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130 | Yugbodh Pariksha Bodh, r oblige him ?, , 1 mothe, ? Did her in her beak he artes, , with a fish, { Autthe mother CAME NEAT the, , Il flew. That was hia first lene, , Q. 7. Why did the young seagull ery ‘Ga, qa,, Ans. When the young seagull saw his mother flying, “Ga, ga, ga” He was requesting his mother to give him fooe, ledge and flew away Desperate with hunger, the young seagu, , in flyin:, hn How did the mother seagull force the young seagull to fly ?, , Ans. The mother flew with a fish near the seagull but did not gave him a pee _, away. The seagull maddened with hunger forgot his fear and ran to the edge. He found he, could fly., , Tow did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight ?, 8. The hunger forced the seagull to fly but he was scared at first. Then he found his, wings supporting him in the flight. The family were overjoyed. They screamed with joy and, Praised him. They even offered pieces of dogfish to cat., Long Answer Type Questions, , Q. 1. Write a summary of the story ‘His First Flight’. /, , Ans. This is the story ofa young seagull who was afraid to make his first flight. He was, afraid that his wings would not support him and the sea below seemed a long way down. So,, he had run back to the little hole under the ledge. Nobody came to see him. He saw his father, teaching his siblings, he saw them learning to fly, to skim the waves and to dive for fish. He, pretended to sleep, an attempt to draw the attention but in vain., , Then he saw his mother flying with a fish in beak. He cried, “Ga, ga, ga. (Give me food), but the mother turned away. The sight of the food maddened the seagull. He dived forgetting, his fears. He felt his wings spread outwards. He was not falling, he was flying. He had, overcome his fear. He could fly. His feet sank into the green sea, he was floating. The family, congratulated him, praised him and offered him pieces of dogfish as a reward., , II, THe BLack AEROPLANE, , Extracts for Comprehension ., , (1) I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my, old Dakota plane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking, forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch : One thirty in the morning., , “T shall call Paris control soon.” I thought., , Q. 1. Why would the narrator call Paris control ?, , Ans. The narrator would call Paris control to inform them about his flight and get, directions., , Q. 2. Where was the narrator going ?, , Ans. The narrator was going to England., , Q.3. Why was he excited ?, , Ans. He was excited to go home and enjoy being with his family., , (2) “I'll take the risk”, I thought and flew that old Dakota straight into the storm., , Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything, outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. 1 looked at the, compass. I could not believe my eyes : the compass was turning round and round and round., It was dead. It could not work. The other instruments were suddenly dead too.