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cloud- dry
sunny-leaves
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What day is it?
1. We feel thirsty on a summer day.
2. We use an umbrella on a rainy day.
3. We sail paper boats on a rainy day.
4. We fly kites on a windy day.
B. Which season am I? Read
the poem, understand and solve the riddle.
1. I make the feet dusty - summer
2. Frogs and toads will visit
when I am there - rainy
3. I am pretty short and sweet - spring
4. I make your garden smell sweet
- spring
5. Leaves will wither because of
me – autumn
C. Read the lines
and answer the questions given below.
1. Summer comes
in a blaze of heat with
sunny smiles
and dusty feet
a. Does the poet welcome the summer? How do you know?
Yes, the poet does not welcome the
summer, because of the heat and dust.
b.
Which line tells you
that there is no rain in summer?
‘Sunny smiles and
dusty feet’ – tells that there is no rain in summer.
2. Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
a.
How does the poet
describe the spring season?
The poet describes the spring season as short and sweet.
b.
Which line tells you
that the garden is fresh?
The line ‘when you can smell the grass from your garden seat’
tells that the garden is fresh.
c.
Who does ‘you’ refer
to?
‘You’ refers to the readers.
3. Autumn is English
in red, yellow and brown
Autumn is Indian
Whenever leaves fell down
a.
How is autumn in
India?
In India leaves fall down in autumn
season.
b.
Compare the English autumn with the Indian
autumn.
|
English |
India |
|
The leaves of the tree are in red, yellow and brown in
autumn. |
The leaves of the trees fall down in autumn |
D. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write them in the table.
|
Stanza
-1 |
Stanza
-2 |
Stanza -3 |
|
Comes- smiles |
roads -toads |
Sweet - seat |
|
Feet – heat |
|
|
E. Find examples of alliteration and write them in the blanks.
1. in a blaze of heat 2. to muddy roads 3. Spring is pretty
with sunny smiles monsoons and mangoes but short and sweet
sunny monsoons Spring
smiles mangoes short
sweet
F. Work in pairs, find answers for the questions and
share in the class.
1. Name the seasons mentioned in
the poem? – summer , rainy, spring and autumn.
2. What does the summer bring? - summer
brings heat and dust.
3. Which word refers to ‘rain’? - The word ‘monsoons’ refers to rain.
4. Why does the poet say the
‘Spring is pretty’? - The spring is pretty because we can smell the fresh smell
of the
leaves and grass.
5. When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India? - In India, whenever leaves fall down from the trees which indicates autumn season
G. How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write
in your own words in about 50 words.
The poet describes that
there are different seasons in India. In Summer, we find hot sun, excess heat
and dust. In rainy season we find muddy roads and frogs leap. Spring is a
beautiful season because, it is short and sweet. We can smell the freshness of
the grass. In India, whenever leaves fall down from the trees which indicates
autumn season.
