First Flight
Lesson 3: Two Stories about Flying
Story: Black Aeroplane
by Frederick Forsyth
14. Extract-Based Questions
— गद्यांश आधारित प्रश्न
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4. DETAILED SUMMARY in Both English & Hindi
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6. THEMES in Both English & Hindi
7. IMPORTANT IDEAS & LESSONS in Both English & Hindi
8. DIFFICULT WORDS & MEANINGS in Both English & Hindi
9. IMPORTANT LINES / PASSAGES in Both English & Hindi
10. TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS & ANSWERS in Both English & Hindi
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12. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS in Both English & Hindi
13. LONG-ANSWER QUESTIONS in Both English & Hindi
14. EXTRACT-BASED QUESTIONS in Both English & Hindi
15. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) in Both English & Hindi
16. TRUE / FALSE in Both English & Hindi
19. EXAM-ORIENTED QUESTIONS in Both English & Hindi
20. QUICK REVISION NOTES in Both English & Hindi
Below are important extract-based
questions with answers from Black Aeroplane. The extracts are
presented as paraphrased passages rather than reproducing the textbook
text verbatim.
Extract 1: The Decision to
Enter the Storm
Read the following
paraphrased extract and answer the questions that follow.
The pilot was flying towards
England when he noticed a huge mass of dark clouds ahead. He knew that the
storm could be dangerous, but he wanted to reach home quickly. He decided to
fly into the storm instead of changing his route.
Questions
1. Where was the pilot
flying?
Answer: He was flying from Paris to England.
2. What did he see ahead of
him?
Answer: He saw a huge mass of dark storm clouds.
3. Why did he decide to
enter the storm?
Answer: He wanted to reach home quickly and was eager to have breakfast
with his family.
4. What risk did the pilot
take?
Answer: He took the risk of flying directly into a dangerous storm.
5. What does this decision
tell us about the pilot?
Answer: It shows that he was adventurous and willing to take risks,
although his decision placed him in danger.
हिन्दी
1. पायलट कहाँ उड़ान भर रहा था?
उत्तर: वह पेरिस से इंग्लैंड जा रहा था।
2. उसने अपने सामने क्या देखा?
उत्तर: उसने घने काले तूफानी बादलों का एक विशाल समूह देखा।
3. उसने तूफान में प्रवेश करने का निर्णय क्यों लिया?
उत्तर: वह जल्दी घर पहुँचना चाहता था और अपने परिवार के साथ नाश्ता करने के लिए उत्सुक था।
4. पायलट ने कौन-सा जोखिम उठाया?
उत्तर: उसने सीधे एक खतरनाक तूफान के बीच से उड़ान भरने का जोखिम उठाया।
5. यह निर्णय पायलट के बारे में क्या बताता है?
उत्तर: इससे पता चलता है कि वह साहसी और जोखिम उठाने वाला था, यद्यपि उसके निर्णय ने उसे खतरे में डाल दिया।
Extract 2: Inside the Storm
Read the following
paraphrased extract and answer the questions that follow.
After entering the storm,
everything became dark. The pilot could not see clearly because of the rain and
lightning. His compass and other instruments stopped functioning. His radio
also stopped working, so he could not contact the control centre.
Questions
1. What happened after the
pilot entered the storm?
Answer: The surroundings became dark and visibility became very poor.
2. What happened to the
instruments?
Answer: His compass and other instruments stopped working.
3. What happened to the
radio?
Answer: The radio stopped working, so he could not communicate with the
control centre.
4. Why did the pilot become
frightened?
Answer: He was lost in the storm, his instruments and radio had failed,
and his fuel was running low.
5. What kind of situation
was the pilot facing?
Answer: He was facing a serious emergency in which he had lost both
direction and communication.
हिन्दी
1. तूफान में प्रवेश करने के बाद क्या हुआ?
उत्तर: चारों ओर अंधेरा हो गया और दिखाई देना बहुत कठिन हो गया।
2. उपकरणों के साथ क्या हुआ?
उत्तर: उसका कम्पास और अन्य उपकरण काम करना बंद कर गए।
3. रेडियो के साथ क्या हुआ?
उत्तर: रेडियो ने काम करना बंद कर दिया, इसलिए वह नियंत्रण केंद्र से संपर्क नहीं कर सका।
4. पायलट क्यों डर गया?
उत्तर: वह तूफान में रास्ता भटक गया था, उसके उपकरण और रेडियो काम नहीं कर रहे थे तथा ईंधन भी कम हो रहा था।
5. पायलट किस प्रकार की परिस्थिति का सामना कर रहा था?
उत्तर: वह एक गंभीर आपात स्थिति में था, जिसमें उसे दिशा और संपर्क दोनों का सहारा नहीं मिल रहा था।
Extract 3: The Appearance of
the Black Aeroplane
Read the following
paraphrased extract and answer the questions that follow.
When the pilot felt
completely helpless, he suddenly noticed another aeroplane in the darkness. It
was a black aeroplane. The pilot of that aircraft made a signal suggesting that
the narrator should follow him.
Questions
1. What did the narrator
suddenly see?
Answer: He suddenly saw a mysterious black aeroplane.
2. When did the black
aeroplane appear?
Answer: It appeared when the narrator was lost and helpless inside the
storm.
3. What did the other pilot
do?
Answer: He signalled the narrator to follow his aircraft.
4. Why did the narrator
follow him?
Answer: His own instruments and radio were not working, and he had no
idea how to find his way out of the storm.
5. Why is the black
aeroplane mysterious?
Answer: Its pilot appears unexpectedly and later the narrator is told
that no other aircraft was flying that night.
हिन्दी
1. कथावाचक ने अचानक क्या देखा?
उत्तर: उसने अचानक एक रहस्यमय काला हवाई जहाज़ देखा।
2. काला हवाई जहाज़ कब दिखाई दिया?
उत्तर: वह उस समय दिखाई दिया जब कथावाचक तूफान के बीच रास्ता भटककर असहाय हो गया था।
3. दूसरे पायलट ने क्या किया?
उत्तर: उसने कथावाचक को अपने विमान का पीछा करने का संकेत दिया।
4. कथावाचक ने उसका पीछा क्यों किया?
उत्तर: उसके अपने उपकरण और रेडियो काम नहीं कर रहे थे और उसे तूफान से बाहर निकलने का रास्ता पता नहीं था।
5. काला हवाई जहाज़ रहस्यमय क्यों है?
उत्तर: उसका पायलट अचानक दिखाई देता है और बाद में कथावाचक को बताया जाता है कि उस रात कोई दूसरा विमान उड़ ही नहीं रहा था।
Extract 4: Following the
Mysterious Pilot
Read the following
paraphrased extract and answer the questions that follow.
The narrator trusted the
mysterious pilot and followed the black aeroplane through the storm. After some
time, he noticed the lights of an airport below. He followed the aircraft until
he was able to land safely.
Questions
1. Whom did the narrator
follow?
Answer: He followed the pilot of the mysterious black aeroplane.
2. Why did he trust the
mysterious pilot?
Answer: He was in serious danger and believed that following the other
aircraft was his best chance of reaching safety.
3. What did the narrator see
below?
Answer: He saw the lights of an airport.
4. What happened at the end
of the flight?
Answer: The narrator landed safely at the airport.
5. How did his feelings
change?
Answer: He changed from being frightened and helpless to feeling
relieved and safe.
हिन्दी
1. कथावाचक ने किसका पीछा किया?
उत्तर: उसने रहस्यमय काले हवाई जहाज़ के पायलट का पीछा किया।
2. उसने रहस्यमय पायलट पर विश्वास क्यों किया?
उत्तर: वह गंभीर खतरे में था और उसे लगा कि दूसरे विमान का पीछा करना सुरक्षित पहुँचने का उसका सबसे अच्छा अवसर था।
3. कथावाचक ने नीचे क्या देखा?
उत्तर: उसने एक हवाई अड्डे की रोशनियाँ देखीं।
4. उड़ान के अंत में क्या हुआ?
उत्तर: कथावाचक हवाई अड्डे पर सुरक्षित उतर गया।
5. उसकी भावनाओं में क्या परिवर्तन आया?
उत्तर: वह भयभीत और असहाय स्थिति से निकलकर राहत और सुरक्षा की स्थिति में पहुँच गया।
Extract 5: The Strange
Information at the Control Centre
Read the following
paraphrased extract and answer the questions that follow.
After landing, the narrator
went to the control centre and asked about the other aircraft that had helped
him. The woman there looked at him strangely and informed him that there had
been no other aeroplane in the sky that night. The narrator was shocked and
confused.
Questions
1. Where did the narrator go
after landing?
Answer: He went to the control centre.
2. What did he ask the woman
there?
Answer: He asked about the other aeroplane that had helped him.
3. What information did the
woman give him?
Answer: She told him that there had been no other aeroplane in the sky
that night.
4. How did the narrator feel
after hearing this?
Answer: He felt shocked, confused, and puzzled.
5. Why is this information
important to the story?
Answer: It creates the central mystery of the story because the narrator
had clearly seen and followed another aircraft.
हिन्दी
1. उतरने के बाद कथावाचक कहाँ गया?
उत्तर: वह नियंत्रण केंद्र गया।
2. उसने वहाँ की महिला से क्या पूछा?
उत्तर: उसने उस दूसरे विमान के बारे में पूछा जिसने उसकी सहायता की थी।
3. महिला ने उसे क्या जानकारी दी?
उत्तर: उसने बताया कि उस रात आकाश में कोई दूसरा हवाई जहाज़ नहीं था।
4. यह सुनकर कथावाचक को कैसा लगा?
उत्तर: वह स्तब्ध, भ्रमित और हैरान हो गया।
5. यह जानकारी कहानी के लिए महत्वपूर्ण क्यों है?
उत्तर: इससे कहानी का केंद्रीय रहस्य उत्पन्न होता है क्योंकि कथावाचक ने वास्तव में दूसरे विमान को देखा और उसका पीछा किया था।
Extract 6: The Unanswered
Mystery
Read the following
paraphrased extract and answer the questions that follow.
The narrator had safely
completed his journey, but he could not understand what had happened. He had
seen the black aeroplane and had followed it to safety, yet the control centre
said that no other aircraft had been flying. The story ends without explaining
the identity of the mysterious pilot.
Questions
1. What remained unexplained
at the end?
Answer: The identity and existence of the black aeroplane and its pilot
remained unexplained.
2. Why was the narrator
confused?
Answer: He had personally seen and followed the black aeroplane, but the
control centre denied that any other aircraft was present.
3. Does the author give a
definite explanation?
Answer: No, the author deliberately leaves the mystery unresolved.
4. What effect does the
ending create?
Answer: It creates mystery, suspense, curiosity, and encourages the
reader to think about possible explanations.
5. What is the central
question left in the reader's mind?
Answer: Who was the mysterious pilot, and how could the black aeroplane
have appeared when no other aircraft was recorded?
हिन्दी
1. कहानी के अंत में क्या अनसुलझा रह गया?
उत्तर: काले हवाई जहाज़ और उसके पायलट की पहचान तथा उसके अस्तित्व का रहस्य अनसुलझा रह गया।
2. कथावाचक भ्रमित क्यों था?
उत्तर: उसने स्वयं काले हवाई जहाज़ को देखा और उसका पीछा किया था, लेकिन नियंत्रण केंद्र ने कहा कि वहाँ कोई दूसरा विमान था ही नहीं।
3. क्या लेखक कोई निश्चित स्पष्टीकरण देता है?
उत्तर: नहीं। लेखक जानबूझकर रहस्य को अनसुलझा छोड़ देता है।
4. अंत का क्या प्रभाव पड़ता है?
उत्तर: इससे रहस्य,
suspense और जिज्ञासा उत्पन्न होती है तथा पाठक संभावित उत्तरों के बारे में सोचने लगता है।
5. पाठक के मन में कौन-सा मुख्य प्रश्न रह जाता है?
उत्तर: रहस्यमय पायलट कौन था और काला हवाई जहाज़ उस समय कैसे दिखाई दिया जब किसी दूसरे विमान का कोई रिकॉर्ड नहीं था?
Extract-Based Exam Focus — परीक्षा के लिए विशेष रूप से महत्वपूर्ण
The following points are
especially useful for RBSE Class 10 extract-based questions:
1. Dark
storm clouds →
narrator's risky decision.
2. Failure
of compass and instruments →
narrator loses direction.
3. Failure
of radio → communication with control
centre becomes impossible.
4. Black
aeroplane → mysterious help appears.
5. Signal
to follow → narrator follows the
unknown pilot.
6. Airport
lights → narrator realizes that he
is approaching safety.
7. Control
centre's statement → no
other aeroplane was flying.
8. Unexplained
ending → central mystery remains
unresolved.
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