Unit - 1 STUDY MATERIAL TWO MARK QUESTIONS
🐦 His First Flight – Questions and Answers
1. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
Because he was afraid.
2. What did the parents do when the young seagull failed to fly?
They scolded him and threatened to let him starve.
3. What was the first catch of the young seagull's older brother?
A herring.
4. What did the young seagull find on the ledge?
Only some dried pieces of eggshell.
5. How did the young bird seek his parents' attention?
By pecking at eggshells and pretending to eat.
6. What made the young seagull go mad?
The sight of food in his mother’s beak.
7. Why did the young bird utter a joyful scream?
Because his mother came near with food.
8. Did the mother bird offer any food?
No, she tempted him but didn’t give the food.
9. How did the bird feel during his first flight?
He was afraid at first, then thrilled and confident.
10. What did his family do when he flew?
They cheered and flew around him joyfully.
11. How was the young seagull's first flight attempt?
He was nervous and desperate.
12. How did the parents encourage the other siblings?
They taught them flying and praised their efforts.
13. What shows the young bird’s pitiful condition?
He tried to eat broken eggshells out of hunger.
14. How did the bird try to reach his parents without flying?
By walking along the ledge.
15. Were the parents harsh? Why or why not?
No. They wanted him to discover his strength.
16. What finally made the young seagull fly?
Extreme hunger.
17. What happened when he landed on the sea?
His legs sank; he panicked, then floated safely.
GIFTED STUDENTS PARAGRAPH
B. Answer each of the following questions in a paragraph of about 100-150 words.
1. Describe the struggles undergone by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
Prose : His First Flight
Author: Liam O’ Flaherty
Theme: Realization of one’s potential
The struggles that the seagull underwent to overcome its fear of flying make everyone feel sympathy for him. To begin with, he was afraid of flying out of the ledge, for he feared he would fall headlong into the water and die. When he refused to accompany his family, he was threatened to be left alone on the ledge and they did so. As a result, he was alone on his ledge. Since he had not eaten the previous nightfall, he was famished. Hence, he was forced to eat a dried piece of mackerel’s tail at the far end of his ledge. After that, there was not a single scrap of food left on the ledge. So, he even started biting the dried pieces of eggshell, which was like eating a part of himself. He walked back and forth from one end of the ledge to the other desperately trying to find some means of reaching his parents without having to fly. He even pretended to be falling asleep standing on the edge of the ledge. All these actions prove that he underwent untellable struggles.
Slow learner Paragraph
Prose : His First Flight
Author : Liam O’ Flaherty
Theme : Overcoming fear
- The seagull lived on a ledge with his family.
- All know to fly except the young seagull.
- It was his first flight.
- He was afraid of flying.
- His parents encouraged him to fly.
- Still, he afraid of flying.
- He was hungry.
- The mother showed a piece of fish.
- He dived to catch the fish.
- He started to fly in the sky.
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