Extract Based Questions: Poem - The Kite | English Class 6 (Honeysuckle) PDF Download

Q1:  Directions: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
Of wind it rides,
Climbs to the crest ’ Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest
As wind falls.
When string goes slack
You wind it back.

(i) What happened to the string attached to the kite?
Ans: The string attached with the kite gets lose and the kite could not move upward.

(ii) Who tries to roll back the thread of the kite?
Ans: The master of the kite rolls back the thread when it gets lose. The master controls the kite.

(iii) When does the kite climb?
Ans: The kite climbs after going up and down.

(iv) Write antonym for the word ‘puli’.
(a) Climb
(b) Increase
(c)Jump
(d) Push
Ans: (d)

Q2: Direction: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
How bright on the blu
Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip
It snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail. .

(i) Who makes sharp sound with its tail?
Ans: The kite makes the sharp sound with its tail while moving in the air.

(ii) What do you mean by the line, “Then soars like a ship”?
Ans: The poet has compared the movement of a kite with a ship with only one sail with the help of the line.

(iii) What has the kite been compared to?
Ans: The kite has been compared to ship.

(iv) Find the antonym of the word ‘bright’.
(a) Dark
(b) Shine
(c) Movement
(d) Clear
Ans: (a)

(v) Give the synonym for the word ‘dive’.
(a) Deep
(b) Dull
(c) Beat
(d) Plunge
Ans: (d)

(vi) Give one word substitute for a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel.
(a) Captain
(b) Sail
(c) Raincoat
(d) Cloth
Ans: (b)