Textbook Solutions - Colour of My Dreams | Class 6 English Skylark: Summary, Worksheets, Question & Ans PDF Download

State whether the following sentences are true or false.

Q1.

True

Q2.

True

Q3. 

False

Q4. 

True

Q5. 

True

Q6. 

True

Answer the following questions.

Q1. 

The boy says that he is a rotten reader because he is last in all the reading tests, his score is not on the page, and he has trouble forming his words correctly.

Q2.

 The teacher thinks that he suffers from dyslexia because he has trouble with phonics, forming words correctly, and differentiating between similar-sounding letters.

Q3.

The student could make scary monsters and draw secret lands with plasticine.

Q4. 

The cleaners would faint because the boy would paint with thick green drippy paint that would get all over the carpet.

Q5. 

The boy is creative because he makes scary monsters, draws secret lands, makes super models, builds smashing towers, paints lovely pictures, weaves bushes out of string, and creates a world of real belief.

Answer these questions with reference to the context.

Q1. but none of them will ever know/the colour of my dreams

(a).

The teachers and others who try to diagnose and help the boy with his reading difficulties are referred to as "none of them."

(b).

The "color of my dreams" refers to the boy's unique and creative imagination, which cannot be measured or diagnosed by any test or reading scheme.

(c).

The boy expresses his creativity through art by making scary monsters and drawing secret lands.

(d).

The boy thinks that none see his creation the way he does because they are unable to fully understand or appreciate the unique world he has created in his imagination.

(e).

The poem suggests that every child is unique and has their own strengths and talents that may not be reflected in standardized tests or academic subjects. It also highlights the importance of recognizing and nurturing a child's creativity and imagination.

Think and answer

Q1. 

The line "I play my world of real believe" means that the boy is fully immersed in his imaginary world, where he can believe in and create anything he wants. He is able to express himself freely and escape from the constraints of reality.

Read and appreciate the poem

Q1.

Based on the poem, it seems that the boy's least favorite subject is reading because he struggles with it and is the worst in his class. He also mentions that he gets in trouble with his teacher when he reads aloud.