“The Rainbow” is a Lesson of Blossoms Textbook approved by West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Class 6 students. Here all the Activity Questions are solved by experts.
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1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words :
- We see clouds in the _____ .
- The sky gets clear after _____ .
- An arrow is shot from a _____ .
- White is the _____ of peace .
Answer :
- We see clouds in the sky.
- The sky gets clear after rain.
- An arrow is shot from a bow.
- White is the symbol of peace.
Activity 1
Tick ( ✅ )the correct alternative:
(a) Ships sail on the
(i) pond
(ii) lake
(iii) sea
Answer: Ships sail on the- sea
(b) Clouds are prettier than
(i) rain and sky
(ii) boats and ships
(iii) rivers and seas
Answer: Clouds are prettier than- boats and ships.
(c) The poet talks about a bow that bridges
(i) heaven
(ii) sea
(iii) river
Answer: The poet talks about a bow that bridges – heaven.
(d) The poet mentions that the road is from
(i) sky to earth
(ii) earth to river
(iii) earth to sky
Answer: The poet mentions that the road is from- earth to sky.
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Boats sail on the rivers.
(b) The sailing boats and ships are less beautiful than the clouds that sail across the sky.
(c) Bridges are built over the rivers.
(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 are man-made things, and sailed by human beings. But sailing of clouds in the sky is a natural event and it is beyond our control.
Activity 4
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
| What | Where |
| (a) Boat sails | on the rivers. |
| (b) Clouds sail | across the sky |
| (c) The Rainbow | bridges heaven. |
| (d) The Rainbow | overtops the trees. |
Activity 5
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(a) What is prettier than boats, ship and clouds?
Answer: A rainbow is prettier than boats, ships and clouds.
(b) What are the clouds compared to?
Answer: The Clouds are compared to boats and ships.
(c) How do you think the rainbow builds a road from the earth to the sky?
Answer: I think the rainbow builds a road from the Earth to the sky as it overtops 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, Seashore, sea | Weaves, breeze, Stars ,Sky. |
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 ____singing a song.(be)
Answer: She is singing a song.
(ii) My father ____ his work last night. (do)
Answer: My father did his work last night.
(iii) They ____to the playground.(go)
Answer: They go to the playground.
(iv) The football match ____ seen by many people. (be)
Answer: The football match had seen by many people.
Activity 7(a)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the help box:
(i) She has a ____ blue skirt.
Answer: She has a pretty blue skirt.
(ii) ____ help us to cross rivers.
Answer: Bridges help us to cross rivers.
(iii) Ships ____ across the ocean.
Answer: Ships sail across the ocean.
(iv) We must plant trees to save our_____ .
Answer: 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 – I like to build castles with sand on the seashore.
Across – The boy was walking across the road.
Bridge – Bridge helps us to cross rivers.
Road – We should be careful while crossing the road.
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.
Answer: On the day We sat in our courtyard. We are extremely happy to see the sparkling and bright rainbow in the cloudless sky. It can be seen after a heavy shower, particularly in the afternoon when the sun’s beam falls on it. It looks away from the earth to the sky. It comprises seven colors. It can be seen in the west.
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.
- Draw pictures of a few things you need on a rainy day.
- Write two sentences on the use of each of them.
Answer: I am standing on a bridge and see many things below. The bridge especially helps us to cross the river. So I see that the boats sail on the river. The waves are floating on the river. A few young boys are swimming in the river. The people are standing before the steamer to cross the river.