Chapter 3 of the class 10 English Textbook First Flight as per the NCERT syllabus is Two Stories About Flying.
This chapter consists of two short stories. The name of the first story is “His First Flight” which tells the tale of a young seagull who overcomes his fear of flying and takes his first flight.
The name of the second story is “Black Aeroplane“. This story is about a pilot who gets lost in a storm and is guided to safety by a mysterious black aeroplane.
Here, we have discussed 20 Multiple Choice Questions based on the chapter. These questions will help you to learn more about the chapter and practice for your exam.
For each question below, there are four options out of which only one option is correct. The correct answer to each question is given at the end for your reference.
MCQ on Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 3
1. Who is the author of “His First Flight”?
a) Liam O’ Flaherty
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) R.K. Narayan
d) Ruskin Bond
2. What was the young seagull afraid of?
a) Thunderstorms
b) Other birds
c) Flying
d) Water
3. How did the young seagull’s family encourage him to fly?
a) By pushing him off the ledge
b) By withholding food
c) By calling him names
d) By showing him how to fly
4. Who is the author of “Black Aeroplane”?
a) Frederick Forsyth
b) R.K. Narayan
c) Ruskin Bond
d) Liam O’ Flaherty
5. Why did the pilot decide to fly through the storm?
a) He wanted to save fuel
b) He was lost as his compass was not working
c) He wanted to test his skills
d) He didn’t see the storm
6. What did the pilot see when he looked out of the window during the storm?
a) A black aeroplane
b) A rainbow
c) Lightning
d) Another storm
7. How did the mysterious aeroplane help the pilot?
a) By giving him directions
b) By providing fuel
c) By towing his plane
d) By sending a distress signal
8. What did the pilot find when he landed?
a) His family waiting for him
b) The black aeroplane parked next to his
c) A crowd of people cheering for him
d) There was no other aeroplane in sight
9. What lesson did the young seagull learn from his first flight?
a) Trust in oneself
b) The importance of food
c) The joy of flying
d) All of the above
10. What was the weather like when the pilot started his journey?
a) Stormy
b) Sunny
c) Cloudy
d) Rainy
11. What was the young seagull’s reaction when he finally flew?
a) He was scared
b) He was excited
c) He was relieved
d) He was angry
12. What was the color of the mysterious aeroplane?
a) Black
b) White
c) Red
d) Blue
13. What was the pilot’s destination?
a) London
b) Paris
c) New York
d) Berlin
14. How did the young seagull’s mother react when he flew?
a) She was angry
b) She was scared
c) She was happy
d) She was sad
15. What did the pilot do after landing?
a) He thanked the air traffic controller
b) He looked for the black aeroplane
c) He refueled his plane
d) He went to sleep
16. What was the young seagull’s father’s reaction when he flew?
a) He was proud
b) He was indifferent
c) He was disappointed
d) He was surprised
17. What did the pilot feel when he saw the black aeroplane?
a) Fear
b) Relief
c) Confusion
d) Excitement
18. What did the young seagull’s siblings do when he flew?
a) They cheered for him
b) They ignored him
c) They flew with him
d) They laughed at him
19. What did the pilot do when he saw the storm?
a) He turned back
b) He flew above it
c) He flew through it
d) He landed his plane
20. What did the young seagull do when he saw his mother with a piece of fish?
a) He asked for it
b) He flew towards her
c) He ignored her
d) He cried
Correct Answers
Here is the list of the correct answers to the above questions.
- a) Liam O’ Flaherty
- c) Flying
- b) By withholding food
- a) Frederick Forsyth
- b) He was lost as his compass was not working
- a) A black aeroplane
- a) By giving him directions
- d) There was no other aeroplane in sight
- d) All of the above
- b) Sunny
- b) He was excited
- a) Black
- a) London
- c) She was happy
- b) He looked for the black aeroplane
- a) He was proud
- b) Relief
- a) They cheered for him
- c) He flew through it
- b) He flew towards her
The Bottom Line
I hope these 20 MCQs on “Two Stories About Flying” of Class 10 English Chapter 3 of the First Flight Textbook have helped you to test your knowledge and preparation level.
If you have any queries, or comments or find any mistake in the above questions, feel free to contact me in the comment section below.
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