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I was safe! I turned to look for my friend in the black aeroplane, but the sky was empty. There was nothing there. The black aeroplane was gone. I could not see it anywhere. I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I went and asked a woman in the control centre where I was and who the other pilot was. I wanted to say ‘Thank you’. She looked at me very strangely, and then laughed. “Another aeroplane? Up there in this storm? No other aeroplanes were flying tonight. Yours was the only one I could see on the radar.” So, who helped me… i. Select the option that correctly tracks the progression of emotions experienced by the narrator in the given extract. a) excited – surprised – relieved – grateful – perplexed b) relieved – confused – curious – dejected – panic-stricken c) optimistic – lonely – calm – elated – appreciative d) triumphant – reassured– inquisitive – thankful – uncertainii. Why do you think the woman in the control centre laughed? a) She found the narrator funny. b) She thought his question preposterous. c) She thought he was teasing her. d) She was relieved the narrator was safe.iii. Filled with questions, the narrator decides to place an advertisement in the local newspaper to look for his “friend”. Read the advertisement given below and select the option that includes the most appropriate solutions for the blanks: Looking for a pilot of a black aeroplane who (i) _______ an old Dakota out of storm clouds late last night, but (ii) _______ before the Dakota pilot could express his gratitude after landing. Though control centre and radar did not (iii) _______ its presence, the Dakota pilot would really appreciate if his friend reached out. Please contact the Dakota pilot at 5200100110. In deep gratitude and eager (iv) ______, XXX a) (i) guided;(ii) disappeared;(iii) register;(iv) anticipation b) (i) took;(ii) landed;(iii) acknowledge;(iv) appreciation c) (i) brought;(ii) went away;(iii) confirm;(iv) expectation d) (i) helped;(ii) vanish;(iii) make note;(iv) excitement iv. The narrator exclaimed that he was “safe”. Which of the following represented the most immediate threat to the narrator’s safety? a) The black mountain-like storm cloud b) The depletion of fuel in the last fuel tank c) Being lost due to non-functioning equipment d) The old rattling Dakota aeroplane v. Choose the option that correctly matches the idioms in Column A to the story’s events in column B:Column A - IdiomsColumn B - Story events1.Every cloud has a silver lining(i) The narrator really wanted to have a hearty English breakfast, even though he really ought to have turned back.2. To be on cloud nine.(ii) The man in the other plane waved at the narrator and asked him to follow, closely drawing him out3. To have your head in the clouds..(iii) The compass and other instruments stopped working. The radio was dead too.4. gathering clouds.(iv) And there it was – the well-lit runway. An airport. The narrator could safely land.a) 1-(iv); 2-(iii); 3-(ii); 4-(i) b) 1-(iii); 2-(i); 3-(iv); 4-(ii) c) 1-(i); 2-(ii); 3-(iii); 4-(iv) d) 1-(ii); 2-(iv); 3-(i); 4-(iii)

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i. - a) 

ii - b) 

iii - a) 

iv - b)

v - d)



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