Two Stories About Flying — Part 1: His First Flight
First Flight, prose · two short stories · Class 10 CBSE English. Part 1: His First Flight by Liam O'Flaherty. Part 2: The Black Aeroplane by Frederick Forsyth.
Read the stories themselves in your textbook, First Flight (NCERT). This lesson is SOYL's explanation and analysis; it does not reproduce the text.
In this lesson you will
- Retell the events of His First Flight in sequence, in your own words
- Explain how fear is overcome in the story, and the part hunger plays
- Describe the young seagull and judge his family's methods
- Answer extract-based, short and long questions within the word limits
| In the board paper | Question form | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Reference to context | an extract with short questions (answer A or B) | 5 |
| Short answer (First Flight) | 40–50 words, any 4 of 5 | 3 each |
| Long answer | 100–120 words: character, theme, comparison, diary, letter or opinion | 6 |