Learning to Fly - Short Story Quiz
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What was preventing the young seagull from flying?

  • Physical injury preventing flight
  • Lack of siblings to fly with
  • Not enough food to eat
  • Fear of flying (correct)

How did the mother seagull finally persuade her young one to fly?

  • By offering food in her beak (correct)
  • By threatening him with danger
  • By hitting him with her wing
  • By ignoring him completely

What did the father and mother seagulls do to help their young one fly?

  • Sought help from other birds
  • Brought him a flying instructor
  • Threatened him with hunger and death (correct)
  • Scolded and ignored him

Why was the young seagull feeling very sad in the story?

<p>He was unable to gather courage to fly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the young seagull pretend to do before learning how to fly?

<p>Pretended to be sleeping (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the parents do after threatening the young seagull with hunger if he didn't fly?

<p>They left him alone for 24 hours (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the seagull mad to see his mother feeding him?

<p>Fish (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the seagull do to try and reach the fish his mother brought him?

<p>Leaned out tapping the rock with his feet (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened when the seagull dived at the fish?

<p>He fell outwards with a scream and downwards into space (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the seagull feel a great fear as he passed beneath his mother?

<p>He thought his mother would abandon him (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the seagull feel once he spread his wings and started soaring?

<p>Relief and joy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sound did the seagull hear as he passed beneath his mother?

<p>Swish of her wings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

What prevented the young seagull from flying?

Fear kept the young seagull from flying.

How did the mother seagull persuade her young one to fly?

The mother seagull offered food in her beak to encourage her young one to fly.

What did the father and mother seagulls do to help their young one fly?

The father and mother seagulls threatened their young one with hunger and death to encourage him to fly.

Why was the young seagull feeling very sad in the story?

The young seagull was feeling sad because he was unable to overcome his fear and fly.

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What did the young seagull pretend to do before learning how to fly?

The young seagull pretended to be sleeping to avoid learning how to fly.

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What did the parents do after threatening the young seagull with hunger if he didn't fly?

After threatening the young seagull, the parents left him alone for 24 hours.

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What was the seagull mad to see his mother feeding him?

The seagull was excited to see his mother bringing him fish.

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What did the seagull do to try and reach the fish his mother brought him?

The seagull tried to reach the fish by leaning out and tapping the rock with his feet.

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What happened when the seagull dived at the fish?

When the seagull dived at the fish, he fell outwards with a scream and downwards into space.

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Why did the seagull feel a great fear as he passed beneath his mother?

As he passed beneath his mother, the seagull felt scared because he thought she would abandon him.

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What did the seagull feel once he spread his wings and started soaring?

Once he spread his wings and started soaring, the seagull felt a sense of relief and joy.

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What sound did the seagull hear as he passed beneath his mother?

As the seagull passed beneath his mother, he could hear the swish of her wings.

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