11/8/2021

THE BLACK
AEROPLANE
Frederick Forsyth

GROUP-5 MCQ BANK

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3. THE BLACK AEROPLANE

Choose the correct answer.

1. How did he behave before the other aeroplane?

(i) Like an expert pilot
(ii) Like a shy person
(iii) Like an obedient child
(iv) As a trainer

2. Why did the narrator start to feel frightened again?

(i) His plane was low on fuel.
(ii) His compass was lost.
(iii) The plane’s engine had malfunctioned.
(iv) None of these

3. What was the narrator sure of?

(i) His Dakota was old.
(ii) The distance from his home.
(iii) To reach in time for French breakfast.
(iv) To reach in time for English breakfast.

4. What was the narrator’s response when the other pilot said to follow him?
(i) The narrator ignored his instruction and did not follow him.
(ii) He tried hard to follow him but was unable to see the other plane.
(iii) He could not follow the other plane as it disappeared after a moment.
(iv) He followed the pilot like an obedient child.

5. Why do you think the woman in the control centre laughed?

(i) She found the narrator funny.
(ii) She thought his question preposterous.
(iii) She thought he was teasing her.
(iv) She was relieved the narrator was safe.

6. Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air?

(i) As it was dark night.
(ii) As it was a stormy night.
(iii) Due to lightning.
(iv) None of these

7. What was the purpose behind calling Paris Control?

(i) To know about air traffic.
(ii) To know the direction of the route.
(iii) To know the details about landing.
(iv) None of these

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8. Why didn’t the pilot turn the aero plane back towards Paris?
(i) He wanted to meet his family.
(ii) He wanted to go on a holiday.
(iii) He did not want to miss the breakfast.
(iv) He did not like Paris.

9. What risk did the pilot take?

(i) Flying back to Paris.
(ii) Missing the breakfast, he desired.
(iii) He took no risk.
(iv) Flying his old Dakota straight into the storm.

ANSWERS :
1. (iii) 2. (i) 3. (iv) 4. (iv) 5. (ii)
6. (ii) 7. (ii) 8. (iii) 9. (iv)

MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS:

1. 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
Ans : (b) north

2. The word ‘twisted’ means:

(a) fell (b) dropped (c) turned (d) stopped
Ans : (c) turned

3. Which of the pilot’s instruments stopped working first?

(a) compass (b) radio (c) both stopped together (d) both were working
Ans : (a) compass

4. What was the name of the aeroplane that the pilot was flying?
(a) Airbus (b) Boeing (c) Dakota (d) Minesotta
Ans : (c) Dakota

5. The pilot could not make a contact with:

(a) his colleagues (b) Paris control (c) his commander (d) his boss
Ans : (b) Paris control

6. Why didn’t the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?
(a) He wanted to meet his family
(b) He wanted to go on a holiday
(c) He did not want to miss the breakfast
(d) He did not like Paris
Ans : (c) He did not want to miss the breakfast

7. The compass was not working and:

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(a) the radio was dead

(b) he lost his patience
(c) he lost his grip
(d) the steering was upset
Ans : (a) the radio was dead

8. What risk did the pilot take?

(a) flying back to Paris
(b) missing the breakfast he desired
(c) he took no risk
(d) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm
Ans : (d) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm

9. Why could the writer not see anything outside the aeroplane?
(a) Because of lightning
(b) Because it was dark outside
(c) Because there was bird
(d) None of these
Ans : (b) Because it was dark outside

10. He wanted to thank the other pilot for:

(a) his tea (b) his help (c) his notice (d) his plans
Ans : (b) his help

11. Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air?

(a) As it was dark night
(b) As it was a stormy night
(c) Due to lightning
(d) None of these
Ans : (b) As it was a stormy night.

12. When he looked down, he saw:

(a) the lights over buildings
(b) the lights on a tower
(c) the lights in the houses
(d) the lights of a big city
Ans : (d) the lights of a big city

13. How would you describe the “risk” the narrator took?
(a) calculated (b) impetuous (c) unavoidable (d) navigable
Ans : (b) impetuous

14. The woman at the control tower confirmed that:

(a) he could not land
(b) there was no facility
(c) there was no other aeroplane
(d) there was no signal
Ans : (c) there was no other aeroplane

15. What risk did the pilot take?

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(a) flying back to Paris

(b) missing the breakfast he desired
(c) he took no risk
(d) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm
Ans : (d) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm

16. What was the purpose behind calling Paris Control?

(a) To know about air traffic
(b) To know the direction of the route
(c) To know the details about landing
(d) None of these
Ans : (b) To know the direction of the route

17. Who is the author of “Black Aero plane”?

(a) Liam O’ Flaherty (b) Frederick Forsyth (c) Roal Dahl (d) Paulo Coelho
Ans : (b) Frederick Forsyth

18. Why could the writer not see anything outside the airplane?
(a) Because of lightning
(b) Because it was dark outside
(c) Because there was bird
(d) None of these
Ans : (b) Because it was dark outside

19. Select the correct option to fill in the blanks below: risk: risky :: _____ : _____
(a) danger: dangerously (b) hazard: hazardous
(c) peril: imperiled (d) caution : precaution
Ans : (b) hazard: hazardous

20. The title “Black airplane” is based on?

(a) the aeroplane that helped the pilot

(b) the pilot’s aeroplane
(c) aeroplane in the stormy sky
(d) none of the above
Ans : (a) the aeroplane that helped the pilot

21. The pilot was flying from _____ to _____.

(a) England, France
(b) England, India
(c) France, England
(d) France, India
Ans : (c) France, England

22. What was the pilot looking forward to?

(a) to reach his destination (b) to meet his family (c) his holiday (d) both b and c Ans : (d)
both b and c

23. Which control station did he contact on his way?

(a) Paris (b) India (c) England (d) he didn’t contact any
Ans : (a) Paris

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24. “They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky”.
What looked like black mountains?
(a) Black mountains (b) Storm clouds (c) tall buildings (d) black plateau
Ans : (b) Storm clouds

25. What instruments had stopped working during the storm?

(a) compass (b) radio (c) both of them (d) none of them
Ans : (c) both of them

26. What was the pilot not sorry about?

(a) missing his holiday
(b) driving the plane into the storm
(c) risking the lives of fellow passengers
(d) both b and c
Ans : (d) both b and c

27. 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
Ans : (d) 150 km

28. The pilot was not able to _____ anything.

(a) see (b) hear (c) speak (d) all of them
Ans : (a) see

29. The author was happy at the beginning of his journey because
a) The moon was coming up in the east
b) To travel in his old Dakota
c) To be flying high above the sleeping countryside
d) All of these
Ans: c) To be flying high above the sleeping countryside

30. The author was dreaming of his holiday when his watched showed:
a) 1:30pm
b)1:30am
c)1:03am
d)1:03pm
Ans:b)1:30am

31. Frederick Forsyth belonged to

a) America
b) Australia
c)Spain
D) England
Ans: D) England

32.The moon was coming up in the

a) West
b) East
c) North
d)South

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Ans:East

33. The sky was

A) Stormy
B) Windy
C)Cloudy
D) Cear
Ans:A)Stormy

34.The storm clouds appeared to the narrator to be —

(a) black hills
(b) black mountains
(c) blue mountains
(d) black cliffs 
Answer: (b) 

35.The narrator did not have enough fuel to fly around the storm clouds —
(a) to the north
(b) to the south
(c) both ‘a’ nor ‘b’
(d) neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’ 
Answer: (c)

36.In the phrase “sleeping countryside” the place the people of which I said to be ‘sleeping’
is —
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Norway
(d) Finland
Answer: (b)

37.The phrase “big city” here refers to —

(a) Tokyo
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Chennai

38.The adjective(s) used to describe English breakfast is/ are —

(a) big only

(b) good only
(c) big and good
(d) none of the above

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39)
The ‘risk’ which the narrator took was —

(a) coming to France to do the job

(b) leave the family members in England and come afar
(c) moving straight into the storm
(d) none of the above
Answer: (c)
 
40)Question:
In the storm the compass of the narrator turned —

(a) rightways
(b) leftways
(c) from left to right
(d) round and round
Answer: (d)
 
41)Question:
The radio of the narrator became —

(a) dead
(b) immobile
(c) inconsistent
(d) alive 
Answer: (a) 
 
42)Question:
In the black clouds quite near him the narrator could see —

(a) another man

(b) another aeroplane
(c) another radio
(d) another compass 
Answer: (b)
 
43)Question:
On the wings of the other aeroplane the narrator could see —

(a) many lights

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(b) a light
(c) no light
(d) black clouds 
Answer: (c) 
 
44)Question:
Seeing the pilot of the other aeroplane the narrator became —

(a) elated
(b) very happy
(c) very sad
(d) very glad 
Answer: (d)
 
45)Question:
The pilot of the other aeroplane told the narrator to —

(a) follow him

(b) believe him
(c) rely on him
(d) talk to him 
Answer: (a) 
 
46)Question:
The pilot of the other guide tried to —

(a) misguide the narrator

(b) help the narrator
(c) disguise the narrator
(d) none of the above 
Answer: (b) 
 
47)Question:
The face of the pilot of the black aeroplane as turned to —

(a) France
(b) God
(c) the narrator
(d) England
Answer: (c)
 
48)Question:

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The pilot of the black aeroplane told the instruction “Follow me” —

(a) five times

(b) thrice
(c) once
(d) twice
Answer: (d)
 
49)Question:
The pilot of the strange aeroplane raised his hand to —

(a) wave to the narrator

(b)  shake hands with the narrator
(c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Answer: (a)
 
50)Question:
Listening to the words of the pilot of the back aeroplane the narrator thought that —

(a) the other pilot was trying to help him

(b) the other pilot was trying to help him and the other pilot knew that he was lost
(c) the other pilot knew that he was lost
(d)  none of the above
Answer: (b)

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