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

Two Stories about Flying– II. Black Aeroplane

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The Black Aeroplane is about a pilot who is flying an old Dakota aeroplane and is happy and to be able to be home with his family in time for breakfast. He is flying from Paris to London. But suddenly he sees some huge black storm clouds that look like black mountains in front of him. He does not have enough fuel to go around the clouds. He takes the risk and flies right into it. Suddenly it is pitch dark and impossible to see anything. The instruments stop working and he has lost contact with Paris Control. Very soon he sees another black aeroplane near him and the pilot motions for him to follow and leads the way. Soon he comes out of the clouds and sees two long straight lines of lights in front of him and that was a Runway! He looks back to thank his friend but cannot see the other plane anywhere. After landing he asks the lady at the Control room about the other plane, but she’s surprised and says that there were no other plane in the skies that night, and his was the only plane flying in the storm. The pilot is puzzled! Who could it have been he wonders.

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

1. 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.

Question. How was the sky that day?
a. clear
b. cloudy
c. slightly clear
d. slightly cloudy
Answer.a. clear

Question. 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. he was alone

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

Question. 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. calm and quiet

2. “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.”

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

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

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

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

3. 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.

Question. What was dead and could not answer?
a. compass
b. radio
c. aeroplane
d. wings of aeroplane
Answer.b. radio

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

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

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

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

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. He turned his aeroplane slowly to the north, in front of my Dakota, so that it would be easier for me to follow him. I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.

Question. Why did the pilot of the Dakota follow him like an obedient child?
Answer.He was lost and all his instruments had stopped working. He wanted to find a way out of the storm/He wanted to get out of the storm safely.

Question. Who does ‘He’ refer to in the first sentence?
Answer.The pilot of the Black aeroplane

Question. Where was the pilot at this time?
Answer.The pilot was inside the black storm cloud

Question. Why did ‘He” of the black aeroplane bring his plane in front of the Dakota aeroplane?
Answer.The pilot was trying to guide the author out of the storm clouds by asking him to follow him.

2. I knew I could not fly up and over them, and I didn’t have enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south. “I ought to go back to Paris.” I thought, but I wanted to get home.

Question. Why could he not fly over on either side of storm clouds?
Answer.There was not enough fuel left in the Dakota – aero plane for him to fly around the clouds

Question. What does ‘them’ in the first sentence refer to?
Answer.‘Them’ means the big black clouds 

Question. Which country was the pilot of the plane flying towards?
Answer. The Pilot was flying towards England.

Question. Why did he not go back to Paris?
Answer.He wanted to get home and enjoy breakfast with his family  

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. “I’ll take the risk” What is the risk ? Why does the pilot of the old Dakota take it ? 
Answer. The risk was of flying the old Dakota aeroplane into the storm. The pilot took it as he wished to reach home as soon as possible and to be present at the breakfast table with his family in the morning. 

Question. What shocked the narrator after landing safely ? 
Answer. The narrator was shocked to land safely after struggling against the black storm. Besides, he wanted to thank the other pilot who showed him the way, but he too nowhere to be seen. It was a sort of secret help, of which no one was aware.

Long Answer Type Questions 

Question. Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm. 
Answer.The narrator was in a hurry to reach England although he had little fuel. He felt home sick and missed his home. So, he took the risk to fly on low fuel. Suddenly, he lost contact with Paris due to cloudy storm. Inside the clouds, every thing was suddenly black. It was impossible for him to see anything outside the aeroplane. His plane jumped and twisted in the air. He looked at the compass and to his surprise, it was moving round and round. It was dead. All the other instruments were dead. He tried the radio but in vain. He was lost in the storm. Just then a black aeroplane appeared. He was helped by the mysterious pilot and was able to land safely. The other aeroplane had no lights on its wings, but the narrator could see it flying next to him. He could see other pilot’s face. He lifted one hand and waved at the narrator and asked him to follow him. Narrator’s fuel was getting over. But the other pilot guided him down and made his safe landing. After that, the pilot and the aeroplane, both disappeared.

1. Read the following extracts and answer the following question

A) I see her back, and reflect it faithfully 

    She rewards me wit tears and an agitation of hands.

    I am important to her. She comes and goes

  i) Who is ‘her’ here in the above stanza?

  ii) What does the mirror reflect in ‘it’

  iii) ‘She rewards me with tears’ Explain.

B) Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the beast of prey had

    succumbed to heart failure, caused by the sudden report of the rifle,

    accelerated by senile decay.

     i) What was the reason of tiger’s death?

     ii) What was the first thing noticed by Lousia Mebbin?

     iii) How did Miss Packletide react?

C)“I suppose we are in some danger?” said Miss Mebbin.

    She was not actually nervous about the wild beast, but she had a morbid

    dread of performing as atom more service than she had been paid for.

   i) Why does Miss Mebbin say this?

   ii) What kind of a woman is she as reflected here?

   iii) How does Mrs Packletide react to it?

2. Read the following questions and answer them briefly in 30 - 40 words.

   a) How is the mirror “a lake”?

  b) Why is the mirror compared to a four-cornered god?

  c) Explain how is the mirror ‘exact’ and has no ‘preconceptions’

  d) Mrs Packletide was a good shot. Discuss?

  e) How was the tiger shooting arranged? What kind of a tiger was chosen for the purpose?

  f) What make Mrs Packletide decide to give a party in Loona Bimbertons honour

3. Sylvia Plath’s ‘Mirror’ gives out clear values of truth and exactness . Indirectly, it shows their worth in human life and obviously the key message is that one must adopt these values in life. How do you react to this and what is your opinion about these values? Write your answer in about 150 words stressing on its key passage on values treated in the poem and their relevance.

4. Write down the character sketch of Anne Frank

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