CBSE Class 10 English Two Stories about Flying – II Black Aeroplane MCQs

INTRODUCTION—

This is a mysterious story. The writer was flying his Dakota aeroplane. Suddenly, he was caught in a big cloud and his compass, radio and other instruments failed. There was not much fuel in his plane. Suddenly he saw a black aeroplane near him. The pilot in that plane guided him. As a result he was able to land safely. But he was greatly surprised when the woman at the control centre told him that there had been no other plane except the writer’s Dakota on the sky that night.

SUMMARY—

The author says that he was flying an aeroplane at 1 o’clock at night. The moon was coming up in the east behind him. Stars were shining in the clear sky above him. He was flying his old Dakota aeroplane over France, back to England. He was dreaming of his holiday. He was looking forward to being with his family.
He decided to call Paris control. He then radioed to it. He told it that he was on his way to England.
Paris control duly acknowledged. It advised him to turn twelve degrees west.
He duly turned to that direction. Everything was going well. Paris was about 150 kilometres behind him.
Then he saw the storm clouds. They looked like black mountains in front of him. He knew he could not fly up and over them.
He decided to go back to Paris. But he also wanted to get home. So, he took the risk and flew into the storm. He could see nothing outside his aeroplane. Everything was black. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. He looked at the compass. It was gone. He tried to contact Paris control. He was lost in the storm.
Then in the black clouds, he saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings. He could see it flying next to him in the storm. He was glad to see another person. He was signaling to follow him. The author thought he was trying to help him. So, he followed him. He flew for half an hour. He had fuel to last for five or ten minutes. He began to feel frightened. Then he started to go down.
Suddenly he was on the runway. He looked for his friend in the black aeroplane. He wanted to thank him But the sky was empty. He went into the control tower. He asked a woman where he was. She looked at him strangely and then she laughed. She told that there was no other aeroplane except that of his.
The author was wonderstruck. He wondered who had helped him to arrive there. He was without a compass or a radio and without any more fuel in his tanks, who was the pilot on the strange black aeroplane, flying in the storm without lights.

Extract Based Questions 

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :

The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me.
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside.

(a) The narrator was also a ___________ who was flying an aeroplane.
(a) driver
(b) pilot
(c) astronaut
(d) writer

Answer : B

(b) How was the sky that day?
(a) clear
(b) cloudy
(c) slightly clear
(d) slightly cloudy

Answer : A

(c) What is the meaning of “sleeping countryside”?
(a) the country was sleeping
(b) calm and quiet
(c) all lights were off
(d) people were sleeping

Answer : B

(d) What is the reason of narrator’s happiness?
(a) he won the lottery
(b) he got the freedom
(c) he was alone
(d) he was going to meet his friends

Answer : C

Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane.
The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked at the compass. I could not believe my eyes :
the compass was turning round and round. It was dead. It would not work.

(a) Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly ____________.
(a) grey
(b) blue
(c) white
(d) black

Answer : D

(b) Why was the aeroplane twisting? It was because of
(a) dark night
(b) clear night
(c) bright night
(d) stormy night

Answer : D

(c) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as ‘turned and curved in different direction’.
(a) turning
(b) moving
(c) twisting
(d) compass

Answer : C

(d) What was turning round and round?
(a) sun
(b) compass
(c) earth
(d) moon

Answer : B

Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I saw another airplane. It had no lights on its wings, but I could see it flying next to me through the storm. I could see the pilot’s face-turned towards me. I was very glad to see another person. He lifted one hand and waved.
“Follow me“, he was saying, “Follow me.”
“He knows that I am lost,” I thought, “He’s trying to help me.” 

(a) What did he see in the black clouds ?
(a) huge bird
(b) rocket
(c) another aeroplane
(d) spaceship

Answer : C

(b) I could see the pilot’s _________ turned towards me.
(a) face
(b) hand
(c) arm
(d) neck

Answer : A

(c) Who lifted one hand and wave?
(a) The Astronaut
(b) The crew member
(c) The Allien
(d) The other pilot

Answer : D

(d) He knows that I am ___________.
(a) confused
(b) lost
(c) unable to fly
(d) helpless

Answer : B

There was no answer. The radio was dead too. I had no radio, no compass, and I could not see where I was. I was lost in the storm. Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings, but I could see it flying next to me through the storm. I could see the pilot’s face – turned towards me. I was very glad to see another person. He lifted one hand and waved.

(a) Whom does ‘He’ refer to ?
(a) narrator’s friend
(b) The astronaut
(c) The other pilot
(d) The stranger

Answer : C

(b) What was dead and could not answer?
(a) compass
(b) radio
(c) aeroplane
(d) wings of aeroplane

Answer : B

(c) Which word in the passage means ‘an instrument to find direction’ ?
(a) amplifier
(b) speedometer
(c) compass
(d) radio

Answer : C

(d) The writer was ___________ to see another person.
(a) sad
(b) upset
(c) excited
(d) glad

Answer : D

They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky. I knew I could not fly up and cover them, and I did not have enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south.

(a) What are ‘they‘ here ?
(a) black clouds
(b) rainy clouds
(c) stormy clouds
(d) fluffy clouds

Answer : C

(b) Name the figure of speech used in the line “They looked like black mountains”.
(a) metaphor
(b) hyperbole
(c) alliteration
(d) simile

Answer : B

(c) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘sufficient’ ?
(a) too much
(b) a lot
(c) very little
(d) enough

Answer : C

(d) Which thing was not enough to fly?
(a) water
(b) gas
(c) fuel
(d) petrol

Answer : D

“I ought to go back to Paris,” I thought, but I wanted to get home. I wanted that breakfast. I’II take the risk’, I thought, and flew that Old Dakota straight into the storm. Inside the clouds everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked at the compass. I couldn’t believe my eyes : the compass was turning round and round. It was dead. It would not work! The other instruments were suddenly dead, too.

(a) Where did the narrator want to go back?
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) Spain
(d) France

Answer : A

(b) What did the narrator decide?
(a) to land
(b) to fly
(c) to wait
(d) to stop

Answer : B

(c) It was______________ for the writer that no instrument of the aeroplane was working.
(a) right
(b) wrong
(c) believable
(d) unbelievable

Answer : D

(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘not working’.
(a) dakota
(b) risk
(c) dead
(d) twisted

Answer : C

“Suddenly I came out of the clouds and saw two long straight lines of lights in front of me. It was a runway ! An airport ! I was safe ! I turned to look for my friend in the black aeroplane.”

(a) Name the plane in which narrator was flying.
(a) Jet Airways
(b) Indian Airlines
(c) Dakota
(d) Emirates Airlines

Answer : C

(b) He was amazed to see a ____________.
(a) runway
(b) airport
(c) parking place
(d) safe road

Answer : A

(c) Which word in the passage is the opposite of the word ‘unsafe’ ?
(a) light
(b) runway
(c) straight
(d) airport

Answer : C

(d) He turned to look for his ___________ in the black aeroplane.
(a) brother
(b) relative
(c) neighbour
(d) friend

Answer : D