Lesson-8 His first flight - Liam O’Flaherty

Exercise-1

Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:

1. At night the seagull slept in a little

a. nest

b. hole ✔

c. turret

d. burrow

2. The ledge faced the

a. north

b. south ✔

c. east

d. west

3. The colour of the seagull’s body was

a. red

b. black

c. blue

d. grey ✔

4. The two brothers and sisters of the seagull were lying on the

a. plain

b. plateau ✔

c. valley

d. hill

5. The mother seagull had picked up a piece of

a. meat

b. insect

c. fish ✔

d. straw

Exercise-2

Answer the following questions within fifteen words :

a. What was the first catch of the seagull’s elder brother?

Ans- The first catch of the seagull’s elder brother was herring, a kind of sea fish.

b. Why did the seagull feel the heat?

Ans - The seagull felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall.

c. Why did the seagull dive at the fish?

Ans- For a moment, the seagull wondered why his mother suddenly halted before him. But maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish the very next moment.

d. What happened when the seagull soared upwards?

Ans - Soaring upwards, the young seagull developed confidence. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. So, he uttered a joyous scream and flapped his wings.

Exercise-3

Answer the following questions within twenty-five words :

a. Why was the seagull afraid when he ran forward to the brink of the ledge?

Ans- When the seagull ran towards the brink of the ledge, he became afraid of falling into the sea below. He thought his wings would never support him.

b. What were the seagull’s two brothers and sister doing on the plateau?

Ans - He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau. They were sleeping drowsily with their heads sunk into their wings.

c. What happened after the seagull’s feet sank into the sea?

Ans - When the seagull’s feet sank into the sea, his belly touched the water and he sank no further. He was then floating on the sea.

Exercise-4

Change the parts of speech of the given words in the chart:

Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
beauty	beautify	beautiful	beautifully
danger	endanger	dangerous	dangerously
care	care	careful	carefully
strength	strengthen	strong	strongly

Exercise-5

Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words as directed :

1. He is known for his honesty. (change into adjective form)

He is known as honest.

2. She spoke with kindness. (change into adverb form)

She spoke kindly.

3. The sun shone brightly. (change into noun form)

The sun shone with brightness.

4. She gave a wise judgment. (change into verb form)

She judged wisely.

Exercise-6

Write a paragraph within 100 words on the water cycle, using the following flow-chart:

water evaporates from water bodies- rises as vapour-gets heavier-condenses, forms clouds - falls to earth as rain.

The ‘Water Cycle’ or ‘Hydrologic’ is a continuous process. When water evaporates, travels into the air becomes part of a cloud, falls to earth as precipitation and then evaporates again. In this cycle, first water evaporates from different water sources (pond, river, ocean) and goes higher. It rises higher into the upper atmosphere in the form of vapour. The higher it soars, higher it comes in contact with the coldest atmosphere and gradually forms clouds. In the course of time, the cloud becomes colder again and leads to the formation of droplets. The droplets while floating in the sky get combined with other droplets gaining in size and weight. Now they can't float in the upper atmosphere. They fall on the earth as rain. This repeats again and again in a never-ending cycle. Water keeps moving and changing from a solid to a liquid to a gas over and over again.

Exercise-7

Write a summary of the following passage within 100 words:

Communication is part of our everyday life. We greet one another, smile or frown, depending on our moods. Animals too, communicate. Just like us, interaction among animals can be both verbal and non-verbal. Singing is one way in which birds can interact with one another. Male blackbirds often use their melodious songs to catch the attention of other blackbirds. These songs are usually rich in notes, encoding various kinds of messages. Songs are also used to keep off other birds from their territory, usually a place where they dwell. Large mammals in the oceans sing too, according to adventurous sailors. Enormous whales groan and grunt while smaller dolphins and porpoises whistle and click. These sounds are surprisingly received by other mates as far as several hundred kilometers away. Besides singing, body language also forms a large part of animals' communication mode. Dominant hyenas exhibit their power by raising the fur hackles on their necks and shoulders, while the submissive ones normally surrender to the powerful parties by crouching their head low and curling their lips a little, revealing their teeth in friendly smile. Insects such as wasps armed with poisonous bites or stings usually have brightly painted bodies to remind other predators of their power.

(206 words)

Communication is essential in everyday life, and animals also use both verbal and non-verbal cues to interact with each other. For example, birds use singing to convey messages and claim territories, while marine mammals like whales and dolphins use sounds to communicate over long distances. Body language is also important in animal communication, with dominant animals displaying power through their posture and submissive animals showing submission through their behaviour. Additionally, insects like wasps use bright colors to warn predators of their capabilities.

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