Q1. List out the action words in the poem.
dive, dip, snaps, ——————, ——————, ———————, ——————, ——————
Find out the meanings of these words.
Soars, rides, flaps, pulls
- Dive: to enter into water intentionally, especially with the headfirst
- Dip: to enter into water momentarily
- Snaps: to make a sharp or crackling sound
- Soars: to fly aloft
- Rides: to sit and travel on the back of an animal
- Flaps: to toss sharply
- Pulls: to exert force upon to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force
Q2. Read these lines from the poem:
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail
The movement of the tailless kite is compared to a ship with a sail.
This is called a simile.
Can you suggest what or who the following actions may be compared to?
He runs like _____
cheetah
He eats like _____
bird
She sings like _____
nightingale
It shines like _____
diamond
It flies like _____
bird
3. Try to make a kite with your friends. Collect the things required such as colour paper /newspaper, thread, glue, and a thin stick that can be bent. After making the kite see if you can fly it.
Making a kite is very simple and if done with friends it could turn out to be one of your happiest memories so try your best to do this activity by yourself or with your friends.
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