“Blossoms” is the English textbook for class 6 approved by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). Here we will discuss the Activity Questions and Answers from Lesson 3, The Rainbow written by Christina Georgina Rossetti, of this book.
THE RAINBOW – QUESTION & ANSWER
ACTIVITY 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(a) Ships sail on the
(i) pond
(ii) lake
(iii) sea
Ans: (a) Ships sail on the – (iii) sea.
(b) Clouds are prettier than
(i) rain and sky
(ii) boats and ships
(iii) rivers and seas
Ans: (b) Clouds are prettier than – (ii) boats and ships.
(c) The poet talks about a bow that bridges
(i) heaven
(ii) sea
(iii) river
Ans: (c) The poet talks about a bow that bridges – (i) heaven.
(d) The poet mentions that the road is from
(i) sky to earth
(ii) earth to river
(iii) earth to sky
Ans: (d) The poet mentions that the road is from – (iii) earth to sky.
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ACTIVITY 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Boats sail on _______________.
Ans: Boats sail on the rivers.
(b) The sailing boats and ships are less beautiful than _______________.
Ans: The sailing boats and ships are less beautiful than clouds.
(c) Bridges are built over _______________.
Ans: Bridges are built over the rivers.
(d) The bow builds _______________.
Ans: The bow builds a road from earth to sky.
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ACTIVITY 3
Answer the following question:
Boats and ships sail on the water, while clouds sail across the sky. State the difference in their manner of sailing.
Ans: Boats and ships are manmade, it sails on the water by human beings. But the clouds sailing across the sky is a natural phenomenon.
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ACTIVITY 4
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| (a) | on the rivers |
| (b) Clouds sail | |
| (c) | bridges heaven |
| (d) | overtops the trees |
Ans:
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| (a) Boats sail | on the rivers |
| (b) Clouds sail | across the sky |
| (c) The bow | bridges heaven |
| (d) The bow | overtops the trees |
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ACTIVITY 5
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(a) What is prettier than boats, ship and clouds?
Ans: In the poem ‘The Rainbow’ written by Christina Georgina Rossetti, The rainbow is prettier than boats, ships, and clouds.
(b) What are the clouds compared to?
Ans: In the poem, ‘The Rainbow’ written by Christina Georgina Rossetti, boats and ships are compared to the clouds.
(c) How do you think the rainbow builds a road from the earth to the sky?
Ans: In the poem ‘The Rainbow’ written by Christina Georgina Rossetti, I think the rainbow builds a road from the earth to the sky because it overtops the trees.
(d) Which, according to the poet, is the prettiest of all objects mentioned in the poem?
Ans: In the poem ‘The Rainbow’, according to the poet Christina Georgina Rossetti, the rainbow is the prettiest of all objects mentioned in the poem.
ACTIVITY 6(a)
Read the passage:
Standing on the sea-shore, the four friends were watching the night sky. They looked at the stars in wonder. They felt the soothing breeze and heard the waves roaring in the deep sea.
Pick out the countable and uncountable nouns and fill in the table:
| Countable Noun | Uncountable Noun |
|---|---|
| friend, night, star | sea-shore, sky, wonder, breeze, wave, sea |
ACTIVITY 6(b)
Circle the collective nouns and underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences:
(i) The fleet move across the ocean.
Ans: Fleet – Collective Noun.
(ii) Honesty is the best policy.
Ans: Honesty – Abstract Noun.
(iii) A troop came marching on.
Ans: Troop – Collective Noun.
(iv) The old man is known for his wisdom.
Ans: Wisdom – Abstract Noun.
ACTIVITY 6(c)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets:
(i) She _____ singing a song. (be)
Ans: She is singing a song.
(ii) My father _____ his work last night. (do)
Ans: My father did his work last night.
(iii) They _____ to the playground. (go)
Ans: They go/went to the playground.
(iv) The football match _____ seen by many people. (be)
Ans: The football match was seen by many people.
ACTIVITY 7(a)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the help box:
(i) She has a _____ blue skirt.
Ans: She has a pretty blue skirt.
(ii) _____ help us to cross rivers.
Ans: Bridges help us to cross rivers.
(iii) Ships _____ across the ocean.
Ans: Ships sail across the ocean.
(iv) We must plant trees to save our _____.
Ans: We must plant trees to save our earth.
| Help Box: sail, pretty, bridges, earth |
ACTIVITY 7(b)
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
Build:
Across:
Bridge:
Road:
For this Activity 7(b), you will write the answers by yourself. Share your answers in the post’s comment section. Or, you can share it in our Youtube Channel’s video “The Rainbow | Lesson 3 | Question & Answer | Class 6 | Blossoms” comment section.
ACTIVITY 8(a)
After a heavy shower, we often see that a rainbow appears in the sky. Write a paragraph in about sixty words describing the scene as you see it. Use the following hints:
time of the day – place – the clear, cloudless sky – how the rainbow looks like – colours of the rainbow – your feelings.
It was around 4 pm yesterday. I went to the roof of my house. After heavy rainfall, the sky was clear and cloudless. Suddenly I saw a beautiful scene across the sky, it was a rainbow! There were seven colour – violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red, all together called VIBGYOR. It looked magnificent. I felt very happy to see the colours of the rainbow.
ACTIVITY 8(b)
Suppose you are standing on a bridge looking down. Write a paragraph in about sixty words describing the things that you see below:
For this Activity 8(b), you will write the answers by yourself. Share your answers in the post’s comment section. Or, you can share it in our Youtube Channel’s video “The Rainbow | Lesson 3 | Question & Answer | Class 6 | Blossoms” comment section.
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