MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying (His first Flight and Black Aeroplane) with Solutions


Chapter Name

Multiple Choice Questions for Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying

  • His First Flight
  • Black Aeroplane

Author Name

  • His First Flight by Liam O’ Flaherty
  • Black Aeroplane by Frederick Forsyth

Related Study

  • Summary of Two Stories about Flying Class 10 English First Flight
  • Important Questions for Two Stories about Flying Class 10 English First Flight
  • NCERT Solutions for Two Stories about Flying Class 10 English First Flight

Book Name

NCERT First Flight Textbook for Class 10


MCQ Questions for Chapter 3 His First Flight Class 10 English

1. What did his parents threaten him with if he didn’t flew away?

(i) to never talk to him

(ii) to punish him

(iii) to starve him

(iv) to abandon him

Answer

(iii) to starve him


2. The lesson “His First Flight” is about a

(i) pilot

(ii) seagull

(iii) parrot

(iv) pigeon

Answer

(ii) seagull


3. Who fell outwards and downward into space?

(i) Young Seagull

(ii) Mother Seagull

(iii) Father Seagull

(iv) Brother Seagull

Answer

(i) Young Seagull


4. Who give Young Seagull a piece of fish?

(i) Brother Seagull

(ii) Mother Seagull

(iii) Father Seagull

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) Mother Seagull


5. What food did the seagull’s mother get for it?

(i) earthworms

(ii) fish

(iii) insects

(iv) rodents

Answer

(ii) fish


6. What did the seagull pretended?

(i) Running Fast

(ii) Falling Asleep

(iii) Crying

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) Falling Asleep


7. The antonym of ‘straight’ is:

(i) simple

(ii) curved

(iii) common

(iv) lined

Answer

(ii) curved


8. Why was the seagull exhausted?

(i) Due to running fast

(ii) Due to strange exercise

(iii) Due to Crying

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) Due to strange exercise


9. What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters?

(i) to perfect the art of flying

(ii) to skim the waves

(iii) to dive for fish

(iv) all of the above

Answer

(iv) all of the above


10. Who is the author of “His First Flight”?

(i) Liam O’ Flaherty
(ii) Frederick Forsyth
(iii) Roal Dahl
(iv) Paulo Coehlo

Answer

(i) Liam O’ Flaherty


11. Why was he afraid to fly?

(i) he was a coward
(ii) he was afraid his wings will not support him
(iii) he was afraid that everyone would judge him
(iv) both 1 and 2

Answer

(ii) he was afraid his wings will not support him


12. What did his parents threaten him with if he didn’t flew away?

(i) to never talk to him
(ii) to punish him
(iii) to starve him
(iv) to abandon him

Answer

(iii) to starve him

13. What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters?

(i) to perfect the art of flying
(ii) to skim the waves
(iii) to dive for fish
(iv) all of the above

Answer

(iv) all of the above


14. The sight of _____ maddened him.

(i) his brothers flying
(ii) his siblings enjoying without him
(iii) food
(iv) all of the above

Answer

(iii) food


15. What urged him to make his first flight?

(i) hunger
(ii) sight of fish
(iii) courage
(iv) both 1 and 2

Answer

(iv) both 1 and 2


16. Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?

(i) she was mad at him
(ii) to push him to fly out of hunger
(iii) she didn’t want to give him the fish
(iv) she got tired

Answer

(ii) to push him to fly out of hunger


17. What did the seagull pretend was happening to him so that he could take his first flight?

(i) he was unconscious
(ii) he was falling down the cliff
(iii) he was falling asleep
(iv) He lost his balance

Answer

(iii) he was falling asleep


18. What food did the seagull’s mother get for it?

(i) earthworms
(ii) fish
(iii) insects
(iv) rodents

Answer

(ii) Fish


MCQ Questions for Chapter 3 Black Aeroplane Class 10 English


1. When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him, in which direction did he turn the aeroplane?

(i) south

(ii) north

(iii) east

(iv) west

Answer

(ii) north


2. The word ‘twisted’ means:

(i) fell

(ii) dropped

(iii) turned

(iv) stopped

Answer

(iii) turned


3. Which of the pilot’s intruments stopped working first?

(i) compass

(ii) radio

(iii) both stopped together

(iv) both were working

Answer

(i) compass


4. What was the name of the aeroplane that the pilot was flying?

(i) Airbus

(ii) Boeing

(iii) Dakota

(iv) Minesotta

Answer

(iii) Dakota


5. The pilot could not make a contact with:

(i) his colleagues

(ii) Paris control

(iii) his commander

(iv) his boss

Answer

(ii) Paris control


6. Why didn’t the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?

(i) He wanted to meet his family

(ii) He wanted to go on a holiday

(iii) He did not want to miss the breakfast

(iv) He did not like Paris

Answer

(iii) He did not want to miss the breakfast


7. The compass was not working and:

(i) the radio was dead

(ii) he lost his patience

(iii) he lost his grip

(iv) the steering was upset

Answer

(i) the radio was dead


8. What risk did the pilot take?

(i) flying back to Paris

(ii) missing the breakfast he desired

(iii) he took no risk

(iv) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm

Answer

(iv) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm


9. Why could the writer not see anything outside the aeroplane?

(i) Because of lightning

(ii) Because it was dark outside

(iii) Because there was bird

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) Because it was dark outside


10. He wanted to thank the other pilot for:

(i) his tea

(ii) his help

(iii) his notice

(iv) his plans

Answer

(ii) his help


11. Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air?

(i) As it was dark night

(ii) As it was a stormy night

(iii) Due to lightning

(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(ii) As it was a stormy night.


12. Who is the author of “Black Aeroplane”?

(i) Liam O’ Flaherty

(ii) Frederick Forsyth

(iii) Roal Dahl

(iv) Paulo Coehlo

Answer

(ii) Frederick Forsyth


13. When he looked down, he saw:

(i) the lights over buildings

(ii) the lights on a tower

(iii) the lights in the houses

(iv) the lights of a big city

Answer

(iv) the lights of a big city


14. The title “Black Aeroplane” is based on?

(i) the aeroplane that helped the pilot
(ii) the pilot’s aeroplane
(iii) aeroplane in the stormy sky
(iv) none of the above

    Answer

    (i) the aeroplane that helped the pilot


    15. The pilot was flying from _____ to _____.

    (i) England, France
    (ii) England, India
    (iii) France, England
    (iv) France, India

      Answer

      (iii) France, England


      16. What was the pilot looking forward to?

      (i) to reach his destination
      (ii) to meet his family
      (iii) his holiday
      (iv) both 2 and 3

        Answer

        (iv) both 2 and 3


        17. “They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky”. What looked like black mountains?

        (i) Black mountains

        (ii) Storm clouds

        (iii) tall buildings

        (iv) black plateau

          Answer

          (ii) Storm clouds


          18. What risk did the pilot take?

          (i) flying back to Paris
          (ii) missing the breakfast he desired
          (iii) he took no risk
          (iv) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm

            Answer

            (iv) flying his old Dakota straight into storm


            19. What instruments had stopped working during the storm?

            (i) compass
            (ii) radio
            (iii) both of them
            (iv) none of them

              Answer

              (iii) both of them


              20. What was the pilot not sorry about?

              (i) missing his holiday
              (ii) driving the plane into the storm
              (iii) risking the lives of fellow passengers
              (iv) both 2 and 3

                Answer

                (iv) both 2 and 3


                21. How far was the narrator from Paris when he saw dark clouds in the sky?

                (i) 200 km
                (ii) 100 km
                (iii) 50 km
                (iv) 150 km

                  Answer

                  (iv) 150 km


                  22. Which of the pilot’s instruments stopped working first?

                  (i) compass
                  (ii) radio
                  (iii) both stopped together
                  (iv) both were working

                  Answer

                  (i) compass


                    23. When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him, in which direction did he turn the aeroplane?

                    (i) south
                    (ii) north
                    (iii) east
                    (iv) west

                      Answer

                      (ii) north


                      24. Why didn’t the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?

                      (i) He wanted to meet his family
                      (ii) He wanted to go on a holiday
                      (iii) He did not want to miss the breakfast
                      (iv) He did not like Paris

                      Answer

                      (iii) He did not want to miss the breakfast


                      25. The pilot was not able to ___ anything

                      (i) see
                      (ii) hear
                      (iii) speak
                      (iv) all of them

                      Answer

                      (i) see

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