Class 10 English Chapter 3 Previous Year Questions - Two Stories about Flying

Ans: One acknowledges that both the Seagull and the Pilot wanted to conquer the skies, yet their approaches were quite different. Hunger and survival were the baby seagull's primary motivators to overcome fear and take the first flight. The seagull was desperately looking for food, so it had to take a risk despite its initial hesitation and fear. On the other hand, the pilot faced a different challenge in the form of a storm when he realised that he had gotten lost. He decided to put his trust in a mysterious black aeroplane and follow it like a child. We can learn courage and tenacity from both stories. The pilot took a leap of faith to follow the unknown black aeroplane in the face of difficulty, whereas the seagull flew out of instinctual need.

Ans: The risk the narrator takes is flying through a huge storm with almost zero visibility. The narrator takes this risk because he is keen to reach his home, spend his holiday with his family, and have an English breakfast.

Ans: As the young seagull dived from the ledge, he initially felt terrified and started falling outwards and downwards. However, his wings spread outwards, and he began to soar and fly. The young seagull's fear transformed into confidence and amusement as he realized he could fly.

Ans: (c)
The passage states that "it was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane."

Ans: (a)
The compass, radio, and other instruments were not working correctly, indicating a malfunction.

Ans: Radio was dead
The passage clearly states, "The radio was dead too."

Ans: (d)
In the passage, "twisted" refers to the erratic movement of the plane, similar to the twisting movement in a dive.

Ans: Belief
The narrator’s belief is evident as he realizes he has lost navigation control and is lost in the storm.

Ans: The story of the young seagull is a very good example showing how fear can hold you as a prisoner. The seagull is a bird. It is meant to fly. Without flying, it cannot survive. But the young seagull is so scared that it doesn’t want to fly.

Ans: (b)

Ans: The mother seagull used the trick of leaving her young one on the cliff without food, creating a situation where hunger forced the young seagull to fly.

Ans: When the young seagull dived at the fish in his mother's beak, he initially felt terrified, falling downwards and outwards. However, this fear lasted only briefly as he started flying and soaring. His fear transformed into confidence, making the experience transformative.

Ans: (c) let him overcome his fear.

Ans: (c)
The character felt both jealous of his brother’s ability to catch food and hungry seeing the act of devouring the fish. These emotions are conveyed in the context of the story, where the younger sibling observes his brother’s success with mixed feelings.

Ans: (c)
"The Black Aeroplane" is considered a mystery story, as it revolves around the unexplained and mysterious appearance of a black aeroplane that guides the narrator through the storm and then vanishes without a trace.