PSEB Punjab Board Class 6 English Textbook Solution Chapter 5 How Beautiful is the Rain Exercise Questions and Answers, Grammar, Composition Writing.
How Beautiful is the Rain
Activity 1
Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook
Answers:
Fiery – adjective
lane – noun
clatter – verb
gushes – verb
tramp – verb
hoofs – noun
swift – adjective
overflowing – verb
spout – verb
Activity 2
Pick up words from the text that match the rhyme of the following words.
Answer:
1.) rain – main
2.) heat – cheat
3.) roofs – hoofs
4.) out – shout
5.) lane – rain
6.) pours – roars
7.) wide – guide
Activity 3
Read the poem and write answers to the following:
1.) Why does the poet say that the rain is beautiful?
Ans: The rain created a lovely sight, making it beautiful. Beautiful to watch and hear to, its flow and sounds.
2.) Which are the places where the rain falls?
Ans: The rain fell on street, lane, roof, window-pane etc.
3.) Why does the poet repeat the first line?
Ans: To stress his point that the rain is beautiful, the poet used the same sentence again.
4.) What gushes and struggles out?
Ans: The rain gushes and struggles out.
5.) Why is the rain like a tramp of hoofs?
Ans: The way the rain clatters along the roofs, signifies rain like a tramp of hoofs.
Activity 4
Read the words in the following table and do as directed.
Answers:
Activity 5
The teacher will read the following passage once. Students must complete the following blanks.
Rain ______ (1) as a ______ (2) relief after ______ (3) and dust of the _______ (4) Rain is a wonderful _______ (5) of nature to all _____ (6) If there is no ______ (7) crops will not _____ (8) All vegetation will wither _____ (9) We cannot ______ (10) of life in this _____ (11) without _______ (12).
Answer:
1.) comes
2.) great
3.) heat
4.) summer
5.) gift
6.) creatures
7.) rain
8.) grow
9.) away
10.) think
11.) season
12.) rain.
Activity 6
Students will work in pairs to do the following activity. You may take notes of what your partner says. Just write points.
1.) Do you like the rain? Why? Why not? Tell your partner about it.
2.) Why is the rain like ‘tramp of hoofs’? Discuss with your partner.
Note: Do it yourself.
Answer:
1.) No, I don’t like the rain, because all the roads get flooded.
2.) The way the rain clatters along the roofs, signifies rain like a tramp of hoofs.
Activity 7
What words would you use to describe the rain? Make a list.
Answer: Lovely, pouring, welcome, heavy, beautiful, cooling, gushling, roaring, clattering, overflowing, flooding.
Activity 8
Use Capital letters where needed in the following sentences.
1.) she is a good singer.
2.) are you a good singer?
3.) does pratima live in mumbai?
4.) saurabh lives in delhi but i live in chandigarh.
5.) i went to the library to borrow books written by premchand.
6.) do you have a samsung phone?
7.) why is february 29 important?
8.) albert einstein was a famous scientist.
9.) jagdeesh chander bose was an indian scientist.
10.) i will buy sony televesion from delhi.
Answer:
1.) She is a good singer.
2.) Are you a good singer?
3.) Does Pratima live in Mumbai?
4.) Saurabh lives in Delhi but I live in Chandigarh.
5.) I went to the library to borrow books written by Premchand.
6.) Do you have a Samsung phone?
7.) Why is February 29 important?
8.) Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.
9.) Jagdeesh Chander Bose was an Indian scientist.
10.) I will buy Sony television from Delhi.
Activity 9
Read the sentences given below and underline the two things that have the same quality. Also encircle the quality.
Answer –
Underline:-
1.) Rustom, lion
2.) Sunder, pig
3.) Meena, sparrow
4.) The blood, water
5.) Nisha, monkey
Circle:-
1.) Strong
2.) Greedy
3.) Ate
4.) Came out
5.) Climbed
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