CBSE Class 10 English Two Stories about Flying I His First Flight MCQs Set 03

Question. The story is about a young
(a) Dove
(b) Seagull
(c) Crow
(d) Peacock
Answer: (b) Seagull
In simple words: The entire narrative focuses on a young seagull and his journey to fly.
Exam Tip: Remember the primary character of each story in the chapter to avoid getting confused between different birds.

Question. The young seagull had _____ brothers and a sister.
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) Five
(d) Four
Answer: (b) Two
In simple words: He had two brothers and one sister, making four offspring in the family.

Exam Tip: Keep track of family details as they are common in direct comprehension questions.

Question. The young seagull was afraid of
(a) Walking
(b) Running
(c) Flying
(d) Sleeping alone
Answer: (c) Flying
In simple words: He lacked the confidence to fly and was terrified of falling down.

Exam Tip: The main conflict of the story revolves around the bird's fear of flight, which is a key theme.

Question. There was a great expanse of _____ beneath the hill.
(a) Forest
(b) Field
(c) Valley
(d) Sea
Answer: (d) Sea
In simple words: A huge ocean stretched far down below the ledge where he lived.

Exam Tip: Remember setting details like the sea below the cliff, as they highlight the stakes of his first dive.

Question. The young seagull had lack of
(a) Courage
(b) Morality
(c) Fear
(d) Enthusiasm
Answer: (a) Courage
In simple words: He did not have the bravery needed to leap off the ledge and fly.

Exam Tip: Identify the specific emotional blocks of characters to understand their developmental arc.

Question. _____ Day/days passed, but nobody had come near him to help.
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Three
Answer: (a) One
In simple words: For a full twenty-four hours, his family kept their distance to make him fly.

Exam Tip: Note key durations mentioned in the text to answer direct factual questions accurately.

Question. The first fish catch by his older brother was
(a) Star
(b) Jelly
(c) Hearing
(d) Butter cup
Answer: (c) Hearing
In simple words: His older brother successfully caught a herring fish as his first prey.

Exam Tip: Even if there is a spelling variation like "Hearing" instead of "Herring" in the test paper, match it with the text context.

Question. The ledge of the pleatue was facing the –
(a) South
(b) East
(c) North
(d) West
Answer: (a) South
In simple words: The rock edge where the seagull sat faced towards the south direction.

Exam Tip: Directions are small but crucial details that test-makers use to assess precise reading habits.

Question. The young seagull was feeling more heat because
(a) He was facing east
(b) He was afraid
(c) He was hungry
(d) It was a too sunny day
Answer: (c) He was hungry
In simple words: Since he had not eaten anything, the heat of the sun felt much stronger to him.

Exam Tip: Relate physiological feelings like heat to hunger as described in the story.

Question. Only _____ was looking at the young seagull.
(a) Brothers
(b) Mother
(c) Sister
(d) Father
Answer: (b) Mother
In simple words: While others ignored him, only his mother kept watching him from across the cliff.

Exam Tip: Highlight the role of the mother in acting as the primary catalyst for his first flight.

Question. The father of the seagull had _____ coloured back.
(a) Black
(b) Yellow
(c) White
(d) Brown
Answer: (c) White
In simple words: His father was cleaning his feathers, which were white on his back.

Exam Tip: Visual descriptions of characters, like the color of feathers, help in visualization and objective questions.

Question. His mother was standing on another pleatue and eating _____.
(a) Insect
(b) Fish
(c) Fruits
(d) Herbs
Answer: (b) Fish
In simple words: She was standing on a nearby high flat rock tearing at a piece of fish.

Exam Tip: Pay attention to what each family member was doing to see how they tried to motivate the young seagull.

Question. The young seagull got mad by the sight of _____.
(a) Food
(b) Sunny sky
(c) Vast sea
(d) His brothers and sister
Answer: (a) Food
In simple words: He was so hungry that seeing his mother with a fish drove him crazy.

Exam Tip: Direct textual phrases like "maddened by hunger" or "sight of food" are key details to remember.

Question. The young seagull cried _____ to bring him some food.
(a) Gew go ga
(b) Ga Ga Ga
(c) Go ga ge
(d) Gaw colah
Answer: (b) Ga Ga Ga
In simple words: He made a sound like "Ga Ga Ga" begging his mother to bring him some food.

Exam Tip: Sound words or calls made by the birds in the story are classic questions for testing detailed reading.

Question. Out of _____ the young seagull dived at the fish and started flying.
(a) Fear
(b) Courage
(c) Hunger
(d) Interest
Answer: (c) Hunger
In simple words: It was his extreme starvation that finally made him jump toward the food.

Exam Tip: Remember that hunger acted as the ultimate motivator, overcoming his physical fear.

Question. The color of the sea was
(a) Blue
(b) Black
(c) Green
(d) Red
Answer: (c) Green
In simple words: He looked down and saw a vast green ocean stretching beneath him.

Exam Tip: Descriptive details like the green color of the sea are often tested in extract-based questions.

Question. Out of excitement his family members were offering him
(a) Star
(b) Dog fish
(c) Fruits
(d) Herring fish
Answer: (b) Dog fish
In simple words: When he successfully flew, his family happily offered him scraps of dogfish.

Exam Tip: Focus on the climax of the story and how the family celebrated his success.

Question. What did his parents threaten him with if he didn’t flew away?
(a) to never talk to him
(b) to punish him
(c) to starve him
(d) to abandon him
Answer: (c) to starve him
In simple words: They warned him that he would be left to die of hunger on his ledge.

Exam Tip: Understand the harsh parenting strategy used to push the seagull out of his comfort zone.

Question. The lesson “His First Flight” is about a
(a) pilot
(b) seagull
(c) parrot
(d) pigeon
Answer: (b) seagull
In simple words: This part of the chapter tells the story of a young seagull's first leap.

Exam Tip: This story is the first of the two stories in Chapter 3, the other being about a pilot.

Question. Who fell outwards and downward into space?
(a) Young Seagull
(b) Mother Seagull
(c) Father Seagull
(d) Brother Seagull
Answer: (a) Young Seagull
In simple words: As he dived for the fish, he fell off the ledge into the open air.

Exam Tip: Note how the physical transition from standing to falling initiated his flying reflex.

Question. Who give Young Seagull a piece of fish?
(a) Brother Seagull
(b) Mother Seagull
(c) Father Seagull
(d) None of the options
Answer: (b) Mother Seagull
In simple words: His mother flew near him with a piece of fish in her beak to tempt him.

Exam Tip: Note that his mother did not feed him directly but used the fish to bait him into flying.

Question. What food did the seagull’s mother get for it?
(a) earthworms
(b) fish
(c) insects
(d) rodents
Answer: (b) fish
In simple words: She brought a piece of fish to lure him off the cliff.

Exam Tip: Always associate the marine birds in this story with their natural diet of fish.

Question. What did the seagull pretended?
(a) Running Fast
(b) Falling Asleep
(c) Crying
(d) None of the options
Answer: (b) Falling Asleep
In simple words: He stood on one leg with closed eyes to make his family think he was asleep and gain sympathy.

Exam Tip: Look out for behavioral tactics used by the young seagull to get his family's attention.

Question. Why was the seagull exhausted?
(a) Due to running fast
(b) Due to strange exercise
(c) Due to Crying
(d) None of the options
Answer: (b) Due to strange exercise
In simple words: Flying for the first time was a completely new and tiring physical activity for him.

Exam Tip: The phrase "strange exercise" refers to his initial fluttering and struggle in mid-air.

Question. What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters?
(a) to perfect the art of flying
(b) to skim the waves
(c) to dive for fish
(d) all of the options
Answer: (d) all of the options
In simple words: They were training his siblings in flying well, gliding on water, and hunting for fish.

Exam Tip: Always check if multiple positive choices apply, as "all of the options" is often correct in general comprehension questions.

Question. What were the young seagull’s brothers and sister doing around him?
(a) curveting
(b) banking
(c) soaring
(d) all of the options
Answer: (d) all of the options
In simple words: His siblings were happily showing off different flying moves like banking and soaring around him.

Exam Tip: Be familiar with aviation-related vocabulary used in the text to describe bird flight.

Question. Who is the narrator of the lesson ‘His First Flight’?
(a) Fredrick Forsyth
(b) Cynthia Moss
(c) Liam O’Flaherty
(d) None of the options
Answer: (c) Liam O’Flaherty
In simple words: The author who wrote this story about the young seagull is Liam O'Flaherty.

Exam Tip: Memorize the names of the authors of all prose lessons as they are frequently asked in exams.

Question. Nobody had come near the young seagull for the last :
(a) ten hours
(b) twelve hours
(c) twenty hours
(d) twenty-four hours
Answer: (d) twenty-four hours
In simple words: He had been left completely by himself without food for a whole day.

Exam Tip: "Twenty-four hours" is the precise duration of isolation mentioned in the story.

Question. Select the most appropriate option for the following: devour : guzzle: : nibble : _____
(a) chew
(b) savour
(c) peck
(d) gulp
Answer: (c) peck
In simple words: Just as "devour" and "guzzle" mean to eat greedily, "nibble" and "peck" mean to eat in tiny, small bites.

Exam Tip: Practice vocabulary analogies based on the actions of birds described in the text.

Question. Who was alone on the ledge?
(a) Young Seagull
(b) Mother Seagull
(c) Father Seagull
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) Young Seagull
In simple words: The young seagull remained completely by himself on the rock edge.

Exam Tip: The feeling of absolute isolation is a key factor that built up the seagull's desperation.

Question. Which of the following mirrors the use of the literary device in “shrieking shrilly”?
(a) sparkling saga
(b) singing soft
(c) slippery sloppily
(d) sneeze silently
Answer: (d) sneeze silently
In simple words: Both "shrieking shrilly" and "sneeze silently" show alliteration, where words starting with the same sound are placed together.

Exam Tip: Identify alliteration by matching the repetitive starting consonant sounds of the words.

Question. Why was he afraid to fly?
(a) he was a coward
(b) he was afraid his wings will not support him
(c) he was afraid that everyone would judge him
(d) both a and b
Answer: (b) he was afraid his wings will not support him
In simple words: He lacked faith in his own body, fearing his wings wouldn't open to keep him up.

Exam Tip: Be precise—do not choose options calling him a coward, as his fear is a natural instinct described in the text.

Question. What urged him to make his first flight?
(a) hunger
(b) sight of fish
(c) courage
(d) both a and b
Answer: (d) both a and b
In simple words: The intense hunger and seeing the piece of fish in his mother's beak forced him to jump.

Exam Tip: Look out for dual factor options when analyzing the immediate physical catalysts for his flight.

Question. Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?
(a) she was mad at him
(b) to push him to fly out of hunger
(c) she didn’t want to give him the fish
(d) she got tired
Answer: (b) to push him to fly out of hunger
In simple words: She stopped just out of reach so that his hunger would force him to leap forward to grab it.

Exam Tip: The mother's strategy was deliberate—she used the food as bait to trigger his survival instinct.

Question. What did the seagull pretend was happening to him so that he could take his first flight?
(a) he was unconscious
(b) he was falling down the cliff
(c) he was falling asleep
(d) He lost his balance
Answer: (c) he was falling asleep
In simple words: He pretended to doze off on the edge so his parents would feel sorry and come to help.

Exam Tip: Recognize the difference between the young seagull's calculated acts and his actual desperate leap.

Question. Who was there on the ledge with the young seagull for the last twenty-four hours?
(a) his two brothers
(b) his sister
(c) his parents
(d) he was alone
Answer: (d) he was alone
In simple words: There was absolutely no one with him; everyone had flown away.

Exam Tip: Isolation is a major motif in the chapter; keep in mind that he was left completely on his own.

Question. How did the young seagull feel to fly?
(a) afraid
(b) enjoyed
(c) willing
(d) all of the options
Answer: (a) afraid
In simple words: He was initially filled with terror and fear before he realized he could glide.

Exam Tip: Identify the correct chronological emotion—he was "afraid" at the start of his flight.

Question. What were the young seagull’s parents doing to him?
(a) calling to him shrilly
(b) upbraiding him
(c) threatening him
(d) all of the options
Answer: (d) all of the options
In simple words: They tried everything—calling loudly, scolding him, and warning him of starvation—to get him to fly.

Exam Tip: Understand the range of behavioral methods used by the parents, which includes calling, scolding, and threatening.

Question. His parents were perfecting his brothers and sisters in the art of
(a) flying
(b) hunting
(c) swimming
(d) chirping
Answer: (a) flying
In simple words: They were helping his siblings become experts in flight.

Exam Tip: Flight is the core art being perfected in the family, which highlights the young seagull's delay.

Question. Only one family member was looking at the young seagull. It was his :
(a) father
(b) mother
(c) brother
(d) sister
Answer: (b) mother
In simple words: Only his mother was paying attention to him, keeping a close eye on his actions.

Exam Tip: This question is a repetition of Question 10, highlighting the maternal instinct central to his breakthrough.

Question. Whom did the young seagull beg to bring him some food?
(a) his father
(b) his mother
(c) his brothers
(d) his sister
Answer: (b) his mother
In simple words: He cried out specifically to his mother, hoping she would show mercy and feed him.

Exam Tip: His pleading calls like "Ga Ga Ga" were specifically directed toward his mother.

Question. The young seagull dived at the fish maddened by
(a) hunger
(b) heat
(c) tiredness
(d) sleep
Answer: (a) hunger
In simple words: He could not tolerate his hunger any longer, which drove him to make the leap.

Exam Tip: The adjective "maddened" is directly paired with "hunger" in the textual description of his jump.

Question. How did the young seagull fall into the air?
(a) upward
(b) downward
(c) both a and b
(d) none of the options
Answer: (c) both a and b
In simple words: As he jumped, he first fell down and then moved outwards into space.

Exam Tip: Note how his trajectory combined both falling downwards and moving outwards as he began to fly.

Question. Of what colour vast sea did the young seagull see beneath him?
(a) blue
(b) green
(c) white
(d) brown
Answer: (b) green
In simple words: Underneath his ledge, he looked down at a massive green ocean.

Exam Tip: Remember that the author describes the sea as "a vast green sea," which is a key sensory detail.

Question. The seagull dived towards his mother because :
(a) a strong wind pushed him
(b) he wanted to fly
(c) he wanted the fish in his mother’s beak
(d) he wanted to reach his mother.
Answer: (c) he wanted the fish in his mother’s beak
In simple words: His sole objective was to snatch the piece of fish she was holding.

Exam Tip: The desire for food was the immediate physical trigger that overrode his natural fear.

Question. He stood at the edge of the ledge on one leg and closed his eyes because :
(a) he was feeling sleepy
(b) it was a natural habit of seagulls
(c) he wanted to get the attention of
(d) he was afraid of the sea his family
Answer: (c) he wanted to get the attention of
In simple words: He performed this act so his family would notice him and offer some food.

Exam Tip: Incomplete options like (c) should be answered exactly as given in the textbook question keys.

Question. Was the young seagull successful in making his first fly?
(a) yes
(b) no
(c) may be
(d) not known
Answer: (a) yes
In simple words: Yes, he ultimately succeeded in taking his very first flight and landing on the sea.

Exam Tip: Despite all his initial struggles, the story ends on a triumphant and successful note.