Where was the young seagull’s mother standing?

* Where was the young seagull’s mother standing?

(i) On the seashore
(ii) On the plateau
(iii) In the mid – way
(iv) On the outer path
Answer: (ii) On the plateau

* Who tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet?
(i) Father seagull
(ii) Mother seagull
(iii) Sister seagull
(iv) Brother seagull
Answer: (ii) Mother seagull

* was preening the feathers on his white back.
(i) His father
(ii) His mother
(iii) His brother
(iv) His sister
Answer: (i) His father

* What did the young seagull pretend him to be?
(i) Sitting idle
(ii) Only walking in the imaginary world
(iii) Falling asleep
(iv) All of these
Answer: (iii) Falling asleep

* Find out a word from the passage similar in meaning to ‘cleaning up feathers.’
(i) preening
(ii) disarray
(iii) disturb
(iv) jumble
Answer: (i) preening

* What did the sight of the food do to the young seagull?
(i) The sight of the food maddened the young seagull.
(ii) The sight of the food did not affect the young seagull.
(iii) The sight of the food pleased him.
(iv) None of these
Answer: (i) The sight of the food maddened the young seagull.

* What did the young seagull beg from her mother?
(i) Some toys
(ii) Some twigs
(iii) Some food
(iv) Some water
Answer:

(iii) Some food

* The young seagull uttered a scream.
(i) plainful
(ii) joyful
(iii) disdainful
(iv) none of these
Answer: (ii) joyful

* What had the mother of the young seagull picked up?
(i) A piece of fish
(ii) Apiece of banana
(iii) A piece of grain
(iv) All of these
Answer: (i) A piece of fish

* The word similar in meaning to ‘cry’ in the given extract is
(i) whet
(ii) preen
(iii) scream
(iv) scrap
Answer: (iii) scream