Question answers of Poem 2 – THE KITE
NCERT Solutions for class 6 English
Working With Poem (Page No 28)
1. List out the action words in the poem
Dive, dip,
snaps, _______________________
Find the meaning of these words
Answer: dive, dip, snaps, soars, rides,
climbs, pulls, seems, falls, goes, wind, run, blows, fill, see, flaps.
Dive—move quickly
downward or undercover
Dip—move or slop downward
Snaps ----open or close with a brisk
movement or sharp sound
Soars— rise
high into air
Rides— sit
on and control the movement of horse, bycicle, etc,
or
Be carried or supported by
Climb--- go
or come up to a higher position
Pulls— apply
force to something so as to move it towards yourself
Seems---give
the impression of being
Falls— move
downward quickly and without control
Goes—move to
or from a place
Wind--- move
in or take a twisting or spiral course
Run—move at
a speed faster than walking
Blows—send
out air through pursed lips
Fill— make
or become full
see- perceive with eyes
flaps—move up
and down or side to side
2. Read
these lines from the poem:
Then soars
like a ship
With only a
sail
The movement
of the tailless kite is compared to a ship with sail. This is called a simile.
Can you suggest what or who the following actions may be compared to?
He runs like
a
He eats like
a
She sings
like a
It shines
like a
It flies
like a
Answer:
He runs like
a cheetah/ deer/ rabbit/ wind
He eats like a horse/ bird/ monster
She sings
like a cuckoo/ nightingale/
It shines
like a sun/ glowworm/ star
It flies
like a kite/ plane/ eagle