Hornbill We are Not Afraid to Die - Practice Papers
CBSE Class 11 English Core
Section D
Practice Paper
We Are Not Afraid To Die…If we can All be Together
By Gordon Cook and Alan East
Questions for Practice
Long Questions:
- What picture does the lesson draw on lives at sea?
- What are the different technical aspects of a boat that the lesson highlights?
- What do you feel are the attitudes that help the passengers of the boat steer them to safety?
Short Questions:
- Do the children represent typical children or they are more than them?
- Why was it felt that the Mayday calls would go unanswered?
- What were the specialties of the Wavewalker?
- What drove the parents of the children undertake such a voyage full of dangers?
- Why was the ugly island, Ile Amsterdam, the most beautiful island for the passengers of Wavewalker?
