This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Prose > Two Stories About Flying > Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The title "Black Aeroplane" is based on?A) the aeroplane that helped the pilotB) the pilot's aeroplaneC) aeroplane in the stormy skyD) none of the above A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 2. When the seagull had made his first flight, his family was offering him scraps of ..... A) Salmon fish. B) Herring. C) Dog-fish. D) Tuna fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog-fish. 3. Why was the narrator surprised at the end of the lesson? A) Because he came to know that no other aeroplane was detected on Paris control radar that night. B) Because he was saved. C) Because he was on the wrong airport. D) Because the thunderstorm suddenly stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he came to know that no other aeroplane was detected on Paris control radar that night. 4. What is the central theme of "His First Flight" ? A) Danger of nature. B) Dependence on others. C) Overcoming fear and gaining confidence. D) Value of obedience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overcoming fear and gaining confidence. 5. Who is the author of the story "The Thief's story" ? A) Ruskin Bond. B) Robert Arthur. C) Victor Canning. D) James Herriot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruskin Bond. 6. The old Dakota saw the storm cloud when it was ..... kms far from Paris. A) 510. B) 15. C) 150. D) 105. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 150. 7. I couldn't believe my eyes:the compass was turning round and round and round. It was dead. It would not work! The other instruments were suddenly dead, too. I tried the radio.14. What instruments had stopped working during the storm? A) Compass. B) Radio. C) Both of them. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of them. 8. What did his parents threaten him with if he didn't flew away? A) To never talk to him. B) To punish him. C) To starve him. D) To abandon him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To starve him. 9. The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish.4. What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters? A) To perfect the art of flying. B) To skim the waves. C) To dive for fish. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Which of the pilot's intruments stopped working first? A) Compass. B) Radio. C) Both stopped together. D) Both were working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compass. 11. How did the young seagull react on his mother's action A) He dived at the fish brought my mother. B) His mother had picked up a piece of fish and thrown towards him. C) He pretended to be sleeping. D) He started showing his tantrums to his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He dived at the fish brought my mother. 12. The pilot was flying from ..... to ..... A) England, France. B) England, India. C) France, England. D) France, India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France, England. 13. Why did the young seagull's mother entice him with food? A) To tease him. B) To make him take his first flight. C) Because she wanted him to fall from the ledge. D) To give him a new dish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make him take his first flight. 14. Why did this young seagull fail to fly on his first attempt A) He was afraid. B) He was too confident. C) He was weak to flap his wings. D) He was over ambitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was afraid. 15. Why did the young seagull do when he touched the green sea A) He screamed with fright. B) Attempted to rise again. C) His wings frantically. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. What did the pilot see when he came out of the clouds? A) A spy jet. B) Two other aeroplane escorting him. C) The sea below. D) Two long straight lines of light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two long straight lines of light. 17. Paris was about 150 kilometres behind me when I saw the clouds. Storm clouds. They were huge. They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky."They looked like black mountains standing in frontof me across the sky" . 12. What looked like black mountain A) Black mountains. B) Storm clouds. C) Tall buildings. D) Black plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storm clouds. 18. I switched on the radio and said, "Paris Control, Dakota DS 088 here. Can you hear me? I'm on my way to England. Over." The voice from the radio answered me immediately: "DS 088, I can hear from you. You ought to turn twelve degrees west now, DS 088. Over." 8. The title "Black Aeroplane" is based on? A) The aeroplane that helped the pilot. B) The pilot's aeroplane. C) Aeroplane in the stormy sky. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The aeroplane that helped the pilot. 19. Which modal is NOT used to express advice? A) Had better. B) Should. C) Could. D) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 20. Then a ..... terror seized him. A) Stately. B) . frightening. C) Big. D) Monstrous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monstrous. 21. The young seagull stood at the edge of the ledge on one leg and closed his eyes because A) He was afraid to fly. B) It is a natural habit of seagulls. C) He was feeling sleepy. D) He wanted to get the attention of his family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted to get the attention of his family. 22. What was the name of the airplane that the narrator was flying A) Dakota DS 800. B) Dakota DT 088. C) Dakota DS 088. D) Dakota DS 880. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dakota DS 088. 23. How did the easy flight turn into a horrible one for the narrator of 'The Black Aeroplane' A) The narrator got confused with the instructions. B) There was no fuel in his second tank. C) There was a storm cloud in the sky. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was a storm cloud in the sky. 24. THE CHAPTER CONTAINS A) 2 STORIES. B) 3 STORIES. C) 1STORY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 STORIES. 25. 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.18. When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him, in which direction did he turn the aeroplane? A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North. 26. 'I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside'. Where was the narrator going A) France. B) Paris. C) England. D) Dakota. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 27. Which modal is used to express prohibition? A) Must not. B) Can not. C) Should not. D) Could not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must not. 28. What was the name of the aeroplane that the pilot was flying? A) Boeing. B) Minesotta. C) Dakota. D) Airbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dakota. 29. Hr took the risk ofpassing through the stormy clouds because A) He was an adventure seeking person and enjoyed it. B) He wanted to meet his family and have breakfast with them. C) He loved dangers and did not care about anything. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to meet his family and have breakfast with them. 30. How did the aeroplane react inside the clouds A) It easily cruised through. B) Its engines stopped. C) The fuel tanks suddenly got empty. D) It jumped and twisted in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It jumped and twisted in the air. 31. Why didn't the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris when he realised he would be caught in a storm? A) He did not like Paris. B) He wanted to go on a holiday. C) He did not want to miss breakfast with his family. D) He was a daredevil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He did not want to miss breakfast with his family. 32. You ..... participate in the contest without your teacher's recommendation letter. A) May not. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May not. 33. Which of the pilots instruments stopped working first? A) Compass. B) Radio. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compass. 34. How did the black aeroplane save the narrator? A) By alerting the ground staff. B) By guiding him to the runway. C) By sending signals. D) By giving him a map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By guiding him to the runway. 35. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped each side of her beak on the rock. 16. What food did the seagull's mother get for it? A) Insects. B) Rodents. C) Earthworms. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fish. 36. What modal is used to express ability in the past? A) Could. B) Am able to. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 37. The lady looked at the pilot of Dakota strangely because A) He had asked for the other pilot. B) She was surprised to see him alive. C) He had landed safely. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had asked for the other pilot. 38. Why was the narrator surprised after landing? A) There was no one at the airport. B) The radar showed no other plane. C) His fuel tank was still full. D) The storm vanished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The radar showed no other plane. 39. The sight of ..... maddened the little seagull? A) Food. B) His brothers flying. C) His youngest sister flying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food. 40. How many siblings did the young seagull have A) Two brothers and a sister. B) Two sisters and a brother. C) Two brothers and two sisters. D) One brother and one sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two brothers and a sister. 41. Pick the most appropriate reason why the young gull felt dizzy. A) He was wary of heights. B) He hadn't eaten anything for a day. C) He was flying for the first time. D) He was dizzy with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was flying for the first time. 42. What was the pilot not sorry about? A) Missing his holiday. B) Driving the plane into the storm. C) Risking the lives of fellow passengers. D) Both diving into storm and risking lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both diving into storm and risking lives. 43. The pilot of the black aeroplane A) Guided the narrator to take the south direction. B) Guided the narrator to go to France. C) Guided the narrator to follow him. D) Guided the narrator to go back to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guided the narrator to follow him. 44. The seagull had been left alone for ..... A) Three days. B) One week. C) 24 hours. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 45. The pilot was not able to ..... anything A) See. B) Hear. C) Speak. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See. 46. BE able to has the same general meaning as ..... A) May. B) Might. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 47. What made the pilot frighten again while following the strange airplane? A) The density of the storm. B) The technical problem in the engine. C) The shortage of fuel. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The shortage of fuel. 48. What was ironic about the narrator's decision to take the old Dakota? A) He trusted technology. B) He ignored weather warnings. C) He expected adventure. D) He wanted to land before others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ignored weather warnings. 49. Who give Young Seagull a piece of fish? A) Brother Seagull. B) Mother Seagull. C) Father Seagull. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother Seagull. 50. What maddened the young seagull A) Site of food maddened him. B) Hunger maddened him. C) That his brother was successful in capturing his first fish. D) That his sister had learnt how to fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Site of food maddened him. 51. I ..... sleep last night. A) Won't be able to. B) Can't. C) Couldn't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 52. Mandela was overwhelmed by the sense of ..... A) Freedom. B) Emancipation. C) History. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 53. When he was in storm clouds, the pilot was not able to ..... anything ..... A) See. B) Hear. C) Speak. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See. 54. The seagull dived towards his mother, because ..... A) He wanted to fly. B) A strong wind pushed him. C) He wanted to reach his mother. D) He wanted the fish in his mother's beak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted the fish in his mother's beak. 55. Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?A) she was mad at himB) to push him to fly out of hungerC) she didn't want to give him the fishD) she got tired A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 56. What was the seagull afraid of? A) Running. B) Swimming. C) Flying. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flying. 57. What was the narrator's initial mood while flying at night? A) Nervous and scared. B) Exhausted and confused. C) Calm and dreamy. D) Angry and impatient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calm and dreamy. 58. Why was the seagull exhausted? A) Due to running fast. B) Due to strange exercise. C) Due to Crying. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due to strange exercise. 59. Which modal is used when you are almost certain that an action or situation is NOT likely? A) Can't. B) May not. C) Couldn't. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 60. Which control station did he contact on the way? A) Paris. B) India. C) England. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesProse QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying Quiz 1Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying Quiz 3Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books