NCERT solutions for इंग्लिश फर्स्ट फ्लाइट कक्षा १० chapter 3 - Two Stories about Flying [Latest edition]

Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps?

Answer the following question in 30-40 words.

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

“They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. “Why did the seagull’s father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?

Have you ever had a similar experience, where your parents encouraged you to do something that you were too scared to try? Discuss this in pairs or groups.

In the case of a bird flying, it seems a natural act, and a foregone conclusion that it should succeed. In the examples you have given in answer to the previous question, was your success guaranteed, or was it important for you to try, regardless of a possibility of failure?

We have just read about the first flight of a young seagull. Your teacher will now divide the class into groups. Each group will work on the following topic. Prepare a presentation with your group members and then present it to the entire class.

• Progression of Models of Airplanes

We have just read about the first flight of a young seagull. Your teacher will now divide the class into groups. Each group will work on the following topic. Prepare a presentation with your group members and then present it to the entire class.

• Progression of Models of Motorcars

We have just read about the first flight of a young seagull. Your teacher will now divide the class into groups. Each group will work on the following topic. Prepare a presentation with your group members and then present it to the entire class.

• Birds and Their Wing Span

We have just read about the first flight of a young seagull. Your teacher will now divide the class into groups. Each group will work on the following topic. Prepare a presentation with your group members and then present it to the entire class.

• Migratory Birds - Tracing Their Flights

Write a short composition on your initial attempts at learning a skill. You could describe the challenges of learning to ride a bicycle or learning to swim. Make it as humorous as possible.

Why does the narrator say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota…”?

What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely?

Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this among yourselves and give reasons for your answer.

Try to guess the meaning of the word ‘black’ in the sentence given below. Check the meaning in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black.

Try to guess the meaning of the word ‘black’ in the sentence given below. Check the meaning in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green.

Try to guess the meaning of the word ‘black’ in the sentence given below. Check the meaning in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes against humanity.

Try to guess the meaning of the word ‘black’ in the sentence given below. Check the meaning in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’s black comedy.

Try to guess the meaning of the word ‘black’ in the sentence given below. Check the meaning in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in black.

Try to guess the meaning of the word ‘black’ in the sentence given below. Check the meaning in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue.

Match the phrases given under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:

We know that the word ‘fly’ (of birds/insects) means to move through air using wings. Tick the words which have the same or nearly the same meaning.

Have you ever been alone or away from home during a thunderstorm? Narrate your experience in a paragraph.