Working with the poem
Qus.2 List out the action words in the poem.
Dive, dip, snaps, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________
Find out the meanings of these words.
Ans. Dive, dip, snaps, soars, rides, climbs, pulls, falls, run, blows, goes, flaps .
Qus.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 a sail. This is called a simile. Can you suggest what or who the following actions may be compared to?
He runs like __________________
He eats like __________________
She sings like __________________
It shines like __________________
It flies like __________________
Ans. He runs like a tiger
He eats like cat.
She sings like cuckoo.
It shines like a star.
It flies like a crow.
Qus 3. Try to make a kite with your friends. Collect the things required such as colour paper/newspaper, thread, glue, a thin stick that can be bent. After making the kite see if you can fly it.
Ans – students write their own answer.