WBBSE Class 9 English Chapter 8 Solution | His First Flight |

 Lesson 8. 

His First Flight

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a. Answer in in a sentence or two: 1x3=3

Qus. How many brothers and sister does the little seagull has?

Ans. Two brothers and one sister.

Qus. What fish did the older seagull catch?

Ans. The older seagull caught a herring.

Qus. What was the nest of seagull made of ?

Ans. The nest was made of straw.

b. Tick(√) the correct alternatives: 1x3=3

1. "Ge, ga, ga" means -

a) Bring some food.(√)

b) don't come to me. ()

c) Go to the hell. ()

3. The word "preening" means

 a) Hunting. ()

b) catching fish. ()

c) cleansing feathers.(✔)

1.Read the passage and answer to the questions:

With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. Then terror seized him and his heart stood still. But it only lasted a moment. The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. The wind rushed against his breast feathers, then under the stomach and against his wings. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling headlong now. He was soaring gradually downwards and outwards. He was no longer afraid. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. He uttered a joyous scream and flapped them again. He soared higher. His mother flew past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream. Then his father flew over him, screaming. Then he saw his two brothers and his sister flyings around him.

Ha saw a vast green sea beneath him, and he turned his beak sideways and crowed amusedly. His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green floor in fornt of him. They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea.

Answer in a sentence or two: 1×4=4

Qus. Why did the baby seagull was afraid ?

Ans. Baby seagull was afraid to fly in the space.

Qus. What did his family members do when the baby seagull flew first?

Ans. His father, mother, two brothers and sister - all flew around him with enthusiasm.

Qus. What was the reaction of the baby seagull when learnt first flight?

Ans. He flapped his wings and uttered a joyous scream.

Qus. What did baby seagull feel in his first flight?

Ans. The baby seagull felt the tips of his wings cutting through the air.

EXERCISE - 1

Answer the following questions within 15 words: 1x4=4

Qus. Why did the seagull dire at the fish ?

Ans. Because he was maddened by hunger.

Qus. What happened when the seagull soared upwards?

Ans. The seagull uttered a joyous scream and flapped his wings.

Qus. What was the first catch of the seagull's older brother ?

Ans. The first catch of the seagull's older brother was a herring.

Qus. Why did the seagull feel the heat?

Ans. The seagull felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nigthfall.

EXERCISE - 2

Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words 1×4=4

Qus. The sun show brightly. (Noun form)

Ans. The sun show with brightness.

Qus. She gave a wise judgement. (Adverb form)

Ans. She judged wisely.

Qus. He is known for his honesty. (Adjective form)

Ans. It is known that he is honest.

Qus. She spoke with kindness. (Adverb form)

Ans. She spoke kindly.

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