his first flight question answer class 9 : Liam O’Flaherty (1896 -1984) was a significant Irish novelist and short story writer and a major figure in the Irish literary renaissance. His most famous books include The Informer, Return of the Brute, House of Gold etc.
His First Flight, a short story which symbolizes the nervousness one experiences before doing something new, is regarded as one of his most famous works. The following text, an abridged version of this short story, is about a young seagull and his experience of learning how to fly.
The story focuses on how fear must be conquered before one may achieve anything of significance, like the young seagull who had to be brave in order to fly.
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Exercise 1 : Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) At night the seagull slept in a little
(a) nest
(b) hole
(c) turret
(d) burrow
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(2) The ledge faced the
(a) north
(b) south
(c) east
(d) west
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(3) The colour of the seagull’s body was
(a) red
(b) black
(c) blue
(d) grey
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(4) The two brothers and sisters of the seagull were lying on the
(a) plain
(b) plateau
(c) valley
(d) hill
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(5) The mother seagull had picked up a piece of
(a) meat
(b) insect
(c) fish
(d) straw
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Exercise 2 : Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(a) What was the first catch of the seagull’s older brother?
Ans: Herring was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother.
(b) Why did the seagull feel the heat?
Ans: The young seagull felt hot because the sun was now ascending the sky, blazing on his ledge and he had not eaten since the previous nightfall.
(c) Why did the seagull dive at the fish?
Ans: Maddened by hunger, the seagull dived at the fish.
(d) What happened when the seagull soared upwards?
Ans: The seagull flapped his wings once and soared upwards.
Exercise 3 : Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) Why was the seagull afraid when he ran forward to the brink of the ledge?
Ans: The seagull felt certain that his wings would never support him to fly.
(b) What were the seagull’s two brothers and sister doing on the plateau?
Ans: They were dozing, with their heads sunk into their wings.
(c) What happened after the seagull’s feet sank into the sea?
Ans: His feet sank into the sea, and then his belly touched it and he was floating on it. And around him his family was screaming, praising him.
Exercise 4 : Change the parts of speech of the given words in the chart.
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Exercise 5 : Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words as directed:
(1) He is known for his honesty. (change into adjective form)
Ans. He is honest that is known.
(2) She spoke with kindness. (change into adverb form)
Ans. She spoke kindly.
(3) The sun shone brightly. (change into noun form)
Ans. The sun shone with brightness.
(4) She gave a wise judgment. (change into verb form)
Ans. She judged wisely.
Exercise 6 : Write a paragraph within 100 words on the water cycle, using the following flow-chart:
Flow-chart: water evaporates from water bodies-rises as vapour-gets heavier-condenses, forms clouds-falls to earth as rain
Ans: Water Cycle
The water cycle is a very important natural event. It occurs through a number process. The Sun plays the main role in forming the water cycle. At first water is evaporated from water bodies like sea, river, pond etc by the heat of the sun. Then it rises upward as vapour. Next the vapour gets heavier as it comes in contact with the dust of the air and turns into clouds. Thereafter it gradually becomes cool and condensed in the sky. Then the cloud becomes coller and heavier forming drops of water. Finally, being unable to float in the sky, the cloud falls on the earth as rain drops.
Exercise 7 : Write a summary of the following passage within 100 words:
Ans: Communication is very essential for every creature. The medium of communication may be different – both verbal or non verbal. Like human beings, animals also communicate among themselves. Generally, birds communicate through singing. Sailors say that large mammals in the ocean like whales, dolphins and porpoises whistle and click. They can even understand it from miles away. Body language is another medium of communication. Wild animals communicate through body language. Insects with their poisonous bite or sting communicate among themselves.
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1. What is the young seagull afraid of ?
Ans: The young seagull is afraid of flying over the vast expanse of sea. He thinks that his wings will never support him, and he may fall down.
2. What is significant about the bird’s first flight?
Ans: The young seagull was hungry. He needed to search for food. His family members forced and motivated him to fly and learn how to dive.
3. What lesson do you learn from this simple story?
Ans: This story gives us a great lesson that any task is not so much difficult. But we have to take the risk and initiative and try our level best.
4. What does he feel when he finally flaps his wings and finds that he is not falling?
Ans: The young seagull utters a joyous scream. He begins to flap his wings repeatedly. He raises his breast and soars higher and higher.
5. Why is it difficult to do something for the first time?
Ans: It is very difficult to do something for the first time because one is not familiar with the task and has not gone through such experience.
6. What restricted the young seagull to reach his parents for a single scrap of food?
Ans: On each side of the seagull, the ledge ended in a sheer fall with the sea beneath. This restricted him to reach his parents as he could not fly.
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7. How did he stand towards the brink of the ledge?
Ans: He stood on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing. Closing one eye after another, he pretended to be falling asleep.
8. Why did the seagull bend down his head and run away back to the little hole?
Ans: The seagull felt that his wings would never support him. So he bent down his head and ran away back to the little hole.
9. How did the young seagull’s parents treat him initially when he did not fly?
Ans: Initially when the seagull was afraid to fly his parents used to call him shrilly. They scolded him, threatened him and taunted him as coward.
10. What did young seagull do to attract his mother’s attention?
Ans: The seagull stood on the brink of the ledge, on one leg with other leg hidden under his wing. He closed each eye alternatively and pretended to be falling asleep.
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