Class 5 English — Chapter 3: The Rainbow

What you'll learn

• ▸Poetic Comprehension: The Rainbow
• ▸Vocabulary Acquisition from Text
• ▸Rhyming Words and Phonetics
• ▸Compound Word Formation
• ▸Dual Function of Words (Noun & Verb)
• ▸Antonyms and Vocabulary Expansion
• ▸Rainbow Colors and Light Dispersion
• ▸Personal Narrative Paragraph Writing
• ▸Basic Color Theory and Mixing

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Unit 2: My Colourful World 3 The Rainbow Let us Recite Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas; But clouds that sail across the sky Are prettier far than these. There are bridges on the rivers, As pretty as you please; But the bow that bridges heaven, And overtops the trees, And builds a road from earth to sky, Is prettier far than these. – Christina Rossetti --- PAGE 2 --- New Words overtops bridges bow Let us Think A. Answer the following 1. Explain the meaning of the word ‘bow’ used in the poem. 2. Which bridge does the poet like more and why? 3. The word ‘these’ is used for different things in stanzas one and two. What are the things for which ‘these’ has been used in each stanza? 4. State whether the following are True or False. a. Ships sail on the river. b. Boats sail on the sea. c. Bridges are built on the river. d. A road is built from earth to the sky. B. Think and discuss 1. What are the ways in which you can cross a riv…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how rainbows form. Get Solution →
2. Show types of rare rainbows. Get Solution →
3. Compare how animals see colors. Get Solution →
4. What sails on the rivers in the poem "The Rainbow"? Get Solution →
5. What sails on the seas according to Christina Rossetti's poem? Get Solution →
6. What is described as "prettier far than these" when referring to boats and ships? Get Solution →
7. Where are bridges typically built, as mentioned in the poem? Get Solution →
8. In the poem, what word refers to 'an arch of colors in the sky' that bridges heaven? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Rainbows are full circles, but we only see an arc from the ground.
• 💡 A rare 'moonbow' is a rainbow formed by moonlight, which appears white.
• 💡 Some animals, like bees, can see ultraviolet light, invisible to humans.
• 💡 Red light has the longest wavelength in the rainbow spectrum.
• 💡 It is physically impossible to ever reach the end of a rainbow.

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