10th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK -First Flight)(short answers) chapter-3 (Two Stories about Flying- the black aero plane)(Fredrick Forsyth)

Part-2

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What did Frederick Forsyth think when he called Paris control?

Ans1) When Frederick Forsyth called Paris control; he was confident and happy to be in time for his breakfast. He thought to enjoy a good English breakfast.

Q2) Why did the writer decide to go back to Paris?

Ans2) As instructed b Paris control the writer turned his aero plane Dakota west towards England. Suddenly he saw the storm of cloud. They looked like black mountains. It was impossible to cross them. And he did not have enough fuel to fly around them. So he decided to go back to Paris.

Q3) Who rescued the first pilot in Dakota and how?

Ans3) When the writer’s aero plane Dakota was lost in the storm he saw another aero plane that came for his rescue. It had no light on its wings. Dakota followed the mysterious plane that guided him through the mountains of black clouds and took the writer safely across the clouds. 

Q4) What problem did the pilot Dakota face in the clouds?

Ans4) The Mountains of black clouds were dark and stormy. Dakota was jumping and twisting in the air. All its instruments became dead. Writer lost the connection with Paris control.  He was trapped into the storm

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) was the pilot of Dakota able to meet pilot of the black aero plane?

Q2) Where did Dakota plane reach at the end. ? How did the woman in the control surprise the pilot of Dakota plane?