Chapter 14 The Kites Solutions

Chapter 14 The Kites Text Book Solutions

Let us do these activities before we read (Page no. 141)

Q1. Answer the following questions and share them with your teacher and classmates.

(a) Have you ever flown a kite or seen someone fly it? Where? When?

Ans: Yes, I have flown a kite during the kite festival in January at the local park.

(b) Describe the kite—colour(s), shape, design of tail, any other detail.

Ans: The kite was diamond-shaped, with bright red and blue colors, and had a long tail with small ribbons attached.

(c) What did you think when you saw the kite up in the sky?

Ans: I thought the kite looked beautiful and free, soaring high in the sky, and I felt a sense of joy watching it.

Q2. Search the internet for videos on Kite Festivals and watch them with your teacher and classmates.

(a) Share the things with your teacher that you saw and what the people were doing.

Ans: In the videos, I saw people flying kites of various shapes and sizes, participating in kite flying competitions, and enjoying the festive atmosphere.

(b) Would you like to participate in this kind of festival? Why?

Ans: Yes, I would like to participate because it looks fun and exciting to fly kites with others and be part of the celebration.

(c) What kind of kite would you like to fly?

Ans: I would like to fly a large, colorful kite shaped like a dragon.

Q3. Look at the picture and complete the sentences. Share your responses with your teacher.

windy 
kite 
flying 
birds 
sky 
looking 
has ribbons 

(a) I can see kites, birds, and sky in the picture.

(b) The weather in the picture is windy.

(c) The kite is flying high in the sky.

(d) The child is looking from below.

(e) The tail of the kite has ribbons.

Q4. Now, think and answer.

(a) List two more things that you want to add to the picture.

Ans: I would like to add more colorful kites and a few clouds to the picture.

(b) If I were the child, I would run and try to catch the kite.

(c) If I were the kite, I would soar high and explore the sky.

Let us discuss (Page no. 143)

Q1. Read the poem silently. As you read, mark the given statements as True or False.

Ans:

(a) The child is looking at the kites. True

(b) The kites look like birds of different colours. True

(c) It was a rainy day. False

(d) The child wants to be like a kite. True

(e) The child wishes to climb on a kite. True

(f) The kite is made of cloth and plastic. False

(g) The child wants to ride the kite. True

(h) The child knows they would have fun. True

(i) The child wants to look at the kite from a rooftop. False

(j) The child would like to look at people down below. True

(k) The child knows that the people would stare. True

Q2. Complete the following sentences.

(a) The poet says that the kites are like coloured birds – See the kites fly/Like coloured birds in the sky.

The kites have been compared to birds because they fly high and look colourful.

(b) The child wishes to be like air – I wish I were small / And as light as air.

The child wishes to be as light as air. The child wishes this to be able to climb on a kite and fly.

Do you think that the use of simile in this poem helps us imagine better when we read the poem? Share your thoughts with your teacher and classmates.

Ans: Yes, the use of simile in the poem helps us imagine the kites as colourful birds and the child being as light as air, enhancing our visualization of the scenes described in the poem.

Q3. Find a set of words from the poem that begin with the same consonant sound.

Stanza 1 Which consonant sound do both words begin with? Stanza 3 Which consonant sound do both words begin with? This is called alliteration. For example, big bright blue bag, funny fan, etc. Create 4 other sets of words using alliteration. 

Ans:

• Stanza 1: “See the kites” – Sound
  
• Stanza 3: “paper wings” – Paper
  

This is called alliteration. For example, big bright blue bag, funny fan, etc.

Create 4 other sets of words using alliteration.

Ans:

1. 
   Silly snakes
   
2. 
   Happy horses
   
3. 
   Jumping jellybeans
   
4. 
   Tiny turtles
   

Q4. In the last stanza, the two words that the poet repeats are high, high to tell us that the kite is flying very high.

Q5. Study each stanza and underline the rhyming words from the end of each line. Also, circle the end words in the stanzas that do not rhyme.

Ans:

• Stanza 1: fly – sky
  
• Stanza 2: air – there
  
• Stanza 3: wings – sings
  
• Stanza 4: down – town
  
• Stanza 5: stare – air
  

Let us think and reflect (Page no. 144)

Q1. Read the given lines from the poem and answer the following questions.

What fun it would be

To look right down,

Over the park

And the rooftops of town.

(a) Circle the word that does not share the same feeling as ‘fun’:

joy, excitement, care, happiness

Ans: Care

(b) Which line tells us that the poet was somewhere above?

Ans: “To look right down”

(c) Choose the scene the child saw.

Ans: (ii)

Q2. Answer the following questions.

(a) How does the poet describe the kites in the first two lines?

Ans: The poet describes the kites as flying high in the air like colourful birds in the wind-whipped sky.

(b) Why does the child say that they have to climb a tree first to get onto the kite?

Ans: The child says they have to climb a tree first because they imagine themselves being small and light enough to climb onto the kite and fly.

(c) What are the songs that the child hears when flying atop the kite?

Ans: The songs that the child hears are the sounds made by the wild wind.

(d) Why did the people look up at the child and stare? If you looked up and saw that, what feelings would you have?

Ans: The people looked up and stared because it was unusual and amazing to see a child flying on a kite. If I looked up and saw that, I would feel astonished and excited.

(e) If you were the kite carrying the child high up in the air, what would you tell them?

Ans: If I were the kite, I would tell the child to hold on tight and enjoy the beautiful view from above, feeling the wind and freedom of flying.

Let us learn (Page no. 145)

Q1. Look at the picture of the kite and read what some of its parts are named. 

Now, Complete the given conversation by filling the blanks with some ‘parts of a kite’ words from above.

Bina : I love the long yellow tail at the end of my kite. What colour is your kite?

Saroj : My kite’s cover is pink. The spine is black.

Bina : Oh wonderful! My kite line is red. The reel that wraps it is green. I really like it.

Saroj : My kite line is red too. The tip of my kite has a blue nose.

Bina : Beautiful! Let’s go and fly our pretty kite.

Let us listen (Page no. 148)

Listen about the Kite Festival in India. As you listen, circle the words that are not correct. Then, listen again and write the correct words (refer to page 163 for transcript) .

(a) Kite Festival is celebrated during the month of June.

Ans: False (January)

(b) The International Kite Festival is named Uttarayan in Eastern India.

Ans: False (Western India)

(c) Uttarayan is mainly celebrated in Gujarat, but also in Maharashtra and Telangana.

Ans: True

(d) During the Kite Festival, we can see kites of different shapes, sizes and colours.

Ans: True

(e) In Karnataka, the Tourism Department organises the kite festival every year.

Ans: True

(f) The Punjab region celebrates Basant Panchami and Baisakhi by flying kites.

Ans: True

(g) People of India also enjoy flying kites on Earth Day.

Ans: False (Independence Day)

Let us speak (Page no. 149)

Q1. Share a kite-flying experience with your classmates. If you have not flown a kite yet, share an experience of watching kites fly. Give details—Where? When? Why? How? Speak in complete sentences.

Ans:

I have flown a kite during the Makar Sankranti festival in January. It was at the local park where many people gathered to fly kites. The weather was perfect with a gentle breeze, making it ideal for kite flying. I flew a colorful diamond-shaped kite with a long tail. It was an exhilarating experience to see my kite soaring high in the sky, competing with other kites. The excitement and joy of controlling the kite and keeping it from being cut by other kites made the day memorable.

Let us write (Page no. 149)

Q1. Imagine yourself as a kite. In pairs, first discuss all the following hints.

Hints:

• 
  What shape of kite are you? What colors do you have? What other parts of yourself are you happy about?
  
• 
  Where are you? Who do you belong to? What activities do you do? Who are your friends?
  
• 
  Do you have any message for humans?
  

Now, write a paragraph of about 100 words, with the title—I am a Kite.

Ans:

I am a Kite

I am a beautiful diamond-shaped kite with vibrant red and blue colors. My long tail with small ribbons makes me look graceful as I soar in the sky. I belong to a young boy who loves flying me during the kite festivals. I enjoy dancing with the wind, competing with other kites, and touching the clouds. My friends are other colorful kites that fly with me. My message for humans is to embrace the freedom and joy that comes with flying high and to appreciate the beauty of the world from a different perspective.