West Bengal Board How The Little Kite Learned to Fly Question Answer Class 6 Lesson 6 | Activity Solution
How The Little Kite Learned to Fly
Activity 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(a) The little kite thought it could not (i) run (ii) fly (iii) swim
(b) The big kite told the small kite to (i) try (ii) know (iii) think
(c) While flying the little kite was filled with (i) pity (ii) pride (iii) pain
(d) The boys looked like small (i) dots (ii) patches (iii) spots
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The big kite rose towards the tranquil sky.
(b) The little kite’s paper stirred at the sight.
(c) The little kite sailed with the big kite side by side high up in the sky.
(d) The little kite and the big kite rested high in the quiet air.
Activity 3
What made the little kite’s paper stir at the sight of the tranquil sky?
Answer - The little kite’s courage and indomitable desire to fly made it’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 he should fall if he tried to fly. | The kite was afraid to fly. |
| (b) The little kite grew braver. | The little kite rose high through the air alone. |
| (c) The little kite sailed with the big kite side by side in the air. | The little kite was thrilled with pride. |
| (d) The little kite could see the ground when he was flying high up in the sky. | The boys looked like small spots. |
Activity 5
Answer the following questions in the complete sentences:
(a) What did the big kite tell the little kite to do?
Answer - The big kite told the little kite to fly.
(b) How did the little kite prepare himself for flight?
Answer - The little kite got courage, trembled, and shook himself free for flight.
(c) Whom did the kites get as companions high up in the quiet air?
Answer - The kites got the birds and the clouds as companions high up in the quiet air.
(d) “Oh, how happy I am” ------- Why did the little kite feel so?
Answer - The little kite overcame his fear. He tried hard to fly. Finally, he succeeded. He became brave and sailed with the big kite side by side.
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)
And a prefix or a suffix to the following words to form opposite:
Learn: unlearn
Steadily: unsteadily
Rest: unrest
Cloud: cloudless
Happy: unhappy
Activity 7(b)
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
Tranquil: The tranquil beauty is unique.
Frightened: The noise frightened the child.
Sailed: They sailed to America.
Brave: He is a brave soldier.
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 place in the Sunderbans. They 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, and the narrator |
| (c) Destination | The Sundarbans |
| (d) Duration of the trip | Three days |
| (e) Vehicles used | Bus and boat |
| (f) Place visited | The bird sanctuary |
Activity 8(b)
Now, write a dialogue between two sisters, where the elder sister is encouraging the younger one to read out a patriotic poem in her school on Independence Day.
Elder sister:Devi, where are you going now?
Devi: I am going to market Didi.
Elder sister:Okay, would you like to read a poem on Independence Day at school?
Devi: Yes, I want to do that.
Elder sister:That's good. Tell me, do you have a love for a lion in your heart?
Devi: Yes sister, yes, I will read 'Kakar Oi Lucha Cup' written by Nazrul Islam.
Elder sister:That's good. So, let's get together today, okay?
Devi: Absolutely didi, I will.
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