10TH ENGLISH GUIDE UNIT 1. HIS FIRST FLIGHT  Prose Question and answer


10th English guide Antonyms

1.young× old
2.afraid× bold
3.expanse× limited 
4.beneath× above 
5.certain× doubtful
6.bent× straighten
7.desperate× confident 
8.threatening× safeguard 
9.cowardice× bravery 
10.ascending× descending
11.blazing× dim
12.dried× fresh 
13.daintily× heavily 
14.slowly× fast 
15.hidden× exposed, open 
16.dozing× awake
17.tore× attached 
18.mockingly× encouragingly 
19.gradually× suddenly
20.commenced× ended 
21.amusedly× uninterestingly 
22.fright× fearlessness
23.exhausted× energetic

EXERCISE WITH ANSWER 

Choose the suitable antonyms of the word underlined.

Question 1.
The young seagull was alone on his ledge.
a) old
b) friend
c) next
d) neighbour
Question2.
So bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge. 
a) folded
b) hid
c) saw
d) straightened 
3.
The sun was now ascending the sky blazing warmly on the edge.
a) shinning
b) bright
c) dimming
d) talking
4.
He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge. 
a) mildly
b) fast
c) fastly
d) hardly
5.
Now and again, she tore at apiece of fish that lay at her feet.
a) made
b) pulled
c) pushed
d) attached
6.
He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again. 
a) fearlessness
b) flight
c) findings
d) fearful
7.
He turned his beak sideways and crowed amusedly.
a) happily
b) uninterestingly 
c) interestingly
d) thinking

Answers
1. a.  2. d.   3. c.   4. b.   5. d.   6. a.     7. b

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

a. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
  •         The seagull was afraid to fly. He could not muster up courage to take a dive. So it failed to fly.

b. What did the parents do, when the young seagull failed to fly?
  •       The parents called him. They scolded him and threatened him to let him starve on the ledge.

c. What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother?       
  •  The first catch of the young seagull’s older brother was a herring.

d. What did the young seagull manage to find in his search for food on the ledge?       
  • The young seagull managed to find a dried piece of mackerel’s tail at the end of the ledge. 
e. What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?
  • The young bird uttered a low crackle to seek the attention of his parents
f. What made the young seagull go mad?
  • The sight of the food at the feet of his mother made him go mad. 
g. Why did the young bird utter a joyful scream?
  • The young bird uttered a joyful scream because he thought his mother would give him food. 
h. Did the mother bird offer any food to the young bird?
  • No, the mother bird didn’t offer any food to the young bird.
i. How did the bird feel when it started flying for the first time?
  • The bird felt his wings spread outwards and he felt the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He felt a bit dizzy. 
j. What did the young bird’s family do when he started flying?
  • The young bird’s mother swooped past him. His father flew over him screaming. His brothers and sister were flying around him soaring and diving.

 TEXT BOOK QUESTION AND ANSWER

Answer the following questions in a sentence or two. 

1.  How was  the young seagull’s first attempt to fly? 

  • The young seagull tried to fly.
  • He was persuaded by his parents,brothers and sister to fly.
  • But he felt that his wings would not support him. 

2.    How did  the parents  support and encourage the young seagull’s brothers and sisters? 

  • His parents were flying about with his brothers and sister.
  • His parents were perfecting them in the art off light.
  • They also taught them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish.

 3.    Give an  instance  that  shows  the  pathetic  condition  of the young bird. 

  • The young seagull  had not eaten since  the previous nightfall.  
  • There was  not a  single scrap of food  left.  He  looked for food  every inch of the straw nest. 
  •  He chewed at the dried piece  of eggshell. 
4.    How did the bird try  to reach its  parents  without  having to fly? 

  • The  seagull  had  been  trotting  back  and  forth from  one  end  of the ledge to the other  for the last two hours.  
  • His long  grey legs stepped daintily.
  • He tried to find some means of reaching his parents without having to fly. 
5.    Did you think that  the  young  seagull’s  parents  were harsh to him? Why? 

  • Yes. The young  seagull’s parents were harsh  towards him  because they left him alone on the ledge.This was to make him fly. 
6.  What prompted the young seagull to fly finally? 

  • Seeing the piece of fish he was maddened by hunger and dived at the fish.
  • With aloud scream he fell outwards and down wards intospace.
  • This prompted the young seagull to fly final.
7.    What  happened  to the young  seagull  when it  landed  on the green sea? 

  • The  seagull  screamed with fright  when  he dropped  his  legs  to stand on the green sea and his legs sank into it.