Class Test X Eng Two stories of flying, Anne Frank Diary

Class Test: X English 

MM-30 

Two Stories About Flying & From the Diary of Anne Frank

A. Two Stories About Flying

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.

(10 × 1 = 10)

“The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had taken a little run forward to the edge of the ledge and stopped. He stepped back and hid his head under his wing. His father and mother had been calling to him, shrilly. They had been scolding him and threatening to starve him. But he could not move.”

A.Why was the young seagull alone on the ledge?

B.What had his brothers and sister already done?

C.Why did the seagull step back?

D.What were his parents doing?

E.What did his parents threaten to do?

F.What does the extract show about the seagull's nature?

G.What was the main reason for his fear?

H What does “shrilly” mean?

I.Who is the author of His First Flight?

J.What important event is the story leading towards?

Q2. Answer the following questions given below 

1.Why was the young seagull afraid to fly?

2.Where did the seagull’s family live?

3.How did the seagull’s mother encourage him to fly?

4.What did the seagull’s mother bring for him?

5.What finally forced the seagull to make his first flight?

6.How did the seagull feel after making his first flight?

7.What was the pilot of the black aeroplane flying through?

8.Why did the pilot enter the storm clouds?

9.What problem did the pilot face inside the storm?

10.Who helped the pilot find his way out?

11.Why was the pilot surprised after landing?

12.What happened to the mysterious black aeroplane?

B. From the Diary of Anne Frank

1.Why did Anne decide to keep a diary?

2.What name did Anne give to her diary?

3.Why did Anne feel that she had no true friend?

4.When did Anne start writing her diary?

5.Who was Kitty?

6.What was the name of Anne’s school?

7.Who was Mr Keesing?

8.Why did Mr Keesing punish Anne?

9.What did Anne write in her first essay?

10.How did Anne react to Mr Keesing’s punishments?

11.Why did Anne say that paper had more patience than people?

12.What did Anne write about her classmates?

13.What did Anne call herself in relation to her family?