His First Flight Class 9, a short story written by Liam O’Flaherty has been arranged with Question Answers in the following with the recent trends of question patterns that are found in the previous English Question Paper of Class 9 of WBBSE.
Liam O’Flaherty (1896-1984) was a significant Irish novelist and short story writer. His most famous books include The Informer, Return of the Brute, House of Gold, etc.His First Flight, a short story that symbolizes the nervousness one experiences before doing something new, is regarded as one of his most famous works.
About the text:
This short story, His First Flight is about a young seagull and his experience of learning how to fly. The story focuses on how fear or hesitation must be overcome before one may achieve something significance, like the young seagull, who had to be brave to fly.
His First Flight: Class 9, WBBSE Question Answers.
Question Answers from His First Flight class 9 have been arranged in the following. So, the students are asked to consult Bliss: Textbook for English Class IX, Page No 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68. under WBBSE Syllabus.
Line by line Bengali meaning
Line by line bengali meaning for His First Flight Class 9 has been arranged in the following.
Consult Bliss: English Textbook Page No – 61
Para- 1
ছোট্ট গাঙচিল তার বাসায় একা ছিল। তার দুই ভাই আর তার বোন ইতিমধ্যেই আগের দিন উড়ে চলে গিয়েছিল। সে তাদের সঙ্গে উড়তে ভয় পাচ্ছিল। সে যখন ছুটে এগিয়ে শৈলস্তবকের কিনারায়। পৌঁছল তখন সে শঙ্কিত হয়ে পড়ল। নীচে অপার বিস্তৃত সমুদ্র আর সেটি ছিল অনেক মাইল নীচে। সে নিশ্চিত বোধ করল যে তা ডানাগুলো কখনোই তার ভার বহন করতে পারবে না। তাই সে তর মাথা নীচু করে ছুটে পালাল ছোট্ট গর্তটার দিকে যেখানে সে রায়ে ঘুমোত। তার বাবা আর মা ফেরত এসে তাকে তীক্ষ্ণস্বরে ডাকছিল কিন্তু সে প্রাণের ভয়ে নড়তে পারল না।
Word Notes:
Flight – aviation – উড়ান
Seagull – a species of marine Bird – গাংচিল
Ledge – a flat Rock surface sticking out from a clip edge. – শৈল স্তবক
Expanse – a wide area – বিস্তৃত স্থান
Shrilly – high pitched – তীক্ষ্ণ ভাবে
Read: English Textbook [Bliss] solution Class 9 All Chapters
সেটি ছিল চব্বিশ ঘন্টা আগে। সেই থেকে তার কাছাকাছি কেউ আসেনি। আগের দিন, সে দেখেছিল তার বাবা-মা উড়ে বেড়াছে তার ভাইদের আর বোনের সঙ্গে। তারা ওদের শেখাচ্ছিল ওড কৌশল আর মাছ ধরার জন্য কীভাবে মাথা নীচের দিকে করে জয় ঝাঁপ দিতে হয়। সে তার বড়ো ভাইকে দেখেছিল তার প্রথম হের মাছ ধরতে, সেসময় তার বাবা-মা সগর্বে চক্রাকারে উড়ছিল।
Word Notes:
Art of flight -the technique of flying – উড়ার কৌশল
Herring -a type of fish found in the water of Atlantic and Pacific – ঝাঁকে ঘোরা সামুদ্রিক মাছ বিশেষ
Para- 3
সূর্য তখন আকাশে চড়ছিল, ঝলমল করছিল তার দক্ষিণ শৈলস্তবকের ওপর। সে তাপটি অনুভব করছিল কারণ সে আগে রাত থেকে কিছু খায়নি। এখন খড়ের বাসায় খাবারের একটি টুকরোও অবশিষ্ট ছিল না। তার ছোটো ধূসর শরীরটা শৈলস্তবরে দুলকি চালে আগুপিছু করছিল। সে না উড়ে তার বাবা-মায়ের কাছে পৌঁছনোর একটা উপায় খুঁজছিল। কিন্তু তার দুপাশে পাহাড়ের স্তবকটা শেষ হয়েছে একটি একদম খাড়া অধোমুখো নীচে সমুদ্র। সে তাদের কাছে না উড়ে অবশ্যই পৌঁছতে পার একমাত্র যদি সে পাহাড়ের খাড়া গা ধরে উত্তরদিকে এগোতে পারত কিন্তু তখন সে কীসের ওপর হাঁটত? ওখানে পাহাড়ের গায়ে কোনো শৈলস্তবকের মতো অংশ নেই, আর সে কোনো মাছি নয়।
Word Notes:
Ascending -rising – উদীয়মান
Nightfall – starting of night – রাতের শুরু
Scrap – piece- টুকরো
Straw nest – a nest made of straw – খড়ের বাসা
Trotted – to move in a space between walking and running – আগুপিছু করা
Sheer – steep or sharp – খাড়া
Cliff – ridge – পাহাড়
Bliss: English Textbook Page No – 63
Para- 4
সে আস্তে আস্তে পা ফেলে বেরিয়ে শৈলস্তবকের কিনারায় এল। সে একপায়ে দাঁড়াল অন্য পাটা তার ডানার নীচে লুক্ৰিয়ে। একটি চোখ বন্ধ করে আর তারপর অন্যটি, সে ঘুমিয়ে পড়ার ভান করল। তাও তার বাবা-মা তার দিকে লক্ষ করল না। সে দেখল তার দুই ভাই আর তার বোন মালভূমিতে শুয়ে আছে। তারা ঘুমোচ্ছিল, তাদের মাথাগুলো ডানায় গুঁজে। তার বাবা তার সাদা পিঠের ওপর ঠোঁট দিয়ে পালক গোছাচ্ছিল। শুধু তার মা তার দিকে তাকিয়েছিল। সে মালভূমির ওপর একটি ছোটো উঁচু ঢিবির ওপর দাঁড়িয়ে, মাছের একটি টুকরো খাচ্ছিল। খাবারের দৃশ্য তার মাথা খারাপ করে দিল।
Word Notes:
Brink – edge or side – ধার
Plateau – Table land – মালভূমি
Dozing – sleeping – ঘুমাচ্ছিল
Preening – two organise feathers with beak – পালক গোছানো
Hump – dump – ঢিবি
Maddened – provoked – উন্মুক্ত করল
Para- 5
“গি, গা, গা,” সে চিৎকার করল, তাকে কিছু খাবার এনে দিতে তার মাকে অনুনয় করে। “গও-উল-আহ,” তার মা তার পাল্টা জবাব দিল। সে ডাকতেই থাকল, আর মিনিটখানেক পর, সে একটি আহ্লাদের চিৎকার ছাড়ল। তার মা মাছের একটি টুকরো কুড়িয়ে নিয়ে তার দিকে উড়ে আসছিল। কিন্তু মা যখন ঠিক তার মুখোমুখি হল, সে (মা) থামল, তার ডানাগুলো স্থির। তার ঠোঁটে মাছের টুকরোটি প্রায় তার (ছেলের) ঠোঁটের নাগালের মধ্যে। সে (ছেলে) বিস্ময়ে এক মুহুর্তের জন্য অপেক্ষা করল, অবাক হয়ে ভাবল যে কেন মা আরও কাছে এল না। আর তারপর, খিদেতে পাগল, সে মাছটার দিকে ঝাঁপ দিল।
Word Notes:
Within reach – near – নাগালের মধ্যে
Para- 6
একটি জোর চিৎকার দিয়ে সে শূন্যের মধ্যে পড়তে বাইরের দিকে আর নীচের দিকে। তারপর আতঙ্ক তাকে গ্রাস করল আর তার হৃৎপিন্ড যেন নিস্পন্দ হয়ে গেল। কিন্তু সেটি শুধু এক মুহূর্তের জন্য। পরমুহূর্তে সে বুঝতে পারল তার ডানাগুলো বাইরের দিকে প্রসারিত হচ্ছে। বাতাস জোরে প্রবাহিত হল তার বুকের পালকগুলোর ওপর, তারপর পেটের তলায় আর তার ডানাগুলোতে। সে অনুভব করল তার ডানার ডগাগুলো বাতাস চিরে এগোচ্ছে। সে এখন সোজা নীচের দিকে পড়ছে না। ধীরে ধীরে সে নীচের দিকে আর বাইরের দিকে উড়ছে। সে আর ভয় পেল না।
তারপর সে তার ডানাগুলো একবার ঝাপটাল আর সে উপরদিকে ভেসে উঠল। একটা আনন্দিত চিৎকার ছেড়ে সে আবার জোরে ডানা ঝাপটাল। সে আরও উপরে ভেসে উঠল। তার মা তার পাশ দিয়ে উড়ে গেল, তার ডানা জোর শব্দ করছিল। সে তাকে সাড়া দিল আর একটি চিৎকার করে। তারপর তার বাবা তার ওপর দিয়ে উড়ে গেল, চিৎকার করতে করতে। তারপর সে দেখল তার দুই ভাই আর তার বোন তার চারপাশে উড়ছে।
Word Notes:
Headlong – head foremost – মাথা এগিয়ে
Soaring – flying upwards – উপর দিকে উড়া
Flapped – upward and downward movement of wings – ডানা ঝাপটানো
Bliss: English Textbook Page No – 63 & 64
Para- 7
সে দেখল তার নীচে একটি বিশাল সবুজ সমুদ্র, আর সে তার ঠোঁট পাশে ফেরাল আর আনন্দে ডেকে উঠল। তার বাবা-মা আর ভাইরা আর বোন সামনের এই সবুজ মেঝেতে নামল। তারা তীক্ষ্ণস্বরে চ্যাঁচাতে চ্যাঁচাতে তাকে ইশারা করে ডাকছিল। সে তার পা গুলো ফেলল সবুজ সমুদ্রের ওপর দাঁড়ানোর জন্য। তার পা গুলো সমুদ্রে ডুবে গেল, আর তারপর তার পেট সেটিকে স্পর্শ করল আর সে বেশি ডুবল না। সে ভাসছিল জলের ওপর। আর তার চারপাশে তার পরিবার চিৎকার করছিল, তাকে বাহবা দিচ্ছিল সে তার প্রথম উড়ান সম্পন্ন করল।
Word Notes:
Crowed – bird’s call – পাখির ডাক
Amusedly – Delightfully – আনন্দ সহকারে
Beckoning – calling by using signals – শিস দিয়ে ডাকা
Praising – appeasing -বাহবা জানানো
Textual questions Answers His First Flight: Class 9
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) At night the seagull slept in a little
(a) nest
(b) ✔hole
(c) turret
(d) burrow
(2) The ledge faced the
(a) north
(b) ✔south
(c) east
(d) west
(3) The colour of the seagull’s body was
(a) red
(b) black
(c) blue
(d) ✔grey
(4) The two brothers and sisters of the seagull were lying on the
(a) plain
(b) ✔plateau
(c) valley
(d) hill
(5) The mother seagull had picked up a piece of
(a) meat
(b) insect
(c) ✔fish
(d) straw
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(a) What was the first catch of the seagull’s older brother?
Ans: The first catch of the elder brother of the seagull was a herring, a fish.
(b) Why did the seagull feel the heat?
Ans: The seagull felt the heat because the sun was blazing, and he was almost dying in hunger.
(c) Why did the seagull dive at the fish?
Ans: The seagull dived at the fish because he was very hungry.
(d) What happened when the seagull soared upwards?
Ans: When the seagull soared high, he was no more afraid and uttered a joyous scream.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) Why was the seagull afraid when he ran forward to the brink of the ledge?
Ans: The seagull was afraid because there were the great, vast sea miles down him and if he slip, he would be killed.
(b) What were the seagull’s two brothers and sister doing on the plateau?
Ans: The two brothers and sisters of the seagull were lying on the plateau and dozing with their heads sunk into their wings.
(c) What happened after the seagull’s feet sank into the sea?
Ans: When his feet sank into the sea, the seagull found that his belly touched the sea, and he sank farther.
Grammar in use:
We can transform a sentence by interchanging parts of speech without changing its meaning. Read the following sentences and observe the changes of parts of speech of the words:
(a) He uttered a joyful scream. ( adjective) ( Re-write the sentence using Noun and Adverb form of the underlined word.)
Ans: He screamed with joy. (noun)
Ans: He screamed joyfully. (adverb)
(b) He pretended to be falling asleep. (verb) ( Re-write the sentence using Noun and Adjective form of the underlined word.)
Ans: He made a pretension of falling asleep. (noun)
Ans: He made a pretentious posture of falling asleep. (adjective)
Exercise 4
Change the parts of speech of the given words in the chart:
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
beauty
beautify
beautiful
beautifully
danger
endanger
dangerous
dangerously
care
care
caring
caringly
strength
strengthen
strong
strongly
Exercise 5
Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words as directed:
(1) He is known for his honesty. (Change into adjective form)
Ans: It is known that he is honest.
(2) She spoke with kindness. (Change into adverb form)
Ans: She spoke kindly.
(3) The sun shone brightly. (Change into noun form)
Ans: The sun shone with brightness.
(4) She gave a wise judgment. (Change into verb form)
Ans: She judged wisely.
Extra Question Answers on Inter-change of Parts of Speech. (Transformation of sentences)
Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words as directed.
5. The mother encouraged her youngest child. [Change into Noun form]
Ans: The mother gave encouragement to her youngest child.
6. He did a work which deserved praise. [Change into Adjective form]
Ans: His work was praiseworthy.
7. He is fond of making adventures. [Change into Adjective form]
Ans: He is an adventurous man.
8. Every teacher at the school loves him. [Change into Adjective form]
Ans: He is a lovable student.
9. Electrification has been done in the village. [Change into Adjective form]
Ans: Rural electrification has been done.
10. He has fallen into criminal activities. [Change into Adjective form]
Ans: He has become a criminal.
11. He reads attentively. [Change into Noun form]
Ans: He reads with attention.
12. Rose is a beautiful flower. [Change into Noun form]
Ans: Rose is a flower with beauty.
13.Shivaji fought courageously. [Change into Noun form]
Ans: Shivaji fought with courage.
14. He is creating disturbance. [Change into Verb form]
Ans: He is disturbing.
15. Everybody praises Sachin. [Change into Adjective form]
Ans: Sachin is praiseworthy.
Composition:
Exercise 6
Write a paragraph within 100 words on the Water Cycle, using the following flow-chart:
[Hints : water evaporates from water bodies-rises as vapour-gets heavier-condenses, forms clouds-falls to earth as rain.]
Write a summary of the following passage within 100 words:
Ans:
SUMMARY
A classless society is not a leaderless one. It is rather one where every citizen is eligible to become a leader if he can lead people from the front and where everyone is provided with the chance to develop this power. Most people are willing to be led offering due authority to their leaders. In fact, leadership in a democratic society is likely to remain diffused, for good natured people will involve more citizens of orthodox attitude offering themselves to lead some in politics, some in industry, some again in profession and others in arts of life. [100 words ]
Extra Text-Based Questions and Answers from His First Flight Class 9
Extra Text-Based Questions and Answers from His First Flight Class 9 have been provided here.
A. Tick (✓) the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. The seagull had in their family
a. four members
b. five members
c.✔six members
d two members
2. The sea stretched down beneath
a. one mile distance
b. two miles distance
c.✔miles of distance
d a major distance
3. The young seagull had been afraid to fly with
a. his brothers
b. his sister
c. his parents
d.✔his brothers and sister
4. The seagull became afraid when he had run in front of
a. the height of the ledge
b.✔the edge of the ledge
c. the width of the ledge
d. the side of the ledge
5. His parents last visited the young seagull
a.✔a day before
b. a few hours earlier
c. a few months back
d. in the morning
6. The text is all about
a. the fast flight of the young seagull
b. the second flight of the young seagull
c.✔the first flight of the young seagull
d. the misery of the young seagull
7. During flight on the previous day, the parents of the young seagull was accompanied by
a. friends
b. grandfather
c. ✔ his brothers and sister
d. brothers
8. The parents were teaching on the previous day
a. the chemistry of flight
b. the logic of flight
c.✔the art of flight
d. the lessons on flight
9. The older brother first caught
a. the sea whales
b. the sea worms
c. the dolphin
d.✔herring, the sea-fish
10. The young seagull was certain about some basics of flight that is
a. his legs would never support him
b. his parents would never support him
c. his brothers and sister would never support him
d.✔his wings would never support him
11. The young seagull was enough to fly
a. brave
b. coward
c. short
d.✔tall
12. The young seagull’s straw nest was without
a. some straws
b. parental care
c.✔single scrap of food
d. his companions
13. The body colour of the young seagull was
a. white
b. black
c.✔grey
d. red
14. The ledge ended with
a. the steep rocks
b. the widespread lake
c. the flowing river
d.✔the vast green sea beneath
15. Without flying, the young seagull could reach his parents
a. southwards along the cliff
b. eastwards along the cliff
c.✔northwards along the cliff
d. westwards along the cliff
16. His First Flight’ by Liam O’ Flaherty was a
a.✔short story
b. novel
c. drama
d. essay
17. His brothers and sister were lying on
a. the plain land
b. the coastal area
c. the meadows
d.✔the plateau
18. The story, “His First Flight” was written by
a. Gerald Durrell
b. Mark Twain
c.✔Liam O’Flaherty
d. Philip Larkin
19. The back of the father was
a. black
b.✔white
c. steel grey
d. sea-green
20. The seagull’s mother was eating
a. seaweed
b. ✔ a piece of fish
c. a meat
c. sea-urchin
21. The mother with the food was standing on the plateau
a. on the perch of a tree
b. in a little hole of the ledge
c.✔on a little raised portion of the land
d. in company with other family members
22. The sight of the food made the young seagull
a. hungry
b. angry
c.✔mad
d. sad
23. The scream uttered by the seagull was
a.✔painful
b. joyful
c. mournful
d. full of hints
24. The mother halted in front of the young chick with her wings
a.✔perplexed and still
b. preened neatly
c. flapping
d. flying abroad
25. The young seagull waited a moment in surprise
a. fearfully
b. enthusiastically
c.✔wondering
d. sorrowfully
26. The young seagull failed to reach his mother’s
a. neck
b. head
c. breast
d.✔beak
27. After diving for the first, terror seized the seagull
a. for an hour
b. for too long
c.✔for a moment
d. for a few minutes
28. The seagull was soaring slowly
a. upwards
b. downwards
c. outwards
d.✔downwards and outwards
29. The tips of the young seagull’s wings were
a. defeated by the air
b. side-tracked by the air
c.✔cutting through the air
d. falling downwards
30. His mother’s wings made a noise while flying past him. The sound of the noise was
a. feeble
b.✔loud
c. whistling
d. melodious
31. While his mother flying past him, the young sea-gull reacted by
a.✔answering her with another scream
b. keeping himself mute
c. not paying attention to her
d. showing his anger
32. The colour of the sea beneath was
a. red
b. blue
c. white
d.✔green
33. The green floor of the sea was
a. at the back of the seagull
b.✔in front of the seagull
c. by the side of the seagull
d. at the bottom of the seagull
34. He stood on the sea
a. flapping his wings
b. encircled by the family members
c.✔dropping his legs
d. cross-legged
35. The voice of his family member while calling the young one was
a. enchanting
b. loud
c.✔shrill
d. harsh
36. The family was calling the young seagull by way of
a.✔beckoning
b. flapping their wings
c. chanting
d. playing
37. The young seagull was now able to
a. sink into the sea
b.✔float on the sea
c. tumble on the sea
d. plunge into the sea
38. The family members at last thronged
a.✔around the seagull
b. a side
c. at the bottom of the seagull
d. above the head of the seagull
B.Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
1. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath and it was miles down.
2. The young seagull felt certain that, his wings would never support him.
3. The day before had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister.
4. The seagull’s parents were teaching his two brother and a sister the art of flight and how to dive for fish.
5. The young seagull’s little grey body trotted back and forth on the ledge.
6. The young seagull’s father was preening his, feathers on his white back.
7. The seagull got maddened at the sight of food.
8. The young seagull, maddened by hunger dived at the fish.
9. After diving for fish, the seagull uttered a joyous scream and flapped his wings to soar upwards.
10. Young seagull’s mother flew past him her wings making a loud noise.
11. The wind rushed against the young seagull’s breast feathers, then under the stomach and against his wings.
12.The young seagull’s feet sank into the sea and then his belly touched it and he sank no further.
C. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences / phrases/words in support of your answer :
1. The young seagull flew to his parents the moment they called. False.
Supporting Statement: His father and mother had come around calling him shrilly, but he could not move.
2. He felt the heat because it was noon and a hot summer day. False.
Supporting Statement: He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall.
3. The young seagull was only watched by his mother. True.
Supporting Statement: Only his mother was looking at him. The sight of the food maddened him.
4. The sight of his parents maddened him. False.
Supporting Statement: The sight of the food maddened him.
5. As he was soaring gradually, he felt afraid. False.
Supporting Statement: He was soaring gradually downwards and outwards. He was no longer afraid.
6. He dropped his legs to stand on the green plateau. False
Supporting Statement: He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea.
7. Though his belly touched the sea, he did not sink in the water. True
Supporting Statement: His feet sank into the sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no further.
8. He was successful finally, in flying. True.
Supporting Statement: He had made his first flight.
9. The mother seagull held the piece of fish far from the reach of the young seagull. False.
Supporting Statement: The piece of fish in her beak was almost withing reach of the young seagull’s beak.
D. Answer the following questions within twenty-five words.
1. What is the young seagull afraid of ?
Ans: The young seagull is afraid of flying over the vast expanse of sea. He thinks that his wings will never support him, and he may fall down.
2. What is significant about the bird’s first flight ?
Ans: The young seagull was hungry. He needed to search for food. His family members forced and motivated him to fly and learn how to dive.
3. What lesson do you learn from this simple story?
Ans: This story gives us a great lesson that any task is not so much difficult. But we have to take the risk and initiative and try our level best.
4. What does he feel when he finally flaps his wings and finds that he is not falling?
Ans: The young seagull utters a joyous scream. He begins to flap his wings repeatedly. He raises his breast and soars higher and higher.
5.Why is it difficult to do something for the first time ?
Ans: It is very difficult to do something for the first time because one is not familiar with the task and has not gone through such experience.
6. What restricted the young seagull to reach his parents for a single scrap of food?
Ans: On each side of the seagull, the ledge ended in a sheer fall with the sea beneath. This restricted him to reach his parents as he could not fly.
7. How did he stand towards the brink of the ledge?
Ans: He stood on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing. Closing one eye after another, he pretended to be falling asleep.
8. Why did the seagull bend down his head and run away back to the little hole?
Ans: The seagull felt that his wings would never support him. So he bent down his head and ran away back to the little hole.
9. How did the young seagull’s parents treat him initially when he did not fly ?
Ans: Initially when the seagull was afraid to fly his parents used to call him shrilly. They scolded him, threatened him and taunted him as coward.
10. What did young seagull do to attract his mother’s attention?
Ans: The seagull stood on the brink of the ledge, on one leg with other leg hidden under his wing. He closed each eye alternatively and pretended to be falling asleep.
