Class 10 - English - First flight – Chapter 3: Two Stories about Flying
(Q and A)
Q1: What did happen when the author turned the aeroplane twelve degree west towards England?
Answer: When the author turned the aeroplane twelve degrees west towards England, he saw huge storm clouds that looked like black mountains standing in front of him across the sky.
Q2: Explain the statement: “I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.”
Answer: The pilot came across huge storm clouds. He could neither go above them nor go around them due to lack of fuel. Then, he saw a black plane without lights on its wings, flying near his plane. Its pilot waved and signalled him to follow him. The author did not have much choice but to follow him.
Q3: “I'll take the risk." What is the risk? Why does the pilot of the old Dakota take it?
Answer: The risk was that of going through the storm In the narrator’s old Dakota aeroplane. He flew through as he did not have fuel to fly around them, and couldn't fly over them. Also, he wanted to get home for a big English breakfast.