The Kites NCERT Class 6th English Poorvi Chapter 14 Question Answer

Let us do these activities before we read. (Page 141)

Question 1:
(a) Have you ever flown a kite or seen someone fly it? Where? When?
Answer:
I have seen people fly kites during the Kite Festival in my neighborhood. It happens every January on Republic Day. The sky is full of colorful kites, and everyone enjoys the fun with their families.

(b) Describe the kite – color(s), shape, design of tail, and any other detail.
Answer:
The kite I remember was a diamond shape, with bright colors like tricolor (orange, green, and white) and blue. Its tail was long, made of colorful fabric strips, and looked like a rainbow in the sky.

(c) What did you think when you saw the kite up in the sky?
Answer:
I felt very excited and happy when I saw the kite flying high in the sky.

Question 2:
(a) Share the things you saw in the Kite Festivals online. What were the people doing?
Answer:
I saw videos of people flying kites in huge open spaces. They were having fun competing and enjoying time with their families. Some people were even taking part in kite flying competitions.

(b) Would you like to participate in this kind of festival? Why?
Answer:
Yes, I would love to participate because it’s fun, and I would get to connect with my family and friends while flying colorful kites in the sky.

(c) What kind of kite would you like to fly?
Answer:
I would love to fly a dragon-shaped kite. It would be large and colorful, with green and gold patterns, and a long tail to make it look like a real dragon in the sky.

Question 3:
Look at the picture and complete the sentences.
(a) I can see ___________, ___________ and ___________ in the picture.
Answer:
I can see kites, birds, and the sky.

(b) The weather in the picture is ___________.
Answer:
The weather in the picture is windy.

(c) The kite is ___________ high in the sky.
Answer:
The kite is flying high in the sky.

(d) The child is ___________ from below.
Answer:
The child is looking from below.

(e) The tail of the kite ___________.
Answer:
The tail of the kite has ribbons.

Question 4:
(a) List two more things that you want to add to the picture.
Answer:
Sun, Aeroplane

(b) If I were the child, I would ___________
Answer:
love to play with the birds.

(c) If I were the kite, I would ___________
Answer:
love to fly high.

Let us discuss (Page 143)

Question 1:
Read the poem silently. Mark the statements as True or False.
Answer:

Question 2:
Complete the following sentences.

(a) The poet says that the kites are like colored birds.
The kites have been compared to birds because they fly in the sky.

(b) The child wishes to be like air.
The child wishes to be as light as air. The child wishes to be able to climb on a kite and fly.

Question 3:
Find words from the poem that begin with the same consonant sound.
Stanza 1: wild – wind
Stanza 3: stand – stare

Other examples of alliteration:

• Bouncing balloon, bright bird
• Dusty dawn, dreamy days
• Sweet smiles, silver star
• Calm cat, crisp crackers

Question 4:
**In the last stanza, the two words that the poet repeats are _______ and _______ to tell us that the kite is flying high.
Answer:
high, high

Question 5:
Underline the rhyming words in each stanza.
Answer:

Stanza 1: fly, sky
Stanza 2: air, there
Stanza 3: wings, sings
Stanza 4: down, town
Stanza 5: stare, air

Let us think and reflect (Page 144)

Question 1:
(a) Circle the word that does not share the same feeling as ‘fun’: joy, excitement, care, happiness.
Answer:
Care

(b) Which line tells us that the poet was somewhere above?
Answer:
To look right down

(c) Choose the scene the child saw.
Answer:
Scene (ii): The child looks down from the sky and sees the park and rooftops.

Question 2:
Answer the following questions.

(a) How does the poet describe the kites in the first two lines?
Answer:
The poet compares the kites to colorful birds flying in the sky.

(b) Why does the child say that they have to climb a tree first to get onto the kite?
Answer:
The child says this because the kite is stuck in a tree, and they need to climb to get it.

(c) What are the songs that the child hears when flying atop the kite?
Answer:
The child imagines hearing the wind’s whistling sound.

(d) Why did the people look up at the child and stare?
Answer:
The people stared because it was unusual to see a child flying on top of a kite. It looked magical.

(e) If you were the kite carrying the child high up in the air, what would you tell them?
Answer:
If I were the kite, I would tell the child to hold on tight and enjoy the amazing view from the sky!

Let us learn (Page 146)

Question 1:
Fill in the blanks with kite parts.

Answer:
Bina: I love the long yellow tail at the end of my kite. What color is your kite?
Saroj: My kite’s cover is pink. The spine is black.
Bina: Oh wonderful! My kite line is red. The reel that wraps it is green. I like it.
Saroj: My kite line is red too. The tip of my kite has a blue nose.
Bina: Beautiful! Let’s go and fly our pretty kite.

Question 2:
Create a poem using words in a kite.

Answer:
Kite
Pretty, colorful
Flying, floating, soaring
Quickly, happily
Paper-bird

Question 3:
The poet uses the words ‘fly’ and ‘drift’ to describe the kite’s movement.

(a) Circle the words that match the ‘drift’ movement.
Answer:
Drift, glide

(b) Other words describing the kite’s movement:
Answer:

• Glide: smooth, slow movement
• Dive: fast, downward movement
• Soar: quick upward movement
• Swoop: fast downward and upward movement
• Circle: round movement

Question 4:
The poet uses expressions like ‘up in the air’; ‘look right down’; ‘stay up there’; ‘stand and stare’.

(b) Make sentences using these expressions:
Answer:

• Up in the air: The kite was flying up in the air.
• Look right down: From the top, I could look right down at the playground.
• Stay up there: The bird stayed up there in the tree.
• Stand and stare: I stood and stared at the stars for hours.

Let us listen (Page 148)

Answer the following questions based on the Kite Festival in India:

(a) The Kite Festival is celebrated in January.
(b) The International Kite Festival is named Uttarayan in Western India.
(c) Uttarayan is mainly celebrated in Gujarat, but also in other states.