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Two Stories about Flying ENGLISH [NCERT] - Two Stories about Flying

UP Board (UPMSP) - STD 10 - ENGLISH [NCERT] (UPMSP - English Medium). 153 questions in this chapter.

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Q 1UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$“Another aeroplane? Up there in this storm? No other aeroplanes were flying tonight. Yours was the only one I could see on the radar.”
$\quad$So who helped me to arrive there safely without compass or a radio, and without any more fuel in my tanks? Who was the pilot on the strange black aeroplane, flying in the storm, without lights?
Q.1. What was strange about the black aeroplane?
(A) It had no pilot
(B) It was invisible on the radar
(C) It flew upside down
(D) It flew very slowly
Q.2. What question troubled the narrator in the end?
(A) Why was he late?
(B) Who was controlling the storm?
(C) Who was the pilot of the black aeroplane?
(D) How did his Dakota get damaged?
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Q 2UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I went and asked a woman in the control centre where I was and who the other pilot was. I wanted to say ‘Thank you’.
$\quad$She looked at me very strangely, and then laughed.
Q.1. Why did the narrator want to meet the other pilot?
(A) To give him directions
(B) To ask him about the weather
(C) To say ‘Thank you’
(D) To return a map
Q.2. How did the woman at the control centre react to the narrator’s question?
(A) She ignored him
(B) She looked angry
(C) She looked at him strangely and laughed
(D) She immediately called the pilot
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Q 3UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$After half an hour the strange black aeroplane was still there in front of me in the clouds. Now there was only enough fuel in the old Dakota’s last tank to fly for five or ten minutes more. I was starting to feel frightened again. But then he started to go down and I followed through the storm.
$\quad$Suddenly I came out of the clouds and saw two long straight lines of lights in front of me. It was a runway! An airport! I was safe! I turned to look for my friend in the black aeroplane, but the sky was empty. There was nothing there. The black aeroplane was gone. I could not see it anywhere.
Q.1. How much fuel was left in the Dakota when the narrator followed the black aeroplane?
(A) 30 minutes’ worth
(B) Just enough for 5 to 10 minutes
(C) A full tank
(D) Only for 1 hour
Q.2. What did the narrator see after coming out of the clouds?
(A) A mountain
(B) A control tower
(C) Two long straight lines of lights — a runway
(D) The black aeroplane waiting
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Q 4UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$“Follow me,” he was saying. “Follow me.”
$\quad$‘He knows that I am lost,’ I thought. ‘He’s trying to help me.’
$\quad$He turned his aeroplane slowly to the north, in front of my Dakota, so that it would be easier for
me to follow him. I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.
$\quad$After half an hour the strange black aeroplane was still there in front of me in the clouds. Now there was only enough fuel in the old Dakota’s last tank to fly for five or ten minutes more. I was starting to feel frightened again. But then he started to go down and I followed through the storm.
Q.1. What did the pilot of the strange aeroplane signal to the narrator?
(A) Stop the flight
(B) Turn back to Paris
(C) Follow him
(D) Land immediately
Q.2. How did the narrator feel while following the strange aeroplane?
(A) Nervous and doubtful
(B) Angry and confused
(C) Happy and obedient
(D) Scared and reluctant
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Q 5UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$“Paris Control? Paris Control? Can you hear me?”
$\quad$There was no answer. The radio was dead too. I had no radio, no compass, and I could not see where I was. I was lost in the storm. Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings, but I could see it flying next to me through the storm. I could see the pilot’s face — turned towards me. I was very glad to see another person. He lifted one hand and waved.
Q.1. Why could the narrator not contact Paris Control?
(A) He lost the frequency
(B) The signal was weak
(C) The radio was dead
(D) The control room was closed
Q.2. What did the narrator see in the black clouds?
(A) A bright light
(B) A mountain
(C) Another aeroplane
(D) A lighthouse
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Q 6UNIT [MCQ-1M]1 Mark
What is the mystery at the end of the story?
  • ✓
    Nobody saw the black aeroplane
  • B
    The narrator was dreaming
  • C
    There was no airport
  • D
    The plane was a ghost

Answer: A.

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Q 9UNIT [MCQ-1M]1 Mark
What was strange about the black aeroplane?
  • A
    It had no lights
  • B
    It flew upside down
  • C
    It was silent
  • ✓
    It disappeared after helping

Answer: D.

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Q 13UNIT QUE [3M]3 Marks
Why did the narrator want to meet the woman in control tower? Did he get any information about the mysterious disappearance of the black aeroplane and its pilot?
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Q 19UNIT QUE [4M]4 Marks
Define the values that reflect from the action of the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane when he wanted to thank the pilot of the black aeroplane?
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