FIRST FLIGHT SOLUTION

 I. His First Flight SUMMARY The story is about a young seagull who is afraid to fly. He observes all his siblings take their first flight but he cannot get himself to take the plunge. He feels that his wings will never support him to fly into the sky and so he hesitates each time he runs to the brink of the ledge. However, his mother‘s ingenuity empowers him to soar into the boundless skies with the vast expanse of the sea stretched down beneath him. The lesson explicitly explains his fears and doubts initially and his exhilarated feelings, as he finally soars into the skies with his family beside him. Thinking About The Text Q1 . 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? Ans – The young seagull was afraid to fly because he lacked self confidence. He believed that his wings would not support him ...

  SUMMARY This lesson is an excerpt from ―"Diary of a Young Girl" or ―"The Diary of Anne Frank".It is an autobiography that was first published in 1947. In this, Anne expresses her thoughts in a diary which was gifted to her on her thirteenth birthday. She names the diary ―"kitty" which she considers as her only true friend. She mentions about her childhood, her family and a lot other things that she told no one else. Anne Frank was born on 12th June 1929 in Frankfurt Germany. She was four years old when her father went to Holland to find a better place for them to live. She was very intelligent and always wanted to become a writer. She was a very good reader as well; she continued reading books, translated chapters, wrote down the vocabulary and worked hard on her skills. Like any child, she loved her parents but later grew a dislike towards her mother as she compared her to Margot. She was always jealous of her. She believed that time would come when the...

  SUMMARY A Letter to God is a story of a farmer who had extreme faith in God. It is the story of Lencho, a poor, honest and hard- working farmer, who wrote a letter to God and asked God to send him money. Lencho was a dedicated farmer. He was expecting a good harvest. Unfortunately a hail storm came and destroyed his harvest totally. Lencho was very sad, but he had strong belief in God. He was sure that God would definitely help him. So the simple straight forward man wrote a letter to God asking for one hundred pesos. Although, his wishes get fulfilled partially, if not completely, he is ungrateful in the end and questions the honesty and modesty of the post-masters who actually helped him with money (anonymously) in the name of god. Oral Comprehension Check    (pg. 05) Q1 . What did Lencho hope for? Ans – Lencho hoped for rain. Q2 . Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’? Ans – Lencho said it because the raindrops helped the crops of hi...