Class 6 English — Chapter 14: The Kites

What you'll learn

• ▸Poem Comprehension: 'The Kites'
• ▸Literary Device: Simile
• ▸Literary Device: Alliteration
• ▸Poetic Structure: Rhyming Words
• ▸Vocabulary: Parts of a Kite
• ▸Vocabulary: Movement and Expressions
• ▸Creative Writing: Cinquain Poem
• ▸Cultural Context: Kite Festivals in India

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- CULTURE AND TRADITION THE KITES Let us do these activities before we read. I Answer the following questions and share them with your teacher and classmates. 1. Have you ever flown a kite or seen someone fly it? Where? When? 2. Describe the kite—colour(s), shape, design of tail, any other detail. 3. What did you think when you saw the kite up in the sky? II Search the internet for videos on Kite Festivals and watch them with your teacher and classmates. 1. Share the things with your teacher that you saw and what the people were doing. 2. Would you like to participate in this kind of festival? Why? 3. What kind of kite would you like to fly? III Look at the picture and complete the sentences. Share your responses with your teacher. windy kite flying birds sky looking has ribbons 1. I can see __________, __________, and __________ in the picture. 2. The weather in the picture is __________. 3. The kite is __________ high in the sky. …

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how kites fly. Get Solution →
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3. Design my own kite. Get Solution →
4. In the poem, what are the kites compared to in the sky? Get Solution →
5. What is the name of the author of the poem 'The Kites'? Get Solution →
6. According to the diagram on page 6, what is the tip of a kite called? Get Solution →
7. What does the child in the poem wish to climb on? Get Solution →
8. The literary device that uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison is called a: Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Kites were invented in China over 2,000 years ago for military signals.
• 💡 The largest kite ever flown was bigger than a tennis court.
• 💡 Some ancient kites were used to carry people high into the sky.
• 💡 Kites helped scientists invent the airplane and study weather.
• 💡 Kite flying is a popular sport and pastime in many cultures worldwide.

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