His first flight is a short story by Liam O’Flaherty. It captures the fear, anxiety and eventful triumph of young seagull as it takes his first flight. The narrative centers around the theme of overcoming fear and gaining self-confidence, using the metaphor of flight to depict the universal struggle of taking that first leap into the unknown. Through the young seagull’s experience, O’Flaherty explores the importance of self-reliance, courage, and the push needed from family to achieve independence. The story is a poignant reminder that fear is a natural part of growth, but it must be overcome to truly soar. Below are some MCQs for the students from examination point of view.

1.      His first flight is written by

a)      Floyd Dell (b) W. Churchill (c) Patricia Demuth
(d) Liam O’Flaherty

2.      He failed to ______________courage to take that
plunge which appeared to him so desperate.

a)      Muster up (b) Gain (c) Collect (d) Receive

3.      He felt certain that his wings would never
______________ him.

a)      Help (b) support (c) enable (d) deceive

4.      His parents threatened to let him ________on his
ledge unless he flew away.

a)      Punished (b) Burn (c) starve (d) Live

5.      The young seagull was __________on his ledge.

a)      Thirsty (b) Hungry (c) Alone (d) Happy

6.      He had seen his elder brother to catch his first
___________.

a)      Fly (b) Dogfish (c) Mouse (d) Herring

7.      His family was taunting him for his _______________.

a)      Cowardice (b) Lack of courage (c) laziness (d)
Foolishness

8.      The sun was blazing warmly on his ledge that
faced the ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______________.

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

9.      The sun was now ___________________ the sky.

a)      Warming up (b) Ascending (c) Descending (d)
Blazing

10.  He even ____________ at the dried pieces of
spotted eggshells.

a)      Chew (b) Devour (c) Gnawed (d) Eaten up

11.  He found a dried piece of ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­______________
at the far end of the ledge.

a)      Bread (b) Meat bone (c) Mackerel’s tail (d)
Dogfish

12.  His long grey legs stepping _____________.

a)      Daintily (b) Firmly (c) Weakly (d) Smartly

13.  On each side of him the ledge ended in a sheer
fall of _________________.

a)      Rock (b) Precipice (c) Mountain (d) Sea

14.  Only his ________________ was looking at him.

a)
Father (b) Brother (c) Sister (d) Mother

15.  The sight of food ________________ the young
seagull.

a)      Tempted (b) Maddened (c) Lured (d) Attracted

16.  The young seagull leaned out _____________,
tapping the rock with his feet.

a)      Happily (b) Greedily (c) Eagerly (d) Feebly

17.  She screamed back ____________________.

a)      In Contempt (b) Loudly (c) Derisively (d)
Fluently

18.  As he passed beneath her he heard the
_____________ of her wings.

a)      Sound (b) Swish (c) Flapping (d) Splash

19.  A monstrous ____________ seized him and his
heart stood still.

a)      Fear (b) Weakness (c) Eagle (d) Terror

20.  He uttered a ____________ scream and flapped his
wings again.

a)      Joyous (b) Joyful (c) Loud (d) Painful

21.  He _______________ himself to dive and soar and
curvet, shrieking shrilly.

a)      Started (b) Began (c) Commenced (d) Launched

22.  Their beaks were offering him scraps of
______________.

a)      Food (b) Dogfish (c) Herring (d) Meat

23.  He turned his beak sideways and crowed
______________.

a)      Happily (b) Merrily (c) Gaily (d) Amusedly

24.  He saw a vast _____________ sea beneath him.

a)      Green (b) Blue (c) Grey (d) Orange

25.  Liam O’Flaherty was an _____________ novelist.

a)      American (b) Irish (c) Arab (d) Italian

26.  Liam O’Flaherty was born in Arran Islands,
County _____________.

a)      Hampshire (b) New Jersey (c) Galway (d) Northern
Islands