Page 2 - Two Stories About Flying- His First Flight
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iv     Which of the following feelings did the young gull, NOT feel according to the given context?
        “…all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister…”
        (i) sad  (ii) incompetent   (iii) excluded    (iv) ungrateful   (v) inspired    (vi) jealous  (vii) anxious
        a)     i, iii, vi
        b)     ii, v, vii
        c)     ii, iii, vii
        d)     iv, v, vi

        v      Select the most appropriate option for the following: devour : guzzle: : nibble :
        a)     chew
        b)     savour
        c)     peck
        d)     gulp

        (B)    He just felt a bit dizzy. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. “Ga, ga, ga, Ga, ga,
        ga, Gaw-col-ah,” his mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with
        another scream. Then his father flew over him screaming. He saw his two brothers and his sister flying
        around him curveting and banking and soaring and diving. Then he completely forgot that he had not
        always been able to fly, and commended himself to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrilly.
        i      1. Pick the most appropriate reason why the young gull felt dizzy.
        a)     He hadn’t eaten anything for a day.
        b)     He was dizzy with excitement.
        c)     He was wary of heights.
        d)     He was flying for the first time.

        ii     How would you describe the screams of the gulls in the given extract?
        a)     elation
        b)     bewilderment
        c)     shock
        d)     protection

        iii    The line “he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly” implies the
        a)     great confidence the young gull had in his skills.
        b)     naturalness of the act of flying for the young gull.
        c)     satisfaction and joy of flying together as a family.
        d)     desire of the young gull to leave his fears behind.

        iv     The extract refers to the many movements of the young gull’s brothers and sister. Choose the option
        that correctly sequences these movements.
        a)     The young gull’s brothers and sister flew by tilting their wings, rose high, made darting movements
        and plunged headfirst.
        b)     The young gull’s brothers and sister flew by plunging headfirst, making darting movements, titled
        their wings and rose high.
        c)     The young gull’s brothers and sister flew with darting movements, titled their wings, rose high and
        plunged headfirst.
        d)     The young gull’s brothers and sister flew by rising high, plunging headfirst, making darting
        movements and tilting their wings.




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