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Class 6 English · Unit 5

The Kites

NCERT Poorvi · Unit 5: Culture and Tradition. Answers to all the textbook questions and activities, in simple words.

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Let us do these activities before we read

I–IIHave you ever flown a kite? Would you like to take part in a kite festival?

Yes, I flew a kite on Makar Sankranti from our terrace. My kite was red and yellow, diamond-shaped, with a long ribbon tail. When it went up in the sky, I felt very happy and proud. I would love to take part in a kite festival.

IIILook at the picture and complete the sentences.
  1. 1. I can see kite, birds and sky in the picture.
  2. 2. The weather in the picture is windy.
  3. 3. The kite is flying high in the sky.
  4. 4. The child is looking from below.
  5. 5. The tail of the kite has ribbons.
IVNow, think and answer.
  1. 1. I want to add a tree and some clouds to the picture.
  2. 2. If I were the child, I would fly the kite higher.
  3. 3. If I were the kite, I would fly above the clouds with the birds.

Let us discuss

IMark the statements as True or False.
  1. 1. The child is looking at the kites. — T
  2. 2. The kites look like birds of different colours. — T
  3. 3. It was a rainy day. — F (It was windy.)
  4. 4. The child wants to be like a kite. — F (The child wants to be small and light as air.)
  5. 5. The child wishes to climb on a kite. — T
  6. 6. The kite is made of cloth and plastic. — F (It has paper wings.)
  7. 7. The child wants to ride the kite. — T
  8. 8. The child knows they would have fun. — T
  9. 9. The child wants to look at the kite from a rooftop. — F (The child wants to look down at the rooftops.)
  10. 10. The child would like to look at people down below. — T
  11. 11. The child knows that the people would stare. — T
IIComplete the following sentences.
  1. 1. The kites have been compared to birds because they are colourful and fly high in the sky.
  2. 2. The child wishes to be as light as air. The child wishes this to be able to climb on a kite and fly.

Yes, the similes help us imagine better. We can picture bright kites flying like birds and a child as light as air.

IIIFind words that begin with the same consonant sound (alliteration).
  1. Stanza 1: wind-whipped — the /w/ sound
  2. Stanza 3: wild wind — the /w/ sound

My own examples: pretty pink parrot, tiny turtle, sweet summer song, dancing dolls.

IVIn the last stanza, the two words that the poet repeats are ______.

The two words are high, high to tell us that the kite is flying very high.

VUnderline the rhyming words and circle the end words that do not rhyme.
StanzaRhyming end wordsEnd words that do not rhyme
1fly – skyair, birds
2air – theresmall, kite
3wings – singsupon, songs
4down – townbe, park
5stare – airbelow, me

Let us think and reflect

IWhat fun it would be / To look right down, / Over the park / And the rooftops of town.

1. Circle the word that does not share the same feeling as ‘fun’.

Answer: care

2. Which line tells us that the poet was somewhere above?

To look right down,

3. Choose the scene the child saw.

(ii) — the rooftops of the town seen from above.

IIAnswer the following questions.

1. How does the poet describe the kites in the first two lines?

The poet says the kites are up in the air and flying. They look like coloured birds in the windy sky.

2. Why does the child say that they have to climb a tree first to get onto the kite?

In the poem, the child does not talk about a tree. The child says, “I would climb on a kite”. For this, the child wishes to be small and as light as air.

3. What are the songs that the child hears when flying atop the kite?

The child hears the songs of the wild wind, that is, the sound of the wind blowing.

4. Why did the people look up at the child and stare? If you looked up and saw that, what feelings would you have?

They were amazed to see a child riding a kite high in the air. They wished they were in the child’s place. I would feel surprised and excited, and I would also wish to fly like that.

5. If you were the kite carrying the child high up in the air, what would you tell them?

“Hold on tight and enjoy the view! Do not be afraid. I will take you safely back home.”

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Let us learn

IComplete the conversation with the parts of a kite.

Bina: I like the long tail at the end of my kite. What is your kite like?
Saroj: My kite’s cover is bright. The spine is black.
Bina: Oh wonderful! My kite’s line is attached to the reel that wraps it. I really like it.
Saroj: Did you know that the tip of a kite is called a nose?

IICreate a cinquain poem.

Sun
bright, warm
rising, shining, setting
slowly, brightly
star

III.1Circle the words that match with the ‘drift’ movement.

slow float

To drift means to be carried slowly by the wind or water.

III.2What type of movement do these words show?
  1. glide – smooth and slow, without effort
  2. dive – fast and downward
  3. soar – high and upward
  4. swoop – quick and downward
  5. circle – round and round
IVMake sentences using the expressions.
  • The balloon went up in the air.
  • From the top of the hill, we could look right down at the village.
  • The eagle can stay up there for a long time.
  • People stand and stare at the big elephant in the parade.

Let us listen

♫Circle the words that are not correct and write the correct words.
  1. 1. June → January
  2. 2. Eastern → Western
  3. 3. Maharashtra → Rajasthan
  4. 4. Correct
  5. 5. Correct
  6. 6. Correct
  7. 7. Earth Day → Independence Day

Let us speak

★Share a kite-flying experience.

Last January, on Makar Sankranti, I flew a kite with my cousins on our terrace. The wind was strong, so the kite went very high. My uncle held the reel while I pulled the line. Many kites were flying in the sky. It was a day full of fun.

Let us write

✎Write a paragraph of about 100 words titled ‘I am a Kite’.

I am a Kite

I am a diamond-shaped kite. I am red and yellow, and I have a long blue tail. I am proud of my strong spine and my bright cover. I belong to a girl named Meera. She flies me from her terrace every evening. I dance in the wind and float high above the rooftops. The birds are my friends and the wind sings songs for me. My message for humans is: please use cotton thread, not sharp manja, because it hurts birds. Let us enjoy the sky together safely.

Let us explore

★Look at the different types of kites. Which one is commonly seen?

The diamond-shaped kite is the most commonly seen kite in India.

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