Textual Questions & Answers of 'How the Little Kite Learned' of Class-VI

How the Little Kite Learned 

Textual Questions & Answers

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1. Here are a few words: Bird, aeroplane, kite, cloud, balloon
Now, put these words in the appropriate columns:
 

Flies with human help	Flies without human help
Aeroplane	Cloud
Kite	Bird
Balloon

 
 
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 (√)   
 

Activity - 1

Tick (√) the correct alternative:
 
1. The little kite thought it could not :
          (i) run
          (ii) fly
          (iii) swim.
          Ans: (ii) fly
 
2. The big kite told the small kite to :
          (i) try
          (ii) know
          (iii) think
          Ans: (i) try
 
3. While flying the little kite was filled with :
          (i) pity
          (ii) pride
          (iii) pain
          Ans:  (ii) pride
 
4. The boys looked like small : 
          (i) dots
          (ii) patches
          (iii) spots
          Ans: (iii) spots
 
 

Activity - 2

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
 
1. The big kite rose towards the tranquil sky.
 
2. The little kite’s paper stirred at the sight.
 
3. The little kite sailed with the big kite side by side.
 
4. The little kite and the big kite rested high in the quiet air. 
 
 

Activity - 3

Answer the following question:
 
1. What made the little kite’s paper stir at the sight of the tranquil sky?
Ans: The eagerness to fly like the big kite made the little kite’s paper stir at the sight of the tranquil sky.
 
 

Activity - 4

Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
 

Cause	Effect
a) The little kite thought that it would fall down if it tried to fly.	The kite was afraid to fly.
b) The little kite grew braver.	The little kite rose up through the air alone.
c) The little kite sailed with the big kite side by side.	The little kite was  thrilled with pride
d) The little kite flew high with the big kite and looked down.	The boys looked like small spots.

 
 

Activity - 5

Answer the following question 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 fight?
Ans: The little kite stirred at the sight of the big kite’s flight. He shook himself free and prepared 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 at last he learnt to fly overcoming his fear of falling.
 
 

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.
 
ii. Each of the children (has/have) arrived.
 
iii. The mother and her child (is/are) going to the market.
 
iv. Esha as well as her sister (is/are) taking part in the school sports.
 
 

Activity - 7 (a)

Add a prefix or suffix  to the following words to form opposites:
 
i. Learn : unlearned 
 
ii. Steadily : unsteadily 
 
iii. Rest : restless
 
iv. Cloud : cloudless
 
v. Happy : unhappy
 
 

Activity - 7 (b)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
 
i. Tranquil : The tranquil air brings peace to everyone.
 
ii. Frightened : Seeing the monkey, the little child was frightened.
 
iii. Sailed : The ship sailed away towards north.
 
iii. Brave : He was a brave boy.
 
 

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. Hey 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.
 

a) Number of people	four
b) Names of the people	Sumit, Arun, Barun, the narrator
c) Destination	The Sunderbans
d) Duration of the trip	three days
e) Vehicles used	bus, boat
f) Places visited	bird sanctuary

 

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