Exercise 1
(1) At night the seagull slept in a little
(a) nest
(b) hole
(c) turret
(d) burrow
Ans: (b) hole
(2) The ledge faced the
(a) north
(b) south
(c) east
(d) west
Ans: (b) south
(3) The colour of the seagull’s body was
(a) red
(b) black
(c) blue
(d) grey
Ans: (d) grey
(4) The two brothers and sisters of the seagull were lying on the
(a) pain
(b) plateau
(c) valley
(d) hill
Ans: (b) plateau
(5) The mother seagull had picked up a piece of
(a) meat
(b) insect
(c) fish
(d) straw
Ans: (c) fish
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words :
(a) What was the first catch of the seagull’s older brother ?
Ans: The seagull’s older brother’s first catch was a herring.
(b) Why did the seagull feel the heat ?
Ans: The seagull felt heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall.
(c) What did the seagull dive at the fish ?
Ans: The seagull dived at the fish because he was mad with hunger.
(d) What happened when the seagull soared upwards?
Ans: When the seagull soared upwards, he uttered a joyous scream and flapped the wings again.
Exercise 3
Answer following within twenty-five words:
(a) Why was the seagull afraid when he ran forward to brink of the ledge ?
Ans: When he 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: The seagull’s brought and sister were lying on the plateau. They were dozing there, with their heads sunk into their wing.
(c) What happened after the seagull’s feet 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.