Class 6 English — Chapter 11: The Winner

What you'll learn

• ▸Comprehension of the Poem 'The Winner'
• ▸Interpreting Imagery and Figurative Language
• ▸Literary Device: Personification
• ▸Paragraph Writing: Describing Personal Experiences
• ▸Understanding Poetic Structure
• ▸Vocabulary: Sports and Water Bodies
• ▸Spoken Expression through Role-Play
• ▸Cultural Awareness: Indigenous Games

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- SPORTS AND WELLNESS THE WINNER Let us do these activities before we read. I Look at this picture. 1. What are these children doing? 2. Where do you think they are? 3. What is the time of the day? II Discuss the given questions with your classmates and teacher. You may begin your sentences with— I go to ... I play with ... The place I go to for playing ... I like playing ... Sometimes I come back ... 1. When do you go to play after school? 2. Who do you play with? 3. Where do you go to play in the evening? 4. Which games do you like playing? 5. When do you come back home? 115 Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 2 --- POORVI—GRADE 6 Let us read Evenings, we play ball next to the creek in our neighbour's field. We run so fast I can't even catch my breath. When blue dark turns to black, cold grass aches our feet, trees creep close— game's over. Night wins! GEORGIA HEARD Let us discu…

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3. Illustrate night creatures and their habits. Get Solution →
4. According to the poem, where do the children play? Get Solution →
5. What object do the children play with in the poem? Get Solution →
6. What does the speaker say they can't do after running so fast? Get Solution →
7. In the poem, what 'wins' when the game is over? Get Solution →
8. What literary device is used in the line 'Night wins!'? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The first recorded ball game was played by ancient Mayans over 3,500 years ago.
• 💡 Kho-kho, an ancient Indian tag game, dates back to at least the fourth century BC.
• 💡 Playing in cold weather makes your muscles work harder to stay warm.
• 💡 Some plants, called night bloomers, open their flowers only after the sun sets.
• 💡 Many animals, like dolphins, play games just for fun and social bonding.

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