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English Core · 2026 · 2 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 2
How did Jonathan's unconventional passion for flying lead to his exclusion from the flock ? (para-$\displaystyle 2$)
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for defying tradition and norms/ flying not for food but for his own satisfaction
other gulls laughed at him /would squawk /scorned him
flying higher and faster than any other gull
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