NCERT Book: Two Stories about Flying - Class 10 PDF Download

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Let ’s Begin 	 	 You 	 have	 read	 two	 stories	 about 	 flying. 	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 is	
about	 how	 a	 young 	 bird 	 learns 	 to	 fly 	 and	 ‘Black	 Aeroplane’ 	 is 	
a	mystery.		
	 1.	 Read 	 the	 story,	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 again.	 Working 	 in	 groups 	
of 	 four,	 answer	 the	 following	 questions	 selecting 	 the	 correct	
option.
?
;
UNIT 
3
Two STorie S abou T 
Flying 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
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.
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.
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Let ’s Begin 	 	 You 	 have	 read	 two	 stories	 about 	 flying. 	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 is	
about	 how	 a	 young 	 bird 	 learns 	 to	 fly 	 and	 ‘Black	 Aeroplane’ 	 is 	
a	mystery.		
	 1.	 Read 	 the	 story,	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 again.	 Working 	 in	 groups 	
of 	 four,	 answer	 the	 following	 questions	 selecting 	 the	 correct	
option.
?
;
UNIT 
3
Two STorie S abou T 
Flying 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
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.
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.
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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.
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.		 ( 										)
	 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
1.
2.
3.
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Let ’s Begin 	 	 You 	 have	 read	 two	 stories	 about 	 flying. 	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 is	
about	 how	 a	 young 	 bird 	 learns 	 to	 fly 	 and	 ‘Black	 Aeroplane’ 	 is 	
a	mystery.		
	 1.	 Read 	 the	 story,	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 again.	 Working 	 in	 groups 	
of 	 four,	 answer	 the	 following	 questions	 selecting 	 the	 correct	
option.
?
;
UNIT 
3
Two STorie S abou T 
Flying 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
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.
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.
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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.
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.		 ( 										)
	 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
1.
2.
3.
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Sentences
4.
5.
Reading Comp Rehension 
t ext i Let’s 	 now	 read 	 the	 story	 of 	 a	 bus	 conductor 	 and	 his	 passengers	
with 	a	dog.	 The	story 	is	written 	by	A.G	Gardiner.
All 	about 	a	Dog
It was a b itterly	 cold	 night,	 and	 even	 at	 the	 far	 end 	 of	 the	 bus	 the	
east 	 wind	 that	 raved 	 along	 the	 street	 cut 	 like 	 a	 knife.	 The 	 bus	
stopped 	 and	 two	 women	 and	 a	 man	 got 	 in	 together	 and	 filled 	 the 	
vacant 	 places.	 The	 young	 woman	 was	 dressed 	 in	 sealskin,	 and 	
carried 	 one	 of	 those	 litt le 	 Pekinese	 dogs	 that	 women	 in	 sealskin	
like 	 to	 carry	 in 	 their	 laps. 	 The 	 conductor	 came	 in	 and 	 took	 the	
fares. 	 Then 	 his 	 eyes 	 rested	 with 	 old	 malice	 on	 the	 beady	 eyed	
toy 	 dog.	 I 	 saw	 trouble	 brewing.	 This	 was	 the	 opportunity	 for 	
which 	 he 	 had 	 been 	 waiting	 and	 he	 intended	 to	 make	 the	 most	
of	 it. 	 I 	 had 	 marked	 him	 as 	 the	 type	 of	 what	 Mr. 	 Wells	 has	 called 	
the 	 Resentful	 Employee, 	 the 	 man	 with	 a	 great	 vague	 grievance	
against 	 everything 	 and	 a	 particular	 grievance 	 against	 passengers	
who 	came	 and	sat	in 	his	 seat	while	 he 	 shivered	at	the	door.
“You 	must 	take	 that	dog 	out,”	he	said	with	sour	 venom. 	
“I 	 shall	 certainly	 do 	 nothing 	 of	 the	 kind.	 You 	 can 	 take	 my 	
name 	 and	 address,” 	 said	 the	 woman,	 who	 had	 evidently	 expected	
the 	 challenge 	and	 knew	the	 reply.
“You 	must 	take	 the	dog	 out—	that’s	my	 orders.”
“I 	 won’t	 go 	 on	 the 	 top	 in	 such	 weather. 	 It	 would 	 kill	 me,”	 said 	
the 	 woman.
“Certainly 	 not,” 	 said	 her	 lady	 companion,	 “You’ve 	 got	 a	 cough	
as	it 	is.”
“It’s 	nonsense,” 	 said	her	 male	companion.
bitterly	
embittered 
evidently
malice
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Let ’s Begin 	 	 You 	 have	 read	 two	 stories	 about 	 flying. 	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 is	
about	 how	 a	 young 	 bird 	 learns 	 to	 fly 	 and	 ‘Black	 Aeroplane’ 	 is 	
a	mystery.		
	 1.	 Read 	 the	 story,	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 again.	 Working 	 in	 groups 	
of 	 four,	 answer	 the	 following	 questions	 selecting 	 the	 correct	
option.
?
;
UNIT 
3
Two STorie S abou T 
Flying 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
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.
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.
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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.
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.		 ( 										)
	 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
1.
2.
3.
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Sentences
4.
5.
Reading Comp Rehension 
t ext i Let’s 	 now	 read 	 the	 story	 of 	 a	 bus	 conductor 	 and	 his	 passengers	
with 	a	dog.	 The	story 	is	written 	by	A.G	Gardiner.
All 	about 	a	Dog
It was a b itterly	 cold	 night,	 and	 even	 at	 the	 far	 end 	 of	 the	 bus	 the	
east 	 wind	 that	 raved 	 along	 the	 street	 cut 	 like 	 a	 knife.	 The 	 bus	
stopped 	 and	 two	 women	 and	 a	 man	 got 	 in	 together	 and	 filled 	 the 	
vacant 	 places.	 The	 young	 woman	 was	 dressed 	 in	 sealskin,	 and 	
carried 	 one	 of	 those	 litt le 	 Pekinese	 dogs	 that	 women	 in	 sealskin	
like 	 to	 carry	 in 	 their	 laps. 	 The 	 conductor	 came	 in	 and 	 took	 the	
fares. 	 Then 	 his 	 eyes 	 rested	 with 	 old	 malice	 on	 the	 beady	 eyed	
toy 	 dog.	 I 	 saw	 trouble	 brewing.	 This	 was	 the	 opportunity	 for 	
which 	 he 	 had 	 been 	 waiting	 and	 he	 intended	 to	 make	 the	 most	
of	 it. 	 I 	 had 	 marked	 him	 as 	 the	 type	 of	 what	 Mr. 	 Wells	 has	 called 	
the 	 Resentful	 Employee, 	 the 	 man	 with	 a	 great	 vague	 grievance	
against 	 everything 	 and	 a	 particular	 grievance 	 against	 passengers	
who 	came	 and	sat	in 	his	 seat	while	 he 	 shivered	at	the	door.
“You 	must 	take	 that	dog 	out,”	he	said	with	sour	 venom. 	
“I 	 shall	 certainly	 do 	 nothing 	 of	 the	 kind.	 You 	 can 	 take	 my 	
name 	 and	 address,” 	 said	 the	 woman,	 who	 had	 evidently	 expected	
the 	 challenge 	and	 knew	the	 reply.
“You 	must 	take	 the	dog	 out—	that’s	my	 orders.”
“I 	 won’t	 go 	 on	 the 	 top	 in	 such	 weather. 	 It	 would 	 kill	 me,”	 said 	
the 	 woman.
“Certainly 	 not,” 	 said	 her	 lady	 companion,	 “You’ve 	 got	 a	 cough	
as	it 	is.”
“It’s 	nonsense,” 	 said	her	 male	companion.
bitterly	
embittered 
evidently
malice
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The	 conductor	 pulled	 the	 bell	 and 	 the	 bus 	 stopped.	 “This	 bus	
doesn’t 	 go	 until	 that	 dog	 is	 brought	 out.”	 And	 he 	 stepped	 on	 to	
the	 pavement	 and	 waited.	 It	 was	 his	 moment	 of	 triumph.	 He	 had 	
the	 law	 on	 his	 side	 and	 the	 whole	 bus 	 full	 of	 angry	 people	 under	
the	harrow.	His	embittered	soul	was 	having	a	real	holiday.
The	 storm 	 inside 	 rose	 high	 “Shameful!” 	 “He’s	 no	 better	 than 	
a	German.”	“Why	isn’t 	he	in	the	army?”	“Call 	 the	police. 	 Let’s	all	
report 	 him.”	 “Let’s	 make	 him	 give	 us	 our	 fares 	 back.”	 Everybody	
was	on 	the	 side 	 of	the	lady	 and	the	 dog.
That	 little	 animal 	 sat	 blinking	 at	 the	 dim 	 lights	 in	 happy 	
unconsciousness	 of	 the	 rumpus 	 of 	 which 	 he	 was	 the	 cause.	
The	 conductor	 came	 to	 the	 door,	 “What’s	 your	 number?”	 said 	
one,	 	 taking	 out	 a 	 pocket-book 	 with	 a 	 gesture	 of	 terrible	 things. 	
“There’s 	 my 	 number,”	 said	 the	 conductor	 imperturbably.	 “Give	
us 	 our 	 fares	 back.”	 “You	 can’t 	 leave	 us	 here	 all	 night.” 	 “No	 fares	
back,”	said	the	conductor.
Two 	 or	 three 	 passengers	 got	 out	 and 	 disappeared	 into 	 the	
night.	 The	 conductor	 took	 another	 turn 	 on	 the	 pavement,	 then	
went 	 and	 had	 a 	 talk	 with	 the	 driver.	 Another 	 bus,	 the	 last 	 on	
the	 road, 	 sailed	 by	 indifferent	 to	 the	 shouts	 of	 the	 passengers	 to	
stop, 	 “They	stick	by	each	other	 the	villains,”	was 	the	comment.
Someone 	 pulled	 the	 bell	 violently.	 That	 brought	 the	 driver 	
round 	 to 	 the	 door,	 “Who’s	 conductor	 of	 this 	 bus?” 	 he 	 said	 and	
paused	 for	 reply. “None	 coming,” 	 he 	 returned 	 to	 his	 seat, 	 and	
resumed 	 beating	 his	 arms	 across	 his 	 chest. 	 There 	 was	 no	 hope	
in 	 that	 quarter. 	 A	 policeman	 strolled	 up 	 and 	 looked	 in	 at	 the	
door.	 An	 avalanche	 of	 indignant 	 protests	 and	 appeals 	 burst	 on	
him.	 “Well,	 he’s 	 got 	 his 	 rules,	 you	 know,”	 he	 said.	 “Give	 your	
name 	 and	 address.”	 “That’s 	 what	 he’s 	 been	 offered, 	 and 	 he 	 won’t	
take	 it.” 	 “Oh,”	 said 	 the	 policeman,	 and 	 he	 went	 away 	 and	 took	
his 	 stand	 a	 few	 yards 	 down 	 the	 street, 	 where 	 he	 was	 joined	 by 	
two	more	constables.
And 	 still	 the	 little	 dog	 blinked	 at	 the	 lights, 	 and 	 the 	 conductor	
walked 	 to	 and 	 fro	 on	 the	 pavement,	 like	 a 	 captain 	 on 	 the	
quarterdeck	 in 	 the	 hour 	 of	 victory.	 A	 young 	 woman,	 whose	 voice	
had	 risen	 high	 above	 the	 gale	 inside,	 descended	 on	 him	 with 	 an	
air	 of	 threatening 	 and	 slaughter.	 He	 was	 immovable	 as	 cold	 as	
the	 night,	 and	 as 	 hard	 as 	 the	 pavement. 	 She	 passed	 on	 in 	 a	 fury 	
of	 impotence	 to	 the	 three 	 policemen,	 who	 stood 	 like 	 a 	 group	 of	
statuary	 on	 the	 street 	 watching	 the	 drama.	 Then 	 she	 came	 back,	
avalanche
imperiously
imperturbably
indignant
quarterdeck
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Let ’s Begin 	 	 You 	 have	 read	 two	 stories	 about 	 flying. 	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 is	
about	 how	 a	 young 	 bird 	 learns 	 to	 fly 	 and	 ‘Black	 Aeroplane’ 	 is 	
a	mystery.		
	 1.	 Read 	 the	 story,	 ‘His	 First	 Flight’	 again.	 Working 	 in	 groups 	
of 	 four,	 answer	 the	 following	 questions	 selecting 	 the	 correct	
option.
?
;
UNIT 
3
Two STorie S abou T 
Flying 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
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.
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.
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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.
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.		 ( 										)
	 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
1.
2.
3.
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Sentences
4.
5.
Reading Comp Rehension 
t ext i Let’s 	 now	 read 	 the	 story	 of 	 a	 bus	 conductor 	 and	 his	 passengers	
with 	a	dog.	 The	story 	is	written 	by	A.G	Gardiner.
All 	about 	a	Dog
It was a b itterly	 cold	 night,	 and	 even	 at	 the	 far	 end 	 of	 the	 bus	 the	
east 	 wind	 that	 raved 	 along	 the	 street	 cut 	 like 	 a	 knife.	 The 	 bus	
stopped 	 and	 two	 women	 and	 a	 man	 got 	 in	 together	 and	 filled 	 the 	
vacant 	 places.	 The	 young	 woman	 was	 dressed 	 in	 sealskin,	 and 	
carried 	 one	 of	 those	 litt le 	 Pekinese	 dogs	 that	 women	 in	 sealskin	
like 	 to	 carry	 in 	 their	 laps. 	 The 	 conductor	 came	 in	 and 	 took	 the	
fares. 	 Then 	 his 	 eyes 	 rested	 with 	 old	 malice	 on	 the	 beady	 eyed	
toy 	 dog.	 I 	 saw	 trouble	 brewing.	 This	 was	 the	 opportunity	 for 	
which 	 he 	 had 	 been 	 waiting	 and	 he	 intended	 to	 make	 the	 most	
of	 it. 	 I 	 had 	 marked	 him	 as 	 the	 type	 of	 what	 Mr. 	 Wells	 has	 called 	
the 	 Resentful	 Employee, 	 the 	 man	 with	 a	 great	 vague	 grievance	
against 	 everything 	 and	 a	 particular	 grievance 	 against	 passengers	
who 	came	 and	sat	in 	his	 seat	while	 he 	 shivered	at	the	door.
“You 	must 	take	 that	dog 	out,”	he	said	with	sour	 venom. 	
“I 	 shall	 certainly	 do 	 nothing 	 of	 the	 kind.	 You 	 can 	 take	 my 	
name 	 and	 address,” 	 said	 the	 woman,	 who	 had	 evidently	 expected	
the 	 challenge 	and	 knew	the	 reply.
“You 	must 	take	 the	dog	 out—	that’s	my	 orders.”
“I 	 won’t	 go 	 on	 the 	 top	 in	 such	 weather. 	 It	 would 	 kill	 me,”	 said 	
the 	 woman.
“Certainly 	 not,” 	 said	 her	 lady	 companion,	 “You’ve 	 got	 a	 cough	
as	it 	is.”
“It’s 	nonsense,” 	 said	her	 male	companion.
bitterly	
embittered 
evidently
malice
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The	 conductor	 pulled	 the	 bell	 and 	 the	 bus 	 stopped.	 “This	 bus	
doesn’t 	 go	 until	 that	 dog	 is	 brought	 out.”	 And	 he 	 stepped	 on	 to	
the	 pavement	 and	 waited.	 It	 was	 his	 moment	 of	 triumph.	 He	 had 	
the	 law	 on	 his	 side	 and	 the	 whole	 bus 	 full	 of	 angry	 people	 under	
the	harrow.	His	embittered	soul	was 	having	a	real	holiday.
The	 storm 	 inside 	 rose	 high	 “Shameful!” 	 “He’s	 no	 better	 than 	
a	German.”	“Why	isn’t 	he	in	the	army?”	“Call 	 the	police. 	 Let’s	all	
report 	 him.”	 “Let’s	 make	 him	 give	 us	 our	 fares 	 back.”	 Everybody	
was	on 	the	 side 	 of	the	lady	 and	the	 dog.
That	 little	 animal 	 sat	 blinking	 at	 the	 dim 	 lights	 in	 happy 	
unconsciousness	 of	 the	 rumpus 	 of 	 which 	 he	 was	 the	 cause.	
The	 conductor	 came	 to	 the	 door,	 “What’s	 your	 number?”	 said 	
one,	 	 taking	 out	 a 	 pocket-book 	 with	 a 	 gesture	 of	 terrible	 things. 	
“There’s 	 my 	 number,”	 said	 the	 conductor	 imperturbably.	 “Give	
us 	 our 	 fares	 back.”	 “You	 can’t 	 leave	 us	 here	 all	 night.” 	 “No	 fares	
back,”	said	the	conductor.
Two 	 or	 three 	 passengers	 got	 out	 and 	 disappeared	 into 	 the	
night.	 The	 conductor	 took	 another	 turn 	 on	 the	 pavement,	 then	
went 	 and	 had	 a 	 talk	 with	 the	 driver.	 Another 	 bus,	 the	 last 	 on	
the	 road, 	 sailed	 by	 indifferent	 to	 the	 shouts	 of	 the	 passengers	 to	
stop, 	 “They	stick	by	each	other	 the	villains,”	was 	the	comment.
Someone 	 pulled	 the	 bell	 violently.	 That	 brought	 the	 driver 	
round 	 to 	 the	 door,	 “Who’s	 conductor	 of	 this 	 bus?” 	 he 	 said	 and	
paused	 for	 reply. “None	 coming,” 	 he 	 returned 	 to	 his	 seat, 	 and	
resumed 	 beating	 his	 arms	 across	 his 	 chest. 	 There 	 was	 no	 hope	
in 	 that	 quarter. 	 A	 policeman	 strolled	 up 	 and 	 looked	 in	 at	 the	
door.	 An	 avalanche	 of	 indignant 	 protests	 and	 appeals 	 burst	 on	
him.	 “Well,	 he’s 	 got 	 his 	 rules,	 you	 know,”	 he	 said.	 “Give	 your	
name 	 and	 address.”	 “That’s 	 what	 he’s 	 been	 offered, 	 and 	 he 	 won’t	
take	 it.” 	 “Oh,”	 said 	 the	 policeman,	 and 	 he	 went	 away 	 and	 took	
his 	 stand	 a	 few	 yards 	 down 	 the	 street, 	 where 	 he	 was	 joined	 by 	
two	more	constables.
And 	 still	 the	 little	 dog	 blinked	 at	 the	 lights, 	 and 	 the 	 conductor	
walked 	 to	 and 	 fro	 on	 the	 pavement,	 like	 a 	 captain 	 on 	 the	
quarterdeck	 in 	 the	 hour 	 of	 victory.	 A	 young 	 woman,	 whose	 voice	
had	 risen	 high	 above	 the	 gale	 inside,	 descended	 on	 him	 with 	 an	
air	 of	 threatening 	 and	 slaughter.	 He	 was	 immovable	 as	 cold	 as	
the	 night,	 and	 as 	 hard	 as 	 the	 pavement. 	 She	 passed	 on	 in 	 a	 fury 	
of	 impotence	 to	 the	 three 	 policemen,	 who	 stood 	 like 	 a 	 group	 of	
statuary	 on	 the	 street 	 watching	 the	 drama.	 Then 	 she	 came	 back,	
avalanche
imperiously
imperturbably
indignant
quarterdeck
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imperiously 	 beckoned	 to 	 her	 ‘young 	 man’	 who	 had	 sat	 a	 silent	
witness 	 of	 her	 rage, 	 and	 vanished. 	 Others	 followed.	 The 	 bus	 was	
emptying. 	 Even	 the	 dashing	 young	 fellow	 who	 had 	 demanded 	 the	
number 	 and	 who	 had	 declared 	 he	 would 	 see	 this 	 thing 	 through 	
if	he 	sat	there	 all 	 night,	had	 taken	 an 	opportunity	to	 slip 	 away.
Meanwhile 	 the	 Pekinese	 party	 was 	 passing 	 through	 every	
stage 	 as	 of 	 resistance 	 to	 abject	 surrender.	 “I’ll	 go 	 on	 the	 top.”	
said 	 the	 sealskin 	 lady	 at	 last. 	 “You	 mustn’t.”	 “I	 will.”	 “You’ll	 have	
pneumonia.” 	
“Let 	 me	 take	 it.” 	 (This 	 from	 the 	 man)	 “Certainly 	 not.”	 She	
would 	 die	 with	 her 	 dog.	 When	 she	 had 	 disappeared	 up	 the	 stairs,	
the 	 conductor	 came	 back,	 pulled	 the	 bell, 	 and	 the	 bus 	 went 	 on. 	
He	 stood	 sourly	 triumphant	 while	 his	 conduct	 was	 savagely	
discussed 	 in	 his 	 face	by 	the	 remnant	of	the	party.
Then 	 the	 engine	 struck	 work,	 and	 the 	 conductor	 went	 to	 help	
the 	 driver.	 It	 was	 a	 long	 job	 and	 presently	 the	 lady	 with	 the	 dog	
stole 	 down	 the 	 stairs 	 and	 re-entered	 the	 bus. 	 When	 the	 engine 	
was 	 put	 right,	 the	 conductor	 came	 back	 and 	 pulled	 the	 bell.	
Then 	 his	 eyes	 fell	 on	 the 	 dog, 	 and	 his	 hand	 went	 to	 the	 bell-rope	
again. 	 The	 driver	 looked 	 around,	 the 	 conductor	 pointed	 to	 the	
dog, 	 the 	 bus	 stopped,	 and	 the 	 struggle 	 recommenced 	 with	 all 	
the 	 original 	 features	 —	 the	 conductor	 walking	 the	 pavement,	 the	
driver 	 smacking	 his 	 arms	 on	 the 	 box,	 the	 little	 dog	 blinking	 at	
the 	 lights,	 the	 sealskin	 lady 	 declaring	 that	 she	 would	 not 	 go	 on	
the 	 top	and 	 finally 	going.
“I’ve 	 got	 my	 rules,” 	 said	 the 	 conductor	 to	 me	 when	 I	 was	 the	
last 	 passenger	 left	 behind.	 He	 had	 won	 his 	 victory, 	 but	 felt	 that	
he	 would 	 like 	 to	 justify 	 himself 	 to	 somebody. 	 “Rules,”	 I	 said,“ 	
are	 necessary 	 things,	 but 	 there	 are	 rules	 and 	 rules.	 Some	 are 	
hard 	 and	 fast	 rules,	 like	 the	 rules	 of	 the	 road,	 which 	 cannot	 be	
broken 	 without	 danger	 to	 life	 and	 limb.	 But	 some	 are	 only	 rules 	
for	 guidance, 	 which 	 you	 can	 apply	 or	 wink	 at,	 as	 common	 sense	
dictates, 	 like	 that	 rule	 about 	 the	 dogs.	 They	 are 	 not 	 a	 whip, 	 put	
in	 your 	 hand	 to	 scourge	 your	 passengers	 with,	 but	 an	 authority	
for	 an	 emergency.	 They	 are 	 meant	 to	 be 	 observed 	 in	 the	 spirit,	
not 	 in	 the	 letter,	 for	 the	 comfort	 and 	 not	 the	 discomfort	 of 	 the	
passengers. 	 You	 have	 kept	 the 	 rule	 and	 broken 	 its 	 spirit.	 You	
may 	 mix	 your	 rules	 with 	 a	 little	 goodwill	 and	 good	 temper.”	 He	
took 	 it	 very	 well	 and	 when	 I	 got 	 off 	 the	 bus	 he 	 said	 “Good	 night”	
quite 	ami ably.
abject
remnant
scourge
s macking
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