Q1. What is described as moving across the sky?
(a) Boats
(b) Clouds
(c) Bridges
(d) Trees
Q2. Which of the following is compared to a bow?
(a) Tree
(b) Rainbow
(c) Ship
(d) River
Q3. What overtops the trees according to the poem?
(a) Bridges
(b) Boats
(c) Rainbow
(d) Rivers
Q4. What is built by the rainbow from earth to sky?
(a) A bridge
(b) A road
(c) A ship
(d) A river
Q5. Which of these does the poet say is “prettier far than these”?
(a) Clouds
(b) Bridges on rivers
(c) Boats
(d) All of the above
Q1. The poem mentions bridges on rivers as “pretty as you please.”
Q2. The rainbow is described as a natural bridge.
Q3. Ships are said to sail on rivers.
Q4. Clouds are described as less attractive than bridges.
Q5. The poem implies that human-made bridges are more beautiful than the rainbow.
Q1. Boats sail on the ______.
Q2. Ships sail on the ______.
Q3. The rainbow bridges ______.
Q4. The rainbow builds a road from ______ to sky.
Q5. Bridges on rivers are as pretty as you ______.
(i) Sail
(ii) Bridge
(iii) Overtop
(iv) Bow
(v) Prettier
(i) Prettier
(ii) Build
(iii) Across
(iv) Heaven
(v) Overtop
(a) Boats sail on the rivers,
(b) And ships sail on the seas;
(c) But clouds that sail across the sky
(d) Are prettier far than these.
(e) There are bridges on the rivers,
(f) As pretty as you please;
Q1. What is the main theme of the poem?
Q2. How does the poet describe clouds?
Q3. What is the significance of the bow in the poem?
Q4. How are bridges compared to the rainbow?
Q5. Why does the poet say “prettier far than these”?
You can find Worksheet Solutions here: Worksheet Solutions: The Rainbow
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