Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 14 Worksheet The Kites
Let us recall
Question 1.
Answer the following questions.
(a) You might have seen someone fly a kite? When? Where?
(b) Describe the kite you had seen-colours, design of tail, some other detail.
(c) How did you feel when you saw the kite fly high up in the sky?
Question 2.
Surf the Internet or videos on Kite Festivals. Watch them with your teachers and classmates.
(a) Share the things with your classmates that you had watched. What were the people doing?
(b) Would you also like to participate in this type of festival? Give reasons.
(c) If you get a chance to fly a kite, what kind of kite would you like to fly?
Question 3.
Observe the picture and complete the sentences with the given words. Then, share your response with your teacher.
Kite – boy – looking – windy – flying – circular – birds
(a) I can watch a _________ four _________ and a _________ in the picture.
(b) The day in the picture is _________
(c) The boy is _________ a kite high in the sky.
(d) He is _________ from below.
(e) The tail of the kite is _________
Now, think and answer
(a) List two more things that you would like add to the picture.
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(b) If I were the boy, I would like to _________.
(c) If I were the kite, I would like to _________
Let us discuss
Question 1.
Read the poem silently. As you read, mark the given statements as True or False.
(a) The kites look like coloured birds in the sky. _________
(b) The wind is blowing in the sky. _________
(c) The poet wishes to become a bird and fly in the sky. _________
(d) The wild wind in singing a song. _________
(e) People on the ground also wish to fly like a kite in the sky. _________
(f) The poet wants to fly in the sky like a kite. _________
Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.” Common similes include the descriptive phrases “cool as a cucumber,” “cold as ice” and “sly like a fox.”
The poet uses simile to compare the kites with coloured birds and the quality of being light as qir. The poet uses like’ and ‘as’ to compare.
Question 2.
Complete the following sentences with the words in the box
(a) The clouds were fluffy like cotton _________
(b) The young girl is as brave as a _________
(c) She gave me a compliment and I turned as red as a _________
(d) After a whole day of hiking my feet feel as heavy as _________
(e) The siblings fought like cats and _________
(f) The comedian is as funny as a barrel of _________
(g) My aunt sings like an _________
(h) My house is as clean as a _________
(i) The dog runs as fast as the _________
(j) Last night I slept like a _________
Alliteration
A set of words that begin with the same consonant sound is called an alliteration.
Underline the sets of words from these stanzas that begin with the same consonant sound.
Then I would drift upon
The paper wings,
And hear the songs
That the wild wind sings.
What fun it would be
To look right down,
Over the park
And the rooftops of town.
Think beyond
Question 1.
Read the given lines from the poem and answer the following questions. I wish I were small And light as air,
I would climb on a kite And sail up there.
(a) Why does the poet want to be small and light?
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(b) What does the word ‘sail’ mean here?
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Question 2.
Answer the following questions.
(a) Choose the words in the stanza that rhyme with each other.
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(b) Which words in the stanza help us describe the poet’s desire?
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(c) Who does the word ‘light’ refer to the line ‘And light as air’?
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(d) If you were the kite and had conversation with the poet, what would you have advised him?
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Let us learn
Question 1.
Observe the picture of the kite and read what some of its parts are named.
Now, complete the given conversation between Ravi and Ranjan by filling the blanks with the name of a kite’s parts from the picture.
Ravi : I love the round red t at the end of my kite. What colour is your kite?
Ranjan : My kite’s n _ _ _ is yellow. The c is green.
Ravi : Oh great! My kite I _ _ _ is pink. The r _ _ _ _ I holder is of grey colour. I am very fond of this special item.
Ranjan : But my kite line is not pink. The s _ _ _ _ of my kite is very strong.
Ravi : Excellent! Let’s go to the field and fly our kites.
Let us listen
Listen to the paragraph read out by the teacher and answer the following questions. (Refer to the page 108 for the transcript)
Question 1.
When is National Kite Flying Day observed in the United States?
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Question 2.
What does the Kite Day celebrate?
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Question 3.
How does a kite go up in the air?
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Question 4.
Why do people enjoy flying a kite?
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Question 5.
How is a kite flown high in the sky?
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Let us speak
A kite-flying scene presents an exciting view before the children. You might have watched such view several times. Share your experience with your classmates giving details— when? Where? Why? How? Finally speak in complete sentences.
Let us write
Question 1.
Imagine if you were a kite for a day. First discuss the following points in pairs.
- What shape of kite did you become? What colour did you have? What other parts of yourself were you happy about?
- What did you do? Which places did you visit? How did you feel? Did you make friends also?
- Do you have any message to share with the class?
Question 2.
Now, write a paragraph in about 100 words with the title-(f I were a kite for a day.
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Let us explore
Visit the nearby market place and have a look at the different types of kites. Choose which one is commonly seen.
Surf the Internet and learn the steps to make your own kite. Then, bring this kite to school to show your teachers and classmates. You can also write a message on the kite that you want to share with others.