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Class 6 English · Unit 3

What a Bird Thought

NCERT Poorvi · Unit 3: Nurturing Nature. Answers to all the textbook questions and activities, in simple words.

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Let us do these activities before we read

ILook at the picture and discuss.
IIWhere do you see birds? What do you see the birds doing?

I see birds on trees, rooftops and electric wires. They fly, sing, eat grains and build nests.

IIIDo you want to fly like a bird? Why?

Yes. I want to fly like a bird so that I can see the world from above and go anywhere freely.

IVWhat does a baby bird think about its world?

A baby bird thinks its world is very small. For it, the world is only its nest and its mother.

VReplace the underlined words with their correct meanings.
  1. 1. pale – light
  2. 2. moved lightly and quickly – fluttered
  3. 3. Finally – at last
  4. 4. hard work – labour

Let us discuss

IIdentify the main idea of each stanza.
  1. Stanza 1 – 2. The bird lived happily in a small world.
  2. Stanza 2 – 6. The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother.
  3. Stanza 3 – 1. The bird steps out into the world.
  4. Stanza 4 – 4. The bird flies away as an adult.

Extra sentences: 3 and 5.

IIWrite the matching line from the poem for each picture.
  1. 1. (egg) “I lived first in a little house” / “And made of pale, blue shell.”
  2. 2. (bird in a nest) “I lived next in a little nest”
  3. 3. (bird on a leafy branch) “I said the world is made of leaves”
  4. 4. (bird flying) “At length I flew beyond the tree”
IIIAnswer with a word from the poem.
  1. 1. Shape of the bird’s first house — ROUND
  2. 2. The bird’s second nest was made of — STRAW
  3. 3. What the bird saw when it came out of its nest — LEAVES
  4. 4. What the bird did at the end — FLEW

Let us think and reflect

IWrite True or False.

1. The bird changed its house two times.

True It moved from the shell to the nest, and then out of the nest.

2. The neighbours tell the bird about the world.

False The neighbours also do not know how the world is made.

II.1I thought the world was made of straw, / And nestled by my mother.

(i) Who lived in the nest along with the baby bird?

Its mother lived in the nest with it.

(ii) The bird thought the world was made of straw because ______.

Answer: B. its nest was made of straw

(iii) Which word tells us that the baby bird was warm and comfortable?

nestled

II.2I said the world is made of leaves, / I have been very blind.

(i) Why did the bird think the world was made of leaves?

When it fluttered out of its nest, it saw leaves all around. So, it thought the world was made of leaves.

(ii) What does the set of words ‘I said’ mean?

Answer: C. spoke

(iii) Fill in the blanks.

The bird felt that it had been very blind because it could not see the leaves from inside the nest.

IIIWhy did the baby bird think that its first world was small, round and blue?

Its first home was the egg. The egg was small and round, and its shell was pale blue.

IVWhere did the bird go when it fluttered from its straw nest?

It went out among the leaves and branches of the tree.

VWhat quality did the bird say it had, when it flew away?

The bird said it was “quite fit for grown-up labours”. It had grown strong enough to do the work of an adult bird.

VIWho do you think were the bird’s neighbours? Why do you think so?

Its neighbours were the other birds and animals living around it. They also live in the same world but do not know how it is made.

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Let us learn

IWrite rhyming words.
Stanza 1Stanza 2Stanza 3Stanza 4
Words from the poemwell, shellother, motherfind, blindlabours, neighbours
New rhyming wordsfell, bellbrotherkind, mindfavours
I(b)Complete the new stanza.

I fly high and I fly low,
But one thing I surely know,
Whenever I wish to rest,
My little nest is the best.

IIUse the describing words to write six sentences about the picture.
  1. The bird house is wooden.
  2. It has a red pointed roof.
  3. It is hanging from a branch.
  4. The branch is thin and has green leaves.
  5. A small, brown bird is sitting near the house.
  6. The bird house has a round door.

Let us listen

♫Fill in the missing words of the poem.

My feathers are bright and they glow.
Fly around and see wonderful things.
Come with me through the skies so blue,
Among the trees, where the breeze is light,
Many new stories, oh, what a sight!

Let us speak

★Speak about which bird you would like to be.

I am a parrot. I am green in colour. I am a small bird. I have a red, curved beak. I live in a hole in a tall tree. It is near a mango orchard. During the day, I fly around with my friends. I also eat fruits and seeds. I want to tell the humans not to cut trees, because trees are our homes.

Let us write

IIIWrite five sentences each on how the world would look to a baby and to a fish.

1. A baby

My world is my mother’s lap. It is soft, warm and safe. I see smiling faces around me. I hear sweet songs and gentle voices. Slowly, my world is becoming bigger as I learn to crawl.

2. A fish

My world is made of water. It is cool and blue. I see plants, stones and other fish around me. I swim up and down all day. I do not know what lies beyond the water.

Let us explore

IOur homes and the people who build them.

• Make a list of the materials your home is made of.

Bricks, cement, sand, stones, iron rods, wood, glass, tiles and paint.

• Why do you think our homes are not made of straw?

Straw is not strong. It can be blown away by wind, spoiled by rain and can catch fire easily.

• How is a home different from a house?

A house is a building made of bricks and stones. A home is a house where a family lives together with love and care.

• Find out the work of the workers who build houses.

WorkersTheir work
Example: masonlays bricks and stones
1. painterpaints the walls and doors
2. electricianfixes wires, switches and lights
3. plumberfits water pipes and taps
4. carpentermakes doors, windows and furniture
5. architectplans and designs the building
6. weldermakes iron gates and grills
7. tile fitterfixes tiles on floors and walls
IILook at the different kinds of nests birds make.

The weaver bird makes a hanging nest of grass. The tailorbird stitches leaves together. The woodpecker makes a hole in a tree trunk. The swallow makes a nest of mud.

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