Please refer to Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying– II. Black Aeroplane MCQ Class 10 English with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 10 English.Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 10 English with Answers to score more marks in Grade 10 English exams. Students should read the chapter Two Stories about Flying– II. Black Aeroplane and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 10 English Chapter 3 Two Stories about Flying– II. Black Aeroplane

The Two Stories about Flying– II. Black Aeroplane MCQ Class 10 English provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. “They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky.” What looked like black mountains?
a. Storm clouds
b. Tall buildings
c. Black plateau
d. Huge wall

Question. Where did the young seagull sleep at night?
a. In a hole under the ledge
b. On the brink of the edge
c. On a bed sea weed
d. None of these

Question. When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him, in which direction did he turn the aeroplane?
a. South
b. North
c. East
d. West

Question. How far was the narrator from Paris when he saw dark clouds in the sky?
a. 200 km
b. 100 km
c. 50 km
d. 150 km

Question. Which of the following instruments had stopped working during the storm?
a. Compass
b. Radio
c. Both of these
d. None of these

Question. What change took place in the young seagull in the end?
a. He became afraid.
b. He became self-reliant.
c. He became cocky.
d. He became circumspect.

Question. What was the cause of the young seagull’s fear?
a. His belief that his wings will never support him
b. His inferiority complex
c. His lack of training
d. His fear of heights

Question. How were the young seagull’s two brothers and sister flying?
a. Curveting and banking
b. Soaring and diving
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. nor b.

Question. What happened when he attempted to flap his wings?
a. He froze.
b. He became doubtful.
c. He became afraid.
d. None of these

Question. What risk did the pilot take?
a. He took the risk of flying back to Paris.
b. He took the risk of missing the breakfast he desired for.
c. He took the risk of following the unknown pilot.
d. He took the risk of flying his old Dakota straight into the storm.

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

A. Everything was going well — it was an easy flight. Paris was about 150 kilometres behind me when I saw the clouds. Storm clouds. They were huge.They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky. I knew I could not fly up and over them,and I did not have enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south. “I ought to go back to Paris,” I thought,but I wanted to get home. I wanted that breakfast. ‘I’ll take the risk,’ I thought, and flew that old Dakota straight into the storm.

Question. In what way might the reference to the Dakota as “old” be relevant?
a. Its antique value made it expensive and precious to the narrator.
b. It is employed by the narrator as a term of endearment.
c. It did not have enough fuel to fly around the storm clouds.
d. Its ability to negotiate the storm clouds might have been suspect.

Question. How would you describe the ‘risk‘ the narrator took?
a. Calculated
b. Impetuous
c. Unavoidable
d. Navigable

Question. Select the correct option to fill in the blanks below:
risk: risky :: ______ : _______
a. danger: dangerously
b. hazard : hazardous
c. peril : imperilled
d. caution : precaution

Question. Read the statements given below, and then select the option that best describes the given statements.
Statement I The narrator’s desire to reach home and see his family made him complacent.
Statement II The narrator was unaware of the threat that the adversarial storm clouds presented.
Statement III The narrator’s decision making was quick but irresponsible as well as dangerous.
a. Statement I is False, Statement II is True, Statement III cannot be inferred.
b. Statement I and III are True, Statement II cannot be inferred.
c. Statement I cannot be inferred, Statement II is False, Statement III is True.
d. Statement I and II are False, Statement III is True.

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked at the compass. I couldn’t believe my eyes: the compass was turning round and round and round. It was dead. It would not work!

Question. Why did it become impossible for the narrator to see?
a. Due to a sudden rainstorm
b. Due to poor night vision
c. Due to the darkness inside the storm clouds
d. Due to a broken windscreen

Question. Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air?
a. Because the plane could not be kept under control
b. Because all the instruments of the plane had stopped
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. nor b.

Question. Why did the narrator not receive any answer from Paris control station?
a. Because he was not in his right mind
b. Because he was not listening to them
c. Because he was distracted
d. Because his radio was broken

Question. What problem did the narrator face in the storm?
a. He could not see where he was.
b. He got lost in the storm.
c. All his instruments had stopped working.
d. All of these

Question. What enticed the narrator to keep flying to England despite the storm?
a. Reaching home in time for a big English breakfast
b. Leaving Paris
c. Outsmarting the storm
d. Breaking a record