English L- 3 Part II The Black Aeroplane

            L 3   Part II   The Black Aeroplane

Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:

1. What happened when the author turned the aeroplane twelve degrees west towards England

Ans. The author saw the huge storm clouds that looked like black mountains standing in front of him across the sky.

2. Explain the statement: 'I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.

Ans. The pilot came across huge storm clouds. He could neither go above them, nor could go around them due to lack of fuel. Then, he saw a black plane without lights on wings, flying near his plane. Its pilot waved and signalled him to follow him. The author did not have much choice but to follow him.

3. "I'll take the risk." What is the risk? Why does the pilot of the old Dakota take it?

Ans. The risk is that of going through the storm in the narrator's old Dakota airplane. He flew through as he did not have fuel to fly around them, and couldn't fly over them. Also, he wanted to get home for a big English breakfast.

4. Why did the pilot think of going back to Paris? 

Ans. The pilot came across huge storm clouds that seemed to him like black mountains. He could neither go above them, nor could go around them due to lack of fuel. That was when he thought of returning to Paris.

5. Which two options did the pilot of the Dakota plane have when he encountered the storm clouds. on his way? What did he decide to do? Why?

Ans. The two options he had were either to go back to Paris or to go through the storm clouds. He decided to go through the storm clouds because he wanted to reach home and spend the holiday with his family.

6. Why could the woman in the control room not help the pilot of Dakota ?

Ans. When the pilot of the Dakota plane asked the woman in the control centre about the black aeroplane and its pilot, she could not help him because she had seen no other plane flying that night on the radar.

Long Answer Type Questions

Answer the following questions in about 100-150 words:

to save himself. He did not lose hope in the dark The narrator made every possible endeavour situations. What values helped him endure the critical situation bravely? Discuss in 100-150 words.

The narrator knew that he could not fly up due to storm and lack of fuel but still he continued. What kind of person was he? Was it not in his nature to accept defeat? Discuss the values one should possess to accept failures to be able to move ahead in life in 100-150 words.

Ans. The author's plane did not have enough fuel. He knew that because of the paucity of fuel, he could not fly up and over the clouds nor he could fly around them to the north or south. But then, he decided to take the risk to enter his plane in the clouds because he wanted to go home and wanted to join his family at breakfast. This shows that he was a family-loving person. He was courageous as he knew that it would be risky to enter the clouds, but he did so in order to save his fuel.

2. Your friend was the pilot who was flying from Paris to England when he was lost in the storm clouds. Narrate his experience to your family and tell them how he was rescued by a strange black plane and its pilot.

Ans. Last week, my friend, who is a pilot had a mysterious experience.

      During his flight from Paris to England, he was lost in the storm clouds. His compass, radio and other instruments had gone dead. He did not know which direction to go. He was lost and panicked.

        Then, he saw a strange black aeroplane without lights on wings, flying near his plane. Its pilot lifted one hand, waved and signalled my friend to follow him. He guided my friend through the storm clouds and helped him land safely. When my friend looked back to thank the pilot of the black aeroplane, he found neither the pilot nor the aeroplane.

       When he asked the control about the strange black plane and its pilot, the reply was, no other plane was seen on the radar except his Dakota.

        Then who rescued him? There was no answer. It was a mystery.

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