Multiple Choice Questions
His First Flight
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Total 50 questions available
Q. 1
What did the character feel before he started flying?
A
SadB
HappyC
DizzyD
AngryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
How did the character move after feeling dizzy?
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He sat down quietly.B
He walked slowly.C
He started crying.D
He flapped his wings and soared upwards.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What sound did the character's mother make when flying past him?
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SwoopingB
ScreamingC
WhisperingD
HissingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
How did the character respond to his mother's flying?
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By clappingB
By staying silentC
By screamingD
By laughingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
Who else flew over the character, making a loud noise?
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His brothersB
His sisterC
His fatherD
His friendsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did the character's siblings do while flying around him?
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SwimmingB
Flying and performing maneuversC
Walking slowlyD
Sitting quietlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
How did the character react after forgetting he couldn't always fly?
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He ran awayB
He started cryingC
He fell downD
He started to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrillyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
What sound did the character make while diving and soaring?
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SingingB
ShriekingC
WhisperingD
LaughingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What did the character forget after starting to fly?
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That he could flyB
His friends' namesC
His nameD
That he couldn't always flyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
How did the character communicate with his family while flying?
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By screamingB
By singingC
By clappingD
By whisperingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
What did the his parents teach their siblings to do?
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How to swim underwaterB
How to fly and catch fishC
How to climb treesD
How to dig for treasureClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What did the older brother do after catching his first herring?
A
He threw it away.B
He shared it with his siblings.C
He gave it to his parents.D
He devoured it while standing on a rock.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Where did the family spend their time teaching and flying?
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On a big plateauB
At the top of the mountainC
In the waterD
In a caveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
What did the character observe his family do the day before?
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Building a houseB
Flying and fishingC
Planting treesD
Singing songsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What did the older brother catch for the first time?
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A herringB
A sharkC
A seagullD
A dolphinClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
How did the character feel about his family's actions?
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AngryB
ProudC
JealousD
IndifferentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Where did the family taunt the character?
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On a plateau midway down a cliffB
On a mountaintopC
At the beachD
In a forestClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
What did the character witness his older brother devour?
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A fishB
A bananaC
A sandwichD
A cakeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
How did the character's family react after the older brother caught the herring?
A
They cried tears of joy.B
They laughed loudly.C
They circled around, raising a proud cackle.D
They left the scene.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What did the character's family teach their siblings besides flying?
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How to play gamesB
How to bake breadC
How to cookD
How to dive for fishClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
Why was the seagull exhausted?
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Due to crying.B
Due to running fast.C
Due to strange exercise.D
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
When the young seagull dived from the cliff, his heart:
A
sankB
stoppedC
beat fastD
poppedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
“The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.” The word expanse means?
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HugeB
Large open areaC
2-D surface enclosed within a boundaryD
Inside scopeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Which of the following mirrors the use of the literary device in “shrieking shrilly”?
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slippery sloppilyB
sparkling sagaC
singing softD
sneeze silentlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
The sight of _______ maddened the seagull.
A
fishB
his brothers flyingC
his brothers swimming.D
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Only _______ was looking at the young seagull.
A
his friendB
his fatherC
his motherD
his sisterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
The young seagull was feeling more heat because________.
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it was a sunny dayB
he had not eaten since nightfallC
he was facing eastD
he was afraid of flyingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
Who fell outwards and downward into space ?
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Brother SeagullB
Young SeagullC
Mother SeagullD
Father SeagullClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
Why was the seagull afraid to fly?
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He was afraid his wings will not support him.B
He was a coward.C
none of theseD
Both (a) and (b)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What urged the seagull to make his first flight?
A
hungerB
sight of fishC
courageD
Both (a) and (b)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Nobody came near the seagull since______.
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ten hoursB
twenty hoursC
twenty-four hoursD
thirty hoursClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
The ledge of the plateau was facing the _________.
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northB
eastC
southD
westClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
The young seagull had __________ brothers and sisters.
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threeB
fourC
twoD
sevenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
The sight of _______ maddened the young seagull.
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FoodB
His siblings enjoying without him.C
His brother’s flyingD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
How would you describe the screams of the gulls in the given extract?
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shockB
elationC
bewildermentD
protectionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
‘Green flooring ahead of him.’ What was this ‘green flooring’?
A
The housesB
The seaC
The grassD
The plainsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Pick the most appropriate reason why the young gull felt dizzy.
A
He was dizzy with excitement.B
He hadn’t eaten anything for a day.C
He was wary of heights.D
He was flying for the first time.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 38
In the story, who was not scared of taking their first flight?
A
Young seagull’s parentsB
Young seagull’s friendsC
Young seagull’s siblingsD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
How did the mother seagull persuade the young seagull to make his first flight?
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by hitting himB
by not meeting him for many daysC
by tempting him for fishD
by terrorizing himClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What happened when the young seagull dived at the fish?
A
The seagull fell inwardsB
The seagull fell upwardsC
The seagull screamed and fellD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
What is a herring?
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A soft finned freshwater fishB
A soft finned sea fishC
A hard finned fishD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
Why did seagull's mother stop midway while giving him the fish?
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She didn't want to give him the fish.B
She was mad at him.C
To push him to fly out of hunger.D
She got tired.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 43
What did the seagull pretend was happening to
him so that he could take his first flight?
A
He was falling asleep.B
He was unconscious.C
He was falling down the cliff.D
He lost his balance.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 44
What were seagull's parents teaching his brothers and sisters?
A
To dive for fish.B
To perfect the art of flying.C
To skim the waves.D
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
What did the young seagull’s parents threaten him with if he didn’t fly away?
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To starve himB
To punish himC
To abandon himD
To never talk to himClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
What food did the seagull's mother get for it?
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fishB
insectsC
earthwormsD
rodentsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Who is the author of 'His First Flight'?
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Liam O' FlahertyB
Frederick ForsythC
Roal DahlD
Paulo CoelhoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
The young seagull made his first flight down the ______.
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cliffB
waterfallC
treeD
houseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Why did the young seagull family taunt him about his cowardice?
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Because he failed to take the plungeB
Because his brothers and sisters could run to the brink despite having shorter wings.C
Because everyone in the family was perfect in the art of flight.D
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
Why was the seagull exhausted?
A
Due to running fastB
Due to cryingC
Due to strange exerciseD
None of the above.Click an option to check your answer
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