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TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING-- I. HIS FIRST FLIGHT
Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
(A) The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister,
perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had,
in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents
circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big
plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him with his cowardice.
i Based on the given sentence, pick the option that corresponds to what human parents would say.
‘while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle.’
a) Well done!
b) Oh no!
c) Ready?!
d) Really!?

ii Which option lists the image nearest to ‘skim the waves’?

a) image (i)
b) image (ii)
c) image (iii)
d) image (iv)

iii Imagine that the young gull attended a workshop on inspiration and confidence building and
received a couple of pieces of advice.
Choose the option that reflects these pieces of advice, most relevant to his situation.

a) (i) and (ii)
b) (ii) and (iii)
c) (iii) and (iv)
d) (i) and (iv)

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