West Bengal Board The Rainbow Question Answer Class 6 Lesson 3 | Activity Solution
The Rainbow
Activity 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(a) Ships sail on the (i) pond (ii) lake (iii) sea
(b) Clouds are prettier than (i) rain and sky (ii) boats and ships (iii) rivers and seas
(c) The poet talks about a bow that bridges (i) heaven (ii) sea (iii) river
(d) The poet mentions that the road is from (i) sky to earth (ii) earth to river (iii) earth to sky
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Boats sail on the river.
(b) The sailing boats and ships are less beautiful than the sailing clouds.
(c) Bridges are built over the river.
(d) The bow builds a road from earth to sky.
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.
Answer - Boats and ships sail on the water mean "They float on the water". And Clouds sail across the sky mean "They fly in the sky".
Activity 4
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
| What | Where |
| (a) Boats sail | on the river |
| (b) Clouds sail | across the sky |
| (c) The bow makes | bridges heaven |
| (d) The bow | overtops the trees |
Activity 5
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(a) What is prettier than boats, ships, and clouds?
Answer - Rainbow is prettier than boats, ships, and clouds.
(b) What are the clouds compared to?
Answer - The clouds compared to the sailing boats and ships.
(c) How do you think the rainbow builds a road from the earth to the sky?
Answer - The rainbow builds a road from the earth to the sky lying above the trees.
(d) Which, according to the poet, is the prettiest of all objects mentioned in the poem?
Answer - According to the poet, 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 |
| friends, sea | shore, stars, waves |
Activity 6(b)
Circle the collective nouns and underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences:
(i) The fleet move across the ocean.
Answer - fleet - Collective Noun
(ii) Honesty is the best policy.
Answer - Honesty - Abstract Noun
(iii) A troop came marching on.
Answer - troop - Collective Noun
(iv) The old man is known for his wisdom.
Answer - wisdom - Abstract Noun
Activity 6(c)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets:
(i) She is singing a song. (Be)
(ii) My father did his work last night. (Do)
(iii) They go to the playground. (Go)
(iv) The football match was seen by many people. (Be)
Activity 7(a)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the help box:
[Help Box : sail, pretty, bridges, earth]
(i) She has a pretty blue skirt.
(ii) Bridges help us to cross rivers.
(iii) Ships sail across the ocean.
(iv) We must plant trees to save our earth.
Activity 7(b)
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
(i) Build: Mason builds our houses.
(ii) Across: He is walking across the river.
(iii) Bridge: Bridge helps us to cross rivers.
(iv) Road: The road is made of stone.
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]
One day we sat on our terrace. We were very happy to see a bright rainbow in the cloudy sky. It can be seen after heavy rain, especially in the afternoon, when the sun's rays fall on it. Look from the earth to the sky. It has seven colors. It can be seen at sunset.
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.
Answer - It was a summer night when I crossed the bridge, I thought
I had to stand there and look down, so I did the same.
When looking down I found myself.
The water is flowing, many different colors and types
The fish played in the water, sometimes sticking out their heads
And again the water is falling. It's an incredible sight.
There are birds
The sun was still shining behind the mountains, it was very beautiful
Look what I saw.
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