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Class-Six(VI) ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণী।। English।। Lesson-3

The Rainbow

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Boats sail on the rivers,

And ships sail on the seas;

But clouds that sail across the sky

Are prettier than these.

 There are bridges on the rivers, 

As pretty as you please;

 But the bow that bridges heaven,

 And overtops the trees, 

And builds a road from earth to sky, 

Is prettier far than these.

Activity-1

Tick [√ ] the correct alternative :

Ans. (a) Ships sail on the (i) pond (ii) lake (iii) Sea [√ ] 

(b) Clouds are prettier than (i) rain and sky (ii) boats and ships [√ ] (iii) rivers

(c) The poet talks about a bow thar bridges (i) heaven [√] (ii) sea (iii) river

(d) The poet mentions that the rood is from (i) sky to earth (ii) earth to river (iii) earth to sky[√] 

Activity-2

Complete the following sentences with information from the text.

(a) Boats sail on the rivers.

(b) The sailing boats and ships are less beautiful than the sailing clouds.

(c) Bridges are built over the rivers.

(d) The bow builds a rood from earth to sky.

Activity-3

Answer the following question :

Boats and ships sail on the water, while clouds sail across the sky. State the difference in their manner of sailing

Ans. Boats and ships are man-made things, they sail for transport and commercial purposes. Their movements are planned and predictable. But the sailing of clouds in the sky is a natural phenomenon which is beyond our control.

Activity-4

Fill in the following chart with information from the text.

 

What	Where
(a) Boats sail	on the rivers
(b) Clouds sail	across the sky
(c) The rainbow	bridges heaven
(d) The rainbow	overtops the trees

Activity-5

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) What is prettier than boats, ships and clouds ?

Ans. The rainbow is prettier than boats, ships and clouds.

(b) What are the clouds compared to?

Ans. The clouds are compared to boats and ships.

(c) How do you think the rainbow builds a road from the earth to the sky?

Ans. The rainbow appears to rise from the horizon and go into the sky, thus builds a road from earth to the sky.

(d) Which, according to the poet, is prettiest of all objects mentioned in poem?

Ans. According to the poet. the prettiest object is the rainbow.

Activity-6 (a)

Read the passage :

Standing on the sea-shore, the four friends were watching the night sky. They looked at the stars in wonder. They felt the soothing breeze and heard the waves roaring in the deep sea.

Pick out the countable and uncountable nouns and fill in the table.

Countable Noun	Uncountable Noun
Four Friend Sea	Stars Waves

Activity-6 (b)

Circle the collective nouns and underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences.

Ans. (i) The fleet move across the ocean.

(ii) Honesty is the best policy.

(iii) A troop came marching on.

(iv) The old man is known for his wisdom.

Circle the collective nouns: fleet , troop

abstract nouns: Honesty, wisdom

Activity 6 (c)

Fill in the blanks with correct form of the given verbs in the brackets.

(i) She___________ singing a song (be)

Ans. She is singing a song.

(ii) My father____________ his work last night. (do)

Ans. My father did his work last night.

(iii) They____________ to the play ground. (go)

Ans. They go to the play ground.

(iv) The football match___________seen by many people. (be)

Ans. The football match is seen by many people.

Activity-7 (a)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the help box.

Ans. (1) She has a pretty blue skirt.

(ii) Bridges help us to cross rivers.

(iii) Ships sail across the ocean.

(iv) We must plant trees to save our earth.

Help Box: sail, Pretty, bridges, earth.

Activity-7(b)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words.

(i) Build: You can build a temple of sand.

(ii) Across: Riya is walking across the river.

(iii) Birdge: Bridges help us to cross the river.

(iv) Road : The roads are made of stone.

Activity-8 (a)

After a heavy shower, we often see that a rainbow appears in the sky. Write a paragraph in about sixty words describing the scene as you see it. Use the following hints:

time of the day - place - the clear, cloudless sky - how the rainbow looks like- colours of the rainbow - your feelings.

Ans. It was on last Sunday afternoon. I was leaning against the railing of the balcony. Suddenly I saw the sparkling and glittering rainbow in the clear cloudless sky. I was over whelmed by the beauty of the scene. Violet. Indigo, Blue. Green, Yellow, Orange and Red they all seemed to be blended with each other. I will remember it for ever.

Activity-8 (b)

Suppose you are standing on a bridge looking down. Write a paragraph in about sixty words describing the things that you see below.

Ans. Standing on the bridge, I can see many things below. I see the boats sail on the river, A few young boys are swimming in the river. Some fisherman are catching fish. The people are standing before the steamer to cross the river. The views filled my heart with pleasure.

Let's do together:

Draw pictures of a few things you need on a rainyday

Ans. Do it yourself.

Write two sentences on the use of each of them.

Ans. I need an umbrella on a rainyday. It saves me from rain. I also need a raincoat. It will also save me from rain water.