Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying Solutions
Question - 11 : - Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this among yourselves and give reasons for your answer.
Answer - 11 : - Although there is no definite answer to express who was the unknown pilot who helped the narrator. We can assume that probably it was the narrator himself who overcame his fear in the midst of a storm as no other plane was visible in the radar except the narrator’s Dakota DS 088. In that frightening situation, the pilot might have fantasized that someone came to his help. However, it is evident that he was a good pilot himself who was brave enough to fly through a dense and turbulent storm and land on the runway safely.
Question - 12 : - Study the sentences given below.
Answer - 12 : -
(a) They looked like black mountains.
(b) Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black.
(c) In the black clouds near me, I saw another aeroplane.
(d) The strange black aeroplane was there.
The word ‘black’ in sentences (a) and (c) refers to the very darkest colour. But in (b) and (d) (here) it means without light/with no light.
‘Black’ has a variety of meanings in different contexts. For example:
(a) ‘I prefer black tea’ means ‘I prefer tea without milk’.
(b) ‘With increasing pollution the future of the world is black’ means
‘With increasing pollution the future of the world is very depressing/ without hope’.
Now, try to guess the meanings of the word ‘black’ in the sentences given below. Check the meanings in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.
1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black. ____________________________
2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green. ____________________________
3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes against humanity. _______________
4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’s black comedy. __________________________________
5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in black. ____________________________
6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue. ____________________________________
Answer:
1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black. – The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence denotes that the face and hands are dark due to dust and dirt.
2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green. – The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence refers to an angry or annoyed look.
3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes against humanity. – The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence denotes a dark and brutal incident against humanity.
4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’s black comedy. – The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence denotes dark or distressing comedy.
5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in black. – The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence refers to hoarding of goods by shopkeepers to sell those goods at a higher price later.
6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue. – The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence denotes that the criminal was beaten and badly bruised by the villagers.
Question - 13 : - Look at these sentences taken from the lesson you have just read:
Answer - 13 : -
(a) I was flying myold Dakota aeroplane.
(b) The young seagullhad been afraid to fly with them.
In the first sentencethe author was controlling an aircraft in the air. Another example is: Childrenare flying kites. In the second sentence the seagull was afraid to move throughthe air, using its wings.
Match the phrasesgiven under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:
| A | B |
| 1. Fly a flag | – Move quickly/suddenly |
| 2. Fly into rage | – Be successful |
| 3. Fly along | – Display a flag on a long pole |
| 4. Fly high | – Escape from a place |
| 5. Fly the coop | – Become suddenly very angry |
Answer:
| A | B |
| 1. Fly a flag | – Display a flag on a long pole |
| 2. Fly into rage | – Become suddenly very angry |
| 3. Fly along | – Move quickly/suddenly |
| 4. Fly high | – Be successful |
| 5. Fly the coop | – Escape from a place |