Practice Questions: Poem - Beauty | Practice Questions with Solutions for Class 6 PDF Download

Q1: The poet says ‘beauty is heard in the night’. Pick out any two things of beauty from the poem that are seen at night.
Ans: Wind sighing, rain falling,

Q2: The poet says ‘Beauty is seen’ and ‘Beauty is heard.’List out the beautiful things you have seen or heard.
Ans: Beauty is seen – the trees, the birds, corn growing, people working, people dancing for their harvest
Beauty is heard – wind sighing, rain falling, singer chanting.

Q3: Write a paragraph about beauty. You can use your own ideas along with the ideas in the poem. (You may discuss with your partner.)
Ans: Beauty is worth praising. Beauty lies within us. It is reflected through our thoughts and good deeds. Beauty can be seen and heard everywhere. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and we must always find beauty in things around us. Beauty isn’t just about the physical appearance but it is about how one thinks and behaves.

Q4: List out the things where beauty can be seen during the day.
Ans: The things where beauty can be seen during the day are in the sunlight, the trees, the birds, corn growing, people working, dancing for their harvest, etc.

Q5: Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases. Corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing, rain falling,
a singer chanting….
These could be written as .
Corn that is growing
People who are working or dancing.
Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the poet uses the shorter phrases?
Ans: The poet uses the shorter phrases to emphasize the lyrical pattern of the poem. It gives a certain type of rhythm to the poem.

Q6: The poet says ‘Beauty is in yourself.’ What things does she mention here? When does she want us to follow them?
Ans: According to the poet, beauty lies within us. It is in our good deeds, good thoughts. It is reflected in our work and dreams. She wants us to follow in our dreams and even when we rest.

Q7: The phrase ‘wind sighing’ is personification. Give two more examples of personification. You may take the help of your teacher.
Ans: The city that never sleeps
The moon smiled at me
Time flies when I’m with you