NAME: _______________________________________ WORKSHEET NO: 6

SUBJECT: English Literature Topic: How the Little Kite Learnt to Fly
STD: IV DIV: _________ DATE: _____/_____/2020____
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Q1.Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follows:-

“I never can do it,” the little kite said,

As he looked at the others high over his head.

“I know I should fall if I tried to fly.”

“Try,” said the big kite, “only try!

Or I fear you never will learn at all.”

But the little kite said: “I’m afraid I’ll fall.”

The big kite nodded: “Ah, well, good-bye:

I am off.” And he rose toward the tranquil sky.

Q1. Name the poem and the poet.

A._____________________________________________________________________

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Q2. What was the little kite afraid of?

A.______________________________________________________________________

Q3. Who are referred to as ‘others’ in the above stanza?

A.______________________________________________________________________

Q4. Write a pair of rhyming words from the above stanza.

A.______________________________________________________________________

Q5. Or I fear you never will learn at all

a.Who said these words and to whom?

A._______________________________________________________________________

6. Find word from the excerpt which means the same as –

a. quiet, peaceful
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Q2.Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follows:-

Then how the little kite thrilled with pride,

As he sailed with the big kite side by side!

While far below he could see the ground,

And the boys like small spots moving round.

They rested high in the quiet air,

And only the birds and clouds were there,

“Oh, how happy I am,” the little kite cried.

“And all because I was brave and tried.”

Q1. Who sailed side by side?

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Q2. What did the boys look like from the sky?

A.__________________________________________________________________

Q3. Write down the rhyming words from the given stanza.

A.__________________________________________________________________

Q4. Frame a meaningful sentence with the word ’ground’ (P.W.)

Ans:__________________________________________________________________

Q5.Find the antonym of the given word from the above stanza?

a.sad X ___________________________

Q6. What message is given in the poem? (P.W.)

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NAME: _______________________________________ WORKSHEET NO: 6
SUBJECT: English Literature Topic: How the Little Kite Learnt to Fly (Answer key)
STD: IV DIV: _________ DATE: _____/_____/2020____

Q1.Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follows:-

“I never can do it,” the little kite said,

As he looked at the others high over his head.
“I know I should fall if I tried to fly.”
“Try,” said the big kite, “only try!
Or I fear you never will learn at all.”
But the little kite said: “I’m afraid I’ll fall.”

The big kite nodded: “Ah, well, good-bye:

I am off,” And he rose toward the tranquil sky.
Q1.Name the poem and the poet.
A. The name of the poem is “How the Little Kite Learnt to Fly” and its poet is
Katherine Pyle.
Q2. What was the little kite afraid of?

A. The little kite was afraid that he would fall if he tried to fly in the sky.

Q3. Who are referred to as ‘others’ in the above stanza?

A. The different kites flying in the sky are referred to as ‘others’ in the above stanza.

Q4. Write a pair of rhyming words from the above stanza.

A. fly –try

Q5. Or I fear you never will learn at all

a.Who said these words and to whom?
A. The big kite said these words to the little kite.

Q6. Find word from the excerpt which means the same as –
a. quiet, peaceful a. tranquil
Q2.Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follows:-

Then how the little kite thrilled with pride,

As he sailed with the big kite side by side!

While far below he could see the ground,

And the boys like small spots moving round.

They rested high in the quiet air,

And only the birds and clouds were there,

“Oh, how happy I am,” the little kite cried.

“And all because I was brave and tried.”

Q1. Who sailed side by side?

A. The big and the little kite sailed (flew) side by side.

Q2. What did the boys look like from the sky?

A. The boys looked like small spots from the sky.

Q3. Write down the rhyming words from the given stanza.

A.pride-side, ground-round, cried- tried.

Q4. Frame a meaningful sentence with the word ’ground’(P.W.)

A.__________________________________________________________________

Q5.Find the antonym of the given word from the above stanza?

a.sad X happy

Q6. What message is given in the poem? (P.W.)

A.____________________________________________________________________
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