{"id":116793,"date":"2022-03-28T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T07:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=116793"},"modified":"2022-03-28T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T07:47:07","slug":"chapter-3-two-stories-about-flying-questions-and-answers-ncert-solutions-for-class-10-english-footprints-without-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/chapter-3-two-stories-about-flying-questions-and-answers-ncert-solutions-for-class-10-english-footprints-without-feet","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3 – Two Stories About Flying Questions and Answers: NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English (Footprints without Feet)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ques: 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? <\/h2>\n

Answer: The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was its first flight. As we all know that the first attempt for any work is always challenging. Therefore, all young birds may feel afraid to make their first flights. Similarly, a human baby would also find it a challenge to take its first step.<\/h3>\n

Ques: \u201cThe sight of the food maddened him.\u201d What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly? <\/h2>\n

Answer: The young seagull was very hungry because of this hunger she was able to finally fly. When the Seagull saw her mother tearing at a piece of fish she cried to her to get her some food as well. When her mother came forward with food in her beak, she screamed with joy. However, she stopped midway. Not being able to control her hunger she dived at the food in its mother\u2019s beak. At that moment, her hunger overpowered the fear of flying. <\/h3>\n

Ques: \u201cThey were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. \u201cWhy did the seagull\u2019s father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?<\/h2>\n

Answer: The young seagull had a fear of flying. But when she saw her brothers and sisters flying and their parents helping and guiding them, she was unable to gather enough strength to make the first flight. That is why her father and mother shrilly called and scolded her.\u00a0They threatened to let her starve on the ledge if she did not fly. They did so because they wanted her to let go of her fear behind and learn to fly. <\/h3>\n

Ques: \u201cI\u2019ll take the risk.\u201d What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it? <\/h2>\n

Answer: The risk was to fly through the black storm clouds. The narrator took the risk because his home was calling him. He was dreaming of being at home and spend time with his family. He also wanted to get home in time to enjoy a good English breakfast. <\/h3>\n

Ques: Describe the narrator\u2019s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.<\/h2>\n

Answer: As the narrator flew into the storm, everything went black. He couldn\u2019t see anything outside the plane windows. The plane jumped and twisted in the air. When he looked at his compass, it was turning round and round. Even the other instruments, including the radio, were dead. Suddenly, he saw another aeroplane. Its pilot waved at him and asked him to follow. The narrator was glad to find help. His plane didn\u2019t have much fuel but he followed the pilot and came out of the clouds and saw the runway. He landed on the runway safely. <\/h3>\n

Ques: Why does the narrator say, \u201cI landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota\u2026\u201d? <\/h2>\n

Answer: After landing, the narrator was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota because he had a horrific experience flying that plane. Although he was happy that he landed the plane safely. That is why he was not sorry to walk away. Instead, he was keen to know where he was and who was the other pilot. <\/h3>\n

Ques: What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely? <\/h2>\n

Answer: The narrator had asked the woman about the identity of the other pilot at the control center. She stared at him curiously, as no other plane was in the storm. She told him that that evening there was no other plane flying. His was the only plane she saw on the radar.<\/h3>\n

Ques: Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this among yourselves and give reasons for your answer. <\/h2>\n

Answer: It was probably the narrator’s own self that helped him through the storm. There was no other aircraft in the storm because the woman was only able to see his aircraft on the radar at the control center. Interestingly, that night, no other plane flew. He’d maybe been hallucinating in his panic. He was a good pilot, and maybe it was his own guts that came to his rescue. <\/h3>\n

Ques: Try to guess the meanings of the word \u2018black\u2019 in the sentences given below. Check the meanings in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.<\/p>\n
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  1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black __________.<\/li>\n
  2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green. __________<\/li>\n
  3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes against humanity. __________<\/li>\n
  4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter\u2019s black comedy. __________<\/li>\n
  5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in black. __________<\/li>\n
  6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue. __________<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/h2>\n

    Answer:<\/p>\n
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    1. \u2018black\u2019 in this sentence refers to the face and hands are dark with dust and heat.<\/li>\n
    2. Here, \u2018black\u2019 refers to an angry look.<\/li>\n
    3. Here, \u2018blackest\u2019 refers to dark and cruel.<\/li>\n
    4. Here, \u2018black\u2019 refers to dark and gloomy comedy.<\/li>\n
    5. Here, \u2018black\u2019 is for goods \u2018at a higher price\u2019.<\/li>\n
    6. Here, \u2018black\u2019 means excessive beating.<\/li>\n
        <\/h3>\n

        Ques:\u00a0Match the phrases given under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:
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