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8. Why is Neerja called ‘the heroine of the hijack’?
9. What is your ambition in life? Do you want to become
an air hostess or a pilot or a flight engineer?
c2. arrange the following sentences in an order to make
a meaningful paragraph.
1. After 17 hours, the hijackers opened fire and set off
explosives.
2. Acting quickly, Neerja opened the emergency door and
helped a number of passengers escape.
3. Neerja was the Senior Flight Purser on a Pan Am flight
which was hijacked at Karachi airport.
4. She hid the passports of the Americans as the hijackers
wanted to execute Americans.
5. Neerja laid down her life, while saving hundreds of
others.
6. Neerja comforted the passengers, especially the elderly
and small children.
c3. Which of the following statements are true about
neerja? Tick them :
1. Neerja was the senior most cabin crew on the aircraft.
2. Neerja escaped from the flight when the terrorists
opened fire.
3. She showed the passports of all the passengers to the
hijackers.
4. She received the Ashoka Chakra award for her act of
bravery from the Civil Aviation Minister.
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