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How The Little Kite Learned To Fly
How The Little Kite Learned To Fly Class 6 Questions And Answers
How The Little Kite Learned To Fly Class 6 Lesson 6
WB Class 6 English
ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি
Lesson 6
How The Little Kite Learned to Fly
-Katherine Pyle
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Let's start:
Katherine Pyle (1863-1938), an American artist, poet, and
children's author was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Her first major success
occurred in 1898 with The Counterpane Fairy. In the course of her career she
wrote over 30 books and illustrated the works of others.
Let's share:
1. Here are a few words:
bird, aeroplane, kite, cloud, balloon
Now, put these words in the appropriate columns:
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Files
with human help |
Files without human help |
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aeroplane, kite, balloon |
bird, cloud |
2. Study the following words:
breeze, string, pull, tug
What are these words associated with? Choose the correct
alternative:
flying an aeroplane
flying a kite
3. What is so enjoyable about kite-flying? Discuss with your
partner.
Let's read:
I never can do it", the little kite said,
As he looked at the other things high over his head. "I
know I should fall if I tried to fly." "Try", said the big
kite," only try! Or fear you never will learn at all." But the little
kite said: "I'm afraid I'll fall." The big kite nodded: "Ah,
well, goodbye," I am off." And he rose toward their tranquil sky.
Then the little kite's paper stirred at the sight. And trembling he shook
himself free for flight First whirling and frightened, then braver grown, Up,
up he rose through the air alone, Till the big kite looking down could see The
little one rising steadily. Then how the little kite thrilled with pride,As he
sailed with the big kite side by side!First whirling and frightened, then
braver grown, Up, up he rose through the air alone, Till the big kite looking
down could seeThe little one rising steadily.
Then how the little kite thrilled with pride, As he sailed
with the big kite side by side! While far below he could see the ground,They
rested high in the quiet air, And the boys like small spots moving round. And
only the birds and clouds were there. "Oh, how happy I am," the
little kite cried. "And all because I was brave and tried."
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Word Nest:
Tranquil: quiet
and peaceful
Stirred: moved
Flight:
act of flying
whirling: moving
around quickly in a circle
Let's do :
Activity 1
👉Tick[✔] the correct alternative:
(a) The little kite thought it could not
(i) run
(ii) fly✔
(iii) swim
(b) The big kite told the small kite to
(i) try ✔
(ii) know
(iii) think
(c) While flying the little kite was filled with
(i) pity
(ii) pride✔
(iii) pain
(d) The boys looked like small
(i) dots
(ii) patches
(iii) spots✔
Activity 2
👉Complete the
following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The big kite rose towards the tranquil sky.
(b) The little kite's paper stirred at the sight.
(c) The little kite smiled with the big kite side by side.
(d) The little kite and the big kite rested high in the quiet air.
Activity 3
👉Answer the following
question:
What made the little kite's paper stir at the sight of the tranquil sky?
Ans- The
eagerness to fly high like the big kite made the little kite stir at the sight
of the tranquil sky.
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Activity 4
👉Fill in the following
chart with information from the text: Effect
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Cause |
Effect
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(a) |
The kite was afraid to fly. |
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(b) The little kite grew braver. |
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(c) |
The little kite was thrilled with
pride. |
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(d) |
The boys looked like small spots. |
Ans-
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Cause |
Effect
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(a) The little kite thought that it
would fall down. |
The kite was afraid to fly. |
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(b) The little kite grew braver. |
The little kite rose up through the air
along. |
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(c) The little kite sailed with the big
kite side by side. |
The little kite was thrilled with
pride. |
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(d) The boys were far below from the
little kite. |
The boys looked like small spots. |
Activity 5
👉Answer the following
questions in complete sentences:
(a) What did the big kite tell the little kite to do?
Ans- The big kite
told the little kite to try to fly.
(b) How did the little kite prepare himself for flight?
Ans- The little kite stirred at the sight of the big kite’s
flight whirled and then grew braver for fight. In this way the little kite
prepare himself for the flight.
(c) Whom did the kites get as companions high up in the quiet air?
Ans- High up in the quiet air, the kites got birds and
clouds as their companions.
(d) "Oh, how happy I am"-Why did the little kite feel so?
Ans- The little kite felt so because he could prove himself
one who had tried bravely to fly.
Activity 6 (a)
👉Fill in the blanks
with suitable articles:
(i) The Nile flows through Egypt.
(ii) Iron is a
useful metal.
(iii) I waited at the station for an
hour.
(iv) She is a
European.
Activity 6(b)
Tick[✔]the appropriate form of the given
verbs in brackets:
(i) No news (is/are) good news.
Ans- is✔
(ii) Each of the children (has/have) arrived.
Ans- has✔
(iii) The mother and her child (is/are) going to the market.
Ans- are✔
(iv) Esha as well as her sister(is/are) taking part in the
school sports.
Ans- is✔
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Activity 7(a)
👉Add a prefix or a
suffix to the following words to form opposites:
Learn : unlearned
Steadily : unsteadily
Rest :
restless
Cloud : cloudless
Happy : unhappy
Activity 7(b)
👉Make meaningful
sentences of your own with the following words:
Tranquil :
I would like to see the tranquil sky.
Frightened : My sister was frightened at night.
Sailed : My kite sailed freely in the sky.
Brave : Rahul is a brave boy.
Let's talk:
Tell the class about someone who has inspired you to
participate in either...
(a) a swimming competition
(b) a school drama
Let's do:
Activity 8(a)
👉Read the paragraph
carefully and fill in the following chart with information from the passage:
Last summer, four of us went to Arun's aunt's place in the
Sunderbans. They were my friends- Sumit and Arun and his younger brother,
Barun. Sumit, Arun and I study in class X and Barun is two years younger to us.
We began the journey on Monday. We travelled by bus and then by boat. We stayed
there for three days. We visited the bird sanctuary. We returned on Thursday
evening at 7.30pm,
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(a) number of people |
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(b) names of the people |
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(c) destination |
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(d) duration of the trip |
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(e) vehicles used |
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(f) places visited |
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Ans-
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(a) number of people |
Four only. |
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(b) names of the people |
Barun, Sumit, Arun and the narrator |
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(c) destination |
Bird Sanctuary at the Sunderbans |
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(d) duration of the trip |
Three days |
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(e) vehicles used |
Bus and boat |
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(f) places visited |
Arun’s aunt’s place and bird sanctuary |
Let's learn:
In class V, you have come across a conversation between two
monkeys. This kind of conversation between two characters is called a dialogue.
Let's learn:
In class V, you have come across a conversation between two
monkeys. This kind of conversation between two characters is called a dialogue.
Let's do:
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Activity 8(b)
Now, write a dialogue between two sisters, where the elder
sister is encouraging the younger one to read out a patriotic poem in her
school on Independence Day.
Let's work together
Form groups.
Find an old newspaper.
Use strings and glue and sticks.
Make a kite. You can ask your teacher for instruction.
Now, imagine yourself to be a kite that has gone high up in
the sky. Tell the class your feelings as you soar high up in the sky.