working b. his radio stopped working c. it became completely dark
d. all the three
The answer is: d
4. The narrator knew that somebody would help him.
a. Yes b.
No c. we do not know d. he was not sure
The answer is: b
5. The woman at the reception looked surprised because
_______________
a. the narrator said that another plane helped him in
landing safely.
b. the narrator had landed safely.
c. it was a stormy night.
d. he asked for English breakfast.
The answer is: a
Reading Comprehension
All about a DogI - by A.G Gardiner.
Look Up and Understand
bitterly = Adverb. in an angry, hurt, or resentful way.
embittered = Past Tense. Verb. make (someone) feel bitter or
resentful
evidently = Adverb. Clearly
malice = Noun. Wrongful intension
avalanche = Noun. A sudden arrival of something in huge
quantities
imperiously = Adverb. dominatingly
imperturbably = Adverb. Calmly, without any excitement
indignant = Adjective. angry
quarterdeck = Noun. Upper part of a ship usually reserved
for officers
Vocabulary
1. Making adverbs:
bitterly, imperturbably, violently, and evidently are some words you have come
across in the story. These are adverbs. A few words are given below. Make
adverbs of these words and use them in sentences of your own. (Take care of the
spelling when you convert these into adverbs.)
(a) Angry - angrily
(b) Vague - vaguely
(c) Indignant - indignantly
(d) Threatening - threateningly
(e) Hurry - hurriedly
2. Now, look at the
word given below in italic.
He was immovable.
‘im’ is the prefix added to the word ‘movable’. The prefix
‘im’ made ‘immovable’ an antonym of ‘movable’. Now, make more words with the
prefix im- which are antonyms.
1. mobile - immobile
2.proper - improper
3. possible - impossible
4. patient - impatient
5. mature - immature
6. polite - impolite
7. passive - impassive
8. moral - immoral
3. words with
prefixes ‘il’ and ‘in’ .
|
Example |
logical - illogical |
secure - insecure |
|
1 |
legible - illegible |
accurate - inaccurate |
|
2 |
legal - illegal |
adequate - inadequate |
|
3 |
legitimate - illegitimate |
formal - informal |
|
4 |
literate - illiterate |
active - inactive |
|
5 |
legalese - illegalize |
capable - incapable |
