Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions.

He just felt a bit dizzy. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. “Ga, ga, ga, Ga, ga, ga, Gaw-col-ah”, his mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream. Then his father flew over him screaming. He saw his two brothers and his sister flying around him curvetting and banking and soaring and diving. Then he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly and commanded himself to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrilly. (Two Stories About Flying - First Flight)

1. Contradict the view that the young seagull celebrated his maiden flight alone. (2)
2. Which of the following statements best explains the young seagull’s experience as he starts flying? (1)
   1. The young seagull immediately mastered flying and was no longer afraid.
   2. The young seagull gradually gained confidence and joined his family in the air.
3. What can be inferred about the young seagull’s emotional state after flying with his family? (1)
4. Read the following sound and movement words. (1)
   i) flapped
   ii) shrieking
   iii) swooped
   iv) soared
   v) screaming
   Select the option that correctly categorises (i) - (v) into sound and movement words.
   

   No.	Sound	Movement
   A	i, ii, v	iii, iv
   B	iv, v	i, ii, iii
   C	ii, v	i, iii, iv
   D	v	i, ii, iii, iv

Answer 1

I. The young seagull did not celebrate his maiden flight alone. His mother and father encouraged him by flying past him and prompting him. Additionally, his siblings were flying around him, further motivating him. The collective presence of his family made the victory a shared experience rather than a solitary one.

II. The young seagull gradually gained confidence and joined his family in the air.

III. The young seagull feels a sense of accomplishment and excitement, as he forgets that he was once afraid to fly and embraces the thrill of soaring and diving with his family.

IV.

Sound	Movement
ii, v	i, iii, iv