NCERT English Class 10 Chapter 6 Two Stories about Flying CBSE Board Sample Problems Long Answer

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Question

“The sight of the food maddened him,” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly?

The young seagull was very hungry. It was this hunger that ultimately compelled it to fly.
Its hunger only intensified when it saw its mother tearing at a piece of fish that lay at her feet. It cried to her, begging her to get some food.
When its mother came towards it with food in her beak, it screamed with joy and anticipation. However, she stopped midway. It wondered why she did not come nearer.
Not being able to resist or control its hunger any longer, it dived at the food in its mother’s beak.
At that moment, his hunger overpowered his fear of the great expanse of sea beneath the cliff.
Finally, this plunge was followed by the natural reaction of its body, i.e., to fly.

Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm

As he flew into the storm, everything went black.
It was impossible to see anything outside the plane. It jumped and twisted in the air.
When he looked at his compass, he saw that it was turning round and round.
It was dead.
Along with it, the other instruments, including the radio, were also dead.
Suddenly, he saw another aeroplane. Its pilot waved at him, asking him to follow.
He was glad to find a helper.
He was using his last fuel tank and there was only enough fuel to fly five or ten minutes.
Then, the other pilot started to go down and he followed.
He suddenly came out of the clouds and saw the runway, on which he then landed his plane safely